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...
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,...
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....
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...
Hononegah senior Cali Schmitz has been a quiet – yet big – contributor to the Indians for four seasons, and it all culminated in her crossing the 1,000-point plateau last week. The 6-foot forward talks about her...
Rockford Christian junior Marcus Hill has opened the 2018-19 season on a scoring tear, averaging nearly 30 points per game. He talks about where this offensive outburst came from and what he hopes it will bring the...
Byron’s star lineman Tyler Elsbury has helped the Tigers to the Class 3A state championship football game in his junior year. He talks about his season and his future as a Division I player. ...
Prep Spotlight shines on Winnebago junior golfer Marcus Smith, who returns to the state tournament for the third time with the goal of winning the Class 1A title....
Juniors Owen Hultman and Riley Hogan are giving the Rockford Christian golf program a talented 1-2 punch. The duo lead five individual Royal Lions into Sectionals....
Noah Friske looks to take that one last step and reach the state meet in cross country after coming so close the last two years. The East senior and reigning NIC-10 MVP is well on his way....
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 16 goals and nine assists, including three hat-tricks in the five games prior...
