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Washington’s JJ Guedet enjoying new home with ISU football
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — He feels like he’s home. Washington High School grad JJ Guedet is closing out his college career at Illinois State. The Minnesota transfer enrolled in classes in January and is going through spring workouts with the Redbirds. “I wanted to be close to home and that relationship already (was there),” said […]
Pirates documentary celebrates indoor football’s brief but popular run in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — It’s been 25 years. A quarter century ago, something big came to Peoria. “April 2, 1999. It’s like we took a sport, a team, a coach, fans, a community, characters and community. We put it in Carver Arena, mixed it up and there it was,” said former Peoria Pirates assistant coach […]
Illini edge Iowa State, advance to Elite 8
BOSTON (WMBD/WYZZ) — Terrance Shannon Jr. didn’t score 30 points this time but he didn’t have to. Illinois’ star guard scored 29 points to lead his team to a 72-69 win over Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament East Region semifinals at TD Garden on Thursday. The win sends Illinois to the East Region final […]
Prep sports recap for March 28, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Junior Lexi Brinkman belted a grand slam to lead Illini Bluffs past visiting Deer Creek-Mackinaw, 5-3, in high school softball on Thursday. Dee-Mack led 3-1 going into the bottom of third when IB used a walk, a single and a fielder’s choice to load the bases. Brinkman hit the first pitch […]
Tiny Illini Bluffs High School coming up big with college recruits
GLASFORD, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Hank Alvey is enjoying his final season of high school sports. It’s track season now but soon he’ll be on a basketball floor playing college hoops at Lehigh University. In November, Alvey signed his National Letter of Intent alongside five classmates in what’s been an amazing year for student-athletes at Illini […]
Prep sports recap for March 27, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Notre Dame senior Tommy Graham grew up going to Bradley soccer games. Now he’s going to play soccer for Bradley. The Irish senior signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Braves on Wednesday. “There’s a bunch of pictures of me going to Bradley games since I was little,” […]
Prep sports recap for March 26, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — One pitcher was just slightly better than the other. CK Witte scattered six hits, struck out seven and tossed a complete game shutout as IVC beat Eureka 1-0 in a high school baseball game in Chillicothe on Tuesday. Gabe Perez knocked in the only run of the game in the seventh […]
Bradley’s leading scorer enters NCAA Transfer Portal
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — As Bradley University gets ready to shape its roster for next season, the Braves will have to do it without this year’s leading scorer. Junior guard Connor Hickman has put his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal. He led Bradley in scoring with a 14.5 points per game average and was […]
Hall of Famer Jim Thome made visiting Limestone baseball team feel special
BARTONVILLE, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — The Limestone High School baseball field features a Jim Thome mural behind home plate. It’s meant to inspire the Rockets to play like the 1988 Limestone grad and baseball Hall of Famer. Saturday, those current high school players met Thome. “I don’t know if it was a better moment for Limestone […]
Unsigned seniors hoping basketball showcase helps them gain college looks
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — It’s late March and there are still plenty of area high school basketball players looking for a college home. That’s where Tyler McAllister comes in. He is a regional scout for Prep Hoops Illinois, a statewide site for recruiting information and high school player rankings. “We’ve got great hoops around […]
ISU’s leading scorer enters NCAA Transfer Portal
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Senior Darius Burford, Illinois State’s leading scorer the past two basketball seasons, intends to transfer. Burford, who transferred to ISU from Elon two years ago, put his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal on Monday. The 6-foot, 175-pound guard averaged 12.8 points this season but missed ten games due to injuries. […]
Former Bear Sherrick McManis ‘honored’ for spot in Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — He really never throught he’d be standing in the Civic Center ballroom, giving a speech after being inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. But that’s where Richwoods grad and former Chicago Bear Sherrick McManis spent Saturday night. And now he’s among the greats in his hometown’s sports hall […]
Former Bear McManis leads Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame induction class
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Former Chicago Bears Sherrick McManis is glad to be home. The Richwoods High School grad was inducted into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday night at the Peoria Civic Center. McManis had an 11-year NFL career as a defensive back and special teams standout, playing his final nine […]
Prep sports recap for March 21, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Steve Paxson is a 500-game winner. Griffin Meyer had a pair of hits and knocked in three runs as U-High won at Metamora, 6-2, in a non-conference baseball game Thursday. The victory is the 500th of Paxon’s coaching career. Paxon has been coaching 23 years and has coached 13 teams to […]
Prep sports recap for March 20, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Danika Frazier and Sarah Cross homered in the third inning to help power Olympia to an 8-5 win over host Morton in high school softball at Birchwood Park on Wednesday. Frazier, a University of Illinois recruit, started the scoring with a solo homer to left center. Moments later cross followed with […]
Bradley tops Loyola in NIT opener, 74-62
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Duke Deen scored 18 points and Darius Hannah added 17 to lead Bradley past Loyola, 74-62, in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament at Carver Arena on Wednesday. Bradley roared out to a 10-0 lead and had a 36-19 halftime lead on their former Missouri Valley Conference rivals. Loyola, […]
Bradley Braves defeat Loyola Ramblers at NIT
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)– The Bradley Braves beat the Loyala Ramblers at Carver Arena on Wednesday. The final score was 74 to 62 in Bradley’s favor This is the second year in a row the Braves earned a trip to the National Invitation Tournament. The NIT’s 32-team bracket was revealed Sunday night. The Braves finished third […]
Prep sports recap for March 19, 2024
PEORIA, Ill (WMBD/WYZZ) — Landon Binder broke a tie with a two-run homer to help Brimfield-Elmwood beat visiting Fieldcrest, 6-4, in high school baseball on Tuesday. Binder’s homer to left in the third snapped a 2-2 tie and helped the Indians improve to 4-0 on the season. Canton, Eureka, IVC and Illini Bluffs were among […]
Peoria’s Geno Hess hoping for shot at NFL
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — He’s back home preparing for the shot of a lifetime. Peoria’s Geno Hess is training and trying to reach his lifelong goal of playing in the National Football League. “It’s more just proving to myself that I can play at that level. Knowing what I’ve worked for since I was a […]
Bradley glad to have another shot at home game through NIT
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Bradley senior Duke Deen says he was ready. Ready to go on the road and play in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). He figured the Braves were good enough to make the NIT field but he thought for sure they’d play on the road. Perhaps against a Big 10 team like […]
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