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These are the top Rockford-area prep athletes to watch entering the 2024-25 school year
The 2024-25 high school year and all of the sports seasons that go along with it is quickly approaching. So as they close in, it's time to start getting ready to watch all of the Rockford-area stars. History tells us there will be plenty. To give you an idea of...
Rockford Rivets honor a sweet legacy
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Rockford Rivets honored a sweet legacy on Saturday by paying tribute to the Rockford Peaches. The Rivets sported throwback uniforms inspired by the peaches and played this game to commemorate the history they left in Rockford. Rockford wasn’t playing around against the Kalamazoo Growlers in...
Beloit represented in US Olympic Track and Field Trials for triple jump
Beloit Memorial High School graduate Shelvin Garrett II, a junior at UW-Whitewater, came up short in his attempt to advance to the finals of the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials, but another jumper with Beloit ties was in the top eight to advance. Garrett was among the 24 jumpers selected to compete in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday and one of just two NCAA Division III jumpers. The D-III All-American started the meet with a 14.98 meter jump (49-feet, 1.75 inches). ...
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.
TinCaps lose fifth straight to Dragons
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne TinCaps fell to the Dayton Dragons for the fifth straight time in a 3-0 final on Saturday, June 29. The Caps were held scoreless through the entire contest. Fort Wayne pitcher Dylan Lesko held the Dragons scoreless until the sixth inning before...
Meet Josh Flickinger, the voice of the Sky Carp
BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) - They say that people don’t become baseball fans, they are born baseball fans. It is in their blood and they’re romantic about the game. Josh Flickinger, the Sky Carp’s play-by-play announcer, is one of those people. “I was the kid that when I...
12U Beloit Bombers have opportunity to play at Field of Dreams
BELOIT — Josh Dailey said it may take a while before the Beloit Bombers 12U Blue baseball team truly appreciates the opportunity it had over the weekend. The Bombers battled their way into the championship game of a tournament Sunday, earning the right to play on the Field of Dreams diamond in Dyersville, Iowa. “I’m not sure how many of those kids have even seen the movie (“Field of Dreams”),”...
Heineke Classic Scramble Golf Outing postponed until July 26
BELOIT — The Beloit Memorial Gridiron Club’s third annual Heineke Classic Scramble Golf Outing at The Beloit Club was postponed due to inclement weather. The event has been rescheduled for July 26. The Beloit Gridiron Club provides student-athletes and coaches at Beloit Memorial High School with the tools necessary to succeed on and off the field. Operating in a diverse community with limited resources, this fundraising event helps operate a program with proper and safe equipment. The funds generated are used both by the football program and its partner, Project 16:49, a teen shelter that helps combat teen homelessness in the community. Anyone seeking more information about the tournament should email head coach Brad Dement at bdment@sdb.k12.wi.us.
Everything Clicks in Wisconsin's 11-1 Win at Beloit
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers did not have a case of the Mondays. In the only Monday game on the Midwest League schedule, Wisconsin cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Beloit Sky Carp at ABC Supply Stadium. Gregory Barrios led the sixteen-hit attack with four hits as three Rattlers pitchers combined to hold the Sky Carp to one unearned run on two hits.
Beloit Sky Carp drop fifth-straight game in 7-3 loss to Cedar Rapids Kernels
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The month of June for the Beloit Sky Carp has resembled what it’s like to take a trip to Six Flags Great America. The Sky Carp have been on a roller coaster journey as a five-game losing streak earlier in the month gave way to a nine-game winning streak. Now, Beloit is in the midst of a dip as it fell 7-3 to the Cedar Rapids...
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...
Beloit Junior Legion Bandits split twinbill with Whitewater
WHITEWATER, Wis. — The Beloit Junior Legion Bandits broke a 10-game losing skid with a huge romp over Whitewater, which it split a doubleheader with 10-14, 14-1. In the first game, the tone of the slugfest was set early as the Bandits plated four runs in the top of the first inning before Whitewater answered with four runs in the second. Jaxson Walenga hit a sacrifice fly while Austyn Kjendlie...
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