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In August the Putnam County Special Olympics team traveled to the Cherry Valley Bowling Alley in Rockford to compete in their bowling skills competition. Matthew Schennum took home a gold medal and is advancing to Sectionals in

Photo provided by Dream Achievers BLOOMINGTON – The Dream Achievers, based out of Earlville competed at the Special Olympic Games in Bloomington over the weekend.  As a team they came home with two individual gold medals, three

BLOOMINGTON – The Putnam County Panthers sent two athletes to the Special Olympic Summer Games. Blake Baker took home a bronze medal in Bocce Ball on Friday. Matthew Schennum won the silver medal in the 50-meter run and

BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Valley Family Co-op swim team competed this weekend at the Illinois Special Olympics Summer Games.  The team, consisting of Kelli Ewbank, Allison Gens, Ashly Weiland, Jessica Swietek, and Ann Schmitt brought home 5

* The Florida Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins, 4-3 in overtime of Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday night in Boston, completing their comeback from a 3-1 series deficit. The Panthers’ Brandon Montour tied

LA SALLE-PERU –The Illinois Valley Coal Miners Rugby co-oped with Naperville Crusaders 15 and under team kicked off the series of games and fell to the Arlington Stallions.  The 13 and under co-op team fell to Elmhurst. 

PERU, IL  — The Peru Girls softball league is dedicating this season to the memory of local girl Guiliana Koehler who passed away last fall due to a DIPG tumor on her brain stem.  She was a vibrant

* The Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks 108-101 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jimmy Butler had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Gabe Vincent scored 20 points for the Heat, who became the

The Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 on Thursday with a score of 128-120 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 32 points on 6-of-8 shooting from deep,

The Baltimore Ravens announced on Thursday that QB Lamar Jackson has agreed on a five-year extension worth $260 million, with $185 million guaranteed. This makes Jackson the league’s highest-paid player with an average annual salary of $52

LA SALLE – PERU — The Illinois Valley Rugby Club will be hosting its first-ever home games on Sunday at Howard Fellows Stadium.  Local co-op team U15 Illinois Valley and Naperville will kick off the competition against Elmhurst,

* The Miami Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 119-114 on Monday night, giving the Heat a 3-1 lead in the first-round series in Miami. Jimmy Butler earned a franchise playoff record 56 points, helping the Heat rally

Sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Green Bay Packers have traded quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. The Packers are trading Rodgers to New York for a first-round pick swap, a second-round pick, a sixth-round pick and

In Sunday’s NHL Eastern Conference playoff games, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the NY Islanders 5-2, while the Boston Bruins won their matchup against the Florida Panthers with a score of 6-2. * Seth Jarvis scored twice and the

* The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-93 on Sunday to take a 3-1 series lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, and RJ Barrett had 26 ; while Josh Hart moved

PERU, IL — Peru Little League Baseball is honoring a former coach and volunteer.  Bob Burris passed away unexpectedly last year, the day after attending an all-star practice.  This season’s jerseys will have a BB inside of

* The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-93 on Wednesday to tie their Western Conference playoff series 1-1.  Xavier Tillman scored a career-high 22 points and pulled down 18 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies to

Pitcher Hunter Greene has signed a $53 million contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds.  The Reds announced Greene’s six-year deal, which runs through 2028, and includes a $21 million team option for 2029. The deal includes a

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane said on Tuesday that safety Damar Hamlin has been medically cleared to resume football activities, just three months after going into cardiac arrest on an NFL field. Beane said that Hamlin