The team was relieved and had a good laugh over the incident, insisting that the cushion’s coloring was identical to a goose.

Belleville East (27-5) will play at Peoria Richwoods (24-4) in the sectional championship game at 6 p.m. Thursday. "The last few weeks we've just all been locked in," Hailey Gray said. "We keep our ...

Kadyn Volkert put life into the Cherokee girls' basketball team following a rough start to the Class 3A state quarterfinals, but top-seeded Mount Vernon was too much in the end.