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Rockford Christian’s volleyball team advances to regional final at Pecatonica
Rockford Christian's volleyball team went to state last year. The Royal Lions are focused on winning a regional championship right now. They took another step toward that Wednesday evening by picking up a semifinal win at the 1A Pecatonica Regional.
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NICU babies in Rockford cheer on the Brewers
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WMTV) - What’s cuter than a Brewers baby?. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients at Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside in Rockford are helping cheer on the Brewers during their World Series run. The tiny fighters are gearing up for the Series with Brewers clothes, rally towels, baseballs and baby-sized...
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Willowbrook Returns to Kelsey Field for IHSA 6A Playoff Showdown
There is no shortage of storylines when the Hononegah Indians and Willowbrook Warriors meet Friday night under the lights at Kelsey Field. The Warriors (6-4) will travel to Rockton for a 7 p.m. kickoff against an Indians squad that enters the first round of the IHSA Class 6A playoffs with an impressive 8-1 record and fresh legs after receiving an opening-round bye.
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IHSA First Round playoff football schedule for Rockford area
The Opening Round is over, and now it's on to the official First Round of the new IHSA football playoff format as we continue to whittle things down. And plenty of Rockford-area teams will be looking to build momentum. More Rockford-area sports: Zavian McElroy rushes for 284 to boost Belvidere North past Freeport "It's just nice to be in the playoffs," Belvidere North running back Zavian McElroy said after he rushed for 284 yards and 5 TDs in last week's postseason opener, "and being in playoff-mode again." Eight Rockford-area teams had byes last week and will play in their first playoff games of the year this weekend. Seven others won last week to earn the right to play one of those top seeded teams that were off last week. It makes for some interesting matchups up and down the classes, including a Class 1A showdown between the defending state champs from Lena-Winslow and their NUIC rivals from Forreston. Sycamore heads to Belvidere for a 5A playoff game that could be interesting as well, and 7-2 Guilford hosts 7-3 Zion-Benton in a 6A showdown. Here is quick look at all of the First Round matchups, with each team's seeds, their records,
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Rockford boxer Julian Lugo ready for ‘monster’ pro debut on Halloween
ROCKFORD — Julian Lugo was expected to make his pro boxing debut at Hard Rock Casino Rockford a year ago, but promoter Hitz Boxing ran into an unexpected problem: They couldn’t find anyone willing to fight him. Bobby Hitz, a former heavyweight boxer who runs Hitz Boxing, said...
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East Aurora Shuts Out Oswego East to Reach Boys Soccer Sectional Final
Fourth-seeded East Aurora shut out top-seeded Oswego East 1-0 Tuesday in the IHSA Class 3A sectional semifinals to advance to the sectional championship game. The Tomcats will face fifth-seeded Naperville North Friday, Oct. 30, at East Aurora High School, with kickoff scheduled for 5 p.m. East Aurora’s Kenneth Montana scored...
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Hononegah starts playoffs hosting Willowbrook on Friday night
ROCKTON — Brian Zimmerman knows exactly how the seniors on his football team are feeling. Every game now could be their last at Hononegah. “I try to not think about that,” said the retiring head coach, who has had 10 playoff teams. “For me, it’s put your head down and go to work. I’m sure when it all over I will reflect on that and be sad. My heart will go out to these seniors when it does end. I have loved the game for so long and being around it as long as I have, I’ve been very fortunate.” His 2026 Indians have been resilient. They lost top returning receiver Caleb Parker-Lones to a season-ending injury in the off-season and their leading running back and one of their top tacklers, Brody Sendele, went down in the team’s only loss of the season at Harlem in Week 4. His running mate in the backfield and at linebacker, Emerson Tuula, also was injured in that game and played only sparingly the following week before sitting out the rest of the season. “I think we have a little more depth this year which has been helpful,” Zimmerman said. “Last year, we not
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Former Badgers, Bucks basketball player Marcus Landry shows a 5-year record of success with his Beulah farm
ELKHORN, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Off the court and onto the farm. After a career in professional basketball, Marcus Landry decided to buy a farm. It's called the Beulah Family Homestead. Five years and running. It's a hobby farm based on hands-on learning and community development. Michael Schlesinger spent some...
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Dates And Times Are Set In The First Round Of The High School Football Playoffs
Rochelle (6-4) at Chicago Clark (8-1) Saturday at Noon. **Pre-Game Show at 11:30am on SuperHits 935 and SuperHits 935.com. Dixon (7-3) at Evergreen Park (7-2) Saturday at 1pm. Aurora Marmion (4-6) at Sterling (7-2) Friday at 7pm. Geneseo (7-3) at Montini (7-2) Saturday at 2pm. Tinley Park (5-5) at Morris...
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Marian Central Catholic ends Boilers’ season
Marian Central Catholic came into the IHSA 3A Playoff game at Kewanee against the 5-4 Boilermakers with a deceiving 3-6 record. Playing out of the Chicagoland Christian Conference, the private school from Woodstock displayed an explosive offense the likes of which Kewanee had not faced all season. The Hurricanes amassed...
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NIU Men’s Basketball: Huskies Top Toledo in Second Exhibition
The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team built an 18-point halftime lead and led wire-to-wire in a 79-66 victory over Toledo in an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 25) at Savage Arena. Four players scored in double figures for the Huskies as they shot 45 percent (27-of-60) from...
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Bears set to hold takeover at suburban McHenry County drive-in theater
The owner of the McHenry Outdoor Theater said he wondered if it was a joke when he got an email from the Chicago Bears about a month ago. As it turns out, the email was legit, and the Monsters of the Midway are holding a “drive-in take over” on Tuesday, October 27 at the theater, which is one of the few remaining drive-ins in the country.
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Quarterback Dominic Cacciatore and Hononegah have been the perfect match for each other
There many reasons why the Hononegah Indians went 8-1 during the regular season, and why they’re sitting at home this weekend enjoying a bye in the playoffs. One big reason has been the play of quarterback Dominic Cacciatore.