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West Galena 12 – 0 34 – 1 West Carroll 9 – 3 20–8–1 Stockton 7 – 5 14–16–2 River Ridge 7 – 5 15–13–3 Scales Mound 4 – 8 13 – 17 East Dubuque 3 – 9 3 – 22 Warren 0 – 12 0 – 25 North Aquin 12 - 0 29 – 1 Dakota 8 - 4 25 – 6 Lena-Winslow 8 - 4 22 – 8 Durand 8 - 4 23–10–1 Pecatonica 4 - 8 17–15–3 Orangeville 2 - 10 9 – 19 Pearl City 0 - 12 10–23-2 South Forreston 12 - 0 21 – 8 Fulton 10 - 2 22–6-1 Milledgeville 6 - 6 18–14-1 Polo 6 - 6 10–16–3 Eastland 6 - 6 16 – 17 Amboy 1 - 11 7 – 23 AFC 1 - 11 4 – 23 Last Week’s Results Milledgeville 25, 25 Pea...
We'd been hearing it ever since the season began, and had seen it in the numbers whenever the Lena-Winslow Panthers went off to play in a high-end tournament somewhere, but Tuesday night was the first time the home fans got to see the Panthers at the top of their game as they dominated a very strong Dakota Indian squad 25-16, 25-13. "We wanted this so bad," said setter Alyssa Daughenbaugh. "I got up at five Monday morning to come here to practice at six, it was all I could think about all day."...
River Ridge junior, Gwen Miller had a big day Wednesday in the Wildcat's conference battle against the East Dubuque Warriors. When the match was over, her stat line read: Six kills, 1 Stuff Block, and five ace serves ... but the more impressive point is ... she's a setter. "We tell everyone they have to do several things," said head coach Brittany Sinagra. "If you want to be a big hitter, you have to make a good pass first. And Gwen is like the poster child for that – we ask her to do it a...
When the region talked about the best volleyball teams heading into the post season, Aquin and Galena got the most attention, with Dakota, Lena-Winslow and Durand not far behind. And judging from their rankings on MaxPreps, it's understandable. But the team most people might be overlooking – that will have a much easier post season road – is the Forreston Cardinals. Thursday night in Forreston, the Cardinals locked up the NUIC South conference title with an exciting 14-25, 25-19, 25-21 win ove...
Sitting with a 3-4 record, the River Ridge Wildcats were tied with three other teams for the 16th and final playoff spot in the Eight-Man post season tournament, so a win was needed – and needed badly. Unfortunately, River Ridge was playing host to the Milledgeville Missiles. Milledgeville's junior quarterback, Connor Nye, didn't take long to crush whatever Wildcat hopes were held for pulling off the upset. On the first Missile possession, Nye connected with Kacen Johnson for a 14 yard t...
On the first chilly night of the football season, the Aquin Bulldogs were hoping to give a cold reception to the Amboy Clippers as they made the trip to Freeport Friday night. Unfortunately, the Clippers got off the bus hot and it showed as the game began with Amboy getting the first chance on offense. The Clippers wasted little time in getting a lead as they needed only seven plays to reach the end zone to start the game. Picking up chunks of yardage, the Amboy offense marched down the field covering 70 yards with the last 18 on a touchdown pa...
School Board Referendum – Vote Yes On Tuesday, November 8th, I’m asking everyone to vote YES on the Lena-Winslow School Board Referendum. This referendum will determine how school board members are elected, and has no impact on your taxes. The current way we elect school board members is confusing, unfair, and discourages individuals from running for the Board. Some of the reasons to vote YES – 1. It eliminates the confusing process of running in a particular township to an at-large election (whoever gets the most votes wins) 2. The curre...
The Wisconsin state football playoff pairings have been announced, and three teams out of the Six Rivers conference were strong enough to make it into the field of 32 teams in the 7A Tournament. The pairings are: #8 Deerfield at #1 Cashton #5 New Lisbon at #4 Ithaca #6 Pittsville at #3 Assumption #7 Highland at #2 Blackhawk/Warren #8 Hilbert at #1 Cambria-Friesland #5 Randolph at #4 Johnson Creek #6 Catholic Central at #3 Reedsville #7 Lourdes Academy at #2 Shlocton #8 Pacelli at #1 Regis #5 Boyceville at #4 Elmwood/Plum City #6 Hurley at #3...
Twelve members of the River Ridge FFA Chapter competed in the Schapville FFA trap shoot competition on October 8th. We had a variety of experience levels in our members on the teams this year. Some were there for their 3rd year of shooting sports and other members trying this activity for the first time. The National Rifle Association Foundation donated eye protection, ear protection, ammunition pouches and shells for the students to use. We appreciate the generous financial support of this...
On Saturday afternoon, the Queen of Hearts made another appearance in the Lena Sons of The American Legion's Queen of Hearts raffle at the Iron Horse Tap. Tammy Jacobs had her ticket drawn and correctly guessed that the Queen was hiding under card number 27. While Tammy was not present for the drawing, she still won 60% of the prize pool or $9,816.00. Federal and state taxes were deducted and then SAL treasurer John Costello presented Tammy a check for her winnings. After a week break, drawings...
