MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates def St. Louis Cardinals 6-2

Cubs and Sox were off

 

IHSA Softball

Regionals

2A

Unity def Tri Valley 10-0

Prairie Central def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 5-1

 

IHSA Baseball

Gardner South Wilmington def Cissna Park 8-1

Armstrong Potomac def Heyworth 3-1

Prairie Central def GCMS 5-4

Fisher def Cornerstone Christian 4-3

St. Joe Ogden def Newton 8-1

Unity def Lexington 7-2

Watseka def Schlarman 12-2

Manteno def Milford 4-3

St. Thomas More def Paris 5-0

Mahomet Seymour def Bloomington 7-1

 

(Undated–jm)  The Nascar and Racing World has lost one of its own NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch has died. The series announced the 41 year old driver passed away Thursday after being hospitalized as a result of a severe illness. Busch was a two time cup champion, ranks 9th in all time Cup Series wins at 63 and holds the record for most combined wins over NASCARs top 3 series at 234.

The entire sports community sends prayers to the Busch family at this time. 

 

(Charlotte–jc)  The Coca Cola 600 is set for Sunday in Charlotte North Carolina. The race is one of the most important races in the point standings says Nascar Cup Series Driver Brad Kesolowski…

 

Nascar Cup Series Driver Brad Kesolowski

The race airs live on Sunday at 4pm following the Indy 500 on WPXN. 

 

(Onarga–jc)  There is a 5-K running event set for the village of Onarga on Saturday Spokesperson Kaitlyn Fink says  the poppy has a special meaning for veterans…

 

Onarga American Legion Auxiliary Spokesperson Kaitlyn Fink

There is still time to register for the race which steps off at 9 tomorrow morning

IHSA Softball

Regionals

1A 

Today

4-30pm Heyworth at Iroquois West in Onarga

Saturday

11am LeRoy at Watseka

2A

4-30pm Monticello at Bloomington Central Catholic

4-30pm Princeton vs Pontiac at Lexington High School

 

MLB

Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds 5:40pm

Chicago White Sox at SF Giants 9:15pm

Saturday morning on WPXN it's On the Sidelines from 7am to 8am.  Our show is sponsored by Gibson Area Hospital Elite Fitness, Angel Auto Services in Onarga, MATCO Fire Protection Services in Paxton, the Roofing Dog and Shields Auto Group.

 

Saturday afternoon its the O'Reilly Auto Parts Charbroil 300 from Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 3pm start time

 

On Sunday it's the Indy 500 from Indianapolis with a 11:45 start time then it's the NASCAR Cup Series Coca Cola 600 from Charlotte.