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Prep sports recap for Aug. 23, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — The high school football season in Illinois officially kicks off on Aug. 30. But some teams got a jump start on the season playing ‘Week Zero’ games Friday night. The Illinois High School Association now allows teams to play limited scrimmages against an opponent. Each team is allowed 12 offensive plays […]
Season Preview: Rochester Volleyball
Last Year’s Conference Record: 7-3 (4th) Postseason: Lost to Taylorville in Regional Championship. Biggest Rival Game Every Year: Non-conference = Taylorville, Conference = SHG, Glenwood, U-High. Number of returning letterman: 6. Number of returning starters: 2. Top Returnees from Fall 2023 (name-position-year) Peyton Zeidler, OH, Sophomore. Hadleigh Maley, MH,...
August Sports Mom of the Month: South Fork’s Stephanie Henley
Congratulations to our YMCA of Springfield Sports Mom of the Month! South Fork’s Stephanie Henley has won the Sports Mom of the Month for August! Be sure to come back every month to see who won. If you want to nominate a sports mom for this honor, you can...
Union leaders push for sports stadium funding from taxpayers
A rendering of the inside of the Chicago Bears’ proposed lakefront stadium. Union leaders in Illinois are suggesting that they’ll push Gov. J.B. Pritzker for taxpayer funding of new professional sports stadiums in Chicago. The Illinois General Assembly did not approve spending on proposed Chicago sports facilities this...
Nienhiser Wins MOWA Feature at Macon
MACON, IL (August 24, 2024) — Paul Nienhiser won the Midwest Open Wheel Association feature Saturday night at Macon Speedway. Nienhiser moved up from fourth starting spot for his ninth feature win of the 2024 season. Jake Neuman, Joel Meyers Jr, John Barnard, and Kameron Key rounded out the top five.
Illinois top class of 2027 offensive lineman to make visit to Wisconsin this fall
Top-ranked class of 2027 offensive lineman Cameron Wagner announced plans to visit Madison on Sept. 7 via X on Thursday. Wagner, a 6-foot-6, 280-pound prospect, will make his way to Wisconsin the weekend UW plays South Dakota on the gridiron. A.J. Blazek, UW’s esteemed offensive line coach, appears to have spearheaded the recruitment effort.
Illinois State Champ and ‘BOTR’ IMer Izzy Beu to swim for UGA next fall (2025)
With the fastest 200 IM time of both Georgia's 2025 and 2024 recruiting classes, Beu will look to bolster UGA’s IM group with the graduation of Zoie Hartman. Current photo via Izzy Beu. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all...
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