RANTOUL —In baseball the outcome of a game can be determined with one swing.
FISHER —It didn’t matter that Taylor May was 0-4 in her first four at bats for the Fisher Bunnies, because her final at bat would decide the outcome of the game.
ARMSTRONG — Armstrong-Potomac senior Sarah Porter will be taking her volleyball career to Millikin University in Decatur after she signed a letter of intent on Thursday.
RANTOUL — The Rantoul Eagles (7-6) softball team had no way to answer to the Olympia Spartans on Thursday. The Eagles were held scoreless at home by the Spartans 9-0.
SPRINGFIELD — The Rantoul High School boys track team wasn’t in full force at the Capital City Classic meet in Springfield on Saturday.
Two Rantoul Lady Eagles won at the Unity Invitational on Friday night. Another was close to a victory.
FISHER — Fisher’s Dalton Burk finished in first place in both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the Mens Invite on Thursday at Fisher High School. Burk’s final time for the 100-meter was 10.96 seconds and 23.18 seconds in the 200-meter.
POTOMAC — The Armstrong-Potomac softball team’s game against Georgetown-Ridge Farm will be one the team will want to forget.
Editor's note: The original article said that the Rantoul Eagles finished third in the Rantoul Invite when they actually finished second. The Rantoul Press deeply regrets this error.
TUSCOLA — Adam Crites will remember Friday’s win against the Sullivan Redskins for a long time.
FISHER — The Fisher softball team couldn’t have asked for a better week in terms of performances.
RANTOUL — The Rantoul Eagles softball team started off the first couple of innings strong, but couldn’t pull out the win at home against the U-High Pioneers Saturday.
FISHER — The Fisher High School baseball team has been having a tough season, considering it is still without a win.
FISHER — The rain didn’t stop the Fisher girls track team from competing in its first outdoor meet on Thursday.
RANTOUL — The Rantoul Eagles baseball team went to Alabama to participate in the 2019 Gulf Shores High School baseball tournament over the spring break. The tournament included over 40 high school baseball teams from all around the country.
POTOMAC — It was the bottom of the seventh inning. The bases were loaded for the Armstrong-Potomac Trojans softball team, who were down against the Hoopeston Cornjerkers 8-6 on Friday.
RANTOUL — This Friday there will be a 5K run and walk race and a 1K kids fun run at Rantoul Township High School. The 5K will start at 5:45 p.m. and afterward the 1K will start at 7 p.m.
PONTIAC — The Rantoul Eagles softball team had no trouble in their game against the Armstrong-Potomac Trojans on Thursday with an 11-0 win.
RANTOUL — As the outdoor track season begins with the Rantoul Invite on Saturday at the Roger Quinlan Track and Field Complex, that means indoor season is officially over for the Rantoul Township High School boys track team.
FISHER — The Fisher High School Bunnies baseball team found itself down early, but fought back on its own field against the Armstrong-Potomac Trojans on Wednesday, coming up short at the end.
SANFORD — The Ostrander Soap Box Derby Racing Team recently participated in their 1000th Soap Box Derby race on the 9th of March, 2019 in Sanford, Florida.
PAXTON — After 12 years as Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School’s head football coach, it was hard for Jeff Graham to envision working anywhere else this upcoming fall. Then the opportunity to work in the dual capacity of superintendent/principal at Ludlow Grade School came up, and he had his off…
BLOOMINGTON — The sound of Rantoul Township High School indoor school track records breaking could almost be heard in Rantoul. On both the boys and the girls level. All the way from Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center in Bloomington.
RANTOUL — The Rantoul Eagles and Fisher Bunnies softball game got off to a quiet and slow start.No runs were scored in the first two innings. Both teams struggled to put the ball in play, leaving runners stranded on the bases.Fisher strikes first
RANTOUL — The Rantoul Eagles baseball team did not let an inning go to waste when it came to scoring on Thursday against Decatur Eisenhower Panthers. The Eagles defeated the Panthers in just five innings, 11-1. The game ended early, because of the 10-run rule.
FISHER — Lucas Chittick has been having quite the year on the Fisher High School boys track team, to say the least.Chittick finished second in the 3200-meter race at Saturday’s Illinois Prep Top Times Class AA Meet.Chittick finished with a time of 9:35, beating his previous record (9:52) for…
FISHER — The Fisher High School baseball team got off to a good start in its game against the Oakwood Comets, but just couldn’t finish in the end on Thursday. The Bunnies scored the game’s first two runs in the third inning with a two-run single by Tyler Martin. Fisher starting pitcher Cole …
News-Gazette's All Area Boys Basketball at the State Farm Center on Sunday, March 17, 2019.
