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Chillicothe Native Sara Moore Excels in Astronomy and Physics, Heads to Prestigious PhD Program
Sara Moore, a recent Butler University graduate, has completed degrees in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and Mathematics. Originally from Chillicothe, Illinois, Sara engaged in several extracurricular activities. She participated in a Physics REU at the University of Rochester and served as the Treasurer for Butler Women in STEM. She also worked as a tour guide at the Holcomb Observatory, where she shared her interest in astronomy with visitors.
How Fieldcrest football was part of two Barstool Sports podcasts
Fieldcrest football continues to make the rounds on Barstool Sports. Podcast host Brandon Walker sported some Knights gear twice on Thursday, first as co-host of "Mostly Sports with Mark Titus & Brandon Walker" and later as a panelist on Barstool's "The Yak." The "Mostly Sports" podcast wears jerseys on Thursdays as part of its ongoing "Jerzday" feature — and Walker requested some "random" high school gear to wear on the daily live YouTube show from the Chicago-based...
How a tiny Peoria-area high school created a unique old-school track and field event
ROANOKE — Step into Mark Barra’s old backyard, and the entirety of Roanoke-Benson's vintage athletic complex comes into full view. His boyhood home is located at the corner of N. Church and W. Joseph streets in Roanoke, a small Woodford County village about 25 miles from Peoria. It's a simple walk over to the school grounds, where a relic of track and field's past sits. ...
These are the top ranked Peoria-area high schools, according to new report
High schools in Dunlap, Washington and Metamora were ranked as the top high schools in the Peoria area, according to US News & World Report. The yearly list of the nation's top high schools has Dunlap High School ranked as the best in the Peoria metropolitan area, also coming in among the top 50 schools in the state at 49th on the list. ...
WMBD Prep sports recap for May 14, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Goalkeeper Mariah Quinn stopped two penalty shots in the overtime tiebreaker to lead Metamora past Washington in a class 2A girls soccer regional semifinal on Tuesday. The game was scoreless through two 40-minute halves of regulation and two ten-minute overtime periods. The Redbirds outscored the Panthers 3-1 in penalty kicks to […]
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