A rainy, windy Friday provided a multitude of cancellations throughout central Illinois. Only one game was played on the diamond and pitch. Track and field teams had a handful of meets as well.

Mid-Illini softball was in full swing Thursday along with many outstanding individual performances on the softball diamond from the likes of Illini Bluffs, Brimfield and Normal West.  On the baseball field, a number of small school non-conference games highlighted action the day with some big pitching performances across the board.

Multiple games in baseball and softball went to extra innings and Canton baseball earned its first Mid-Illini win of the year against an unlikely foe to lead the way on a big Wednesday of high school sports in Central Illinois. Many conference games were played, with Farmington, El Paso-Gridley and Illini Bluffs winning in both baseball and softball.  Check out all the scores, recaps and top performers from Wednesday below!

Early rain showers on Tuesday postponed much of the baseball and softball action, but a handful of games were still played, including Illini Bluffs winning an edge-of-your-seat conference game and Dee-Mack winning big in softball. Princeville won in both diamond sports.  A majority of the action came in track and field and girls soccer, where strong competition was had all day at the Bloomington/Normal Intercity Meet, plus a handful of Mid-Illini meets. Conference play in gir

A heaping portion of baseball and softball in Central Illinois on Monday resulted in a handful of walk-off wins in softball, such as ones from Illini Bluffs, Dee-Mack and Delavan. East Peoria, Dee-Mack, Dunlap, Morton and Eureka were among more than a few schools that won in both baseball and softball while the Peoria City Meet, Fulton County Meet and Elmwood Trojan Invite made for an exciting day in track and field Check out all of Monday’s scores, recaps and top performers

Another full Saturday of high school sports action in Central Illinois saw many doubleheaders being played in baseball and softball, along with many other non-conference matchups pitting two regional powerhouses against each other.  Washington and Normal U-High had great showings in girls soccer while Pekin, Normal Community and Normal West showed out strongly in track and field. Check out all the scores, recaps and top performers from Saturday below in The Roundup!

Suspense on the diamond highlighted Friday’s action. Normal Community walked off Richwoods in extra innings, Peoria Christian walked off Rock Island Alleman, and Washington walked off Geneseo and got walked off by West Aurora. Area soccer powers were in action and numerous track meets commenced to round out Friday’s action.

Wednesday featured high-level action with can’t-miss matchups, including Dunlap and East Peoria clashing on the baseball field and Richwoods and Normal Community on the soccer pitch.  Bloomington Central Catholic was a winner in three sports and its girls soccer team reeled off a big conference win. Peoria Christian had a highlight-reel night, taking a marathon win over Midland on senior night for its softball team and the Chargers baseball squad took on Peoria Heights at Doz

A stormy Tuesday in Central Illinois forced almost every high school sports contest to be canceled with much rain and lightning having moved into the area. However, a pair of games went down further along I-74 as Bloomington took to the pitch and Normal West to the softball diamond.

An intriguing week of Central Illinois high school sports kicked off with big crosstown rivalries in Big 12 baseball playing their first of two games of the week and Limestone upsetting Washington. Dunlap and East Peoria faced off in a marquee matchup of Mid-Illini teams and multiple small schools went home victorious.  Metamora and Pekin played the rest of a game that was postponed from last week in softball with the Redbirds’ Nora Johnson throwing a no-hitter, among many ot

Saturday’s weather allowed for a great day for any sport taking place across the area and the fields, tracks, and courts were full of...

Nearly all of the area’s best girls soccer teams were in action on Thursday, with Peoria Notre Dame and Richwoods staying undefeated in the Big 12 realm while Metamora and Morton hit the road against stout non-conference foes.  All five Bloomington/Normal area teams won in softball, as well as a pair of Mid-Illini squads. Farmington, Brimfield/Elmwood and Dunlap all won tight games in baseball.  Check out all of Thursday’s scores and top performers below in The Roundup!

An extra-inning victory from Metamora baseball gave the Redbirds a signature win over Morton, who hadn’t lost a Mid-Illini game yet this season. Wednesday’s schedule featured many more conference games in the Mid-Illini, Big 12, Heart of Illinois and more.  Three soccer games were all decided by blowouts while Bloomington Central Catholic hosted a mini-meet in track and field. Boys tennis and lacrosse joined the action. Check out all of Wednesday's scores and top performers i

Tuesday’s slate of high school sports in Central Illinois featured equally as many close games on the diamond as it did blowouts, with many notable highlights in both. Normal U-High’s Jordyn Roop, Brimfield/Elmwood’s Brooke Sumner and IVC’s Jensyn Gustafson all threw no-hitters in romps, with Roop’s case being a perfect game.  Elsewhere in softball, another round of Mid-Illini play took place and Peoria Notre Dame and Illni Bluffs picked up double-digit wins. Farmington and P

A large heap of games on Monday consisted of a mix of conference and non-conference games, where the top four teams in Mid-Illini baseball bolstered their position. Illini Bluffs no-hit ROWVA/Williamsfield in a mercy rule win and Eureka and Brimfield/Elmwood continued their recent strong play in other small school action. All three Normal schools won in baseball. Metamora beat Washington via a walk-off in softball and Tremont’s Maia Lorengo threw the day’s other no-hitter in

Saturday simply had it all in Central Illinois high school sports between over 20 baseball and softball games, multiple big track meets, plus key games in girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse and boys tennis.  Doubleheaders were aplenty on the diamond after a week chock full of rainouts and Normal West, Eureka and Brimfield/Elmwood baseball all won twinbills. Washington, Bloomington Central Catholic and East Peoria all did the same in softball. PND won a marquee matchup in g

At long last, a full slate of high school sports action took place this week with all seven sports in action on Friday. Softball featured the night’s best performances with Dunlap’s Sutton Centoni and Tremont’s Maia Lorengo both pitching no-hitters. In other softball action, Metamora and East Peoria faced high-level competition at the Margie Wright Showcase and Morton walked off a victory against Dee-Mack. Conference matchups Mid-Illini baseball got underway with two teams wi

Dozens of prep games and events were canceled due to weather on Tuesday and three of girls soccer matches were the only games to be played through cold, wet conditions.

Rain across the area played a big April Fool’s Day prank on high school sports but Normal Community was immune to the poor weather. The Ironmen made the most of it by staying undefeated in baseball, as well as clinching the Intercity title in girls soccer.  Check out all the scores and top performers from Monday below in The Roundup!

For the second straight day, Central Illinois saw a no-hitter with Normal U-High softball's Maggie Stadler blanking LaSalle-Peru in a wonderful performance. Other Friday highlights included a walk-off win from Washington over IVC, Normal U-High's baseball team snapping East Peoria's win streak and Limestone squeaking by Tremont. Check out the scores and top performers from Friday below in The Roundup!