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Several arrests made after fight outside BU's Renaissance Coliseum following high school basketball game

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Several arrests were made Wednesday night after a large fight broke out following a high school basketball game on the Bradley University campus.

BU Police Chief Brian Joschko said his officers, along with the Peoria Police Department, Peoria County Sheriff's Office, and Peoria Public Schools safety officers, responded to the call at Renaissance Coliseum just after 8:45 p.m. Fights broke out both inside the coliseum and in nearby areas outside.

The incident followed the Manual boys basketball team's loss to Rock Island at the Class 3A sectional semifinals.

Joschko said it took about an hour to get the scene under control.

Tim was the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio. He left the station in 2025.