MLB

AL

Texas Rangers def Tampa Bay Rays 4-0

Minnesota Twins def Toronto Blue Jays 3-1

NL

Arizona Diamondbacks def Milwaukee Brewers 6-3

Philadelphia Phillies def Miami Marlins 4-1

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def PBL 25-21, 25-20

Lily Stalter had 7 kills

Ashlee Freeman had 14 assists 

Cissna Park def Oakwood 25-16, 25-11

Addison Lucht had 9 kills

Ava Morrical had 25 assists

Salt Fork def Iroquois West 25-12, 25-21

Lexington def GCMS 25-22, 19-25, 25-13

St. Joe Ogden def Monticello 21-25, 25-15, 25-19

Peyton Willimas had 13 kills

Halle Brazelton had 31 assists 

St. Thomas More def Pontiac 25-15, 25-20

Unity def Prairie Central 27-25, 19-25, 25-20

Westville def Watseka 25-20, 25-23

Mahomet Seymour def Mt. Zion 25-12, 25-12

Avery Allen had 9 kills

(Rantoul–jc)  The Rantoul Eagles are getting some senior leadership on the volleyball court from several players this year.  Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman says Senior Middle Hitter Kinneya Lewis has become a go-to player in the front row…

Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

(Undated–jc)  Nascar Driver Kyle Busch was also a truck series team owner til it was sold at the end of September. Busch reflects on what became a dominant team for the Nascar Truck Series…

Nascar Driver Kyle Busch

MLB Post Season

American League

Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays 2-oh-8 pm

Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins 3-38pm

National League

Milwaukee Brewers vs Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0h-8pm

Philadelphia Phillies vs Miami Marlins 7-oh-8pm

Tonight on WPXN its The Bret Bielema Show. Hear the latest news on the University of Illinois Fighting Illini from 7pm to 8pm. Sponsored on WPXN in part by PopeJoy Roofing and Russell Leigh and Associates.

NFL

Seattle Seahawks def NY Giants 24-3

IHSA Volleyball

Herscher def PBL 25-17, 25-22

Dwight def GCMS 25-21, 16-25, 25-22

Milford def Hoopeston Area 25-18, 25-20

Watseka def St. Anne 25-8, 25-14

(Rantoul–jc)  The Rantoul Eagles volleyball squad continues to make improvements in the win column this year. Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman says having Josie Roseman in the Libero position brings stability to the team…

Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

(Paxton–jc) The second half of the Paxton Buckley Loda Football schedule is filled with Illini Prairie Conference teams that expect, not only to make the playoffs, but make deep runs in the post season. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the coaching staff continues to preach to the team to get in to the weightroom…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard. The next contest is set for Friday night at home against the Monticello Sages. 

MLB Postseason

Let the post season begin for Major League Baseball

American League

Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays 2-08pm start

Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins 3-38pm game time

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers 6-08pm first pitch

Florida Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies 7-08pm  start

IHSA Volleyball Schedule tonight

PBL @ Rantoul

Oakwood at Cissna Park

Iroquois West @ Salt Fork

Danville Schlarman @ Milford

Monticello @ St. Joseph Ogden

Tri-Point @ Armstrong Potomac

Lexington @ GCMS

Tremont @ Fisher

Watseka @ Westville

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live from 6pm to 7pm. Hear the latest news of Nascar.
Then it’s IHSA Volleyball as the Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda are at Rantoul to take on the Eagles. Our coverage begins around 7pm with the opening volley at 7-15.

MLB

Milwaukee Brewers def Chicago Cubs 4-0

St. Louis Cardinals def Cincinnati Reds 4-3

San Diego Padres def Chicago White Sox 2-1 11 innings

NFL

Denver Broncos def Chicago Bears 31-28

LA Rams def Indianapolis Colts 29-23 OT

Week 6 for IHSA Football is complete. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the wrap up…

(Talladega–jc)  – Racing at Talladega Motor Speedway is complete on the Nascar Cup Circuit. M-R-N was there…

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Herscher @ PBL

Rantoul @ Decatur Eisenhower

Ridgeview @ Iroquois West

Hoopeston @ Milford

GCMS @ Dwight

St. Anne @ Watseka

NFL tonight

Seattle Seahawks at NY Giants 7:15

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm

MLB

Atlanta Braves def Chicago Cubs 5-3

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 3-0

Chicago White Sox def Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1

NFL

Detroit Lions def Green Bay Packers 34-20

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Ogden def Rantoul 25-17, 25-16

Peyton Williams had 10 kills

Halle Brazelton had 20 assists

Cissna Park def Hoopeston Area 25-9, 25-14

Ava Morrical had 22 assists 

Sophia Duis had 7 aces

Cornerstone Christian Academy def Fisher 25-10, 25-18

Armstrong Potomac def Iroquois West 25-16, 25-11

Gracie Gordon had 5 kills

Monticello def Pontiac 18-25, 25-23, 25-23

(Talladega–jc)  Nascar and the Talladega Motor Speedway. The two meet again on Sunday as the Chase for the Championship continues on the Nascar Cup Series. Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney talks about control and Talladega…

Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney. You can hear the race live on Sunday starting at Noon on WPXN.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini are 2 and 2 on the year heading to West Lafayette Indiana on  Saturday afternoon. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says after getting no points on the opening drive last week, the Illini found a way to score and win…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema. You can hear the game live on WPXN starting at 1-30 on Saturday afternoon. 

(Paxton–jc)  – The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team is on the road tonight in Illini Prairie Conference action. PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the Hawks will throw the ball at times, but always rely on a running game…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Our coverage begins at 6-oh-5 tonight. 

MLB today

Chicago Cubs atMilwaukee Brewers 7-10pm start

Cincinnati Reds at St Louis Cardinals 7-15pm gametime

San Diego Padres at  Chicago White Sox 6-40pm start

IHSA Football tonight

PBL @ Prairie Central

Bloomington Central Catholic @ St. Joseph Ogden

IVC @ Spring Valley Hall

Rantoul @ Monticello

Pontiac @ Tolono Unity

Fieldcrest @ GCMS

Fisher @ LeRoy

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Iroquois West

Mt. Zion @ Mahomet Seymour

Bloomington @ Champaign Centennial

Champaign Central @ Peoria Notre Dame

Urbana @ Normal U-High

8 Man Football Saturday

St. Anne @ Milford Cissna Park

NCAA Football

Big Ten

Penn St. at Northwestern

Michigan at Nebraska

Indiana at Maryland

Wagner at Rutgers

Illinois at Purdue

Michigan St. at Iowa

NFL on Sunday

Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears noon

LA Rams at Indianapolis Colts noon

Tonight on WPXN it's IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers travel to Fairbury to take on the Prairie Central Hawks. Our preview show begins at 6:05 in the WPXN studio. Then we’ll join Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for their pregame at 6:35. Kickoff set for 7pm.

