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NASCAR track in Illinois voted one of the best in the country in USA TODAY poll
Illinois is home to one of NASCAR's newest tracks — and also one of its best. The unique course for the Chicago Street Race was voted the No. 2 track in the United States, according to a recent readers' poll conducted by USA TODAY / 10Best. "A route that...
Girls track state qualifiers, softball hurlers: Vote for the SJ-R's athlete of the week
Here are the nominees for the State Journal-Register's athlete of the week poll. The poll closes at noon on Friday. Information about the nominees is below. Litchfield's Drake Gasperson won last week's poll with 2,017 votes. If you have trouble viewing the poll, click on this link. ...
Results: Kubota High Limit Racing At Tri-City Speedway
Kubota High Limit Racing held its lone event of the season in the state of Illinois on Saturday at Tri-City Speedway, the 3/8-mile oval a short drive from Downtown St. Louis. Brent Marks of Myerstown Pa., notched his first victory of the touring season in topping series point leader Brad Sweet by 0.894 seconds.
Impson leads Springfield High baseball's last link to 2021 state champion team
Springfield High pitcher Sam Hartl was in complete command. But when he ran into trouble in the third inning of his team's recent baseball game against Litchfield, fellow senior Seth Impson sauntered over to the mound and not only assuaged his longtime teammate with a short pep talk, but also relayed the perfect pitch to get out of the jam. ...
'I want to be the fastest girl.' Auburn's Essence Horton-Graves sprints to IHSA state meet
Auburn senior Essence Horton-Graves is one of several Rockford-area girls who have a realistic shot at a state championship at this weekend's IHSA girls state track and field meet in Charleston. But if she's successful, she could be crowned the fastest girl in Illinois. Who all qualified: Hononegah's Jordan Dimke leads a strong...
Four the CS8: Noah Williams, Springfield High get fourth straight conference tennis title
Springfield High did it again. The Senators captured their fourth straight Central State Eight Conference boys tennis title on Saturday afternoon at the Velasco Tennis Center in Washington Park. Springfield took home the singles and doubles titles and ended with 31½ points. Here are four takeaways from Saturday’s tournament: ...
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