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Charleston's Treylin Couch avoids Mattoon's Jayden Tipton to score a touchdown during the Coles County Clash high school football game at O'Brien Field in Charleston on Sept. 26.

Mallor Harrison gets the final point to win Unity Christian its fourth straight regional final

Central A&M WR Kadyn Higgins hauls in a 29-yard touchdown with one hand from Emett Stenger MOWEAQUA — The fireworks have been too dormant for too long at Mark Ramsey Field.

There's nothing quite like running through cornfields, trails, parks and golf courses with the sun beating down on you.

Football and men's and women's soccer were all ranked second-to-last in CCIW preseason polls, while volleyball got tabbed third in the conference. Here's an overview of Millikin's fall sport programs.

Tuscola won the season opener 63-34 It was quite the season-opening showing for the Decatur area in Week 1 of high school football.

East St. Louis senior Ronnie Gomiller silences the crowd after a big touchdown in the Flyers' 42-23 statement win over four-time defending champion Chicago Mount Carmel on Aug. 22, 2026,

East St. Louis scored 28 fourth-quarter points to rally past four-time defending state champion Mount Carmel 42-23. See photos from the season opener at Illinois State University's Hancock Stadium.

Boys soccer and girls tennis round out the fall sports starting up. A few Decatur-area tennis programs saw state-level success last year, while the boys soccer scene consists of programs on the rise.