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How to tell if cicadas are ready to emerge in your yard: Illinois Extension
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A rare cicada emergence will take place in Illinois very soon. But there’s no need to bug out — University of Illinois Extension is sharing how to tell if they’re set to appear in your yard. It is the first time since 1803 that two broods — XIII and XIX — will […]
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.
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. ...
Harlem softball picks up road win against Auburn
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Harlem softball shuts out Auburn 11-0 in Thursday afternoon’s NIC-10 conference matchup. Auburn’s Alyssa Lowery tallied her 400th career high school strikeout. Harlem’s Alaina Schwanke pitched seven innings and allowed three hits.
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 ...
Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Facing Two Very Different Tracks This Week
Big Game Motorsports will see two different extremes of track sizes this week. First up is Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., a small bullring that hosts the Hy-Vee Perks 40 on Wednesday. Driver David Gravel has made four World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series starts at the quarter-mile oval, earning a trio of top 10s with his career-best third-place outing occurring during the most recent visit in 2021.
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