The voice of Normal West boys soccer head coach Val Walker rang out with pride while addressing his team after Tuesday’s match against...

East Peoria volleyball player Sophia Revallo fell hard to the ground after a physical play during a match against Washington last week....

Metamora vs. Washington is a rivalry synonymous with tradition. No matter what sport is playing, it's always an appointment when the Redbirds and Panthers are playing.

A switch from quarterback to running back is not uncommon in the land of high school sports, but immediate domination afterwards is. Morton running back Seandon Buffington made that switch prior to his junior year and has rushed for nearly 400 yards in his first two games. Buffington was a quarterback and defensive back for the Hogs’ junior varsity football team last season.

At 27 years old, Dunlap’s new volleyball coach Michelle Forbes is doing something that many coaches twice her age can’t do: turn a...

Pekin’s Mylee Hansen kicked a soccer ball hard in a normal practice. And did it again, then did it again. Fast forward two years later,...

Tri-Valley football is firmly entrenched among the state’s best programs.

MINONK – Fieldcrest football isn’t far removed from some of its best seasons in program history.

PEORIA – Peoria Notre Dame football is searching for a return to the Big 12 Conference’s upper echelon. A strong cast of returners – led...

A new trend has begun to sweep across playing fields at central Illinois high schools and this year, it has begun in earnest. Mowing and...

Elmwood/Brimfield football is hungry for more. Following a narrow 16-8 first-round loss in the 2022 Class 3A state playoffs to...

Tremont football is looking to flip the script with new leadership in 2023.

Brand new high school football programs typically don’t just appear out of thin air, especially in 2023. Across the country, many schools...

Last year, Eureka had one of the most comprehensive and dominant football teams in all of Central Illinois on both sides of the ball....

Peoria is a city with a strong high school football resume. Peoria High has been a powerhouse with eight playoff appearances, a state...

Curley “Boo” Johnson sits behind a table on the baseline of the Dunlap High School gym. The Peoria High basketball legend and former...

As harvest season approaches, Farmington football is gearing up for an exciting and transformative campaign after going 9-3 last fall and...

Morton — a town energized by Potters football — is due for a big year. Familiar figures and fresh faces will make it happen. Arguably the...

Manual head coach Dennis Bailey enters his second season ready to keep the Rams marching forward.

New football coaches don’t often come around in the Mid-Illini Conference. Brett Cazalet and Doug Nutter took over at Dunlap and Pekin,...