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The River Ridge Wildcats played without a couple of their key players in their second round I8FA matchup with Danville Schlarman. No Joseph Diaz. No Jacob Sollars. No problem for the Wildcats as they...

Lena-Winslow's running clock win over the Orangeville Broncos in the second round of the IHSA Class 1A Playoffs was not the main story in Orangeville last Saturday. The Broncos were. You see, Panther...

In order to go 11-0 teams have to get a few breaks and the Aquin Bulldogs needed every one they got Saturday to earn a playoff win 27-18 in Stockton. It was by no means a beauty contest for Aquin...

For the first time in a long time, we didn't have to cover the Volleyball Sectional. And while that did give us a chance to get some other work done, it would have been more fun following an area...

Eastland High School powerlifters Cadin Colehour, Eli Dertz, Kaylee Hammer, and Paul Sturtevant traveled to St. Charles, Illinois the weekend of October 26th-27th to compete in the WPC Can-Am...

Highland Community College has hired Blake Becke of Pearl City as the Head Women's Basketball coach for the 2020-21 basketball season. "We have a commitment from a local basketball coach who will...

River Ridge thoroughly dominated the North Fulton Wildcats on the field, taking a 34-0 lead at halftime, scored on their first drive of the second half to enact the running clock and won 48-0. In...

A strong argument could be made that the Class 1A playoff game between Lena-Winslow and Aurora Christian was determined by the coin flip. Aided with the wind at their back in the first quarter, the...

The Eastland Cougars knew coming into the Regional championship game versus Sterling Newman that they'd have to play one of their better games to come away with a victory. They had faced Newman near...

As each match in the post season takes place, the pressure continues to mount as more and more is on the line. On Halloween in East Dubuque, the Lena-Winslow Panthers were once again haunted by the...

While the importance in having talent cannot be overstated for a team in any sport, having the mental strength to face adversity, which is sure to come at some point, is equally important. That was...

Most sports fans know about a football game plan, and many understand what is involved in a basketball game plan, but volleyball? Having gone to three games in both of their meetings with the...

Morrison entered their Regional match with the Eastland Cougars with just one win on their resume and seeded 14th out of 15 teams in their Sub-Sectional. There shouldn't have been a lot for the...

The Aquin Bulldogs made nine unforced errors and three service errors in game two against the Orangeville Broncos in the Dakota Regional quarterfinals, but in spite of the mistakes pulled off a...

"It's the Regionals, you've got to be ready to go," said Scales Mound Hornet head coach Nicole Busch. "Tonight we weren't." Scales Mound didn't really show up until midway through game two as they...

It took a little while, a gritty effort and a little luck at times but the Aquin Bulldogs capped off an eventful senior night with a 28-8 win against the West Carroll Thunder Friday night in...

The Stockton Blackhawks knew their final regular season game was important in terms of seeding, but for their opponent, the Dakota Indians, it was a do-or-die game. The Indians sat at 4-4, needing...

When it became apparent that the Du/Pec Rivermen would have a solid football team this season – there was reason for excitement. Unfortunately, for a fan base that had never seen a contender yet...

The regular season has come to a close, and the playoffs now begin. But how does the opposition stack up to our area teams? Well, let's take a look. Forreston (7-2) at Ottawa Marquette (7-2) In years...

We've worked our way through the conference schedules with Lena-Winslow running the table while Dakota and Durand played catch-up to Forreston, but now that the post season has arrived who do we...