With the high school sports season behind us, it's time to look back.
This is the second poll in a series the Journal Star will roll out this summer, asking readers to select various superlatives across the 2025-26 season — including top teams, coaches, plus male and female athletes.
It's time to name the Peoria-area high school girls team of the year. Head to pjstar.com/sports to vote. The poll closes at noon Thursday. Information about the nominees is below.
If you have a nominee for next week's male athlete of the year honor, email us at sportspjstar.com or tag us on X pjstarsports. Last week, the Tremont baseball team was named the fans' choice for 2026 Journal Star Boys Team of the Year.
The Eagles not only made program history, but also put themselves into the Peoria-area record books. Dunlap finished second in Class 1A, becoming the highest finisher for a local girls team at the tennis state finals. Sophomore Anna Yu, the Journal Star Girls Tennis Player of the Year, led the charge with her second-place singles finish, making her the first-ever Peoria-area singles player to play for a tennis state championship. Yu (12 points), sixth-place doubles finishers Isabella Gusso and Katherine Brewer (eight points), singles player Alassea Michel (five points) and doubles duo Melaina Humbles and Berkeley Stigall (three points) accounted for Dunlap's 28 points.
This is the second poll in a series the Journal Star will roll out this summer, asking readers to select various superlatives across the 2025-26 season — including top teams, coaches, plus male and female athletes.
It's time to name the Peoria-area high school girls team of the year. Head to pjstar.com/sports to vote. The poll closes at noon Thursday. Information about the nominees is below.
If you have a nominee for next week's male athlete of the year honor, email us at sportspjstar.com or tag us on X pjstarsports. Last week, the Tremont baseball team was named the fans' choice for 2026 Journal Star Boys Team of the Year.
The Eagles not only made program history, but also put themselves into the Peoria-area record books. Dunlap finished second in Class 1A, becoming the highest finisher for a local girls team at the tennis state finals. Sophomore Anna Yu, the Journal Star Girls Tennis Player of the Year, led the charge with her second-place singles finish, making her the first-ever Peoria-area singles player to play for a tennis state championship. Yu (12 points), sixth-place doubles finishers Isabella Gusso and Katherine Brewer (eight points), singles player Alassea Michel (five points) and doubles duo Melaina Humbles and Berkeley Stigall (three points) accounted for Dunlap's 28 points.
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