The Rockford University men’s basketball team has won seven of its last 10 games and sits 10-6 in the Northeastern Athletics Collegiate Conference. They are shooting for their first winning season in the NACC since 2011. Head...
Taylor Ignoto had a tough act to follow when she was hired to replace Misty Opat as head women’s basketball coach at Rock Valley College. But so far, so good, as the Golden Eagles are undefeated in...
Former head coach and current assistant Tammy Rentschler joined Randy & Co. to talk about the Belvidere North dynasty in competitive cheerleading after the Blue Thunder captured their third straight state co-ed title last Saturday....
For the second time in the last three years, the Harlem boys bowling team is state champ. Head Coach Nick Whitmire joined Randy & Co. to talk about the two-day run to the title and some hairy...
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...
One week into his tenure as the new head football coach at Northern Illinois University, former NIU standout running back Thomas Hammock is in the process of building his staff and preparing his program. He took time...
Hononegah’s Jordan King has had an amazing senior season. She has surpassed the 2,000-point plateau, then flew by the NIC-10’s all-time career scoring record. Next up: the conference scoring mark for both boys and girls. But first,...
The Midwest Wildcats basketball program, which is the largest AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) basketball program in Northern Illinois and also based out of Rockford, has been selected by Under Armour to play on their Girls UAA High...
Former Northern Illinois University great Thomas Hammock has returned to his alma mater to take over as the new head football coach. Here are his introductory remarks at his opening press conference....
Senior bowler Jacob Sommer is carrying a 228 average while leading the Indians to the NIC-10 title and last weekend, the regional title. Next is Sectionals this week at Don Carter Lanes, followed by another run at...
During the holiday break, Belvidere North senior Brianna Lake broke the school’s record for career scoring, topping Taylor Martocci’s mark of 956. Next up for Lake is the 1,000-point plateau....
Michelle Bruton, a writer and editor whose work appears on Bleacher Report and The Packers Wire among other sites, wrote that Matt LaFleur would be the right fit for the Green Bay Packers a week before the...
Harlem senior bowler Becca Hagerman has been very decorated over her high school career, including two state team trophies and one individual state championship trophy. Now you can add national record-breaker to the list of accolades, as...
East senior Chris Burnell broke the oldest scoring record in the Rockford Public Schools when his free throw in a game against East St. Louis last Friday pushed him to 1,303 points, surpassing E-Rab legend Skip Thoren’s...
Former Harlem High School standout Anthony McKinney, after a stint at junior college, is a starting left tackle for Texas Christian University. And the Horned Frogs are headed to the Cheez-It Bowl. Anthony talks about his quick...
The IHSA announced one of the biggest changes in high school sports in decades when it said the conference system for football will go away in 2021 in favor of a district system that will match teams...
Former Boylan volleyball standout Bryanna Weiskircher just wrapped up a very successful run at Penn State. She talked about her college career and what’s next....
