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SPORTS Archives for 2018-09

Cubs and Cards Set for Final 3 Games

MLB

Jon Lester pitched 6 shutout innings as the Cubs beat the Pirates 3-0

 

The Cardinals and White Sox were off.

 

IHSA Volleyball

Cissna Park def Dwight 25-11, 25-16

Sloan Boyce had 10 kills

 

Watseka def Iroquois West 25-8, 25-8

Kennedy Bauer had 12 kills

 

Olympia def Rantoul 25-21, 25-19

 

St. Joe Ogden def Central Catholic 25-15, 18-25, 25-18

Katelyn Berry and Kennedi Burnett each had 6 kills

 

Unity def Prairie Central 25-22, 25-19

 

Milford def Oakwood 25-18, 14-25, 25-21

Kaylee Warren had 32 assists

 

Armstrong Potomac def Chrisman 25-20, 25-11

Sarah Porter had 12 kills

 

Mahomet Seymour def Mattoon 11-25, 25-12, 25-18

Savannah Matthews had 13 kills

 




 

IHSA Football tonight

PBL vs Salt Fork-Homecoming

Iroquois West vs Seneca

Watseka vs Central Clifton

Momence vs Dwight

Rantoul vs Illinois Valley Central-Homecoming

St Joseph-Ogden vs Prairie Central

GCMS- vs Tri-Valley Homecoming

Fisher @ Heyworth

Hoopeston Area @ Westville


 

Big Ten Football

Central Michigan at Michigan St.

Indiana at Rutgers

Purdue at Nebraska

Michigan at Northwestern

Ohio St. at Penn St.

 

NFL

Tampa Bay at Chicago

Buffalo at Green Bay

Houston at Indianapolis

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers play host to the Salt Fork Storm for homecoming. Our pregame begins in the WPXN studios with Austin Burkland. Then at 6:35 we’ll send it out to Jay Eshleman and Rocky Marron for their pregame at Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium. Kickoff slated to 7pm.

 

Saturday Morning it’s On the Sidelines from 7:15-8am brought to you by Compass Insurance Partners in Cissna Park, Paxton and Gibson City.


 

Then its Xfinity racing with the BCBS Drive for the Cure 300 at 1:30.

 

On Sunday it’s the Monster Energy BOA Royal 400 NASCAR Race with a noon start time.

 

Cubs and Brewers Clinch Playoff Spots with Wins

MLB

Albert Almora Jr. delivered a game ending RBI Single in the 10th inning to lead the Cubs over the Pirates 7-6. It allowed the Cubs to clinch its fourth straight post- season appearance.

 

The Brewers clinched a playoff spot as they beat the Cardinals 2-1.

 

The Indians beat the White Sox 10-2.

 

IHSA Volleyball Tonight

Cissna Park @ Dwight

Iroquois West @ Watseka

Central Clifton @ Momence

Rantoul vs Olympia

St. Joe Ogden @ Central Catholic

Milford vs Oakwood

 

Cubs Clinging onto 1 Game Lead in NL Central

MLB

The Pirates beat the Cubs 6-0.

 

The Brewers beat the Cardinals 12-4.

 

Daniel Palka hit a game winning 2 run single in the 9th inning as the White Sox beat the Indians 5-4.

 

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Ogden def Rantoul 25-9, 25-22

 

Deer Creek Mackinaw def Fisher 25-6, 25-11

 

Milford def Salt Fork 25-21, 25-18

 

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Hoopeston Area 25-12, 25-14

 

Prairie Central def Central Catholic 25-23, 25-23

Amber Graf had 9 kills

 

Mahomet Seymour def Lincoln 25-10, 25-15

Savannah Mathews had 9 kills

 

IHSA Football Polls

3A

#3 Monticello

 

2A

#8 Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

 

1A

#1 GCMS

#4 Tuscola

Receiving Votes Fisher

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s On the Sidelines, On the Road edition as we head to Monical’s in Paxton. Join Austin Burkland as he will talk high school sports with PBL Football Coach Jeff Graham ,  PBL Volleyball Coach Lindsay Stalowy and new PBL Hall of Fame Inductee & Monster Jam Champion Tom Meents. The show gets under way at 6pm.

