Dave Eminian

@icetimecleve

PJS sports columnist; Rivermen (40 yrs), BU hoops & Chiefs beats. Rivermen HOF inductee. Stories, pics, vids on http://pjstar.com. Go Browns/Indians

Peoria, Illinois

Joined October 2011

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · 45 m

How a Peoria golf course pulled white sand from a glacier deposit and made its bunkers shine pjstar.com/story/sports/c… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Mt. Hawley Country Club spent $800,000 renovating its 45 golf course bunkers with an industry elite sand from an Ohio pit. More upgrades are coming.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · 49 m

Hulk Hogan wrestled for a title 40 years ago in Peoria, and I was there pjstar.com/story/sports/c… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Cultural icon Hulk Hogan died on July 24 at age 71. Forty years ago, he wrestled for a world title in Peoria. I was there.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · 17 h

UPDATED: Now with a statement from Bradley athletics department boss Dr. Chris Reynolds

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Bradley Braves head coach Brian Wardle gets a contract extension. Details and an interview with the coach right here pjstar.com/story/sports/c…

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · 22 h

Bradley Braves head coach Brian Wardle gets a contract extension. Details and an interview with the coach right here pjstar.com/story/sports/c…

icetimecleve's tweet card. Bradley head coach Brian Wardle has earned a contract extension from the university to stay at the helm of a men's basketball program he's built into a winner.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 24

'A dream': Former Richwoods basketball player launching a sports bar in Peoria Heights pjstar.com/story/news/loc… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Katie Behm's dream to open a sports bar has come true as the ex-Richwoods athlete's Big Behm's Sports Bar and Grill launches Friday in Peoria Heights.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 23

Congrats to former Bradley forward Christian Davis. Turns pro with team in Finland. Details, plus head coach's comments on Davis all here pjstar.com/story/sports/c…

icetimecleve's tweet card. Former Bradley wing Christian Davis has opted to turn pro, signing with a team in Finland for the 2025-26 season.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 19

ICYMI: Peoria City soccer team 2025 season ends with first-round loss in USL2 playoffs. Who scored, how it ended and more here

DDave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 19

All the details here. Peoria City soccer team eliminated on penalty kicks from opening round of USL2 playoffs pjstar.com/story/sports/c… via @pjstar

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 19

ICYMI: Central Illinois elite billiards/pool maestro Judex James recovering from stroke as players hold benefit in his honor Saturday

DDave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 18

One of Peoria's best billiards players is recovering from a stroke. The sport is giving back pjstar.com/story/sports/r… via @pjstar

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 19

ICYMI: former Rivermen players talk about Wayne Thomas in the wake of ex-Peoria coach’s death at age 77

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'He loved us': Peoria Rivermen players remember former coach after his death at age 77 pjstar.com/story/sports/n… via @pjstar

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 19

All the details here. Peoria City soccer team eliminated on penalty kicks from opening round of USL2 playoffs pjstar.com/story/sports/c… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. The Peoria City Flying Carp soccer team was ousted from the USL2 playoffs on Friday with a penalty kicks loss to Minneapolis in the opening round.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 18

'He loved us': Peoria Rivermen players remember former coach after his death at age 77 pjstar.com/story/sports/n… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Former Peoria Rivermen head coach Wayne Thomas, who helped shape the Peoria team that later became an IHL champion, has died from cancer at age 77.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 18

One of Peoria's best billiards players is recovering from a stroke. The sport is giving back pjstar.com/story/sports/r… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Peorian Judex James, a nationally known billiards and pool player, is recovering from a stroke. A benefit for him is set for Saturday in West Peoria.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 17

USL2 playoffs set: Peoria City will open with quarterfinal vs Minneapolis in Des Moines pjstar.com/story/sports/c… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. The Peoria City will open the 2025 USL2 soccer playoffs with a conference quarterfinal match vs Minneapolis in a pod hosted by Des Moines on Friday.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 15

'He impacted people': Beloved ICC women's basketball assistant coach dies at age 78 pjstar.com/story/sports/c… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Greg Martin coached athletes in multiple sports from grade school to college for 53 years. The ICC women's basketball assistant coach has died at 78.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 15

Peoria's tie to MLB's newest Home Run Derby champion pjstar.com/story/sports/m… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who has family ties in Peoria, won the 2025 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday at Truist Park in Atlanta.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 14

Players signings, an SPHL rule change and an historic contract for the coach. 'Passion to coach': Peoria Rivermen award first multi-year contract to legendary figure pjstar.com/story/sports/n… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Longtime Rivermen head coach Jean-Guy Trudel has signed a multi-year contract to remain at the helm of the SPHL powerhouse.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 13

Peoria native part of prep basketball power that had 4 first-round picks in 2025 NBA Draft pjstar.com/story/sports/h… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Peoria native Shea Feehan is assistant basketball coach at Montverde Academy in Florida. The program saw 4 alumni picked in first round of 2025 NBA Draft.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 13

Bradley Braves product Malevy Leons with a double-double (16 pts, 10 rebounds) in just 21 minutes Saturday in his second straight start for Oklahoma City in the NBA Summer League espn.com/nba-summer-lea…

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 11

Experienced administrator in NIL strategy joins Bradley basketball coaching staff pjstar.com/story/sports/c… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. In a changing college landscape, coach Brian Wardle fills a need with someone experienced in name, image and likeness strategy whose father is a Big 12 assistant.

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Dave Eminian@icetimecleve · Jul 9

'Forever grateful': Former Bradley Braves star and coaching staff member lands role elsewhere pjstar.com/story/sports/c… via @pjstar

icetimecleve's tweet card. Former Bradley Braves star guard Darrell Brown Jr., became his godfather's director of player development for an American Athletic Conference team.

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