Rockets' Rink advances to the next round at state wrestling

Champaign - Unity's Ryan Rink wrestles Paris's Robert Wells in their Class 1A 165-pound preliminary-round match at the Illinois High School Association Individual Wrestling State Finals. Rink won the bout advancing to the next round after notching an 11-4 decision over Wells.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Photo of the Day - March 3, 2021

Making the right moves

Members of the St. Joseph-Ogden Dance Team perform the IHSA Competitive Dance State Finals in January of 2020. Despite an excellent performance and a score of 76.88, the Spartans did not advance to Saturday's championship round finishing in 21st place after the first day of Class 1A competition.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Photo of the Day - December 30, 2020

Spartan volleyball players Jenna Albrecht and Lacey Kaiser celebrate with teammates after the team's 2-1 win over Rockford Lutheran to finish 3rd at the 2019 Illinois High School Association's Volleyball State Final in Class 2A. Finishing the season 36-5, St. Joseph-Ogden brought home the hardware after a three-set thriller, 25-11, 20-25, 25-23. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Photo of the Day - November 5, 2020

Members of the Rockettes perform at the Illinois High School Association's Competitive State Dance Finals in January. The Unity dance squad advanced to Saturday's trophy round after turning in a score 81.94 to be one of the top 12 teams to advance to the finals. The only Illini Prairie Conference program to reach day 2 of competition, Unity finished in 12th place on February 1.
(Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Photo of the Day - October 26, 2020

Dick Duval and SJO football advances to state title game — While players celebrate up and down the sideline, St. Joseph-Ogden head coach Dick Duval and his coaching staff - including now head coach Shawn Skinner, son Kiel Duval and Marshall Schacht - head midfield to shake the hands with the Greenville coaching staff after their Class 3A semifinal football game. The Spartans advanced to the division's title game after defeating the Comets 44-21 November 23 ,2013. Heading into the showdown with Stillman Valley, the high-powered SJO offense and hard-nosed defensive squad rolled forward with an eight-game wins streak behind them. Duval and the Spartans would go on to bring home the program's 5th state runner-up trophy after an epic, controversial battle and a heartbreaking 43-41 overtime loss to the Cardinals.
(Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

More Sentinel Stories

Viewpoint |

Nearly half of older Americans can’t even afford basic needs

I worked hard my whole career and retired feeling secure. Then I lost every last dime in a scam. I was left with $1,300 a month in Social Security benefits to live on in an area where monthly expenses run about $3,700.

I’m a smart woman, but scams against older Americans are increasing in number and sophistication. Whether through scams, strained savings, or costs of living going up, half of older Americans — that’s 27 million households — can’t afford their basic needs.