Six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee will serve as the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s commencement this spring. Graduation will be held May 13th at Memorial Stadium. Joyner-Kersee competed in four different Olympic games in track and field. She is the first woman to win back-to-back gold medals in the heptathlon and is the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal in the long jump. Joyner-Kersee grew up in East St. Louis.
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The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association, or the IHSBCA, has released its All-State teams for the 2026 season. Locally, United was represented by recently graduated Ian Leffler and senior-to-be
The Three Rivers Athletic Conference has released its softball All-East and West Division teams. Starting with the West Division, Riverdale was the champion at (9-1). Rockridge and Sherrard tied for
Alexis-natives, Tamra and Tresser Bickerton on the WRAM Morning Show.
Doug discusses the hip joint, common injuries, treatment options, common hip surgeries, utilization of physical therapy to treat your pain, direct access, and more on the WRAM Morning Show.
It may be summertime, but things are still busy on the Monmouth College campus. Sports Information Director Nathan Baliva says April Zorn Memorial Stadium and Glennie Gym will both look
