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(OLNEY) in Major League Baseball :
* Saturday & Sunday : the Cardinals dropped two to the Pirates in St. Louis
* Saturday & Sunday : the Cubs split two : the White Sox lost two : the Reds split two
* Monday : the Cardinals begin a series at home against the Reds – first of three is tonight
* Monday : the Cubs host San Diego tonight : the White Sox are idle until tomorrow night
(OLNEY) in high school softball Saturday – Carbondale won the Robinson Softball Tournament :
* Carbondale beat Robinson in the title game, 5-3 after pool play wins over Olney, Neoga, & Red Hill
* Red Hill won the third place game over Neoga, 12-3
* Effingham won the fifth place game by beating Hutsonville-Palestine, 12-1
* the Olney Lady Tigers three close games, each game by two runs or less
* Olney lost to Carbondale, 6-7 : lost to Red Hill, 2-4 : and lost to Effingham, 4-6
* during the day, Rachel Wisner and Peyton Stuck each had four hits, while Wisner had five RBI
* now at 16&9 on the year, Olney and it’s 6&3 LIC record go west to play at Flora this afternoon
(NEWTON) on today’s high school sports calendar :
* in LIC baseball and softball : Robinson at Newton : Olney at Flora
* in non-conference baseball and softball : Noble / Clay City at Fairfield
* in boys tennis : Newton at Paris : Olney at Teutopolis
* in girls track : Newton, Olney, and other area teams at the Newton Invitational at NCHS
* in boys track : Olney at Mt. Carmel
LOCAL AND AREA SPORTS REMINDERS
(OLNEY) the Red Hill High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host a fundraising 4-on-4 Basketball Tournament in the Red Hill Junior / Senior High School Gyms on Saturday morning, May 4th, starting at 8:00 – along with games, there will be plenty of fun, food, t-shirts, and raffle prizes – all proceeds will go toward Brain Tumor Research in memory of Melissa Fiscus who passed away in 2009 from a brain tumor – free will donations accepted at the door – all are invited – call Red Hill High School for details
(OLNEY) the Olney Central College Foundation will host its 12th annual “Golf Outing” this Friday, May 3rd, at the Richland Country Club in Olney – lunch will be served at 11:30 with tee-off at 1:00 – the event includes 18 holes of golf in a scramble format with an entry fee of $60 per person – call OCC today
(NEWTON) time is running out to sign-up for the Newton Women’s Tennis League for summer 2013 – the fee is at $10 for the cost of balls and court-related expenses, and it’s open to all women age 18 or older – the season play begins May 29th and continues for 12 weeks with schedules to be emailed or mailed – the registration deadline is tomorrow, April 30th – for more details, call Emily Carroll at 618-783-3502
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Olney Tiger baseball this afternoon at 4:30 on CBS Sports Radio 107.1 FM / 740 AM WVLN : it’s Newton Lady Eagle softball this afternoon at 4:30 on 103.5 “The Eagle” : it’s Cardinals baseball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with our pregame show from at 7:05 : and it’s the latest in sports all day and all night on CBS Sports Radio 107.1 FM / 740 AM WVLN
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(OLNEY) in Major League Baseball :
* Friday : the Cardinals beat the Pirates in the first of three in St. Louis, 9-1
* Friday : the Cubs beat the Marlins : the White Sox beat the Rays : the Reds lost to Washington
* Saturday : the Redbirds again will host Pittsburgh later this afternoon
* Saturday : it’s the Cubs & Marlins and the White Sox & Rays tonight : the Reds & Nationals today
(OLNEY) in junior college softball – the Region 24 postseason tournament began yesterday :
* the OCC Lady Knights swept two from Kaskaskia, winning 8-7 and 9-5
* by winning the best-of-three first round series, the Lady Knights advance to the Region 24 Final Four, which will be played next week at Kaskaskia College, just west of Centralia
* the OCC Lady Knights are now 31&21 on the year, finishing 4th in the GRAC with a record of 17&15
(OLNEY) in junior college baseball yesterday – the Blue Knights won the first of three against Lake Land :
* the Blue Knights beat the visiting Lakers on Dennis Conley Field, 7-2
* the series will move to Laker Field, just south of Mattoon, with doubleheader action today at 12 noon
* the Blue Knights will finish up their Region 24 schedule next week against Shawnee
* all to be followed by the Region 24 Tournament with the top six teams to play at Kaskaskia College