Saturday morning on WPXN it's On the Sidelines from 7-8am. On the Sidelines is presented by Connxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Equipment and Paxton Hardware & Rental.

The Fighting Illini are on the road at Purdue to take on the Boilermakers Pregame at 1:30. Kickoff at 2:30pm on WPXN. 

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series Racing with the Yellawood 400 from Talladega SuperSpeedway. Broadcast starts at noon.

MLB

Atlanta Braves def Chicago Cubs 6-5 10 innings

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 3-2

Arizona Diamondbacks def Chicago White Sox 3-0

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Odgen def Cissna Park 25-15, 12-25, 25-19

Addie Roesch had 9 kills

Halle Brazelton had 21 assists

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are on the road tomorrow night in Fairbury to take on the Prairie Central Hawks..P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the Hawks bring back a successful running game…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

You can hear the game live on Friday night. The Friday night Preview Show starts at 6-05. We will join Jay Eshleman and Rocky Maron at 6-35 from Fairbury with the opening kick off at 7pm

(Talladega–jc)  It’s a Talladega Sunday for Nascar fans. Broadcast for the next race in the Chase for the Championship is set to start at noon, Sunday on WPXN. Nascar Driver Brad Kesolowski says the Alabama track has been good in the past to him and his team…

Nascar Driver Brad Kesolowski

IHSA Volleyball tonight

St. Joseph Ogden @ Rantoul

Cissna Park at Hoopeston Area

Iroquois West @ Armstrong Potomac

Fisher @ Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy

Milford @ South Newton

Bismarck Henning @ Watseka

NFL 

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers 7:15

MLB 

Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves 6-20pm first pitch

St Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers 3-10 pm start

Chicago White Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks 1-10pm gametime

MLB

Atlanta Braves def Chicago Cubs 7-6

St. Louis Cardinals def Milwaukee Brewers 4-1

Arizona Diamondbacks def Chicago White Sox 15-4

IHSA Volleyball

Mahomet Seymour def PBL 25-11, 25-10

Rantoul def Pontiac 25-17, 22-25, 25-22

Lily Stalter had 10 kills

Ashlee Freeman had 20 assists

Westville def Iroquois West 25-9, 25-14

Tremont def GCMS 25-21, 25-18

St. Thomas More def Prairie Central 25-22, 25-19

Watseka def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-18, 29-27

MLB

Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Brooks Robinson has died. Robinson played his entire 23 year career with the Baltimore Orioles. He helped them win the World Series in 1966 and 1970. He was an 18 time All Star and 16 time Gold Glover. He was 86 years old.

(Undated-jm) – The IHSA released sub-sectional assignments for volleyball on uesday. In class 1A in the Streator Woodland sub-sectional B, the regional hosts will be Dwight and Lexington. Other teams in sub-sectional B include Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy, Cissna Park, Colfax Ridgeview, Tri-Point, Donovan, Flanagan Cornell, GCMS, Kankakee Grace Academy, Milford, Normal Calvary Christian Academy and Streator Woodland. In the Windsor Sectional, sub-sectional B Salt Fork and LeRoy are the regional hosts, other teams include Argenta Oreana, Armstrong, Heritage, Champaign Judah Christian, Danville Schlarman, DeLand Weldon, Blue Ridge, Fisher, Georgetown Ridge Farm, Heyworth, Urbana University High and Villa Grove. In Class 2A, in the St. Joseph Sectional, sub-sectional A the regional hosts are Clinton and Tolono Unity, other teams in sub-sectional A are Bloomington Central Catholic, Champaign St. Thomas More, Tri-Valley, Prairie Central, Deer Creek Mackinaw, Macon Meridian, Maroa-Forsyth, Monticello, Stanford Olympia and Warrensburg Latham. In sub-sectional B, the regional hosts are Watseka and Westville, other teams in sub-sectional B include ALAH, Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin, Oakwood, Iroquois West, Hoopeston Area, Paris, PBL, St. Joseph Ogden and Sullivan. In Class 3A, Springfield Southeast Sectional, sub-sectional B, Champaign Central and Normal University are the regional hosts, other schools in the sub-sectional are Bloomington, Champaign Centennial, Danville, Lincoln, Mahomet Seymour, Rantoul and Urbana.

(Talladega–jc)  It’s Talladega on Sunday for the Nascar Cup Series. Nascar Driver William Byron says its a wild track and that makes teams nervous, to a point…

Nascar Driver William Byron

You can hear the YellaWood 500 live on Sunday starting at noon here on WPXN. 

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are 4 and 1 on the year heading to a road game in the Illini Prairie Conference on Friday night in Fairbury. PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard says Junior Quarterback Conner Vaughn is doing a good job in finding a plethora of receivers in games…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

Our coverage of the game begins at the studios on Friday night with the Friday Night Preview Show. Our pre game with Jay Eshleman and Rocky Maron starts at 6-35 and the kick off at Prairie Central at 7 on Friday night. 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Cissna Park @ St. Joseph Ogden

MLB
Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves 6-20pm game time

St Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers 6-40pm first pitch

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago White Sox 1-10pm start

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Hear about Illinois’ win over Florida Atlantic and the upcoming game at Purdue. The Bret Bielema Show from 7pm to 8pm tonight. 

