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North Pecatonica 11 – 1 24 – 7 Orangeville 8 – 4 14 – 8 Lena-Winslow 8 – 4 17 – 13 Aquin 7 – 5 15 – 12 Dakota 5 – 7 11 – 10 Durand 3 – 9 13 – 18 Pearl City 0 – 12 1 – 24 South Fulton 12 – 0 28 – 3 Eastland 10 – 2 23 – 8 Milledgeville 8 – 4 17 – 9 Polo 4 – 7 10 – 18 Forreston 4 – 8 11 – 17 Amboy 1 – 8 6 – 18 AFC 1 – 11 3 – 28 West Scales Mound 12 – 0 29 – 2 East Dubuque 10 - 2 22 - 7 Galena 6 – 6 19 – 11 River Ridge 6 – 6 9 – 14 Stockton 5 – 7 12 – 13 Warren 3 – 9 9 – 19 West Carroll 0 – 12 0 ...
North Orangeville 11 – 1 27 – 4 Lena-Winslow 10 – 2 19 – 10 Pecatonica 8 – 4 19 – 8 Aquin 6 – 5 15 – 11 Pearl City 4 – 7 10 – 18 Dakota 2 – 10 6 – 23 Durand 0 – 12 7 – 19 South Eastland 11 – 1 16 – 12 Amboy 10 – 2 20 – 8 Polo 8 – 4 13 – 13 Forreston 5 – 7 7 – 21 Fulton 5 – 7 6 – 19 Milledgeville 2 – 10 2 – 21 AFC 1 – 11 5 – 21 West Galena 10 – 0 26 – 3 RR/SM 8 – 2 24 – 4 Stockton 6 – 4 16 – 8 West Carroll 4 – 6 16 – 14 East Dubuque 2 – 8 5 – 20 Warren 0 – 10 4 – 25 Recent Results Lena-Winslow 46...
There are rivalries that can be heated and fierce, but then there is the rivalry between Lena-Winslow and Eastland, in which both teams not only respect each other, but admire what the other one is doing as well. "I've watched Dennis (Huttenlocher) ever since he had the Boy's program over there in Lena," said Cougar head coach Nicole Brinker. "And I knew he'd get the Girls program playing well, and he has." "Nicole is such a class act and has such a strong program, I keep telling our kids if we...
The Lena-Winslow Panthers have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the region this season – looking all world one game, only to fall flat in the next. But they had their 'A' game going Tuesday night at home in a non-conference battle with Stockton. The Stockton Blackhawks are a really good team, took East Dubuque into overtime, knocked off Galena, they can play – and play well. But in Lena Tuesday night ... they didn't have their 'A', 'B', 'C', or 'D' game going ... in fact, you cou...
Many people thought that East Dubuque was the only team that had a chance to knock off the top ranked Scales Mound Hornets in the NUIC-West. Well, they were wrong. After overcoming a rather rude student section at East Dubuque the Friday before, the Scales Mound Hornets took little time in blowing by the Warriors at home Wednesday night in yet another dominant performance. With three minutes to play in the first quarter, the Hornets only held a 4-2 lead. East Dubuque was sitting in a spread out...
It had been a long time coming, 25 years in fact, but Thursday night in Orangeville the Lady Broncos blew past Pecatonica 46-28 in a physical contest to claim the NUIC North crown by themselves. The win was also their 27th on the season, which is a new school record for wins ... and they still have the Regionals ahead. Orangeville held a small lead at 8-2 after the first quarter, but in the second period they put on a clinic. Ella Doyle made a pretty backdoor pass to Kylie Wirth for a layup,...
Dan, I am not going to write about politics because people are not going to change their mind on their beliefs no matter what anybody says. I am not going to write about mask mandates and vaccines (although this has become political also) because doctors I guess do not know what they are talking about and to hell with the overworked health care workers struggling to keep up with demand. (Good luck in getting into the emergency room.) I am not going to write about fake news, and I guess this fake news includes you and your publication so I will...
3 Champ. Round 1 - Zeke Schroeder (Elgin (Harvest Christain Academy)) 15-6 won by major decision over Drew Presson (Lena-Winslow) 12-15 (MD 9-0) Cons. Round 1 - Drew Presson (Lena-Winslow) 12-15 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Will Hupke (West Chicago (Wheaton Acadmey)) 33-6 won by fall over Drew Presson (Lena-Winslow) 12-15 (Fall 1:26) 126 Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Rose (Marengo) 20-19 won by decision over Brady Haas (Lena-Winslow) 21-18 (Dec 7-2) Cons. Round 1 - Brady Haas...
Kelsey King Named To Dean's List Kelsey King, majoring in Biology from Stockton, IL, was among the students named to Augustana College's 2021-22 fall semester Dean's List. Known for sparking passionate curiosity, Augustana College is an empowering home to explore over 90 areas of study. Augustana's innovative program, Augie Choice, transforms students into global citizens, thinkers and doers with a $2,000 grant to explore the world, complete an internship or conduct research with a professor. Augustana students achieve a balance inside and...
The global platform, Uber, has begun operating in northwest Illinois including Freeport, Stephenson County, eastern Jo Daviess County and Carroll County. The Uber app is now available to help connect drivers with riders and to facilitate movement throughout the area. Now, for the app to thrive here, the area needs drivers. Those who are interested in driving with Uber can find more information and sign up to be a driver at uber.com/drive. Becoming a driver with Uber can provide additional...
