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No Surprise: East Leads All-NIC-10 Basketball Team

March 19, 2019 @ 2:27 pm

Conference champion East, which set a NIC-10 record for most victories in a season with 34 and placed fourth in the state in Class...

Rockford College Names New Head Football Coach

March 19, 2019 @ 2:09 pm

Rockford University has promoted defensive coordinator J.T. Zimmerman to head football coach effective immediately. He takes over for Jim Schroeder, who has accepted the...

Replay Booth: Harlem's McCloy Previews Baseball Season

March 19, 2019 @ 9:59 am

In his third season with the Harlem Huskies, baseball coach Scott McCloy has another strong team that will challenge for the conference crown....

Replay Booth: Harlem's McCloy Previews Baseba...

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NIC-10 Girls Soccer Preview: Freeport Has Edge In Tight Race

March 18, 2019 @ 1:09 pm

Last season, the NIC-10 girls soccer race finished with tri-champions as Freeport, Hononegah and Guilford each went 8-1. And based on the predictions of...

What I Learned from East Basketball

March 18, 2019 @ 12:19 pm

East’s 2018-2019 boys hoops campaign came to a sullen end over the weekend. The E-Rabs lost both games to cap off a 4th place...

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NIC-10 Baseball Preview: Hononegah, Harlem Favored

March 18, 2019 @ 10:02 am

The East E-Rabs roared to the NIC-10 baseball title last spring on the backs of a talented senior class that featured four first-team all-conference...

Replay Booth: East Coach Sackmaster Talks State

March 14, 2019 @ 12:07 pm

As East prepares for the IHSA Class 4A state tournament, coach Roy Sackmaster reflects on the season and his career and offers a glimpse...

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Replay Booth: Byron's Elsbury Picks Iowa

March 14, 2019 @ 12:00 pm

Byron star offensive lineman Tyler Elsbury has committed to play football at Iowa. We talked with the talented junior about his decision....

Replay Booth: Byron's Elsbury Picks Iowa

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Harlem's Blake Gribble Is Our Student/Athlete Of The Week

March 14, 2019 @ 11:10 am

This week’s recipient of the Sportsfan 1330 Student/Athlete of the Week – presented by Forest City Dental – is Harlem senior basketball player Blake...

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Geneva Coach Hennig On Supersectional Matchup with East

March 12, 2019 @ 10:54 am

East faces Geneva tonight in the NIU Supersectional, with the winner advancing to the IHSA Class 4A Boys Basketball State Tournament in Peoria. Geneva...

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“Athletes Are Overpaid” and Other Myths About Sports

March 11, 2019 @ 11:57 am

It happened over the winter months in baseball, and it happened again over the weekend in football. A debate as arduous as it is...

East's Sackmaster Talks Supersectional Matchup With Geneva

March 11, 2019 @ 9:14 am

East is one win away from going to the IHSA Class 4A State Tournament, and all that is standing in the E-Rabs’ way is...

East's Sackmaster Talks Supersectional Matchu...

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How Did the Combine Shake Up Our Latest Mock Draft?

March 8, 2019 @ 10:26 am

The first major pre-NFL Draft event is behind us with the combine closing last weekend. With all the measurables now in hand, here is...

Six From Conference Champ Hononegah Lead All-NIC-10 Boys Swimming Team

March 7, 2019 @ 10:51 am

Hononegah, which captured first place in the NIC-10 boys conference swim meet, landed six swimmers on this year’s all-league first team, led by MVP...

King Leads All-NIC-10 Girls Basketball Team

March 7, 2019 @ 10:38 am

Jordan King, who broke both the girls and boys career scoring marks this season, was the easy choice as Most Valuable Player for the...

Special Basketball Camp For Girls Returns To Rockford

March 7, 2019 @ 8:59 am

The Second Annual Elite Girls Basketball Camp is set for March 23 at the UW Health Sports Factory. The event is geared toward girls...

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20 NFL Teams Represented at NIU Pro Day

March 6, 2019 @ 6:31 pm

Eighteen former Northern Illinois University Huskies took part in NIU’s 2019 Pro Day Wednesday in front of scouts representing 20 different National Football League...

Student/Athlete of the Week: Rockford Christian's Mackenzie Park

March 6, 2019 @ 2:01 pm

This week’s Sportsfan 1330 Student/Athlete of the Week, presented by Forest City Dental, goes to an amazing young lady: Rockford Christian sophomore Mackenzie Park....

Cubs Fans Hopeful the Hangover From Hell is Over

March 4, 2019 @ 11:22 am

Last week I wrote about the White Sox, and not just the form, but the fashion with which they whiffed on priority free agents...

Replay Booth: Harlem Boys Basketball Coach Mike Winters

March 4, 2019 @ 10:58 am

In the last 40-plus seasons, the Harlem boys basketball program had won only two regionals until last Friday night, when the Huskies knocked off...

Replay Booth: Harlem Boys Basketball Coach Mi...

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