MLB

Cubs, Cards and Sox were off

NFL

Philadelphia Eagles def Tampa Bay Bucs 25-11

Cincinnati Bengals def LA Rams 19-16

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Oakwood 26-24, 25-19

Bailey Bruns had 14 kills

Hoopeston Area def Rantoul 26-24, 25-19

Salt Fork def GCMS 25-17, 25-17

El Paso Gridley def Fisher 25-10, 25-11

Armstrong Potomac def Uni High 25-14, 25-19

Tinley Parkerson had 10 assists

Milford def Tri Point 25-10, 25-7

Hunter Mowrey had 10 kills

(Paxton–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are 4 and 1 on the year, heading into the meat and potatoes part of the Illini Prairie Conference schedule. PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the decision making of Junior Quarterback Conner Vaughn…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard. The Panthers are on the road on Friday night at Prairie Central. Our coverage begins at 6-05 with the Friday Night Preview Show. The kick off from Fairbury is 7pm

(Texas–jc)  WIth a win this past Sunday, Nascar Driver William Byron is now in the top 8 in the race for the 2023 Nascar Cup Championship. Byron says they have to keep the momentum going between now and November…

Nascar Driver William Byron

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Mahomet Seymour at PBL

Pontiac @ Rantoul

Westville @ Iroquois West

Milford @ Oakwood

Armstrong Potomac @ Bismarck Henning

Tremont @ GCMS

Deer Creek Mackinaw @ Fisher

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Watseka

MLB Schedule

Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves 6-20 pm first pitch

St Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers 6-40 pm game time

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago White Sox 6-40 pm start

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm

Then it’s IHSA Volleyball from Paxton Buckley Loda High School as the Panthers take on Mahomet Seymour. Rob Pacey on the call of the match tonight. Pre match around 7pm with the opening volley at around 7-15pm

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Colorado Rockies 4-3

San Diego Padres def St. Louis Cardinals 12-2

Chicago White Sox def Boston Red Sox 3-2 6 innings

NFL

Kansas City Chiefs def Chicago Bears 41-10

Green Bay Packers def New Orleans Saints 18-17

Indianapolis Colts def Baltimore Ravens 22-19 OT

40th Annual Watseka Volleyball Invitational

Pool Play

Watseka 3-0, PBL 3-0, Peotone 2-1, Milford 2-1

3rd Place Game Peotone def Milford 25-21, 25-16

Championship Game Watseka def PBL 25-16, 25-17

All Tournament Team

Anna Houpt             Danville

Addi Fair                 Gardner -SW

Anna McEwen         Milford

Bailey Bruns            PBL

Aubrey Busboom    PBL

Ashley Veltman       Peotone

Mia Connely            Peotone

Brianna Denault      Watseka

Ella Smith                Watseka 

Lauren Tegtmeyer   Watseka

NASCAR

William Byron won the opening race in the round of 12 after a dramatic 400 miles of racing at Texas Motor Speedway. Byron grabbed the lead from Bubba Wallace with a daring three wide pass on a late race restart. It was also the 300th win for Hendrick Motorsports. Ross Chastain surged forward to take second. Bubba Wallace finished 3rd, followed by Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin.

(Undated–jc) – Week 5 is in the books for area football. Joel Cluver has the wrap…

(Rantoul–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers won over the Rantoul Eagles on Friday night at Bill Walsh Field. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says it was nice to see some early scoring…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard.
Next up for the Panthers a road game at Prairie Central on Friday night. 

(Texas–jc)  William Byron was the winner at the Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday in a race heard live on WPXN. Byron talks about the winning pass, late in the race…

Nascar Driver William Byron

MLB

The Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and St Louis Cardinals all have the day off today. 

All

Tonight on WPXN it's Fast Talk. hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm

MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates def Chicago Cubs 8-6

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 6-0

Sox were off

NFL

SF 49ers def NY Giants 30-12

IHSA Volleyball

Unity def PBL 25-15, 25-23

Bloomington Central Catholic def Rantoul 25-12, 25-15

Cissna Park def Armstrong Potomac 25-11, 25-10

Addison Lucht had 8 kills

Ava Morrical had 22 assists

Iroquois West def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-17, 25-2

Eureka def Fisher 25-11, 25-9

St. Joe Ogden def Pontiac 25-17, 25-17

Addie Roesch had 9 kills

Halle Brazelton had 15 assists

Monticello def St. Thomas More 25-22, 19-25, 25-23

Watseka def Schlarman 25-8, 25-14

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois football team is One and two on the year heading into a home game against Florida Atlantic on Saturday in Champaign. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the quarterback and coaches are the two positions that receive the highest praise and the most complaints…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

The Illini game airs live on Saturday at 1-30pm on WPXN

(Rantoul–jc)  It’s homecoming football for the Rantoul Eagles tonight at Bill Walsh Field. The Eagles host their neighbors to the north in the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers. First year Eagles coach Jeremy Wooten says they continue to work for consistency on the field…

Rantoul Eagles Football Coach Jeremy Wooten

Our coverage of IHSA football tonight starts at 6-05pm

(Texas–jc) –  Texas Motor Speedway is the next stop on the Nascar Cup Series on Sunday.  What is the fastest way around the track, what lane is best? Nascar Driver William Byron…

Nascar Driver William Byron

The race airs live on Sunday at 1-30pm

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther football team takes on the Rantoul Eagles tonight. It’s homecoming for the Eagles. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says opponents know about Junior Running Back Robert Boyd Meents, and the team continues to work on other options…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Our coverage begins at 6-oh-5 tonight. 

IHSA Football 

PBL @ Rantoul

Prairie Central @ IVC

Tolono Unity @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Monticello @ Pontiac

St. Joseph Ogden @ Carterville

GCMS @ Fisher

Iroquois West @ Momence

Farmer City Blue Ridge @ Milford Cissna Park

Taylorville @ Mahomet Seymour

Champaign Centennial @ Danville

Champaign Central @ Urbana

MLB today

Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm

St. Louis Cardinals at SD Padres 8:40pm

Chicago white sox at Boston Red Sox 6:10pm

NCAA Football tonight

Big Ten

Wisconsin at Purdue

NCAA Football Saturday

Big Ten

Rutgers at Michigan

Florida Atlantic at Illinois

Louisiana Tech at Nebraska

Maryland at Michigan St.

Minnesota at Northwestern

Ohio St. at Notre Dame

Akron at Indiana

Iowa at Penn St.

NFL on Sunday

Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs 3:25pm

New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers noon

Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens noon

Tonight on WPXN it's IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers travel down I-57 to take on the Rantoul Eagles at Bill Walsh Field. Our preview show begins at 6:05 in the WPXN studio. Then we’ll join Jay Eshleman and Austin Curtis for their pregame at 6:35. Kickoff set for 7pm.

Saturday morning on WPXN it's On the Sidelines at 7am. On the Sidelines is presented by Connxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Equipment and Paxton Hardware & Rental.

The Fighting Illini take Florida Atlantic at Memorial Stadium at 2:30pm. Pregame at 1:30pm.

