(Photo By Flickr User terren in Virginia) The 44th running of the Steamboat Classic 4 Mile, 15 Kilometer, and 4 Kilometer Races will take place on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in downtown Peoria, IL. The Steamboat Classic has been known as the “World’s Fastest Four Miles,“ “Illinois Toughest 15K,“ and “Peoria’s Easiest 4K,”…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Joel Dinda) The final chapter of the ’17 IHSA Class 3A & Class 4A Boys Baseball & Girls Softball State Finals concludes on last weekend! If you want to play catch-up with Part II of the 2017 IHSA Class 3A & Class 4A Boys Baseball/Girls Softball State Finals, here are…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User D Coetzee) The final chapter of the ’17 IHSA Class 3A & Class 4A Boys Baseball & Girls Softball State Finals (Kings & Queens Of The Diamond Part II) concludes on this weekend! The 2017 IHSA Girls Softball & Boys Baseball Class 3A & Class 4A State Finals will conclude…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Joe Shlabotnik) “There ain’t nobody here but us turkeys, there ain’t nobody here at all; so calm yourself and stop that fuss, there ain’t nobody here but us. We turkeys tryin’ to sleep and you butt in, and gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, with your chin!” The Tremont Turkey Festival…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Simon_sees) If you want to play catch-up with Part I of the 2017 IHSA Class 1A & Class 2A Boys Baseball/Girls Softball State Finals, here are the results as follows: “*”- indicates winner 2017 IHSA Girls Softball Class 1A & Class 2A State Finals At EastSide Centre-East Peoria, IL: Friday: 6/2/17:…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User David Feltkamp) Taking place on the Riverfront in downtown Peoria, the 46th Annual Steamboat Days Festival combines a bigger, better carnival, delicious food and drinks, great musical entertainment, and more in a family-friendly atmosphere! Continuing this great Peoria tradition, Steamboat Days Festival 2017 will be held on Thursday, June…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User UrbanPromise) Former Chicago Bears & Carolina Panthers football star Charles “Peanut” Tillman, will headline the inaugural Journal Star (PJ Star) Best of Central Illinois Preps awards gala, set for Monday, June 26th at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL. The event will honor all of the Journal Star all-stars…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Timothy Takemoto) The 2017 IHSA Boys Baseball & Girls Softball Class 1A & Class 2A State Finals make their way to Peoria & East Peoria, IL on this weekend. Here is a glimpse of what will be happening on Friday and Saturday. The 2017 IHSA Girls Softball Class 1A & Class 2A…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Horizon League) Valparaiso University has accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference, effective July 1st. According to mvc-sports.com, pjstar.com, and valpo.edu, the Valley extended the invitation earlier this month, but officials at Valparaiso were silent until early Thursday morning, when the university issued a news release.…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User yochillum) Bradley University’s most winning-est coach, Charles “Ozzie” Orsborn, died Sunday morning at his home in Naples, FL. Bradley University President Gary Roberts expressed his condolences to the family and the campus community via email on Monday. According to naplesnews.com, Florida Gulf Coast University athletic director Ken Kavanagh (Bradley AD from…… MORE
