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It was Eastland at Lena-Winslow – that's all anybody needed to know. It didn't matter what the records were, or who was hot or cold, this was classic Cougars against the Panthers – the kind of...

The Orangeville Broncos may have been leading the NUIC North, but they had fallen to Aquin at home in their first meeting. So, the rematch Tuesday night in Freeport meant a lot if the Broncos really...

Stockton's Dustin Oppold had just nailed two free throws to put the Blackhawks up by three with only 31.1 seconds to play in the game as Warren called time out. "We wanted to get something moving...

The Pre-Trial hearing was scheduled for January 26th at 9:00 am, but when the case was called, State’s Attorney, Carl Larson, said that he had received a call from the defense attorney, Craig...

With the Regional seeds expected to be voted on soon by coaches throughout the region, every team sitting at or near the top of their respective conference is battling to add to their resume – with...

Friends might give you a good zinger every once in a while, and children can dish up some god ones, (although we’ll never openly admit it) but when it comes to drilling a dagger straight into your h...

1. Galena 25 – 1 Pirates look like the lock as the top seed in the Sectional, but must fight complacency to stay on top. 2. Orangeville 22 - 3 Another impressive week for the Broncos. But they...

1. Fulton 18 – 6 Fulton is a tenuous top team. Living too much by the three, and when they go cold ... bad things happen. 2. Scales Mound 21 - 4 Hornets are still one of our favorites. Tough losses...

There's an old saying in sports, "It's not who you play, it's when you play them." On paper, it should have been a major contest between the Lena-Winslow Panthers and Warren Warriors Monday night in L...

The Lena-Winslow Lady Panthers got a big win over Aquin Wednesday night, and a major factor in the victory was the new implementation of a lob pass that was made by Alyssa Daughenbaugh into Grace...

Last Thursday's meeting of the Stephenson County Board took on some major issues head on, but the underlying message anybody who has followed the board over the years walked away with was ... this boa...

The last time the Lena-Winslow Panthers had played against the Pecatonica Indians at the Forreston Tournament, it ended in a one point game. But Saturday in Pecatonica, in their first conference...

I wanted to do something nice for my wife while she was up in northern Wisconsin playing grandma to the twerpers. Now, again, in an effort to prepare for the eventual move, my wife was very excited...

The Scales Mound Hornets held a slim three point lead over the powerful Pecatonica Indians with two minutes left in their third place contest at the MLK Tournament. Desperate to get the ball, but...

Last season, during their run to the State finals, the Scales Mound Hornets traveled to DeKalb for the Super Sectional. And after winning their game to punch the ticket to the State finals, they made...

The non-conference battle in Dakota between the Indians and Warren Warriors was very much in doubt early in the third quarter as a well executed alley-oop to Reed McNutt was followed by a Brady...

The gym was packed at River Ridge High School as everyone wanted to see the highly anticipated game between the top team in the state – the undefeated Galena Pirates – and the one team many...

Although the Fulton Steamers were loaded with some top talent, the early part of the season was a struggle – leaving them stuck with a 6-6 record – and causing a lot of basketball fans to wonder,...

One of the factors in Lena-Winslow's loss to Pecatonica in Girls Basketball was that starting point guard, and leading scorer – Tiana Esser – went down with an ankle injury and the jury is still...

Ok, first things first. Mark your calendars for Saturday night, January 28th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Cannova’s in Freeport – upstairs. That is where we will be holding my 60th birthday party...

We’ve received a ton of phone calls and texts looking for an update on what was taking place in regard to the trial of Stephanie Broshous 47 of Stockton after we said we were going to the first...

It's really not too hard to figure out how the Scales Mound Hornets have been so successful this season in spite of graduating all five starters from last season's third place in state team....

It's been a long time since the Warren Lady Warriors were a force on the basketball court. And while they still may not be among the area elite, they have reached the level of being "dangerous" ...

The River Ridge Wildcats are known for their full court pressure defense, but it's not like some high-pressure teams we've seen in the past. "Some teams press and don't care if they give up a layup...

It was supposed to be an epic showdown – the top two teams in the North, who went into overtime in their first meeting this season, squaring off in their first conference battle. Two television...