SJ-R Sports

09/15/2025

Kaiden Stout of Rochester picks up a major honor; Athens back to its old self; Plains stays optimistic; rushing Rushville, Pana looks forward.

09/14/2025

Here are 11 nominees for The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week poll. The poll closes at noon on Friday.

09/13/2025

Athens junior tight end James Jones hauled in two touchdowns to open a 33-19 win over Pleasant Plains on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.

09/13/2025

Gage Honn, Athens' run game signal an auspicious start in Friday's Week 3 win over Pleasant Plains.

09/13/2025

Vandalia beats Pana for first time since 2022 Week 1 as Panthers fall from the top of the South Central Conference.

09/13/2025

See our top images from Week 3 high school football games in the Springfield area as SHG travels to Jacksonville and Athens visits Pleasant Plains.

09/13/2025

No worries for SHG after Cyclones' offense explodes in big win over Jacksonville.

09/12/2025

Here are the Week 3 high school football live updates and top performers from around Springfield.

09/12/2025

While a conference title wasn't on the line as Springfield High traveled to Pleasant Plains in boys soccer. See photos here.

09/11/2025

Rochester grad Hank Beatty briefly appeared at QB in Illinois' win at Duke to great effect, not unlike his high school days.

Catch up with Beatty's latest updates in the link below 🔽

Rochester grad Hank Beatty was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. What else is in store this year at Illinois?

09/11/2025

Multi-sport teammates aren't uncommon in high school, but Carlinville's Tate Duckels and Carter Zilm pull off the rare in-season feat of football and golf at the same time.

09/11/2025

The Central State Eight jumps into conference play on Friday. See those predictions and more for Week 3 football games around Springfield.