Illini Prairie Conference

The moment Cam Wagner realized he wanted to go to Eugene - on a car ride back from getting his tuxedo for prom 🕺 Now, the future Oregon Duck can celebrate his commitment and get ready for one final season with SJO @oregonfootball | @SJOFootball | @CameronW2027

From St. Joseph, Illinois to one of the biggest brands in college football @CameronW2027 committed to the Ducks today in front of a packed house of Spartan fans, ready for one last year before heading to Eugene My story from today's commitment:

Saints Girls Soccer shuts out Galesburg to secure the victory! #SaintsWin

a special one 🥹 stay tuned for our senior tributes 💜 💛

NEXT UP in our Senior Spotlight is #20 Shelby Smith. Good luck in your future endeavors at UIUC! We are proud of you Shelbo!

Sadie Walsh has always led with toughness, selflessness & heart. She’s been the ultimate teammate. DACC Softball is getting a true competitor and leader. 💚🥎 🐆 Congrats, Sadie! What a ride it has been and we will always be rooting for you!

Saints Baseball gets the week started right with a quality win against Eureka! #SaintsWin

Looks like all of SJO showed up to support Cam Wagner for his signing. The auditorium is PACKED 😳👏

LOTS OF DIVISION 1 TALENT: Central Illinois' been pumping out good college football players. #Illini landed Brayden Trimble (Mt. Zion WR), Kaden Feagin (RB ALAH), Aidan Laughery (RB Gibson City), Grant Smith (TE Maroa-Forsyth), Hank Beatty (WR Rochester), Jacob Harvey (WR Mt. Zion) and other in-state players after years of struggles under Lovie Smith. LSU landed JC Anderson (TE Mt. Zion) Oregon landed Cameron Wagner (St. Joseph-Ogden OL) Tulsa landed Grant McAtee (Mt. Zion TE) and Western Illinois has Keller Stocks (Mt. Zion QB) Outside the 217, Alabama landed Dunlap TE Mac Sutter, Illinois landed OL Casey Thomman and a lot of St. Louis area talent, like Nick Hankins. And right now, Sacred Heart-Griffin has two lineman with division 1 interest, OL Evan Phillips and OL Thatcher Trotter. They've visited ND and Big Ten schools, and Evan has offers from Army and WIU. Rochester has several recruits, including TE Eli Cox (SEMO, ISU, WIU) and OL Barrett Armbrusters (Penn, ISU, SIU, etc.)

Girls Sectional Thursday May 14th at Mattoon High School Field: 1:00 pm Running: 3:00 pm

LAST CONFERENCE GAME vs Pontiac. Game time: 4:30 Location: Tolono, IL #CANTSTOPWONTSTOP

Next, Nathan Daly! Congrats! #seniorweek

Coming in Wednesday's @news_gazette: Meet eight area girls' track and field standouts from Cerro Gordo/Bement, @DHSVikings118, @aths_225, @Heritage_CUSD8, @WarriorAthDir, Ridgeview/Lexington, @HoopestonAreaHS and @STMoreAD as our Faces of Spring series continues

Rockets defeat Charleston 9-7. Bickers – 2H, 3R, 3RBI, 2HR💣 Eisenmenger – 1H, 1RBI, 2B-1 Finical – 1H, 1R, 2RBI, 2B-1 Frye – 2H, 2R, 2B-2 Gadeken – 1H, 1R, 2RBI Harris – 1H, 1R, 1RBI Kirby – 1H Smith – 2H, 1R Finical - Pitching Win

The Wagner family dripped out in Ducks merch. Really exciting day for this Spartan program.

🚨TEAM MEETING🚨 Reminder - team meeting for all upperclassmen planning to play football this upcoming season at 7:40a tomorrow in Room 124 #DTD

Our Saints Girls Soccer team are the 2026 @IlliniPrairie Conference Champions! They went undefeated in conference play to secure the title. Congratulations!! #GoSaints

FINAL | St. Anthony 5, Sages 3 Forrest Rawdin hits a 2 run home run for the Sages. Kiger adds a 2B and earns an RBI. Sages fall to 26-3 with Senior Night against Clinton on Wednesday. #GoSages | #SagesBaseball

Isabella Beery brings joy, toughness & laughter to our program daily. Heartland is getting an incredible teammate. Congrats, Isa! We look forward to your success on the softball field and are so grateful you were ours! 🩵 💙 🦅 🥎