Almost 250 high school athletes showed up at the News-Gazette photo studio for the Faces of Spring 2019 photo shoot.
Almost 250 high school athletes showed up at the News-Gazette photo studio for the Faces of Spring 2019 photo shoot.
Almost 250 high school athletes showed up at the News-Gazette photo studio for the Faces of Spring 2019 photo shoot.
Almost 250 high school athletes showed up at the News-Gazette photo studio for the Faces of Spring 2019 photo shoot.
CHAMPAIGN — It was another week of breaking records for the Rantoul girls track team at the 2019 Gene Armer Track and Field Invitational.The Eagles have continued to break record after record during these past few meets of the indoor season and did not stop at Saturday’s event that was hoste…
The Rantoul High School boys track team competed and once again continued to break records after participating in the 2019 Charleston High School Invite on Saturday.
The Rantoul Eagles softball team did not need seven innings to deal with the Hoopeston Cornjerkers on Thursday, due to its lineup running up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, the Rantoul boys track team got off to a fast start at its fourth indoor track meet, to say the least.The 2019 First to the Finish Rantoul Indoor Invite got to a hot start for the Eagles when they obtained first place in the second section of the 4x800-meter relay, finishing wit…
The 2019 season for the Rantoul Eagles baseball team will officially start on Thursday at Wabash Park against Bloomington with the first pitch scheduled to be at 4:30 p.m.
Editor's note: The Fisher Bunnies actual record for their 2018 season was 7-16-1. The Fisher Bunnies baseball team will begin its season today if the weather permits on the road against Bismarck-Henning High School. First pitch will be at 4:30 p.m.Coach Mike Callahan will be starting his fir…
On Saturday, two new indoor school records were set by the Rantoul boys track team.More might fall in the next two weeks, or maybe three weeks if you are fortunate enough to be included in the upcoming Top Times Meet, which will only invite you if you have one of the top 16 times in the state.
RANTOUL — The Rantoul Township High School boys basketball team had a lot of issues to deal with as it played through its season.Issues included injuries, dismissal of players from the team and losing key senior players from last year. The team found itself in a big slump starting its first …
COLFAX — Fisher High School basketball players Tyler Martin and Carson Brozenec will be heading to Peoria, after advancing in the three-point competition that took place during Friday’s sectional championship in Ridgeview High School.
RANTOUL — The calendar year has entered into March, which means it’s time to break out the gloves, and the bats and hit the field because it is softball season.The Rantoul Eagles softball team’s scheduled to have its season opener against Westville on Monday, March 11 at Wabash Park. Game ti…
COAL CITY — Three Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher Middle School wrestlers earned a trip to the IESA Class A state meet. Carson Maxey finished third in the 90-pound bracket at Saturday’s Coal City Sectional while Aiden Sancken (135 pounds) and Shawn Schlickman (75 pounds) each placed third as well.
RANTOUL — When a team loses a close game, a coach can point to many reasons. The Rantoul Township High School Eagles ended their season on Monday night with a 61-55 loss to the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs in the opening round of the Illinois High School Association Class 3A Regional, which was …
FISHER — The Fisher High School boys basketball team was just no match against Cissna Park who it met in the second round on Feb. 20.The Bunnies were trailing by 19 going into the locker room just after the first half, 42-23.
RANTOUL — It was a tough season for Rantoul Township High School coach Renee Reed’s girls basketball team and that’s putting it lightly given that their final record was 8-19, 2-7 in conference play.
Two indoor track meets down, four meets to go. The Rantoul boys track team competed in its second indoor meet of the year, the Normal West hosted Wildcat Invitational, which was held at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Two indoor track meets down, four meets to go. The Rantoul boys track team competed in its second indoor meet of the year, the Normal West hosted Wildcat Invitational, which was held at Illinois Wesleyan University.
You wouldn’t think a volleyball team that consists of only one man would be very successful but that is not the case with Bob Holmes. Holmes is a one-man volleyball team and not only has he won volleyball games by himself, he’s won against professional teams such as the Redskins, Orioles and…
FISHER- Finishing your season 5-25 is a tough pill to swallow. That was the case for the Fisher High School girls basketball team this season.Fisher coach Ken Ingold said he knew this year would be tough for his team because of its lack of varsity experience.
ARMSTRONG- Scoring a thousand points for a high-school basketball player is an accomplishment that isn’t easy. Dalton Loschen joined the elite 1,000-point club during Armstrong’s road game against Danville Schlarman on Feb. 1.