​PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — High school sports and the new women’s basketball coach at Bradley are the topics of discussion on this week’s CI Sideline Stories podcast.Peoria Journal Star sports reporter Adam Duvall joins WMBD sports director Kurt Pegler for an update on prep sports in central Illinois, including previews of some of the top football games scheduled for Friday.New Bradley women’s basketball coach Chaia Meier talks about her transition to Peoria. Meier grew up in Bloomington-Normal but was most recently an assistant coach at Marquette before being named Bradley’s head coach this spring.CI Sideline Stories is a weekly sports podcast that can is available at CIProud.com and the WMBD+ app for Roku, Fire and Apple televisions.Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to CIProud.com.