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Danville Area Community College is offering several sports camps this June. The camps include two Basketball Camps, Volleybal...
There are familiar names on the Danville Dans roster, with four Dans from last year – including Oakwood’s Casey F...
FightingIllini fans, here is your chance to have a conversation with the head coaches of theFighting IlliniFootball team, and...
With the start of the Danville Dans 2013less thana month away, the team isreminding fans thatseason ticket books are availabl...
Danville Area Community College Trustees have voted to give a one-year reprieve to some sports programs before suspending the...
Representatives from The Christie Clinic Illinois Marathonsay they aredeeply saddened byMonday's tragic events at the Bos...
Some participants in the Boston Marathon from our area are safe following the deadly blasts that rattled that event Monday. M...
Danville will continue to host the NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament during the years 2015 through...
Vermilion Chevrolet-Buick-GMC will present CASA’s 2nd Annual Night at the Races &Hometown Celebrity Auction tonight, Fr...
1490 WDAN is your home for the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship, and we've got all the actionof theFinal F...
There was more than just basketball drawing crowds to Danville over the weekend. Hundreds of people were on hand Saturday and...
Most people who have watched the games this week at the NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament in Danvi...
The President of Danville Area Community College, Alice Marie Jacobs, cheered on her alma mater during action at the NJCAA Na...
Some teams playing in this week’s NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament in Danville got some une...
The Chairman of the NJCAA Division II Basketball Committee is praising the players, coaches and others involved in this week&...
Big crowds greeted players on the first day of the NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament in Danville. ...
As play begins in the NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament in Danville, the city is hosting the games...
It takes a lot of work to host a national basketball tournament. But in Danville, it is a labor of love as the 16 teams playi...
If you follow football, you’re hearing a lot about concussions these days. That hasn’t escaped the notice of Illi...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.R-7 / Best Play-By-Play of a Sporting EventW...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.R-6 / Best Local Broadcast TeamWRHK-FMTitle:...
Danville Area Community College and the city of Danville will again host the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJ...
It is tournament basketball time, and in Danville preparations are underway for Danville Area Community College to host its 2...
Illinois football coach Tim Beckman announced today the hiring of Greg Colby as defensive line coach following a five-year st...
Danville Area Community College has cancelled its 2013 Spring Softball season. DACC Athletic Director Tim Bunton made the ann...
The Federal Hockey League, in its 3rd professional season, has announced the final leg of the season with opponent revisions ...
The Bismarck-Henning High School Boys Basketball Team will host its annual “Hoops for Hope” Breast Cancer Awarene...
The 2013 Vermilion County Boys & Girls Basketball Tournaments are coming to the Palmer Arena in DanvilleJanuary 12-19, and ev...
Registration is underway for teams wanting to play Saturday night basketball at the Danville Family YMCA. Teams with ten peop...
Hall of Fame Coach Bobby Bowden is coming to Danville to address a banquet of the Eastern Illinois Fellowship of Christian At...
Some possible future National Hockey League stars took to the ice in Danville over the weekend. Well, actually they were five...
The Schlarman Academy 7th Grade girls basketball team has won their first State Championship. They defeated West Lincoln Broa...
The Schlarman Academy 7th Grade girls basketball team has won their first State Championship. They defeated West Lincoln Broa...
The Schlarman Academy 7th Grade girls basketball team wontwo gameson Saturday, December 1st in the Elite 8 of the state tourn...
Schlarman Academy says three new members will be inducted to its Athletic Wall of Fame, and three others to its Hall of Fame....
Republican members on the Vermilion County Board are scheduled to caucus Saturday (Dec. 1st)to nominate a new County Board Ch...
Hundreds lined-up in Danville at midnight last night to buy a new video game. They were all after ‘Call of Duty Black O...
The Danville Dashers hockey team is getting ready for its home-opener on Sunday, October 28th, at the David S. Palmer Arena. ...
The Illinois Education Association is backing Democrat David Gill in the 13th District Congressional race. Gill is running ag...
United States Olympians Gia Lewis-Smallwood and Tyler McGill will become the 40th and 41st Champaign-area athletes to have th...
Schlarman Academy's football season has come to an early end. The Academyhas made the decision to forfeit the rest of thi...
For the second week in a row, Schlarman Academy has forfeited its football game. ‘’It’s hard to play footba...
The Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo, along with NFL PLAY 60 and NFL rookie quarterback Andrew Luck are teaming up ...
