Randy Kindred
CorrespondentRandy Kindred spent 42 years as a sportswriter at The Pantagraph, including eight as sports editor. A native of Atlanta, Illinois, and an Illinois State graduate, he covered a wide range of sports as a reporter and columnist.
Kindred retired from full-time duty in March 2020, but continued to write columns for The Pantagraph. His byline appeared in the newspaper for 45 years.
Randy joined WGLT as a part-time correspondent in 2023. You can reach Randy at rkindred58@gmail.com.
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Eric Bates died April 8 in a motorcycle accident in rural Mackinaw. He was 73. A state champion at U High and a college division national champion at Illinois State, Bates was a marvel on the mat. -
Dennis Martel’s scheduled pit stop in Central Illinois has turned into 39 years at Illinois Wesleyan University, the past 37 as head baseball coach. As his final season unfolds – he announced his retirement in January – Martel is good with the decision to step away. -
You don’t have to be Jill Hutchison to understand what the Caitlin Clark craze has done for women’s college basketball this season. With Clark breaking records seemingly in every game, and her University of Iowa team selling out arenas at home and on the road, the impact has been undeniable. -
Dave Ferrenburg died unexpectedly on March 11. The beloved athletic director at El Paso-Gridley was 60 years old. -
Chloe Hoselton, a Prairie Central High School junior, won the 235-pound state championship in girls wrestling. She was the fourth member of her family to win a state wrestling title. -
Kloe Froebe entered this week’s East Peoria Sectional with 3,135 career points, eighth-most in Illinois High School Association history. She has the type of well-rounded game that has made Caitlin Clark a national phenomenon. -
Jon Nelson was a boys basketball coach for many years at Tri-Valley. Now, Nelson is making a change that's pretty rare — becoming a referee. He loves the exercise and sees it as “a great way to stay in the game” once he retires from teaching. -
WGLT correspondent Randy Kindred writes about a basketball game in 1940, when Jackie Robinson and the UCLA men tipped off against Illinois State in Normal. -
If you didn’t know Lyle Day, know this: if you were in his softball family, you were family. He cared about you unconditionally. His death last week at age 88 leaves a void in the softball community beyond wins and losses, trophies and championships. -
Tom Lamonica is being inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame. His passion for helping others is what made him this year’s choice for the Paul Morrison Award.
