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The IHSA received approval from the Illinois Department of Health on July 5th to move to the next phase of the Return to Play Guidelines. Since that announcement, two members of the Quincy Notre Dame football team and several athletes from Lake Zurich High School in the Chicago-area and Du Quoin High School in the…

McKenna Weaver, an assistant for the Carl Sandburg College women’s basketball team the past two seasons and an alumna of the program, has been named the new head coach of the Chargers. Weaver, a 2016 Sandburg graduate, takes over for her former coach, Mike Bailey, who stepped down in March to move into an academic…

The city of Galesburg will hold their All-City Golf Tournament this weekend. The 54-hole Men’s and Senior’s tees off tomorrow at Lake Bracken Country Club for the first of three rounds. There will be more golfers taking part this year than in 2019. There will be 18 men and 12 senior golfers vying for the…

The IHSA recently announced they were moving to “Phase 4” in the Return to Play Guidelines. The move was approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The move was welcomed by many coaches and student-athletes but still contained many restrictions and protocols. A daily record of athlete’s temperatures, gatherings of 50 with social distancing…

Once again, AM 1330/FM 94.1 WRAM is your home for Chicago Cubs baseball in West Central Illinois!! Here’s the broadcast schedule for the 2020 regular season. GM Day Opponent Pregame 1st Pitch 1 Friday, July 24 vs. Milwaukee 5:35p 6:10p 2 Saturday, July 25 vs. Milwaukee 11:30a 12:05p 3 Sunday, July 26 vs. Milwaukee 12:45p…

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks say they will continue to usetheir team name because it honors a Native American leader who hasbeen an inspiration to generations. ”The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo symbolizes an important andhistoric person, Black Hawk of Illinois’ Sac & Fox Nation, whoseleadership and life has inspired generations of Native Americans,veterans and…

The parents of players on the 2014 Jackie Robinson West Little League team in Chicago can now move forward with a lawsuit to reinstate their championship. The Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled that the Little League did not follow their own rules by verifying and addressing eligibility before or during the World Series tournament. The…

Galesburg High School has announced their Hall of Fame Class of 2020. Going in as individuals are Melissa and Melinda Caldwell (’90), Elmer Dickerson (’91), Adam Turner (’95) and Jared Hallam (’05). Veteran inductees include Douglas Halberg (’63), Robbie Derry (’71) and Scott Shaver (’79). The 2009 Boys 4 X 800 Relay team consisting of…

According to WGEM.com, Quincy Notre Dame High School Athletic Director, Bill Connell is working with officials at the Adams County Health Department regarding the news over the weekend of two Raider football players testing positive for COVID-19. The QND football program suspended all football operations, including weightlifting on the QND campus immediately following the positive…

The 60-game regular-season schedules are set for the Cubs and White Sox.  The Cubs will open the shortened season on July 24th at Wrigley Field against the Brewers, while the Sox opener is at home against the Twins on the same day.  The North Siders will host the Pale Hose for three games on August…

In sad news over the weekend, Kewanee High School boys basketball coach, Shaune Lewis has died at the age of 47. In 2015, Lewis returned to coach at the school at which he graduated from in 1991. In five seasons as head coach of the Boilermakers, Lewis won 93 games, including two regional championship plaques.…

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on Friday that its Stage 2 Return To Play Guidelines have been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health, and can be instituted by IHSA schools. The IHSA also announced that it will no longer reference the guidelines as the Stage 2 Return To Play Guidelines, and…