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The Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission recognized the top athletes and teams from Bloomington-Normal and surrounding area during its annual banquet.
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Some student athletes can taken advantage of the transfer portal to help their academic careers - in addition to athletics. Illinois Wesleyan University senior Cody Mitchell will pursue a masters degree at Roosevelt University in Chicago near his hometown.
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One of the best high school punters in Illinois only started to play football a few years ago. Declan Duley is a senior at El Paso-Gridley High School. He's the highest rated punter in Illinois and has accepted a football scholarship at the University of Illinois.
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Recent Illinois Wesleyan University graduate and academic All-American Ellen Gilbert is a nominee for NCAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year. Gilbert broke several school records as swimmer at IWU.
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The Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission recently honored some of the top student-athletes in McLean County. In this edition of Beyond Sports, the honorees show how they balance life in the classroom and on the field of play — and excel at both.
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An Illinois State University student who comes from a family of firefighters wants to find more people his age who want to pursue firefighting as a career.
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Students at Bloomington, Normal Community and Normal West high schools aren't usually teammates on their field, but there's one exception. The three schools are part of a co-op lacrosse program.
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An Illinois State baseball player has made his long-awaited debut, two years after he overcame cancer.
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The first official high school girls state wrestling competition in Illinois will include several wrestlers from Bloomington-Normal who want to make history.
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An Illinois Wesleyan women's basketball player took time to work on her other passion after she wasn't able to play basketball last year when the coronavirus pandemic shortened the season.