Happy ending: Josh Johansen and St. Edward finish third in 1A soccer
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Only two teams in any IHSA state competition can end their season with a victory. So St. Edward's 4-1 triumph over Acero-Garcia on Saturday in the...
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St. Edward stymied by Monmouth-Roseville in 1A boys state semifinals
Averaging 4.7 goals a game in a storybook season, a shutout was the last thing St. Edward expected in its first appearance in the boys soccer state finals. But instead...
Kayla Hon and Jessica Lee deliver third softball state title for Beecher
EAST PEORIA — All Beecher had to do to win its first state championship in a decade Saturday night was to conquer an opponent which: * Boasted four Division I...
Johnson cashes in for Beecher
— No stranger to success, Beecher's Taylor Johnson knows opportunity when she sees it. And the Wisconsin recruit knows how to capitalize. Without a ball leaving the infield dirt, the...
EVANSTON DISPLAYS PLENTY OF OFFENSE
Duane Stone and Sean Brandt waged a battle within the war Saturday. In the end, Brandt won the battle, Stone the war. Evanston (1-1), led by Stone's 247 yards rushing...
Lincoln-Way: Top-ranked Thornton (10-0) manhandled Brother Rice…
Lincoln-Way: Top-ranked Thornton (10-0) manhandled Brother Rice 80-50 with another balanced effort. Melvin Ely scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half, Erik Herring finished with 15 points,...
UNRANKED OAK PARK SLAYS E. PEORIA
Oak Park killed a giant-killer Friday evening, earning a shot at the giant itself. By defeating downstate power East Peoria 46-36 in the quarterfinals of the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, the...
CARVER WINS CENTRALIA TITLE
Centralia: No. 20 Carver (9-3) avenged last year's title-game loss by defeating Centralia 56-46 for the championship. Nick Irvin rebounded from an average semifinal with 21 points. Carver and Centralia...
HOST WHEELING STUNS NO. 6 DEERFIELD IN OT FOR TITLE
Wheeling stunned No. 6 Deerfield 68-63 in overtime Wednesday night to win its own tournament. Paul Wallace and Jason Ball each scored 22 points to lead Wheeling (8-2), which trailed...
THORNTON BACKS UP TOP RANKING WITH 73-POINT ROUT
Thornton used its first-round game at the Lincoln-Way tournament Wednesday to prove why it's ranked No. 1. The Wildcats (9-0) set tournament records for most points and margin of victory...