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Mud Volleyball Tournament canceled as village leaders look to curb drinking at event
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful is canceling its annual Mud Volleyball Tournament saying it was unable to reach an agreement with Roscoe officials after concerns were raised over over alcohol consumption at the event. Generations of family members have participated in the tournament, which has been going since 1981. It typically...
Guilford sprinter Messiah Tilson advances to state in four events, to lead area boys stars
The boys track and field season is headed down the backstretch, and this week's sectionals across the northern portion of the state laid the groundwork for the Rockford-area stars to shine at state next week. Only the top two from each event, and those that eclipse the state standard times and distances, extended their seasons one more week. Those are the ones who made it to the final week of the season, and the IHSA state boys...
NIC-10 baseball race takes dramatic turn in last game with walk-off win after trailing 9-1
Belvidere North harbored NIC-10 title hopes three weeks ago. Five straight losses crushed that dream. Yet here the Blue Thunder were, storming the field after Lukas Koeller’s bases-loaded triple gave North a walk-off 12-11 win over Boylan on Thursday. The win won’t help North (13-13, 11-7 NIC-10) in the...
3A track and field sectional sees several local boys qualify for state
HUNTLEY, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Girls track and field athletes will begin competing at state the next few days, and now our local boys are trying to get there for next week. Sectional action for the 3A boys was happening Wednesday night in Huntley. Huntley was the team champion out of 17 teams. Belvidere North was the […]
Hononegah clinches third straight NIC-10 softball title, carrying momentum toward playoffs
Hononegah's girls softball crew, one of the youngest in the NIC-10 and in the Rockford area, had plenty of motivation going into Wednesday night's showdown at Belvidere North. Win to complete the season sweep of the Blue Thunder and another conference title was theirs. It would also set up a...
Soccer Game Recap: Harlem Comes Up Short
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Harlem can now relate to. They lost 4-0 to the Mundelein Mustangs on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Harlem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Mundelein is ranked 105th).
Canceled mud volleyball fundraiser hurts KNIB’s budget
ROSCOE, Ill. (WTVO) — The cancelation of Keep Illinois Beautiful’s Mud Volleyball Tournament has participants disappointed and will hurt their budget. Keep Illinois Beautiful Executive Director Pam Osborne said a lot has changed due to new leadership. “They had a lot of new leadership in Roscoe and everything. And they just decided they wanted to […]
Machesney Park, May 16 High School 🏐 Game Notice
There are 2 high school 🏐 games in Machesney Park. The Boylan Catholic High School volleyball team will have a game with Harlem High School on May 16, 2024, 17:00:00 CST. The Boylan Catholic High School volleyball team will have a game with Harlem High School on May 16, 2024, 18:00:00 CST.
Hononegah's girls rugby team to close season at High School National Championships
The Hononegah girls rugby team is headed to the High School Girls Rugby National Championships. And while they will be playing in the developmental invitational bracket, and not the 15s national tournament bracket, they have a chance to slam the door on this season with a win or two (or three) at nationals.
Hononegah grads Joscelyn Bennett, Briella Sendele help JC teams reach World Series
Joscelyn Bennett and Briella Sendele were teammates for eight summers on a Stateline Fury travel team and played four years together on the Hononegah Indians. Last weekend, the college freshmen were wearing different uniforms as they competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Region 4 tournament at Black Hawk College in Moline, Ill. It could have been a little more awkward. At least their teams didn’t square...
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...
Hononegah Softball dominating post season
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Regan Holgate is back with us tonight for another female athlete spotlight and tonight we’re talking about the Hononegah High School softball team. Regan says that they have a ton of amazing players and they have had only two losses this season. She says that these girls are so competitive, and they kill it when they step out on the diamond.
Softball Recap: Macey Lineman can't quite lead South Beloit over Milledgeville
South Beloit and Milledgeville squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but South Beloit had to settle for second. They lost 16-4 to the Milledgeville Missiles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South Beloit of the 10-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2015.
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