The Roundup, April 23, 2024: Normal Community wins Intercity track, IB survives upset bid in softball
Early rain showers on Tuesday postponed much of the baseball and softball action, but a handful of games were still played, including...
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Clutch Sports Staff
Apr 23
Vote: CSM Athletes of the Week presented by Dominos, April 15-21, 2024
The spring sports season is continuing to march along and local high school athletes in Central Illinois are hitting their groove, if...
Jonathan Michel
Apr 23
The Roundup, April 22, 2024: Walk-offs, rivalry track meets define big Monday
A heaping portion of baseball and softball in Central Illinois on Monday resulted in a handful of walk-off wins in softball, such as ones...
Michael Savoie
Apr 22
Washington foreign exchange students embrace ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity with lacrosse
Sports can provide opportunities of a lifetime for anybody. That was the case when Washington High School welcomed four new students to...
Clutch Sports Staff
Apr 22
Fieldcrest's Heider, East Peoria's Terry win CSM Spring Athletes of the Week, presented by Dominos
The most recent winners of CSM Spring Athletes of the Week, presented by Dominos, each won convincingly after garnering a large majority...
Dalton Carmien
Apr 21
The Roundup, April 20, 2024: Doubleheaders dominate in jam-packed Saturday of prep sports
Another full Saturday of high school sports action in Central Illinois saw many doubleheaders being played in baseball and softball,...
Owen Dimpfl
Apr 20
Alwan keying big season for PND baseball
Walking into the Peoria Notre Dame gym on a stormy Thursday night, the Irish baseball team was going through their end-of-practice...
Michael Savoie
Apr 20
The Roundup, April 19, 2024: Walk-offs galore in baseball and softball plus numerous area track meets
Suspense on the diamond highlighted Friday’s action. Normal Community walked off Richwoods in extra innings, Peoria Christian walked off...
Dalton Carmien
Apr 19
“I feel like a fighter”: How a chain has helped define Canton softball
Over the past few years, the usage of props on sidelines and in dugouts have become more and more common. In college baseball, teams will...
Joey Wright
Apr 19
The Roundup, April 18, 2024: Illini Bluffs, Normal Community score big softball wins
A pair of exciting games between Deer Creek-Mackinaw and Tri-Valley stood out among a rainy Thursday games.
Jonathan Michel
Apr 18
Central Illinois baseball power rankings, April 18, 2024: Who’s No. 1 at midway point of the season?
It’s been nothing short of an interesting first half of the season in Central Illinois prep baseball. Some teams are dominating left and...
Jonathan Michel
Apr 18
Central Illinois softball power rankings, April 18, 2024: Mid-Illini steals show, tight race among small school squads
With the IHSA softball regular season at roughly the halfway point, the cream of the crop is starting to rise to the top. The Central...
Michael Savoie
Apr 18
“I’m really happy about this one”: Dunlap baseball takes sole possession of Mid-Illini after sweeping East Peoria
First place in the Mid-Illini Conference was at stake Wednesday afternoon at Dunlap High School. Dunlap (15-2, 5-0) and East Peoria...
Owen Dimpfl
Apr 18
The Roundup, April 17, 2024: Dunlap sweeps EP to stay atop MIC, Richwoods takes down Normal Community on pitch
Wednesday featured high-level action with can’t-miss matchups, including Dunlap and East Peoria clashing on the baseball field and...
Jonathan Michel
Apr 17
“Surreal”: How Delavan and Tremont relished the opportunity to play at Busch Stadium
Only a very small percentage of high school and college baseball players are drafted by an MLB team. Even fewer are able to play their...
Gavin Russell
Apr 16
The Roundup: April 16, 2024: Normal West takes softball win, Bloomington soccer falls
A stormy Tuesday in Central Illinois forced almost every high school sports contest to be canceled with much rain and lightning having...
Clutch Sports Staff
Apr 16
Vote: CSM Spring Athletes of the Week presented by Dominos, April 8-14, 2024
The second week of April was one of the first of the spring sports season to be virtually untouched by Mother Nature, leading Central...
Rodrigo Perez
Apr 15
The Roundup, April 15, 2024: Rivalry games in Big 12 baseball, Morton and Dunlap take one-run victories in softball
An intriguing week of Central Illinois high school sports kicked off with big crosstown rivalries in Big 12 baseball playing their first...
Jonathan Michel
Apr 14
The Roundup, April 13, 2024: Win streaks snapped, big numbers put up in big Saturday of Central Illinois high school sports
Saturday’s weather allowed for a great day for any sport taking place across the area and the fields, tracks, and courts were full of...
Clutch Sports Staff
Apr 13
Tremont’s Lorengo, Normal West’s Cunningham win CSM Spring Athletes of the Week presented by Dominos
After a large voting turnout, Tremont’s Maia Lorengo and Normal West’s Tyler Cunningham won CSM Spring Athletes of the week, presented by...
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