The former Johns Hill student had Decatur boxing crazy during his title run in 1940-41.
Overlin took up boxing while serving in the Navy and had a career record of 136-19-10.
Check out the results from the singles and doubles matches.
Check out the complete results from Saturday's race at 1/5-mile dirt oval.
Check out the leaders at the 1/5-mile dirt oval.
Tournament runs through Sunday
Nine-time Decatur Women's Golf Open winner and former Millikin women's golf coach Marilyn Dechert died July 7. Her legacy won't in Decatur golf will be remembered.
Springfield driver Dennis Vandermeersch leads the sportsman division heading into Saturday after winning four of the seven features so far this year.
Check out the leaders of the seven racing division at the 1/5-mile dirt oval.
Amy Rankin won her fifth Decatur Area Women’s Golf Open championship on Thursday.
This was the fifth overall Decatur Area Women's Open championship for Rankin after winning titles in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021.
At a practice after the meet, coach Shunta Paul said, they've discussed making sure shoelaces are tied and snug. But Talaya's win has been a teaching moment in other ways. "It teaches you to never give up."
Brian Forbes found a way to channel his stress and soothe his mental scar tissue. An obsession. A mission: He wanted to be one of the few people in the world to bench-press 1,000 pounds.
Salena LeDonne assumed the decision was inevitable, given the difficult circumstances and recent events.
The St. Augustine Prep community mourned one of its alumni this week.
The anticipation and excitement to get back to sports has to wait for fall athletes at The College of New Jersey.
There will be changes to the fall high school sports season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Cedar Creek High School track and field standout Nina Casselberry will compete in the high jump for Georgia Tech.
Egg Harbor Township High School girls track and field standout Isabella Leak is going from one strong track program to another.
New Jersey high school sports teams can begin their comeback from the COVID-19 pandemic July 13.
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Egg Harbor Township High School’s Gabrielle Germann will bring her track and field versatility to the University of Connecticut in the fall.
ROBBINSVILLE — New Jersey high school sports on Friday received a glimmer of hope for their return from the COVID-19 pandemic.
HAMMONTON — The survival hopes of St. Joseph High School and Elementary School took another hit Friday night.
Three Stockton University athletes were named to the 2020 College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District II Track and Field/ Cross Country teams, CoSIDA announced Friday.
A proposal allowing for current high school juniors and sophomores to voluntarily stay enrolled in high school one year longer after 12th grade is making its way through the state Legislature and would give students the chance to participate in an additional year of extracurricular activities and sports.
Stockton is playing Rowan in the first round of the Rowan University in the semifinals of the NJAC men's basketball playoffs.
ATLANTIC CITY — Thousands of runners from across the world will be in the city this weekend to participate in the annual Atlantic City Marathon.