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Illini Bluffs softball headed back to IHSA state finals after home run in final inning
ATHENS — Illini Bluffs is making that familiar spring trip — to the Illinois High School Association softball state finals. The top-ranked Tigers (24-1) used a late-inning home run to beat No. 4 Carrollton, 2-1 on Monday, claiming the Class 1A Athens Supersectional. IB's next stop is its fifth successive trip to the...
Washington boys lacrosse makes history with IHSA playoff victory
The Washington co-op boys lacrosse team made history on Friday night. The Panthers became the first lacrosse program from the Peoria area to win an Illinois High School Association plaque after a 13-8 victory over Lockport in the Washington Sectional championship at Babcook Field. Washington now advances to face Chicago...
2024 IHSA boys track and field finals recap: Morton, Elmwood, Dee-Mack athletes win titles
The high school track and field season is officially over. Boys athletes from across the state competed Saturday in the 2024 Illinois High School Association track and field state finals at O'Brien Field at Eastern Illinois University — one week after the girls completed their season in Charleston. ...
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.
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