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Hononegah baseball on a roll, sets up baseball showdown with Boylan
Harlem climbed into the NIC-10 baseball race by handing Belvidere North its only two conference losses last week. The Huskies were one game out of first. Then they played four games in five days against Boylan and Hononegah. It wasn’t pretty. “You have to have pitching depth,” Harlem coach...
Guilford wins third straight NIC-10 girls track and field championship
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Our local high school track and field athletes are in the prime of their season. It started Thursday afternoon with the NIC-10 girls meet at Guilford’s Swanson Stadium. Guilford won eight individual events to secure its third straight NIC-10 championship in girls track & field. For highlights, watch the media player above. […]
ON THE DIAMOND: Trio of sluggers power Hononegah past Jay-Hawks
ROCKFORD — Danielle Franz, Aislynn Palmer and Kaelyn Kelly formed quite the wrecking crew Wednesday night against Rockford Jefferson. The trio combined for nine hits, nine runs and 11 runs batted in as Hononegah rolled over the J-Hawks 16-0 in a game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule. Franz hit a pair of home runs and a double, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and five RBIs. She...
Ski Broncs’ home park gets $800,000 renovation ahead of 2024 season
LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — The Ski Broncs have put on a water skiing show at Loves Park’s Shorewood Park for nearly 60 years, and the 2024 season will introduce new renovations to their home park. The $800,000 renovation includes a better boat ramp and an expanded staging area. “What will be immediately visible is […]
Rockford Lutheran alum punches his ticket to PGA Championship
FRISCO, Texas. (WIFR) - Rockford Lutheran alumni Jeff Kellen is headed to Valhalla becoming only the second stateline golfer to qualify for the PGA Championship. Kellen, who also golfed at Illinois State University, teed off Monday at the PGA Professional Championship in Frisco, Texas. Kellen, along with 311 fellow golfers, hit Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco and worked to survive two cuts and earn a spot on the Corebridge Financial PGA Team.
Senior Caleb Dirkx will join Hononegah connection in Rock Valley College bowling
ROCKTON — Asked why he took up the two-handed style of bowling as a Hononegah student-athlete, Caleb Dirkx has an honest answer. “When I first got into the sport, I didn’t know what I was doing,” Dirkx said with a grin. “A couple of my friends were bowling two-handed so I tried it and found it to be easier and quicker to learn.” With some practice, he turned out to...
First responders escort Special Olympic athletes in victory parade
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - Supporters flock to Pearl Street to cheer on the second annual Special Olympic victory parade in Belvidere. The parade began at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, at the Pacemaker Countryside Market, 413 Southtowne Dr., escorts directed the parade north onto Pearl St. to the Boone County Community Complex, 111 West First St. for the annual athlete banquet.
Softball roundup: Beloit Turner shuts out Clinton to achieve split of season series
Beloit Turner avenged an 8-6 loss at the hands of Clinton from Monday as a trio of Trojans pitchers delivered a shutout in Rock Valley Conference play. Maddyn Saunders earned the win as she didn’t allow a hit and struck out two in three innings. Jayden Pozzani then threw two scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and Lauryn Wells finished the final two frames while allowing a hit and keeping hosting Clinton (4-9, 4-6) off the board. ...
Candance Parker retires from WNBA
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Regan Holgate is back with us tonight to talk about the retirement of one of the greatest players in the WNBA. Regan remembers when Candance joined the league in 2008 and became league MVP her rookie season which Regan says just doesn’t happen anymore.
Freeport soccer star Autumn Diduch is out for rest of season as Pretzels try to regroup
It was reported on Wednesday morning that Freeport's top softball pitcher was out for the rest of her senior season. Now, it's been confirmed that the Freeport Pretzels' top soccer star, and one of the Rockford area's best of all time, is out for the rest of her senior year, too.
Get ready to Party at the Plaza
DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) — The party doesn’t just start with the first pitch in Day Air Ball Park, it starts in the Water Street District with the Dragons’ Parties on the Plaza!. Brandy Guinaugh, Executive Vice President of Dayton Dragons, and Erik Wood, Assistant Vice President of...
Boylan looks to finish girls soccer season strong after head coach slips away to give birth
The Boylan girls are soaring into the last phase of the regular season, aiming for their ninth NIC-10 championship in the past 11 years to go along with another postseason push. And while they will have to do the rest of it without their head coach Taylor Meyers, who just...
Four Beloit Turner seniors announced college commitments
BELOIT — Their athletic careers at Beloit Turner began in the shadows of COVID-19, but the four seniors saluted in a collegiate signing ceremony rose above that adversity to achieve their goals. First and foremost was to compete in college in the sport they are most passionate about. Tyshawn Teague-Johnson is headed to UW-Stevens Point to play basketball. Caitlin Wirth will run cross country and track and field at UW-Platteville....
PREPS: North Boone's Cami Carter shines with arm, bat
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. — Cami Carter tossed a 1-hitter with 10 strikeouts as North Boone improved to 18-3 overall with a 12-0 rout of Oregon in five innings on Thursday. Carter did not issue a walk as she dominated the visitors. The only hit off her was Olivia’s Paul’s second-inning single. The senior pitcher also provided all the offense she needed when she blasted a two-run home run in the...
Rockford's first All-American swimmer in 17 years anchors third-place relay team
Camden Taylor’s freshman goal at Texas was to simply qualify for the NCAA Championships in a relay. Once there, he found himself unexpectedly swimming the anchor leg on the Longhorns’ 800-yard freestyle relay team. “At the last minute, they moved me to anchor,” said Taylor, who broke all...
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