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The Journal Standard

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Little Cubs Field unveils new community mural

Little Cubs Field will unveil its new center field mural during a public open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at the ballpark in Freeport, Illinois. The mural highlights people and stories connected to Little Cubs Field, according to a community announcement. People depicted in the artwork responded to an open fundraising offer supporting the mural's creation and installation as well as ongoing field operations. Denny Garkey, vice president of the Little Cubs Field Board, said the mural represents the work of numerous contributors. “We’re excited to welcome the community to Little Cubs Field and share the finished mural with everyone who helped make this project special,” Garkey said. “A project like this takes a lot of time, talent and dedication, and we’re grateful to everyone who contributed. Steven Winter did an outstanding job bringing the vision to life, and we hope this mural will be part of the Little Cubs Field experience for the next 20 years and beyond.” Winter, who designed the mural, will attend the open house. Visitors can take photos in front of the mural, visit the ballpark's gift shop and participate in informal baseball activities, including games and hitting balls. Media representatives

Freeport, IL · 6d

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Lakewood’s RedTail Golf Club Financials Finally Up-to-date, But Confusing

The October 13th Lakewood Village Board packet includes information on RedTail’s finances from the beginning of the fiscal year (May) through September. Compared with the prior fiscal year, the number of rounds played was up 24%. But revenue was down 8.2% and net Income was down 31% to $82,140.

Village Of Lakewood, IL · 6d
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MyStateline.com WTVO WQRF

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Belvidere North fullback Zavian McElroy is crushing in the playoffs

Football players try to turn up their games another notch in the playoffs. Belvidere North senior fullback Zavian McElroy has certainly done that the last two weeks.

Belvidere, IL · 6d

Beloit Daily News

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Beloit Turner takes a big step toward a winning culture

BELOIT — For the past few years, I’ve used this as a time to reflect on the football fortunes of Beloit Memorial and Turner and how close the programs are to establishing the winning cultures both desire. That won’t exactly be the case this season. First of all, I don’t have a clue what is going on with the Purple Knights. I’m not sure anyone does. All that is really known is that head coach Brad Dement has resigned. How many assistant coaches from his staff will return next season is unknown. The team finished 0-9 and was outscored 123-14 the last three weeks after Dement left the team. Then there’s the school’s feeder system for football. Due to cost cuts, there is no middle school football program anymore. The Beloit Football Academy stepped in to produce grade-school teams this fall, but what that means for the future is also uncertain. That schenario has worked pretty well elsewhere, with strong oversight and direction from the high school coaches involved. New Athletic Director Robert Douglas will need to sort all this out and then yet another coach will try to rebuild a program that hasn’t produced a winning team since 1999.

Beloit, WI · 5d

Beloit Daily News

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Hononegah faces defending champion Fenwick in playoffs

ROCKTON — Like they say, you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your enemies and that sure applies to the football playoffs. Hononegah (9-1) just happened to draw the 6A defending state champion Fenwick Friars (7-3) for their second-round opponent. Kickoff at Kelsey Field on Saturday is at 1 p.m. “They’re a well-coached team and they are fundamentally sound in every facet of the game,” Hononegah head coach Brian Zimmerman said. “They play in a really tough, private Catholic school league. Their three losses all come to top-10 ranked teams.” So how do the Indians hand them their fourth defeat? “We are going to have to play one of our best games, obviously,” Zimmerman said. “We’re going to have to really limit our mistakes. We’re going to have to be methodical moving the ball. Every possession, we’re going to have to keep moving the sticks. We can’t turn the ball over like we did in the first half against Willowbrook.” The Indians led only 6-3 at halftime against the Warriors last Friday, but ended up winning 32-3 as whatever offensive missteps they experienced in the first half were ironed out during the break. Hononegah’s defense was also terrific.

Rockton, IL · 6d

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Dates and kickoff times for round two of the playoffs for our Rockford area football teams

Here's a look at when our local football teams will take the field this weekend for the second round of the IHSA and I8FA playoffs.

Rockford, IL · 8d

Rockford Register Star

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Winnebago girls, Belvidere North's Judah Binger grab sectional cross country titles

Now, it comes down to one. The IHSA cross country season has been whittled down to its final race, and that's only for the elite. The Rockford area qualified seven teams and seven other local individuals out of the sectionals on Oct. 31 and into this week's state meet. Now it's time to see who can finish strong. More Rockford-area sports: Rockford Christian, Stockton highlight volleyball postseason schedule And the girls Class 1A defending state champions from Winnebago are taking aim at another one. "I wouldn't want to be going down there with any other group," Winnebago's 23rd-year head coach Joe Erb said. "These girls are just really, really good, and now it's time to see what they can do at state." Winnebago has been running without its injured No. 1, junior Molly Webb, at regionals and sectionals, but have won team titles at both. Now Erb says Webb "probably won't run at state," but they are ready regardless. It will all come to a close after the IHSA boys and girls state cross country meet Saturday, Nov. 7, at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Class 1A Girls: The Winnebago girls claimed the Oregon Sectional title to set up a conference-regional-sectional-state

Rockford, IL · 8d

FOX Sports

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Northern Illinois faces Bradley following Middleton's 22-point outing

Northern Illinois Huskies (1-0) at Bradley Braves (0-1) BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois plays Bradley after Leah Middleton scored 22 points in Northern Illinois' 76-71 victory against the Indiana State Sycamores. Bradley finished 13-2 at home a season ago while going 20-13 overall. The Braves averaged 69.7 points per game while...

