The area football power rankings see a slight shakeup, including a new No. 1 in the small school rankings.

Vote for one of our 10 nominees for CSM Fall Athletes of the Week Presented by Domino's!

Normal West's volleyball team has established itself among the area's best, with top-tier talent and a challenging nonconference schedule.

Learn more Normal U-High girls golfer Natalie Ocheltree and Normal West running back Cody Muhlbauer, our Domino's Athletes of the Week.

Manual football coach Dennis Bailey practices what he preaches to his team about never giving up.

Seniors are a key component to the success of every high school football team. Have lots of them, and you’ll go far.

Football is a game highly dependent on skill, speed and toughness. But a quote from Yogi Berra about baseball also translates to the...

The non-conference season for teams in the Mid-Illini and Heart of Illinois wraps up this week while Big 12, Illini Prairie and Lincoln...

The dust has settled on an exhilarating first week of IHSA football and as teams prepare for their Week 2 opponents, 10 of the most...

The start of the football, volleyball, soccer, cross country and swimming/diving season began with a bang last week as numerous athletes...

Whew. What a week.  The end of August typically marks the time when the trickle of the early high school golf season turns into a fire...

A pair of Mid-Illini golfers earned the honors of being the first CSM Athletes of the Week Presented by Dominos of the 2024-25 season....

The 2024 IHSA football season kicked off last week and it marked the third straight season of CSM's annual football previews. Beginning...

WASHINGTON – The Washington Panthers couldn’t quite find its rhythm offensively and in a 20-14 non-conference loss to Maple Park Kaneland...

Normal Community was one of two football teams in Central Illinois to reach the semifinal round of the playoffs last season, marking the...

The Olympia Spartans have made a name for themselves as a team that many don’t want to face in the postseason. For the first time in...

Pekin football came down to earth last season after undergoing lots of turnover at its starting positions. However, after a 1-5 start,...

Few football teams in the area can match the sustained success that Normal West has had. The Wildcats have had winning records in 14...

That Christmas morning feeling is back for high school football as the first week of the season opens up with some great games in central...

Morton ran through most of the Mid-Illini when they started the 2023 season 8-0, were tied for first in the conference and appeared to be...