St. Joseph-Ogden linemen Josh Courter makes the initial hit as teammate Braxton Waller barrels into help bring down Prairie Central's Avery Elder in last year's home game. The Spartans, who travel to Fairbury tonight to take on the Hawks, won the 2023 installment 26-19, extending their win streak to three games in conference play.
URBANA - It is game night for several area high school football teams. Below is a list of games that are available online live and on-demand.
CENTENNIAL CHARGERS vs Richwoods |
7:00 PM Central
STREAM LIVE
Last week, the Chargers posted their first victory of the season, beating crosstown rival Central, 39-15. Centennial's defensive effort was stellar, holding Central to just 168 yard the entire evening. Improving to 1-1 after this game and their 56-21 Week 1 loss to Peoria, the Chargers host Richwoods. The Knights also boast a 1-1 record, defeating Manual with a fourth-quarter TD loast week.
UNITY ROCKETS vs Illinois Valley |
7:00 PM Central
STREAM LIVE
Hosting Illinois Valley Central in their Week 3 game, the Rockets will likely put the Illini Prairie Conference contest away before the third quarter after dropping last week's heartbreaker to rival St. Joseph-Ogden. IVC, now 0-2 this season, hope to leave Hicks Field with an upset victory over the Rockets and secure their second win out the program's last 11 outings.
ST. JOSEPH-OGDEN SPARTANS @ Prairie Central |
7:00 PM Central
STREAM LIVE
Moving to Week 3 without a loss on the books, the Spartans can't afford to be over-confident in tonight's game against the Hawks, who finished 4-4 in the IPC in 2023. If the SJO defense can't keep Prairie Central's ground-n-pound in check, it could be another last second thriller like last week's 24-21 win over Unity.
URBANA TIGERS @ Normal |
7:00 PM Central
STREAM LIVE
Heading into to tonight's contest on the road, the 0-2 Tigers look to claw out a win over the 2-0 Normal Community. Urbana will have their work cut out for them as the Ironmen have outscored their first two opponents, 103-19.
OAKWOOD COMETS @ Watseka |
7:00 PM Central
STREAM LIVE
Bouncing back from a 40-12 loss in their opener to Momence, the Comets crushed Georgetown-Ridge Farm-Chrisman 62-20 on the road. Back on the road, Oakwood travels to Watseka to face the 2-0 Indians.
St. Joseph - St. Joseph-Ogden's Ava Seggebruch goes up for a block during last year's home match against St. Anne. The Spartan varsity volleyball team will open their 2024 season at home tonight against Maroa-Forsyth following freshman and junior varsity matches. Looking to improve on last year's third-place finish in the highly competitive Illini Praire Conference (7-2), SJO finished the season with an impressive 28-6 record.
6:00 PM Central Girls Junior varsity Basketball vs Mattoon
7:30 PM Central Girls Varsity Basketball vs Mattoon
ST. JOSEPH-OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL
5:30 PM Central Girls Junior varsity Basketball vs Monticello
6:00 PM Central Boys Freshman Basketball vs Monticello
6:00 PM Central Boys Varsity Wrestling vs Clinton
7:00 PM Central Girls Varsity Basketball vs Monticello
UNITY HIGH SCHOOL
4:15 PM Central Boys Middle school Basketball vs Jefferson
5:30 PM Central Girls Sophomore Basketball @ Prairie Ridge
5:30 PM Central Girls Sophomore Basketball @ Prairie Central
6:00 PM Central Girls Middle school Volleyball vs Arcola
7:00 PM Central Girls Varsity Basketball @ Prairie Central
7:00 PM Central Girls Varsity Basketball @ Prairie Ridge
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URBANA
6:00 PM - Girls Junior Varsity Basketball @ Rantoul
7:30 PM - Girls Varsity Basketball @ Rantoul UNIVERSITY HIGH
6:00 PM - Boys Junior Varsity Basketball @ Cornerstone
7:30 PM - Boys Varsity Basketball @ Cornerstone ST. JOSEPH-OGDEN
5:30 PM - Boys Sophomore Basketball @ Prairie Central
7:00 PM - Boys Varsity Basketball @ Prairie Ridge
7:00 PM - Boys Varsity Basketball @ Prairie Central UNITY
5:30 PM - Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs St. Thomas More
7:00 PM - Boys Varsity Basketball vs St. Thomas More
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I'm not sure how or when it happened last month, but some how I stumbled upon a little known streaming service called Tubi. With a library of more than 20,000 shows and movies, users can watch an unlimited number of ad supported shows absolutely free at www.tubitv.com. No membership, credit cards or subscription is required to binge watch shows non-stop.
