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Gillespie is 3-0 against Lincolnwood since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Gillespie Miners are on the road again to play the Lincolnwood Lancers at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Gillespie has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Warrensburg-Latham can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They blew past the Nokomis Redskins 14-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Warrensburg-Latham also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023. For Nokomis'...

The Tri-City/Sangamon Valley/Mt Pulaski Tornadoes picked up a 10-3 win in game one of a Saturday double header against Nokomis to claim the MSM outright. Lillian Woodworth struck out 12 in 7 innings pitched while also driving in two runs. Savannah Sladek also picked up two RBIs with a two run homer.

Sangamon Valley/Tri-City can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past the Nokomis Redskins 10-3. For Sangamon Valley/Tri-City, this counts as revenge for the 4-0 defeat Nokomis walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.

Vandalia softball got its first win of the season on Friday night with a 2-1 win over Ramsey in the regular season finale for both teams. Ramsey leadoff hitter Grace Eller walked to begin the game, but the next three Rams were sat down on a strikeout and two groundouts to end the top of the first inning. The Lady Vandals wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first as leadoff hitter Madison Lupton sent the second pitch she saw over the left field fence for a solo home run and to give Vandalia a 1-0 lead. After getting their first out, the Vandals would see Ollie Whitehead reach base on a single to left field and Mady McCall walked before a double play ended the inning. The second would go by scoreless as it would be three up and three down for both the Vandals and Rams. Ramsey was again held to the minimum batters in the top of the third inning before the Vandals came to bat in the bottom half of the inning. With two outs, Bailey Denning walked and Whitehead reached base on an error. McCall followed up with a single to centerfield that Dennings scored on from second base to extend the Vandals lead to 2-0. In the top of the fourth inning, the Rams were able to get Olivia Carroll on base with a single and Macy Wright walked to put runners are first and second, but a strikeout and a groundout ended the Ramsey scoring threat. In the bottom of the fourth, the Lady Vandals got a leadoff single from Liah Hoyle, but she would be stranded after a pair of groundouts and a bunt out. Building on the previous inning, Ramsey put some offense together in the top of the fifth, with Rynn Hewitt leading the inning off with a double to left field, Melody Finley following that with a single and Kelli Cook walking to load the bases. After a strikeout and a pop out had the Rams looking at bases loaded with two outs, Carroll singled to center field to being in Hewitt and cut the Vandals lead to 2-1 with the bases still loaded. A foul pop out would end the Ramsey scoring threat, stranding three runners and ending the top of the fifth. Whitehead would reach base again on an error for the Vandals but she would be stranded on base to end the inning. Each team would again go three up, three down in the sixth inning as the Vandals continued to hold the 2-1 lead. Finley reach base on an error to lead things off for the Rams to start the seventh inning, but a line drive by Cook right at Vandalia first baseman Sierra Stewart would be caught and she doubled off Finley to put two outs on the board. A pop up by Eller to second base would be grabbed by Heather Sanchez as the Lady Vandals closed out their first win of the season. The Lady Vandals are 1-23 on the season and will begin postseason play on Monday at Litchfield at 4:30pm. Ramsey is now 4-17 on the season and will begin postseason play on Tuesday at 4:30 against Hardin (Calhoun) at Nokomis.

Www.youtube.com – WTVA 9 News – 2024-05-22 20:31:43. SUMMARY: In game one of the 1A state championship, Taylorville triumphed over Pine Grove with a 6-2 win. In the fifth inning, Brady Quinn's RBI double allowed Terry Barnes to score, putting Taylorville ahead. Trey Barnes then extended the lead with a three-run inside-the-park homer. Pitcher Ford Matthews was stellar on the mound, going six and a third innings and holding Pine Grove to just four hits, securing the victory for Taylorville.

ASSUMPTION, Ill. (WAND) - Assumption was the site for the 1A Girls Track Sectional. Plenty of local runners, jumpers and throwers secured a birth to State next week at Eastern Illinois. Check out the highlights here.

The Mulberry Grove Aces are one of four teams in the Nokomis Class 1A Regional, which will be held next week. The Aces play the host school, Nokomis, in a semifinal game Wednesday, May 15 at 4:30 p.m. The other semifinal game on May 14 is Hardin Calhoun against Ramsey.

The Nokomis Redskins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Meridian Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games. Nokomis took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home...

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Teutopolis had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Pana Panthers 8-6. The victory was nothing new for Teutopolis as they're now sitting on four straight.

After flying high against Vandalia on Monday, Pana came back down to earth. The Pana Panthers fell just short of the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Pana of the 16-9 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

ALTON - The Father McGivney Catholic baseball team continues to gear up and fine tune for its postseason campaign, taking a 10-0 win over visiting Nokomis on Monday afternoon at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Alton's Gordon Moore Park. The win put the Griffins' season mark to 27-3, among the best...

Effingham can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Taylorville Tornadoes as the Effingham Flaming Hearts made off with a 13-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Effingham as they're now sitting on seven straight. Layla McBride...

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Effingham, Taylorville was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They blew past the MacArthur Generals 8-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Taylorville also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.

The Nokomis Redskins will head out on the road to face off against the Tri-City Tornadoes at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual. Nokomis is probably headed...

The Lady Vandals scored late but couldn’t catch up to Pana in a 14-4 loss on the road on Tuesday. Vandalia allowed just one run to the Panthers in each of the first three innings, trailing 3-0 to start the fourth inning. Mady McCall would double to lead off the top of the fourth and advance to third on a groundout. Another groundout would allow McCall to score as Vandalia cut the Pana lead to 3-1. The Panthers would extend their lead out to 8-1 with five runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Lady Vandals would take advantage of a passed ball to cut it to 8-2 before a double from McCall drove in two runs to cut the score to 8-4. Pana would strong together singles in the bottom half of the inning though and pull out to a 14-4 lead to end the game by run rule. Vandalia drops to 0-23 on the season and will be at home on Tuesday, hosting Ramsey.

It was a good run, but Nokomis unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Pana Panthers by a score of 5-4. Nokomis was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pana apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.

It was a good run, but Nokomis unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins. Nokomis has struggled against Father McGivney Catholic recently, as their contest on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup. For Father McGivney Catholic's...

Here are this week’s candidates for the Trinity Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Taylorville Prime Time Performer. You can vote once every 12 hours until the polls close on Friday at 5 p.m. The winner will receive a $20 gift card to Dublin Pub. Andy Antonacci (Sacred Heart Griffin...

Taylorville came into Wednesday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs 8-6. This was a revenge contest for Taylorville, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-1 loss when these two played on Wednesday.