Sam Slagel shown with her parents at Prairie Central HS, photo provided. Prairie Central High School has announced Sam Slagel has signed her Letter of Intent to continue her academic and athletic career at Concordia University Wisconsin. Sam has had a remarkable career as a member of the Prairie Central Softball Program. A three-year varsity starter at shortstop, she has been a cornerstone of the team’s success. Despite playing only three seasons, Sam shattered the career hom

Shooting a score of 320, the Prairie Central Boys Golf team placed second at the IHSA Sectional at Oak Brook Golf Club, advancing to...

Prairie Central’s boys golf team won the IHSA Regional at Dwight Country Club this week, shooting a 322 in the 15-team tournament. The...

A web is shown during the spider-themed PC Marching Hawks show Saturday at Pontiac. The Prairie Central Marching Band had a successful...

PC's Cross Country team at Peoria Saturday morning. There was plenty of energy at Peoria’s Detweiller Park Saturday in the “First to the...

A view of the action in Decatur Saturday from the Fairbury News broadcast. Prairie Central saw success on the road in high school...

Cars prior to last year's Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway, file photo. Let the camping and racing begin as Prairie Dirt Classic...

The back stretch of Fairbury Speedway shown last summer, file photo. The annual Prairie Dirt Classic over the summer isn’t the only race...

Prairie Central softball split a pair of games Saturday while the baseball team fell to Lincoln. In softball, the Hawks fell to...

The results are in from the IESA State Wrestling Tournament for Prairie Central. Kellan Spisok finished with a 4-1 record and finishes in...

PCHS wrestler Chloe Hoselton rides in a fire truck driven by Aaron Rhoades leaving from Chenoa Monday. It was like déjà vu along U.S....

PCJH wrestlers Brady Carrion, Kellen Willis & Coach Tyler Webster on last Thursday's Fairbury News show. Four Prairie Central Junior High...

(L to R) Trevin McCulloh, Austin Wenger, Scott Ziller, Tyler Webster, Jeana Forsyth, Sandy Ropp, Gabby Zeedyk, Shannon Brown, Stephen...

The Prairie Central girls basketball team dropped the first two games of the Bank of Pontiac Turkey Tip-Off Tournament this week. On...

The IHSA football playoff field has been set and Prairie Central travels up to Byron in a first-round playoff game Friday evening at 7...

Various coaches at the junior high and high school level provided a fall sports update to members of the Fairbury Rotary on Tuesday....

This year’s Prairie Central Hawk football team is looking forward to another season which begins Friday night at home against Tolono...

A week before the regular season begins, the Prairie Central and Ridgeview-Lexington football teams are ready to scrimmage on Friday...

The smell of charcoal, sound of generators and campers everywhere – it must be Prairie Dirt Classic weekend in Fairbury. Race fans from...

A big win for the Prairie Central Hawk baseball team Monday as they defeated Bloomington Central Catholic 3-0. Head coach Gaige...