Three Silver Streaks runners qualify for sectionals

It has been a tale of two contrasting seasons for the Galesburg High School boys and girls cross county teams. For the Silver Streaks boys, it’s been one of building for the future while the girls have struggled to put a full team in meets. But both qualified runners...

Boiler Girls facing Pleasant Plains in sectional

After winning their first volleyball regional championship since the 2001 season at Sherrard by defeating the Mercer County Golden Eagles last Thursday, the Kewanee Boiler Girls are readying to compete in the Farmington Sectional. The win left Kewanee’s season record at 21-11. Boiler Girls head coach Brooklyn Kazubowski had...

Silver Streaks boys soccer sees youth movement

Behind the Galesburg High School boys soccer team record of 9-14-1 this season, there were some other numbers lurking in the background that could prove significant. “We started eight sophomores and juniors,” coach Phil Redington said. “We can kind of start prepping for next year. We’ve got some freshmen coming in we’re very excited about. I think we’ll have much more true depth.

Monmouth College Volleyball Heads to Midwest Conference Tournament

The Monmouth College volleyball team is headed to the Midwest Conference Tournament after closing out conference play with back-to-back wins over Lake Forest and Beloit. The Fighting Scots defeated Lake Forest in four sets Friday before sweeping Beloit Saturday, finishing with a 6-3 conference record. Monmouth College Sports Information Director Nathan Baliva says despite the strong finish, the Scots came up just short of hosting a tournament game.

IHSA football playoffs first round final scores, Round 2 schedule for Western Illinois

The title might be officially the "first round" of the IHSA Illinois state football playoffs, but it's game 2 of the postseason for plenty of teams. The top 16 seeds in each of eight classes got the night off last week, but there are no more breaks as teams aim for a spot in the state championship games on Thanksgiving weekend at Illinois State. A few surprises dotted the scoreboard in the opening round of the tournament last week, and it'll happen again across games Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, both in Western Illinois and beyond. The question is: Who's gonna pull those upsets? Watch the playoffs on NFHS Network With the smaller classes divided by only north and south this year, it'll make for some longer roads this week. Illini West has one of the most distant venues in the state ― a four-hour trip one way to Peotone, just south of the Chicago suburbs along the Indiana state line. Geneseo and Abingdon-Avon have drives of two-plus hours on tap, but Quincy is the winner (or "loser" perhaps?), going 300 miles to Goode Academy in Chicago. It's also the opening weekend of the Illinois 8-Man Football Association playoffs, where

Geneseo football loses to Montini

Geneseo’s great year ended with a loss at Montini. Check out some of the top moments in the video above.

Sterling football advances to second round of the playoffs

The Sterling football team is moving onto the second round of the playoffs after defeating Marmion Academy, 35-21, Friday night. Check out some of the top moments from the game in the video above.

Stockton cruises to victory over Orion as Blair surpasses 3000 career yards

Stockton played its first playoff game of the year, hosting the Orion Chargers in class 1A.

Bradley Men's Basketball to open regular season against Monmouth College!

Peoria, IL -- Bradley men's basketball will open their 2026-27 regular season against Monmouth College!. Bradley Braves 0-0 (0-0 MVC) vs Monmouth College 0-0 (0-0 Midwest Conf) Date & Time:. Monday, November 2nd | 7:00 PM. Live Coverage: Live Stats | Watch | Listen | Tickets. Location: Carver Arena in...

Five area volleyball teams eliminated from tournament

Five area schools were involved in Class 1A regional tournament play as part of the Wethersfield Sectional. Annawan, Galva, Ridgewood and Stark County lost their opening matches. Wethersfield won its quarterfinal match but was defeated in the regional semifinal. Galva, Ridgewood and Wethersfield all played in at Monmouth United. Eleventh-seeded...

Eureka Splits Saturday Doubleheader With Win Over Knox

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – Eureka women's volleyball returned to action Saturday for a doubleheader of nonconference matches. The Red Devils opened the afternoon with a five-set victory over Knox before falling to Illinois College in four sets. Eureka turned in a historic offensive performance in the victory, recording the seventh-most kills and third-most assists in a single match in program history.

Rockridge softball coach resigns after alleged inappropriate contact with student

ROCKRIDGE, Ill. (KWQC) - A volunteer softball coach for the Rockridge Community Unit School District resigned recently after an alleged incident with a student. According to school officials, they got a report from a high school student that an off-duty volunteer softball coach had inappropriately touched her in Rock Island.

Erie-Prophetstown football’s season comes to an end

The Panthers’ fantastic season comes to a close after a 21-12 first round loss. Check out some of the notable moments from the game in the video above.

The Score Football Week 11: Oct. 30, 2026 - Part 2

Annawan-Wethersfield football falls in the playoffs

Annawan-Wethersfield fell to a good Dwight team in the first round of the playoffs, 40-20, Friday night. Relive some of the top moments in the video above.

Illinois high school football first round playoffs: October 31st

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Illinois high school football first round playoffs took place on Saturday. Watch highlights from Rockridge vs Newman, Eastland Pearl City vs Riverdale, Warrensburg Latham vs Erie-Prophetstown, and South Fork vs Ridgewood. Class 1A scores:. Newman defeated Rockridge 35-24. Atown falls 36-34. Galena falls 22-19. Stockton defeated...

Sandburg women’s basketball aims for 4th straight Arrowhead Conference title

The Carl Sandburg College women’s basketball team will look for its fourth straight Arrowhead Conference title as the season kicks off this weekend. The Chargers, under fifth-year coach Kellen Fernetti, began their 2026-27 schedule with two games this weekend at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington, Iowa, against the Blackhawks at 5 p.m. Friday and Iowa Western at 11 a.m. Saturday, according to a release from Sandburg.

Davenport North football falls to Xavier in playoffs

Davenport North football’s great season came to an end with a loss to Cedar Rapids Xavier on Friday night. Check out some of the top moments from the game in the video above.

Brown County shows tough chin, steamrolls way to first-round playoff victory

MT. STERLING, Ill. — The first punch may have made the top-seeded Brown County football team wobble. The second could have brought the Hornets to their knees. No way that was happening. “Having the right response was super critical,” Brown County senior running back/defensive back Jack Sefton said. “We...

Curless taps Bluegrass mod standout

Modified standout Cole Falloway of Owensboro, Ky., is making the move to Dirt Late Model racing in 2027, joining East Moline, Ill.-based Curless Motorsports with plans to enter many of the region’s biggest events and most of the MARS Championship Series schedule, the 23-year-old announced Friday. The 2025 DIRTcar...