Alex Mcnamee
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Decatur, IL, United States
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Stewart excited about what's next
MACON -- No more than five minutes into Tony Stewart's visit to Macon Speedway, the track he co-owns, he spotted an unwelcome collection of dirt underneath the front counter of → Read More
Mount Zion's Davis picks South Carolina
MOUNT ZION -- Morgan Davis didn't have to choose but knew she should. Some time after attending a national softball camp in Louisiana a couple years ago and before the → Read More
York enjoys city lead, but knee troubles may persist
DECATUR -- Wes Hillen, the two-time defending champ, is trailing for the first time in 10 career rounds at the Rex Spires Men's Amateur City Golf Championship and by eight → Read More
Amy Rankin comes back for city title
DECATUR -- Gabbi Schuerman, most concerned about her driver starting the week, lost a two-shot lead and the chance to win a sixth Decatur Women's Open all on the 54th → Read More
Tuscola's Romine coaches football and races cars
Halfway through high school at Atwood-Hammond, Andy Romine's dad, Allen, wanted his son to try something else. But it wasn't one of his three favorite subjects, so Andy wasn't interested. → Read More
Effingham's Avery Braunecker tests Olympic water
Avery Braunecker boarded an elevator at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., holding a bag of goodies -- kickboard, water bottle -- and wearing her credentials on a lanyard around → Read More
East all-stars a Sages showcase, plus two
MAROA -- Brandon Wildman is used to quarterbacking the Monticello offense, a spread passing scheme that gives him a plateful of options. → Read More
Warriors out to play
Often labeled "football town," Tuscola has built quite a portfolio around being an athletics department with far more than one trick. → Read More
Mount Zion pair healthy, energized for All-Star game
Griffin Gahwiler has almost a season's worth of pent up energy he's turning loose this week for the Eastern Star High School All-Star Football Game. → Read More
Meridian strikes right balance
Greg Streeval has been Meridian softball's shipping and receiving department for almost a decade, so he knows exactly what's coming. → Read More
Hard work pays off for MacArthur's Kiya Harper
Kiya Harper rarely left a practice unhappy with how many swings she took and uncomfortable with the quality of those cuts. → Read More
Again, Kramer carries over success
Kevin Kramer's almost always racking his brain about running, either for distance or speed. It's the quick transition he's made for decades as Shelbyville's boys track and field and cross → Read More
Emery's Cardinals break through
The Warrensburg-Latham girls soccer team knows the regional final as well as anyone and knows what it's like to lose it just as much. → Read More
Coates a star in goal
Marjory Coates' goalkeeping was tested in the worst way -- a penalty shootout -- in the second game of the season. The result didn't sit well. → Read More
Casey-Westfield stung in 13 innings
SPRINGFIELD – Casey-Westfield's plan wasn't to intentionally pitch around Grace Baalman like it had in the first inning, rather just to be careful. → Read More
Meyer, Gordon hand Vandalia first state titles in more than 40 years
CHARLESTON – Vandalia junior Curtis Gordon can’t remember a meet when the timing of his two events clashed worse than they did Saturday. → Read More
Duncan, Wright bounce back for Bulldogs
CHARLESTON – St. Teresa sprinter Jason Duncan has only run as fast as his right hamstring allowed him to this season. → Read More
Brand new adventure for Tuscola
Tuscola’s track team recruited Brandon Stewart unsuccessfully for three years. He couldn’t be pried away from spring football workouts. → Read More
Same celebration, Okaw Valley wins louder
DECATUR – Taylor Coleman left a piece of his jersey on the infield dirt of Del Unser Field at St. Teresa, celebrating Okaw Valley's regional title like it was its → Read More
Arcola feels relay highs, lows at sectional track
ASSUMPTION – Arcola's Tony Salinas promised to run off his anger during the 4x400 relay. But of the three relays he raced, Arcola had its longest odds in the 4x4. → Read More