 

Cubs, Cards, Sox Lose

MLB

The Pirates beat the Cubs 5-1.

 

The Brewers beat the Cardinals 6-4.

 

The Indians beat the White Sox 4-0.

 

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Oakwood 25-22, 25-17

Abbie Schmidt had 19 assists

 

Cissna Park def St. Anne 25-11, 16-25, 25-16

Sloan Boyce had 12 kills and Anna Jennings added 27 assists

 

South Newton def Iroquois West 25-7, 25-6, 25-5

 

Watseka def Westville 25-8, 25-20

 

St. Joe Ogden def Maroa Forsyth 25-18, 25-14

Katelyn Berry had 5 kills

 

El Paso Gridley def Fisher 25-12, 25-17

 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

GCMS @ Tremont

Fisher @ Dee Mack

Rantoul @ St. Joe Ogden

Milford vs Salt Fork

Armstrong Potomac vs Chrisman


 

Tonight on WPXN it’s NASCAR Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

 

Tiger Woods earns 80th Career Win with Tour Championship

MLB

Kyle Schwarber hit a homerun and Ben Zobrist had 3 hits as the Cubs beat the White Sox 6-1.

 

Matt Carpenter hit his NL leading 36th homerun and Miles Mikolas won for the 17th time this year as the Cardinals swept the Giants with a 9-2 win.

 

NFL

The Chicago Bears rallied behind its defense and Cody Parkey kicked 3 field goals to lead the Bears to a 16-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

 

Washington Redskins def Green Bay Packers 31-17

 

Philadelphia Eagles def Indianapolis Colts 20-16

 

Golf

Tiger Woods claimed his 80th career win with the Tour Championship title. He finished at 11 under and 2 strokes ahead of Billy Horschel.

 

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

Then it’s IHSA Volleyball as the PBL Panthers travel to take on the Oakwood Comets.

 

White Sox Win, Cubs and Cards were off

MLB

Matt Davidson hit a run scoring single with 2 out in the 11th inning to give the White Sox a 5-4 victory over the Indians.

 

The Cubs and Cards were off.

 

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Momence 25-23, 25-13

Addison Oyer had 10 kills

 

Cissna Park def Central Clifton 26-24, 25-21

Anna Jennings had 20 assists and 12 digs

 

Dwight def Iroquois West 25-12, 25-17

 

Prairie Central def Rantoul 25-17, 18-25, 25-22

 

St. Joe Ogden def St. Thomas More 22-25, 25-21, 26-24

 

Deer Creek Mackinaw def GCMS 25-10, 25-18

 

Eureka def Fisher 25-14, 25-13

 

Milford def Hoopeston Area 25-6, 25-15

 

Armstrong Potomac def Bismarck Henning/Rossville Alvin 25-9, 25-14

Emma Franzen had 5 kills and 11 assists

 

Mahomet Seymour def Charleston 25-12, 25-23

Lauren Minick had 9 kills

 

(Cissna Park--jc)  -- The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team has seen success for the first month of the season. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says the Sangamon Valley Conference is very balanced…

 

 

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

 

 

IHSA Football

PBL @ Momence

Iroquois West @ Oakwood

Watseka @ Dwight

Central Clifton vs Seneca

St Joseph-Ogden @ Pontiac

GCMS @ Fisher- Homecoming

Milford/Cissna Park @ Judah Christian

Hoopeston Area vs Georgetown Ridge-Farm

 

Sat. Sep 22

Rantoul vs St. Thomas Moore

 

 

(Momence--jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda football team is on the road  tonight in Sangamon Valley action. The Panthers face the Redskins of Momence. P-B-L Football Coach Jeff Graham talks about keys for a P-B-L win over Momence…

 

 

 

 

 

P-B-L Football Coach Jeff Graham


 

College Football

Friday

Penn St. at Illinois

 

Saturday

Boston College at Purdue

Buffalo at Rutgers

Minnesota at Maryland

Nebraska at Michigan

Tulane at Ohio St.

