11 area boys basketball teams including East Peoria and Morton won regional titles while several girls wrestlers and boys swimmers advanced to the second day of state.

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Peoria High's Kayden Turner and Nigel Moore, plus East Peoria's Jackson Ahrens and Kingston Weatherspoon helped their teams start the playoffs on the right foot.

Fully healthy for the first time in a while, Metamora defeated Dunlap for the first time this season in Wednesday's regional semifinal.

Manual and Bloomington Central Catholic survived upset bids and will play for the Class 2A Tri-Valley Regional title.

Over a dozen boy basketball teams in the area moved on to Friday's regional championship games

Bloomington Central Catholic's Keshaun Manney and Canton's Chloe Hedges won CSM Winter Athletes of the Week, read more on their big performances and get to know them here.

Manual and Morton earned the highest rankings out of the six Central Illinois teams in the final AP boys basketball rankings of the season.

Six girls basketball teams in the area moved onto the sectional finals, including three squads from the Heart of Illinois Conference.

Check out answers to key questions from 2025-26 boys basketball season in the area, such as most underrated player, best chances to win a sectional and much more.

The boys basketball playoffs began with Class 1A and 2A squads in regional quarterfinal action.

Morton and Normal U-High lead in the final area power rankings before the postseason.

Three area wrestlers won state titles and many more placed, plus more than a handful of area swimmers qualified for state.

Metamora and Illini Bluffs' regional titles, state boys wrestling and the end of the boys basketball regular season headlined Friday's action.

Several girls basketball teams ended long regional title droughts while other powers rolled and the first day of boys state wrestling began.

Morton beat Richwoods in a non-conference thriller and Peoria Christian won a conference title.

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Washington and Dee-Mack girls grabbed No. 1 spots in the final girls AP poll of the season while Manual and Morton led area boys teams.

Normal U-High prepared itself for the postseason, facing state-ranked Tolono Unity but saw its 15-game streak snapped in heartbreaking fashion.

Morton won the Mid-Illini title in boys basketball and several Class 3A girls teams advanced in the playoffs.