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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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(OLNEY) in Major League Baseball :
* Monday : the Cardinals beat the Nationals, 3-2
* Monday : the Reds beat the Cubs in 13 innings : the White Sox lost
* Tuesday : the Cardinals are back in Washington tonight
* Tuesday : the Cubs are back in Cincinnati : the White Sox will host Cleveland
(OLNEY) in high school baseball yesterday – Olney wins another LIC game on the road :
* the Tigers beat Lawrenceville, 7-0
* Olney’s Noah Buscher was the winning pitcher
* the top Tiger hitters were Tryston Runyon, Nolan Shan, & Justin Bailey with two hits each
* now at 12&2 overall, the Tigers improve to 7&0 in the Little Illini Conference
(OLNEY) in high school softball yesterday – Olney lost a conference game on the road :
* the Lady Tigers lost to Lawrenceville, 4-2
* Olney’s top hitters were Rachel Wisner with two hits & a RBI and Kenzie Zwilling with a hit & RBI
* Elizabeth Walker took the tough loss, giving up no earned runs with three Olney errors behind her
* now at 14&5 overall, the Lady Tigers are 4&3 in the Little Illini Conference
(NEWTON) in high school softball yesterday – Newton picked up a conference win :
* the Lady Eagles beat Flora, 7-6
* Keidrah Hardiek was the winning pitcher allowing only two earned runs
* Newton’s top hitters were Morgan Swingler and Gabby Zerrusen each with two hits
(NEWTON) no results available for Newton Eagle baseball yesterday
(OLNEY) in other LIC action yesterday :
* in baseball : Marshall beat Oblong, 5-1 : Cumberland beat Robinson, 17-10
* in softball : Marshall beat Oblong, 23-4
(OLNEY) in boys junior high track from late last week – Olney had a couple of second place finishes :
* in the 8th Grade Meet, Olney was 2nd to Robinson, 63 to 82 – Palestine tied with New Hebron for 3rd
* the Cubs won two of the seventeen events, with six second place finishes and four third’s
* Dalton Mitchell, Reid Edwards, Jacob Henry, & Gavin Lathrop won the 800 meter relay
* Trevor Dobbs won the pole vault
* in the 7th Grade Meet, Olney was 2nd to Robinson, 83 to 84 – Palestine was 3rd and New Hebron 4th
* the Cubs won four of the fifteen events
(NEWTON) nearly all of today’s sporting events have been cancelled due to the rain
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 April 26th – call Kathy Slichenmyer at OCC, toll-free at 1-800-622-4322
(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 553-4319
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Cardinals baseball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with our pre-game show at 5:55 : it’s the latest in sports, all day & night, on CBS Sports Radio 107.1 FM / 740 AM
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(OLNEY) in Major League Baseball :
* Yesterday: The Cardinals dropped a game to the Phillies 8-2. The Reds, Cubs both lost. The White Sox/Twins matchup was postponed.
* Today: The Cardinals are back in action this evening as they battle with the Phillies. The Reds will host the Marlins. The Cubs will travel to Milwaukee. The White Sox will host the Twins.
(OLNEY) In high school baseball Thursday…
* The Olney hosting Robinson game was cancelled Thursday
* Rescheduled for this coming Tuesday, April 23rd at 4:30.
* Olney Softball hosting Robinson also rescheduled for Tuesday, April 23rd at 4:30.
* JV Softball also being rescheduled for Tuesday as well at 4:30
(NEWTON) Other high school baseball cancellations from Thursday:
* Palestine-Hutsonville baseball and softball at Newton has been cancelled
* The games have been rescheduled for Tuesday April 23rd.
* The Palestine-Hutsonville baseball and softball games will be at Newton Tuesday.
* That means previously scheduled games on Tuesday April 23rd:
* Newton JV Baseball hosting Oblong has been cancelled.
* Newton Varsity Baseball at Teutopolis has been cancelled
* Newton Varsity Softball hosting Oblong has been cancelled
(NEWTON) Junior college baseball cancellation:
* Olney Central College baseball game Friday, scheduled hosting Lincoln Trail has been cancelled.
* Rescheduled date is for Sunday at 1:00.
(OLNEY) Racing at the Clay County Speedway in Flora has been cancelled for tonight. Make sure to check them out next Saturday, April 27th for the next scheduled racing date. You can see UMP Modifieds, UMP B-mods, sprints, pure stocks, street stocks and mini-stocks. Gates open at 5, races start at 7:30. Again races cancelled for today the 23rd, for more information, check out claycountyspeedway.net
(OLNEY) The Olney Dirtbags Classic Tourny will be at Musgrove Park today and tomorrow. There will be three divisions; 12 year olds, 10 year olds, 8 year olds. The action will begin at 9:45 this morning.
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 April 26th – call Kathy Slichenmyer at OCC, toll-free at 1-800-622-4322
(NEWTON) the 7th Annual Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament is 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 553-4319
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Cardinals baseball today on Freedom 92.9 with our pre-game show at 5:55pm : and the latest in sports, all day, all night, on CBS Sports Radio 107.1 FM / 740 AM WVLN
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