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While there wasn't much drama on the scoreboard for the 1A Girls Basketball Sectional Semi-finals held in Polo Tuesday night, there was still plenty to be found on the court. In the first game, Galena jumped out of the gate early as their 1-2-1-1 full court press resulted in an early turnover and layup by Gracie Furlong for the 2-0 lead – and the Pirates never looked back. Pecatonica's Lauren Mellentine tried to single-handedly keep the Indians in the contest with a pair of three point b...
Nobody will ever confuse Mike Tyson with being intellectual, but he did have one famous quote that applied to Thursday nights Sectional championship between Orangeville and Galena ... "Everybody's got a plan until they get hit in the mouth." The Broncos had a plan on how to handle the Pirate pressure – use Whitney Sullivan and Leah Baker to bring the ball up the floor against their press. "The last time we played them, we couldn't get the ball across half court," head coach Jay Doyle said. "...
It took two extra days for the Stockton Regional semi-finals to be played, but everyone in attendance would probably agree ... they were worth the wait. Both Sterling Newman and Scales Mound were able to punch their tickets to the Regional championship – but not without some serious hurdles to clear in the semis. For the Comets of Newman, they picket Lena-Winslow clean early with their 1-3-1 halfcourt trap, and raced out to the quick 6-0 lead before the Panthers had even put up a shot. And w...
Scales Mound was done. Their amazing season was almost certainly coming to an end as both of their senior guards – Charlie Wiegel and Jacob Duerr had fouled out of the Regional Championship game against Sterling Newman with 3:25 to play. Nolan Britt of Sterling Newman made one of the foul shots to increase the lead to five at 49-44, and the Hornets were going to have to try and rally with both of their floor generals on the bench. But anybody, and everybody, who had made comments this season of...
Eastland Sectional Tue., Feb. 28 Fulton 62 Pecatonica 51 Wed., Mar. 1 Scales Mound 60 South Beloit 57 2OT Fri., Mar. 3 Scales Mound 50 Fulton 46 South Beloit Regional Sat., Feb. 18 Somonauk 53 Polo 42 Durand 61 Kirkland-Hiawatha 45 Christian Life 62 Alden-Hebron 41 Wed., Feb. 22 South Beloit 74 Somonauk 27 Christian Life 56 Durand 36 Fri., Feb. 24 South Beloit 51 Christian Life 22 Stockton Regional Sat., Feb. 18 Scales Mound 78 Orangeville 32 Warren 41 Stockton 37 2OT Sterling Newman 50 Aquin 33 Lena-Winslow 55 Pearl City 43 Wed., Feb. 22...
The storm came in Wednesday night, and throughout the region we were warned about going out into the freezing rain and ice that were predicted. In spite of the warnings, the sirens in towns all over the area blew almost hourly as someone, somewhere, was in trouble and needed help from the volunteer fire departments and EMTs who answered the calls. And while many of us went to bed in a warm house, we awoke in the morning to a home without any form of power - and no heat - amid an icy covered...
Sectional Match Lena-Winslow/Stockton 40.0 Woodstock Marian 31.0 160: Jared Dvorak (LWS) over Max Astacio (WM) (Dec 3-2) 170: Eli Larson (LWS) over Connor Cassels (WM) (Fall 1:25) 182: Jace Phillips (LWS) over Rob Hernon (WM) (Fall 3:41) 195: Griffin Luke (LWS) over Hunter Birkhoff (WM) (Fall 0:33) 220: Mike Haas (LWS) over John Herff (WM) (Dec 4-0) 285: Henry Engel (LWS) over Ray Hughes (WM) (Fall 0:38) 106: Austin Hagevold (WM) over Reece Demeter (LWS) (Fall 0:21) 113: Andrew Alvarado (WM)...
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) invites you to join our book club, Conservation Conversation, for a free series of weekly Zoom discussions. Starting March 1, we will begin with the second book in our 3-book series, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the U.S., facilitated by Andrew Townsend. You may join in for any or all of the 4 weekly discussions. This book club continues to look into the relationship of the Indigenous People of the Americas with their natural environment, and...
