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Taylorville can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Riverton Hawks with a sharp 19-1 win. Taylorville's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season. GRACE ROGERS...

Ramsey softball picked up a 4-2 win at home over Neoga behind a 12 strikeout effort from pitcher Olivia Carroll on Wednesday. The game would go scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning. Macy Wright led off with a single to left field and Carroll followed with a single to left field as well. Both runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch. Bella Waggoner would then bring in Wright to score and advance Carroll to third with a single to shortstop as Ramsey grabbed a 1-0 lead. Melody Otto then came to the plate and a line drive single to right field would allow Carroll to score and Waggoner would advance to third as the Rams lead edged out to 2-0. One last run would come in for Ramsey during the inning as Waggoner scored on a passed ball and the Rams went up 3-0. Neoga would respond in the top of the fifth with a pair of runs and cut the Rams lead to 3-2. Things would get started again for the Rams in the bottom of the fifth with Wright at the plate. She, Carroll and Waggoner would draw three straight walks to load the bases. With Otto at the plat, Wright would score on a passed ball as the Rams lead was pushed to 4-2. Otto would foul off six pitches before a foul tip caught by the catcher ended the inning. Each team would remain scoreless through the sixth and seventh as the Rams would hold their lead to close out the 4-2 win. Ramsey is now 2-11 on the season and will be on the road today for an Egyptian Illini Conference game at Martinsville.

Mattoon got themselves on the board against Taylorville on Tuesday, but Taylorville never followed suit. They blew past the Taylorville Tornadoes 11-0. That's two games straight that Mattoon has won by exactly 11 runs. Not much got past Hanna Griffin, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten...

Trae Cotner (3:44) joins this week to discuss the upcoming City track meets and the girls conference meet at Memorial Stadium and Ray Ramsey track on the North side. Cotner also talks coaching, running and his running streak of over four years. DP discusses what’s coming up on #Channel1450.

The Greenville High School varsity softball team travelled to Hillsboro recently and recorded a 10-5 triumph. The Lady Comets found themselves behind, 5-0, then battled back for the win. Haylee Clark was the hitting star, smacking a grand slam homer and going four-for-four at the plate. Zoee Englert, Emma Bingham,...

Nokomis waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Auburn Trojans. That's two games straight that Nokomis has won by just one run. For Auburn's part,...

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg is 5-0 against Nokomis since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will head out on the road to face off against the Nokomis Redskins at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

The Vandals split a Monday doubleheader with Pana, dropping the first game 8-7, before bouncing back for 9-6 win in the second game. In the first game, the Vandals would get down 2-0 before putting their first run on the board in the bottom of the third to cut Pana’s lead to 2-1. After the Panthers put up three runs in the top of the fifth to extend their lead to 5-1, the Vandals matched that in the bottom of the fifth with three runs of their own to pull back within a run, 5-4. A 2-run top of the sixth for Pana pushed their lead to 7-4 and again the Vandals would close the gap back up, this time tying the game up at 7-7 in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings. Pana would put one run across the plate for 8-7 lead in the opt of the eighth and Vandalia was unable to match that in the bottom of the inning to suffer the 8-7 loss.

Late offense got Altamont a 3-2 win over Nokomis in a Monday evening pitcher’s duel. Altamont starter Ethan Robbins would go the first five and a third innings, allowing two runs to Nokomis on just three hits, while the Indians would be held scoreless across the first six innings and would trail 2-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh. With just three outs to go, the Indians got to work after a leadoff groundout as Nate Stuemke would single and advance to second on a groundout. With two outs, Keegan Schultz drew a walk and Dillan Elam singled to bring in Altamont’s first run of the game as Stuemke scored. Then in fitting fashion, after battling on the mound, Robbins singled to left field to bring in Schultz and Elam for the walk-off, 3-2 win. Altamont improves to 16-6 on the season and will go on the road on Thursday to take on North Clay.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City softball grabbed an early lead and held it throughout the game to beat Ramsey in Egyptian Illini Conference action on Monday. The Bobcats put up five runs in the bottom of the first inning for a 5-0 lead before Ramsey would respond with three runs in the top of the second inning to cut the Bobcats lead to 5-3. Each team would be held scoreless over their next two at bats before CHBC broke into the scoring column again with a run in the bottom of the fourth to edge their lead to 6-3. Ramsey would get one more run across in the top of the fifth inning and CHBC would match it in the bottom of the fifth as the Bobcats led the Rams 7-4 at the end of the inning. Each team would remain scoreless for the remainder of the game as CHBC held their lead to take the 7-4 win. CHBC is now 3-11 on the season and will take on Dieterich at home today. Ramsey is 1-11 on the season and will be on the road today at Odin.

Nokomis waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Lincolnwood Lancers out 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Nokomis, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. For Lincolnwood's part, Jonah Elvidge put in work while hitting...

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. Ava Bobb (Glenwood Softball) The...

Taylorville is 1-7 against Rochester since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Taylorville Tornadoes will head out on the road to take on the Rochester Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Taylorville is is headed into Monday's contest looking for...

Both Tim Kratochvil and Ray Ramsey were honored at separate ceremonies on Saturday. Here's how they left an indelible mark in the area: Tim Kratochvil Tim Kratochvil forged a legacy not just as the superintendent of Pawnee schools but also athletics that extended to other communities in Taylorville and Carbondale. ...

Please plan to attend a meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in the Assumption cafeteria at 4:00 pm for all students interested in Boys Golf for the 2024-2025 school year. New parents are welcome to attend.Visit here for more details.