(OLNEY) in high school baseball yesterday – the Tigers won a non-conference game on the road :
* Olney defeated Newton, 9-2 as the Tigers outhit the host Eagles, 13 to 5
* the Tigers improve to 14&3 on the year, remaining at 8&1 in the Little Illini Conference
* in LIC action Monday – it’s Olney at Flora, while Newton will host Robinson
(OLNEY) on today’s high school sports calendar :
* boys tennis : Olney at the Champaign Centennial Doubles Tournament
* girls soccer : Olney at the Centralia Tournament with the first match at 9:00 this morning
* softball : Olney at the Robinson Round Robin Tournament with the first game at 8:30 this morning
LOCAL AND AREA SPORTS REMINDERS
(OLNEY) the Red Hill High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host a fundraising 4-on-4 Basketball Tournament in the Red Hill Junior / Senior High School Gyms on Saturday morning, May 4th, starting at 8:00 – along with games, there will be plenty of fun, food, t-shirts, and raffle prizes – all proceeds will go toward Brain Tumor Research in memory of Melissa Fiscus who passed away in 2009 from a brain tumor – free will donations accepted at the door – all are invited – call Red Hill High School for details
(OLNEY) the Olney Central College Foundation will host its 12th annual “Golf Outing” next Friday, May 3rd, at the Richland Country Club in Olney – lunch will be served at 11:30 with tee-off at 1:00 – the event includes 18 holes of golf in a scramble format with an entry fee of $60 per person or $240 for a team of four – for last minute information or details, call Olney Central College, toll-free, at 1-800-622-4322
(NEWTON) time is running out to sign-up for the Newton Women’s Tennis League for summer 2013 – the fee is at $10 for the cost of balls and court-related expenses, and it’s open to all women age 18 or older – the season play begins May 29th and continues for 12 weeks with schedules to be emailed or mailed – the registration deadline is next Tuesday, April 30th – for more details, call Emily Carroll at 618-783-3502
(OLNEY) it’s “Opening Day” for Little League Baseball today in Olney’s Musgrove Park, kicking off yet another spring & summer of Little League baseball : it’s also “Opening Day” for Little League Baseball over in Noble as well : a tip of the hat to all players, coaches, and volunteers for another year coming up
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Cardinals baseball today on Freedom 92.9 with our pregame show at 3:05 : and it’s the latest in sports on CBS Sports Radio 107.1 FM / 740 AM WVLN
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(OLNEY) in Major League Baseball :
* Thursday : the Cardinals were idle with a travel date
* Thursday : the Cubs beat Miami : the White Sox beat Tampa Bay : the Reds lost to Washington
* Friday : the Cardinals begin a three game home series with Pittsburgh tonight in St. Louis
* Friday : the Cubs are in Miami : the White Sox host the Rays : the Reds are back in Washington
(OLNEY) in junior college softball – the Region 24 postseason tournament began yesterday :
* Southeastern Illinois won the best two out of three play-in series over Lincoln Trail
* Southwestern Illinois won the best two out of three play-in series over Shawnee
* the best two out of three first round series are scheduled to begin today with twinbills at 2:00 :
* 4th-seeded Olney Central will host 5th-seeded Kaskaskia
* 3rd-seeded John A. Logan will host 6th-seeded Rend Lake
* 2nd-seeded Wabash Valley will host 7th-seeded Southwestern Illinois
* top-seeded Lake Land will host 9th-seeded Southeastern Illinois
* the top four teams move into the Region 24 Final Four series at Kaskaskia next weekend
* the OCC Lady Knights finished the regular season at 29&21 with a GRAC record of 17&15 in 4th place
(OLNEY) in junior college baseball – the final weekend of GRAC Conference games are this weekend :
* OCC is scheduled to start a three game series today at home against Lake Land at 3:00
* the Blue Knights will finish the series with doubleheader action tomorrow at Lake Land
* John A. Logan begins the series with a single nine inning game today at 3:00 at Lincoln Trail College
* Southeastern Illinois will play the first of three in Region 24 action today at Shawnee
* the other series matchups will begin with doubleheader action tomorrow :
* Southwestern Illinois at Kaskaskia and Rend Lake at Wabash Valley
(OLNEY) in boys high school tennis yesterday – Olney won a non-conference match over Salem :
