Editing Streator, Illinois (section)

===Local sports===
Organized local sports activities include the Youth football league, [[American Youth Soccer Organization]], [[Little League Baseball]], and [[American Legion Baseball]].  The Streator High School "Bulldogs" and Woodland High School "Warriors" participate in the Interstate Eight Conference and the Tri-County Conferences, respectively, which are part of the [[Illinois High School Association]].<ref name="IHSA">{{Cite web |title=IHSA Coop Teams |url=http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm |access-date=2008-10-26 |publisher=Illinois High School Association}}</ref> Local golf is played at the city-owned Anderson Field Municipal Golf Course and The Eastwood Golf Course

The Streator Zips won the Illinois State Championship for Mickey Mantle baseball in both 2003 and 2004.

Streator was represented in the [[Illinois–Missouri League]], an American [[minor league baseball]] league, from 1912 through 1914. The [[Streator Speedboys]] had a record of 45–65 and finished last in 1912. In 1913, The [[Streator Boosters]] were in fourth place with a 30–57 record, and in 1914 the Boosters had a record of 40–48, again finishing in fourth place.<ref name="Sumner">{{Cite book |last=Barrett-Sumner |first=Benjamin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xd5cAAAACAAJ&q=Minor+League+Baseball+Standings |title=Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999 |publisher=McFarland Publishing |year=2000 |isbn=0-7864-0781-6 |page=726 |access-date=2008-11-30}}</ref> The Streator Boosters competed in the [[Bi-State League (1915)|Bi-State League]] in 1915. When the league disbanded in the middle of the season, the Streator Boosters were in first place with a record of 30 wins and 18 losses.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

In 2008, the Streator Reds, an age 16-and-under team, won the [[Little League Baseball#Divisions|Senior League]] Illinois State Tournament defeating the team from [[Burbank, Illinois]].  The Reds then qualified for the Senior League Regional Tournament in [[Columbia, Missouri]], where they were eliminated in the first round with a 2–2 record.<ref name="Reds01">{{Cite web |date=2008-08-05 |title=Reds' Magical Run Comes to an End |url=http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/print_display.php?id=364482 |access-date=2008-11-30 |website=Streator Times-Press News}}</ref>

Three local residents have had notable success in professional sports. [[Doug Dieken]] played 14 seasons for the [[Cleveland Browns]] in the [[National Football League]] from 1971 to 1984. He was selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] in 1980, and named a "Cleveland Brown Legend" by the team in 2006. He serves as a color commentator on Browns radio broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Legends |url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/legends.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825173451/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/legends.html |archive-date=August 25, 2010 |access-date=2008-10-29 |publisher=Cleveland Browns}}</ref> Bob Tattersall (1924–1971) was known as the "King of [[Midget car racing|Midget Car Racing]]" in the 1950s and 1960s in both the US and Australia. Tattersall had a long list of victories, including the 1960, 1962, 1966 and 1969 [[Australian Speedcar Grand Prix]] (Midgets are known as Speedcars in Australia), while his crowning achievement was when he won the [[United States Auto Club#USAC National Midget Series|1969 USAC National Midget Series]]. He died of cancer at his home in Streator in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Tattersall – National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame |url=http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Bob_Tattersall.htm |access-date=2007-11-27}}</ref> Also, in 2009, [[Clay Zavada]], made his professional debut as a relief pitcher for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Katie |date=2008-12-21 |title=Clay Zavada: A Lunch-Pail Prospect for the Diamondbacks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/sports/baseball/21pitcher.html |access-date=2009-05-24 |work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Clay Zavada Stats, News – Arizona Diamondbacks |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30088/clay-zavada |access-date=2009-05-24 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> Other local residents who have enjoyed careers in Major League Baseball include [[Andy Bednar]] (pitcher, [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]), [[Rube Novotney]] (catcher, [[Chicago Cubs]]) and [[Adam Shabala]] (outfielder, [[San Francisco Giants]]).

The Streator 10-year-old All-Stars took home the city's first Little League State Baseball Championship in 2002 versus Chicago(Ridge Beverly).  After winning district and sectional championships, the state tournament finals was held in Utica, Illinois.  The 12-year-old team from Streator competed in the World Series in 2012.