Not long ago I had a meeting in our church parking lot with the editor of this newspaper, Dan Stevens. He’s a likable chap, (although he can get a little intense around deadline time). We met in the parking lot because he had a volume of books to give me called The Interpreter's Bible - A Commentary in Twelve Volumes, published by Abingdon Press. It has a total of 36 contributing editors from various prominent universities and seminaries from the era of time when the books were published. The t...
I was hitting a wall when trying to come up with a column for this week. Sometimes something will happen that I immediately want to write about, other times if I sit and ponder life for a while on the toilet I come up with an idea. But this week … I was leaning towards how being a Viking fan in the demilitarized area between Bear and Packer lovers has been vastly different this season because my team is actually winning. But even that seemed a bit strained, and I know I’m at my best writing whe...
Lanark Alvera Smith, 91 Alvera Smith, of Lanark, IL, passed away Friday, October 7, at Allure Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll, IL. A graveside funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lanark. Visitation was from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. before the service at the church. A celebration of Alvera’s life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, and The Dementia Foundation. Alvera was born on the Freely Farm outside of Brookville, IL, on December 7, 1930, daughter o... Full story
Lena-Winslow Veterans Day Celebration. The Lena-Winslow School District would like to invite all Veterans, their families, and community members to their annual Veterans Day Celebration on Friday, November 11, 2022. A free breakfast will be served to all Veterans from 7:30-9:15 a.m. in the High School Cafeteria. A program honoring Veterans will follow the meal starting at 9:30 a.m. Please join us on Veterans Day to celebrate all of those who have served our country. If you have any questions, please contact the High School Office at...
Silence is golden … unless you have a toddler. In that case, silence is very, very suspicious. Yes, I’m a mom, but I still like to party. And by party, I mean binge on Netflix and take a nap. You know you’re a mom when a 15 minute shower with the door locked feels like a day at the spa. Parenthood is like having a blender that’s always on and doesn’t have a top. Dad: “He’s finally asleep. I’ll just give him a little Goodnight smooch.” Mom: “If you wake him up, I’ll rip your face off.” I have parenting down to a science … every day is an exper...
Local County Farm Bureaus members met as trustees in the 45th Illinois House District and have chosen to endorse Andrew Chesney for election. County Farm Bureau leaders during their meeting as trustees for Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR® unanimously endorsed Andrew Chesney for his commitment to be a voice for the 45th District. Andrew Chesney currently represents for the 89th House District. Previously, he served as an Alderman in Freeport, Illinois. Chesney has proven to be an advocate for agriculture and the farmers in his district. The...
October is National Pork month or “Pork”tober if you will. The pork industry contributes $13.9 billion to the Illinois economy annually, and it is directly connected to over 57,165 Illinois jobs. Illinois pig farmers produce nearly 2.1 BILLION pounds of pork each year. Swine and pork production is important from everything to the food on our plates, to medical devices; there is no other animal that provides a wider range of products for us than pigs. Pigs not only provide us with safe, hig...
VOICES of Stephenson County is planning various activities to mark October's designation as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The events range from a community awareness campaign to a Light the Night Purple event. "During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we take the opportunity to build recognition of the prevalence of domestic violence and its effects in our community, country and world," said Beth Maskell, VOICES of Stephenson County executive director. "One in three women in our country...
While the Oregon Tournament is seen as the best early season competition, Eastland’s Linda Ludwig Tournament has quickly turned into one of the best at the end of the season. Both Aquin and Durand came in to compete from the loaded NUIC-North, but it also allowed everyone to get a chance to see Sterling Newman, as well as how the 1A teams would fare going up against Rock Falls. The ten teams were separated into two pools of five, and you played everyone in your pool once. Then, when pool play was completed, the top team in each pool squared o...
On Tuesday, October 11th, the Monroe Clinic & Hospital Foundation accepted a donation of 42 Cuddle Bear & Book sets collected through a drive hosted by local community member Lisa Beach. Lisa previously hosted a Cuddle Bear & Book drive in 2021, giving people the option to donate money towards the purchase of a Cuddle Bear & Book set to be given to pediatric patients at SSM Health Monroe Hospital and SSM Health Monroe Clinic Medical Group, in both the Emergency Department and Allergy/Pulmonary...
Class 8A 1. Wilmette Loyola (8-0) beat Chicago St. Patrick, 53-7. 2. Lincoln-Way East (8-0) beat Lockport, 37-10. 3. Elmhurst York (8-0) beat Willowbrook, 50-0. 4. Glenbard West (7-1) beat LaGrange Lyons, 28-20. (Loss 8A#3 Elmhurst York, 17-13). 5. Gurnee Warren (7-1) beat Lake Forest, 28-0. (Loss Lake Zurich, 23-14). 6. O'Fallon (7-1) beat Alton, 52-0. (Loss to 6A#1 East St. Louis, 60-21). 7. Maine South (6-2) beat Evanston, 28-7. (Losses to 8A#5 Gurnee Warren, 19-17 and 7A#3 Mount Prospect, 42-41). 8. Naperville Neuqua Valley (6-2) lost to...
