’Heartbreaking’: Richwoods coach Doug Goessman dies at 51
PEORIA — Doug Goessman was a professional artist and teacher.But when it came to sports, baseball was his canvas.The longtime Richwoods High School baseball head coach died at age 51 late Sunday night....
View ArticlePekin boys golf team survives East Peoria challenge
WASHINGTON — The undefeated Pekin boys team ran into its toughest test in the Mid-Illini Conference on Tuesday and passed.The Dragons defeated East Peoria 164-173 at Quail Meadows Golf Course, the...
View Article’It’s fantastic’: IHSA adds round of state playoffs for...
PEORIA — The playoffs got longer and better for high school boys and girls cross country and golf teams after a decision Wednesday from the Illinois High School Association.The IHSA board voted to...
View ArticlePekin girls golf team shoots lowest score in 5 years
WASHINGTON -- Monday isn't the most popular day of the week, but the Pekin girls golf team isn't complaining about it this week.The Dragons won two Mid-Illini Conference matches, recorded their lowest...
View ArticleChoir director has Richwoods tennis team hitting high notes
PEORIA — Richwoods choir director Terry Cole appears to have the girls on the school’s tennis team playing more in harmony this season in his third year as their coach.The Knights struggled during his...
View ArticleGolf vlog ’Strapped’ airs its episodes shot on courses in Peoria,...
PEORIA — One of the hottest shows in the online world, "Strapped," filmed episodes over three days in Peoria and Pekin this month.The three-episode package has dropped via www.nolayingup.com.Show stars...
View Article14 teams, but no defending champion, at Lady Dragon Classic
PEKIN -- It's time for the Lady Dragon Classic.The 19th annual girls golf tournament will be held Saturday at Lick Creek Golf Course, with 14 teams competing. Tee-off will be at 8:30 a.m.The COVID-19...
View ArticleWhy Indiana recruit Anna Peplowski returned to swim for Metamora after two...
So far this season, Anna Peplowski has been second to none in the pool.The senior has won every swimming event she has entered since returning to the Metamora Co-op team this season after a two-year...
View ArticleRemembering Gabby Kneer, and a life devoted to fighting for girls sports
PEORIA — This goes under the heading of In Case You Missed it, but the girls sports world lost an important pioneer and advocate when Marian Kneer died on July 3 at age 96."It took a while before Title...
View ArticlePekin packs attack Mid-Illini cross country foes
BARTONVILLE — A pack mentality paid dividends Saturday for the Pekin boys and girls cross county teams.Five runners on the boys team finished in fifth through ninth places, and runners on the girls...
View ArticleNo stage fright for young Pekin girls golf team
PEKIN -- Finishing in eighth place in a 14-team tournament doesn't seem like a big deal.But it certainly was for the Pekin girls golf team in the 19th annual Lady Dragon Classic, held Saturday at Lick...
View ArticleThe top high school girls swimming times and diving scores in central Illinois
Editor’s note: Below are the top times and scores among girls swimming and diving athletes from central Illinois as of Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. For corrections or additions, please contact Johnny...
View Article’Let’s go’: 95% of coaches in IBCA survey want IHSA...
PEORIA — The full-court press is on to get Illinois high school basketball under way in November.A survey of 797 high school boys and girls basketball coaches in the state by the Illinois Basketball...
View ArticleTwo Dunlap tennis players on verge of joining an elite group
DUNLAP — For the past couple of years, Dunlap senior tennis player Emily Yu had been pretty successful playing doubles for the Eagles, even though she was basically a singles player at heart.This...
View ArticleSix Dunlap athletes move on at IHSA girls tennis sectional
The two-time defending sectional champion Dunlap girls tennis team qualified two singles players and two doubles teams for Saturday’s semifinals in the Class 1A Geneseo Sectional on Friday...
View Article’Phenomenal season’: Dunlap girls tennis wins third straight...
GENESEO — The Dunlap girls tennis team closed out its season by winning its third straight sectional title on Saturday afternoon.Playing in cool, windy conditions, the Eagles overcame the elements to...
View ArticleDunlap dominates Mid-Illini swimming and diving invite
The host Dunlap Co-op girls swimming and diving team won eight events and claimed the Mid-Illini Conference Invitational meet on Saturday afternoon.The host Eagles finished with a winning total of 449...
View ArticleIESA in financial trouble, ’might have to suspend operations, be...
PEORIA — The Illinois Elementary School Association might have to suspend operations for the first time in its 91-year history as a side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Illinois."We are...
View ArticleIESA: ’We might have to suspend operations, be dormant for a while’
PEORIA — The Illinois Elementary School Association might have to suspend operations for the first time in its 91-year history as a side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Illinois."We are...
View ArticleBlast from Peoria prep football past: Tim Dougherty coaching for team playing...
PEORIA — Anyone who longs for the good ol’ days of high school football in the Peoria area — before COVID kept the Friday night lights dark this fall — can at least watch someone who was part of better...
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