The Salvation Army of Freeport announces a grant award of $9,373 to transition the sanctuary to a multipurpose program space. This grant award was made possible by the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois. Through this initiative, The Salvation Army of Freeport will have the ability to increase program capacity to better meet the needs of Stephenson County residents. The space conversion facilitates flexible usage for existing programs and services such as the food pantry and holiday programs making preparation and sorting of resources...
Last week my fun was getting stuck in the snow. Two weeks ago it was thawing frozen water pipes. This week, my fun was in the sky. My wife and I took a little holiday and went to Florida to celebrate our wedding anniversary and enjoy warm weather and sunshine. The way it worked out, we chose a night flight that was due to arrive in Florida at 11:00 p.m. Since we know people in Florida we arranged for a ride to meet us at the airport rather than take a Uber. Then the fun started. We were seated...
I broke one of my oldest rules last week. You see, years ago, when my daughter Caitlin was playing basketball for Lena-Winslow, I was in Pearl City to cover the Panthers playing the Wolves when she suddenly ran up to me during the pre-game warm up. “How can you wear that shirt?!” she declared. “What? What’s wrong with my shirt?” “It’s red! Those are Pearl City colors. Are you rooting against me?” “Oh my God, it’s just a shirt.” “But it’s red!” “It’s also clean, which is more than I can say fo...
Jones Pleads Guilty On February 8, 2022, Julius Jones of Dubuque, Iowa, plead guilty as part of a plea agreement to Driving While License Revoked (Enhanced Sentence), which is a Class 4 Felony. These charges stem from a traffic crash on June 2, 2020 on Hwy 20 West in rural Stockton, Illinois. This motor vehicle crash resulted in the death of a passenger in Jones’ vehicle and was the defendant’s second or subsequent Driving While Revoked violation. Although suspected at the time of the collision, the defendant was not under the influence of alco...
Lena Gertrude Pauline Brown, 99 Gertrude Pauline Brown, age 99 of Lena, IL, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022. She was born in Freeport, IL on May 25, 1922, the daughter of Otto and Anna (Mock) Bergemann. She married Robert D. Brown on September 27, 1942, in Freeport, IL. Gertie and Bob made their home in Lena, IL where she worked at the Shopper’s Guide for many years until her retirement in 2000. She was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lena and enjoyed volunteering at My Friend’s Closet and playing cards. Gertie is su... Full story
My hobbies include: Pinning pictures of home décor I can’t afford, recipes I won’t cook, and crafts I won’t make. Also, I really enjoy loading up my online shopping cart and not buying any of it. I’m painting a big blue rectangle in my backyard. Now, people who see my house on Google Earth think I have a pool. The problem with political jokes is that they get elected. I’ve decided to add “extensive experience with stupid people,” to my resume. That has got to be a marketable skill. My kids are making it very difficult to be the parent I alway...
On December 9, Scales Mound FFA senior members Benjamin Vandigo and Anna Cogan competed in the Job Interview Career Development Event (CDE) held at Highland Community College in Freeport. In mid-November each selected an advertised job to apply for, then created and submitted a resume and cover letter for that identified position. Both had a short phone interview to set up the in-person interview held on the 9th. At the contest, each completed a 10-minute interview for the job position, filled out a job application, and completed a follow-up le...
By the time you read this, the Girls Regionals will more than likely be to the point where we know which two teams are in the finals at each location. But that doesn’t mean, I can’t entertain myself by going through the bracket and making picks based on what I’ve seen this season. So, let’s get started. Indian Creek Regional The wildcard in this regional is Polo – the Marcos could pose a problem for one – or both of the top seeds. On Saturday, Polo should blow past Kirkland Hiawatha, w...
Kehrer Bielan Research & Consulting today announced that FSB Wealth Group has been selected as a recipient of a 2021 Top Director Award for the outstanding performance of its investment services business. FSB Wealth Group chose to be honored collectively for the achievement. FSB Wealth Group was one of 71 investment services leaders to be singled out for recognition in the first annual Kehrer Bielan Top Director Awards, presented by Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group. FSB Wealth Group...
Citizens State Bank ("Citizens") and Illinois Bank & Trust ("IB&T") are pleased to announce the signing of a Purchase of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities Agreement under which Citizens will acquire two branch locations of IB&T. Citizens will purchase the current IB&T branch locations in Stockton and Elizabeth, Illinois. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each of Citizens and IB&T. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022, and...
As the science shifts on masking and mask mandates, Governor JB Pritzker is stubbornly and sadly sticking to his voracious appetite for unchecked power at all costs. Late last week, Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow placed a temporary hold on the Governor’s mask, vaccine, testing, and quarantine mandates at 170 Illinois schools involved in a lawsuit against the mandates. The judge’s decision prevents schools involved in the lawsuit from implementing those kinds of mitigations. The jud...
The Stephenson County Association for Home and Community Education will be sponsoring the program, Backyard Birds of Illinois, on Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau, 210 W. Spring Street, Freeport. Bird enthusiast, Rich Hofmaster, will give information and show pictures of the many species of birds you might see in your own backyard. This is a free event and open to the public. No reservations required. The current Covid 19 guidelines will be followed the day of the...
Area speech teams who had qualified, made the trip to DeKalb last Saturday for the IHSA Speech Sectional competition and a chance to be one of only 18 kids in the entire state to qualify for the State finals in Peoria. Unlike every other IHSA sport, Speech is not broken down by "class", so the small schools like Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Galena and River Ridge all have to compete against kids from Bartlett, DeKalb, Crystal Lake South and Grant - not to mention Freeport, Byron and Sterling. Just...
