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Basketball players are well aware of the phrase, "Taking the lid off the basket." It often refers to a team that continues to miss shots, even good ones. For the Lena-Winslow Panthers, they had been in such a bad shooting rut over the last week that the "lid" seemed to be strapped down with iron wrappings and bolted in place. Throughout the first half of their conference battle Monday night with Pearl City, the Panthers shooting woes continued. From anything outside of ten feet, nothing wanted...
River Ridge head coach, Shean Albrecht, called it ... "It doesn't matter if we're really good and Stockton is down, or the other way around; every time we play it's always a tight game," he said. In one of the more exciting games this season, the Wildcats needed overtime, some critical foul shots ... and a little bit of luck to pull out a dramatic 46-45 overtime victory against the Stockton Blackhawks Tuesday night. From the fourth quarter on, the contest turned into a chess match as each posses...
If there was any chance that an area team was going to knock off the Galena Pirates to tighten up the conference race, they were dashed Wednesday night as the Pirates used their clamp down full court defense to pull away from RR/SM early, then never looked back in a convincing 41-25 victory. "This one played out a lot like the last one," said Wildcat head coach Dave Wiegel. "I thought we would do a better job of handling their pressure, but we didn't." The Pirates use a full court 1-3-1 press th...
The last time the Orangeville Lady Broncos won the conference championship was 1997. That makes it a 24 year span without a title. But following Friday night's exciting 39-34 victory in Lena over the Panthers, the Broncos got one step closer to breaking that string in year 25. When the game began, fans of both teams wondered who it was they were watching as the points piled up quickly and both teams were on fire. Laney Cahoon made a three point basket, then stole the ball and made the layup at...
"You talk to any coach in the conference, and they'll tell you that the first question you have to answer when you play Eastland is, 'How are you going to stop (Kellen) Henze?'," said Fulton head coach R.J. Coffey. Never were the concerns about the Eastland senior guard more evident than in the Cougars conference battle at home against the Fulton Steamers Thursday night. From the opening quarter, when Henze scored 10 of the 14 points Eastland put up – and the four other points were on Henze a...
Section Poultry Judging CDE On January 31st, the Stockton FFA chapter had 28 members, 10 High School and 18 Junior High, participate in the Section One FFA Poultry CDE. The high school team placed 2nd overall. Individually, Joseph Brudi placed 3rd and Emma Demeter placed 4th. For the top five junior high members, Stockton students were Deryn Broshous, Emma Haas, Alice McGovern, and Lexi Gaylord. Stockton FFA attends Ground Zero Conference Six of our freshman members had the opportunity to...
Timber Lake Playhouse, the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, announces auditions on February 12 and February 13 for children who would like to play orphans in Annie, and local adults and non-Equity actors for their upcoming season. TLP is seeking children ages 6 -16 who can sing and move well to play the roles of orphans in the Musical Annie. All types are encouraged to audition. The adult ensemble plays a number of roles. Ensemble and orphans must be available for most rehearsals and ALL performances. Prepare a song...
State Sen. Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) released the following statement after Gov. J. B. Pritzker delivered his Budget Address to a joint session of legislators Feb. 2 via a virtual broadcast from the Old State Capitol. “How appropriate that this Governor presented his assessment of Illinois and his plan for the upcoming budget on Ground Hog Day. His speech was full of hope for sunshine but did not acknowledge the shadows of more fiscal winter looming. He is proposing to give Illinois families sh...
Second Quarter Honor Roll 4.00+ Margaret Cahill, Ashley Carroll, Kari Conklin, Kali Crusilla, Breyton Fry, Dominic Geerts, Samantha Haring, Owen Holcomb, Olivia Leonard, Ajdar Limani, Anna Navarro-Garcia, Leanna Scott, Marlene Weidner, Camdyn Bauer, Heaven Brotherton, Cora Dittmar, Sadie Fry, Sam Grzeslo, Lauren Kloss, Maddox Knauer, Jamie Schnitzler, Nicholas Schnitzler, Celia Turner, Emily Wurster, Addison Albrecht, Cora Boop, Avery Engle, Morgan Flynn, Lynnea Groezinger, Micaela Miller, Amie Richmond, Isaac Rife, Evelyn Walter, Aizlynn...
Citing the urgent need for swift action to stem the ongoing spike in violent crime across the state, the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus unveiled an updated legislative package Feb. 1 targeting violent crime and offering a critical lifeline to law enforcement efforts. “There is no excuse to go another single day without addressing the crime wave that is wreaking havoc on our state. While our package won’t eliminate crime completely, it would get us on a good path toward safer neighborhoods,” said Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Ha...
