The WAND Sports team makes it to the girls 3A Regional Semifinals in Decatur and Danville on Tuesday night.
Springfield's Leonard Shanklin got the worst news a parent can get: his son had been brutally murdered. Searching for answers, he began what he calls his "spiritual journey" to church on the Capital City's West Side and eventually a peace that soothes the pain of his tragedy.
It's win or go home time for high school basketball in central Illinois.
Several local teams hit the hardwood in hopes to keep their season alive. Here are scores and highlights.
VANDALIA, Ill. (WAND) -- The Millikin wrestling team won the 2020 CCIW Championship on Thursday.
Instead of resting, Ryan Birt, the CCIW Coach of the Year and head coach at Millikin, hit the road recruiting.
A fantastic non-conference matchup between St. Anthony and Central A&M, plus, it's the final game held inside of Miller Gym in Monticello as the Sages were hosting St. Teresa.
Highlights from both games are here.
More than four dozen local wrestlers qualified for the State meet during Saturday's final session of Sectionals!
It's All-Time 5 Extra! When you hear each team announced on Wednesdays we don't get a chance to go in depth with all the great history of each school. That's why we bring the legends themselves into the studio for live interviews every Friday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.! Think of it as a video podcast.
It's All-Time 5 Extra! When you hear each team announced on Wednesdays we don't get a chance to go in depth with all the great history of each school. That's why we bring the legends themselves into the studio for live interviews every Friday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.!
It's Friday Frenzy time! Join WAND Sports' Gordon Voit, Mark Pearson and Orlando Toatley as they take you all across the state to bring you as many high school basketball games as possible!
It was a busy night in girls high school basketball all over the 217 area code! 17 local teams competed for regional championships in the Class 1A and 2A playoffs.
The WAND Sports team makes it to the girls 3A Regional Semifinals in Decatur and Danville on Tuesday night. More >>
WAND Sports introduces a brand new segment, Athlete of the Week presented by Midwest Technical Institute!
Each week, sports director Gordon Voit, Mark Pearson and Orlando Toatley put the spotlight on a local high school athlete who is excelling as a student and community member as well! More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams? More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams!
NUMBER 26: TEUTOPOLIS WOODEN SHOES
(7) Teutopolis vs. (2) TBA More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams! More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams!
NUMBER 28: Warrensburg-Latham More >>
At the end of all those swings, No. 22 Illinois left the court with a 70-69 loss to the Spartans, who were fighting off a four-game losing streak. More >>
Believe it or not, playoff basketball is starting in central Illinois.
Here are highlights of one postseason game and one regular season contest. More >>
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- Picture this, you're put into an arena full of fans where no matter the decision you make, one side will always disagree.
That's just another day in the life of an official.
WAND caught up with some refs to hear what changes they want to see to keep even more from hanging up their whistles. More >>
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- It's a special night at the Decatur Civic Center.
The Decatur Flames recognized their 10 seniors and gifted a check of over $10,000 to the American Cancer Society. More >>
FORSYTH, Ill. (WAND) -- Parker Hopkins, a Warrensburg-Latham junior, is hitting the batting cages in preparation for a World Tournament in New Zealand.
He is a part of the USA fastpitch softball team that qualified after winning a tournament in Guatemala. More >>
TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. (WAND) -- The regular season is winding down in high school basketball.
Robinson traveling to Teutopolis today where T-Town was victorious, 56-36. More >>
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- The Millikin basketball programs were hosting senior night against Carthage College.
The Big Blue dropped both contests. More >>
WAND Sports introduces a brand new segment, Athlete of the Week presented by Midwest Technical Institute! More >>
It's Friday Frenzy time! Join WAND Sports' Gordon Voit, Mark Pearson and Orlando Toatley as they take you all across the state to bring you as many high school basketball games as possible! More >>
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- No. 9 Maryland isn't the only big name coming to the State Farm Center for Friday night's 7 p.m. tilt. More >>
DECATUR, Ill.(WAND) -- Millikin wrestling is seeing a lot of success in only its fifth season as a program.
Head coach Ryan Birt is using his family connection with the team as the foundation. More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams! More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams! More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams! More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams! More >>
It's WAND's "All-Time 5"! Which local high school has the best all-time, all-star lineup of basketball players from any era, together on one court in a tournament of 33 teams! More >>
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- It was an historic night at the Griswold Center, with the brand new men's volleyball team picking up its first home win in its first home game. In fact, it was the program's first victory overall after ending an 0-6 skid to start the season. More >>
51 pages. 8,600 words (and counting). 'All-Time 5' is finally here! Now that the research packet has been compiled, we begin the fun. More >>
The intensity of high school basketball games in central Illinois is revving up as the postseason is right around the corner.
Here are highlights of two girls basketball games from tonight. More >>
To the baseball diamond where Macon, Illinois native Brian Snitker is gearing up for another season as manager of the Atlanta Braves.
Last season at the helm, Snitker led his ballclub to an impressive 97-65 record in the regular season and got Atlanta to the NLDS. More >>
MOWEAQUA, Ill. (WAND) -- It's the first of February and the CIC Tournament started up.
Here are the highlights from the quarterfinal round. More >>
WAND Sports introduces a brand new segment, Athlete of the Week presented by Midwest Technical Institute! More >>
It's Friday Frenzy time! Join WAND Sports' Gordon Voit, Mark Pearson and Orlando Toatley as they take you all across the state to bring you as many high school basketball games as possible! More >>
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- Illinois' magical January continued on Thursday night with a 59-51 win over a strong Minnesota team at the State Farm Center. More >>
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- WAND Sports is spotlighting a different aspect of the Decatur Blaze hockey team each week leading up to a homestand. More >>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) -- It's a story that involves Kobe Bryant's family, the crown jewels of Buckingham Palace and the family of Springfield native Andre Iguodala. More >>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) -- The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter GiGi and seven others hit Central Illinois harder than you might think. More >>
Livia Binder is just 14 years old and is already a two-time state and national champion.
She is also a member of the United States Tumbling and Trampoline Association. More >>
As we creep closer to February, high school basketball games are beginning to mean more in central Illinois.
Tonight, Central A&M hosted Clinton in boys basketball and Mt. Zion welcomed Charleston to their gym in girls basketball. More >>
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- Another Monday is here and again, Kofi Cockburn earns another weekly honor.
The Illini big man received his seventh Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. More >>
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) -- In just one week, former EIU quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will be under center for the 49ers in Super Bowl 54.
For a sneak peak into his college days, we met up with former roommate and teammate and current linebackers coach for Eastern Illinois, Adam Gristick. More >>
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) -- It is one of the best basketball tournaments in all of Illinois.
And the City Tournament in Springfield didn't disappoint. Here are the highlights from the final day of action. More >>
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WAND) -- If the legend of Ayo Dosunmu hasn't been cemented, it is now. More >>
Messages of grief from the Illinois basketball family flooded social media on Friday evening as word spread that beloved former center Robert Archibald had passed at the age of 39. More >>
It's Friday Frenzy time! Join WAND Sports' Gordon Voit, Mark Pearson and Orlando Toatley as they take you all across the state to bring you as many high school basketball games as possible! More >>
