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'A big-eyed little girl': Washington High School lacrosse player loved the game, her team and family
PEORIA — Dan Richardson and his Washington Community High School lacrosse team will miss No. 27 on and off the field next spring. They will miss how Avery Grazier played lacrosse with a passion, loved the game and her teammates, loved her family on the field and her family at home. ...
In-season tourney, in-state opponent: Bradley basketball nonconference schedule takes shape
PEORIA — The Bradley Braves are moving closer to finalizing their schedule for the 2024-25 basketball season. "We need about two more games to finish, but so do a lot of teams out there," Bradley coach Brian Wardle said. "It's a complicated process." ...
Ticket Winners for SC2 Peoria TT at the Peoria Motorcycle Club
The Laser congratulates our winners of tickets for the SC2 Peoria TT! From all of those who had signed-up this week at thelaseronline.com, congratulations to:. They each won a pair of tickets for Round 11 of the 2024 Progressive American Flat Track championship this Sunday, July 28, 2024, at the Peoria Motorcycle Club, home of the SC2 Peoria TT!
WMBD Sports Recap: July 23, 2024
PEORIA, Illinois (WMBD) – Familiar faces were back at the Riverplex in Peoria. Manual grads David and Derrick Booth hosting their annual youth basketball camp; the free camp helps kids in the inner city of Peoria get to a sports camp. The Booths — who both used basketball to...
18-year-old Declan Bender is ready to soar at SC2 Peoria TT Race
PEORIA (25News Now) - Declan Bender is chasing his dream--one dirt track at a time. Bender, from Cooksville, Illinois, will be the youngest competitor in the SC2 Peoria TT Race Sunday. He loves the thrill of the jump at Peoria Motorcycle Club and the chase for the win at one of America’s most historic motorcycle racing venues.
Dallas Daniels Out For American Flat Track Peoria TT & Foreseeable Future
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The time has finally arrived for the annual running of the World Famous SC2 Peoria TT presented by Backyards Saloon at the Peoria Motorcycle Club’s spectacular natural amphitheater in Peoria, Illinois, on Sunday, July 28. One of motorsports’ longest running and most fabled events, the 77th edition will serve as Round 11 of the 2024 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.
Peoria's Mike Dunne shares his 1984 Team USA Olympic baseball memories
PEORIA (25News Now) - In 1984, Mike Dunne was a proud Limestone Rockets graduate, and a Bradley Braves standout, and a St. Louis Cardinals 1st round draft pick! But the highlight of Mike Dunne’s summer of 1984 was his chance to wear the USA uniform in the 1984 Olympics. Dunne was a member of the first ever USA Olympic baseball team--a team that finished as silver medalists.
Peoria City’s ‘truly special’ season rolls to conference championship
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — The Peoria City soccer team is in just its third season in the USL2 but it is already playing for a conference championship. The Carp will play Flint City on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in a playoff game they’ll host at Shea Stadium. “Home field advantage, I’ve never had such a […]
25 Sports Tuesday – July 23, 2024
(25News Now) - Fall Football Fridays are fast approaching. Today was the final night of 7 on 7 Summer Football games at Normal West, and there were plenty of highlights from Prairie Central, Tri-Valley, Central Catholic, and the hosts Normal West. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere -...
Harold Osborn- World's Greatest Athlete - Part Two- we meet two of his daughters
PEORIA (25News Now) - Harold Osborn won 1924 Olympic Gold Medals in both the decathlon and the high jump. Osborn’s daughters often played with those gold medals in the attic! Their Dad was the Word’s Greatest Athlete 100 years ago and they share their memories of this remarkable man.
College football round-up for July 24, 2024
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Bring on the new-look Big Ten. That’s the way Illinois coach Bret Bielema feels. Illini players will report to training camp next week and prepare to play in an 18-team Big Ten Conference. Pac-12 imports USC, ULCA, Washington and Oregon are now officially in the conference and Bielema is excited about […]
Young basketball players credit Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese for growing women’s hoops
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — When Kristen Gillespie and Illinois State University played Iowa in the NCAA Tournament two years ago, she knew something was different. “Walking into that NCAA Tournament game with 15,000 fans, sold out for a first round game, you knew there was something special brewing,” the ISU women’s basketball coach said. That’s […]
Ditch Work and go to St. Louis With us on August 22
95.5 WGLO is skipping out of work on Thursday, August 22nd to go watch some baseball in St. Louis and we want you to go with us!. Join us on the Ditch Day Bus Trip, sponsored by Office on Main in Morton, to see Milwaukee vs. St. Louis at Busch Stadium on Thursday, August 22nd (1:15pm game time).
Schedule and scores for the 2024 Tri-County Tennis Tournament singles in Morton
Editor's note: Because of anticipated inclement weather this weekend, some dates and times were adjusted Friday morning. Pairings below are updated. The 2024 Tri-County Tennis Tournament continues this weekend at Morton High School. The seven singles divisions are set for July 25-28, while the six doubles events were held July 19-21. ...
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