Earlier this summer, we had reached a tentative agreement with Illinois State University to hold this year’s event on Saturday, September 5, 2020. It does not appear that date will work for us under the State of Illinois restrictions which limit indoor gatherings to 50 people.

Effingham’s Chad Green was called upon for his first action of the 2020 season on Sunday, coming on for relief and earning the win for the New York Yankees in the team’s 3-2 victory.

The Effingham Unit 40 School Board this week approved the following personnel related to the district’s sports program:

The IESA Board of Directors held a special meeting on Thursday, July 23. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss fall sports and whether those activities could be held in accordance with the current limitations placed on schools and activities by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Stickney, IL—BBR Lady pushed her record to five wins in seven starts Sunday evening with a victory in a $17,500 leg of the Fox Valley Flan Series at Hawthorne Racecourse for owner Elizabeth Roedl of Edgewood.

Effingham Park District is welcoming sign ups for soccer. Soccer will be offered for boys and girls four years old through eighth grade. Play will be on Saturday mornings for seven weeks at Evergreen Hollow Park binning August 22.

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced on July 14, 2020 that it will defer to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the Governor’s Office on all of its Return To Play Guidelines moving forward.

Just days after the Illinois High School Associated gave coaches, schools and athletes the thumbs up to move on to Stage 2, later renamed to Phase 4 of the Return to Play Guidelines, the IHSA made revisions to that same plan.

As high schools nationwide continue to deal with the fallout from COVID-19 and make plans for the restarting of activities this fall, the NFHS Network – the leader in streaming live and on-demand high school sports – has announced an unprecedented offer for schools that are facing possible a…

With the cancellation of the Effingham County Fair Thursday, leaving the county without a fair since its inaugural year in 1945, it will also be the first time harness racing will not be featured at the fairgrounds since the same year.

MT. STERLING, IL —Graduates of the Illini Classic Yearling Sale continued to make an impact on earlysummer stakes action across the Midwest, combining to win five pari-mutuel and three fair stakes events from June 25-29.

BEECHER CITY, IL —Brian and Kandi Herzog of Beecher City realized a milestone on Monday, scoring their first career victory as racehorse owners when Kandi’s Fortune won a division of the Illinois Fair Stakes for two-year-old pacing fillies at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

(Mt. Sterling, IL)--Graduates of the Illini Classic Yearling Sale dominated Illinois Conceived and Foaled stakes action at Hawthorne Racecourse in Stickney last weekend, led by a win in the $45,000 Violet Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies.

On Wednesday, the IHSA released its latest draft, highlighting details on what schools, coaches and athletes will be able to do once Stage 4 Restore Illinois Plan is put into effect on June 26 or later.

On Friday, the Illinois High School Association announced that its Stage 2 of the Return to Play Guidelines have been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health and can be implemented across the state starting Sunday, July 5.

A horse with Newton connections pulled a 70-1 shocker in the opening race Tuesday night at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, as Phabaj (pronounced FAH buh) won a $10,000 leg of the Jera Larkins Memorial for driver Jared Finn.

Harness horses with local and area connections have continued to do well across the state in recent days, led by a pair of stakes wins last weekend at Hawthorne Racecourse near Chicago.

On Monday, the Illinois High School Association Board of directors met via video conference, with one of the items on the agenda being to decide where the State Finals Tournament would be held for the next three seasons in both boys and girls basketball.

CHAMPAIGN (AP) — Illinois' boys' high school basketball tournament will return to the Urbana-Champaign area, resuming a tradition that began in 1919, the Illinois High School Association announced Monday.

On Monday, the Illinois High School Association will vote on host sites for the State Finals Tournament in both girls and boys basketball.

STICKNEY, IL — Altamont native Kyle Husted enjoyed a solid outing Friday night in harness racing action at Hawthorne Racecourse, as the 28-year-old horseman trained and drove two winners on the card.

Lincoln Land Community College freshman and for Teutopolis Lady Shoes volleyball player Kate Volk added to her already impressive freshman campaign when she was named the Mid-West Athletic Conference female Athlete of the Year after being awarded LLCC Athlete of the Year last week.