The Illinois high school girls basketball season has a little more than a month remaining until postseason play, but plenty of Peoria-area players have had breakout seasons. Now is your chance to let us know which player is the fans' choice for most valuable so far. So, who will it be? Last year, Ava Heinz of Brimfield was voted as the inaugural fans' choice MVP. Here are 16 Peoria-area MVP candidates so far for the 2025-26 high school girls basketball season. Information about each candidate, listed alphabetically, is below. Stats and records are through Jan. 6. Vote from now until noon Thursday, Jan. 15 at pjstar.com. The winner be revealed later that afternoon. This vote has no bearing on...
