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Experience the resurgence of Eastern Illinois football as they make their triumphant return to the national rankings for the first time since 2016. Discover how the Panthers clawed their way back to tie for the 25th spot. Tune in for an exciting journey!

Travis Hoffman, Isaac Warren and Nolan Wheeler all tallied two goals on Thursday (Sept. 28) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team shut out Charleston 9-0 on the Trojans field. Other Bulldog goals were by Brody Back, Colin Jackson and William Jones. Brian Woodbury totaled three assists. Kia Jones and...

The No. 18 UT Martin football team heads to the “Land of Lincoln” for a nationally-ranked showdown against No. 25 Eastern Illinois in a Big South-OVC Football Association matchup Saturday at 2:00. The Skyhawks (4-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC) enter the matchup having won four consecutive contests and ranked...

The Northwestern State football team had its chances Saturday night to write the ending it wanted. Decked out in all-black uniforms, the Demons could not capitalize on a strong defensive effort as visiting Eastern Illinois pitched a second-half shutout, scoring the only nine points of the final two quarters to grab a 19-10 road win at Turpin Stadium.

NACHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Pierce Holley passed for 274 yards and a touchdown, Kevin Daniels scored on a 6-yard run and Eastern Illinois beat Northwestern State 19-10 Saturday. Holley completed 19 of 37 passes with no interceptions and Daniels finished with 13 carries for 37 yards. Justin Bowick had four receptions for 130 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown, for Eastern Illinois (4-1). Chance Newman capped a seven-play, 90-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run for Northwestern State that made it 10-10 with 2:28 left in the second quarter. The Demons offense managed to cross midfield just twice in the second half and failed to convert on fourth down both times. The Panthers opened the third quarter with a seven-play, 71-yard drive that culminated when Daniels scored, but the point-after kick was blocked.

That gave the Jayhawks plenty of chances to march toward another memorable upset at Darrell K Royal-Texas Stadium. But playing unexpectedly without its starting quarterback Jalon Daniels, who missed a game for the second time this season due to tightness in his back, KU could never find an offensive rhythm and sustained its first loss of the season, 40-14. Kansas coach Lance Leipold said he didn’t know that starter Jalon Daniels had aggravated his back while warming up at the hotel until the team arrived at the stadium Saturday.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City evened up its Egyptian Illini Conference record on Monday night, beating Martinsville in two quick sets 25-15, 25-9. The win puts CHBC at 2-2 in the EIC and they stand at 7-13 overall on the season. The Lady Bobcats now get just over a week off before getting back into action next Tuesday, October 10 when they wrap up EI play by hosting Patoka in their final regular season match before the National Trail Conference and Egyptian Illini Conference Tournaments that lead right into the IHSA postseason.

TAYLOR - A college commitment to Toledo is an “amazing” feeling according to Tylor Morehouse. “My dream is coming together one piece at a time,” the Riverview Gabriel Richard High School senior said. There were five offers in all, three from Division I schools and one each...

CHARLESTON (WCIA) — Eastern Illinois football is off to a great start this season. Starting with a huge shutout win on the road at Indiana State, the Panthers had a huge win over Illinois State at home, then came back from behind to beat McNeese State after being down 28-7. Second year head coach Chris […]

We asked some of the Panthers about their superstitions before game days. Redshirt junior safety Brandon Guido said listening to music is one of his superstitions. Redshirt freshman running back MJ Flowers said his superstition is stretching by himself before stretching with the team. Redshirt junior quarterback Pierce Holley and...

CHARLESTON, Ill. – A late goal lifted SIUE men's soccer to a 1-0 win at Eastern Illinois Sunday, moving the Cougars to 2-0-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference. SIUE remained unbeaten on the season at 7-0-2 and the Cougars have won three straight games. Eastern Illinois slipped to 2-5-2 and 1-1-0 in OVC play.

Jonathon Brooks ran for career-high 217 yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Texas ran up and down the field

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State football team may not have fully hit the reset button during its open week, but it did some soul searching. The results of those discoveries will be put on display Saturday at 6 p.m. when the Demons (0-3) return to action by hosting Eastern Illinois (3-1) in the second of back-to-back home games.

CHARLESTON (WCIA) — Brian Halsey knows what it takes to win at Charleston and now the former head coach is back in the place he knows best. “Everyone here was excited about him coming in,” Charleston senior linebacker Brett Spour said about Halsey. “I was one of the first ones to talk to him and […]

Brownstown-St. Elmo baseball’s fall season came to an end on Friday as the #8 seeded Bombers fell to the #9 seed Neoga Indians, 11-1, in five innings in the play-in game of the National Trail Conference Tournament. BSE would score just one run and was held to just two hits in the loss. The Bombers wrap up the fall season at 7-14.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City volleyball wrapped up National Trail Conference play on Thursday night, dropping a three set decision to Neoga 25-16, 13-25, 16-25. The loss puts CHBC at 1-7 in the NTC and they stand at 6-13 overall. They will now turn their attention back to the Egyptian Illini Conference as they play two EIC opponents, taking on Martinsville at home on Monday and Patoka at home on October 10.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Another surge of scores highlighted the Tennessee Tech soccer team's Sunday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles put up a three-spot on the way to a 3-1 victory over Eastern Illinois to begin the month of October. Tech's triumph pushes the club's current unbeaten streak to five...

CASEY, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — Casey-Westfield 55, Marshall 0

Erin Howarth is the head coach of both the men’s and women’s cross-country teams at Eastern as well the distance coach for our track team. Raised in New Lenox, Howarth was brought up a mere two and a half hours north of Charleston. Howarth’s father is an EIU...