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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...
‘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...
Baseball Game Preview: Bloomington Plays at Home
The Bloomington Purple Raiders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Limestone Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Bloomington will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. Bloomington can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent...
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...
Mackenzie Wesson powers Lexington-Ridgeview past WFC
LEXINGTON — Mackenzie Wesson delivered a bases-loaded two-base hit to lift Lexington-Ridgeview to a 6-4 victory over Woodland-Flanagan-Cornell in a nonconference softball contest at Keller Park on Friday. Wesson’s shot to right-center cleared the bases and put the Minutemen up 6-4. It highlighted a four-run inning and completed a comeback after the hosts...
SIU wins MVC Softball tournament
NORMAL, Ill. (KFVS) - The Southern Illinois University Softball team defeated Northern Iowa 3-2 on Saturday, May 11 to win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship in Normal, Illinois. With the win, the Salukis get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The full NCAA Division I Softball field will...
IWU softball punches ticket to DIII national tourney with comeback win in CCIW title game
BLOOMINGTON, Illinois (WMBD) – Illinois Wesleyan softball guaranteed themselves a spot in the NCAA DIII National Softball tournament with a come-from-behind 4-2 win over archrival Millikin in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin championship game. The Titans broke a scoreless tie in the third when Normal West grad...
Vote now for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week from May 6-11
Opportunities for area athletes to excel were limited last week as rain washed out most events set for Friday and Saturday. However, there were plenty of events that did take place to create a strong list of candidates for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week honor for May 6-11.
Softball Game Recap: Normal West Takes a Loss
Normal West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to the Biggsville West Central Heat. That's two games in a row now that Normal West has lost by exactly four runs. For Biggsville...
ISU women's basketball reloads with big-time portal additions
Coming off its fourth straight postseason appearance, Illinois State women's basketball faced arguably its most offseason adversity since head coach Kristen Gillespie took control of the program. After falling to Wisconsin in the Super 16 of the WNIT, the Redbirds' roster of 14 student-athletes was brought down to just six....
UNI falls to Southern Illinois, 3-2, in MVC Tournament championship
NORMAL, Illinois (KWWL) -- The UNI Panthers softball team was looking to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament. The top-seeded Southern Illinois Salukis stood in UNI's way. Alexis Pupillo got the Panthers off to a fast start, blasting...
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