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25 Sports High School Wednesday- May 15, 2024
PEORIA (25News Now) - Metamora wins a 1-0 extra inning thriller over East Peoria in Mid-Illini softball. East Peoria and Dunlap remain tied for 1st place in Mid-Illini baseball with wins tonight. Morton knocks Washington out of first place with a road win. Plus a big day for the favorites in 1A and 2A state softball and baseball.
25 Sports High School Thursday- May 16, 2024
PEORIA (25News Now) - Morton and El Paso-Gridley earn boys track sectional titles. Dunlap baseball and East Peoria softball claim at least a share of Mid-Illini titles. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere - streaming LIVE on 25NewsNow.com, our 25News mobile app, and on our WEEK 25News SmartTV streaming app. Learn more about how you can get connected to 25News streaming live news here.
Raising the bar: Metamora basketball player advances to IHSA state track meet in four events
GALESBURG — Nick Walker leaped over the high jump bar and landed in the IHSA state finals field Thursday in the Class 2A boys track and field Galesburg Sectional. The Metamora senior turned his vertical leap on the basketball court into a sectional high jump championship, while also showing the horizontal chops to go the distance to a third-place finish and state-qualifying performance in the long jump.
Baseball Recap: Rock Island's loss ends five-game winning streak at home
It was a good run, but Rock Island unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 12-7 to the Washington Panthers. Rock Island was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Washington apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Softball Recap: Normal Community comes up short despite McKenna Baughman's strong performance
Normal Community was the 4-3 winner over Washington when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Normal Community Ironmen fell just short of the Washington Panthers by a score of 8-6 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Normal Community has lost by exactly two runs.
Soccer Game Recap: Oak Forest Comes Up Short
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oak Forest can now relate to. They fell just short of the Chicago Washington Patriots by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Oak Forest's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row. Oak...
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