By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College cross country teams competed in the Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday and sophomore Paige Luntsford (Cairo, Missouri) earned All-Conference with a 16th place finish for the women . The women finished sixth with 163 points while men finished in eighth place with a score of 191 as all 11 runners set new "Both the teams raced with great intention and grit today" said head coach Cooper Pauley. "You could tell they were all focused

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College men's soccer team ended their season with a 5-0 home loss to nationally ranked Lake Forest on Saturday. The Fighting Scots finish the campaign at 3-9-3 overall, 0-7-1 in the Midwest Conference. The #23 ranked Foresters scored in the ninth minute. Luis Villa (El Paso, Texas) made two saves in the first half but LFC scored again in the 41st minute for the 2-0 lead. The visitors put two more in the net in the first 25 minutes of the second h

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College women's soccer team ended their season with a 5-0 home loss against undefeated Lake Forest on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (7-6-3, 3-3-2) were eliminated from MWC Tournament contention when Grinnell won at Knox on Saturday. The Scots and Pioneers finished tied for fourth on 11 points and drew 0-0 this season but Grinnell won the next tiebreaker. Lake Forest took the lead in the seventh minute with a goal from inside the box. Izzy Seipold

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College swim teams hosted the Monmouth Invite on Saturday and both teams finished second in the 6-team events. The women's 200 medley relay team of Cally Tate (Monmouth, Illinois), Caitlyn Stewart (Monmouth, Illinois), Allie Warren (Galesburg, Illinois) and Claire LaBadie (Griffith, Indiana) set a top-10 time in Monmouth history while Warren and Tariq McLarty (South Holland, Illinois) won individual events. "We had some great swims again today,"

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College football team took control of the Midwest Conference race with an emphatic 29-0 win at Chicago on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (7-1, 7-0) held the Maroons to five yards rushing and they can clinch the MWC title next weekend at home against Ripon. "I was really proud of our preparation this week and leading up to the game," said head coach Chad Braun. ""You could tell this team was on a mission this week and we got some huge plays in the g

By Nathan Baliva Monmouth College sophomore men's basketball player Zay Brown (Peoria, Illinois) was named fifth-team All-American by d3hoops.com . Brown is Monmouth's first preseason All-American from d3hoops.com since Will Carius made the third team in 2019. Brown capped his freshman season by being named First Team All-Region (Region 9) by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Second Team All-Region by d3hoops.com in March. He was the first Monmouth player t

By Nathan Baliva Monmouth College senior defensive end Anthony Cikauskas (Oswego, Illinois) was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday, a day after being named the Midwest Conference Defensive Performer of the Week. Cikauskas racked up four and a half tackles for loss, two sacks, seven total tackles, two QB hurries and one pass breakup on Saturday in a 29-0 shutout of Chicago. Cikauskas and the defense held Chicago to seven overall first downs, five rushing

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College volleyball team swept the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week awards on Tuesday, Kaylee Celus (Annawan, Illinois) won the Offensive POW and Alana Robertson (Mapleton, Illinois) wno the Defensive POW. Celus had a big weekend for the Scots as Monmouth moved into a tie for 2nd place in the conference with a pair of road sweeps. Celus finished one kill shy of Monmouth's 3-set record on Friday as she delivered 20 kills in a 3-0 win at Bel

The Sandburg volleyball team will open the postseason Wednesday evening on the road.   The Chargers earned the No. 6 seed in the Region 4 Division II District B tournament and will face third-seeded Kankakee in a quarterfinal match at 6 p.m. Wednesday.   The semifinal and championship rounds will take place this weekend at Madison. Wednesday’s winner will play at 6 p.m. Saturday against No. 2 Sauk Valley or No. 7 Triton. The championship match is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunda

The Sandburg men’s basketball team opens its 19th season under coach Ryan Twaddle this weekend.   The Chargers will host Culver-Stockton JV at 1 p.m. Sunday in the back end of a men’s/women’s doubleheader against the Wildcats.   Sandburg’s roster features five returning players and nine new faces to the program. The Chargers will have short trips to play Nov. 7-8 in the Black Hawk Classic and Nov. 12 at Spoon River before returning home to host Madison on Nov. 15.   KEY RETUR

By Nathan Baliva MONMOUTH, ILL. Monmouth College women's soccer player Mariah Hobson (Princeton, Illinois) was named Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week on Monday. Hobson scored two goals and provided an assist in Monmouth's 3-2 road win at Cornell on Saturday. The junior had a hand in all three goals as the Scots took control of their MWC Tournament destiny with the win. Hobson tied the game with a goal late in the first half and then scored early in the seco

After repeating as Arrowhead Conference champions and recording a second straight season of 20-plus wins, the Sandburg women’s basketball team opens its 2025-26 campaign Sunday afternoon at home.   The Chargers will host Culver-Stockton JV at 1 p.m. Sunday in the opening game of a men’s/women’s doubleheader against the Wildcats. Sandburg plays three of its first four games at home before going on the road for three in a row to close November.   The Chargers, led by fourth-yea

By Nathan Baliva Two Monmouth College football players picked up Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honors on Monday as quarterback...

Monmouth-Roseville striker Oscar Amador scored on the Titans’ first shot of the game, and that was enough for a 1-0 victory over the host...

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College women's golf team took eighth place at the SLIAC Championships in Union, Missouri. Lexie Campbell...

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College men's soccer team got a second half goal from Paul Oros (El Paso, Texas) but ultimately fell 3-1 at...

The Monmouth College women's tennis team dropped a pair of Midwest Conference matches on Saturday while the men lost a non-conference...

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College men's soccer team dropped their first MWC road game of the season with a 1-0 loss at Grinnell on...

Delta Dental of Illinois is partnering with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) during the 2025-2026 school year to help  protect...

By Nathan Baliva The Monmouth College men's golf team finished in sixth place at the Clarke University Invite on Tuesday. The Scots moved...