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Rockford Speedway takes its final lap with online auction
LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford Speedway fans and racers have a chance to own a piece of history from the iconic race track. The Speedway closed in 2023 after 76 seasons. It was located at 9572 Forest Hills Road in Loves Park. More than 1,200 lots are up for...
PREP SOFTBALL: Hononegah improves to 15-0 in NIC-10
ROCKFORD — Hononegah’s softball team started off a busy week of NIC-10 action on Monday by throttling Rockford Boylan 20-3 to improve to 26-2 overall and 15-0 in conference. The Indians play at Belvidere North on Wednesday and at Harlem on Thursday before hosting Rockford Guilford on Friday for their regular-season finale. Hononegah wasted no time against the Titans at Sportscore, scoring eight times in the first inning, then adding...
PREP BASEBALL: South Beloit tallies 10 runs in 7th in regional opener
Richard Carlson helped visiting South Beloit build a 5-0 lead on Orangeville/Aquin through 2 1-2 innings of Monday’s IHSA 1A regional opener at Orangeville. The question became, was it enough for the SoBos to save some wear-and-tear on their young ace? The good news is that South Beloit (6-14) advanced with a 17-6 victory that featured two home runs by Carlson, including a grand slam in a 10-run seventh inning....
Lincoln Academy students want to keep perfect record at Road America
BELOIT — Three cars built by 15 Lincoln Academy students will be on the Road America track today in Elkhart Lake competing in the ChallengeUSA Energy Efficient Motorsports series, the final event of their first year in the competition. The goal of ChallengeUSA is to give students hands-on experience in designing, developing, building and driving their own cars in competition. The winner of the electrathon competition is the car that travels the farthest distance in an hour on an electric battery. ChallengeUSA also has a...
No. 5 Kentucky men’s tennis blows past Harvard in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
No. 5 Kentucky men’s tennis took another step closer to its championship dreams, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over No. 12 Harvard on Saturday. The Wildcats started the day off right by earning the doubles point, something they did not do against Illinois in the second round.
Ashley Theisen helps Clinton Cougars claw way toward consistency
CLINTON, Wis. — Ashley Theisen’s pitching prowess has turned Clinton’s Cougars into a team no one in the Rock Valley Conference can sleep on anymore. Wednesday’s 20-strikeout performance in a 2-0 victory over Evansville last Wednesday illustrated what she’s capable of. Friday, though, she needed little more help than she received in a 5-3 loss to visiting Edgerton. ...
Peoria's Michael Curialle homers three times in win over Beloit Sky Carp
BELOIT—The Peoria Chiefs’ Michael Curialle had himself a Mother’s Day to remember. The third baseman, who entered Sunday’s game with the Beloit Sky Carp without a home run, hammered three of them in his first three at-bats to lead the Chiefs to a 9-3 victory at ABC Supply Stadium. The Chiefs scored three runs in the first inning off Beloit starter Alex Williams (1-2). He struck out the side in...
PREP BASEBALL: Beloit Memorial falls short against Badger
BELOIT — Mike Nora went the distance on the mound for Beloit Memorial’s baseball team Saturday and was the hard-luck loser against Lake Geneva Badger. Despite allowing only five hits over seven innings, Nora took the 4-2 loss at Pohlman Field. Two of those hits and one of Nora’s five walks occurred in the first inning when Badger scored two runs. ...
Softball roundup: Autumn Meris delivers for Beloit Turner against Jefferson
Autumn Meris singled in the walk-off run during the eighth inning as Beloit Turner edged visiting Jefferson 2-1 in a Rock Valley softball game on Friday. The Trojans (9-6, 8-5 RVC) took advantage of a two-out error followed by Kamryn Clark’s single to load the bases for Meris, who hit a line-shot single to center field on a 1-2 pitch to end it. Lily Fairfield tripled to right field to...
MCC baseball squad wins Region; moves on to district
MCHENRY COUNTY — McHenry County College's baseball team is moving on to the NJCAA District tournament. The Scots improved to 43-11 and celebrated earning its third win in NJCAA Division I Region IV tournament, a 12-3 decision over Triton College May 11. They head to the next round with a nine game win streak and ...
Big first-inning propels Janesville Craig past Beloit Memorial 9-3
BELOIT—Owen West knows it isn’t as simple as waving a magic wand and simply making a bad inning disappear. Still, the Beloit Memorial senior can’t help wondering what could have been after a six-run, error-filled opening frame helped propel the Janesville Craig baseball team past the Purple Knights 9-3 in non-conference action on Monday evening at Pohlman Field. “You erase that first inning and we’re in it,” West said. “We...
Sky Carp fall after allowing a six-run first inning
BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) - The Beloit Sky Carp lost 6-3 to Peoria on Saturday afternoon. The Sky Carp allowed a six-run first inning, which was a deficit they could not overcome. In the bottom of the sixth, Johnny Olmstead had a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Beloit College baseball team packs bats for Transylvania
BELOIT — While Beloit College’s baseball team entered last weekend’s Midwest Conference Tournament as a third-seed, the fact the Buccaneers came away champions shouldn’t paint them as a Cinderella team. Far from it. “We felt the entire season that we had the DNA of a championship team, but for whatever reason the chromosomes weren’t in the right places,” Beloit head coach Dave DeGeorge said. “It took a while to put...
Beloit College's Candis Damtse shines in MWC Championships
Beloit College sprinter Candis Damtse capped off a terrific outdoor season by being named the 2024 Midwest Conference Most Outstanding Performer for Track at the league championships at Jacksonville, Ill., Saturday. Damtse swept the award for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Damtse won both the 200- and 400-meter dashes. She crossed the finish line in 25.06 seconds in the 200 and 56.65 in the 400. Her 400 time was...
Baseball Game Recap: Belvidere Takes a Loss
Monday just wasn't the day for Belvidere's offense. They lost 10-0 to the Freeport Pretzels on Monday. Belvidere was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Freeport apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Friday. Belvidere's loss dropped their record down...
Softball Recap: Lily Loudon can't quite lead Delavan-Darien over Evansville
Delavan-Darien is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 10-0 to the Evansville Blue Devils on Monday. Delavan-Darien saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Loudon, who went 2-for-2 with a double. Delavan-Darien's loss dropped their record down...
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