Eye of the Tigers: How Illini Bluffs has built two state-contending basketball teams
Domination is one word you could use to describe Illini Bluffs boys' and girls' basketball this season. The offense and defense on both...
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Michael Savoie
Jan 15
El Paso-Gridley boys' hoops believes this is its breakout year
“One percent better every day.” It’s a motto used by a multitude of athletic teams across the world as a source of culture. It’s meaning...
Jonathan Michel
Jan 12
Small town, big dreams: Fieldcrest eyes making history in Minonk
Minonk, Illinois sits along Interstate 39 about 30 miles north of Normal. Just under 2,000 people reside in the town, which got its name...
Gavin Russell
Jan 12
Worthy cause, local flavor highlight inaugural East Peoria MLK Shootout
Across the state, basketball events are on full display with Martin Luther King Jr. Day creating a 3-day weekend. While some may be...
Jonathan Michel
Jan 11
How Peoria High is persevering, and winning, after Guyton’s season-ending injury
On Thursday, the Peoria High girls basketball team was on the receiving end of news that they and many others in the area did not want to...
Jonathan Michel
Jan 6
Washington and Canton girls' basketball using fountains of youth to succeed
Washington girls basketball head coach Kim Barth found herself in quite the unusual situation in a recent practice. Barth and the Panther...
Jonathan Michel
Jan 5
Dee-Mack girls' basketball relies on depth, hard-working mentality on big win streak
When one thinks of long streaks in sports, they may think of baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr.’s streak of 2,632 straight games played. Or...
John Komosa
Jan 5
Championship in Chicagoland toughens Metamora for upcoming battles
The Metamora boys basketball team has wasted no time finding its groove early into the new year by powering through a gauntlet of a...
Jonathan Michel
Jan 3
Following milestone win, Witzig and Ironmen boys' basketball prepared for key stretch
Normal Community boys basketball came into the season with high expectations placed on them. Those expectations increased when they...
Gavin Russell
Jan 2
Durley Ready to Awaken “Sleeping Giant” at East Peoria
History often has a way of repeating itself. Or so is Sam Durley’s hope as he takes the reins for East Peoria football. Durley’s arrival...
Rodrigo Perez
Dec 7, 2023
Patience helping Potters boys basketball in first year under Zeller
Morton boys basketball is coming into the season with renewed hopes and a new coach at the helm of the program. After an impressive 22-11...
Caden Sexton
Dec 7, 2023
Herman's return helps Elmwood's hot start
Elmwood High School saw a prospering girls basketball team last season. Finishing 28-6, the Trojans won their second Class 1A regional...
Michael Savoie
Dec 4, 2023
Dunlap boys hoops looks to handle adversity, become mainstay in Mid-Illini
After two straight seasons of finishing around the .500 mark, Dunlap head coach Patrick Pokorny and the Eagles hope to turn the script...
Michael Savoie
Dec 4, 2023
Dunlap girls basketball looking to soar to new heights behind new coach Fulkerson
Team turnover has affected Dunlap girls basketball coming into this season. The Eagles lost important seniors to graduation and their...
Caden Sexton
Dec 4, 2023
Dee-Mack girls basketball eyes another big leap in 2023-24
Smashing records and denying expectations. That's the legacy that head coach Joni Nightingale is quickly making with the Dee-Mack girls...
Jonathan Michel
Nov 17, 2023
Ironmen proving themselves right in first semifinal run since 2007
Normal Community’s football team isn’t exactly the popular vote among most in the state to win the Class 7A state championship. Playing...
Jonathan Michel
Nov 16, 2023
Pair of Panthers keep Washington on the ground, but flying to new heights
The words “Veni, Vidi, Vici” are written on the whiteboard in Washington’s football locker room. The common Latin phrase was coined by...
Jonathan Michel
Nov 8, 2023
On the prowl: Washington cross country surging to prominence
This story is the second in a three-part series on CSM Overtime about this year’s IHSA Cross Country State Finals. Read the first piece,...
Jonathan Michel
Nov 7, 2023
Exhaustion and emotions aplenty for local runners at IHSA state cross country
This story is the first in a three-part series on CSM Overtime about this year’s IHSA Cross Country State Finals. The finish line for the...
Caden Sexton
Nov 6, 2023
Peoria Christian soccer’s historic run ends with fourth-place trophy, lasting memories
Peoria Christian’s boys soccer team didn’t come home from the Class 1A State tournament with the result that they had hoped for. But...
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