There was plenty of fist pumpin’ action at Huff Hall last night where Jock Jams 2013 took place. I really didn’t know what to expect but really had a blast. Illinois Baseball rightfielder Davis Hendrickson gets some of the credit for getting the word out among the Illini baseball fans. But it was the freshman [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on February 28th, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Earlier this week, I did a plug for the Fourth annual Jock Jams that will be happening on February 27th. Illini Productions just came out with this video of past year’s performances to help promote the event. Looks like fun. Get your tickets at the Illini ticket office or at Huff Hall at the [...]
Filed under: Community stuff, UI Baseball Program and Management on February 9th, 2013 | Leave a Comment! »
The fourth annual Jock Jams has now been scheduled for February 27. What is Jock Jams, you say?? It’s an event sponsored by the U of I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee full of singing, dancing and acting performed by University of Illinois athletes. It’s done all in name of community and charity, too. Last year’s Jock [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on February 1st, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Here’s some Champaign baseball-related news from The News-Gazette: On January 30th, Mayor Don Gerard’s exploratory committee will begin meeting and discussing the finer points of what it will take to bring a minor league to the Champaign area. Tony Johnston, vice president of Shelby Solutions, a software firm, will head up the committee. "The idea [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on January 24th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I entered a team in the second annual Kiwanis Sports Trivia Championship here in Champaign. While we didn’t win, we had fun and it was for a good cause. Like last year, there was one Illinois baseball question among the 100 questions they gave us. And once again, Lou Boudreau was the subject of [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on January 31st, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »
The annual Hot Stove Banquet which is sponsored by the University of Illinois baseball team and the Fighting Illini Dugout Club is almost here. An annual tradition, the Hot Stove Banquet kicks off the Illini baseball season and is a good chance to meet the coaches and players. Here are the critical details: Date: Feb [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on January 20th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »
Since the Illini were out of town and I still had the itch to shoot (photos, that is), I took in a few of the races of today’s Tour de C-U cycling event. I’m not sure if I ever attended let alone photographed a cycling race, so it was a first for me. Today was [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on May 22nd, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
It’s a busy weekend for sports. This morning was the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon here in Champaign-Urbana so my son and I grabbed our cameras and took some shots. He gets credit for the photo you see to the left. Here’s the photo gallery. This is the link to the photo slideshow. Time to recharge [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on May 1st, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For those in the Champaign-Urbana area, the local Kiwanis chapter is putting on a “Sports Trivia Championship” on Sunday, January 31 at the Hilton Garden Inn. The topics for the questions that will be asked seem to be locally driven: Illini basketball and football Cubs, Cardinals and White Sox Chicago Bears … and more I [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on November 18th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »
The annual Hot Stove Banquet which benefits the University of Illinois baseball program is less than a month away. On February 9, the event will take place at the Round Barn Banquet Center in Champaign. The keynote speaker is former White Sox slugger Ron Kittle. The 1983 Rookie of the Year, Kittle has stayed active [...]
Filed under: Community stuff on January 10th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »
