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St. Elmo-Brownstown and Neoga combined for 27 hits in a big offensive battle as the Eagles topped the Indians 13-11 in eight innings in the second consolation semifinal game of the National Trail Conference softball tournament on Wednesday. SEB was able to put a run across the plate in the first inning for a 1-0 lead. Neoga would answer in the bottom of the first and tie the game up 1-1 and then take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second, but five runs from the Eagles in the top of the third inning would swing the game’s momentum. Daisy Chandler led the inning off with a bunt single followed by a double by Jayna Ireland to put two runners in scoring position. Chandler would score on a wild pitch and Ireland advanced to third and then scored on a single by Taylor Claycomb as SEB took the lead back, 3-2. A single from Macey Sapp and a walk from Alivia Claycomb loaded the bases before T. Claycomb scored when Dezarae Morlan grounded into a fielder’s choice. Leading 4-2, SEB would get another run in on a wild pitch and then a ground out from Kelly Moss would score Morlan to put SEB up 6-2. Neoga got one run back in the bottom of the third to cut it to 6-3, but the Eagles offense kept working in the top of the fourth. A leadoff double from Ireland and a walk from T. Claycomb put runners at the corners before a double from Sapp brought Ireland in and edged the Eagles lead to 7-3. After two outs, SEB scored on a passed ball and then a fielder’s choice allowed a second run to come in as the Eagles went up 9-3. Neoga would put up a run in the fifth to cut it to 9-4, but then after holding SEB scoreless in the top of the sixth, would put up 6 runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game and then take the lead, 10-9. SEB kept battling in the seventh, as Dayana Haslett singled to lead off the inning. After one out, Ireland was intentionally walked followed by T. Claycomb drawing a walk to load the bases. A bout from Sapp scored Haslett, but Ireland was thrown out advancing home. The damage was done by the Eagles though as they tied the game up, 10-10. Neoga was unable to score in the bottom half of the inning sending the game into extra innings. SEB got things moving again right from the opening of the eighth inning, as Leila Wright drew a walk and Moss singled to put runners at first and second. D. Haslett reached base on a dropped third strike and with the bases loaded, Chandler drew a walk to bring a run in and give SEB the 11-10 lead. With the bases loaded, Neoga could not put Ireland on intentionally this time around and Ireland took advantage of that, driving a double to left field, scoring Camila Haslett and D. Haslett and pushing SEB’s lead to 13-10. The Eagles would put another baserunner on via walk, but a pair of outs pop fly outs ended the half inning. The Eagles would allow Neoga to score one run in the bottom of the eighth, but SEB held on to claim the 13-11 win. SEB moves to 2-13 on the season and will play in the Consolation Championship or Fifth Place game of the NTC Tournament on Friday at 4:15pm against Dieterich.

With a playoff game on the line, LeRoy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Okaw Valley Timberwolves onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for LeRoy who now have three in a row. LeRoy's victory bumped their record up...

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City saw their current win streak end at four after falling to North Clay at home, 11-6, on Thursday. The Bobcats would get out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning and after the Cardinals would tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the third, CHBC then put two more runs across the plate in the bottom of the third to retake the lead, 3-1. North Clay put together an offensive run in the to of the fourth, scoring five runs for a 6-3 lead over the Bobcats. That lead would hold as the fifth and sixth would be scoreless for both team, but North Clay got things moving again in the top of the seventh, again scoring five runs to extend their lead to 11-3. CHBC would try to respond in the bottom of the seventh, but was only able to score three runs to close it to 11-6 and would fall short to the Cardinals. CHBC moves to 8-11 on the season and gets right back into action today on the road at Windsor/Stew-Stras.

LAKE SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (WICS) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Friends of Lake Shelbyville are hosting the Loop Lake Shelbyville bike ride on Saturday, June 8th. All rides will start from the Lake Shelbyville Visitor and will have the option to choose a 30-mile, 48-mile or a 65-mile ride.

