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Freeport's Murray Leads All-NIC-10 Softball Team

May 31, 2019 @ 10:34 am

Pitcher Taylor Murray, who sported a 1.75 ERA with 15 wins and a league-high 171 strikeouts, was named Most Valuable Player as conference coaches...

Replay Booth: Roy Sackmaster Talks Summer League, Sincere Parker Leaving

May 31, 2019 @ 10:09 am

East boys basketball coach Roy Sackmaster joined Sportsfan to talk about the upcoming Summer High School League, but also dropped a bombshell about the...

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Replay Booth: East Wrestler/Angler Aydin Guttridge Heads To Nationals

May 10, 2019 @ 9:42 am

East senior wrestler Aydin Guttridge, who won the state Class 3A heavyweight title this year, is headed to Nationals in freestyle and greco-roman wrestling...

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NIC-10 Softball Preview: Indians, Pretzels Cream of Deep Crop

March 26, 2019 @ 10:36 am

Two All-NIC-10 pitchers return in softball this fall. And they are from the two teams that tied for the conference title....

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...

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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...

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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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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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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....

Replay Booth: RPS Hall Of Fame Inductee Andie Goff

February 18, 2019 @ 9:00 am

Andie Goff spent over four decades serving Rockford Public Schools as a coach, most of them leading the East softball program. She also did...

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Replay Booth: Skip Thoren Enters RPS Hall Of Fame

February 15, 2019 @ 9:37 am

Skip Thoren, legendary basketball player for East, Illinois and the ABA, will be inducted into the RPS Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 23....

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Replay Booth: East's Chris Burnell

January 3, 2019 @ 9:17 am

East senior Chris Burnell broke the oldest scoring record in the Rockford Public Schools when his free throw in a game against East St....

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Prep Spotlight: East Basketball's Chris Burnell

January 3, 2019 @ 9:14 am

East senior Chris Burnell broke the oldest scoring record in the Rockford Public Schools when his free throw in a game against East St....

Prep Spotlight: East Basketball's Chris Burn...

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Sportsfan's NIC-10 Football Recap

December 20, 2018 @ 10:32 am

After a great NIC-10 football season that saw the Hononegah Indians repeat as champs, it’s time to look back at the highs and lows...

NIC-10 Girls Basketball Preview: Hononegah Senior King Eyes Scoring, Team Title

December 10, 2018 @ 11:50 am

For the past three seasons, the chase for a NIC-10 girls basketball title has been a two-horse race: Boylan and Hononegah. Expect more of...

NIC-10 Boys Basketball Preview: Deep East Favored to Take Crown

December 10, 2018 @ 8:29 am

This is shaping up to be a huge season for Rockford East basketball – both individually and collectively....

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Hononegah Leads All-NIC-10 Football

November 27, 2018 @ 9:40 am

Undefeated NIC-10 champ Hononegah led the way with 10 first-team all-conference selections, as voted by the league coaches....

Hoop Preview: East Girls

November 10, 2018 @ 9:26 pm

East Coach L.A. Malone and senior Kabrea Jamerson talk about the E-Rabs’ upcoming season....

Hoop Preview: East Girls

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Hoops Preview: East Boys

November 10, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Seniors Shaden Clanton and Chris Burnell, along with junior Sincere Parker, talk about the favored East E-Rabs’ upcoming boys basketball season....

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