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Football: Four area athletes announced to WFCA All-Region Teams
The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association revealed its 2026 All-Region Teams this week, and a total of four athletes from area high schools were amongst those recognized. Janesville Craig’s Keyon’Dre Thornton and Malachi Schoonover, Evansville’s Harker Larsen and Edgerton’s Eli Kittleson each received spots on the list of the WFCA’s All-Region honorees. There are a total of eight regions at the 11-player level, four Large School regions and four Small School regions. Schoonover and Thornton were both honored in Region 4 of the Large Division, while Larsen and Kittleson were members of Region 4 of the Small Division. Thornton wrapped up his senior season for the Cougars by having a career year, logging team-highs in receptions (54) and receiving yards (865) while tying for the team best in touchdowns with nine. Thornton averaged six catches, 96.1 receiving yards and one TD per game over the course of the season. WR2 for Craig also made his way onto the All-Region list, as Schoonover finished right behind or equal to Thornton in every stat category. The junior wideout brought in 45 receptions for 855 yards and nine TDs this season, averaging five catches for 95 yards and a score per game. Evansville’s Larsen
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Robert Douglas to take over as Beloit Memorial girls coach
BELOIT — Beloit Memorial athletic director Robert Douglas was dealt another major curveball just three weeks into his tenure. After dealing with the uncertainty surrounding football coach Brad Dement and the resignation of longtime soccer coach Brian Denu, the focus turned to the girls basketball program. Douglas has stepped into the role of head coach for the Purple Knights girls program as previous head coach Jack Klobucar is dealing with a health issue. Monday marked the first day of practice for the program, and Douglas was encouraged by what he saw. “The first thing is that we had 26 girls come for tryouts,” Douglas said. “That was really great to see, because it means we can field a varsity team and a JV team which we couldn’t do last year.” Now, there is the matter of staffing the program. Douglas will serve as the head coach, while Klobucar will remain on staff and Ty Earl will serve as a voluntary assistant. The Knights are still finalizing a hire for a JV coach and are on the search for a varsity assistant coach. Meanwhile, Douglas is wearing two hats. “The main thing is that I wanted to provide the certainty that