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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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Palmer Hills Golf Course experiments with new robotic mowers
Golfers at Palmer Hills Golf Course may have noticed a Roomba-esque machine roaming the 18-hole course. It’s a new electric robot mower from Toro that the course is currently trying out. “To see if we can kind of automate some of our mowing practices out here,” said course superintendent Brian Hickey. Before the addition, the […]
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Area teams prepare for football playoffs
Two area football teams have earned byes in the new expanded IHSA football playoffs and will be idle this weekend. Two other teams begin their playoff runs this Saturday. The area 8-player football teams, Galva and Ridgewood, will be finishing up their regular season with home games this Friday. The...
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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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Wildcat pride on display at Galva School Board meeting
GALVA — Honors and recognition, academic achievement, facility planning and future athletic opportunities were among the topics discussed during Monday’s Galva School Board meeting. School Board President Eric Bates opened the meeting by announcing the Students of the Month, Claire Gale and Owen Vance, and the Athletes of...
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United, Monmouth-Roseville Hit the Road for Opening Round of IHSA Playoffs
It is playoff time for both United and Monmouth-Roseville, with both teams hitting the road for the opening round of the IHSA playoffs. Starting with the United Red Storm, they are back in the postseason for the first time in five years and will make the trip to Fulton Saturday afternoon.
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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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Galesburg football preps for first postseason appearance in a decade
Back in 2016, the ‘Mannequin Challenge’ and ‘Pokémon Go’ were viral trends. It’s also the last time Galesburg football made the postseason until this season. “I personally have never felt anything like this,” said Derrick Curtis, a Galesburg senior There’s a sense of positive energy within Galesburg football program. “It means a lot to me […]
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‘We just really have to focus on ourselves’: Jags advance, will host Bettendorf next
(Story by Stephen McDaniel) Over the 14 years of Ankeny Centennial volleyball, the Jaguars have never once fallen short of making a regional championship appearance. The 2026 season is no different for the sixth-ranked Jaguars. Centennial rolled to a 25-14, 25-12, 25-16 victory over visiting Council Bluffs Lincoln in a...
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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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St. Ambrose Basketball Coach Ray Shovlain to retire after upcoming season
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - St. Ambrose University announced on Friday their head men’s basketball coach is retiring. Coach Ray Shovlain has led the Fighting Bees since 1983. Shovlain announced on Friday he will be retiring at the end of the 2026-27 season. Shovlain is entering his final season with...