The 2012-2013 Danville Area Community College Baseball Team will be playing once again at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Sunda...
The Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame Museum is adding some well-known basketball names to its Advisory Board. Board President...
Danville’s Finest and Bravest will be grabbing bats and ball gloves Saturday as they take on The Vet Sports Team at Dan...
Lights have returned to the Jamaica High School football field two years following a tragedy there. After lots of fundraising...
Here's where sports fans get to prove what they know when it comes to picking the winners in High SchoolBasketball, the C...
A former Danville Area Community College Basketball player is involved in the Olympics currently underway in London. Karen Bl...
The Danville Dans will conclude their 25th season home schedule with games tonight (Friday, August 3rd) and Saturday.The Dans...
The Olympics may be getting underway in London, but in Vermilion County it is The Redneck Cup Games that are expected to attr...
The Olympics have not begun yet….but some children in Danville are celebrating this year’s games. The youngsters...
Some area kids are learning about a lot more than basketball at the 40th Annual Dustbowl Basketball Tournament this week (Jul...
The Danville Dashers have announced the loss of their Head Coach and General Manager. The Dashers issued the following news r...
Tuesday – July 3 – 6:30 pm vs Springfield Sliders– It’s the start of the second half of the season, w...
Members of a Champaign family are celebrating following Sunday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. Twenty-four ye...
The Danville Dans Baseball Team has a busy week on tap. Monday evening the Dans were on hand at Buffalo Wild Wings at the Vil...
Red Mask Players, Inc. in Danville will present two one-act adult plays this summer.“Graceland” and “For Wh...
About 3,000 law enforcement officers across the state are participating in the annual Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois...
Cellular One and Neuhoff Mediaare bringing you aCornhole TournamentSaturday, February 23rd at 10aminside the Village Mall.Thi...
Registration is underway for the WDAN Summer Media Camp For Kids. It will be held June 18-23 from 12:30p to 4:30p each day at...
The Danville Dans will open its 2012 season with a four-game homestand to kick off their 25 th year. Opening night is Tuesday...
The Danville Dans 2012 season starts in just over three weeks, but some team members are still in need of a local host family...
Schlarman Academy has hired a new Head Boys' Basketball Coach. Gary Tidwell, a former Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coac...
The Danville Dans 25th season starts in about a month, and the teamhas announcedthat ticket books for the seasonare available...
Danville Area Community College is offering several sports camps this June. The camps include two Boys & Girls Basketball Cam...
Race organizers announced today (Thursday) that 205 additional volunteers are still needed to safely execute this year’...
The Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon announced its elite field today. A strong group of top runners will join 10,500-plus ot...
A man who led Danville High’s Boys Tennis Team to a 3rd place finish in the state nearly ten years ago will become the ...
A man who led Danville High’s Boys Tennis Team to a 3rd place finish in the state nearly ten years ago will become the ...
The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics will once again reach out to the Illini Nation on a nine-cit...
Schlarman Academy hosts its Inaugural Schlarman Shootout Archery Tournament on Saturday (March 31st)at Danville’s Villa...
The University of Illinois has scheduled a news conference for 1pm today (Thursday, March 29th) to announce the new head coac...
Last week’s NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament pumped a lot of money into the Danville area e...
The NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament is over, and that means things can return to normal this wee...
The Danville Area Community College Jaguars bounced back from a first round loss, defeating Iowa Central College at the NJCAA...
Penn Valley Community College Men’s Head Basketball Coach Marcus Harvey says ‘’this is what it’s all ...
As the NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament continues this week…there is an army of volunteers...
The City of Danville welcomes players, coaches and fans to the NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament t...
The list of teams competing for the NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Championship this month includes Danvil...
The list of teams competing for the NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Championship this month includes Danvil...
The Danville Area Community College Men’s Basketball Team defeated Lincoln Land Community College Sunday to earn a spot...
(from ESPN.com)Illinois coach Bruce Weber was fired Friday after a first-round loss in the Big Ten tournament.Weber sent the ...
Danville's Talk Station, 1490 WDAN is your home for ...St. Louis Cardinals BaseballYou'll hear all the action of Card...
Volunteers are being sought to help with the NJCAA Men’s Division II National Basketball Tournament that is coming to D...
Volunteers are being sought to help with the NJCAA Men’s Division II National Basketball Tournament that is coming to D...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.R-6 / Best Local Broadcast TeamWDAN-AMTitle:...
