Peoria, Illinois is a basketball town, plain and simple. Bradley Braves basketball is the lifeblood of the area and many high school players from Peoria have found success playing in college and even the NBA. However, the hub of Peoria hoops, Carver Arena, has lain…
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Seniors Dan Bolt and Brendan Dougherty and sophomore Connor O’Brien received the honors after leading the Braves to a 12-10 record in conference play. Bolt led the team with nine home runs while O’Brien and Dougherty paced the team in batting average, with marks of…
Cornhole by Matthew Lucas Contributor Cornhole, a game popularly attributed to tailgates, parties and backyards, may not receive as much attention as other popular summer sports like baseball or golf, but there is something about its simplicity that gets me to tune in every…
After squeezing out a 3-2 victory over Indiana State on May 12, the Bradley Braves softball team struggled to make plays later in the day and eventually fell out of the MVC Tournament at the hands of the third-seeded Missouri State by a score of…
After a flock of transfers, Bradley men’s basketball is closing in on a complete roster for the 2021-22 season, as the program signed junior college transfer Terry Roberts and high school senior Maxine Ekono this past week. The two players increase the Braves’ incoming recruiting…
Adaptability: It’s been the name of the game for Bradley baseball this year. The Braves were able to schedule yet another opponent on short notice last weekend, triggered by Western Illinois facing a COVID-19-related pause. However, “anomaly” may be the Braves’ word of the week…
Sometimes, certain things in life just fall in place. Bradley Braves graduate goalkeeper Bryce Logan knows this all too well. In high school, Logan found his way onto Crossfire Premier Soccer Club’s roster, two hours away from his hometown of Bellingham, Washington. Lucky for him,…
Bradley’s Men’s Golf head coach Jeff Roche has emphasized since day one that his team, one of the youngest in the Missouri Valley Conference this season, just needs to “keep learning.” What better place to continue learning than at each player’s first conference championship? On…
It was a disappointing end to an otherwise successful season for Bradley tennis, which finished the 2021 campaign with a 4-3 loss in the MVC Team Tournament quarterfinals last Friday at the hands of Drake. For the second time this season, the Braves clinched the…
After the annual U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, the tournament made its return on April 24 through April 28. The sixth edition of the event, held in Carrollton, Texas at the Maridoe Golf Club, featured 64 teams of two…