Dave Eminian
Sports Columnist at Peoria Journal Star
PJS sports columnist; Rivermen (40 yrs), BU hoops & Chiefs beats. Rivermen HOF inductee. Stories, pics, vids on https://t.co/LIJJPNUIs3. Go Browns/Indians
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3 days ago |
pjstar.com | Dave Eminian
Peoria Notre Dame girls soccer team advances to their 12th state finals after defeating New Lenox Providence 3-0. Ava LaFollette scored a hat trick, bringing her season total to a record-breaking 57 goals. WASHINGTON — Make it a dozen for the Peoria Notre Dame girls soccer program. The Irish (24-1-1) are headed to their 12th state finals after a 3-0 victory against New Lenox Providence in the Illinois High School Association Class 2A Washington Supersectional on Tuesday night.
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5 days ago |
pjstar.com | Dave Eminian
Scheduling for the 2025-26 college basketball season is well under way. Among those games are annual exempt multi-team events — regular-season tournaments — for which the NCAA has defined rules. Here is a tracker for what tournaments the Missouri Valley Conference's 11 teams have joined for the 2025-26 season, as of Saturday, May 31, 2025. It will be updated as new information becomes available. BradleyBradley will play in the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational in the Orlando area Nov.
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5 days ago |
dnj.com | Dave Eminian
Scheduling for the 2025-26 college basketball season is well under way. Among those games are annual exempt multi-team events — regular-season tournaments — for which the NCAA has defined rules. Here is a tracker for what tournaments the Missouri Valley Conference's 11 teams have joined for the 2025-26 season, as of Saturday, May 31, 2025. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
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6 days ago |
pjstar.com | Dave Eminian
Peoria Christian junior Trae Brickner won the Class 1A 300-meter hurdles title with a personal best time of 39.08 seconds. Other Peoria-area state champions included Delavan's Corie Green (1A 800), Princeton's Ian Morris (2A discus) and Bureau Valley's Landon Hulsing (1A discus). Washington's Joe Atkins placed second in the 3A shot put, while Elmwood/Brimfield's 4x800 relay team also took second.
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1 week ago |
pjstar.com | Dave Eminian |Wes Huett
It's championship day for Illinois boys track and field athletes. Athletes from across the state compete Saturday in the 2025 Illinois High School Association boys track and field state finals at O'Brien Field at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Follow along here as we update how athletes from around Peoria finish on the blue track — while our Dave Eminian keeps an eye out for records, trends and all the news from trackside. Who's in line to win an IHSA championship?
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A farewell to a great Rivermen player. His interview, plus a 32-picture gallery of him thru the years. 'Such an emotional day': Peoria Rivermen star decides to retire, will make Peoria home https://t.co/e6yWr7kNNR via @pjstar
ICYMI: Bradley adds a developmental combo guard
Bradley men's basketball adds a left-handed guard from the high school ranks https://t.co/L5P7hVgydJ via @pjstar