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SPORTS Archives for 2026-05

Fighting Illini freshman pitcher Aidan Flinn named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week

MLB

Cubs, Cards and Sox were off

 

IHSA Baseball

PBL def GCMS 8-7

Lincoln def Rantoul 3-2

Iroquois West def Salt Fork 7-2

Armstrong Potomac def Hoopeston Area 2-0

 

IHSA Softball

Centennial def PBL 14-1

LeRoy def Rantoul 10-0

Salt Fork def Iroquois West 13-3

Eureka def GCMS 16-0

Fisher def Blue Ridge 13-0

Hoopeston Area def Armstrong Potomac 8-6

Milford def Watseka 11-1

Unity def Charleston 9-7

Mahomet Seymour def Effingham 5-2

Effingham def Mahomet Seymour 10-0

 

 

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Fighting Illini freshman pitcher Aidan Flinn was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time in his career, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon. Flinn fired five scoreless frames while striking out five and allowing only one hit in Illinois' 4-3 win over Northwestern on Saturday night. The Mokena, Illinois, native allowed only two baserunners across his five innings of work. He retired the final nine batters he faced, including back-to-back 1-2-3 innings in the fourth and fifth.


(Dover–jc)  It’s the Nascar All Star race this weekend in Dover Delaware. One Cup driver says it’s always a tough stretch of races this time of year and he has one advantage, his relationship with his crew chief Rudy Fugle. Nascar Driver William Byron explains…

 
 
 

Nascar Cup Series Driver William Byron

The all start race airs at 11am on Sunday

 

(St Joe–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartans baseball team is rolling along with wins as we head into the last days of the regular season. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley says he has a veteran lineup…

 
 
 

St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley

 

U of I

Women’s Golf

University of Illinois women’s golf team is NCAA Regional Competition at Stanford California

 

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves 6:15pm

St. Louis Cardinals at Athletics 8:40pm

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox 6:40pm

 

Shane van Gisbergen wins at Watkins Glen

MLB

Texas Rangers def Chicago Cubs 3-0

San Diego Padres def St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 10 innings

Chicago White Sox def Seattle Mariners 2-1

 

(Watkins Glen–jc)  The Nascar racing was at Watkins Glen New York on Sunday. The Motor Racing Network has the details…

 
 
 

(Milford–jc) With a D-1 player on their roster, the Milford Cissna Park Bearcats softball team has to make some adjustments. Milford Cissna Park Softball Coach Allyssa Morefield says Senior Addison Lucht is set to play softball for the Big 10’s Northwestern University next year, but now teams try to pitch around the senior…

 

Milford Cissna Park Softball Coach Allyssa Morefield

 

(Paxton–jc)  The IHSA Baseball Regionals are coming soon and teams continue to try and play their best baseball this month. The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers have seen positive days including wins in the Illini Prairie Conference against Monticello and St Thomas More. Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr talks about being the best you can be,  come regional time…

 
 

Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr

The Panthers take on Ford County rival Gibson City Melvin Sibley today. 

 

(St Joseph–jc)  One area athlete is set to sign to a major football program later this morning. St Joe Ogden offensive lineman  Cam Wagner will make the announcement just afternoon noon today at the high school. An ESPN program is hosting the announcement at St Joe Ogden High School. He is a junior at St Joe Ogden and in the recruitment class of 20-27 . Congratulations Cam on your future.

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois football team will play in primetime on Friday nights against Nebraska (Nov. 6) and UCLA (Nov. 13) as part of the FOX College Football Friday package, the Big Ten and FOX announced Friday. 

Limited Fighting Illini season tickets are available at FightingIllini.com. With momentum continuing to build around the program, Illinois' on-field success has led to historic crowds at Gies Memorial Stadium, and remaining tickets are expected to sell quickly. For more information visit the 2026 Season Tickets Central page.

