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Tickets Still Available For Football Season Opener
The Lindenwood football team is set to open the 2024 season with a non-conference game against the University of Kansas Jayhawks held at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan. on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7:00 p.m. CT. This marks the first game for the Lions against a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent.
Register Star All-Area Boys Track and Field: Here are the athletes of the year, full team
It's time to announce the 2023-2024 Rockford Register Star All-Area boys track and field team, led by the best of the best: the track MVP and the field MVP. With Winnebago winning the IHSA Class 1A team championship, led by two-time sprint champion Supreme Muhammad, and plenty of other stars stepping it up down the stretch, there are lots of deserving nominees. But only one runner and one field athlete can earn the top spots, and then 10 others will fill up the rest of the squad.
Huskies Tab Gleason as Head Softball Coach
DEKALB, Ill. -- Kathryn Gleason, an Illinois native who has guided two programs to the NCAA Tournament, has been hired to lead the Northern Illinois University softball program, NIU Vice President/Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier announced on Tuesday (July 2). Gleason joins the Huskies following nine seasons at Northern Kentucky, where she led the Norse to a Horizon League championship and NCAA Tournament bid in 2023.
Midkiff joins coaching staff at Northern Illinois
DeKALB, Ill. -- Ryan Ludwig, the head coach of the Northern Illinois University Wrestling program, has announced the hiring of McGwire Midkiff to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season. "We are thrilled to add McGwire to our staff," said Ludwig. "We have been diligent in the process of...
Former NIC-10 star part of first Northwoods League softball season
Before Caitlin Clark became bigger than any men's college basketball star in the last two years, softball was the breakthrough sport for women. ESPN televised 3,200 college softball games this year. Softball's College World Series passed the NCAA baseball finals with 1.85 million viewers in 2022. Even softball's Little League World Series doubled its viewers in five years.
Illinois’ Hidden Gem: Where To Play Disc Golf In Rockford
Disc Golf has been gaining popularity lately in the Rockford area and I'm loving it. Did you know the Rockford area is home to a Disc Golf One Stop Shop?. Though I don't get to go out and play as much as I once did, it's still nice to see a rise in area courses. Even my old high school, Harlem, has a couple of baskets set up on campus.
Marcus Smith, Rockford's greatest Black golfer, prepares for final year with pro ambitions
Marcus Smith Jr. won’t be gunning for his second Men’s City title July 26-28. Or try to win the Winnebago County Amateur next weekend. Or play in any local golf tournaments this year. The greatest Black golfer in Rockford history will be in his 2013 Volkswagen Turag, driving...
Seven Huskies Earn WGCA All-American Scholar Honors
Women's Golf | July 1 DeKALB, Ill.— Seven members of the 2023-24 Northern Illinois University women's golf team were honored on July 1 as All-American Scholars from the Women's Golf Coaches Association. The seven honorees are the most in NIU women's golf history. To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must have a 3.50 overall cumulative grade point average or higher and must have played in 50% of the college's regular scheduled competitive rounds during the year. The 2023-24 WGCA All-American Scholar Team consists of 1,497 golfers being honored from 412 programs. Jasmine Ly (Windsor, Ontario/Holy Names HS) is a five-time...
Captains and Dragons to Meet in Dayton and Eastlake for Home-and-Home Series
EASTLAKE, OH – The Lake County Captains (5-3, 46-28) head to Day-Air Ballpark to face the Dayton Dragons (5-4, 39-36) Monday through Wednesday before returning to Classic Auto Group Park to square off with the Dragons from Thursday through Saturday. STANDINGS. Lake County (5-3) is second in the Midwest...
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