February 17 found me and some friends in Louisville, Kentucky at the National Farm Show. I was there with the Fellowship of Christian Farmers International (FCFI). This is the largest indoor farm show in the United States. It is held every year during the second week of February. FCFI had rented a room where we invited people to come and hear speaker, Ron Miller, talk about farming and the struggles farmers are facing today with, not only the economics of farming, but the mental stress that...
OK, as many of you know, I am not a morning person. While my wife, on the other hand, can jump out of bed and complete a full dissertation before breakfast. Never was that more evident, than last Thursday following the Ice Storm, when we lost power. Wednesday night, with the weather howling outside, I sat in our family room tucked under a blanket, all warm and snuggly, watching the Wisconsin Badgers play Iowa on the Big Ten Network. (I had put ten dollars down on them in my online account, so wa...
Hebert Resentenced On February 17, 2023, John Hebert of Hanover, Illinois, was resentenced on a charge of Aggravated Battery – Peace Officer, which is a Class 2 felony. The charge stemmed from an incident on January 23, 2021, when a deputy sheriff, while attempting to remove Hebert from an establishment after complaints, was spit on by Hebert. Hebert was originally sentenced to 18 months probation and 180 days jail. After it was proven that Hebert had violated terms of his probation, he was resentenced by Judge Kevin Ward to 5 years in the I...
Orangeville Steven Hildebrand Steven Hildebrand, age 71 of Orangeville, IL passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, February 16, 2023 with his family by his side. He was born on December 26, 1951 in Rockford, IL to Neal and Janet (Shelden) Hildebrand. Steven attended Orangeville High School. He married Marilyn Day on June 3, 1970 in Orangeville, IL. Steven worked 38 years at Newell-Rubbermaid in Freeport in the building maintenance department. He retired from Monroe Truck Equipment in 2011. Steven enjoyed the outdoors; hunting,... Full story
All these people with cabin fever obviously forgot to stock up on their alcohol. I’m in the mood to do some spring cleaning, so apparently cabin fever has made me delirious. You can’t possibly have winter cabin fever, winter just officially started a few days ago. I’d probably have cabin fever if I wasn’t already so lazy. Cabin fever stage seven … paint the snow. I’m sorry, but I want to ASK my family about their day. I sure as hell don’t want to share it with them. My cabin fever is really bad – I can’t wait for March Madness to start....
On behalf of the Stephenson County Farm Bureau, I would like to invite you to our 2023 Legislative Dinner on Monday, March 20 at 6:30p.m. at our office, 210 West Spring Street, Freeport, IL. The evening will include an opportunity to hear from our elected officials and network with other Farm Bureau members. Dinner will be provided. This event is open to any Stephenson County Farm Bureau member in good standing. Reservations are required and can be made by calling our office at 815-232-3186 or...
The Carroll Jo Daviess Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution would like to recognize this year's DAR Good Citizens from the area. One senior student from each school is selected by their teachers and their peers for having the qualities of a good citizen; dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Students selected included: Freeport – Abigail Marie Manson Aquin – Mason McIntyre Dakota – Amelia Dauphin East Dubuque – Joseph Wilmer Quinn Eastland – Hudson Joseph Groezinger Forreston – Madyson Nicole Schoonhoven Galena – Ay...
The League of Women Voters of Freeport will be hosting a Candidates’ Forum on March 16th at HCC Bld H #201 (Student Conference Center) at 6:30 pm. Invitations have been sent to all candidates running in the April 4th Consolidated Election: Aldermen in Wards 1,3,5, & 7; Freeport Park District; HCC Board of Trustees; and Freeport School District #145 Board Members. It is being co-sponsored by the local NAACP Branch #30399, the HCC Leadership Institute, and the HCC Student Senate. Our moderator will again be James Winker, social studies teacher f...