University of Illinois fans had a chance to hear from Athletic Director Mike Thomas during a meeting of the Danville Noon Kiw...
For the 20th consecutive year, Danville Area Community College will be the home of the NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball...
The Danville Dans have introduced a new season ticket booklet for 2012. This year’s Prospect League season will include...
Danville Area Community College and the City of Danville will be the home of the NJCAA, Division II Men’s National Bask...
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer is firing back at the owners of the Danville Dragons Indoor Football Team. A statement releas...
The owners of the Danville Dragons Indoor Football Team have announced the team will not be playing this year. A post on the ...
Now that the teams are known that will be playing in this month's Super Bowl, fans are making motel reservations for the ...
Thank you for entering our contest. The winner(s) will be announced soon.To return to the VermilionCountyFirst.com homepage,C...
Neuhoff Media and the Main Street Bar & Grill in Danville are giving away the chance of a lifetime to one lucky sports fan an...
1490 WDAN is your home for the NFL Playoffs, and we've got all the action from the Wild Card round, through the Divisiona...
Monday may have been a holiday for some people, but those working on the new Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame Museum in Danvi...
Illinois head coach Bruce Weber announced on Tuesday that sophomore guard Crandall Head (Matteson, Ill./Rich South H.S.) has ...
Illinois head coach Bruce Weber announced on Tuesday that sophomore guard Crandall Head (Matteson, Ill./Rich South H.S.) has ...
As Danville School District 118 wraps up major improvements at South View Middle School and prepares to move onto North Ridge...
Danville Viking fans are showing their support in advance of Saturday’s I.H.S.A. Class 6-A Quarterfinal Football game. ...
Danville Viking fans heading to Saturday’s Football Playoff game are getting a special offer from organizers of the Fes...
Danville Viking fans can still purchase ‘Sky Box’ tickets for Saturday’s high school football play-off game...
The Illinois Lottery is again running its Veterans Cash game. It’s an annual event, with instant tickets going on sale ...
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - On the heels of their 11th World Series title, the St. Louis Cardinals announced on Monday t...
Authorities in Champaign County are investigating the death of a former University of Illinois football stand-out. Champaign ...
Todayis the annual Pancake and Sausage Day sponsored by the Noon Club of the Danville Kiwanis with help from the Golden K, th...
Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame Coach John Spezia says he is excited about what bringing the Hall of Fame to Danville can do...
Some young hockey players in the Danville area got some tips on the game last evening from some representatives of the Chicag...
Danville High School is planning to have an alumni band called the "Vintage Vikings" for this year’s Homecomi...
Some members of the Chicago Blackhawks organization are scheduled to be in Danville Tuesday. They will be hosting a ‘Ch...
1490 WDAN & VermilionCountyFirst.com, along with Mervis Advantage, bring you the Mervis Advantage Soccer Series. Featuring se...
Some major improvements are underway at Danville High School’s Ned Whitesell Field. And the work has D.H.S. Athletic Di...
The crowd at Danville Stadium Saturday night broke a record as fans turned out to watch Danville’s Bravest and Finest, ...
The Wounded Warriors Softball Team heads to Danville this weekend (on Aug. 27th)to play in the Annual Finest Vs. Bravest Soft...
D102 & 1490 WDAN are your home for Fighting Illini Sports.We'll cover Illini Football, and all of the Illini Men's Ba...
1490 WDAN is your home for the NFL.It's Playoff time, and we've got all the action from the Wild Card round, throught the Div...
Blog Posts
The March Forth Moment salutes the NJCAA Men’s DII National Basketball Tournament. Celebrating its 20th year in Danvill...
A preview of the first round game with Minnesota here with assistant coach Dustin Ford...
One of the all-time great Illini athletes, Tonja Buford-Bailey, is the head coach...
Here's an interview with Illini mens' assistant basketball coach Dustin Ford, as the Illini get ready to host Penn St...
A two-part interview with John:Part 2:
Got a chance to talk with Marcus Jackson, beat writer for the News-Gazette for Illini Mens' Basketball about the team...
The Illini mens' and women's gymnasts have their Gym Jam Saturday at Huff Hall against Iowa at 4 pm.I talked with men...
The Illini mens' basketball team is coming off of two great wins over ranked teams in the Big Ten...talked with Assistant...
Chris Widlic from WISH-TV in Indianapolis covered Illini sports for many years at WCIA-TV in Champaign. I talked with him abo...
The Illini women have won three straight and sit at 6-3 in the Big Ten! They've got Michigan on the road next...Coach Bol...
