Sterkel guided the track team to the first girls state team championship for Tuscola last season.
Here are the top Central Illinois girls track and field athletes from 2022.
Williams won eight state medals including six golds running for Tuscola over the past two seasons.
Check out the local athletes that competed at the Class 1A and 2A state meets in May.
After meeting for the first time ever last season, the Generals and Bulldogs scrimmaged on Wednesday at MacArthur
Mount Zion girls basketball standout Denver Anderson has been making campus visits this summer and recently received a Division I offer from Valparaiso University.
Phillips, a standout in football and basketball, will be playing basketball next season for Parkland College.
Check out photos from the all-star game at Tucci Stadium on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.
Last season, Sheppard led the Hawks football team to their first postseason appearance since 2008.
Covering high school games suddenly got a lot harder in February when Flaten's vision was affected by cataracts.
The Trojans won a record 32 games, won their first super-sectional title and returned to the state tournament for the first time in 27 season. The team's fourth-place finish was its highest ever.
The Trojans finish the season 32-3 and set a record for the most wins in a season in program history.
The Trojans (32-2) will play on Saturday at 3 p.m. against the loser between Columbia and Joliet Catholic Academy, who meet in Friday's other 2A state semifinal.
See photos from the semifinal game at Dozer Park.
The Braves finish the year 21-15 and become 3A regional champions, the 19th title for the team under head coach Greg Blakey's leadership.
Maroa (32-1) now moves on to face Richmond-Burton in the state semifinals on Friday at 3 p.m. at Peoria's Dozer Park.
Maroa (32-1) now moves on to face Richmond-Burton in the state semifinals on Friday at 3 p.m. at Peoria's Dozer Park.
This is the Trojans fifth trip to the state final tournament and is the program's first in 27 years.
Keyhea medaled in three events on Saturday as the Braves had their best performance in boys track program history.
Along with Sarver, Eisenhower's Jackson Taylor, ALAH's Max Allen, and the St. Teresa relay teams all medaled at state on Saturday.
The finals of the Class 1A and 2A Boys State Track Meet were held on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
The Trojans and Sages will meet in the super-sectionals on Monday at 5 p.m. at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield with a trip to the state tournament on the line.
Affiliate
Content by Ponce Health Sciences University. After much online research, Maverick San Antonio found a way to turn his dream of becoming a doctor into reality — at PHSU in St. Louis.
Content by St. Louis Union Station. St. Louis Union Station makes a great one-stop destination where the whole family can discover fun and memorable things to do!
Content by Ponce Health Sciences University. PHSU is responding to the need for more behavioral health professionals by preparing students with a world-class, culturally competent education.
Chef Jodie Ferguson has partnered with Feast and Field to share a new signature recipes: Breakfast Foccacia
The Braves had their highest finish in program history, tieing with Mount Vernon for second with 34 points behind champion Kankakee's 62 points.
The Trojans (30-1) will face Quincy Notre Dame on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Pleasant Plains.
The pair will be looking to become the Panthers' first track medalist since the 2016-17 season.
The Bulldogs are sending their largest contingent of athletes in eight events to Thursday's Class 1A state track meet preliminary round.
The Trojans finished the season 26-9, winning the program's first regional championship since the 2017-18 season.
McKinney is leaving the program after two seasons and a 50-4 record. The Panthers finished third at last season's Class 2A state tournament.
The No. 1-seeded Trojans now face No. 2 Gillespie (20-4) on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Pleasant Plains in the 2A sectional semifinal.