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Manual’s Dietrich Richardson ends summer as hot recruiting target
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Summer is over for Dietrich Richardson. School starts Wednesday at Manual High School where Richardson will begin his senior year. He says the summer may be over but the work continues. “I’ve been working on my three-point shooting and upper body strength. That’s what I was working on most of this […]
'We did it': Longtime runner-up finally wins annual Peoria TT motorcycle race
PEORIA — Briar Bauman left his history behind him, along with JD Beach and the rest of the field Sunday in the 77th World Famous SC2 Peoria TT race, presented by Backroads Saloon at Peoria Motorcycle Club Race Park. Sunday's rematch between the two — in which one of the sports brightest stars,...
2024 Peoria Men's City golf tournament: Complete schedule and scores
The 98th Peoria Men's City is scheduled for Monday, July 29 through Saturday, Aug. 3 at Kellogg Golf Course, with 110 players qualifying Friday and Saturday. The top 64 players fed into Championship Flight and 32 more into A Flight. In 2023, Scott Phegley defeated Ryan Brown to win Championship Flight. The victory...
Peoria Christian athlete wins national track and field title at AAU Junior Olympics
Peoria Christian track and field athlete Trae Brickner is a national champion. The rising junior at Peoria Christian won the Boys 15-16 decathlon on Sunday at the 2024 AAU Junior Olympic Games at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. He took fourth in this event last summer. ...
Peoria’s Mr. Soccer - Jim DeRose- leads the charge for Peoria City
PEORIA (25News Now) - Jim DeRose retired last November after 28 years as Bradley soccer coach. One of his greatest accomplishments at Bradley was the Braves’ move to Shea Stadium. This summer in his new job as Peoria City President, DeRose again has a winning soccer team, Peoria City,...
Peoria City Carp championship-bound after Tucson thrashing Sunday at Shea Stadium
PEORIA, Ill. – After a classic against Des Moines this past weekend, and a tight battle against Flint City on Friday, things appeared to be a little easier for Peoria City on Sunday. The Carp, in only its 3rd year of existence, punched their first-ever ticket to the USL...
Peoria City is moving on to the USL League Two National Championship
PEORIA (25News Now) - How about them Carp. After an hard-fought 2nd place in the Heartland Division to end the regular season, Peoria City has gone on an improbable run taking down one perennial championship contender after another and today was no different. Peoria City is moving onto the USL...
Bauman Runs Away With 77th World Famous SC2 Peoria TT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Briar Bauman left no doubt in Sunday’s World Famous SC2 Peoria TT presented by Backroads Saloon, Round 11 of the 2024 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. For three years running, the Rick Ware Racing ace had come second in...
FC Tucson’s historical run ends in USL League 2 national semifinals
FC Tucson made history winning the USL League 2 Western Conference title and advancing to the national semifinals for the first time in the franchise’s 14-year history, and that’s where the magic ended for the Men In Black. FC Tucson’s 11-match unbeaten streak was snapped as well with...
Cricket Association aims to seize momentum and build the sport’s popularity in the Peoria area
One of the more popular sports in parts of the world is steadily gaining interest across the U.S., including in Peoria. On a warm Tuesday evening, teammates Sai Sandeep Mamidala, Pavan Bonthu and Nitin Attuluri are among the dozens of players gathered at a cricket field nestled amid the trees and corn stalks at Leslie Rutherford Park, south of Dunlap.
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