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Lady/Spalding Institute and
Bergan High School. The 40-acre
north campus was chosen over
the downtown facilities.
Students voted for the new
school to be named “Peoria
Notre Dame.”
Feb. 24, 2006: Peoria Notre
Dame plays the last game in
the old Spalding gym in front
of 2,000 fans. Former Peoria
Mayor Jim Maloof rallied the
crowd with school spirit songs.
The building was razed to allow
construction of the new Sheen
Pastoral Center.
Sept. 28, 2012: Peoria
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky led the
groundbreaking ceremony for a
new Peoria Notre Dame sports
complex.
Located on 71.5 acres at
Willow Knolls and Allen
Road, the new stadium will
accommodate football, soccer
and track with seating for more
than 3,000. Two baseball fields,
two softball fields, tennis courts,
and practice fields will surround
the stadium. The $6.4 million
complex is expected to open in
2014.
Future plans on the site
include a new high school.
The Past
Spalding Institute gymnasium in 1953.
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