Barely eight minutes into browsing their selections I was hooked when I came across the Gothic vampire soap opera from my childhood Dark Shadows. Home with measles when I was about nine years old or so, I only got to watch a few shows. Starting next week, I'm going toss a bag of popcorn in the microwave and log on to Tubi to start watching all six season which ran originally from June 1966 to April 1971.
Then today, while looking for The Sentinel's first installment of what to on Tubi, I came across another favorite television show I loved. Between episodes of Dark Shadows I catch an episode or two of the western TV series Rifleman starring Chuck Connors.
There are shows for all ages with kids shows like Pound Puppies, Casper The Friendly Ghost and Transformers. Nancy Drew, Space and Skooled for older kids.
War Movies? Check.
LGBQT? Check.
Horror? You bet.
Foreign language films? Yep. There is a nice selection of Spanish language shows, a handful of Bollywood serials and a large list of Asian drama and romance titles to check out.
Each month we will be sharing a list of ten shows worth watching or that look interesting enough to escape and leave behind for a few hours our world currently fraught with Coronavirus and polarizing political propaganda.
This 1952 film is inspired by a classic tale featuring comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Jack (Costello) falls asleep during a bedtime story and dreams he is hero of the fairy tale. It is a laugh a minute in this adaptation. RATED: G • Running time; 1 hr 21 min • Comedy, Fantasy, Kids & Family
There aren't many Kevin Costner films that I like and admittedly I also like this film so much because of the last name. Anyways, in my book, this is one of the best films in Costner's career. Demi Moore plays a detective and Danielle Panabaker (Necessary Roughness, Shark) Mr. Brooks' daughter with a secret of her own. RATED: R • Running time: 2 hrs • Thriller, Crime, Horror
Another film about a Mr. Brooks, this is the story about country music's greatest performer and philanthropist. RATED: G • Running time: 1 hr • Documentary, Music, Reality
Guy Pearce plays Leonard, a man who suffers from a rare brain disorder and no longer has the ability to create and retain any new memories. This is one of those movies that will instantly requires your full, undivided attention. The supporting cast features Carrie Ann Moss (Jessica Jones, Daredevil) who teams up with Matrix co-star Joe Pantoliono (M*A*S*H*, Hill Street Blues, The Sopranos) in this psychological thriller. RATED: R • Running time; 1 hr 53 min • Independent, Some Violence, Mystery, Thriller, Maybe Even Cerebral
This is the movie that led off a successful movie franchise nearly a quarter of a century ago starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (Predator, Kindergarten Cop), Michael Biehn (Aliens, The Rock) and Linda Hamilton (Beauty and the Beast, Hill Street Blues, Secret Weapons) in a groundbreaking science fiction film. "I'll be back" never gets old. RATED: R • Running Time: 1 hr 47 min • Action, Sci-Fi
Grandfather to the popular teen saga Vampire Diaries, the 60s daytime horror soap opera produced 1,225 episodes during its five year run. True Blood without the nudity, sex and gore, Dark Shadows is the story of the Collins family and the supernatural in the small coastal fishing village Collinsport, Maine. RATED: TV-PG • Running time: Not listed • Drama, Horror, Thriller
Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson), a deeply religious farmer, finds Rae (Christina Ricci) beaten and left for dead. He takes her in and helps her heal from her self-depreciating sexuality in this 2007 film. RATED: R • Running time: 1 hr 55 min • Drama, Some Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Independent
I was introduced to the Gipsy Kings' music circa 1997 and just added this one to my Tubi queue. With this service you can create you own library to play queued movies one right after another. The Gipsy Kings have their own unique danceable blend of flamenco, salsa and pop music that audiences all over the world love. RATED: PG • Running time: 1 hr 42 min • Music, Entertainment
Ethan Renner decides to give up his dangerous, high-stakes life as a spy after he is diagnosed with at terminal disease. Entertaining film about reconnection, bonding and saying goodbye. RATED: PG-13 • Running time: 1 hr 57 min • Action, Thriller
True confession: Sometime after college I went to see a movie described as a black comedy. I was expecting a movie, rare as it would have been in the early 80s, featuring an all African American cast. Despite it being an entertaining and mildly successful film featuring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer, imagine my disappointment when there wasn't one person of color in the film. Well, this is a black comedy or perhaps a bitter one is directed by Cheryl Hines who is married to environmental attorney and vaccine-safety activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.. The movie about an accidental love triangle features Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, and Justin Long. Not for young eyes and ears, the movie has strong, sexually frank language and contains some violence. RATED: R • Running time: 1h 21min • Comedy, Crime, Romance
