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Prep Spotlight: Glenwood's Lehnen sets records at CS8 meet plus more results for May 1-2
Here are the high school softball and track and field results around Springfield from Wednesday and Thursday: More: Baseball roundup: Linderman helps SHG top Jacksonville, Plains beats Athens plus more local high school results from May 1-2 More: Bobb bombs, timely hitting, hat tricks: Vote for the SJ-R's athlete of the week More: Supreme talent: How this Mount Pulaski senior contributes all over the baseball field ...
How these seniors transformed Jacksonville Routt baseball over the last four years
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Routt baseball team expected big things from Nolan Turner and Conrad Charpentier from the beginning. That faith was not misplaced. They were not mere participants but central authors in the team’s rise to the top over the last four years. ...
3 lucky Illinoisans win $1 million each on scratch-off lottery tickets
While Mega Millions and Powerball likely come to mind when players think of big winnings, three lucky Illinois residents came away with $1 million in winnings on the "$10 Million" instant ticket scratch-off game, according to the Illinois Lottery. The "$10 Million" game is the Illinois Lottery's first $50 scratch-off...
Baseball Game Preview: Riverton Heads Out
The Riverton Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Pawnee Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverton is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. Last Tuesday, Riverton came up short against Maroa-Forsyth...
Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Capture World of Outlaws Victories at Jacksonville and Eldora
David Gravel led Big Game Motorsports to a pair of World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series wins last week. The two trips to Victory Lane sandwiched a rally from a flat tire to a ninth-place finish, giving Gravel a 48-point lead in the World of Outlaws championship standings following the three races in a four-day stretch.
Three Lucky Illinoisans Win $1 Million Each from Lottery Scratch-Off Tickets in Chicago and Jacksonville
Three Illinois residents are hitting the jackpot, each cashing in on a cool $1 million from the state's lottery scratch-off tickets. Not restricted to just massive draws like Mega Millions or Powerball, these winners nabbed their seven-figure prizes from the "$10 Million" instant ticket game, reports NBC Chicago. It seems that fortune favors the bold—and in this case, those willing to drop $50 on a ticket in Illinois.
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