On Sunday the NASCAR Cup Series is at Texas Motor Speedway for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400. Broadcast starts at 1:30pm

MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates def Chicago Cubs 13-7

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 8-2

Washington Nationals def Chicago White Sox 13-3

(Rantoul–jc)  Trying to rebuild a football program takes time. It’s homecoming week and the Rantoul Eagles host the Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda. First year Rantoul Eagles coach Jeremy Wooten says they start with smaller goals and then reach for the postseason…

First year Rantoul Eagles Football Coach Jeremy Wooten. The Eagles vs Panthers contest is live on WPXN Friday night starting at 6-05pm with the Friday Night Preview Show. The kick off from Bill Walsh Field is 7pm.

(Texas–jc)  The Nascar Cup Series is in Texas this weekend. Nascar officials had several drivers participate in a tire test recently and Nascar Driver Denny Hamlin talks about his confidence in the tires after being part of that test…

Nascar Driver DennyHamlin

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are 3 and 1 on the year and head to Rantoul tomorrow night for a homecoming contest with the Rantoul Eagles.  Getting turnovers on defense has been a key for several wins for the Panthers and P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says Bryar Cosgrove has had several pick-6 scores…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

It’s Rantoul and Paxton Buckley Loda Friday night at Bill Walsh Field. Our coverage begins at 6-oh-5 with the Friday Night Preview Show. We will join Jay Eshleman and Austin Curtis for their pre-game at 6-35 with the opening kick at 7pm.

MLB Schedule

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs 6-40pm start

Milwaukee Brewers at St Louis Cardinals 12-15 game time

Chicago White Sox have the day off

NFL

NY Giants at SF 49ers

IHSA Volleyball Schedule

Paxton Buckley Loda @ Tolono Unity

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Rantoul

St. Joseph Ogden @ Pontiac

Armstrong Potomac at Cissna Park

Bismarck Henning @ Iroquois West

Fisher @ Eureka

Watseka @ Danville Schlarman

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball from Unity High School in Tolono. The Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda take on the Rockets. Our broadcast begins around 7pm with the pre match show and opening volley at around 7-15.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Pittsburgh Pirates 14-1

Milwaukee Brewers def St. Louis Cardinals 7-3

Washington Nationals def Chicago White Sox 4-3

IHSA Volleyball

Monticello def PBL 25-22, 26-28, 25-18

St. Thomas More def Rantoul 25-13, 25-20

Cissna Park def Westville 25-18, 25-14

Addison Lucht had 13 kills

Ava Morrical had 29 assists

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Iroquois West 25-13, 25-19

El Paso Gridley def GCMS 23-25, 25-9, 25-17

St. Joe Ogden def Unity 25-11, 19-25, 25-14

Peyton Williams had 11 kills

Halle Brazelton had 25 assists

Milford def Salt Fork 25-21, 25-20

Watseka def Chrisman 22-25, 25-21, 25-12

Effingham def Mahomet Seymour 25-22, 25-18

(Texas–jc) – One Nascar driver likes the track as it fits his driving style. Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney says his team has done well at Texas Motor Speedway…

Nascar Driver Ryan Blaney. You can hear the cup race live on Sunday here on WPXN.

(Rantoul–jc)  It’s Homecoming week at RantouL Township High School. The Rantoul Eagles football team takes on Paxton Buckley Loda. Rantoul Football Coach Jeremy Wooten says attitude and effort are keys for the team…

Rantoul Eagles Football Coach Jeremey Wooten.

Jay Eshleman and Austin Curtis will have the call on Friday for WPXN Sports. 

(Paxton–jc)  Several IHSA Volleyball tournaments are in the future for the Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda. They include the Watseka Invite this weekend, hosting the PBL Invite in early October and a third at St Thomas More High School in Champaign. PBL Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts says the tournaments help prepare the team for the state tournament…

PBL Volleyball Coach Tyler Rubarts.

The Panthers next match is tomorrow night at Unity of Tolono. WPXN will cover that match live on Thursday. 

(Undated–jc)  –  The Big Ten Conference announced the league schedule on Tuesday. Joel Cluver has the details…

You can hear all the U of I Basketball Games again on WPXN this year.

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Get the latest news on Illini Football from 7-8.

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals def Milwaukee Brewers 1-0

Adam Wainwright earned his 200th career win 

Chicago White Sox def Washington Nationals 6-1

Cubs were off

NFL

New Orleans Saints def Carolina Panthers 20-17

Pittsburgh Steelers def Cleveland Browns 26-22

IHSA Volleyball

Centennial def Rantoul 25-13, 12-25, 25-20

GCMS def Clifton Central 25-20, 25-21

Sophia Ray had 6 kills

Fisher def Iroquois West 25-16, 26-24

St. Joe Ogden def Marshall 25-9, 25-14

Addie Roesch and Peyton Williams each had 8 kills

Halle Brazelton had 17 assists

Milford def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-23, 25-18

Anna McEwen had 14 kills

Hunter Mowrey had 14 assists

Watseka def Prairie Central 26-24, 20-25, 25-22

Congratulations to the Iroquois West Jr. High Boys Baseball team on winning the  regional championship 4-2 over Bishop Mac. It was the first regional championship since 1988.

(Champaign–jc)  -  Illinois will take on Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind., in September . 30 at 2:30 p.m.  The game will be the Fighting Illini's first-ever game on NBC's streaming service. Fans will need to purchase a Peacock subscription to watch the game, which is available starting at $5.99 per month. 

MLB Schedule

Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates 6-40pm start

Milwaukee Brewers at St Louis Cardinals 6-45pm first pitch

Chicago White Sox at Washington Nationals 6-0h-5 game time

Tonight on WPXN its NASCAR Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks def Chicago Cubs 6-2

St. Louis Cardinals def Philadelphia Phillies 6-5

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 4-0

NFL

Tampa Bay Bucs def Chicago Bears 27-17

Atlanta Falcons def Green Bay Packers 25-24

Indianapolis Colts def Houston Texans 31-20

(Undated–jc)  Week 4 is the books for IHSA Football. Joel Cluver has the wrap…

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team won a key conference match on Thursday at home then went to Fieldcrest High School for a round robin tournament on Saturday. The team finished with 4 wins and only 1 loss. Cissna Park Timberwolves Coach Josh Landon says the team continues to grow and plays with confidence…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Champaign Centennial @ Rantoul

