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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Bob Conkling announced his retirement after a season in which ISU won its second Midwest Independent Conference championship in three years and third overall under Conkling. He was named the league’s Coach of the Year for the third time. He leaves the program better than he found it. -
Brian Knutson of Bloomington was still processing it a few days later. Attending any Masters would have been a dream realized. Witnessing history from 15 to 20 yards away? Are you kidding? -
Jen Kuhn is clearly still softball driven. But the Illinois Wesleyan student-athlete and U-High grad has a lot more to give than line drives and diving catches. -
U-High alum Tanner Morris is fueled by a basketball upbringing. His father, Bob Morris, was a men’s assistant coach at Northern Illinois, Illinois State and Lincoln College. Now, Tanner is thriving as the head coach himself at College of Lake County. -
John Snyder, a former longtime basketball coach at Central Catholic High School, has died at age 93. The man known as “The Dean” during his 39-year tenure on the Saints' bench and more than 50 years at the school leaves a legacy of perseverance, master storytelling, commitment to all things Central Catholic and a huge, caring heart. -
The game of basketball flowed through Rob Judson's life at every step and still does in his 45th and final season of coaching basketball. An Illinois State assistant coach, Judson announced in November he will retire at season’s end. -
Illinois Wesleyan's basketball coach calls Jason Alsene “part of the fabric of Titan basketball,” saying he provides “perspective, joy, excitement.” -
The numbers separate Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball coach Mia Smith from most, but she’s not the only coach to win big. She’s just the first to do it while fist-bumping fans during warmups and sending players into the stands for hugs just prior to tipoff. -
Saturday's win was No. 600 in Debbie Coffman’s career as the Saints’ girls head basketball coach. Her 600-184 record, amassed over 27 seasons, includes a state championship, two state runner-up finishes and a third-place trophy. That’s a lot of success and staying power. -
Ron Rose, Illinois Wesleyan's head basketball coach, recently served as officiant for the wedding of his son, Ryan, and Ryan’s longtime girlfriend, Kayla Drach.
