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25 Sports High School Monday - May 13, 2024
(25News Now) - In Baseball, Tremont and Prairie Central both pick up important wins. In Softball, Bloomington Central Catholic moves onto the 2A regional semifinals with a big win. Today was signing day at Heyworth High School as two athletes stayed local with their college choices. You can watch 25News...
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WCIA — Highlights and scores from high school postseason girls’ soccer and softball on Tuesday, including a regional final loss from Monticello and a reginal semifinal win from Centennial. GIRLS SOCCER Class 1A Monticello Regional Final Bloomington Central Catholic 1, Monticello 0 Class 2A Urbana Regional Central 7, Danville 0 Centennial 3, Urbana 0
Olympia seniors eye trip to softball state
STANFORD, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — They are calling it their last ride. Nine Olympia seniors on a softball team hungry to get to state. “We’ve all been waiting for May 2024 knowing this is our last ride,” said Olympia senior pitcher Danika Frazier. “The preparation is there, now it’s a mental game.” The Spartans bring a […]
'Dream come true': Morton guard gets walk-on slot as Bradley basketball completes roster
PEORIA — The Bradley Braves added a point guard from Morton as a preferred walk-on and filled their final two scholarships with returning players as they finished off their roster for the 2024-25 season Tuesday. Morton guard Gus Rugaard is joining the Braves as a preferred walk-on. Former walk-on...
25 Sports High School Tuesday - May 14, 2024
(25News Now) - In Soccer, Peoria Notre Dame, Richwoods, Dunlap, U-High, Metamora, Bloomington Central Catholic, and Normal West all advanced in their respective state tournaments with wins today. In Baseball, Tremont also advanced in the state playoffs with a win over a conference rival. You can watch 25News - any...
B-N YMCA, Red Cross promote water safety ahead of summer swim season
Ahead of the summer swimming season, the Bloomington-Normal YMCA and the American Red Cross are promoting the importance of water safety for both children and adults. Logan Wilson, the YMCA’s senior director of marketing, and the agency's director of aquatics Will Kent, along with Lyn Hruska, executive director of the American Red Cross serving Central Illinois, held a news conference on Tuesday to kick off the initiative.
Morton girls soccer finally outright Mid-Illini champs, still have big goals for the playoffs
MORTON, Illinois (WMBD) – After years of finishing 2nd or tied for first, the Morton Potters finally enter the postseason as the outright Mid-Illini Conference champs. Junior Sophie Davila said, “It’s amazing. I wanted freshman year and I wanted it a lot sophomore year and to get it this year has just been great.”
‘So proud of you guys’ A look inside IWU’s CCIW dominance as they prepare for the national tournament
BLOOMINGTON, Illinois (WMBD) – The Titans left no doubt why they were the number one seed in the Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, winning three games in three days to punch their ticket to the national tournament. IWU took down archrival Millikin 4-2 in the CCIW championship game in...
Watkins: Thankful for my time at The Vidette, what's next
Early on Friday, Nov. 3, I put out a preview of Illinois State volleyball's weekend matches against UIC and Valparaiso. That day wound up being the one that sticks out above all else as I reflect on my time at The Vidette. That afternoon, I had a phone call interview...
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