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Following milestone win, Witzig and Ironmen boys' basketball prepared for key stretch
Normal Community boys basketball came into the season with high expectations placed on them. Those expectations increased when they...

Jonathan Michel
Jan 3, 2024


Durley Ready to Awaken “Sleeping Giant” at East Peoria
History often has a way of repeating itself. Or so is Sam Durley’s hope as he takes the reins for East Peoria football. Durley’s arrival...

Gavin Russell
Jan 2, 2024


Patience helping Potters boys basketball in first year under Zeller
Morton boys basketball is coming into the season with renewed hopes and a new coach at the helm of the program. After an impressive 22-11...

Rodrigo Perez
Dec 7, 2023


Herman's return helps Elmwood's hot start
Elmwood High School saw a prospering girls basketball team last season. Finishing 28-6, the Trojans won their second Class 1A regional...

Caden Sexton
Dec 7, 2023


Dunlap boys hoops looks to handle adversity, become mainstay in Mid-Illini
After two straight seasons of finishing around the .500 mark, Dunlap head coach Patrick Pokorny and the Eagles hope to turn the script...

Michael Savoie
Dec 4, 2023


Dunlap girls basketball looking to soar to new heights behind new coach Fulkerson
Team turnover has affected Dunlap girls basketball coming into this season. The Eagles lost important seniors to graduation and their...

Michael Savoie
Dec 4, 2023


Dee-Mack girls basketball eyes another big leap in 2023-24
Smashing records and denying expectations. That's the legacy that head coach Joni Nightingale is quickly making with the Dee-Mack girls...

Caden Sexton
Dec 4, 2023


Ironmen proving themselves right in first semifinal run since 2007
Normal Community’s football team isn’t exactly the popular vote among most in the state to win the Class 7A state championship. Playing...

Jonathan Michel
Nov 17, 2023


Pair of Panthers keep Washington on the ground, but flying to new heights
The words “Veni, Vidi, Vici” are written on the whiteboard in Washington’s football locker room. The common Latin phrase was coined by...

Jonathan Michel
Nov 16, 2023


On the prowl: Washington cross country surging to prominence
This story is the second in a three-part series on CSM Overtime about this year’s IHSA Cross Country State Finals. Read the first piece,...

Jonathan Michel
Nov 8, 2023


Exhaustion and emotions aplenty for local runners at IHSA state cross country
This story is the first in a three-part series on CSM Overtime about this year’s IHSA Cross Country State Finals. The finish line for the...

Jonathan Michel
Nov 7, 2023


Peoria Christian soccer’s historic run ends with fourth-place trophy, lasting memories
Peoria Christian’s boys soccer team didn’t come home from the Class 1A State tournament with the result that they had hoped for. But...

Caden Sexton
Nov 6, 2023


Morton volleyball’s postseason run defined by a comeback year, a few falls and lots of fun
You could say that the Morton volleyball team’s season has been characterized by a pair of falls. It all started last year, when...

Jonathan Michel
Nov 3, 2023


How a hat trick, family, and desire to make history helped Peoria Christian win sectional title
Peoria Christian’s Caden Schmidgall streaked down the field with multiple defenders and his flowing curly blonde hair, outlined by the...

Jonathan Michel
Oct 26, 2023


U-High, Metamora volleyball primed for deep postseason runs yet again after series split
Monday’s volleyball match between Normal U-High and Metamora provided a look at two titans of Central Illinois volleyball facing off...

Jonathan Michel
Oct 17, 2023


Improved Bloomington, Normal U-High setting sights of ending respective playoff droughts
As the leaves begin to change and the weather gets a little colder, your favorite fall high school sports are finishing up their seasons....

Caden Sexton
Oct 12, 2023


Bloomington Central Catholic adopting short-term mindsets in pursuit of long playoff run
Bloomington Central Catholic football has a strong history and tradition: 31 playoff appearances, 7 state championship appearances and...

Jonathan Michel
Oct 4, 2023


Peoria Heights’ four-sport athlete Heath a man of many talents
Peoria Heights senior Finn Heath grew up in Pekin, Illinois. He didn’t know a soul – save for his dad, Peoria Heights High School’s golf coach – when he came over as a freshman to the school. Four years later his name is known throughout the halls, as he’s a standout, four-sport athlete for the Patriots in football, golf, basketball and baseball. Heath is clearly a very busy high school student. For most kids, the start of the year is the easiest, as class loads are just star

Caden Sexton
Sep 27, 2023


PND boys soccer finds success in tradition, consistency
Consistency. It’s one of the most important traits that coaches emphasize in their players. If you want to rise to the top, you have to...

Rodrigo Perez
Sep 25, 2023


Drenched Mid-Illini Tournament results in win for Adams, Morton boys golf
An overcast, wet Tuesday morning at Quail Meadows Golf Course in Washington began with a wide-open race in the Mid-Illini Conference boys golf tournament.

Jonathan Michel
Sep 22, 2023
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