It's late May. That means the Rock Valley College softball team is priming for another national championship. Darin Monroe, in his eight season with the Golden Eagles, is headed back to Rochester, Minn., in hopes of returning with the team's sixth straight NJCAA Div. III crown.

 

Already at age 15, Max Kahler of Belvidere has seen great success as a race car driver at both Jefferson Speedway and Rockford Speedway. He joined Randy & Co. to talk about his early success and big racing goals.

 
...

Former Chicago Bear Doug Plank was in Loves Park on March 23 as part of a fundraiser for the Northern Illinois Spartans youth football team. He took time to talk with Dean Ervin and Randy Ruef about his career and his life after football.

 
...

Two years ago, after an 0-8 start to his sophomore season, Aydin Guttridge of East considered quitting wrestling. Fast forward to today, and Guttridge is the No. 1 ranked 285-pounder in the state and No. 5 in the nation.

Guttridge, who will be wrestling at Wisconsin next year, begins his final high school run on Saturday with the NIC-10 conference meet. He talked with Randy & Co. about his season, his future and what changed for him two years ago.

 
...