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Beloit Memorial girls volleyball sweep away Madison La Follette
BELOIT — The Beloit Memorial girls volleyball team was disappointed in itself for following up a win over Southern Lakes Conference foe Badger at a tournament in Delavan-Darien over the weekend with a loss via sweep at the hands of the Badgers in conference play on Tuesday night. The Purple Knights knew it had to be better in the response department. They got cracking on that right away on Wednesday...
Emma Pierson leads historic day for Belvidere at the NIC-10 Tournament
ROCKTON, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Thursday was a beautiful day on the golf course for the NIC-10 Girls’ Tournament at Macktown. It was even more beautiful in the eyes of the Belvidere Co-op team. That’s because Belvidere won the team championship. It’s the first time a Belvidere school has won the team championship. Senior golfer Emma […]
Sisters power new NIC-10 golf champs, no-peek champ in Big Northern, NUIC results
(This story was updated with more tournament results and more photos) As a sophomore, Emma Pierson led the only Belvidere golf team to win a regional title. As a senior, she needed help from her sister to do the same in the NIC-10. With a little inspirational help from Belvidere Co-op coach Keith Kleckler. ...
Hononegah heads to Freeport for NIC-10 football showdown
ROCKTON — Hononegah certainly didn’t know it after pounding Rockford Guilford 35-0 last week at Kelsey Field, but it faces a bounce back game this week. The Indians head to Freeport will have to shake off the shock of having to forfeit a win over rival Harlem on Tuesday that dropped them to 3-1 and a game behind the Huskies and Belvidere North in the NIC-10 standings. Fortunately everyone is...
Courts could soon serve restraining orders electronically in Winnebago County
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Instead of a Sheriff’s deputy serving Orders of Protection to domestic violence offenders, Winnebago County is developing a new program to serve those orders electronically. The pilot program, underway at the Illinois’ 17th Judicial Court, could change the way restraining orders are served across the United States. The county’s Domestic Violence […]
PREPS: Hononegah golfers defeat Rockford East at Ingersoll
ROCKFORD — Hononegah’s boys golfing team defeated Rockford East 159-191 at Ingersoll Golf Course Wednesday. Shane Dotson took medalist honors with a 39 for the Indians. Logan Duhigg, Evan Sayles and Colin Reese all shot 40 while Logan Schultz was at 44 and Xavier Huber at 45. Nick Wilson was East’s top golfer with a 41. ...
Rail authority approved for $75K in funding, board chairman says this is a ‘tremendous opportunity’
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — A Winnebago County Board unanimously approved $75,000 in funding for the county’s rail authority on Thursday. “Put the structure together so that things can move forward and there’s tremendous opportunity,” said WCRA Board Chairman Paul Cicero. “We just are going to get on it and hope for the best.” Cicero […]
Hononegah forfeit puts Harlem back in first, but Huskies need to be more physical
Two teams seem to clearly look like the best in the NIC-10. That’s normal. What is unusual is trying to sort out who is next-best. This may be the biggest, messiest jumble of middle-class teams in NIC-10 football in years. Harlem at Guilford on Friday is the key game this week that will help establish that eventual order. ...
Beloit College ranked among top 100 liberal arts colleges in U.S.
BELOIT — U.S. News & World Report placed Beloit College as the 95th best liberal arts college in the country in an annual ranking released this week. The online publication, which compiles dozens of rankings over a wide swath of industries, lauded Beloit College for its innovation, undergraduate teaching programs, first-year experiences for freshman students and the overall value of its degrees compared to cost. Beloit College’s economics program also...
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