Recreation Sports
Hook, line & sinker: Poison to be used to fight Asian carp
State and federal officials are applying poison to water in a 5.5-mile portion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal as a temporary measure to keep destructive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
Nov 18, 2009 | 4:45 pm | Loading…
Flying Dragons cross country team wins regional
The Normal-based Flying Dragons girls cross country team placed first in the AAU Central Region Championship meet Sunday in Mooseheart.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Bloomington teen wins Punt, Pass and Kick regional
Jake Romani of Bloomington placed first in the 12-13 age bracket at the Chicago Bears regional Punt, Pass and Kick competition recently at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Champion Fields to host 18-under nationals in '11
NORMAL — Champion Fields softball complex will host the Amateur Softball Association’s USA/ASA 18-under Class A national tournament in 2011.
Nov 12, 2009 | 11:05 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Fall can be fickle for walleye, saugeye
Fishing guide Paul Center of Normal knows fall weather can be fickle — love you one day, hate you the next.
Nov 11, 2009 | 6:05 pm | Loading…
Cushing shoots course record 62 at Pontiac Elks
PONTIAC -- Mike Cushing of Bloomington fired a course-record 62 at Pontiac Elks Country Club on Sunday.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Troll away at Lake Bloomington
I faced a barrage of emails and phone calls a few weeks ago after I did a column on a couple of guys having fun trolling for striped bass at Lake Bloomington.
Nov 04, 2009 | 6:00 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Rainfall making rivers muddy mess for fishing
Farmers looking to get in a day of fishing while waiting for the fields to dry can forget the rivers for a while. The storms delaying the harvest are also turning streams and rivers into a high, muddy mess.
Oct 28, 2009 | 4:40 pm | Loading…
Bloomington native Ludy gets silver medal at USA Senior National Games
Emil Ludy of Bloomington was a defenseman on the Massachusetts Rusty Blades 60 and over ice hockey team that won a silver medal in the recent USA Senior National Games at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Oct 26, 2009 | 7:40 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: The best fishing of the year still to come
Don't put away the boat just yet. Though many of your friends may be in the tree stand already, some of the best fishing of the year is still to come.
Oct 21, 2009 | 5:00 pm | Loading…
7 people inducted into local bowling Hall of Fame
Seven people were recently inducted into the Hall of Fame of the 2,373-member Greater Bloomington Bowling Association.
Oct 20, 2009 | 7:20 pm | Loading…
Thoroughbreds win Senior League baseball title
BLOOMINGTON - The Thoroughbreds defeated the Stallions, 13-4, to win the Twin Cities Men's Senior Baseball League tournament championship at the PONY complex on Sunday.
Oct 19, 2009 | 11:50 pm | Loading…
Long drive, son's story has spotlight on former Normal firefighter
NORMAL -- Jeff Elliott of Normal never expected to be in a national long-driving golf competition. Going to Hollywood wasn't exactly in his plans, either.
Oct 19, 2009 | 10:05 pm | Loading…
Parkside girls second, boys third in state cross country
NORMAL - The Parkside Junior High girls placed second and the boys third in the Illinois Elementary School Association Class AA state cross country meet Saturday at Maxwell Park where Olympia's boys placed second in Class A.
Oct 17, 2009 | 10:55 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Fall ignites a feeding frenzy for sauger, walleye on Illinois River
The Illinois River is one of the best sauger fisheries in America, and fall is one of the best times to fish there. The trees lining the shoreline blaze with autumn color as Starved Rock State Park hosts its Fall Colors Weekend Saturday and Sunday.
Oct 14, 2009 | 5:00 pm | Loading…
Girls soccer team Midwest Reign wins in Kansas
The Midwest Reign Knockouts, a Bloomington-based U13 girls soccer team, won the gold division bracket of the Challenger Sports Invite Oct. 3-4 at Overland Park, Kan.
Oct 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Epiphany 8th-grader third in junior tour
Nolan Harris, an eighth-grader at Epiphany School, finished third in the Plantations Junior Golf Tour event at Crescent Farms Golf Club in Crescent, Mo., this past weekend.
Oct 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Rend Lake a fall hot spot for channel catfish, too
Most people heading to Rend Lake this time of year are interested in the savory crappie that make the southern Illinois reservoir home.
Oct 07, 2009 | 5:00 pm | Loading…
Carlock facility to host equestrian competition this weekend
The Hunter Oaks Equestrian Center in Carlock will host horses and riders Friday through Sunday for the ninth annual Hunter Oaks Horse Trials and the U.S. Eventing Association Area IV Championships.
Oct 06, 2009 | 10:35 pm | Loading…
Fieldcrest Middle School softball finishes second in IESA tourney
The Fieldcrest Middle School softball team finished its season with a runner-up finish in the Class AA Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament recently.
Oct 05, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…
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