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  • Williamsville Hosts Summer Volleyball Jamboree Featuring Area Programs

    Several area volleyball programs gathered Thursday evening at Williamsville High School for a summer volleyball jamboree, providing players and coaches an opportunity to compete and prepare for the upcoming season. Participating schools included Taylorville, Sacred Heart-Griffin (SHG), Rochester, Williamsville, Auburn, Athens, and Staunton. The event featured matches across multiple levels, ranging from freshmen contests to

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  • “Behind the Bean Ballers” Taylorville Pride Meets Bean Ballers Baseball

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  • IHSA Boys State Track & Field Final Results

    Class 1A Shelbyville Riverton Auburn Pleasant Plains Maroa-Forsyth Litchfield New Berlin Class 2A Williamsville Rochester Clinton Lincoln Taylorville Monticello Mt Zion Rochester & Shelbyville Boys State Track & Field Finals: Long Jump Rochester: Class 2ATristan Stanton – Distance 6.82M – Placed 4th Khordell Gregory – Distance 6.79M – Placed 5th Shelbyville: Class 1AWill Nohren –

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  • IHSA 2A Boys State Track & Field Prelims

    Taylorville Monticello Rochester Mt Zion Williamsville Clinton Lincoln Sacred Heart Griffin Clinton Boys State Track & Field: 4x800M Relay Time 8:12.84 – Overall 19th1) Brockton Sumner2) Justin Droke3) Abel Koritz4) Nolan Rhodes Lincoln Boys State Track & Field: 4x800M Relay Time 7:57.11 – Overall 4th – Advances to the Finals1) Pierce King2) Henry Stoltzenburg3) Colin

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  • Class 1A & 2A Girls State Track Finals

    Class 1A Shelbyville: Pleasant Plains: Pana: Warrensburg-Latham: Maroa-Forsyth: CLASS 2A Mt Zion: Lincoln: Williamsville: Monticello: Taylorville: Rochester: SHG: Taylorville Discus Girls State Track: Elsie Williamson- Distance 42.55m (PB) 2A State Champion!! 💯 Warrensburg-Latham Discus Girls State: Emma Whightstil- Distance 43.20m 1A State Champion!!💯 Pana Panthers Discus Girls State: Reagan McGlauchlen- Distance 40.38m 3rd overall in

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  • IHSA Class 2A Girls State Meet – Area Team Prelim Results/Coverage

    Rochester Mt Zion Clinton Argenta Oreana SHG Williamsville Lincoln Taylorville Clinton 4×800 Relay Girls State Track: 1) Averie Fatheree2) Joi Lord3) Kacy Koritz4) Aubrey Peterson Time 10:13.39 – Overall 19th Clinton 800M Girls State Track: Aubrey Peterson – Time 2:20.75 – Overall 16th Clinton Shot Put Girls State Track: Abbi Moser – Distance 12.20 Meters

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  • Charleston Ends Taylorville’s Season in Regional Opener

    The Taylorville Tornadoes saw their postseason run come to an end Tuesday night, falling to Charleston 6-3 in the opening round of regional play to finish the season 16-12 overall and 3-7 in conference play. Charleston jumped ahead early with a four-run second inning. Rylee Lewis delivered a two-run double to center field, and Lainie

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  • Mt. Zion Explodes for 11 Runs in Win Over Taylorville

    After falling behind early, the Mt. Zion Braves offense came alive in a dominant 11-1 victory over the Taylorville Tornadoes on Tuesday night. Taylorville struck first in the opening inning when Maxx Grieme launched a solo home run to left field to give the Tornadoes a 1-0 lead. That would be the lone bright spot

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  • Tornadoes Survive Auburn Comeback in 11-10 Slugfest

    The Taylorville Varsity Tornadoes exploded for nine runs in the opening inning and then held off a furious rally from the Auburn Varsity Trojans to escape with an 11-10 victory in a wild non-conference battle. Taylorville wasted no time taking control. After RBI hits from Grace Rogers, Olivia LeVault, Hope Kietzman, and Carsen Corzine, the

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  • We’re excited to announce our upcoming Summer Scramble Golf Outing!

    We’re excited to announce our upcoming Summer Scramble Golf Outing! This event means more than just a great day on the course — it helps fund everything we do at ILSportsWire. From game recaps and highlights to player features and local coverage, your support allows us to keep telling the stories of our communities. June

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Baleigh Jackson with 2pts off a great rebound play for the Tornadoes

Taylorville Boys Basketball Seniors Talk Upcoming Season

Taylorville Girls Basketball begins their season on Friday Night. We caught up with the team as they prepare for the upcoming season.

Robyn Ward talks about her decision to sign to play D1 volleyball with the University of Illinois Chicago.

Mateer with a magnificent KILL

Rochester Crushes Taylorville In First Round Of IHSA Playoffs

Posted About A Week Ago by Leroy Kleimola

The Rochester Rockets utilized a strong special teams game as they beat the Taylorville Tornadoes in Rochester 56-7 on Friday night.  The Rockets would take a 42-7 lead at the end of the first quarter before putting the finishing touches on in the second. No points were scored during a running clock second half for either squad.  Malique Pearse would get the lone Taylorville touchdown on a beautiful throw from Cameron Smith.  The Taylorville Tornadoes finish their season 5-5. Rochester will take on Waterloo next weekend.  Taylorville lost to Waterloo in the first round of the playoffs in 2024, 33-30.  

Coach Odam talks about his team and where they found success in 2025

Molly Smith talks Regional win over Mt.Zion

Taylorville vs Civic Memorial Highlights Brought to you by Dbold Tees

Taylorville beat Williamsville in 2 Sets. These highlights are brought to you by Dbold Tees

The Taylorville Tornadoes took care of business with a 2-0 win over Highland on Tuesday. Taylorville dominated the first set winning it in a comfortable fashion. The second set Highland came out strong, but could not outlast the power of the Tornadoes! Highlights Are HERE!!