Dekalb, IL · 6d

MyStateline.com WTVO WQRF

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Rockford Guilford set to host the IHSA Boys State Soccer Tournament

Some IHSA boys state soccer champions will be crowned this weekend in Rockford at Swanson Stadium. The IHSA Boys State Tournament will be held in Rockford for the first time.

Rockford, IL · 6d

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West Central Rolls Past BPC, Heads to South Beloit for 8-Man Quarterfinals

The West Central Heat are still unbeaten and moving on to the quarterfinal round of the 8-Man football playoffs after an impressive opening-round win over Bushnell-Prairie City. West Central improved to 10-0 with a 44-6 win over the Spartans Friday night in heavy rain and muddy conditions. The Heat defense...

South Beloit, IL · 6d

WIFR

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Clinton accordion player reflects on performing at World Series

Milwaukee, WI · 6d

WROK 1440 AM / 96.1 FM

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Giant Basketball Hoop in Rockford Surprises Longtime Locals

Some Rockford residents have lived here for decades without knowing about this enormous basketball hoop near the Sports Factory.

Rockford, IL · 7d

MyStateline.com WTVO WQRF

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Rockford Christian and Stockton come up with sectional semifinal volleyball wins

Rockford Christian and Stockton notched postseason volleyball wins again Tuesday evening at the 1A Rockford Christian Sectional.

Rockford, IL · 7d

967 The Eagle

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Sugar Skulls and Toy Story! Two Big Nights Coming to Rockford

The IceHogs have a special weekend planned featuring collectible Hammy bobbleheads, mariachi music, Toy Story merchandise and two big hockey matchups.

Rockford, IL · 7d

protagonistsoccer.com

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Who Are Ya!: DeKalb County United (MWPL)

Tell us the origin story of DeKalb County United - when was it founded? By whom and what is its mission?. DeKalb County United’s story really began around 2015 and 2016 through our founder, John Hall. John grew up in the area, played locally at Kishwaukee College, and coached youth soccer here for years. Around that time, semi-pro adult soccer was starting to pop up across the Midwest, and John noticed something frustrating: top-tier local players from DeKalb, Sycamore, and surrounding towns were driving out to other cities just to try out for their clubs. His realization was simple: Why are we exporting our local talent when the passion and skill are right here in our backyards?

Dekalb County, IL · 8d

starvedrock.media

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Princeton Football Tigers end season at Richmond-Burton Saturday

The Princeton Tigers saw their season come to an end with a 42-3 loss to the Richmond-Burton Rockets Saturday in the First Round of the IHSA 3A Playoffs. Richmond-Burton struck quickly, as Hunter Carley broke free for a 58-yard touchdown run on the Rockets’ opening possession. The Rockets added another score just before the end of the first quarter when Jace Nelson connected with Lucas Veldhuizen for a 64-yard touchdown, making it 14-0. Carley continued to lead the Richmond-Burton offense in the second quarter, scoring on runs of 52 and 32 yards to send the Rockets into halftime with a 28-0 lead.

Princeton, IL · 10d

Q985

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Rockford Picks Their Dream Halftime Show Performers

Rockford shared who they want to see perform at the halftime show.

Rockford, IL · 8d

MaxPreps

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Football Recap: IC Catholic Prep Skates Past Genoa-Kingston with Ease + How To Watch

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only IC Catholic Prep walked away with it. They blew past the Genoa-Kingston Cogs, posting a 42-0 victory. Considering the Knights have won five contests by more than 25 points this season, another big win was nothing new. Jakobe Baldwin...

Elmhurst, IL · 9d

superhits935.com

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Second Round High School Football Playoff Games

Class 4A Rochelle (7-4) at Aurora Central (5-6) Saturday at 1pm. **Pre-Game Show at 12:30pm on SuperHits 935 and SuperHits 935.com. Dixon (8-3) at Coal City (9-1) Hillcrest (7-4) at Sterling (8-2) Montini (8-2) at Morris (10-0) Class 3A Byron (10-0) at Pontiac (5-6) Manteno (8-3) at Richmond-Burton (10-0) Class...

Rochelle, IL · 10d