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Here is the Rockford Register Star's Athlete of the Week winner for May 13-18
In another tough battle, and one of the last of this exciting school year, West Carroll's Emma Randecker came away with the Rockford Register Star's Athlete of the Week victory for the week of May 13-18. More local sports:Cami Carter and North Boone stroll into softball program's first sectional championship.
Boylan falls to Burlington Central as last girls soccer team bows out of postseason
Boylan, the final girls soccer team from the Rockford area still alive, was bounced from the IHSA Class 2A state playoffs Saturday by a 2-1 setback at the hands of Burlington Central in the Belvidere Sectional finals. The Titans trailed much of the day, but with just over five minutes...
Rockford-area sprinters lead the charge as 47 local boys head to state track and field meet
The IHSA boys state track and field meet has finally arrived, and this is sure to be a big year for the Rockford-area contingent. Especially the sprinters. There were 47 different athletes from the Rockford vicinity that qualified for state in at least one event, and 22 relay teams from around Rockford. At least...
PREP TRACK: Beloit Memorial's Jaslyn Gama off to state meet after taking third in 400
BEAVER DAM, Wis. — Beloit Memorial track and field’s Jaslyn Gama has been wrapping up her senior season by putting up some great times again and again in her races. The senior has run herself all the way into the WIAA Division 1 State Track and Field Championships after she finished third at the 400-meter dash in Thursday’s sectional meet in Beaver Dam. Gama finished in 1:01.66 behind the Janesville...
Beloit Sky Carp finish road trip 3-9 after losing to Great Lakes Loons 9-3
MIDLAND, Mich. — At least it didn’t go 10 innings. The Beloit Sky Carp, who played four straight 10-inning games against the Great Lakes Loons heading into Sunday’s afternoon contest and lost three of them, fell 9-3 in the series finale. The Loons won the series 4-2 and Beloit ended its road trip with a 3-9 record to slip to 20-24 overall. The fourth-place Sky Carp trail Midwest League West...
From 0 to 2? How North Boone can win first sectional titles in any traditional sport
North Boone has never won a sectional title in any sport except cheerleading and bass fishing (once each) in school history. It could win two in one day this week. The baseball team rolled over Port Byron Riverdale 8-3 in Wednesday’s Class 2A Byron Sectional semifinals. The Vikings will now play Sterling Newman (24-4) for the title at 11 a.m. Saturday. Also Wednesday, the softball team beat Manlius Bureau Valley 12-0 and will now play Richmond-Burton for...
Brandenburg a three-time sectional track and field champion, will hope to repeat success at state meet
Cayden Brandenburg’s dominance on the track continued in the WIAA Division 1 Beaver Dam Sectional on Thursday night. The Janesville Parker senior was a three-time sectional champion and state qualifier in the 200-meter dash (22.11 seconds), the 400-meter dash (48.16) and as part of the Vikings’ championship 1,600-meter relay team (3 minutes, 22.24 seconds). Joining Brandenburg in the 1,600 relay were Avery Eastman, Jonathon Aguiniga and Paul Kim. Jayvion Hill...
Three goals in quick succession send Verona past Janesville Craig
Verona freshman Noelle Rauwolf scored a hat trick, the second and third goals of which came within two minutes, to help lead the Wildcats past Janesville Craig 5-0 on Thursday night at Craig High School. Cougars coach Casey Berg said his team had its chances to take the lead in the opening 15-20 minutes, but it couldn't get the breakthrough. "I thought it was one of the better games we...
Kyle Weaver among the former Purple Knights coming back for alumni games at Barkin Arena
BELOIT — Since retiring as a professional basketball player, Beloit’s Kyle Weaver has spent a lot of time around the hardcourt in his hometown mentoring young players at both the middle school and high school levels. On June 1, he’ll have the opportunity to rub elbows at the Barkin Arena with former Purple Knights from his own heyday as well as some older players still hooping it with some regularity. ...
High school baseball: Clinton, Edgerton open postseason play with wins
CLINTON — The Clinton baseball team started the playoffs in a similar way to how it ended the regular season: hot. The sixth-seeded Cougars, who came into Thursday as winners of six of their past seven games, poured on all six of their runs in the first two innings as they rolled No. 1 Dodgeland/Hustisford 6-3 in a WIAA Division 3 regional opener. Collin Gill had an RBI single in...
PREP SOFTBALL: Brodhead edges Lodi 3-2 to win second-straight regional title
BRODHEAD, Wis. — The reigning Division 3 state champion Brodhead softball team didn’t need to do anything overly flashing or heroic to take down an upset-minded Lodi and clinch a WIAA Division 3 Regional Championship on Thursday. Instead, the top-seeded Cardinals kept it simple and relied on some small-ball and some outstanding work from starting pitcher Ava Risum to take down No. 4 Lodi 3-2. It is Brodhead's second-straight regional...
Boylan rallies to stun Harlem in regional volleyball
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Harlem against Boylan was a four seed vs. five seed matchup at the Auburn Regional in boys volleyball. It was just as tight on the court Tuesday. The match went three sets with Boylan emerging with a 13-25, 27-25, 25-19 win. Harlem looked like the better team through the first set […]
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