Bret Beherns

WCIA — Former Unity Rockets standout Elyce Knudsen is going Division I her final year of college ball, committing to Illinois State on Saturday. The Millikin grad became the school's all-time leading scorer this past season, averaging 26.6 points per game while shooting 39% from beyond the arc, on her way to becoming an All-American.

CHARLESTON (WCIA) — The Eastern Illinois football team finished its spring practices with the annual Blue-White exhibition Saturday morning at O'Brien Field. After 15 practices, EIU head coach Chris Wilkerson and his players say the bar has been raised going into Year 3. After posting a turnaround 8-3 season last fall, the Panthers are raising the bar.

MATTOON (WCIA) — Lake Land pitched a shutout in a doubleheader sweep of Rend Lake Saturday afternoon, beating the Warriors 15-0 in the first game and 8-0 in the second.

WCIA — The Big Ten has released its conference opponent breakdown for the 2024-25 season. Illinois will play a 20-game league schedule for the seventh-straight year but changes are on the horizon, with USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon joining the conference. The additions mean each team will play three opponents both home and away, and 14 teams once, seven home and seven away.

WCIA — The Illinois men’s golf team is heading to the Stanford Regional to compete in the NCAA tournament. The 18th-ranked Illini are the No. 3 seed in the regional, making their 16th-s…

WCIA — The Illinois men's golf team is heading to the Stanford Regional to compete in the NCAA tournament. The 18th-ranked Illini are the No. 3 seed in the regional, making their 16th-straight appearance in the postseason. The 54-hole event is scheduled for May 13-15 at the Stanford Golf Course.

WCIA — A motion has been filed by Terrence Shannon Jr.'s attorneys to exclude the testimony and reports of Kansas Bureau of Investigation DNA findings in his criminal rape case, per a public court document obtained by WCIA 3.

CHAMPAIGN (WCIA) — Ben Humrichous is officially an Illini after the Evansville transfer signed a Big Ten Tender of Financial Aid with Illinois, the school announced on Thursday.

ARGENTA (WCIA) — Miriah Powell is the WCIA 3 Athlete of the Week. The Argenta-Oreana softball player is leading the Bombers in several categories this season, including a .571 batting average…

URBANA (WCIA) — Ollie Okonkwo will never forget the feeling when he found out Iowa was eliminating its men’s tennis program due to COVID-19 cuts. “At first I was kind of shocked, …