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WoO Notes: Big Car Count, Big Crowd & Big Stars
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — A who’s who of the sprint car racing world made an appearance at Wednesday night’s World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway before the largest crowd in the history of the quarter-mile fairgrounds facility. Thanks to High...
Gravel Presents Jacksonville WoO Masterpiece
JACKSONVILLE, IL- The anticipation filled the entire town of Jacksonville, IL as the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars returned for the first time in three years on Wednesday night. Tickets sold out Tuesday night. Fans filled the entire grandstands before Hot Laps even began. Many more headed for the pit area. Could the Hy-Vee Perks 40 live up to the hype? Absolutely it could.
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. ...
Guilford defeats Auburn; holds on to first place in NIC-10 volleyball
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Guilford’s volleyball team continues to maintain its hold on first place in the NIC-10. The Vikings ran their conference record to 12-1 Tuesday evening by defeating Auburn 25-8, 25-22. Guilford stays just ahead of Hononegah which is 12-2 in NIC-10 play. Guilford will play at Hononegah Thursday night. For highlights of […]
Softball Game Recap: Pleasant Plains Takes a Loss
Pleasant Plains fell victim to Glenwood and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 11-0 to the Glenwood Titans. Considering the last time Pleasant Plains couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard. For Glenwood's part, not much got past Irie Lohrenz, who...
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...
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