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Okay, so there may not be any High School sports going on right now, but that doesn't mean we can't argue about our favorite sideline obsession. So, who do you think was the best athlete at...

As if the Stockton Blackhawks needed something else to deal with over the summer, now they will also be needing to find a new football coach. Head coach Jesse Snyder resigned his position last week in...

Kudos go out to the Dakota Indians and the amazing season they had, which may have ended in the Sectional final, but they were still the last area team standing and earned that privilege. And while In...

The Indian Creek Timberwolves came into the Sectional undefeated and ranked #1 in the State in Class 1A, so it was understandable that they might not be too worried about taking on a Panther team...

It was an amazing season in Girl's Basketball this year, and nobody is more excited to congratulate the Eastland Cougars on reaching the pinnacle that for so long seemed unreachable – State Champion...

Being named to the first team All Conference, or even to an All Area Team is quite an honor, but in the grand scheme of things, it pales in comparison to being named All State. Several area athletes...

Seeded #1 in their sectional bracket, the Fury headed to #2 Fond du Lac Warbirds' home ice for the Sectional Final game on February 28. The first period ended scoreless with the shots 8-4 in Fury's...

The Eastland Cougars were hit with a pretty tough blow even before their Regional game against Forreston took place when it was learned that starting forward, senior Brock Coatney, had the flu and...

They both had two very different routes to get there, but following Monday night's Regional action in Pearl City, the Aquin Bulldogs and Lena-Winslow Panthers are set to square off for the third time...

The River Ridge Wildcats entered the fourth quarter of their Fulton Regional first round matchup with the Galena Pirates trailing by one point. Two minutes into the fourth, Tayden Patterson completed...

There were several Eastland fans who decided to stay to watch the second game between Scales Mound and Orangeville out of curiosity. "I've never see them play this year," said Karl Henze. But while th...

All too often when looking at a matchup in sports, people tend to focus on just the overall talent level of one team versus the other. What is often overlooked is how those teams, especially their...

Opposing teams know that Isaiah Bruce is a load in the paint for Lena-Winslow, and Sean Ormiston plays much bigger than himself, but when you go over the scouting report on the Panthers, Caleb Matz...

The Regional semifinal between the Eastland Cougars and Scales Mound Hornets had a couple of really strong storylines running underneath it. On the one hand, the Cougars came in literally "sick" with...

Erin Henze was a little disappointed that she kind of got hosed in the three point competition at Pecatonica when the official stopped her on the last rack and told her she had to shoot from the...

Nobody thought it would look like this. Yes, Eastland was suffering from illness on their team, in fact Brock Coatney had just come back to school after battling the flu so badly that his twin sister...

The Eastland Cougars were in trouble. At halftime of the Class 1A State Championship game, Eastland trailed the top ranked Lewistown Lady Indians by ten at 36-26. To make matters even worse, they...

The #1 Fury shutout #4 University School of Milwaukee (USM) 1-0 in a tight sectional semi-final game on February 25. Goaltender Olivia Cronin proved why she was named Wisconsin Prep Hockey's Girls...

Erin Henze was having a terrible game. Beyond terrible. By halftime of the Sectional semifinals against Stockton, Henze had zero points, but three turnovers and two fouls, and Stockton was in front...

With 1:25 to play in the Sectional finals between Eastland and Amboy, the Cougars were on the wrong end of a 56-52 score. But the game was far from over. Lydia Coatney drove into the lane, stopped...

Coach Dr. Martin knew his team was in desperate need of a win. Not just any win, a quality win over a strong opponent. "You work so hard, but if you don't see a reward from that, losing can become a...

East Dubuque, Dakota and Eastland have claimed Conference titles, but who will be left holding up a Regional plaque when the post season comes to a close? Let's take a look. Polo Regional Let's start...