Randy Kindred

Chloe Hoselton, a Prairie Central High School junior, won the 235-pound state championship recently in the Girls State Wrestling Tournament at Bloomington's Grossinger Motors Arena.

Dave Ferrenburg died unexpectedly on March 11. The beloved athletic director at El Paso-Gridley was 60 years old.

You don't have to be Jill Hutchison to understand what the Caitlin Clark craze has done for women's college basketball this season. With Clark breaking records seemingly in every game, and her University of Iowa team selling out arenas at home and on the road, the impact has been undeniable.

Dennis Martel arrived in Central Illinois with a plan. It did not involve staying in corn country long.

Dave Gannaway had aspirations of being a basketball player as a University High School freshman. He suited up for the freshman team, but there was a problem.

In the past year, she has been honored with two national awards for her work as a math and computer science teacher . On the softball field, she recently earned her 500th victory as West's head coach.

Hayden King, Jack Oakey, Rohan Darsi and Abhi Kumar have covered a lot of ground in four years together at Bloomington High School. Tennis requires that kind of physical investment, running from side to side and baseline to net.

Toliver will tell you it is a credit to the talented players and assistant coaches he has had. He'll also tell you the real reward runs deeper than triumphs and trophies.

The 14-year-old Hernandez is among a handful of females who train and compete at Kingdom City Boxing-Fitness in Normal. In a predominantly male sport, she has earned respect from the boys at the gym.

At 23, he might be the country's youngest director of operations in Division I basketball. And get this: He is in his second year of handling the full-time position at Southern Illinois.