Randy Reinhardt

Bloomington

Sportswriter for the Pantagraph in Bloomington, Illinois, covering Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan and high schools, too.

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Articles

Check out which Intercity athletes excelled at Big 12 Girls Track Meet

4 days ago | bvmsports.com | Randy Reinhardt

BLOOMINGTON - Normal West High School was the top Pantagraph area finisher Friday at the Big 12 Conference Girls Track and Field Meet at Bloomington's John Szabo Track. Champaign Centennial was the team champion with 120 points. West was second at 92, Normal Community fourth at 78 and Bloomington fifth at 54. The Wildcats had individual champions in Julie Bach, who clocked 2:16.28 in the 800 and Renee Warren, who beat the field in the 3,200 in 11:28.35.
Illinois Wesleyan softball continues its winning ways

4 days ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

BLOOMINGTON — Ava Khoury set the record and set the tone with one swing of the bat Saturday at Inspiration Field. Khoury's Illinois Wesleyan career record 34th home run to lead off the second inning sent the Titans on their way to a 4-2 victory over Augustana in the championship game of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament.
Illinois Wesleyan women bring aboard nine-player recruiting class

4 days ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

BLOOMINGTON — After attending the graduation of four key players from her Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball team, Mia Smith has announced a recruiting class she hopes will have a similar impact. "Absolutely we're going to miss that group for sure," said Smith of a senior class that included IWU career scoring leader Lauren Huber and posted a 28-2 record. "But I truly am very impressed with this recruiting class. I can't wait for them to get to campus and get going. They are really talented.
Check out which Intercity athletes excelled at Big 12 Girls Track Meet

4 days ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

BLOOMINGTON — Normal West High School was the top Pantagraph area finisher Friday at the Big 12 Conference Girls Track and Field Meet at Bloomington's John Szabo Track. Champaign Centennial was the team champion with 120 points. West was second at 92, Normal Community fourth at 78 and Bloomington fifth at 54. The Wildcats had individual champions in Julie Bach, who clocked 2:16.28 in the 800 and Renee Warren, who beat the field in the 3,200 in 11:28.35.
Bloomington-Normal Golf Association sets tournament schedule

6 days ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

The Bloomington-Normal Golf Association's first tournament of the season is set for later this month. The Four Ball Championship is set for May 17 at Crestwicke Country Club and is a limited field event. In the Four Ball format, two-man teams each play their own ball throughout the hole with the team counting the better of the two scores. BNGA president Ben Kilborn envisioned gross and net divisions with 13 teams each. The gross division is full with a waiting list.
Mike Netti hired as Illinois State assistant basketball coach

6 days ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL — Illinois State basketball coach Ryan Pedon is already quite familiar with his new assistant coach. Pedon has selected Ohio State assistant Mike Netti to fill the vacancy on the Redbirds staff caused by the retirement of Rob Judson. “We are very excited about adding Mike Netti to our coaching staff and basketball family,” said Pedon. “I worked with Mike for five years at Ohio State and have great respect and appreciation for the person he is and the way he goes about his work.
Illinois Wesleyan coach Ron Rose excited about six-player recruiting class

6 days ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

BLOOMINGTON — Illinois Wesleyan basketball coach Ron Rose has assembled his recruiting class from far and near. Among the six new Titans are former Normal Community High School standout Noah Cleveland, who attended IWU this school year but did not play basketball, and El Paso-Gridley all-stater Micah Meiss.
Normal Community battles University High in matchup of elite baseball teams

6 days ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL— Jonah Roper would have been content with five innings Wednesday at Duffy Bass Field. Instead, utilizing sparkling efficiency, Roper pitched seven one-hit innings to propel the Normal Community High School baseball team to a 3-0 triumph over University High. "I was shocked, honestly," said Roper after requiring just 66 pitches for the complete game. "I've never been this efficient. Going into the game I thought five was good.
News and notes from Pantagraph area high school teams and athletes

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

Prairie Central High School has constructed a memorial archway leading to its football field to honor former Hawks athletes Drew Fehr and Dylan Bazzell, who died in a tragic accident on March 20, 2023. Fehr and Bazzell were both multi-sport athletes at Prairie Central. "Dylan Bazzell and Drew Fehr were standout athletes as well as exceptional students here at Prairie Central High School," Hawks athletic director Austin Wenger said.
Takeaways from Normal West at Normal Community softball matchup

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Randy Reinhardt

NORMAL — When the Normal Community High School softball team stared down an 0-8 record to start the season, the Iron never dreamed another zero would later become a source of delight. Yet here NCHS sits with a 6-0 Big 12 Conference record after Tuesday's 15-3 victory over Normal West. "Really good win," Iron coach Steve Hassel said. "They have had the better of us for a recent time period."NCHS improved to 12-9 overall with its 12th win its last 13 games. "We're in a good place," said Hassel.