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LaSalle-Peru responds to Dixon runs in road win

LaSalle-Peru weathered rallies by Dixon in both sets to pull out a 27-25, 25-18 win at Lancaster Gym to avenge an upset loss in last year's regional semifinals on the same court.

By Ty Reynolds - Shaw Local News Network correspondent●

September 10, 2025 at 9:18 pm CDT

Mendota graduate Larry Gies donates $100 million to University of Illinois athletics

Mendota High School graduate Larry Gies donated $100 million to the University of Illinois athletic department.

By Shaw Local News Network●

September 10, 2025 at 8:35 pm CDT

It’s football ’24-7′ for Princeton’s Rhett Pearson

Rhett Pearson never has to go far to find some football. Every morning, he wakes up and finds it right in his own living room. “Go downstairs, there’s football on TV. I mean, it’s football 24/7,” he said.

By Kevin Hieronymus●

September 10, 2025 at 11:44 am CDT

Steve Soucie’s Week 2 playoff projection: Middle classifications still seeing lots of movement

A group of 23 new teams worked their way into the projection this week. Where do they fit? And how did they change the projected classification breaks for all eight classes. Steve Soucie breaks down how the playoff field projects after the second week of games.

By Steve Soucie●

September 10, 2025 at 6:00 am CDT

Freshman Zoey Carlson, Newark rally to hand Aurora Christian first loss in three-set thriller

Newark freshman middle Zoey Carlson had big hit after bit hit, five kills and a block in the third set alone, and the Norsemen rallied from four points down late in the third to top previously unbeaten Aurora Christian in a 25-22, 23-25, 25-23 thriller.

By Joshua Welge●

September 10, 2025 at 4:00 am CDT