Michigan St. at Indiana

Wisconsin at Iowa

 

NFL on Sunday

Chicago Bears at Arizona

Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins

Indinapolis Colts at Philedelphia Eagles

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s Fighting Illini Football as Illinois opens Big Ten play at home against Penn St. Pregame at 6pm with kickoff at 7pm.

 

Saturday Morning it’s On the Sidelines from 7:15-8am brought to you by Compass Insurance Partners in Cissna Park, Paxton and Gibson City.

 

Then it’s a Special End of Summer Live Action Auction. Bid, Buy and Save on Gift Certificates and items from area merchants.

 

At 10am WPXN will have bonus coverage of Friday night’s IHSA Football game between PBL and Momence.

 

Saturday Evening it’s the Monster Energy Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Race from Richmond Motor Speedway at 5:30pm.

Cubs, Cards, Sox Lose

MLB

The Diamondbacks blanked the Cubs 9-0.

 

The Braves beat the Cardinals 7-3.

 

The Indians beat the White Sox 4-1 in the bottom of the 9th with a walk off Grand Slam.

 

IHSA Volleyball

Beecher def Watseka 25-10, 25-21

 

Parkland College has a new Athletic Director. Brendan McHale has been named the new AD to replace the retiring Rod Lovett. McHale had been the head athletic trainer for Athletic Directors Jim Reed and Rod Lovett at Parkland from 1992-2006.

 

IHSA Volleyball Tonight

PBL vs Momence

Cissna Park vs Central Clifton

Iroquois West vs Dwight

Rantoul vs Prairie Central

St. Joe Ogden @ St. Thomas More

GCMS vs Dee Mack

Fisher vs Eureka

Milford vs Hoopeston Area

Armstrong Potomac vs Bismarck Henning/Rossville Alvin


 

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Volleyball as the Rantoul Eagles take on the Prairie Central Hawks. Rob Pacey will have the Call of the game. Pregame at 7pm with Opening volley at 7:15pm.

 

Cubs Maintain 3 Game Lead over Brewers in NL Central

MLB

Javier Baez and Daniel Murphy went deep as the Cubs handled the Diamondbacks 9-1.

 

Austin Gomber pitched 5 effective innings to earn his 6th victory and Paul DeJong homered as the Cardinals beat the Braves 8-1.

 

The Indians beat the White Sox 5-3.

 

IHSA Volleyball

Mattoon def Rantoul 25-16, 25-13

 

El Paso Gridley def GCMS 25-17, 25-7

 

Fieldcrest def Fisher 25-15, 25-14

 

Schlarman def Milford 25-20, 25-21

 

Armstrong Potomac def Hoopeston Area 25-8, 25-11

Sarah Porter had 7 aces

 

Effingham def Mahomet Seymour 25-19, 25-12

 

IHSA Football Latest Polls

3A

Monticello 4th

Bishop Mac 5th

St. Joe Ogden Received votes

 

2A

Maroa Forsyth 1st

Bismarck Henning 9th


1A

GCMS 2nd

Tuscola 5th

Fisher 9th

 

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s On the Sidelines, On the Road edition as we head to Garfield’s in Cissna Park. Join Austin Burkland as he will talk high school sports with Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon and  Milford/Cissna Park Football Coach Clint Schwartz. The show gets under way at 6pm.

 

Bears 24-17 win over Seahawks in Coach Matt Nagy's First

MLB

Kyle Hendricks took a shutout into the 9th inning,  Javier Baez and Kris Bryant homered as the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 5-1.

 

Kolten Wong hit the first of 4 homers and Miles Mikolas earned his 16th victory as the Cardinals beat the Braves 11-6.

NFL

The Bears defense had six sacks, a forced fumble, and a pick 6 to help lead Chicago to a 24-17 win over the Seahawks.