Coach Parham as the Illini get ready to host Indiana this Thursday...
The former Flyin' Illini and current ESPN analyst took some time from his busy schedule to talk with me about basketball ...
* Sitting with just one win on the Big Ten season, the Illini men need to get back on track with a winnable road game at Nebr...
-The Illini men are having trouble gaining any positive momentum as we start the Big Ten season, with a big offensive collaps...
*The Fighting Illini men's and women's basketball teams got a rare sweep of Ohio State over the weekend! Some great w...
The 2012 Georgetown Fair Queen is former Big Show intern Hayley Lockwood. In the video, Tommy B talks with Hayley, and the re...
Found this pardoy song on YouTube about the USA Women's Gymnastics team. Enjoy!
It may be the off-season for Big 10 Sports, but the Mascots have been busy making a parody video to the tune of Carly Rae Jep...
-Big congrats to the Fighting Illini mens gymnasts, coming from behind to take the national team title for the first time sin...
-Not getting Shaka Smart - in itself - isn't that much of a blow to the Illini campus. The search itself, and the publici...
Hey Illini Fans. Ready, get set, start your bidding.Former Illini Coach Bruce Weber has donated a variety of items to the Ame...
-AD Mike Thomas apparently doesn't mess around. Hours after the Illini mens' basketball team was eliminated from the ...
It's your last chance to win tickets to see Daughtry at the U of I Assembly Hall on Tuesday, March 6th.Click here to acce...
-Wow. Watched the Illini-Nebraska game with a friend in Indiana over the weekend and all I could muster was shock and sadness...
-The Fighting Illini men are, obviously, struggling, but haven't given up the ghost completely. Talked with assistant coa...
-There has been some talk among Illini basketball fans that the Illini have been hit with some bad luck. Maybe in the long te...
BUD SURPRISES RECREATIONAL HOCKEY TEAMS IN AWESOME WAY _ The focus this week has been on the presidential race, the Super Bow...
We know the Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year, but it seems that just as many people want to see the Super...
-Losing the game at Minnesota has put the Illini men in a very tough position in the Big Ten, tough to remember that just a s...
-Well, well, amazing what a week+ off will do. While the Illini practiced, everyone around them atop the standing were fallin...
-Joe Bertrand has been a revelation. Drive and shoot! Drive and Shoot! Why stop?-Tyler Griffey is completely lost right now, ...
-The Illini football team heads into a bowl and I have NO IDEA what to expect. With an interim coach that is not coming back,...
-Tim Beckman will be introduced as the new Illini head football coach this afternoon. The Toledo coach has some pedigree, hav...
-It is unfortunate that Ron Zook could not keep up any success at Illinois. I like his energy, but the perceived (true or not...
-Whitney Mercilus is getting more applause for his work on the defensive line for the Illini this season. He is now one of fi...
To honor Veterens Day weekend, the Boston Bruins hockey team brought out parents of a military serviceman who was serving in ...
-Basketball season is here! The Illini men are on WDAN and D102 Friday night with the Bryant Industries Tip-off show leading ...
-New this year for our Illini mens' basketball coverage on WDAN and D102 is the Voice of the Fan segment on the Bryant Indust...
-It's unfortunate, but the Illini football team are at a point where they need another good win to regain standing in the nat...
-Tavon Wilson was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the week for football after getting the fumble return touchdown anda care...
-The Illini footballers try to stay unbeaten against Indiana on the road this week. The Hoosiers have not won all their games...
It’s a March Forth Moment Vermilion County…The United Way Campaign has been underway now for a month and the res...
-Congrats to the Fighting Illini Volleyball team, ranked #1 in the country by the AVCA. Here's Illini Head Coach Kevin Hambly...
-The Illini football team is #24 in the AP polls this week after the nice win over Arizona State. Ohio State is OUT of the po...
-Arizona State comes to town newly ranked, having beaten Missouri near the start of the season (something Illini fans can be ...
Talked to Coach Joe Gilbert and Coach Mike Gillhamer this week for our Neuhoff Media Fighting Illini coaches shows....here's ...
-Well, things didn't look so good whan the Illini football team fell behind 8-7, but they put their foot on the gas at the en...
Hi folks.Talking with Illini Offensive Guru Paul Petrino Monday uncovered a few tidbits about how many people are going to be...
It's High School Football season, and that means that it's time for another season of "Friday Morning Pep Rallys." ...
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