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Galesburg football preps for first postseason appearance in a decade
Back in 2016, the ‘Mannequin Challenge’ and ‘Pokémon Go’ were viral trends. It’s also the last time Galesburg football made the postseason until this season. “I personally have never felt anything like this,” said Derrick Curtis, a Galesburg senior There’s a sense of positive energy within Galesburg football program. “It means a lot to me […]
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‘We just really have to focus on ourselves’: Jags advance, will host Bettendorf next
(Story by Stephen McDaniel) Over the 14 years of Ankeny Centennial volleyball, the Jaguars have never once fallen short of making a regional championship appearance. The 2026 season is no different for the sixth-ranked Jaguars. Centennial rolled to a 25-14, 25-12, 25-16 victory over visiting Council Bluffs Lincoln in a...
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Monmouth-Roseville Recovers from Tough Start on Long Trip to Hope Academy but Eventually Fall 35-14
The Monmouth-Roseville Titan football squad climbed off the bus after a long 3+ hour ride into Chicago rush-hour traffic on Friday night in the IHSA’s Class 3A Opening Round. A bit road-weary, combined with the lightning quickness of the Hope Academy Eagles, the Titans found themselves trailing 22-6 at the end of the first quarter and 35-6 at the half. Monmouth-Roseville would come out of the halftime break rejuvenated, holding the Eagles scoreless through the final two quarters.
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St. Ambrose Basketball Coach Ray Shovlain to retire after upcoming season
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - St. Ambrose University announced on Friday their head men’s basketball coach is retiring. Coach Ray Shovlain has led the Fighting Bees since 1983. Shovlain announced on Friday he will be retiring at the end of the 2026-27 season. Shovlain is entering his final season with...
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WMOI/WRAM Athletes of the Week for Week Ending October 18th, 2026
Here’s the WMOI/WRAM Athletes of the Week for the week ending October 18th, 2026:. The Monmouth-Roseville Titan Athlete of the Week is sophomore boys soccer player, Jaque Keka. Five different players scored in the Titan’s 5-4 win over Macomb in the Regional quarterfinals. But only one of those players nailed the game winner, as Jaque rolled a shot past the Bomber goal keeper with 28 seconds left in the match, sending his team to the regional semifinals.
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A-Town Tornado Football Prepares for Opening Round Playoff Match Up Against Morrison
The Abingdon-Avon Tornado football squad ended the regular season with a record of (7-2), tying Havana for the LincolnLand South Division championship. A-Town started the season (4-1), including an impressive win over Farmington. A-Town went (3-1) down the stretch with a solid win over (6-3) South Fulton in the regular season finale. The only losses for the Tornadoes came to fellow co-champ Havana and an 8-point loss to (8-1) Annawan-Wethersfield.
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Winfield-Mt. Union Falls to Wapello in Four Sets
Winfield-Mt. Union could not stop Wapello from claiming another SEISC-North title last Tuesday, with the Wolves going down in four sets. The Arrows quickly went up two sets to none, taking the first set 25-20, then the second set 25-14. WMU fought back to take the third set 25-17, but could not fend off Wapello in the fourth, with the Arrows claiming the set and the match 25-12.
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Braun Accounts for Five Scores, Scots Win 63-7 at Beloit
The Monmouth College football team racked up 552 total yards and 27 first downs as they won at Beloit 63-7 on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (4-2, 4-0) had six different touchdown scorers on the day, including a defensive score, and Nate Wrublik (Lemont, Illinois) surpassed the 3000 career rushing yard plateau.
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Overtime loss ends KHS soccer season
The IHSA Class 1A soccer regionals semifinals were hosted by Kewanee High School on Monday at the Kewanee High School Stadium. In the first match, the second seeded Illini Bluffs Tigers defeated the Monmouth-Roseville Titans 1-0. The Titans had advanced to the regional semifinal by defeating the Macomb Bombers 5-4 in a match played in Monmouth on Saturday.
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QND advances to regional soccer championship after shutting out Canton
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team’s late-season surge is carrying over to the postseason. The sixth-seeded Raiders scored a pair of first-half goals Tuesday night and beat fourth-seeded Canton 2-0 in the semifinals of the Class 1A Rock Island Alleman Regional. QND (5-17)...
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Four area teams in state playoffs
Four area teams — Annawan-Wethersfield, Stark County, Kewanee and Geneseo — found out how they fit into the IHSA Football Playoffs that start this weekend. The 8-1 Annawan-Wethersfield Titans and the 7-2 Stark County Rebels both received first-round byes in the IHSA Class 1A football playoffs in the new expanded playoffs initiated this year. They will enter playoff play in the second week of the playoffs.
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Titans top ROWVA to finish at 8-1
***Kyra Galbraith is a participant in The Kewanee Voice Student Journalism Program, funded by the Harry Anderson Memorial Fund. On Friday, the Annawan-Wethersfield Titans defeated the ROWVA-Williamsfield Cougars to win their Senior Night game, finish the season with an 8-1 record, and claim back-to-back conference titles. Before kickoff, the school’s...
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Galva falls to Milford on late touchdown
MILFORD – Galva was 31 seconds away from a hard-fought victory Friday night, but Milford had the final answer in a 32-26 win over the Wildcats. Galva took a 26-24 lead when Drayce Powe scored on a 4-yard run with 31 seconds remaining. Milford responded with a touchdown of its own, as Ryder Lucht connected with Mario.
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Geneseo tennis makes history with sectional title
Geneseo High School’s Lady Leafs tennis team Saturday became the first tennis team in school history to win a sectional tournament. The tournament was held at Geneseo High School. Advancing to the state tournament were the sectional doubles champion team of Vi Pettit and Jaylee Brudos, the doubles third-place...
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Geneseo gets volleyball win over Galesburg
Geneseo’s girls volleyball team posted their ninth conference victory with a 25-16, 25-16 win over Galesburg last week. Over the weekend, the team went 0-3 at the Limestone Fall Classic. Scores at that tournament were:. Chatham Glenwood 25-19, 25-21 over Geneseo. New Lenox Providence 25-23, 25-17 over Geneseo. Chillicothe...