Sports

TIGERS-CARDINALS SERIES POSTPONED

The four-game series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Comerica Park from Tuesday, August 4th through Thursday, August 6th has been postponed. The Cardinals have had 13 members of the organization test positive for COVID-19 in the last week, including seven players and... Read More.

IHSA Makes Major Changes to the High School Sports Schedule; Football Moved to Spring

Thursday, July 30 by WROY/WRUL Staff

(Bloomington, IL) -- The Illinois High School Association is planning to restructure its sports calendar for the upcoming school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All sports will be played over truncated fall, winter, spring, and summer seasons. The IHSA has placed golf, girls... Read More.

RLC Searches for its Next Baseball, Softball Head Coach

Friday, July 24 by WROY/WRUL Staff

INA, Ill. (July 23, 2020) — Rend Lake College is in the market for a couple of new coaches as vacancies have... Read More.

Will We Have High School Football This Fall? IHSA Exec Dir Weighs In

Tuesday, July 21 by Jc Tinsley

Special to WROY/WRUL News from the Illinois Radio Network...Cole Lauterbach reportsFourth of July parties may have hurt the chances for high school football and other contact sports this fall. After the Independence Day holiday, a few schools reported an uptick in COVID-19 cases among... Read More.

After 949 Wins, RLC’s Ellingsworth Retires From Softball Program

Wednesday, July 15 by WROY/WRUL Staff

INA, Ill. (July 14, 2020) — Many things have changed since Dave Ellingsworth took over the Rend Lake College softball program nearly three decades ago.Google didn’t exist yet, Timothy Dalton was James Bond, and Illinois’ minimum wage was $4.25. Even RLC had only just... Read More.

FCHS Cancels Athletic Workouts

Friday, July 10 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Fairfield Community High School has announced the cancelation of all athletic workouts due to a “potential COVID-19 cross-contamination situation.”The high school made the announcement on Thursday on its Facebook page.According to the post, all athletic workouts at the school will be suspended until Monday,... Read More.

IHSA RULES

Friday, July 10 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Illinois High School Association released regulations for the next stage of high school athletics amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There can’t be any contact drills or physical contact between athletes and everyone must wear masks, but they’re still determining if that includes those outside... Read More.

CWCJHS Coach Justin Simmons Announces Junior High Baseball Tryouts

Tuesday, July 7 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Tryouts for junior high baseball, if the state allows, will be August 3rd and 4th from 8-10 at Bradshaw park. Anyone interested in trying out will need to have their physical and insurance turned into the office before tryouts.

RLC Athletes, Teams Earn Academic Award Nominations

Tuesday, July 7 by WROY/WRUL Staff

INA, Ill. (July 6, 2020) — Rend Lake College has recognized 33 athletes and four teams for their high academic achievement during the 2019-2020 school year.The individuals and teams were nominated by RLC as National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-Americans. The NJCAA will... Read More.

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WSRC Will Not Host 121st Grand American

Tuesday, June 16 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced the 121st Grand American World Trapshooting Championships, traditionally held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC) in Sparta, will not take place at the... Read More.