 

IHSA Volleyball

Tri Valley def PBL 25-14, 25-27, 25-14

 

Cissna Park def Fisher 25-20, 25-9

Sloan Boyce had 11 kills

 

Milford def Iroquois West 25-11, 25-19

Hannah Boyer had 7 kills

 

Prairie Central def Watseka 25-20, 25-20

Elly Haberkorn had 6 kills

 

GCMS def Central Clifton 25-20, 25-17

Jessica Freehill had 4 kills

 

IHSA Volleyball Tonight

Rantoul vs Mattoon

GCMS @ El Paso Gridley

Fisher @ Fieldcrest

Milford vs Schlarman

Armstrong Potomac @ Hoopeston Area

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s NASCAR Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

 

Cards Win, Cubs & White Sox Lose

MLB

The Reds beat the Cubs 2-1.

 

Adam Wainwright had 9 strikeouts and Marcell Ozuna homered as the Cardinals blanked the Dodgers 5-0.

 

The Orioles beat the White Sox 8-4.

 

NFL

Minnesota and Green Bay 29-29 OT

Indianapolis Colts def Washington Redskins 21-9

 

NASCAR

Brad Keselowski gave owner Roger Penske his 500th victory as he raced to his third consecutive Cup Series victory at Las Vegas a race that featured 12 cautions and several wrecks. Kyle larson finished second, followed by Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney.

 

IHSA Volleyball

PBL @ Tri Valley

Cissna Park vs Fisher

Iroquois West @ Milford

GCMS @ Central Clifton

 

Monday Night Football

Seattle at Chicago

 

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

Then it’s the Lovie Smith Show from 7-8.

 

Cubs Win in 10th, Week 4 IHSA Football

MLB

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Cubs needed 10 innings to add a half-game to their lead in the National League Central. Kris Bryant doubled and scored on a bunt single by Javier Baez with one out in the 10th to give the Cubs a 4-3 victory over the Nationals in Washington.

 

The Dodgers knocked off the Cardinals, 9-7

 

IHSA Volleyball

Cissna Park def PBL 20-25, 25-22, 25-13

Anna Jennings had 21 assists

 

Watseka def Momence 25-10, 25-18

Kennedy Bauer had 15 kills and 11 digs

 

Rantoul def Uni High 25-13, 25-9

Joselyn Rodriguez had 7 aces

 

Eureka def GCMS 25-9, 25-14

 

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Milford 23-25, 25-17, 25-17

 

Armstrong Potomac def Salt Fork 25-21, 25-13

Destiny Fitzsimmons had 26 digs

 

Schlarman def Hoopeston Area 25-11, 25-20

 

U-High def Mahomet Seymour 19-25, 25-11, 25-11



The PBL Panthers are 1-0 in the SVC. They travel to Seneca on Saturday to take on the Fighting Irish. PBL Football Coach Jeff Graham says winning the SVC will be a challenge.

 

 

Coach Jeff Graham goes on to talk about the type of play to expect from Seneca.

 

 

 

PBL Football Coach Jeff Graham

 

IHSA Football Week #4 tonight

Iroquois West vs Momence -Homecoming

Watseka vs Oblong

Dwight vs Central Clifton

Rantoul @ Monticello

St Joseph-Ogden vs Unity

GCMS vs Fieldcrest

Fisher @ Flanagan Cornell Woodland-Roanoke Benson

Milford/Cissna Park Bye Week

Hoopeston Area vs. Oakwood

 

Saturday

PBL @ Seneca



 

Big Ten Football Saturday

South Florida at Illinois

Troy at Nebraska

Rutgers at Kansas

Ball State at Indiana

Temple at Maryland

Kent St. at Penn State

Miami (OH) at Minnesota

SMU at Michigan

BYU at Wisconsin

Missouri at Purdue

Akron at Northwestern

Northern Iowa at Iowa

Ohio State at TCU

NFL Sunday

Minnesota at Green Bay

Indianapolis at Washington

 

Monday Night Football

Seattle at Chicago

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the St. Joe Ogden Spartans host the Unity Rockets. Our pregame begins with Austin Burkland at 6:05 in the WPXN Studios. Then we’ll send it out to Jeff Pribble and Jay Eshelman for their pregame at 6:35. Kickoff at 7pm.

 

Saturday morning on WPXN it’s On the Sidelines 7:15 until 8am. Presented by Compass Insurance Partners in Cissna Park, Paxton, and Gibson City.

