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Prep sports recap for May 10, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Senior Danika Frazier belted a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning as visiting Olympia beat Illini Bluffs, 8-3, in high school softball on Friday. The Spartans trailed by three runs after the first inning but rallied to win and improve their record to 26-1-1 while establishing themselves as a state […]
Illini Bluffs softball team appears ready for another long state tourney run
PEORIA (25News Now) - The Illini Bluffs Tigers were state softball champs in 2021 and 2022 and state runners-up in 2023. This year’s Tigers are ready to make another state tourney run when regional play begins next week. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere - streaming LIVE...
Pontiac’s Brummel, Landstrom combine to no-hit Pekin at Dozer Park
PEORIA — Henry Brummel and Zechariah Landstrom combined for a no-hitter as Pontiac recorded a 3-1 victory over Pekin in a nonconference baseball game at Dozer Park. The PTHS seniors combined to strike out 11 and one walk. Pontiac was able to get on the board first with a three-run first inning. Brummel’s base hit and an error on the play allowed Ryson Eilts to score the game’s first tally. Tommy Oestmann drove in Cayden Masching and...
Baseball Game Recap: Mt. Pulaski Takes a Loss
Mt. Pulaski fell victim to Delavan and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 12-0 to the Delavan Panthers. The game marked the first time this year in which Mt. Pulaski was not able to get on the board. For Delavan's part, Kelton Nafziger and Cole Noreuil did most...
Voter referendum proposed on fate of Pekin’s home rule government
PEKIN (25News Now) - Pekin is one of 223 Illinois communities including Peoria, Bloomington and Normal that have home rule governments, but a voter referendum is being proposed to determine if Pekin should keep its home rule status. The topic is on Monday night’s Pekin City Council agenda at Councilmen...
Softball Game Preview: Pekin Hits the Road
Pekin and Canton are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Pekin Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Canton Little Giants at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Pekin and ten for Canton.
IB’s Josh Vaughn blossoms into one of the top pitchers in the state
GLASFORD, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — He might look like he was born to pitch. And a 21-strikeout game would support that. But Josh Vaughn will tell you that hasn’t always been the case. “I wasn’t too good when I was younger. I progressed,” Vaughn said. “Around freshman year is when I started taking pitching seriously. When […]
Illini Bluffs’ Josh Vaughn is flawless as he throws a 21-strikeout perfect game
(25News Now) - Illini Bluffs’ Josh Vaughn threw a near-perfect 20 strikeout game last spring, but last week the Bradley commit had it all come together when he threw a 21 strikeout perfect game. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere - streaming LIVE on 25NewsNow.com, our 25News...
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