Iroquois West @ Fisher

Bismarck Henning @ Milford

St. Joseph Ogden @ Marshall

Clifton Central @ GCMS

Prairie Central @ Watseka

NFL MNF

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers

MLB today

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 6:45pm

Chicago White Sox at Washington Nationals 6:05pm

Cubs are off

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

MLB

Minnesota Twins def Chicago White Sox 10-2

Cubs and Cards were off

NFL

Philadelphia Eagles def Minnesota Vikings 34-28

IHSA Volleyball

Cissna Park def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 25-23, 25-17

Josie Nuekomm and Sophia Duis each had 6 kills

Ava Morrical had 19 assists

Eureka def GCMS 25-15, 25-16

Tri Valley def Fisher 25-4, 25-7

St. Joe Ogden def St. Thomas More 27-25, 25-16

Addie Roesch had 14 kills

Halle Brazelton had 25 assists

Bloomington Central Catholic def Unity 25-19, 25-14

Milford def Armstrong Potomac 25-19, 25-10

Watseka def Oakwood 25-11, 25-22

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team is home on Saturday against nationally ranked Penn State. A former Gibson City Melvin Sibley Falcon is getting some playing time for the Illini. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema talks about Aiden Laughry…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

(Bristol–jc)  Respect and enjoyment is how one Nascar Driver describes Bristol Motor Speedway. Nascar Driver Bubba Wallace likes Bristol but says it can bite you…

Nascar Driver Bubba Wallace

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Vermilion Valley Volleyball Conference features quality programs along Route 1 from Westville to Milford to Watseka. Cissna Park and Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin also are top programs in the area. Last night the two teams met in conference play.  Cissna Park won in a two game match in our broadcast match last night. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says the two teams are familiar with one another…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

The Timberwolves are at a tournament in Fieldcrest on Saturday. 

(Paxton–jc)  It’s Homecoming football tonight in Paxton. The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers host the Pontiac Indians. PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard talks about keys for a win for the Panthers…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Our coverage begins tonight at 6-05pm

IHSA Football tonight

Pontiac @ PBL- homecoming

Rantoul @ Prairie Central

IVC @ St. Joseph Ogden

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Monticello

Decatur St. Teresa @ Tolono Unity

GCMS @ Eureka

Fisher @ Ridgeview-Lexington

Iroquois West @ Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Mahomet Seymour @ Charleston

Champaign Central @ Champaign Centennial

Normal West @ Urbana

8-Man Football Saturday

Milford/Cissna Park @ Champaign St. Thomas More

MLB today

Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks 8:40pm

Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals 7:15pm

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox 6:40pm

NCAA Football tonight

Big Ten

Virginia at Maryland

NCAA Football on Saturday

Big Ten

Louisville at Indiana

Georgia Southern at Wisconsin

Penn St. at Illinois

Western Michigan at Iowa

Virginia Tech at Rutgers

Northwestern at Duke

Minnesota at North Carolina

Western Kentucky at Ohio St.

Washington at Michigan St.

Northern Illinois at Nebraska

Syracuse at Purdue

Bowling Green at Michigan

NFL on Sunday

Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay noon

Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons noon

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans noon

Tonight on WPXN it's IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers host the Pontiac Indians at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium for Homecoming. Our preview show begins at 6:05 in the WPXN studio. Then we’ll join Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for their pregame at 6:30. Kickoff set for 7pm.

Saturday on WPXN it's a special On the Sidelines program at 7am as we are in downtown Paxton as part of the Swine & Dine event. On the Sidelines is presented by Connxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Equipment and Paxton Hardware & Rental.

Then its our Live Action Auction starting at 8am.

The Fighting Illini take on the Penn St. Nittany Lions at Memorial Stadium at 11am. Pregame at 10am.

Saturday night its 8-man football as the Milford/Cissna Park Bearcats are at St. Thomas More. Pregame at 6:30 with kickoff at 7pm.

MLB

Colorado Rockies def Chicago Cubs 7-3

St. Louis Cardinals def Baltimore Orioles 1-0

Kansas City Royals def Chicago White Sox 7-1

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Ogden def Danville 25-11, 25-14

Peyton Williams had 7 kills

Halle Brazelton had 17 assists

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Football team is a team that continues to get better with age. The Panthers have a large group of sophomores seeing their first varsity action this year. PBL Panther Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the team will continue to improve…

Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard

The Pontiac Indians are the opponent for the Panthers Friday night for the PBL Homecoming contest. Our coverage begins at 6-05pm with the Friday night Preview Show. The kickoff is set for 7pm

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves host conference rival Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin in Cissna Park tonight. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says the conference offers challenges to play at your best…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

The Cissna Park vs Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin game is live on WPXN tonight starting around 7pm

(Bristol–jc)  Bristol is considered a “wildcard” track in the Nascar circuit. Saturday night’s race is also a cut off race for the Chase for the Championship. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell says you just don’t know what is going to happen…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin at Cissna Park

Iroquois West @ Danville Schlarman

Armstrong Potomac @ Milford

St. Joseph Ogden @ Champaign St. Thomas More

GCMS @ Eureka

Fisher @ Tri-Valley

Oakwood @ Watseka

NFL 

Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles 7:15

MLB 

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox 7:40

Cubs and Cards are off

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball as the Cissna Park Timberwolves host Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin. Our coverage begins at around 7pm with the pre match show. Opening volley around 7-15.

MLB

Colorado Rockies def Chicago Cubs 6-4

St. Louis Cardinals def Baltimore Orioles 5-2

Chicago White Sox split double header with  Kansas City Royals winning 6-2 and losing 11-10 

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Tuscola 25-23, 26-24

Rantoul def Decatur MacArthur 25-12, 25-21 broadcast match

Ashlee Freeman and Lily Stalter each had 4 kills

Cissna Park def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-8, 25-8

Sophia Duis had 7 kills 

Ava Morrical had 21 assists

Fieldcrest def GCMS 25-16, 25-15

Fisher def Flanagan Cornell 25-19, 23-25, 25-17

Paige Hott had 10 kills

Maylie Evans had 19 assists

Armstrong Potomac def Oakwood 25-27, 25-18, 25-23

Tinley Parkerson had 16 assists and 10 digs

Milford def Westville 25-20, 25-20

Mahomet Seymour def Taylorville 25-19, 25-22

Avery Allen had 9 kills

(Peoria–jc)  –  A four-set match favored the Fighting Illini as Illinois volleyball topped Bradley at the Renaissance Center on Tuesday night. The Fighting Illini improved to 5-3 with the win on Tuesday night. The Braves dropped to 7-3 on the year. The Orange and Blue amassed 48 kills while posting a .228 hitting percentage for the match. Defensively, the team totaled 41 digs and 11 blocks against the Braves. Caroline Barnes and Jessica Nunge added three aces each. Raina Terry paced the squad with 16 kills and six blocks while Kennedy Collins added 10 kills on a .421 hitting clip. Brooke Mosher tallied a squad-best 35 assists while Lily Barry led the way with 11 digs.