This time of year is always significant to my wife, Cindy and I. We celebrate our wedding anniversary on February 14th. This year has special significance because we are celebrating 40 years of marriage! It all began in the spring of my 19th year when this beautiful girl caught my attention. Not only did she have unsurpassed beauty, but I soon discovered she had inner beauty clear to the depths of her soul. She was, and still is, a gem. We dated for a few years and tied the knot in an enchanting...
Post Season Pairings Forreston Sectional Tue., Feb. 22 Indian Creek Regional Winner vs. Stockton Regional Winner – 6:00 pm Eastland Regional Winner vs. Durand Regional Winner – 7:30 pm Thu., Feb. 24 Championship - 7:00 pm Eastland Regional Sat., Feb. 12 (11) Fulton vs. (12) Milledgeville (7) Eastland vs. (13) Sterling Newman Mon., Feb. 14 (1) Galena vs. Winner Game 1 – 7:00 pm Tue., Feb. 15 (4) Morrison vs. Winner Game 2 – 7:00 pm Thu., Feb. 17 Championship – 7:00 pm Indian Creek Regional Sat., Feb. 12 (7) Alden-Hebron vs. (10) Ashton-Fr...
Editor’s Note: Dan is scrambling to put together several Regional basketball programs, while also getting his speech team ready for their own Regional, so we’re giving him a break and re-running one of our favorite columns - enjoy! I think just about everyone who has ever made the trip would agree with me – the most boring stretch of road has got to be highway 39 between Rockford and Bloomington. Yes, there is a nice view when crossing over the Abraham Lincoln bridge in LaSalle Peru, but aside...
Final team standings: 1. Lena-Winslow/Stockton 202 2. Dixon 157 3. Dakota 146 4. Stillman Valley 137.5 5. Oregon 103 6. Polo 90 7. Byron 74 8. Winnebago 60 9. Fulton 54 10. West Carroll 14 11. Durand 3.5 Pantherhawk Results 120 Drew Presson (12-13) placed 3rd and scored 13.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Gavin Kramer (Dixon) 7-11 won by decision over Drew Presson (Lena-Winslow) 12-13 (Dec 6-1) Cons. Round 1 - Drew Presson (Lena-Winslow) 12-13 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Semi - Drew Presson...
Apple River Karen L. Barth, 69 Karen L. Barth, age 69, of Apple River, IL passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in Freeport, IL. She was born on January 1, 1953, in Belvidere, IL to Paul and Luella (Krupke) Barth. She loved helping others and did so by becoming an RN and serving on the Warren ambulance crew. Karen enjoyed traveling, she took a trip to Switzerland and Ireland as well as many trips to the east coast to see her cousins. She loved her pets, enjoyed reading, watching movies, and visiting with her family. She is survived by her... Full story
I’ve been saving for my retirement. I only have $900 so far, but I do have 250,000 little packets of sugar, ketchup and crackers. I plan to retire on Friday and I haven’t saved a dime … here’s the chance for my investment planer to become a legend. In financial news today, stock holders sought safety in treasuries, treasury holders opted for high-yield bonds, and bond holders fled to growth stocks. Money can’t buy happiness. You also need high-yield stocks, prime real estate, and a solid credit rating. My investment club has been meeting f...
Highland Community College Lifelong Learning February courses include Beginning Jewelry Making, Computers and Mobile Devices, Spring Bulb Gardens A and B, The Bio-Energetics of Thriving, and Cahokia and the Mississippian Culture, held in-person and online. Courses being held in person will be practicing social distancing and masks will be required. Others have the option to attend through Zoom™. To register online and view the complete Lifelong Learning schedule, visit highland.edu/lifelong. For more information about Lifelong Learning and t...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, announced the promotion of Daniel Ludwig to Associate Engineering Technician. Ludwig, who joined Fehr Graham in 2016, works on land surveying, construction staking and transportation engineering projects. He is involved in all phases of surveying projects, including GPS mission planning, data collection and reduction, quality assurance monitoring and property description preparation. Ludwig, who works in the firm's Rockford,...
Area Speech teams competed over the weekend at the Freeport IHSA Speech Regional, without many big surprises found in the results. Covid has decimated are speech to the point where EPC was the only small school team that was able to field a complete – all 14 entries – team at the Regional. But even though several other schools had far fewer competitors, those who did battle it out, came away with high honors. Final team scores saw Freeport dominate as the Pretzels, who hosted the Regional, won...
Adkins Energy LLC is proud to offer its annual scholarship. The application is available on the Adkins website: www.adkinsenergy.com; application deadline is Friday, April 1st 2022. Adkins Energy LLC will award three $500 scholarships to qualifying students. Anyone pursuing higher education at a trade school, college or university in 2022 may apply. Entries will be judged on previous academic achievement, current financial impact, and an essay. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must: - Complete an application, including the most...