* the Tigers beat the host Wildcats, 6 to 3 as Olney won all three of the singles matches
* Levi Weiler won the number one singles match in two sets
* Andrew Garrett won the number two singles match in two sets
* Austin Urfer won the number three singles match in one set
* the Tigers won three of the four doubles matches :
* Nick Kuhl and Derek Walker won the number one doubles match
* Cameron Pearcy and Austin Urfer won the number two doubles match
* Sterling Hostetter and Andrew Steber won the number three doubles match
* now at 6&3 overall, the Tigers remain undefeated in the Little Illini Conference at 2&0
* Olney will compete at the Champaign Centennial Doubles Tournament tomorrow
(OLNEY) in high school baseball yesterday – Olney dropped its first LIC game at home :
* the Tigers lost to the visiting Lions, 1-0 as Marshall outhit Olney, 6 to 2
* Olney’s only hits were singles from Justin Bailey and Ryan Eagleson
* the Tigers fall back to 13&3 on the year, and now at 8&1 in the Little Illini Conference
* the Tigers are in non-conference action at Newton this afternoon against the Eagles
(NEWTON) no results are available from yesterday’s Newton at Red Hill baseball game
(OLNEY) in high school softball yesterday – Olney won a conference game at home :
* the Lady Tigers defeated Marshall, 5-3 although Olney was outhit, 8 to 6
* Elizabeth Walker was the winning pitcher working all seven innings with twelve strikeouts
* Olney’s top hitter was Mackenzie Sechrest with two hits, two runs scored, and one RBI
* Kenzie Zwilling and Taylor Barrick also had one RBI apiece, plus excellent hustle by Rachel Wisner
* Olney improves to 16&5 overall, now 6&3 in the LIC – they’ll host Teutopolis this afternoon
(NEWTON) in high school softball yesterday – Newton won a conference game on the road :
* the Lady Eagles slipped by Red Hill in eight innings, 5-4
* Newton’s Karsyn McCoy and Keidrah Hardiek combined for the win
* Newton’s top hitters were Gabby Zerrusen, Megan Jansen, and Karsyn McCoy
* now at 6&1 in the LIC, now 10&7 overall, the Lady Eagles will play Robinson on Monday
(NOBLE) in high school softball yesterday – Noble / Clay City won a huge MTC game at home :
* the Lady Wildcats beat Woodlawn, 10-3 as Noble / Clay City outhit the Cardinals, 16 to 8
* Darcie Hawkins was the winning pitcher with the complete game, 7 inning win
* top NCC hitters included Hannah Dulaney with three hits and three RBI - Darcie Hawkins had three hits
* Whittney Reynolds had two hits and two runs scored – Sarah Weiler had two hits and three RBI
* the Lady Tigers return to action next Tuesday when they’ll host Dieterich at WRHS in Noble
(NEWTON) in other Little Illini Conference action from yesterday :
* baseball : Flora beat Robinson, 6-3 : Oblong beat Cumberland, 14-7
* softball : Lawrenceville beat Hutsonville-Palestine, 6-1
(NEWTON) on today’s high school sports calendar for today :
* baseball : Olney at Newton : Dieterich at Noble / Clay City
* boys track : Olney and others at the Newton Invitational
LOCAL AND AREA SPORTS REMINDERS
(OLNEY) the Red Hill High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host a fundraising 4-on-4 Basketball Tournament in the Red Hill Junior / Senior High School Gyms on Saturday morning, May 4th, starting at 8:00 – along with games, there will be plenty of fun, food, t-shirts, and raffle prizes – all proceeds will go toward Brain Tumor Research in memory of Melissa Fiscus who passed away in 2009 from a brain tumor – free will donations accepted at the door – all are invited – call Red Hill High School for details
(OLNEY) the Olney Central College Foundation will host its 12th annual “Golf Outing” on Friday, May 3rd, at the Richland Country Club in Olney – lunch will be served at 11:30 with tee-off at 1:00 – the event includes 18 holes of golf in a scramble format with an entry fee of $60 per person or $240 for a team of four – the deadline to sign-up is today, this April 26th – call OCC, toll-free, at 1-800-622-4322 for details
(NEWTON) time is running out to sign-up for the Newton Women’s Tennis League for summer 2013 – the fee is at $10 for the cost of balls and court-related expenses, and it’s open to all women age 18 or older – the season play begins May 29th and continues for 12 weeks with schedules to be emailed or mailed – the registration deadline is next Tuesday, April 30th – for more details, call Emily Carroll at 618-783-3502
