Joey Wright

CHARLESTON — Jesse Hawkins entered Monday night’s Class 1A boys’ basketball super-sectional game hoping LeRoy would have at least two more practices left. But the winningest season in the history of LeRoy’s program ended with a 48-26 loss to Lawrenceville... See more

Grabbing a bite with Joey Wright Each week, we chop it up with the folks responsible for dishing up food around the area. What restaurant should we try next? Let Joey Wright know at jwright@news-gazette.com. Fat Sandwich has been a Campustown staple since... See more

DANVILLE — Jesse Hawkins’ message to his LeRoy boys’ basketball team late Friday night was simple. Play LeRoy basketball. The Panthers’ coach didn’t have to search hard for words as 22 points from Sam Edmundson and 16 points from Brycen Umstattd helped th... See more

CHAMPAIGN — Bill Raftery knows what it takes to make it to the final weekend of the college basketball season. The longtime broadcaster — who accumulated 217 wins as a coach at Fairleigh Dickinson and Seton Hall from 1963-1981 — will call the Final Four i... See more

In boys' basketball Class 3A Bloomington regional Champaign Central 62, Bloomington 57. The fourth-seeded Maroons (11-15) overcame a 15-point deficit with three minutes left in the third quarter and scored a victory on the strength of 22 points and 12 reb... See more