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Janesville Craig must have its best performance of season to beat Verona
JANESVILLE — If the Janesville Craig High football team wanted a primer game to play before starting the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 playoffs next Friday, the Cougars have the opponent to show them where they stand this Friday night. The Cougars travel to Verona High School to play the Wildcats. Verona will be out to complete an undefeated regular season, clinch sole possession of the Big Eight Conference title and remain the No. 2 team in the latest wissports.com Football Coaches poll. ...
Milton falls behind early, can't recover vs. Sun Prairie East
MILTON — If you were to ask the Milton Red Hawks football team why they lost at home Friday night, 39-27, against Sun Prairie East, you’d get the following answers: special teams didn’t perform well, the offense never clicked, and they couldn’t get out of their own way. All of those hypothetical answers are true. Coming off last week’s exciting 21-17 clutch win over Deforest on Friday, Oct. 4 that...
Milton overcomes service errors to edge Stoughton
The Milton Red Hawks girls’ volleyball team (18-8 overall, 4-3 conference) earned a five-set victory Tuesday over nonconference opponent Stoughton on the road. After a back-and-forth night, the Red Hawks took the fifth and final set for the victory, 25-20. 18-25, 27-25, 18-25, 15-11. “We did a really good job communicating which was something that we struggled with last weekend and we did a really nice job as a team,”...
Red Hawks get shut out on senior night
MILTON — Following a pair of draws against Janesville Craig and Edgerton in their two previous games the Red Hawks looked to jump start their offense on their home field for Senior night Tuesday. Instead, Milton’s offense stalled out as offensive struggles continued to plague the Red Hawks (4-5-6 overall, 2-4-1 conference) in their 2-0 loss against Beaver Dam (4-9-3 overall, 1-4-2 conference) at Jerry Schliem Stadium. The Red Hawks...
Opinion: Public invited to support domestic violence prevention efforts in Rockford area
This year, the 17th Judicial Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council celebrated 30 years of community collaboration in Boone and Winnebago Counties. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority funds Family Violence Coordinating Councils to provide a forum to improve the institutional, professional, and community response to interpersonal violence, including child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse and sexual assault. ...
Evansville schools to host referendum session Saturday
EVANSVILLE — The Evansville Community School District will host a referendum listening session this Saturday, Oct. 19, at Creekside Place, 102 Maple St. It’s a part of a series of sessions in which administrators have gone into Evansville and other municipalities that lie within the school district boundries, to engage with voters to explain the decision to go to referendum, to field questions and hear concerns. It is ahead of...
Blackhawk Technical College to open its Innovative Manufacturing Education Center
JANESVILLE — Blackhawk Technical College will host a ceremonial ribbon cutting this week for its new Innovative Manufacturing Education Center. The event is Thursday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m., at its Central Campus, 6004 County G, Janesville. Industry partners will be on hand as well as Blackhawk Tech staff, faculty and staff. After the ribbon cutting, there will be self-guided tours. Instructors will be stationed throughout the building to talk...
Red Hawks Cross Country Team Prepares for Badger Large Conference Meet
The Milton Red Hawk cross-country team is preparing for the upcoming Badger Large conference championship meet, set for 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Beaver Dam High School. The team has multiple standout runners that have been hitting their stride late into the cross-country season. Mason Sorge, is one of the Red Hawks top runners this season, and will look to build off his 7th overall finish from the Westby Reed Invite...
Boys soccer: Fort Atkinson doubles up McFarland on Senior Night, 4-2
Four different players scored goals as Fort Atkinson's boys soccer team celebrated Senior Night with a 4-2 home win over nonconference foe McFarland on Thursday. The Spartans struck first when freshman Braydon Fischer scored on a pass from sophomore Gus Heckel in the 18th minute. Fort equalized just six minutes later when senior defender Kellan Jacobson scored off of a throw in from senior Caleb Enger. ...
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