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Here are 24 freshmen making an impact on their Rockford-area high school softball team
There always seems to be a freshman or two that rises to the occasion and steps up in varsity softball action around the Rockford area — sometimes even more than one or two. Well, this year, there is a lot more than one or two. In fact, there are a couple of teams around that are relying heavily on freshmen. ...
Local boxer Hulian Lugo prepares for bout at National Golden Gloves
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — There’s no shortage of great boxing talent in the Rockford area, and 20-year-old Hulian Lugo of Patriots Boxing Club is quickly climbing his way to the top as one of the best. Lugo won the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament last weekend for the second-straight year. He boxes in one of the […]
Game faces: Rockford area top players and rising stars for spring 2024: Photos
The high school spring sports season is well underway, and plenty of Rockford-area stars already are making names for themselves. Rockford-area spring sports: How Byron can top Guilford, Dakota to become Rockford's greatest one-year sports dynasty Belvidere North's girls soccer star Cortlyn Hefty has 29 goals through the Blue Thunder's first 10 games. ...
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...
Hononegah senior Izaak Smith will wrestle at UW-Whitewater
ROCKTON — Izaak “Chuck” Smith says his first love was always football, but he doesn’t mind settling for his close second when it comes to competing in the college ranks. “It was always football, but my junior year I realized I wasn’t getting any taller or much bigger and that’s when I realized I should give this wrestling thing a shot,” Smith said Thursday after signing a letter-of-intent to attend UW-Whitewater and wrestle for the Warhawks. “The football chapter is closed in my life, but...
Boylan Titans ready to send six more student-athletes off to college
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Boylan High School is ready to send six more very talented student-athletes off to college. They were all recognized Wednesday afternoon during a National Letter of Intent signing ceremony. Below is a list of the six athletes who signed. Santa English, Football – Winona State University (Winona, Minn.) Kaylee Harter, Basketball […]
Harlem, North Boone softball show off strongest batteries midway through season
Having the best pitcher in the conference AND the best catcher in the conference is not only unique, but it's about as much of an advantage as you can have in softball. And when that pitcher and catcher can hit as well as anybody in the entire region, that boosts that advantage even higher. ...
Kansas adds Rockford native AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Rockford native AJ Storr is transferring to Kansas after leading Wisconsin in scoring this past season. Storr said Thursday in a social media post that he was making this decision “with great excitement and humility.” Later Thursday, Kansas announced the additions of Storr and former South Dakota State guard Zeke Mayo. “Joining the […]
TinCaps drop series opener to Dragons
The TinCaps had their three-game winning streak snapped against the Dayton Dragons, 4-1, at Day Air Ballpark Tuesday night. The TinCaps had their three-game winning streak snapped against the Dayton Dragons, 4-1, at Day Air Ballpark Tuesday night.
Growing the game: For the first time, every school in NIC-10 is playing boys volleyball
The newest boys sport in the NIC-10 quickly became wildly popular at some schools. Jefferson, for instance, has had an average of 55 players try out for the team the last few years, the most in any sport. But, still, for most of the state — and even the nation — boys volleyball has had a small number of converts. ...
Former Harlem star Kadin Bergstrom earns national honor with Rockford University baseball
Kadin Bergstrom, a sophomore infielder at Rockford University and a former Harlem Huskie, became the first Regents first baseman selected to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week after he extended his streak to five straight games with a home run on Saturday. Bergstrom homered over the left-field fence in the...
Questions, Comments, Concerns: USAG Championships
This weekend we wrapped up the penultimate championship of the season and witnessed Lindenwood’s swan song. This will be a shorter article than usual, befitting a sadly shrinking championship field, but we’ll hit the highlights of a memorable weekend. Here’s what I watched, anticipated, and worried about during the second-last weekend of season.
North Boone opportunistic in 9-1 win over Rock Falls
POPLAR GROVE, Ill.—The campus of North Boone High School was the land of opportunity on Wednesday evening and the Vikings’ softball team was taking full advantage. North Boone put the blustery wind, which was gusting well up to 40 miles per hour at times, to good use by blasting a pair of homers, pounced on Rock Falls whenever it made one of its four miscues and, most importantly, were opportunistic about increasing its chances at winning a Big Northern Conference title. ...
Beloit Turner baseball gladly fighting through adversity early in the season
CLINTON — A steady sprinkle eventually gave way to a constant chilly rain that forced the Beloit Turner and Clinton baseball teams to send everyone packing with the game all tied up at 4-all in the sixth inning Thursday. For the Trojans it wasn’t anything new — the spring season thus far has been filled with all kinds of adversity. What has really impressed Turner head coach Jeff Clowes is...
Windy weather creates tough conditons at Krueger-Haskell for Beloit Memorial golf meet
BELOIT — The only thing that could slow down Beloit Memorial’s Allen brothers’ strong start to the golfing season was a gusty wind that made conditions tough at Krueger-Haskell Golf Course on Tuesday for the second Southern Lakes Conference Major of the season. Senior Max Allen shot a 91 while sophomore brother Marcus shot a 96 at the meet. The older Allen had placed fifth at the first SLC major of the season, held last Wednesday at Twin Lakes Country Club, and followed it up...
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