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Find out who won Daily Leader Athlete of the Week poll for May 6-11
With the prep sports season coming to end, there have still been quality efforts being recorded. Garnering the most votes in the latest poll was Mackenzie Wesson of the Lexington-Ridgeview softball team as she cleared the field to be voted the Pontiac Daily Leader's Athlete of the Week for the week of May 6-11.
3 things to do this weekend: Festival kick-off and a funk-soul-rock lineup at Nightshop
Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of May 17-19, 2024, curated by WGLT's Lauren Warnecke. You can find more coverage on our Datebook - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WGLT's Weekend Scoop email newsletter, which goes out every Friday. Central IL rockers convene at...
Baseball Recap: McLean County extends home winning streak to four
In what's become a running theme this season, McLean County gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They beat the Union County Braves by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-7. The victory was nothing new for McLean County as they're now sitting on four straight.
ISU raising student fees
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — Students at Illinois State University can expect student fees to increase. The decision was made at Friday morning’s special board of trustees meeting. Mandatory student fees will increase by 3.6% percent for the upcoming academic school year. This breaks down to a $4.10 increase...
Pontiac ends regular season with one-run win over Normal West
NORMAL — A 5-3-5 double play thwarted a comeback effort by the home team as Pontiac escaped with a 4-3 nonconference softball victory over host Normal West Friday. Pontiac scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning, which proved key as the Wildcats took advantage of three PTHS errors to score three runs. The Amerinds ended the rally with a double play on a grounder to Brooke Burger at third, who threw to first for the first out and then took a throw from Cadence Helms to make the third out on the play.
A wild finish favors Pontiac in extra-inning win over Bloomington
A wild pitch led to a wild ending of a what turned out to be a wild game as Pontiac edged Bloomington 10-9 in 10 innings of their nonconference baseball tilt Friday. Then winning run for PTHS was its fourth from the seventh inning on. Pontiac had taken a 6-3 lead with three runs in the top of the sixth inning, but the Purple Raiders pushed across five runs in the bottom of the frame to lead...
Bloomington launches golf app
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Golfers using Bloomington courses now have access to the game at their fingertips, instead of their clubs. The City of Bloomington launched a new app for golfers. In the app users can track GPS yardages, book a tee time and view live scoring for an...
Survey shows more collaboration sought to address housing and other issues in Bloomington-Normal
McLean County needs affordable housing. It also needs more mental health services. These are known issues, so it wasn’t a surprise when they rose to the top in a recent community leadership survey by the faith-based consulting group GoodCities in partnership with the Salvation Army in Bloomington. What did...
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