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Boiler Girls honor 16 seniors, defeat Rockets in final home match
On Thursday, the Kewanee High School volleyball program honored 16 seniors who were participating in the final home match of the season. The opponent for Coach Brooklyn Kazubowski’s Boiler Girls was the Rockridge Rockets. Following a pregame ceremony honoring Kewanee’s senior and their parents, the Boiler Girls also recognized...
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Curran’s big catch wins district for Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON — Some football plays are magic. Some are science. Mount Vernon senior Maddox Curran had a 66-yard touchdown catch Friday night at Armstrong Field that was a little bit of both. It helped deliver a 21-7 win for the Mustangs over No. 7 Davenport Assumption in a Class 3A, District 3 showdown. The magic part is that it helped conjure up the district title for Mount Vernon, which now gets to host a first-round playoff game next Friday. Had they lost, the Mustangs likely would have gotten into the 16-team field but definitely would've had to travel. "It means so much," Curran said. "All week we said, write it down, we've got this. Especially after last week (a loss at Dubuque Wahlert) didn't go as planned. We knew we could bounce back." The science was in the physics of the catch. Junior quarterback Noah Olsen hit Curran in the flat for a modest gain, but when two Assumption defenders both went to tackle him at the exact same time, they ended up knocking each other down. Curran had nothing but turf in front of him, and he outran any pursuit to the end zone. "That's how you get
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KWQC
Davenport charter school lands $1.2M state grant ahead of ribbon-cutting
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWQC) - The new charter school in Davenport is getting up to a $1.2 million grant from the state. The funds for Greater Oaks High School & Career Center Davenport are part of $8.5 million in grants slated by the Iowa Department of Education for charter schools across Iowa, state officials said.
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Band of brothers fills the field
Sterling High School Football has been on a roll throughout the 2026-2027 season. Although a lot of fans have seen the success of the program, fans may not notice how many sibling duos there are on the varsity football team, as well as in the football program in general. You...
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September Students of the Month
Sterling High School seniors are given the opportunity to apply for the highest honor known at S.H.S., Student of the Month (SotM). SotM awards two individuals each month for their accomplishments, leadership, and hard work displayed at S.H.S. This September, the award went to seniors Sophie Potthoff and Owen Ports.
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Bettendorf again earns Yearbook of the Year from Iowa High School Press Association
For the third year in a row, the Bettendorf yearbook staff’s yearbook has been named Yearbook of the Year by the Iowa High School Press Association. “The Days are Long & The Years are Short” also took home 26 individual awards (seven first-place awards, eight second-place awards, one third-place award, and three honorable mentions.) Much of the […]
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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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District 205 board hires first woman to superintendent role
Sheila Coussens-Martin will be the first woman to lead Galesburg Public School District. After a seven-month search, the board unanimously approved hiring Coussens-Martin Wednesday as school superintendent beginning July 1, 2027. Superintendent is the top paid position and sets the agenda for the school district. The position has been held by men throughout the history of the school district.
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Geneseo Middle School goes 8-0
Geneseo Middle School’s football team wrapped up an undefeated season with a 6-0 win over Galesburg. The team won the Heartland Conference championship. Geneseo 38 Yorkville 20 (Non-Conference) Geneseo 6 Galesburg 0. The team is looking forward to carrying its momentum into the 2027 freshman football season. We're local....
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United Schools Welcomes Téa Snook to Ag Program
Following the retirement of Scott Riden at the end of the 2025-26 school year, United Junior Senior High welcomed first-year teacher Téa Snook into the agriculture department. A graduate of Western Illinois University, Snook joins United Junior Senior High from Cambridge, where she completed her student teaching. “Some of...
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Sandburg’s Kaden Pickard Named 2026 Student Laureate by The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
A few years ago, Kaden Pickard had a grade point average that started with a 1 and was convinced college wasn’t a fit for him. This weekend, he’ll receive arguably the most prestigious award given to an Illinois community college student. Pickard, who’ll graduate from Sandburg at the...
KWQC
Galesburg hires new superintendent of schools
GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) - Galesburg Community Unit School District #205 Board of Education has hired a new superintendent of schools. Dr. Sheila Coussens-Martin will step into the role on July 1, 2027 after the retirement of Superintendent Dr. John Asplund on June 30, 2027. Dr. Coussens-Martin has more than 25...