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Boys Basketball The ROWVA/Willliamsfield Boys Basketball Invitational Tournament concluded last night with the DePue Little Giants winning the title with a record of (5-0). In their final game of the tourney last night, the Little Giants beat West Central 58-30. Leading the Heat was Bradon Annegars with eight points. After getting shutout in the second…

Adult 5 Man Summer Basketball League Standings and Results as of 11-21-17 1. Who Cares                    6-0 2. MC Alumni & More        6-1 3. T.G.T.N.                        4-3 4. Iowa Raiders                4-3 5. Denver’s Crew             1-3 6. Yem Choppers             1-5 7. BLANK                          1-6 Iowa Raiders over T.G.T.N. 54-53 in OT Harlee Miller 17             Lamar Barron 21 Pachino Hill…

Boys Basketball The Galesburg Silver Streak boys basketball team completed an undefeated run through their own Galesburg Thanksgiving Tournament with a 57-40 win over Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin on Saturday night. After a 12-11 first quarter, the Streaks used a 15-2 second quarter to lead at the half 27-13. Jacob Carl led Galesburg with 13 points.…

GALESBURG — After finishing this past season as the Carl Sandburg College men’s soccer team’s interim coach, Kevwe Akpore has been promoted to serve as the Chargers’ head coach. Akpore coached the final four games for the Chargers this season following the resignation of Kevin Mahlan. Sandburg’s 6-1 win over McHenry County in Akpore’s debut…

Here’s your first local high school Athletes of the Week for the winter sports season for the week ending Nov. 21st, 2017:   Your Monmouth-Roseville Titan Athlete of the Week is sophomore basketball player, Carly Gillen. Carly led the Titans in scoring through the first five games of the season, including a 3rd place finish…

Boys Basketball The United Red Storm boys basketball team picked up their first win of the season last night, defeating the West Central Heat 53-50 in a good ballgame at the ROWVA/Willliamsfield Invitational. The Red Storm trailed 38-33 in the fourth quarter before finishing the game on a 20-12 run to get a 53-50 win…

Click HERE for Shawn Temple, Mitch McVey and Jackson Kane’s look at the past week in West Central Illinois sports. They also take a look at the week ahead on After The Whistle on AM 1330/FM 94.1 WRAM

Boys Basketball The Monmouth-Roseville Titan boys basketball team got their season, and Orion Tip-Off Classic Tournament, underway last night at Orion High School. The Titans jumped out to a 16-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and cruise from there, getting a 64-32 win over the Chargers. Nick Kelley led Monmouth-Roseville with 25…

Adult 5 Man Summer Basketball League Played Tuesday Nights Standings and Results as of 11-14-17 1. Who Cares               5-0 2. MC Alumni & More    4-1 3. T.G.T.N.                    4-2 4. Iowa Raiders            2-3 5. Denver’s Crew        1-2 6. Yem Choppers        1-4 7. BLANK                     1-4 T.G.T.N. over BLANK    76-46 Taj Baker 21               Kyle Gordon 14 Quaney Brown…

Girls Basketball The Monmouth-Roseville Titan girls basketball team won their fourth straight game on Saturday night, finishing in 3rd place at Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament. The Titans defeat BPC 68-55. Leading the Titan offense was Carly Gillen with 21 points. Cora Neal also had a fantastic game, and tournament, scoring 18 points in Monmouth-Roseville’s finale. Gillen…

Monmouth’s championship season came to a halt on a rainy Saturday afternoon in northeastern Indiana when Trine’s offense erupted in the second half to defeat the Scots 63-24. The Thunder scored on a pick-six in the game’s first three minutes before lighting suspended the game for the next hour. Once play resumed, the Scots scored…

Monmouth College will have their hands full this weekend in a battle against Trine University in Round 1 of the DIII football playoffs. The Thunder own a 10-0 record at this point in the year, scoring 40 or more points in eight of those victories. However, the Scots and head coach Chad Braun know what…