 

Saturday afternoon it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers travel to take on the new SVC member in the Seneca Fighting Irish. Our pregame begins at noon with kickoff at 1pm. Jay Eshelman and Jordan Anderson will have the call of the game.

 

Then it’s  the Fighting Illini vs South Florida from Chicago Field.

 

On Sunday it’s the Monster Energy South Point 400 NASCAR Race from Las Vegas with at 1pm start time.

 

Cubs, Cards Lose, White Sox Win

MLB

The Brewers beat the Cubs 5-1.

 

The Pirates beat the Cardinals 4-3.

 

Tim Anderson’s 12th inning homerun lead the White Sox past the Royals 4-2.

 

IHSA Volleyball

St. Anne def Iroquois West 25-15, 25-16

 

St. Joe Ogden def Danville 25-21, 25-23

 

Tri Valley def Fisher 25-13, 25-8

 

 

(St. Joe -dg)-The St. Joe Ogden Spartans volleyball team has 2 wins this week after winning against PBL on Tuesday and Danville last night. St. Joe Ogden Volleyball coach Abbie McDonald says her bench is pretty deep.

 

 

St. Joe Ogden Volleyball coach Abbie McDonald

 

Cubs Have 2 Game Lead in NL Central

MLB

Victor Caratini drove in 2 runs and Jose Quintana pitched 3 hit ball into the 7th inning as the Cubs beat the Brewers 3-0.

 

Miles Mikolas pitched 7 solid innings, Tyler O’Neill hit a 3 run homerun as the Cardinals held on to beat the Pirates 11-5.

 

The Royals beat the White Sox 6-3.

 

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Ogden def PBL 25-20, 25-16

Rylee Walsh had 10 assists

 

St. Thomas More def Watseka 25-18, 25-17

 

Fieldcrest def GCMS 25-21, 25-14

 

Flanagan Cornell def Fisher 25-21, 25-11

 

Armstrong Potomac def Schlarman 25-19, 25-19

Sarah Porter had 11 kills

 

Bismarck Henning/Rossville Alvin def Hoopeston Area 25-21, 25-9

 

Mahomet Seymour def Taylorville 26-28, 25-17, 25-17

Savannah Mathews had 15 kills


 

IHSA Football Polls

3A

Monticello 5th

St. Joe Ogden Received votes

 

2A

Bismarck Henning/Rossville Alvin received votes

 

1A

GCMS 3rd

Tuscola 2nd

Fisher received votes

 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

St. Joe Ogden vs Danville

Fisher vs Tri Valley

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s On the Sidelines, On the Road edition from Murdock’s in Loda. Join Austin Burkland as he will talk with PBL Football Coach Jeff Graham and PBL Volleyball Coach Lindsay Stalowy. On the Sidelines, On the Road begins at 6pm.

 

Brewers 1 Game Back After Win Over Cubs

MLB

The Brewers beat the Cubs 3-2.

 

Matt Adams hit a 3 run homerun in the 8th inning to rally the Cardinals past the Pirates 8-7.

 

The Royals beat the White Sox 4-3.

 

IHSA Volleyball

Prairie Central def PBL 30-32, 25-16, 25-11

 

Cissna Park def Bismarck Henning/Rossville Alvin 19-25, 25-22, 25-17

Sloan Boyce had 19 kills

 

South Newton def Watseka 20-25, 25-16, 25-20, 19-25, 15-12

 

Rantoul def Georgetown Ridgefarm 25-18, 25-22

Myejoi Williams had 5 kills

 

GCMS def Iroquois West 25-9, 25-9

Jessica Freehill had 10 kills

 

Fisher def Judah Christian 25-21, 23-25, 25-18

Shelbee Owens had 17 kills

 

NASCAR

Brad Keselowski grabbed victory away from Denny Hamlin in the final laps of the Brickyard 400 yesterday. Erik Jones finished 2nd, with Hamlin 3rd, followed by Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer.



