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'Proud of our guys': Chatham Glenwood baseball summons last charge in sectional semis
ROCHESTER — It’s the moment every high school senior athlete dreads — unless the end is a championship celebration of course. For senior Cru Erickson, the end came on a tennis court adjacent the baseball field at Rochester High School, in a team gathering where he and his Chatham Glenwood teammates exchanged final, somber hugs. ...
Auburn comes up short losing to Huntley at the Barrington Sectional
BARRINGTON, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Auburn Lady Knights’ historic softball season came to an end Wednesday evening at the Barrington 4A sectional. The lost a semifinal game to the Huntley Red Raiders 5-3. Auburn put up a good fight. After falling behind 4-0, they scratched across a run in the bottom of the fifth inning. […]
217 Foodies: Seoul 4 Soul
CHAMPAIGN, Ill (WCIA) — Kadi Bostic from 217 Foodies introduces us to a new restaurant in Springfield, IL. Seoul 4 Soul opened it’s doors in January of 2024 and features Korean fusion cuisine. Owner/Chef Kimsimone Manning says the name of the establishment is “my Korean and African-American heritage coming together.” Seoul 4 Soul is located at 406 E Adams, Springfield, IL 62701.
Holding out for a hero: Lautemann's timely glove, bat send Jacksonville Routt to state
The only time the screaming cicadas were truly drowned out at Lincoln Land Community College’s Claude Kracik Field Monday afternoon came in the top of the eighth inning. That happened after Jacksonville Routt’s Jace Lautemann’s two-run double gave the Rockets a two-run lead over the Father McGivney Griffins and an eventual 4-1 win in a Class 1A Springfield Supersectional game. The Routt crowd that made the drive from Jacksonville went wild, and why not? The victory sends...
Auburn bats erupt to punch Trojans' first ticket to softball state semifinals
DECATUR, Ill. — Immediately, Auburn got a jump on the momentum and never let go of it. In the top of the first, left-handed freshman third baseman Addison Jones grabbed a pop up and threw to first base for a double play. One batter later, it was Taylor Patterson throwing behind a runner to get the inning-ending out at first.
College golfer suffers brutal break on final hole for NCAA championship
Golf can be a cruel sport at times. Auburn freshman Jackson Koivun felt the sport’s wrath on Monday. Koivun was among the finalists competing for the NCAA men’s golf individual title at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif. Koivun needed a birdie on the par-4 final hole to tie Georgia Tech sophomore Hiroshi Tai atop... The post College golfer suffers brutal break on final hole for NCAA championship appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Auburn's Taylor lets bat, as well as her arm, do the talking for Trojans' first sectional title
WILLIAMSVILLE — Meena Taylor did everything she could for the Auburn softball team with her pitching arm. It was time for her bat to do some damage. With one on and one out in the top of the ninth inning, the junior hammered the first pitch of her at-bat over the fence in right field to give the Trojans a two-run lead. In the bottom of the same inning, with the tying run at third and the winning run at first base, Taylor polished off the Class 2A Williamsville Sectional championship win by striking out Stanford Olympia's Emma Books.
Auburn adds impact transfer with commitment from Georgia Tech guard
Auburn has made a notable addition to its 2024-25 roster. Bruce Pearl’s program picked up a transfer portal commitment from Miles Kelly. The former Georgia Tech guard shared the big news on social media. As a transfer, he was rated 4-stars and the No. 12 shooting guard in the...
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