Bill Welt, SJ-R Breaking News

Bill Welt

SJ-R Breaking News

Springfield, IL, United States

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Past articles by Bill:

Here are 3 things to know about this Springfield star's second NCAA tournament berth

Former Southeast standout Terrion Murdix left the game with a knee injury. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi still found a way through. → Read More

Lincoln, SHG, Plains hoops: Vote for The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week

Vote for your favorite area athlete! → Read More

Lincoln girls basketball chalks up litany of records in unforgettable run to second place

At 36-1, the team set the most wins in school history along with individual scoring records for junior guards Kloe Froebe and Jenna Bowman → Read More

Here are 3 takeaways from Sacred Heart-Griffin's sectional title win at Decatur MacArthur

Decatur MacArthur had the potential to be a spoiler. Sacred Heart-Griffin nipped that in the bud from the onset → Read More

1A and 2A March Madness: Plains drops heartbreaker, Calvary wins thriller

Plains had a couple open looks in the final 7.1 seconds but couldn't connect. Calvary advanced on a free throw with 4.9 seconds left. → Read More

State bound: Lincoln girls basketball hammers Highland, rolls to Class 3A state finals

Lincoln throttles Highland in the 3A Taylorville Supersectional; Kloe Froebe scores 40 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Railsplitters → Read More

Here are 3 takeaways from Plains’ regional final win over Petersburg PORTA in boys hoops

The Cardinals return to their home court for the sectional semifinals against Bloomington Catholic Central at 7 p.m. Wednesday → Read More

Here are 3 takeaways from Staunton, Hillsboro’s sectional semifinal losses to state’s best

With dominating victories, Quincy Notre Dame and Central/Southeastern show why programs are among tops in the state heading into sectional final → Read More

Wrestling champs, girls hoops: Vote for The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week poll

Vote for your favorite athlete now! → Read More

Twice the glory: Auburn, Chatham Glenwood wrestlers repeat as state champions

Auburn, Chatham Glenwood star wrestlers repeat as state champions → Read More

Here are the Springfield area girls basketball teams advancing to sectionals

Eight teams are moving into the next round of the Illinois High School Association tournament that begins Tuesday → Read More

Here are 3 top takeaways from Petersburg PORTA’s regional final loss to Central/Southeastern

Here are 3 top takeaways from Petersburg PORTA’s regional final loss to Central/Southeastern → Read More

IHSA state wrestling tournament 2023: Springfield-area matches, schedules, results

IHSA wrestling 2023: Results for Springfield-area wrestlers at IHSA state finals in Champaign → Read More

Here are the top 3 takeaways from Williamsville's key Sangamo win over New Berlin

Here are the top 3 takeaways from Williamsville's key Sangamo win over New Berlin for share of conference lead → Read More

2023 IHSA boys basketball brackets: Springfield-area postseason schedules, and pairings

All of the Springfield-area schedules, scores and pairings for the 2023 IHSA boys basketball postseason are right here. → Read More

2023 IHSA girls basketball brackets: Springfield-area postseason schedules, and pairings

All of the Springfield-area schedules, scores and pairings for the 2023 IHSA girls basketball postseason are right here. → Read More

Here are the Springfield area wrestlers advancing to the 2023 IHSA state finals

Here are the area wrestlers who advanced to the IHSA state finals → Read More

Here are 3 takeaways from Lanphier's near upset against state-ranked Decatur MacArthur

Lanphier's Lober-Nika Gymnasium has had a storied history. It ended with an exclamation point. → Read More

Meet the SJ-R's Small School Football Player of the Year: Pana’s Max Lynch

Every time Pana called his number, star QB Max Lynch always seemed to do something special → Read More

Auburn, Glenwood, PORTA wrestling: Vote for The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week

Vote for your favorite athlete now! → Read More