 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL vs St. Joe Ogden

GCMS vs Fieldcrest

Fisher @ Flanagan Cornell

Milford vs Georgetown Ridgefarm

Armstrong Potomac vs Schlarman

Hoopeston Area vs Bismarck Henning/Rossville Alvin

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s NASCAR Live. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

Then it’s IHSA Volleyball as the PBL Panthers host the St. Joe Ogden Spartans.

 

Aaron Rodgers Second Half Heroics Lead Packers Over Bears 24-23

NFL

Aaron Rodgers threw 3 second half touchdowns as Green Bay Packers overcame a 20 point deficit to beat the Chicago Bears 24-23.

 

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Indianapolis Colts 34-23.

 

MLB

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 5 runs in the 7th inning to beat the Tigers 5-2.

 

The Angels beat the White Sox 1-0.

 

The Cubs and Nationals were rained out.

 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL @ Prairie Central

Iroquois West @ GCMS

Rantoul vs Georgetown Ridgefarm

Fisher vs Judah Christian

Cissna Park vs Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin


 

Today on WPXN it’s Xfinity racing beginning at 8:30.

Then WPXN will have the Monster Energy race from the Brickyard in Indianapolis.

 

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

Then it’s the Lovie Smith Show from 7-8.

 

Cubs Beat Nationals in 10 Innings

MLB

David Bote had a pinch hit RBI Double and scored in the 10th inning as the Cubs beat the Nationals 6-4.

 

IHSA Volleyball

PBL def Central Clifton 25-14, 25-15

Addison Oyer had 7 kills

 

Grant Park def Cissna Park 28-26, 15-25, 25-23

 

Momence def Iroquois West 25-8, 25-20

 

Judah Christian def Rantoul 21-25, 25-22, 25-14

 

GCMS def Fisher 25-18, 25-11

Jessica Freehill had 8 kills

 

Armstrong Potomac def Milford 25-19, 25-21

Sarah Porter had 10 kills

 

Westville def Hoopeston Area 25-10, 25-21

 

Mahomet Seymour def Mount Zion 9-25, 25-18, 25-22

Savannah Mathews had 14 kills

 

The Fighting Illini is down to 3 freshman quarterbacks to back up A.J. Bush Jr. Sophomore Cam Thomas has left the Illini citing family issues.

 

IHSA Football tonight

PBL vs Iroquois West

Watseka vs Momence

Seneca vs Dwight

Central Clifton vs Westville

Rantoul vs Olympia

St Joseph-Ogden @  Bloomington Central Catholic

GCMS vs Heyworth

Fisher @ Tri-Valley

Milford/Cissna Park vs ISD

Hoopeston Area vs Bismarck Henning/Rossville Alvin

 

(Rantoul-dg)-The Rantoul Eagles are home against the Olympia Spartans tonight looking to get the first win of the season. Rantoul coaches held a leadership camp this summer for those players wanting to be a captain. Head Football Coach Tom Hess talks about being accountable on and off the field.

 

Rantoul Head Football Coach Tom Hess

 

Big Ten Football on Saturday

Western Illinois at Illinois

Western Michigan at Michigan

Duke @ Northwestern

Eastern Michigan @ Purdue

New Mexico at Wisconsin

Colorado @ Nebraska

Rutgers @ Ohio St.

Iowa St. @ Iowa

Maryland @ Bowling Green

Virginia @ Indiana

Fresno St. @ Minnesota

Penn St. @ Pittsburgh

Michigan St. @ Arizona St

NFL on Sunday

Cincinnati Bengals @ Indianapolis Colts

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Football as the PBL Panthers play host to the Iroquois West Raiders. Our pregame begins with Austin Burkland in the WPXN studios then we’ll send it out Jerry Zimmerman Field at I-57 Stadium with Jay Eshelman and Rocky Marron for their pregame at 6:35 with kickoff at 7pm.

 

Saturday morning it’s On the Sidelines from 7:15 until 8am

Then it’s Xfinity series racing with the Lilly Diabetes 250 at 12:30

 

Then it’s Fighting Illini Football as the Illinois goes for win number 2 against Western Illinois at 6:30. Pregame at 5:30.

