High School Basketball UPickEm: Week 11
Two conference championship games are happening Friday night. UHigh and Riverton are looking for outright conference titles and we have plenty more on the week 11 slate of UPickEm.
Taylorville
Cyclones Send Six To Sectionals, Tornadoes Take Two
Mason Clem and Reese Edwards won individual titles at the 1A Jacksonville ISD regional on Saturday and the SHG Cyclones will have six wrestlers at the Vandalia sectional next weekend. The Taylorville Tornadoes
Ready To Rumble – Wrestling Regionals Kick Off Quest to Champaign
Wrestling regionals get started this Friday night and the journey to Champaign begins. We’ll have complete coverage on Saturday to let you know who’s advancing to sectionals, but in the meantime, get ready
Wrestling Mashup: Auburn Quad Highlights
We hit the wrestling mats on Thursday night out in Auburn for a quad with the Trojans, Taylorville, Riverton and Springfield High. Here’s a different kind of highlight.
Railers Roll To Open Apollo Play With Impressive Win Over Taylorville
After a 12-11 Lincoln lead in the first quarter it looked like the Railers and Taylorville might give us another great game to start Apollo play this season, but an experienced and deep
High School Basketball UPickEm: Week 1
High School Basketball UPickEm is back! We have a couple Friday night games as well as the Springfield Clinic Showcase slate. Sign up and make your picks HERE
McIntyre Leads The Way For Area Runners At 2019 State Cross Country Meet
Athens’ Noah McIntyre headlined on Saturday morning, finishing with the area’s best placing at 4th in the 1A boys race. Our coverage area also saw strong individual performances from the likes of Rochester,
High School Football UPickEm: Round One
The playoffs have arrived! DP, Jay Philly, JT and Dave Kane talk about the round one games and make their picks. Don't forget to make your picks too.
Second Season Matchups: Taylorville vs IVC
Taylorville enters the 4A south bracket as a 16 seed with a 5-4 record. The Tornadoes will travel to Illinois Valley Central to take on the Grey Ghosts this Saturday in Round One. The Grey
The Official 2019 Playoff Hype Piece
It’s time! For 12 teams in our coverage area, the second season starts now. Here’s a hype video with highlights and big plays from the teams looking to book a trip to Dekalb
Flaming Hearts Torch Taylorville To Stay Unbeaten
Effingham held Taylorville to just one touchdown on their way to a 48-6 win over the Tornadoes to stay unbeaten in Week Seven. The Flaming Hearts, led by quarterback Nathan Shakelford were up
Small Schools Shine At Rochester Rocket Cross Country Invite
On the girls side, the Carolines headlined the show, as Williamsville’s Caroline Gwaltney and Pleasant Plains’ Caroline Jachino placed first and second, respectively. On the boys side, Taylorville’s Chris Cherry and Rochester’s Matthew
Petty Powers Rockets In Rebound Game Against Route 29 Rivals
Grace Petty was huge for the Rochester offense as the Rockets had to rally in both sets but swept Taylorville 25-17, 25-15 in the Route 29 rivalry on Thursday evening. After suffering a
Pounding Pavement Podcast: Taylorville Tornadoes
Pounding Pavement Podcast: One of our last stops on the Pigskin Preview tour came from Taylorville where the Tornadoes were gearing up for the 2019 season. Listen in as we talk everything Tornadoes
Pigskin Preview: Taylorville Tornadoes
School: Taylorville Mascot: Tornadoes Head Coach: Jeb Odam Years at School: 10 Overall Record: 66-38 Assistant Coaches: Lee Mateer, Brian Blomquist, Brian Sample, Alex Siempelkamp, Caleb Worsham, Kyle Owens, Jason Handegan, Ben Althoff, Jeremy Alwerdt, John
