At the University of Illinois-Springfield, J.J. Cravatta feels he'll be a big part of new head coach Bill Walker's plans.
And that makes all the difference for the local star.
After announcing over the weekend his plans to join the UIS Prairie Stars basketball program, Cravatta said Monday that the hiring of Walker — who comes to UIS with over 25 years of college coaching experience, most recently at Division I Drake University — and Walker's plans for the Streator standout weighed heavily in his decision to transfer downstate from Division I Northern Illinois University.
"A couple weeks ago when (Walker) took the job, he gave me a call and I really like what he had to say," Cravatta told The Times on Monday. "So we kept in contact quite a bit these last couple weeks, and I finally got a chance to meet him face to face and watch him workout a couple of his guys.
"We sat down, he told me everything he was planning on doing, and I really like what I heard. There was a full ride (scholarship) on the table, so I took it."
The story was published in the Ottawa Times on May 6, 2014.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
UIS baseball earns first GLVC Tournament berth
A split with Saint Joseph’s in a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader Sunday earned the University of Illinois Springfield a bid to the conference tournament for the first time in the four-year history of the UIS program.
The Prairie Stars scored a wild-card berth after Saint Joseph’s won the opener 3-2, then UIS held on for a 5-4 victory in the second game.
The Pumas scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning of the nightcap. Lance LeBaron stole two bases and was 3-for-4 for the Stars.
In the first game, Jared Massengill hit a RBI single in the seventh inning. Luke Stewart scored and made it 3-2. Massengill was 4-for-4. UIS pitcher James Range struck out six and walked two in five innings.
UIS (28-22, 18-18) finished fourth in the GLVC East Division.
The win was featured by The State Journal-Register on May 4, 2014.
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The Prairie Stars scored a wild-card berth after Saint Joseph’s won the opener 3-2, then UIS held on for a 5-4 victory in the second game.
The Pumas scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning of the nightcap. Lance LeBaron stole two bases and was 3-for-4 for the Stars.
In the first game, Jared Massengill hit a RBI single in the seventh inning. Luke Stewart scored and made it 3-2. Massengill was 4-for-4. UIS pitcher James Range struck out six and walked two in five innings.
UIS (28-22, 18-18) finished fourth in the GLVC East Division.
The win was featured by The State Journal-Register on May 4, 2014.
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Bill Cosby performing at UIS
Popular comedian and actor Bill Cosby will perform Oct. 5 at Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. May 9.
The nine-time Grammy Award winner is on his “Far From Finished” tour. A recording of his recent television special went to No. 1 earlier this year on the Billboard comedy albums chart.
Cosby rose to fame in the 1960s on the strength of his comedy albums “Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow … Right!” “I Started Out as a Child,” and “Wonderfulness.” His 1983 album “Himself” contains one of his best-known comedy routines, “The Dentist.”
Cosby is also an Emmy Award winning actor for his role on the 1960s TV series “I, Spy.” But he’s probably best known for playing Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the enormously popular 1980s sitcom, “The Cosby Show.”
Tickets cost $39.50, $49.50, $59.50 and $69.50. Tickets will be available starting May 9 at www.sangamonauditorium.org, or from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 206-6160, or at the auditorium box office.
The appearance was featured by The State Journal-Register on May 2, 2014.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. May 9.
The nine-time Grammy Award winner is on his “Far From Finished” tour. A recording of his recent television special went to No. 1 earlier this year on the Billboard comedy albums chart.
Cosby rose to fame in the 1960s on the strength of his comedy albums “Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow … Right!” “I Started Out as a Child,” and “Wonderfulness.” His 1983 album “Himself” contains one of his best-known comedy routines, “The Dentist.”
Cosby is also an Emmy Award winning actor for his role on the 1960s TV series “I, Spy.” But he’s probably best known for playing Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the enormously popular 1980s sitcom, “The Cosby Show.”
Tickets cost $39.50, $49.50, $59.50 and $69.50. Tickets will be available starting May 9 at www.sangamonauditorium.org, or from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 206-6160, or at the auditorium box office.
The appearance was featured by The State Journal-Register on May 2, 2014.
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