 

Cubs and Cards win

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Cincinnati Reds 8-3

St. Louis Cardinals def San Diego Padres 2-1

Sox were off

 

IHSA Softball

Pontiac def PBL 10-0

Unity def Rantoul 6-0

Fisher def Fieldcrest 12-0

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 8-4

Bloomington Central Catholic def St. Thomas More 7-1

 

IHSA Baseball

Pontiac def PBL 9-7

Unity def Rantoul 8-4

Fieldcrest def Fisher 15-2

Hoopeston Area def Watseka 16-4

Mahomet Seymour def Charleston 5-3


(Champaign–jc)   Illinois soccer head coach Katie Hultin announced the addition of transfer Kylie Marschall of Ashburn, Virginia to the roster for the 2026 season on Thursday. Marschall is set to join the Illini as a senior after three seasons at Virginia Tech.

 

(St Joe–jc)  – the St Joe Ogden baseball team is 23 and 2 on the year. One reason is a plethora of starting pitchers. St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley says it starts with two seniors who will be playing collegiate ball next year…

 

St Joe Ogden Baseball Coach Josh Haley

 

 

(Watkins Glen–jc)  The Road course race for the Nascar Cup series is a longer race this year. Nascar Cup Series Driver Kyle Busch talks about strategy for Sunday at Watkins Glen New York…

 

Nascar Cup Series Driver Kyle Busch

The race airs live on Sunday starting at 1-pm

 

Baseball

The University of Illinois baseball team starts a weekend series against Northwestern University at Illinois Field. Tonight's first pitch is 6pm The series continues Saturday and Sunday

 

Men’s Tennis

The University of Illinois Tennis Team is in the final 16 of the NCAA tournament today. The Illini take on number 3 Ohio State. Today’s match starts at 3-30 this afternoon

 

Track and Field

Both the men’s and women’s track teams are home today with the  Illini Tune Up event. The meet starts for both at 11 this morning

 

MLB

Chicago Cubs at Texas Rangers 7:05pm

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres 8:45pm

Seattle Mariners at Chicago White Sox 6:40pm

 

Saturday morning 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 its the O'Reilly Auto Parts Mission 200 from the Glen from Watkins Glen with a 2pm start time

 

On Sunday its the NASCAR Cup  Series race Go Bowling at The Glen from Watkins Glen with a  1pm start time.

 

Cubs win, Sox lose

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Cincinnati Reds 3-2 10 innings

LA Angels def Chicago White Sox 4-3

St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers were postponed

 

IHSA Softball

Bishop Mac def Mahomet Seymour 18-4

 

IHSA Baseball

Eureka def Prairie Central 12-3

 

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(Champaign–jc)  Fighting Illini junior golfer Max Herendeen has been selected to compete in the 2026 Arnold Palmer Cup as part of Team USA, it was announced Tuesday evening live on Golf Channel. Herendeen will make his second consecutive appearance at the prestigious Ryder Cup-style event.  Team USA takes on Team International at Tralee Golf Links in West Barrow, Ireland, July 3-5.

 

(New York–jc)  They are changing the re-start zones for the Nascar Cup Series race at Watkins Glen this weekend. Nascar Cup series Driver Ryan Blaney reacts to those changes…

 
 

Nascar Cup Series Driver Ryan Blaney

 

(Paxton–jc) It’s May and the IHSA Regionals are coming soon. The wins are few for the Paxton Buckley Loda Lady Panthers, but the effort has been there all season. Paxton Buckley Loda Softball Coach Cassie Sprout talks about effort…

 
 
 

Paxton Buckley Loda Softball Coach Cassie Sprout

The Lady Panthers are on the road today at Tri Valley in Downs.

