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Limestone student-athletes announce college sports commitments Friday
BARTONVILLE, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Nine Limestone seniors made their college commitments official at a signing ceremony at the high school on Friday. Addy Thornton signed with St. Charles Community College softball, Chase Harper with Eureka College baseball, Caleb Bieneman with Illinois Central College baseball, Connor Pilgrim with Loras College football, Kennedey Barber with Wisconsin-Platteville volleyball, […]
'It's a blessing': Peoria athletes say good-bye with style at IHSA boys track and field state finals
CHARLESTON — An Elmwood chess player made his move to win a state championship, while the Morton 4x200 relay team held the field in check on the way to its first boys state event title in 64 years. Isaiah Hill, an Elmwood/Brimfield chess team member, made a calculated move...
9 Peoria-area boys who can win titles at the IHSA track and field state finals
Finishing on the podium is the goal. The Illinois High School Association boys track and field state meet prelims are held over the next two days, starting with the Class 1A prelims on Thursday and concluding with the Class 2A and 3A ones on Friday in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Field blue track. The all three classes — Class 1A, 2A and 3A — as well as the wheelchair division finals in every event are 10 a.m. Saturday.
High five: Illini Bluffs softball heads to the 2024 IHSA supers after dramatic final at-bat
GLASFORD — Illini Bluffs waited until its last at-bat to finally come alive. The top-ranked Tigers softball team broke up a perfect game and walked off a 1-0 winner over Pleasant Hill in Saturday's Class 1A Glasford sectional title game. Illini Bluffs (23-1) heads to the Elite Eight for...
The 5 Peoria-area Class 1A and 2A baseball teams in 2024 IHSA sectional title games
It's time for the Sweet Sixteen in the Illinois High School Association small-school baseball postseason. After sectional semifinals on Wednesday, there are 16 teams remaining in both Class 1A and Class 2A. Among Peoria-area schools, Delavan takes on Jacksonville Routt and St. Bede plays Annawan/Wethersfield in Class 1A, while Peoria Notre Dame faces Illini West in Class 2A.
'Confident': Notre Dame soccer transfer's big game boosts Irish in latest IHSA playoff win
EAST PEORIA — The last thing Ben Ralph said to his Peoria Notre Dame girls soccer team Wednesday as they prepared to kick off against Normal U-High was loud and clear:. Not long after that, sophomore forward Ava Lafollette notched a hat trick in the first half to put together a signature game and help Notre Dame write its name into the win column with a 4-0 decision in the IHSA Class 2A Washington Sectional girls soccer semifinal at EastSide Centre.
Plaques and trophies and medals, oh my!
One of the busiest spring postseason Saturdays is here. From morning to afternoon and into the early evening, Peoria-area teams and individuals will compete for regional, sectional and state championships. Boys track and field athletes across all three classes are in Charleston for the finals in the state meet. Baseball...
How Dunlap played its way into contention at the IHSA boys tennis state finals
PEORIA — The Dunlap boys tennis team put itself in position to win a state trophy and earn a place in IHSA history Friday. The Eagles doubles tandem of senior Shaan Kashyap and junior Ethan McRaven rolled to the Class 1A state championship match. They will face junior Krish Khanna and freshman Arjun...
The 180 players selected for 2024 McDonald's all-star high school baseball and softball games
Here are the rosters for the 33rd annual Peoria McDonald's all-star baseball games and the inaugural McDonald's all-star softball games. The four games are scheduled to include 103 of the top high school baseball players and 77 of the top high school softball players from around Peoria, sponsored by the Greater Peoria Baseball Coaches Association.
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