Recreation Sports
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…
Bloomington foursome qualifies for national golf scrammble
A four-man team of Bloomington golfers won a recent state tournament to qualify for the 90-team National Golf Scramble Tournament hosted by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at the TPC Sawgrass in Florida.
Oct 05, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…
Mitchell misses cut in Mid-Amateur
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Todd Mitchell of Bloomington shot a 7-over-par 79 Sunday on the Cassique course for a two-day 152 total to miss the cut at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Kiawah Island, S.C.
Oct 05, 2009 | 12:25 am | Loading…
Local golfer Todd Mitchell on pace to qualify for Mid-Am match play
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Todd Mitchell of Bloomington fired a 2-over-par 73 Saturday on The River Course at Kiawah Island Club in the first round of stroke-play qualifying at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.
Oct 03, 2009 | 8:10 pm | Loading…
EPG tops Tremont in IESA third-place baseball game
EAST PEORIA - The third-place game of the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 2A State Baseball Tournament was an all-area affair Saturday as El Paso-Gridley topped Tremont, 8-4.
Oct 03, 2009 | 7:50 pm | Loading…
Kingsley baseball's perfect season halted at state
EAST PEORIA - The Kingsley Junior High baseball team suffered its first loss Friday, a season-ending defeat in the Illinois Elementary School Association's Class 3A state tournament.
Oct 02, 2009 | 10:00 pm | Loading…
Hook, line & sinker: Area ponds, lakes to get rainbow trout
Several ponds and lakes in Central Illinois are among 37 sites to be stocked with rainbow trout in advance of the state's fall trout season, which opens at 5 a.m. Oct. 17.
Sep 30, 2009 | 7:20 pm | Loading…
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