 

U of I Spots

Baseball

6-30pm U of I vs Bradley at Illinois Field in Champaign

 

Tennis

U of  I Men’s Tennis team is in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday

The Match against number 3 ranked Ohio State starts at 3=30 on Friday afternoon in Columbus Ohio

 

MLB

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs 6:40pm

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 12:15pm

Chicago White Sox at LA Angels 3:07pm

 

Cubs, Cards and Sox win

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Cincinnati Reds 5-4

St. Louis Cardinals def Milwaukee Brewers 6-3

Chicago White Sox def LA Angels 6-0

 

IHSA Baseball

PBL def Monticello 9-7

Milford def Iroquois West 15-1

Fisher def El Paso Gridley 18-5

Armstrong Potomac def Oakwood 2-1

Unity def St. Joe Ogden 5-2

Pontiac def St. Thomas More 14-3

Prairie Central def Bloomington Central Catholic 11-1

 

IHSA Softball

Monticello def PBL 15-0

 

 

(Paxton–jc) Playing good baseball each game is the goal for May baseball for area teams. For the Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda there have been times of consistency and competition says Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr…

 
 

Paxton Buckley Loda Baseball Coach Brock Niebuhr.

The Panthers are at Westville this afternoon. 

 

 

(Gilman–jc) It’s May and that means striving to string wins together as the IHSA regionals are in the near future. Iroquois West Softball Coach Matt Honeycutt says they are 8 and 10 on the year. Coach Honeycutt gives us a view of his starting infield…

 
 


 

Iroquois West Softball Coach Matt Honeycutt

The lady Raiders are at St Anne on Wednesday

 

MLB

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs 6:40pm

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 6:45pm

Chicago white Sox at LA Angels 8:38pm

 

Chase Elliott wins at Texas

MLB

Chicago Cubs def Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4

LA Dodgers def St. Louis Cardinals 4-1

San Diego Padres def Chicago White Sox 4-3

 

NASACAR

Chase Elliott stayed ahead of Denny Hamlin for the closing four laps after a final restart to win at Texas on Sunday, his second victory of the season and 23rd of his career. Alex Bowman finished third, followed by Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher. 

 

(Armstrong–jc)  The Armstrong Potomac Trojan baseball team is 13 and 2 on the season. They are in the top of the Vermilion Valley Conference. Armstrong Potomac baseball Coach Tom Wolken talks about the continued strength of the pitching staff…

 

Armstrong Potomac Baseball Coach Tom Wolken

The Trojans are at Oakwood for a conference game at 4-30 today. 

 

(Milford–jc)  – The Milford C-P girls track team has several busy athletes. They include a set of sisters in the same events Milford C-P Girls Track and Field Coach Jan Lavicka talks about the sisters pushing each other to get better…

 
 
 

Milford Cissna Park Track Coach Jan Lavicka

 

MLB

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs 6:40pm

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 6:45pm

Chicago White Sox at LA Angels 8:38pm.

 

Cards win

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals def Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5

Cubs and Sox were off

 

IHSA Softball

St. Thomas More def PBL 12-2

Rantoul def Monticello 2-0

Villa Grove def Fisher 9-5

Pontiac def Prairie Central 11-1

Watseka def Hoopeston Area 11-1

 

IHSA Baseball

PBL def St. Thomas More 10-0

Monticello def Rantoul 9-4

Hoopeston Area def Cissna Park 7-6

Unity def Bloomington Central Catholic 4-0

Champaign Central def Milford 11-2

 

(Gilman–jc)  The Iroquois West Lady Raiders softball team is 7 and 10 on the year. 

Iroquois West Softball Coach Matt Honeycutt looks at one of his pitchers in Autumn Miller and “trusting the process”...

 
 

Iroquois West Softball Coach Matt Honeycutt

The lady raiders are at Armstrong Potomac this afternoon

 

(Texas–jc)  The Nascar Cup Series heads to Texas MotorSpeedway this weekend. Nascar Cup Series Driver  Joey Logano takes a look at the track in Texas…

 
 
 

Nascar Cup Series Driver Joey Logano

 

The race airs live on Sunday starting at 1-30pm

 

MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs 1:20pm

LA Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals 7:15pm

Chicago White Sox at San Diego Padres 8:40pm


Saturday morning 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.


Then it's our Live Action Auction starting at 8am.

 

Saturday its the O'Reilly Auto Parts Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 race from Texas Motor Speedway with a 2:30pm start time

 

On Sunday its the NASCAR Cup  Series race Wurth 400 from Texas with a  1:30pm start time.

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