(Rantoul–jc)  In our broadcast match last night, The Rantoul Eagles beat Decatur MacArthur in two sets. Rantoul Eagles Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman says the team is learning how to work through adversity and how to win…

Rantoul Eagle Volleyball Coach Trisha Freeman

(Bristol–jc)  The next Nascar Cup Series race in the chase for the championship is at Bristol Tennessee on Saturday night. Nascar Driver Bubba Wallace says Bristol is a favorite track among drivers and teams…

Nascar Driver Bubba Wallace

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Football team is two and one on the year with one third of the regular season completed. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the number of athletes is low, but the team continues to get better…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

The homecoming football game is set for Friday night at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium. Our broadcast starts at 6-05 with the Friday Night pre view Show. The kick off is set for 7pm

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team needs to bounce back into the win column on Saturday in Champaign, but the opponent is a top ranked team in Penn State. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says one player with a lot of up side potential is Xavier Scott…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema. You can hear the U of I vs Penn State game live on Saturday starting at 10am with the pre game show courtesy of the Fighting Illini network. Kick off is just past 11 on Saturday. 

(Champaign–jc The first piece of Illinois women's basketball's 2023-24 schedule has been revealed with the Fighting Illini facing off against Notre Dame from the nation's capital on Saturday November 18th, in the second-annual Citi Shamrock Classic. Action on the court is slated for Noon. The venue is the Entertainment & Sports Arena – home of the Washington Mystics. The game will be televised live on NBC and streamed on Peacock. Last season's inaugural Citi Shamrock Classic between California and Notre Dame marked the first women's college basketball game aired by NBC.

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Milford @ Beecher

Danville @ St. Joseph Ogden

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies 2-10 First pitch

St Louis Cardinals at Baltimore Orioles 5-35 game time

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox 6-40pm start

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Colorado Rockies 5-4

Baltimore Orioles def St. Louis Cardinals 11-5

Sox were postponed

NFL

NY Jets def Buffalo Bills 22-16 OT

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def GCMS 24-26, 29-27, 25-21

Ariana Bell had 8 kills

Ashlee Freeman had 25 assists

Cissna Park def Clifton Central 25-11, 25-9

Ava Morrical had 22 assists

Judah Christian def Fisher 25-15, 25-15

St. Joe Ogden def Hoopeston Area 25-12, 25-22

Peyton Williams had 9 kills

Coach Abby McDonald got her 400th Career win

(Kansas–jc)  With the number of teams about to be paired down to an eventual champion in the Nascar Cup series, what is the stress on teams with more than one contender? Nascar Driver Denny Hamlin says the playoffs bring the stress…

Nascar Driver Denny Hamlin

(Champaign–jc)   WIth the good and bad coming out of a week 2 loss at Kansas, the University of Illinois Football team has no time to waste as the nationally ranked Nittany Lions of Penn State are the next opponent for the Illini. U of I  football coach Bret Bielema says attention to preparation this week will be key and the team may listen better this week…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Tuscola

Decatur MacArthur @ Rantoul

Cissna Park at Georgetown Ridgefarm

Chrisman @ Iroquois West

GCMS @ Fieldcrest

Flanagan Cornell @ Fisher

Armstrong Potomac @ Oakwood

Milford @ Westville

St. Thomas More @ Watseka

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies 7-40pm game time

St Louis Cardinals at Baltimore Orioles 5-35pm start

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox 3-40pm first pitch and 7:10

Tonight on WPXN its NASCAR Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

Then its IHSA Volleyball as the Rantoul Eagles take on Decatur MacArthur at 7pm

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2

Cincinnati Reds def St. Louis Cardinals 7-1

Detroit Tigers def Chicago White Sox 3-2

NFL

Green Bay Packers def Chicago Bears 38-20

Jacksonville Jaguars def Indianapolis Colts 31-21

(Kansas–jc)  The Nascar Cup Series was in Kansas on Sunday. M-R-N was there…

(Undated–jc)  –  Week 3 is in the books for area football. Joel Cluver has the details…

IHSA Volleyball tonight 

Prairie Central @ PBL

GCMS @ Rantoul

Grace Christian Academy @ Iroquois West

Hoopeston @ St. Joseph Ogden- St Joe Ogden Coach Abby MacDonald going after 400 win as a volleyball coach

Fisher @ Champaign Judah Christian

South Newton @ Watseka

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Colorado Rockies 7-40pm game time

St Louis Cardinals at Baltimore Orioles 5-35 start

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox 6-40pm first pitch

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks def Chicago Cubs 6-2

Atlanta Braves def St. Louis Cardinals 8-5

Sox were off

NFL

Detroit Lions def Kansas City Chiefs 21-20

IHSA Volleyball

Rantoul def Clinton 25-17, 25-22

Ashlee Freeman had 20 assists

Kinneya Lewis and Airiana Bell each had 6 kills

Cissna Park def Chrisman 25-12, 25-8

Addison Lucht had 9 kills

Ava Morrical had 24 assists

Watseka def Iroquois West 25-8 25-12

Fisher def GCMS 15-25, 25-20, 25-23

Paige Holt had 8 kills

Maylie Evans had 13 assists

Armstrong Potomac def Salt Fork 25-11, 25-21

Tinley Parkerson had 10 assists and 8 Aces

Milford def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-16, 25-14

Mahomet Seymour def Mt. Zion 25-20, 25-19

Ellie Barker had 8 kills

(Undated–jc)  Kevin Harvick is on his last Chase for the Championship. Nascar is in Kansas City for Xfinity and Cup series races this weekend. Harvick says the challenge is to prepare for favorite tracks and have a short term memory on the others…

Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick

(Rantoul–jc) There is a challenge each Friday night in the Illini Prairie Football Conference. The Illini Prairie is considered as one of the best conferences in the state. First year Rantoul Eagle Coach Jeremy Wooten says the challenge is to play the best and challenge your team to compete with the best…

Rantoul High School Football Coach Jeremy Wooten. The Eagles are on the road at Pontiac tonight in Illini Prairie Action. 