 

On Sunday it’s the Monster Energy Big Machine Vodka 400 NASCAR race at the Brickyard from Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a noon start time.

 

Cubs Stay 4 Games Ahead of Brewers and Cardinals

MLB

Jose Quintana pitched 6 ? strong innings and Daniel Murphy homered as the Cubs beat the Brewers 6-4 and maintain 4 game lead over the Brewers and Cardinals.

 

Matt Adams homered twice as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 7-6.

 

The Tigers beat the White Sox 10-2.

 

IHSA Volleyball

St. Joe Ogden def Oakwood 25-21, 25-17


 

IHSA Football Rankings

Class 1A

3 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

2 Tuscola

 

Class 2A

 

9 El Paso-Gridley

8 Tri-Valley

Receiving votes:Bismarck-Henning, Fieldcrest

 

Class 3A

6 Monticello

 

CHICAGO (AP) — Alvin Brian "Ab" McDonald, who played 14 NHL seasons and scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1961, has died. He was 82.

 

630am

(Paxton-BA) With the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers facing off against the Iroquois West Raiders Friday night, PBL Football Coach Jeff Graham talks about the kids being the key to their success.

 

Paxton Buckley Loda Football Coach Jeff Graham

 

 Iroquois West head coach Cameron Stone talks about heart, being the strength of the Raiders team.

 

 

Iroquois West Football Coach Cameron Stone.

 

The PBL Panther Volleyball team had a tough task Tuesday night facing the St. Thomas More Sabres. The Sabres won the match 25-22 and 26-24. PBL head coach Lindsay Stalowy feels the team didn’t show up ready to play.

 

 

PBL Volleyball Coach Lindsay Stalowy

 

IHSA Volleyball tonight

PBL vs Central Clifton

Cissna Park vs Watseka

Iroquois West @ Momence

Rantoul @ Judah Christian

GCMS @ Fisher

Milford vs Armstrong Potomac

Hoopeston @ Westville

 

The NFL season kicks off tonight with the Atlanta Falcons at the Philadelphia Eagles.

 

 

Homeruns Power Cardinals over Nationals

MLB

The Brewers beat the Cubs 11-1.

 

Yadier Molina hit a Grand Slam and Marcell Ozuna homered twice as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 11-8.

 

The Tigers beat the White Sox 8-3.

 

IHSA Volleyball

St. Thomas More def PBL 25-22, 26-24

 

Cissna Park def Judah Christian 25-17, 25-19

Sloan Boyce had 12 kills

 

Kankakee Grace def Iroquois West 25-8, 25-13

 

Watseka def Hoopeston Area 25-23, 25-9

Kennedy Bauer had 11 kills

 

Flanagan Cornell def GCMS 25-9, 25-12

 

Fisher def Heyworth 25-16, 25-11

 

Armstrong Potomac def Westville 25-16, 25-16

Hope Hambleton had 13 assists

 

(Rantoul-dg)-The Rantoul Eagles Football team is looking to be competitive this year and the number of kids going out for football is growing. Head Football Coach Tom Hess says playing football in Rantoul has started to become popular.

 

 

Rantoul Football Coach Tom Hess

 

Tonight on WPXN it’s On the Sidelines, On the Road edition Live from TK’s Cheesesteaks in Rantoul. Expected interviews include Rantoul Football Coach Tom Hess and Fisher Football Coach Jake Palmer. It all starts at 6pm.

 

Cubs Lead is 5 Games in the NL Central

MLB

Javier Baez, Daniel Murphy, and Anthony Rizzo went deep in an 8-1 win over the Phillies.

 

The Reds beat the Cardinals 6-4 in 10 innings.

 

James Shields threw 6 scoreless innings, Tim Anderson and Daniel Palka each homered as the White Sox beat the Red Sox 8-0.

 

Brad Keselowski beat leader Kyle Larson out of the pits with 22 laps to go, then pulled away on a restart to win the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Joey Logano was second, followed by Larson, Kevin Harvick, and Chase Elliott.

 

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

 

Then it’s the Lovie Smith Show. Hear what the coach has to say about the win over Kent St. from 7-8.

 

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