Stories

In Baseball and In Life, You Get What You Pay For

February 25, 2019 @ 12:15 pm

From age 16 to 21, I worked on a golf course. I sat in the pro-shop all day answering phones, folding shirts, and most...

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Who To Watch At NFL Combine

February 22, 2019 @ 11:29 am

The 2018-19 NFL season is officially over and the NFL combine begins Tuesday, which means it is finally draft season. Today I put together a...

Student/Athlete of the Week: East's Savannah Turen

February 21, 2019 @ 12:23 pm

This week’s Sportsfan 1330 Student/Athlete of the Week, presented by Forest City Dental, goes to East junior cheerleader Savannah Turen....

Freeport's Collalti, Harlem's Hagerman Head All-NIC-10 Bowling

February 20, 2019 @ 12:22 pm

Sophomore Ty Collalti and two-time individual state champion Becca Hagerman were named MVPs as the NIC-10 announced its 2018-19 all-conference boys and girls bowling...

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Jordan Goethe's Mock Draft 2.0

February 20, 2019 @ 11:09 am

Sportsfan 1330’s Jordan Goethe lives for the NFL Draft, and in turn lives for putting together mock drafts. He offered his first look at...

NIU 2019 Football Schedule Features ISU, Utah, Nebraska

February 20, 2019 @ 10:31 am

The defending Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois University Huskies will officially open the Thomas Hammock era at Huskie Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31 against...

Hononegah's King Now Tops In Both Boys, Girls NIC-10 Scoring

February 20, 2019 @ 8:39 am

Hononegah senior Jordan King scored 32 points Tuesday night in the Indians’ 76-45 sectional semifinal victory over Crystal Lake Central. That effort pushed her...

Prep Roundup: Harlem's Hagerman Repeats; Wrestlers Take Titles

February 17, 2019 @ 1:08 pm

It was a weekend of champions in the Rock River Valley, as Harlem senior Becca Hagerman repeated as the No. 1 bowler in the...

Student/Athlete Of The Week: North's Ashlyn Smith

February 14, 2019 @ 11:45 am

This week’s recipient of the Sportsfan 1330 Student/Athlete of the Week – presented by Forest City Dental – is a perfect example of what...

Harlem Names Moynihan New Football Coach

February 12, 2019 @ 12:01 pm

Robert Moynihan, who spent the last five seasons as head football coach at Zion-Benton High School, will now take over as head coach at...

I'm Done Rooting for Rebuilds

February 11, 2019 @ 11:06 am

I sat down Sunday afternoon with a feeling I hadn’t had in over a year and a half: the Blackhawks were appointment television again....

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Prep Roundup: NIC-10 Hoops Titles Settled

February 9, 2019 @ 7:56 pm

For the first time since 1981, the East E-Rabs are the sole champions of the NIC-10 in boys basketball, while on the girls side,...

Football's Over, So What Now?

February 4, 2019 @ 12:41 pm

We all woke up Monday morning with an empty feeling. We had just watched, most likely, the most boring Super Bowl of all time....

Rockford Pro-Am Adds Legendary Golfer Inkster

February 4, 2019 @ 12:13 pm

The Rockford Pro-Am has had its share of big name golfers, particularly from the LPGA in recent years. This summer will be no different,...

Weekend Prep Roundup: North Cheer Champs Again; East Clinches Hoops Title

February 3, 2019 @ 2:49 pm

Is it too early to call the Belvidere North cheerleading program a dynasty?...

Guilford's Dori Russo Is Latest Student/Athlete Of The Week

February 1, 2019 @ 5:25 pm

While the weather may have delayed several events this week, it hasn’t kept Sportsfan 1330 from presenting its Student/Athlete of the Week Award, brought...

Blackhawks' No. 1 Pick Jokiharju Suits Up For IceHogs Tonight

February 1, 2019 @ 8:33 am

Defenseman Henri Jokiharju, the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2017 first-round draft pick, will be on the ice at the BMO Harris Bank Centre tonight when the...

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Prep Roundup: North, Lutheran Eye State Cheer Repeats; Wrestling Begins Postseas...

January 31, 2019 @ 11:21 am

After a snowy and cold week that shut down most of the high school sports across the state line, teams are back in action...

Prep Roundup: Great Day For Harlem Sports; Hononegah Takes NIC-10 Wrestling Titl...

January 26, 2019 @ 4:34 pm

It’s a great day to be a Harlem Huskie. On Saturday, the boys bowling team captured its second state title in the past three...

NIU Coaching Staff Shaping Up

January 25, 2019 @ 12:04 pm

Veteran defensive coaches Robert Wimberly and Jordan Gigli have joined the Northern Illinois University football staff and will work with the Huskie defense. Their...