(Kansas–jc)  — Kansas Speedway is the next stop on the Nascar series this weekend. The Toyota cars have seen a lot of success at Kansas Speedway. Nascar Driver and Toyota Driver Christopher Bell talks about success in Kansas City…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell

You can hear the Xfinity and Cup series races live this weekend on WPXN. 

(Paxton–jc)  –  Its rivalry week for the PBL Youth Football and Cheerleading teams as they take on Gibson City Saturday in Paxton. PBL Youth Football and Cheerleading Group President Matt Quinlan says they have asked Gibson teams and fans to wear red, PBL will wear blue and Cheerleaders will wear white. The two groups have t-shirts for sale for charity. Quinlan says both teams are also set to honor military personnel. Police, firefighters and healthcare workers on Saturday…

PBL Youth Football and Cheerleading Group President Matt Quinlan. Three football games are set for Saturday with the Mighty Mites starting at 1pm in Paxton. 

IHSA Football tonight

PBL @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Rantoul @ Pontiac

Prairie Central @ St. Joseph Ogden

Tolono Unity @ IVC

El Paso Gridley @ GCMS

Tri-Valley @ Fisher

Salt Fork @ Iroquois West

Milford Cissna Park @ Flanagan Cornell Woodland

Mahomet Seymour @ Quincy Notre Dame

Champaign Centennial @ Peoria Richwoods

Springfield Lanphier @ Champaign Central

Urbana @ Peoria

IHSA Football on Saturday

St. Louis Confluence Prep Academy @ Monticello

NCAA Football tonight

Big Ten 

Illinois at Kansas

Indiana St. at Indiana

NCAA Football on Saturday

Big Ten

Nebraska at Colorado

Purdue at Virginia Tech

Delaware at Penn St.

Youngstown St. at Ohio St.

Iowa at Iowa St.

UTEP at Northwestern

UNLV at Michigan

Richmond at Michigan St.

Charlotte at Maryland

Temple at Rutgers

Eastern Michigan at Minnesota

Wisconsin at Washington St.

NFL on Sunday

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 3:25

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts noon

Tonight on WPXN it's Fighting Illini Football as Illinois is on the road to take on the Kansas Jayhawks. Pregame is at 5:30 with kickoff at 6:30. Then its bonus coverage of IHSA football with PBL Panthers and the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints.

Saturday on WPXN it's a special On the Sidelines program at 7am as we are at Lakeview Country Club in Loda in partnership with the Huntington’s Disease fundraiser. On the Sidelines is presented by Connxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Equipment and Paxton Hardware & Rental.

Saturday afternoon it's Xfinity racing with the Kansas Lottery 300 from Kansas Speedway at 1:30pm.

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Hollywood Casino 400 from Kansas Speedway at 1pm.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def SF Giants 8-2

St. Louis Cardinals def Atlanta Braves 11-6

Chicago White Sox def Kansas City Royals 6-4

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Ogden def Oakwood 25-20, 25-7

Peyton Williams had 11 kills

Halle Brazelton had 13 assists

(Phoenix–jc)  Getting to the final race in Phoenix and having a chance for a championship in his final year of racing is a goal for Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick. Harvick says some tracks in the chase are good ones for his team…

Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick

You can hear the races live on WPXN. 

(Paxton–jc)  Making good reads, looking for options and making plays have been a positive for  the Paxton Buckley Loda Football team through the first two weeks of the season. Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard says Junior Quarterback Connor Vaughn is making the right decisions…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

The PBL at Bloomington Central Catholic Football game will be bonus coverage on Friday due to the University of Illinois football game at Kansas University on Friday. 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Rantoul @ Clinton

Watseka @ Iroquois West

Fisher @ GCMS

Salt Fork @ Armstrong Potomac

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Milford

MLB today

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs 6:40pm

St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves 6:20pm

Sox are off

NFL tonight

Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs 7:20pm

MLB

Chicago Cubs def SF Giants 11-6

St. Louis Cardinals def Atlanta Braves 10-6

Kansas City Royals def Chicago White Sox 7-6

IHSA Volleyball

Milford def PBL 25-23, 25-19

Cissna Park def Salt Fork 25-15, 25-9

Addison Lucht had 12 kills 

Ava Morrical had 25 assists

Momence def Iroquois West 25-6, 25-21

Flanagan Cornell def GCMS 25-21, 25-14

St. Joe Ogden def Tri valley 25-23, 21-25, 25-20

Addie Roesch had 8 kills 

Halle Brazelton had 16 assists

Watseka def Clifton Central 25-12, 25-17

Mahomet Seymour def Mattoon 25-16, 25-12

Lily Bosworth had 6 blocks

(Darlington–jc)  Speed is always a key for Nascar racers.  Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick says with the “Chase for the Championship” started there are tracks that his team has had the “speed” to win…

Nascar Driver Kevin Harvick

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley loda Panthers football team is now 2 and 0h on the season after a home win over the Newton Eagles on Friday night.  Junior quarterback Connor Vaughn has helped the team to a positive start.  Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard says Vaughn is growing into the position in his second year at the position…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Next up for the Panthers is a road game at Bloomington Central Catholic on Friday night. We will have bonus coverage of the contest following Illini football.

(Champaign–jc) The initial football game for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini was a nail-biter, but a final drive and field goal helped the Illini to a 30 to 28 win at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday night. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the penalties almost cost the Illini the win.

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

The Illini are at Kansas University on Friday night. WPXN will have live coverage starting at 5-30 Friday afternoon. 

(Rantoul–jc)  The Rantoul Eagles football team has a lot of new faces and underclassmen playing on the varsity team. First year Head Coach Jeremy Wooten says several Sophomores have stepped up to take starting positions…

Rantoul Eagles Football Coach Jeremy Wooten. The Eagles play at Pontiac on Friday night. 

MLB

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs 1-20pm game time

St Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves 6-20pm start

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 6-20pm first pitch

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Oakwood @ St. Joseph Ogden

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Get the latest news on Illini Football from 7-8.

MLB Scores

Chicago Cubs def San Francisco Giants 5-0

Kansas City Royals def Chicago White Sox12- 1

Cardinals were off

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley loda Panthers football team is now 2 and 0h on the season after a home win over the Newton Eagles on Friday night.  The adjustments between week one and week two were keys to the panther win says Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Josh Pritchard…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Next up for the Panthers is a road game at Bloomington Central Catholic on Friday night. We will have bonus coverage of the contest following Illini football. 

