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Prep Spotlight: Auburn Swimmer Ali Cushing

September 14, 2018 @ 10:12 am

Auburn sophomore swimmer Ali Cushing is already setting school records and is aiming for more, including a state berth....

Prep Spotlight: Auburn Swimmer Ali Cushing

Prep Spotlights

Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 1

September 7, 2018 @ 9:47 am

Finally, it’s football season! And starting today, Jordan Goethe of Sportsfan 1330 will give his rankings of players for all you fantasy football fans....

Prep Spotlight: Rockford Christian's Max Cincinnati

September 7, 2018 @ 8:55 am

This week’s Prep Spotlight shines on Rockford Christian senior soccer player Max Cincinnati. Max has been a scoring machine for the Royal Lions, with...

Prep Spotlight: Rockford Christian's Max Cinc...

Prep Spotlights

Calif. Team Coming For Tip-Off Classic

September 4, 2018 @ 1:04 pm

This year’s fifth annual 205 Tip-Off Classic will have a little California flavor to it....

Prep Spotlight: Harlem Football's Jalon Benson

August 31, 2018 @ 9:39 am

Jalon Benson has gone from a rare two-way starting freshman to a veteran junior leader for the Harlem Huskies....

Prep Spotlight: Harlem Football's Jalon Benso...

Prep Spotlights

Big Northern Preview: Three Team Race In Boys Soccer

August 22, 2018 @ 12:45 pm

Based on the number of top players returning, the Big Northern boys soccer race will be tight at the top....

NIC-10 Preview: New coach no problem for North volleyball

August 17, 2018 @ 10:27 am

Last year marked one of the better volleyball races in recent NIC-10 history, with three teams in the hunt all the way down to...

NIC-10 Preview: After long climb, Guilford expects to stay on top in boys soccer

August 16, 2018 @ 12:11 pm

Last season, Guilford captured its first outright soccer title in 13 seasons, but it didn’t come easy. The Vikings had to work overtime in...

NIC-10 Preview: Boylan favored to sweep boys, girls golf

August 15, 2018 @ 8:27 am

The NIC-10 golf races will look very similar at the top this fall. Boylan is the favorite to capture both the boys and girls...

Diduch takes over Guilford football

August 8, 2018 @ 9:59 am

Just a few days into the start of the 2018 high school football season, Guilford had a shakeup, as second-year coach Bruce Bazsali announced...

RVC's Opat To Coach Chicago St.

August 7, 2018 @ 12:27 pm

Misty Opat, one of the most successful junior college coaches in the country, is leaving Rock Valley College after nine seasons to be head...

Where is Fred in 2016 Redraft?

July 24, 2018 @ 10:24 am

Rockford’s Fred Van Vleet was not selected in either round of the 2016 NBA Draft, obviously a bad move by all 30 teams. The...

NIU Tabbed MAC West Favorite

July 24, 2018 @ 9:37 am

For the first time since 2013, the Northern Illinois University Huskies have been picked as the preseason favorites to win the Mid-American Conference West...

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Bears Training Camp Schedule

July 20, 2018 @ 12:27 pm

The Chicago Bears returned to the campus of Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais to kick off their 2018 training camp....

NBA's All-Time Top 100

July 6, 2018 @ 8:48 am

Alex Gary, co-host of Randy & Co., is putting out a daily countdown of the 100 greatest NBA players of all time....

IceHogs Sign Roscoe Native

June 29, 2018 @ 9:19 am

The IceHogs signed defenseman Josh McArdle on a one-year AHL contract through the 2018-19 season. He is the first alumnus of Rockford’s youth hockey...

East, Lutheran, Jefferson big winners

June 29, 2018 @ 9:11 am

Based on summer success, East, Lutheran and Jefferson should be in for some great boys basketball this winter....

Harlem bowlers win national titles

June 27, 2018 @ 8:56 am

For the second year in a row, the Harlem girls bowling team is the national champion....

Ryan Jury raises $70,000

June 21, 2018 @ 1:30 pm

Wednesday’s 33rd annual Ryan Jury Memorial Golf Outing raised more than $70,000, pushing total donations well over $1.3 million over the life of the event....

Lincicome headlines 2018 Rockford Pro-Am

June 21, 2018 @ 12:39 pm

LPGA golfer Brittany Lincicome is preparing to become the fifth woman to play in a PGA Tournament. But before she does, she will headline...