Brandon Wilkerson -- The former Tri-Point boys track and field standout finished seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for Augustana College with a time of 9:12.72. Wilkerson ran a 9:15.08 steeplechase in Thursday's prelims to finish fifth in the second heat and ninth overall.
CHARLESTON -- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's 4x200 relay team earned a third-place medal at the iHSA Class 1A state meet on Saturday.
CHARLESTON -- Ryder James of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys track and field team earned a state medal in the IHSA Class 2A state meet.
CHARLESTON -- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's 4x400 relay team had the fastest preliminary time in the IHSA Class 1A boys' state track and field meet on Thursday.
STANFORD -- The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley softball team's season came to an end on Tuesday with a 5-4 loss to Tolono Unity in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 2A Stanford Olympia Sectional.
Brandon Wilkerson -- The former Tri-Point boys track and field standout finished first in the 1,600-meter run for Augustana College in Thursday's Augustana Midwest Twilight meet.
EAST PEORIA -- Paxton-Buckley-Loda finished fourth in the seventh-grade boys' 4x100 relay with a time of 48.87 seconds at the IESA Class AA state meet held Friday and Saturday.
CHARLESTON -- Delanie Dykes of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School girls track and field team finished third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.66 in Saturday's final round of the IHSA Class 1A state meet.
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GCMS softball wins its first regional title since 2014 and will face Unity in the IHSA Class 2A Stanford Olympia Sectional semifinals at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
GIBSON CITY — In a close game with multiple opportunities to take advantage, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley couldn’t take advantage, as the Falcons fell to Central Catholic 1-0 in the class 2A regional championship game.
WATSEKA -- For the second time in two weeks, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda baseball team could not hold onto a one-run lead against Clifton Central.
WATSEKA -- Aidan Laughery of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School boys track and field team will have a busy weekend at the IHSA Class 1A state meet.
CHARLESTON -- In the IHSA Class 2A girls' state track and field meet, Paxton-Buckley-Loda's Emily Graves finished her pole vault season with a preliminary height of 9-6 on Friday.
MONTICELLO -- Two Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School boys track and field athletes qualified for the IHSA Class 2A state meet.
CHARLESTON -- Delanie Dykes of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School girls track and field team qualified for the final round of the 400-meter dash at the IHSA Class 1A state meet.
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PAXTON -- When Josh Pritchard applied for the job as Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School head football coach, what impressed him the most was the football program's tradition.
GIBSON CITY -- With a top seed and home field advantage, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley baseball team has a chance to win a regional championship for the first time since 2006.
GIBSON CITY -- With a 4-0 win Wednesday over Tri-Valley, the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley softball team advanced to the IHSA regional finals for the second straight year.
ORLANDO -- During the final night of Monster Jam World Finals XX on Saturday, May 11, a record-breaking seven-truck jump was made by Paxton native Colton Eichelberger.
URBANA -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda girls track and field team finished fifth in Monday's News-Gazette Honor Roll Meet wit ha score of 35.
HOOPESTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda softball team lost 15-5 to Hoopeston Area on Monday in the first round of IHSA Class 2A regionals.
PAXTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda junior varsity baseball team lost 6-1 to St. Joseph-Ogden in Monday's season finale.
MACKINAW -- The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley baseball team won 6-2 over Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Monday.
PAXTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda junior varsity baseball team won 11-2 Friday over Watseka.
Andrew Zenner -- The former Paxton-Buckley-Loda baseball standout allowed one earned run on no hits and three walks with one strikeout through one inning for John A. Logan College in a 9-5 win Wednesday over Olney Central College.
PAXTON -- Aaron Kavajecz and Kendall Swanson each qualified for the IESA Class AA state meet in the eighth-grade boys' shot put.
PAXTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda baseball team ended its regular season by splitting a doubleheader with Herscher on Saturday.
PAXTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School boys track and field team finished second in the PBL Boys Invite on Friday.
PAXTON -- Paxton-Buckley-Loda head softball coach Kelli Vaughn saw a sign of improvement on Friday.
PAXTON -- Two days after clinching a share of the Sangamon Valley Conference championship, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda baseball team was three outs away from claiming the title outright for the fifth straight year.
PAXTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity softball team lost 14-7 to Clifton Central on Thursday.
MAHOMET -- The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley softball team lost 5-2 to Mahomet-Seymour on Thursday.
TOLONO -- Emily Graves of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda girls track and field team qualified for the IHSA Class 2A state meet.
GIBSON CITY -- Delanie Dykes and Claire Retherford qualified for the IHSA Class 1A state meet in three and two events, respectively.
GIBSON CITY -- The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley baseball team clinched a share of the Heart of Illinois Conference regular-season title with a 10-1 victory Thursday over LeRoy.
PAXTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda junior varsity baseball team won 9-5 Wednesday over Iroquois West.
GIBSON CITY -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda baseball team won 9-3 Wednesday over Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.
TUESDAY, May 7
PAXTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda junior varsity baseball team won 7-3 Tuesday over Clifton Central.
FARMER CITY -- The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley softball team won 21-13 over Blue Ridge on Tuesday.
CLIFTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda softball team lost 17-7 to Clifton Central on Tuesday.
CLIFTON -- With a 7-1 victory over Clifton Central on Tuesday, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda baseball team clinched a share of the Sangamon Valley Conference title.
PAXTON -- The Paxton-Buckley-Loda junior varsity baseball team won 10-3 Monday over Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.
GIBSON CITY -- The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley baseball team won 12-11 Monday over Deer Creek-Mackinaw.
GILMAN -- A trio of Paxton-Buckley-Loda baseball pitchers tosses a shutout in Monday's 8-0 win over Iroquois West.
GIBSON CITY -- Madi Eberle struck out 18 batters and walked one in a three-hit shutout for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley softball in a 7-0 win Monday over Deer Creek-Mackinaw.
GIBSON CITY -- The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School girls track and field team finished third in the Heart of Illinois Conference Meet with a score of 63 on Monday.
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PAXTON -- Prior to Monday's Twin Valley Conference Meet, the last time the Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School girls track and field team won a conference title was in 1991.
Brandon Wilkerson -- The former Tri-Point boys track and field standout finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:17.55 at the CCIW Outdoor Championships in Kenosha, Wisconsin last weekend. Wilkerson also finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:01.32.
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