(NEWTON) the 7th Annual Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament is tomorrow on Newton Lake – with a guaranteed $500 Big Bass, there will be an 80% payout – entry fees are $60 per team and cash paid on the morning of the tournament – a raffle for a rod & reel will be held before take off at 6:00 tomorrow morning – all teams must be checked in & paid by 5:30 – for details, call 618-553-4319
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Newton Eagle baseball today at 4:30 on 103.5 “The Eagle” : it’s Cardinals baseball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with our pregame show at 7:05 : and it’s the latest in sports, all day and all night long, on CBS Sports Radio 107.1 FM / 740 AM WVLN in Olney
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(OLNEY) in Major League Baseball :
* Wednesday : the Cardinals beat Washington, 4-2 for a three game sweep of the Nationals
* Wednesday : the Reds beat the Cubs : the White Sox beat the Indians
* Thursday : the Cardinals are idle as they return home for a six game home stand
* Thursday : the Cubs are at Miami : the Reds are at Washington : the White Sox host Tampa Bay
(FLORA) in oval track racing last Saturday night – here’s the Clay County Speedway results :
* Crates : Aaron Heck won the feature race, followed by Brent Lewis and Matt Filkins
* Sprints : Casey Shuman crossed the finish line first, followed by Terry Baab and Brandon Mattox
* Hornets : Mike Mandrell took the checkered flag, followed by David Bolyard and Jeremy Callahan
* B-Mods : Jim Reavis crossed the finish line first, followed by Kyle Blair and Matt Meyer
* Modifieds : Randy Shuman took the checkered flag, followed by Will Krup and Chad Kinder
* Pure Stocks : Jay Foreman took the checkered flag, followed by Michael Bolyard and Justin Evans
* Street Stocks : John Shick won the feature race, followed by Scott Dunlap and Wesley Smith
* it’s back to Saturday night racing this weekend at the Clay County Speedway, just north of Flora
(OLNEY) in girls junior high track from the recent Olney Invitational :
* Salem won the nine team event with a 14 point edge over second place Olney, 94 to 80
* Mt. Vernon was third, one point better than fourth place Jasper County
* Carmi was fifth, followed by Flora, Mt. Carmel, Noble, and Red Hill
* the second place Lady Cubs won one of the fourteen events, with four 2nd’s and four 3rd’s
* Olney’s lone victory came from Lauren Eagleson in the 800 meter run
* Jynsen Yonaka was second in the long jump and 200 meter dash
* Bailey Washburn was second in the 100 meter dash
* Bailey Patterson, Bailey Washburn, Lauren Eagleson, Stephanie Shan were 2nd in the 400 meter relay
(OLNEY) in boys junior high track from the recent Olney Invitational :
* Salem won the nine team event, followed by Jasper County, Mt. Carmel, Red Hill, and Carmi
* Olney finished in seventh place, followed by Flora, Mt. Vernon, and Noble
* the Cubs won none of the 13 events, but had one second place finish and six third’s
* Trevor Dobbs had the Cubs only second place finish in the pole vault
(NEWTON) on today’s high school sports calendar :
* in Little Illini Conference baseball : Newton at Red Hill : Marshall at Olney
* in Little Illini Conference softball : Newton at Red Hill : Marshall at Olney
* in boys tennis : Newton at Mt. Carmel : Olney at Salem
* in girls track : Newton at Lawrenceville : Robinson at Olney
* in Midland Trail Conference softball : Woodlawn at Noble / Clay City
LOCAL AND AREA SPORTS REMINDERS
(OLNEY) the Red Hill High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host a fundraising 4-on-4 Basketball Tournament in the Red Hill Junior / Senior High School Gyms on Saturday morning, May 4th, starting at 8:00 – along with games, there will be plenty of fun, food, t-shirts, and raffle prizes – all proceeds will go toward Brain Tumor Research in memory of Melissa Fiscus who passed away in 2009 from a brain tumor – free will donations accepted at the door – all are invited – call Red Hill High School for details
(OLNEY) the Olney Central College Foundation will host its 12th annual “Golf Outing” on Friday, May 3rd, at the Richland Country Club in Olney – lunch will be served at 11:30 with tee-off at 1:00 – the event includes 18 holes of golf in a scramble format with an entry fee of $60 per person or $240 for a team of four – the deadline to sign-up is this Friday, April 26th – call OCC, toll-free, at 1-800-622-4322 for details
