The Millikin softball team won two games at the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament on April 13 in Bloomington. The Big Blue defeated Wisconsin Eau Claire 6-0 and the University of Chicago 7-6. Tuesday, April 16, 2019
TAYLORVILLE — The Thursday men’s Fraternal league continued play last night. Several of the three-way ties were broken, but a few ties still remain on the leaderboard. The results were as follows: Friday, April 5, 2019
TAYLORVILLE — On Sunday, the Chapel Hill Express basketball team will take on current THS seniors Nick and Jack Livingston and Brandon Odam, as well as THS graduates Blake Heimsness, Grant Livingston, and other players in a basketball game to raise money for the veterans in Taylorville. Friday, April 5, 2019
The Meridian Hawks had five runs in the third inning and one in the fourth, before the Raiders answered with one in the sixth and one in the seventh as they were defeated 6-2 to open conference play. Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The 23 ranked Millikin University softball team extended its winning streak to 13 straight games with a doubleheader sweep of Greenville University on March 21 in Greenville, Illinois. After posting back-to-back 9-3 wins over the Panthers, the Big Blue are now 14-2 on the season. Tuesday, March 26, 2019
CHRISTIAN COUNTY — Some of the most popular golf videos on YouTube involve either going around and playing fancy course, or finding out what clubs tour pros and amateurs are using in their bags this year. Saturday, March 23, 2019
Warmer weather sends scores of golfers to their favorite courses each and every day. Golf is a challenging pastime, but a few pointers can help golfers hone their short games, long games and everything in between. Saturday, March 23, 2019
Six girls from Christian County girls basketball teams were named to their respective all-conference teams this past season: Natalie Snyder was given first-team all-Apollo honors for the Tornadoes, Shania Schoonover was named to the all-SCC first-team and Maddie Ashcraft was named to the second-team, and Channing Reed was a unanimous first-team all-CIC selection with Haylee Virden and Channing Collins getting second-team honors. Reed was also named third-team all-state while Schoonover was an all-state special mention. Thursday, March 14, 2019
The Millikin softball team opened its 2019 season by splitting a pair of games at the Tucson Softball Invitational on March 8 in Tucson, Arizona. The Big Blue won its season opener 9-0 over Brevard College and then lost to Baldwin Wallace University 2-0. Tuesday, March 12, 2019
The CCYMCA Predators traveled to Bloomington last Saturday to compete in the Illini Jr. District Championships. This event gives swimmers 14 and under the opportunity to qualify for the District Championships if they haven’t already met the time for their event. The results were as follows: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
TAYLORVILLE — Thursday’s men’s fraternal league was back in action last night. Yard Heating and Cooling finished in first, Taylorville Moose was second, Jandi Services, Y-Zoe’s, and T’Ville KC were tied for third, Wendy’s and Andy’s Market were tied for sixth, Lumb Restorations was eighth, Olde Bowl was ninth, CTI Fiber was 10, Solid 9 Pro Shop was 11, and T’Ville KC II was 12. Friday, February 22, 2019
Millikin University’s new $5 million baseball stadium in central Illinois won’t be complete in time for the 2019 season due to weather delays. Thursday, February 14, 2019
RAYMOND — Sometimes in sports, the emphasis is put on the task ahead: finish the sprint, compete in a drill, win the game. Sometimes, the emphasis goes beyond the task at hand and transcends the fact that two teams are even competing with one another. Saturday, February 9, 2019
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — In celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Illinois College will host its second annual Sport Skills Camp on Saturday, February 16. Friday, February 8, 2019
There’s an old saying that says that it isn’t about how someone starts something, it’s about how they finish. That saying rang true for the Lincolnwood Lancers on Saturday. After the game started with them scoring just five points in the first quarter while the Storm had 11, but the Lancers bounced back and scored 28 points in the second half to win 43-32. Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The Lincolnwood Lancers were down 24-14 at halftime, but have been a second-half team for a majority of their contests this season: in Carlinville when they faced off against Litchfield, the comeback began in the second half, just a few days ago against Nokomis in Morrisonville, the comeback began in the second-half, and on Tuesday night in Raymond, the second-half was where the Lancers were able to finish the 49-39 victory over Ramsey. Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The Christian County YMCA Predators traveled to Danville, IL on Saturday, January 26, 2019 to compete at the Super Swim Invite held at the Danville Family YMCA. The swimmers and coaches paraded around the pool deck in their superhero/villain/princess outfits during the “Super” Parade. The results from the meet are as follows: Tuesday, January 29, 2019
After the Friday and Saturday Mohawk Classic games were cancelled due to the weather, last Wednesday and last night were used to make up the games that were cancelled. Edinburg and Lincolnwood wrapped up their tournament on Wednesday night, as Edinburg fell to Vandalia 79-32 and Lincolnwood fell to Nokomis 57-37. Thursday, January 24, 2019
The Christian County YMCA Predators competed against 500 other swimmers in the annual 3-day Snowball Classic Swim Meet at the Kerasota’s YMCA. The Predators team consisted of 17 swimmers who achieved more than 40 new personal best times! Wednesday, January 23, 2019
The Illini Travel bowling league got moved back a week, after the road conditions pushed them back. Nonetheless, Solid 9 Pro Shot held their lead at the end of play on Sunday. They were followed by Town Pump Bowl, No One Knows, Broken Wrench Garage, Tuley’s Family Barber Shop, Olde Bowl, Boston Heating & Cooling, and Crappie Slayers. Tuesday, January 22, 2019
After falling behind 24-20 at halftime and 37-30 after the third quarter, the Lincolnwood Lancers battled back for 25 points in the final quarter and then five more in overtime to top the Tri-City Tornadoes 60-57 on Friday. Saturday, January 19, 2019
