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Freeport teacher is Illinois Golden Apple Award finalist
It's challenging enough to meet students where they are mentally and emotionally, but Eugene Calingacion, a Freeport special education teacher, goes the extra mile to meet them physically, too. "One of his students was struggling with sitting at the table and was underneath the table," said Principal Jennifer DeJung. "So, Eugene just went underneath the table with the student and did his lesson down there, because that's what the student needed at that time." ...
Brodhead/Juda sweeps Rock Valley Conference triangular meet
Brodhead/Juda’s boys and girls track and field teams swept a pair of Rock Valley Conference dual meets at a triangular in Clinton on Wednesday. Addison Yates won three individual events for the Cardinals girls, who beat Clinton 99-43 and Walworth Big Foot 94-48. Yates also led off their winning 800-meter relay. Her individual wins came in the 100 hurdles in 16.80 seconds and the high and long jumps with marks of 5-foot-2 and 16 feet, respectively. ...
Fifteen OHS students make Badger Conference Top Scholars
Each year, the Badger Conference recognizes the academic accomplishments of the top senior scholars from each of its 16 schools. On Sunday, April 14, Oregon High School hosted the 30th Annual Badger Conference Top Scholars celebration, with 15 students receiving the award.
Remembering Oregon softball's nine seniors prior to their final games at the Jane
EUGENE, Ore – There's a natural cycle of players coming and going in college sports. It's been heightened by the rise of the transfer portal, NIL and the immediacy of seemingly greener grass. So it becomes rare to see a team cling on to players for four or five years.
$1.2M resurfacing project underway for Pearl City Road in Freeport
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers in Freeport should expect closures on Pearl City Road between Kiwanis Drive and Park Boulevard as contractors begin a $1.2M reconstruction project. City officials say the closure is expected to last around 60 to 90 days and will improve the appearance and safety of the...
Freeport wrestler Cadence Diduch captures U20 national championship
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Freeport wrestler Cadence Diduch has captured another national championship on the mats. This past weekend she won the 62 kg division at the USMC U20 National Championships in Spokane, Washington. Diduch had to battle back after dropping a 10-0 tech fall to Skyler Hattendorf of New Hampshire. Diduch won her next […]
Harlem bounces back after 14-run inning to throw an early wrench into NIC-10 baseball race
Harlem couldn’t win at home against Freeport scoring nine runs for its returning all-conference pitcher. But the Huskies won with only three runs at Freeport. Thanks to the return of their prodigal pitcher. Jackson Heidemann led Harlem to a 3-0 win Monday over defending NIC-10 co-champion Freeport, three days...
Horicon pulls away from Orfordville Parkview for six-inning victory
Owen Muche threw a complete game, and he and his Horicon teammates exploded for nine runs combined in the fifth and sixth innings to beat Orfordville Parkview 13-3 in six innings Thursday in Horicon. The Vikings took advantage of a two-run error in the top of the first to take the lead, but Horicon tied it up in the bottom with an RBI single from Muche and an RBI groundout by Reed Vorlob. ...
PREP BASEBALL: Brodhead/Juda, North Boone earn conference victories
WALWORTH, Wis. — In the nightcap of a doubleheader on Wednesday night, Brodhead/Juda stayed steady with a single run scored in each of the first five innings to take down Big Foot 5-3. The Cardinals (3-4, 2-1 Rock Valley Rock), who won the first game 4-0, fell into a quick 2-0 deficit when the Chiefs’ (4-4, 2-4) Skylar Jacobs and Braden Buchholz both drew bases-loaded walks in the first. By...
Girls soccer: Oregon starts season with three wins
The Oregon girls soccer team rode a three-goal first half to top Monona Grove 3-1 in a Badger Large Conference game on Monday, April 15, at Oregon High School. Oregon scored two goals in the second half to top rival Verona 3-0 in a nonconference game on Saturday, April 13, at Oregon High School.
Cleanup, rebuilding efforts continue 2 months after Evansville tornado
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Two months ago, the first tornadoes ever recorded in the month of February in Wisconsin touched down. Since then, considerable recovery progress has been made, but there is still work to be done. Shortly after 6 p.m. on February 8, tornadoes ripped though rural Rock County....
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