A 3D archery range is now available for public use at Hidden Springs State Forest near Strasburg in Shelby County thanks to assistance from students at Stewardson-Strasburg High School. The archery range has 22 targets with more to come. It’s available for use during normal park hours seven days a...

Neoga fell victim to Newton and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Newton Eagles. The loss continues a trend for Neoga in their matchups with Newton: they've now lost six in a row. Neoga got a good showing from Malik Coy, who pitched an inning...

Neoga hosts St. Anthony, South Central goes to Salem, Cumberland vs. St. Teresa, CH/BC against Brownstown/St. Elmo, Shelbyville takes on Central A&M, Arcola battles Farmer City/Blue Ridge, Okaw Valley faces LeRoy, Pana hosts Nokomis, Tuscola @ Monticello, Paris plays Mount Carmel. College Baseball:. Lake Land is at Heartland (10am) High...

CONCORD, NC (May 1, 2024) – The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota returns to Missouri and Illinois for a three-day weekend to cap off May and kick-start June. Spanning Thursday through Saturday, the Series will visit Doe Run Raceway (Doe Run, MO) on May 30, Coles County Speedway (Mattoon, IL) on May 31 and Wayne County Speedway (Wayne City, IL) on June 1.

Max Meinhart who started the Lawrenceville game for the Eagles let up 5 hits and 2 earned runs over six innings as the Eagles defeated a very solid Lawrenceville Indians team. Gus Bierman came in relief of Max in the 7th inning and pitched two innings of no run ball with 3 strikeouts and 0 walks. The game was tied at 0-0 until the 5th when Lawrenceville player Emery Ivers doubled, scoring two. The Eagles tied the game up in the bottom of the 6th thanks to a groundout rbi for Peyton Harris and a Lawrenceville error. The game went into extra innings where Gus Bierman doubled in the bottom of the 8th scoring two runs and winning the game for the Eagles.

Neoga hosts St. Anthony, South Central goes to Salem, Cumberland vs. St. Teresa, CH/BC against Brownstown/St. Elmo, Shelbyville takes on Central A&M, Arcola battles Farmer City/Blue Ridge, Okaw Valley faces LeRoy, Pana hosts Nokomis, Tuscola @ Monticello, Paris plays Mount Carmel. College Baseball:. Lake Land is at Heartland (10am) High...

We will have our WKRV/I70sports.com Game of the Week today. The Cowden-Herrick Beecher City Bobcats will host the Brownstown-St. Elmo Bombers today. Game time will be 4:30 pm. We will have the game for you on 107.1 FM WKRV, available streaming at www.vandaliaradio.com and on the Vandalia Radio App.

Neoga fell victim to Arcola and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Arcola Purple Riders. Neoga was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Arcola apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.

The Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dieterich Movin Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's hitters might be in the hot...

Playing at home Monday, the Greenville High School boys tennis team defeated Shelbyville 9-0. Singles winners included Aidan Andris, Ivan Powell, Carter Manhart, Camden Walker, Tayshaun Wells and Fletcher Blunt. Grabbing wins in doubles action were the Comet pairs of Powell and Andrew Martin, Andris and Manhart, and Isaiah Sussenbach...

The Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brownstown/St. Elmo Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance...

The Sullivan High School - Sullivan softball team will have a game with Monticello High School on April 30, 2024, 16:25:00 CST.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Friends of Lake Shelbyville are excited to be hosting the Loop Lake Shelbyville bike ride on Saturday, June 8th, 2024. All rides will start from the Lake Shelbyville Visitor and will include options for a 30 mile, 48 mile or a 65 mile ride. Proceeds for the ride will benefit the Friends of Lake Shelbyville (FOLS). The FOLS provides education, historical interpretation, recreational and environmental improvements at Lake Shelbyville.

The Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. On Thursday, Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] came up short against Sullivan and fell 5-1.