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Bill Welt

Springfield

Sports Writer and Reporter at The State Journal-Register

Sports reporter for the State Journal-Register. Former paper boy.

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  • Baker's dozen: Vote for the State Journal-Register's athlete of the week

    4 days ago | sj-r.com | Bill Welt

    Here are The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week nominees. The poll closes at noon on Friday. Information about the nominees is below. Williamsville's Elle Smithers won last week's poll.

  • Walk-off hits, perfect games: Vote for The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week

    1 week ago | sj-r.com | Bill Welt

    Here are The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week nominees. The poll closes at noon on Friday. Information about the nominees is below. Hillsboro's Briley Kirby won last week's poll. If you have trouble viewing the poll, click on this link. Top performers: Pleasant Plains baseball nicks Springfield High in Friday thrillerMcKenna Harmon, Litchfield, girls soccerThe freshman supplied the only goal in the second half in a 1-0 win over Carlinville on Friday. Need a break?

  • A new age: What to know about the $13.3 million improvements at Southeast’s Spartan Field

    2 weeks ago | sj-r.com | Bill Welt

    Spartan Field’s upgrades herald a new age of Southeast High School athletics.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony introduced the public to the $13.3 million renovations at Southeast’s outdoor athletic facility on Tuesday.  It not only unveiled a new football field and track but also new concessions, locker rooms, press box and video scoreboard to name a few other enhancements. Southeast football coach Nate Borders, who took over last fall, said it’s now time to capitalize on the overhaul.

  • Soccer milestones, softball stars: Vote for the SJ-R's athlete of the week

    2 weeks ago | sj-r.com | Bill Welt

    Click here for important updates to our privacy policy. Bill WeltSpringfield State Journal- RegisterHere are The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week nominees. The poll closes at noon on Friday. Information about the nominees is below. Havana's Kaydi Miller won last week's poll. If you have trouble viewing the poll, click on this link.

  • Here are the 2025 SJ-R's Girls Basketball Players of the Year and All-Area Team

    3 weeks ago | sj-r.com | Bill Welt

    Click here for important updates to our privacy policy. Bill WeltSpringfield State Journal- RegisterHere are the 24 players selected to The State Journal-Register's all-area girls basketball team, including the players of the year: Alexis Neumann, Chatham Glenwood The 6-foot-1 sophomore missed seven games with a fractured wrist.  It hardly put a dent on another productive season.

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