DANVILLE — For the second straight season, the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin boys basketball team won the Topper Classic with an undefeated record. The Blue Devils started Saturday’s final day with a 62-45 win over Covington. Ayden Ingram had 21 points, while Keison Peoples had 19 points, Caden Keleminic had six and Micah Stanford and Chaz Dubois each ...

TODAY Prep Boys Basketball Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin at Unity, 5:30 p.m. Arcola at Salt Fork, 6 p.m. Fisher at Hoopeston Area, 6 p.m. Martinsville at Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 6 p.m. Tri-County at Westville, 6 p.m. St. Joseph-Ogden Toyota of Danville Classic: Oakwood vs. Decatur St. Teresa, 8 p.m. Prep Girls Basketball Seeger at North Vermillion, 5 p.m. Armstrong-Potomac at ...

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois closes out its regular-season schedule on Saturday looking to earn a bowl berth for the second consecutive campaign. The Fighting Illini will square off with Northwestern at Memorial Stadium on Senior Day in a battle for the Land of Lincoln Trophy, which has remained in Champaign for each of the last two ...

DANVILLE — After the dissolution of the Vermilion County Bobcats earlier this year, the David S. Palmer Arena board went back to an old friend on Tuesday. The board accepted a proposal to work with Danville Dashers’ owner Barry Soskin to bring the team back to the Arena for the 2024-25 season. “The board has ...

OAKLAND — The Oakwood boys basketball team wrapped up a perfect start to the season on Friday. The Comets went 5-0 at the Tri-County Thanksgiving Tournament after a 88-44 win over host Tri-County. Alec Harrison was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament and was joined in the All-Tournament Team by Brody Taflinger and ...

TODAY Prep Boys Basketball Gobbler Classic at Terre Haute South: North Vermillion vs. West Vigo, 9 a.m. Topper Classic at Schlarman Academy: Milford vs. Schlarman, 11:30 a.m. Mary Sur Thanksgiving Tournament at Neoga: Cisne vs. Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 12:30 p.m. Topper Classic at Schlarman Academy: Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin vs. Covington, 1 p.m. Mary Sur Thanksgiving Tournament at Neoga: Georgetown-Ridge ...

LINCOLN — Danville boys basketball coach Durrell Robinson knew there would be some growing pains with four new players in the program this season. Too many turnovers and too many missed layups for the Vikings resulted in a 70-63 loss to Champaign Centennial Tuesday night in the Lincoln/Eaton Thanksgiving Tournament. “It was decent for a ...

THURSDAY No Local Sports Scheduled FRIDAY Prep Boys Basketball Mary Sur Thanksgiving Tournament at Neoga: Georgetown-Ridge Farm vs. Neoga, 12:30 p.m. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Thanksgiving Tournament: Armstrong-Potomac vs. Hoopeston Area, 1 p.m. Tri-County Thanksgiving Tournament at Oakland High School: Champaign Judah Christian vs. Oakwood, 2 p.m. Lincoln Thanksgiving Tournament: Danville vs. Mahomet-Seymour, 4:45 p.m. Topper Classic at ...

Spend holiday dollars in local stores Even though commercials in every form of media began reminding us before Halloween about buying gifts for the holiday, the real shopping season now. The weekend after Thanksgiving — with the frenzy of early shopping on Friday and Small Business Saturday — marks the perfect time to start. Spending ...

The Roselawn Fitness Center is holding its long-awaited grand (re)opening celebration. Expected to be joining new owners Edward J. Butler and Reverend Frank J. McCullough for the occasion will be the center’s founders, Sharron and Chip Runyan. Doors open on Sunday, Dec. 3, at noon and concludes at 4 p.m. All are welcome. Located at ...