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Photo Gallery |St. Joseph-Ogden stays undefeated, knocks off Carterville at home
St. Joseph-Ogden quarterback Kodey McKinney dives into the end zone to score a touchdown. McKinney carried the ball 12 times, scoring two touchdowns. The Spartans went on to defeat the visiting Lions, 26-20. Below are more moments from the SJO's fifth win of the season. Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks ...
Illini’s major sports continue to elevate under Whitman’s watch: ‘Doesn't mean that we've arrived’
The last time the three most-visible Illinois Fighting Illini sports were all ranked at the same time was early January 2000. Illini football was ranked No. 24 after winning the MicronPC Bowl under Ron Turner, Illinois men's basketball was ranked No. 19 in what would be its final season under Lon Kruger and Illinois women's basketball was ranked No. 15 on its way to an NCAA Tournament appearance under Theresa Grentz.
Cornhuskers cruise past Illini at Huff Hall
Oct. 4—Close Illinois Brooke Mosher (22) dives for a ball in a NCAA match at Huff Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. * Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette * * * * * * * Copy article link * addasset json 96272ee6-81f6-11ef-b63b-239e1979e488 editorial true images Save Illinois Cari Bohm (11) and Illinois Raina Terry (12) watch the ball they blocked fall on the other side of the net for a ...
Kerr wins WCIA 3 Athlete of the Week
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – From the outside looking in, Addison Kerr might be a bit of an unsung hero for the St. Thomas More volleyball program. Kerr, who recently surpassed 1,000 career kills, doesn’t always get the ‘highlight reel’ attention of her outside hitters but those inside the Sabers program are well aware of the […]
Good spin for Tigers, Urbana tennis team downs St. Joseph at home
Lillian Hall hits the ball back over the next during her match at #2 singles against St.Joseph-Ogden's Madison Clampitt. Hall, a senior, defeated Clampitt, 6-3 , 6-7, 7-4. Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks URBANA - The Urbana tennis team won five singles matches and all three doubles contests to defeat St. Joseph-Ogden at home Monday. The Tigers were dominant on all nine courts, winning the dual match 8-1. All but one of the four matches decided by a third-set tiebreaker ended in Urbana's favor. Lillian Hall won the first set 6-3 and dropped the second set 7-6 in her match at No. 2...
Illinois Fighting Illini Fall 21-7 To Penn State Nittany Lions
The Illinois Fighting Illini fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions 21-7 Saturday night. The Illini were able to keep the game competitive and within a score for most of the game, exceeding expectations for the underdog Illinois team heading into "Happy Valley" in a whiteout. The final score of the game for the Nittany Lions gave them a sound edge in their first Big Ten matchup of the season and set them up for the rest of the year as a top ten squad in the country and a preeminent contender in the Big Ten.
Illini Inquirer Podcast Ep. 869 | Illini basketball Big Ten Media Day takeaways
Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper and Joey Wagner discuss takeaways from Illinois basketball at Big Ten Media Days. They discuss Illinois not running from expectations, the depth on the team, the top-level talent on the roster and head coach Brad Underwood still wanting to see more defensively. Wagner also discusses the expectations for the women's basketball team, which returns four starters and five expected starters from last season's WBIT championship team.
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