Bulletin Board: Referees on way to state tourneys
PEORIA — Three officials from the Champaign-based Illinois Basketball Officials Association were selected by the IHSA to work tournament games this weekend in the 1A and 2A state finals at the Peoria...
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Longtime boys' basketball coach Scott Davis is out at Champaign Central. Who takes his spot? Ask prep sports coordinator Fred Kroner, who had the story on Davis stepping down in today's N-G. Submit...
View ArticleBig 12 searches for conference subs
By MATT DANIELS and FRED KRONERThe Big 12 is getting smaller.Decatur schools Eisenhower and MacArthur on Wednesday accepted invitations to join what will become a 10-member Central State Eight starting...
View ArticleDaniels: Big changes in the Big 12
Sayonara, Decatur MacArthur and Decatur Eisenhower. Once the Big 12 Conference starts play in the 2014-15 school year, those two longstanding members will not find themselves in the league anymore....
View ArticleA Life Remembered: Eldest Blair sister introduced family to speedskating
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The subject of Bonnie Blair’s birth was a topic of conversation in the wake of last week’s death of her eldest sister, Mary Blair Polaski.read more
View ArticleWho's the next Central coach?
Ask prep sports coordinator Fred Kroner during Tuesday's online chat, which starts at 12:30 p.m. Submit questions of any kind at any time and Fred will drop some knowledge on you. Click here to...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Parkland to host all-star game
All-stars headed to ParklandCHAMPAIGN — The second Parkland College/News-Gazette senior all-star basketball games will be April 14 in the Cobras’ gym.The girls’ game will start at 1 p.m. at Parkland....
View ArticleKroner: Central job's a slam dunk
My dream job is different from my neighbor’s. That is to be expected. We are different people, with different interests.The same is true for folks in a similar profession. One coach might covet a...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Rantoul hires Ira Jefferson
70th Urbana meet SaturdayURBANA — The 70th Urbana Open boys’ track and field meet Saturday will start with field events and running preliminaries at 9:30 a.m. on the Gene Armer Track. Running finals...
View ArticleAsk Kroner a question!
He's chatting at 12:30 p.m. today. Participate early or on time by clicking here
View ArticleCan STM win it all? Ask Fred
Prep sports coordinator Fred Kroner is chatting online today at 12:30 p.m. Submit questions of any kind and any time by clicking here
View ArticleTalk To Fred Today!
Prep sports coordinator Fred Kroner is chatting online at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Ask him about our All-Area teams, Stan Wienke's next move, Champaign Central's new football coach, St. Thomas More's...
View ArticleBulletin Board: No place like home for Carver
OAKLAND — After Charlie Carver’s last year as Tri-County boys’ basketball coach (2008-09), he and his family relocated to Florida, where he coached for a year near Lake Wales. He found, “we were back...
View ArticleCan SJ-O reach state?
Ask prep sports coordinator Fred Kroner any question about high school sports for his 12:30 p.m. Tuesday online chat. Click here to get your questions in early
View ArticleA Life Remembered: Roger Capan
CHAMPAIGN — Erik Henriksen was 10 years old when the 1968 Winter Olympic Games were televised from Grenoble, France. He watched speedskating with fascination and inspiration as someone from his...
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