(NEWTON) time is running out to sign-up for the Newton Women’s Tennis League for summer 2013 – the fee is at $10 for the cost of balls and court-related expenses, and it’s open to all women age 18 or older – the season play begins May 29th and continues for 12 weeks with schedules to be emailed or mailed – the registration deadline is next Tuesday, April 30th – for more details, call Emily Carroll at 618-783-3502
(NEWTON) the 7th Annual Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament is this Saturday, April 27th, on Newton Lake – with a guaranteed $500 Big Bass, there will be an 80% payout – entry fees are $60 per team and cash paid on the morning of the tournament – a raffle for a rod & reel will be held before take off at 6:00 that morning – all teams must be checked in & paid by 5:30 – for details, call Chris at 618-553-4319
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Olney Tiger baseball today at 4:30 on CBS Sports Radio WVLN : and it’s the latest in sports on CBS Sports Radio 107.1 FM / 740 AM WVLN in Olney
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(OLNEY) the Major League Baseball :
* Tuesday : the Cardinals beat the Nationals, 2-0
* Tuesday : the Cubs beat the Reds in ten innings : the White Sox were rained out
* Wednesday : the Cardinals play the Nationals this afternoon in Washington
* Wednesday : the Cubs are in Cincinnati this afternoon : the White Sox will host Cleveland
(OLNEY) in high school baseball yesterday – Olney won another conference game at home :
* the Tigers beat Robinson, 14-2 as Olney outhit the Maroons, 10 to 8
* now at 2&1, Olney’s Justin Bailey was the winning pitcher, allowing one earned run in four innings
* Olney’s top hitters were Tryston Runyon and Justin Bailey with two hits each
* the Tigers improve to 13&2 on the year, still undefeated at 8&0 in the Little Illini Conference
* with today’s game with Mattoon cancelled, the Tigers will host Marshall in LIC play tomorrow
(OLNEY) in high school softball yesterday – Olney won a rescheduled LIC game at home :
* the Lady Tigers beat Robinson, 4-2 although the visiting Lady Maroons outhit Olney, 7 to 6
* Elizabeth Walker was the winning pitcher, allowing only one earned run in seven innings of work
* Olney’s top hitters were Makenzie Sechrest & Taylor Barrick, each with a hit and one RBI
* now at 15&5 on the year, the Lady Tigers improve to 5&3 in the Little Illini Conference
* with today’s game with Charleston cancelled, the Lady Tigers host Marshall in LIC play tomorrow
(ROBINSON) in boys high school track – the Robinson Invitational was held this past Monday afternoon :
* the host Maroons won the twelve team event with a 145 to 131 edge over the Olney Tigers
* the Newton Eagles were 8 points back in third place, followed by Teutopolis & Vandalia in the top five
* then it was St. Anthony, Palestine-Hutsonville, Altamont, Red Hill, St. Elmo, Cowden-Herrick, & Paris
* the second place Olney Tigers won six of the twenty events, along with two second’s and six third’s
* Gus Lathrop won both the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash
* Blaine Storer won the high jump
* Jordan Hahn won the long jump
* Dirk Washburn, Dalton Waggoner, Jordan Hahn, & Gus Lathrop won the 400 & 800 meter relays
* the third place Newton Eagles won four of the twenty events, along with six second’s and five third’s
* Jake Volk won the 300 meter intermediate hurdles
* Dylan Johnson, Evan Brooks, Corey Davidson, & Luke Stone won the 3200 meter relay
* Brandon Tolliver-Goode won the pole vault
* Dylan Davidson won the triple jump
LOCAL AND AREA SPORTS REMINDERS
(OLNEY) the Olney Central College Foundation will host its 12th annual “Golf Outing” on Friday, May 3rd, at the Richland Country Club in Olney – lunch will be served at 11:30 with tee-off at 1:00 – the event includes 18 holes of golf in a scramble format with an entry fee of $60 per person or $240 for a team of four – the deadline to sign-up is this Friday, April 26th – call OCC, toll-free, at 1-800-622-4322 for details
(NEWTON) the 7th Annual Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament is this Saturday, April 27th, on Newton Lake – with a guaranteed $500 Big Bass, there will be an 80% payout – entry fees are $60 per team and cash paid on the morning of the tournament – a raffle for a rod & reel will be held before take off at 6:00 that morning – all teams must be checked in & paid by 5:30 – for details, call Chris at 618-553-4319
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Cardinals baseball today on CBS Sports Radio 107.1 FM / 740 AM with our pre-game show at 11:55 : and it’s the latest in sports on CBS Sports Radio WVLN
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