Illinois high school basketball got a green light Wednesday. Wrestling did, too, but it's pushed to the summer.

The Friday-night lights may be turned off this fall, but WLPO still has high school football for you, once a week.

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors announced this afternoon (Wednesday) that they have voted to expand the IHSA State Series in two fall sports, adding a second round of postseason play in boys and girls golf and boys and girls cross country.

The Friday-night lights may be turned off this fall, but WLPO still has high school football for you, once a week.

The pandemic may be keeping the stadiums empty this fall, but that doesn't mean you can't hear some high-school football on the weekends.

September usually means high-school football around Starved Rock Country. Well, the Friday-night lights may be turned off this fall, but WLPO still has games for you, once a week.

Legendary Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson has died at 78.

Fall high school sports in Illinois will have postseason action but it will be far from traditional. The IHSA Board has approved modified state tournaments for golf, tennis, swimming and cross country. Each sport will have a one-round, regional geographic competition the week of October 19th…

   LP's new turf is in place in Howard Fellows Stadium. Shaw Media Photographer Scott Anderson shot some pictures of the new turf. 

  Major League Baseball announced Sunday  that the upcoming three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, scheduled for Monday through Wednesday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, has been postponed.  In light of the most recent positive test results, MLB and the …

   Based on a new document from the Governor, the Illinois Elementary School Association has reversed an earlier decision canceling fall activities like golf, softball, baseball and cross-country. An All Sports Guidance document from Governor Pritzker's office placed these sports in a “lower…

High school football in the spring? If new plans from the Illinois High School Association play out, that won't be the only sports change for the upcoming school year.

Add the Illinois Valley Youth Soccer League to the list of pandemic-related cancellations.

The Illinois Elementary School Association has voted unanimously to cancel the upcoming sports seasons for boys' and girls' golf, boys' baseball, girls' softball, and cross-country. The board will meet again in late August to make a decision regarding girls basketball.

Starved Rock County has two big league ball players to root for this season.

     Mitch Keller handled the Cards Sunday. The Pirates topped the Redbirds  5- 1. Mike Shannon and John Rooney summarized:

Gone way too soon, a Mendota High School graduate is now memorialized.

Will Friday Night Lights happen this fall or not?

One of top high school football players around has changed his college choice.