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Homewood-Flossmoor beats Normal Community for 4A state title, 60-48
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Bryce Heard scored 21 points and Jayden Tyler added 15 to lead Homewood-Flossmoor to a 60-48 win over Normal Community in the class 4A state basketball title game at State Farm Center on Saturday night. The Vikings grabbed the lead late in the first quarter and held it the rest of […]
Drake edges Bradley in MVC semifinal, 72-67
ST. LOUIS (WMBD/WYZZ) — Bradley had a chance but Drake seemed to always have the answer. Tucker DeVries hit a jumper in the lane with :20 left to give Drake a three-point lead and the Bulldogs hung on to beat Bradley, 72-67, in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center. Bradley’s […]
Drake beats Bradley in Missouri Valley Tournament semifinal
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (WMBD)– The Bradley Braves lost to the Drake Bulldogs at the St. Louis Enterprise Center on Saturday. Drake won with the final score being 72 to 67. It was a close game with both teams tied at 38 after the first half. This is the semifinal game in the Missouri Valley Tournament, […]
Hickman, Braves shoot down UIC Flames
ST. LOUIS (WMBD/WYZZ) — Bradley was a night owl on Friday at Arch Madness. The Braves outscored UIC 47-22 in the second half and rolled past the Flames, 74-47, in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center. Connor Hickman hit six three-pointers and paced Bradley with 20 points. The Braves led […]
Prep sports recap for March 8, 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Normal Community will play for its first boys basketball state title on Saturday night. The Ironmen beat Palatine, 58-38, in the class 4A state semifinals Friday at State Farm Center. Braylon Roman had 19 points and Jaheem Webber added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Normal Community, which improved to 32-5 […]
Bradley Braves beats UIC in Missouri Valley quarterfinal game
ST. LOUIS (WMBD) — The Bradley Braves beat the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames at a Missouri Valley Tournament game on Friday. The final score was 74 to 47. This is a quarterfinal game in the Missouri Valley Tournament, Bradley is the #3 seed in the tourney, UIC is the #11 seed. The Braves will play […]
Normal Community beats Palatine, advances to state championship game
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Normal Community is back in the boys basketball state championship game. Braylon Roman scored 19 points and Jaheem Webber added 15 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks to lead the Ironmen to a 58-38 win over Palatine in the class 4A state semifinals at State Farm Center on Friday. The Ironmen […]
Ironmen win Boys Basketball State Championship Class 4A Semi-finals
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WMBD) — The Normal Community Ironmen beat the Palatine Pirates in the 2024 IHSA Boys Basketball State Championship Semi-finals Class 4A game at The State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday. The final score was currently 58 to 38. The score was 46 to 30 after the third quarter in favor of the […]
Richwoods rebounds to take third at state after morning loss in 3A semifinal
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Richwoods had hoped to play on the final day of the basketball season but bringing a third place trophy back to Peoria is a bad second choice. The Knights beat Mt. Zion, 62-50, in the class 3A third place basketball game at State Farm Center on Friday. Lathan Sommerville had 22 […]
Rams beat Knights at Class 3A Boys Basketball State semifinals
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WMBD) — The Richwoods Knights lost to the Chicago DePaul College Prep Rams at the 2024 IHSA Boys Basketball State Championship semifinals Class 3A game at The State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday. The final score was 52 to 41. The Knights fell to the number three team after knocking off the […]
Evansville ends ISU’s season in Valley Tournament, 59-53
ST. LOUIS (WMBD/WYZZ) — Ben Humrichous scored 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Evansville past Illinois State, 59-53, in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center on Thursday night. Myles Foster scored a game-high 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds for the seventh-seeded Redbirds (15-17). Johnny Kinziger scored a dozen points and […]
Extra Effort: Normal three-sport athlete Dexter Niekamp an academic all-stater
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Dexter Niekamp may have to pinch himself to make sure this isn’t a dream. The Normal Community senior played in a state semifinal football game in November and now has his basketball team in the state semifinals. “It’s a dream come true,” said Niekamp. “You dream about these moments as a […]
College hoops recap for March 6, 2024
ST. LOUIS (WMBD/WYZZ) — Two Bradley basketball players were named first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference at the league’s awards dinner on Wednesday. Guard Duke Deen and forward Malevy Leons were named to the six-player MVC all-conference first team. Leons was named the league’s defensive player of the year for the second straight seaosn. Drake’s Tucker DeVries […]
New York native Myles Foster adjusting to life in central Illinois
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon didn’t have to go out on a limb when talking about newcomer Myles Foster. “Central Illinois is a not like Brooklyn, New York. Myles will tell you that,” said Pedon. “But he’s been such a welcome addition to our (ISU) family.” Brooklyn native Myles Foster […]
Improving Christian Davis hopes to be difference maker for Bradley
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Christian Davis says college basketball was eye-opening when he first came to Bradley about two years ago. “The skill level, the athletes. That was the biggest thing,” said Davis. “I had to put on 23 pounds to be able to compete on defense.” Now Davis is one of those guys bigger, […]
Prep sports recap for March 5, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — After a crazy ride to a state championship, the Notre Dame girls basketball team got a chilly ride to on a fire truck to celebrate on Tuesday. The Irish, who won the class 2A girls basketball title Saturday, took their championship trophy around to area parochial schools on a fire engine. […]
Boys basketball super-sectional recap for March 4, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Lathan Sommerville scored 11 of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter as Richwoods beat top-ranked Harvey Thornton 58-52 to capture the class 3A Ottawa super-sectional title on Monday. The win sends the Knights to the state semifinals on Friday at 11: 15 a.m. in Champaign. Richwoods will face Chicago […]
Prep sports recap for March 1, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Normal Community ushered in March Madness with a crazy finish on March 1. Jaheem Webber grabbed a loose ball and dunked home the game-winning shot just before the buzzer as Normal Community beat Quincy 44-43 to win the class 4A Pekin sectional championship on Friday. The Ironmen advance to play Downers […]
Extra Effort: Three-sport athlete Brigid Dooley a true ambassador for Notre Dame
PEORIA, Ill. (*WMBD/WYZZ) — Brigid Dooley came to Peoria three years ago when her family moved to central Illinois from Boston. She said it was culture shock. “It didn’t seem like it was going to go so well,” Dooley said as she stepped off the plane and noticed corn fields. “But I’m here in Peoria […]
PND, Illini Bluffs win semifinal games, advance to state championships Saturday
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Two central Illinois schools will play for girls basketball state championships after winning semifinal games Thursday at CEFCU Arena. Notre Dame made a state finals record-tying 12 three-pointers and beat Wilmette Regina Dominican, 71-25, in a class 2A semifinal. Lexi Baer hit six of those three-pointers and scored 18 for the […]
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