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Orangeville completes comeback win over Lena-Winslow to secure 1A softball regional championship
ORANGEVILLE, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Postseason softball is in full swing. A big crowd turned out in Orangeville Friday night for a class 1A regional championship game between Lena-Winslow and Orangeville-Aquin. The Panthers went up 3-0 in the third inning, but Orangeville rallied to win 4-3. Lena-Winslow finished the season at 12-12 overall. Orangeville will face […]
Winnebago dominates its own 1A track and field sectional
WINNEBAGO, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Winnebago dominated its own 1A boys’ track and field sectional Friday night coming up big in the sprints, the sprint relays, the distance events and in the long jump. For highlights watch the media player above. Following are the team scores and a list of the event winners. TEAM RESULTS (1A […]
State highlights: track titles for Guilford's Zariah Burnett and West Carroll's Emma Randecker
Saturday was a big day for the sprinters and jumpers of the Rockford area to show off. The nine locals and two area relay teams that made it all the way to Saturday's IHSA girls state track and field finals got the spotlight, and most of them stepped up their game. The NIC-10 even...
Hononegah sophomore Jordan Dimke takes second place in high jump at IHSA 3A state meet
CHARLESTON, Ill. — Hononegah’s contingent of IHSA 3A State Track & Field qualifiers was whittled down to one on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. Sophomore Jordan Dimke was the lone Indian to reach the finals, facing a familiar foe for the championship in the high jump. Dimke and Rockford Guilford sophomore Zariah Burnett both finished with an effort of 1.72 meters (5-foot-7 and 3-4 inches). Burnett reached 1.72 on her...
Baseball roundup: Brodhead/Juda, Clinton split pivotal Rock Valley series
In Brodhead, the Cardinals and Cougars split a doubleheader on Saturday but it was Clinton that walked away as the big winners as it put itself in possession to claim a share of the RVC Rock title. The Cardinals won the first game of the doubleheader 6-4 but fell in the second game 10-8 in eight innings. Brodhead/Juda finishes 10-5 in the conference while the Cougars are 9-5 with one...
Cambridge baseball scores split in doubleheader against Pecatonica
The Cambridge baseball team split a doubleheader against Pecatonica, the No. 7th ranked team in Division 5, on Saturday, May 18 at Pecatonica High School. In the first game, Pecatonica scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn a 4-2 win. Carson Kurschner hit a sacrifice bunt to score Jameson Johnson for the go-ahead run. Also in the inning, Lukas Rue hit an RBI single to score Trevor Doescher. ...
NIC-10 champion Hononegah wins regular season finale, tunes up for regional
ROSCOE — Denny McKinney wasn’t making any apologies if it seemed like he wasn’t going all out to win Hononegah’s second-to-last regular season game. That was a 13-9 loss against host Harlem last Thursday night that ended the Indians’ chances for an unbeaten NIC-10 season. “We had already clinched the conference championship,” the Indians head coach explained. “There was no way I was going to have (ace pitcher) Aislynn (Palmer)...
Rockford Lutheran grad Jeff Kellen recovers on 2nd day, shoots 72 in PGA Championship
Jeff Kellen went out the way he wanted to begin. It was not enough to play the entire tournament, but it was still a great way to finish the golf experience of a lifetime. Kellen played his final 12 holes in 3-under-par Friday to shoot a 1-over 72 at Valhalla Golf Club in the second round of the PGA Championship. Kellen was only the third Rockford golfer to play in one of the sport's four Major championships in the last 45 years. Kellen, who qualified by finishing in the top 20 at the national tournament for PGA teaching pros in Frisco, Texas, had shot an 87 in the opening round Thursday.
Gianna McGraw scores lone goal to send Boylan girls soccer to sectionals
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — A big soccer battle ensued Friday night in Freeport between the Pretzels and NIC-10 champion Boylan. They were playing for the title of class 2A regional champions. Gianna McGraw was pulled up from JV for the postseason and scored the lone goal of the night for the Titans. Boylan won 1-0. […]
Robert Dofflemyer edges Jason Wombacher for Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Invitational Championship
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The competitive golf season is underway in Rockford, and the first major champion of the year is Robert Dofflemyer. The Belvidere native won the Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club Invitational Sunday. Dofflemyer edge Byron resident and former Iowa Hawkeye golfer Jason Wombacher by one hole in their match play event after sinking a […]
A one-of-a-kind 1st pitch tonight at Day Air Ballpark
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Tonight, if the weather holds, two students will help facilitate a truly unique first pitch on behalf of the Dayton Dragons MVP Program. The ceremonial first pitch at tonight’s Dragons game will be thrown by a Prass Elementary School student thanks to the efforts of a classmate.
Return from injury, 1st win over old rival highlight Rockford sectional tennis results
Hononegah sophomore Braden Monson is going to state again, and this time as a sectional champion. He was the lone Rockford-area champion from four local sectionals Saturday, but two other local players were probably bigger news. Guilford junior Santiago Herrera, who broke his neck playing hockey in November, not only...
Here's the winner of Rockford Register Star Student of the Week, May 13-17
Keith Country Day School's Harrison Grimmett is this week's Rockford Register Star's Student of the Week. Grimmett received nearly 60% of the vote in the Student of the Week poll. Grimmett's nominator described Grimmett as a positive and active leader, a role model for other students and a friend to...
RFD mini putt fundraiser transforms downtown into a mini golf course
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Fire Department (RFD) puts on a mini putt fundraiser that transformed downtown Rockford into a mini golf course on May 18th. “You got ten holes at seven different locations trying to raise money for our charitable fund for things like Muscular dystrophy awareness,” said RFD Firefighter Austin Carlson. Businesses throughout […]
Softball Game Preview: Harlem on Home-Turf
Harlem is 8-2 against Belvidere since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Harlem Huskies will look to defend their home field against the Belvidere Bucs at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Kettering students team up for pitch at Dayton Dragons game tonight with invented device
Two Kettering Prass Elementary School students are scheduled to be in the spotlight for the ceremonial first pitch at the Dayton Dragons game tonight using a device one invented for the other. Third-grader Lola’s creation helps schoolmate Neil, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy and experiences limited physical movement, throw a...
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