(Champaign–jc) The initial football game for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini was a nail-biter, but a final drive and field goal helped the Illini to a 30 to 28 win at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday night. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says in his first game as an Illini, Quarterback Luke Altmeyer had lots of positives…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

The Illini are at Kansas University on Friday night. WPXN will have live coverage starting at 5-30 Friday afternoon. 

IHSA Volleyball Schedule

PBL @ Milford

Iroquois West @ Momence

St. Joseph Ogden @ Tri-Valley

GCMS @ Flanagan

Heyworth @ Fisher

Watseka @ Clifton Centra

MLB Today

Chicago Cubs versus the San Francisco Giants 6-40pm first pitch

St Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves 6-40pm game time

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 6-40pm start

All

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm 

Then its IHSA Volleyball from Milford High School as the Milford Lady Bearcats take on the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers. Our Pre match is set for 7pm with the opening volley at 7-15.

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Cincinnati Reds 15-7

St. Louis Cardinals def Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4

Detroit Tigers def Chicago White Sox 3-2

NCAA Football 

Rutgers def Northwestern 24-7

(Darlington–jc)  Kyle Larson came out on top at Darlington on Sunday evening. M-R-N was there…

(Undated–jc)  Week two of area football complete. WPXN’s Joel Cluver has the wrap up…

(Champaign–jc)  –  The U of I Football team scored a 30 to 28 victory over Toledo University on Saturday night. The Illini scored a game winning field goal with seconds left in the contest. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema talks about a 4th down catch from Luke Altmeyer to Casey Washington…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

You can hear more from the coach on The Bret Bielema Show Wednesday night at 7pm here on WPXN. 

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are now 2 and Oh on the season after a 55 to 8 win over the Newton Eagles on Friday night. Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers Football Coach Josh Pritchard talks about the positives that came in the first half…

PBL Football Coach Josh Pritchard.

Next up for the Panthers is a road game on Friday night at Bloomington Central Catholic

MLB Today

Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants 1-20pm start

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 1-10pm first pitch 

All

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Hear about the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm.

MLB 

Cubs, Cards and Sox were off

IHSA Volleyball

Watseka def PBL 25-20, 25-20

Rantoul def Urbana 25-13, 25-12

Arianna Bell had 5 kills

Ashlee Freeman had 13 assists

Cissna Park def Ridgeview 25-11, 25-9

Addie Lucht had 11 kills

Ava Morrical had 16 assists

Dee Mack def GCMS 25-14, 25-13

Hoopeston Area def Fisher 25-19, 27-25

St. Joe Ogden def Teutopolis 22-25, 25-21, 25-15

Addie Roesch had 16 kills, Peyton Williams added 11 kills

Halle Brazleton had 31 assists

LeRoy def Armstrong Potomac 25-22, 25-18

(Paxton-dg)-The Newton High School Eagles are the next opponents for the  Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers football team. The two teams will meet at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium in Paxton tonight. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says last year’s Eagles lost some very close games and will be ready to go …

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

(Darlington-dg)-The NASCAR Cup Series is at Darlington on Sunday. NASCAR Driver Martin Truex Jr. talks about why the veteran drivers are good at Darlington…

NASCAR Driver Martin Truex Jr. 

MLB today

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds DH 12:10 & 5:40pm

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals 7:15pm

Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox 7:10pm

IHSA Football tonight

Newton @ PBL

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Rantoul

St. Joseph Ogden @ Tolono Unity

Pontiac @ Prairie Central

IVC @ Monticello

GCMS @ Deer Creek Mackinaw

South Newton @ Fisher

Iroquois West @ Watseka

Highland @ Mahomet Seymour

Champaign Centennial @ Peoria Manual

Normal Community @ Champaign Central

IHSA Football on Saturday

Urbana @ Peoria Notre Dame - Saturday

8 Man Football on Saturday

Kirkland Hiawatha @ Milford/Cissna Park

Dirt Track racing at its best is back in action tonight at the Farmer City Raceway. It’s the Season Finale with the Stars of the MARS Championship. $5 thousand to win for Late Models and $2 thousand to win for Modified series. See the best in Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Lates,  Street Stocks, and Pro Modz. Racing gets underway at 7:30pm. Admission is $25 for adults. Kids 12 and under are free. 

Tonight on WPXN its Week 2 of IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers take on the Newton Eagles at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium. Our pregame begins at 6:05 in the WPXN studios. We’ll join Jay Eshelman and Rocky Marron for their pregame at 6:30. Kick off set for 7pm.

Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Equipment of Paxton and Paxton Hardware and Rental.

Then its our Live Action Auction starting at 8am. Bid, Buy and Save.

Saturday afternoon its Xfinity racing from Darlington at 2pm.

Saturday evening its Fighting Illini Football as Illinois opens the season with the Toledo Rockets. Broadcast begins at 5:30 courtesy of the Fighting Illini Network. 

Sunday on WPXN its NASCAR Cup Series racing with the Southern 500 from Darlington at 4pm

MLB 

Chicago Cubs def Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 

St. Louis Cardinals def SD Padres 6-5 10 innings

Baltimore Orioles def Chicago White Sox 9-3

IHSA Volleyball

Broadcast Match

GCMS def PBL 25-23, 13-25, 25-21

Savannah Shumate and Natalie DeSchepper each had 6 kills

Fisher def Uni High 25-23, 25-18

Mahomet Seymour def St. Joe Ogden 25-21, 25-15

Ellie Barker had 6 kills

Ellie Dallas had 14 assists

(Paxton–jc)  The Newton High School Eagles are the next opponent for the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers football team. The two teams will meet at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium in Paxton on Friday night. P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard says the Eagles were a junior dominated team last year…

P-B-L Football Coach Josh Pritchard

Our coverage begins at 6-05 on Friday with the Friday Nite Preview Show. Kick off is set for 7pm

(Darlington–jc)  The First race in the Chase for the Championship for Nascar is the Southern 500 on Sunday night. Nascar Driver Brad Keselowski says being in a chase race, makes it even more serious at Darlington…

Nascar Driver Brad Keselowski

MLB

Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers 1-20pm game time

San Diego Padres at St Louis Cardinals 1-15 start

Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles12-0h-5pm Start

IHSA Volleyball tonight

Grant Park @ Iroquois West

GCMS @ Ridgeview

Fisher @ Heritage

Watseka @ Herscher

Tonight on WPXN its the initial Bret Bielema Show. Hear from the University of Illinois Football Coach from 7pm to 8pm.