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Forreston Regional Mon., Oct. 28 Stockton 25, 25 Dakota 16, 13 Pecatonica 25, 25 Pearl City 16, 22 Tue., Oct. 29 Lena-Winslow 25, 25 Forreston 14, 18 Durand 25, 25 Orangeville 22, 21 Wed., Oct. 30 Stockton 25, 25 Pecatonica 18, 20 Durand 27, 25. Lena-Winslow 25, 17 Thu., Oct. 31 Stockton 25, 25 Durand 23, 26 Serena Regional Mon., Oct. 28 Parkview Christ Acad 25, 25 Earlville 20, 14 Tue., Oct. 29 Aurora Christian 25, 25 Leland 22, 16 Serena 25, 25 Somonauk 18, 19 Wed., Oct. 30 Newark 25, 23, 25...
Pearl City was coming into their Regional opener as an underdog to begin with, but then players started dropping. Sophomore sensation, Danica Sager, came down on a player's foot in practice on Friday – severely twisting it. And Serving, and outside hitting stud, Maya Boyer, was home in bed with a fever over a hundred. "We had to make a lot of changes on the fly," said head coach Tammy Stephan. "We never even had a chance to practice the new rotation." That alone would make playing well d...
There are two ways to score in volleyball. You either earn a point on an ace serve, a kill, or a mean stuff block ... or, your opponent hands you a point on an unforced error like a call for being in the net, or hitting the ball out of bounds, etc. In their opening round match against Forreston in the Class 1A Regional, the Lena-Winslow Panthers were below their normal kill statistics ... but it didn't matter because Forreston was handing them points in droves. "They did that the last time we...
Pecatonica brought their 'A' game to the Regional semi-finals against Stockton, and pushed the top seeded Blackhawks with strong offensive numbers. But, in the end, Stockton never flinched, remained calm, and let the game speak for itself as they pulled out the 25-18, 25-20 victory to advance on to the Regional Championship. The Blackhawks were actually the first team to call a time out in game one after a lengthy rally cut their lead to only one at 15-14. But the time out was not for reasons...
About a month ago, following a Lena-Winslow victory over Durand on their home floor, Durand head coach, Molly Kelsey, pointed out how many players were still missing from her lineup. "I really wish I could play them when I had my whole team," she said at the time. Wednesday night, after stunning the Panthers with a 27-25, 25-17 victory in the Regional semi-finals, coach Kelsey was quick to remind us of that comment. "I told you I wanted to play them with my whole team, Dan. Well tonight, we had...
Exactly eleven years ago on Halloween night, Stockton head coach Maddie Pontius was on the Blackhawk team that won the Regional title under coach Colleen Fox. But it had been eleven years since the Blackhawks won the Regional crown. So, on this past Halloween, as they squared off against a very strong Durand squad ... yeah, they were motivated. It became obvious from early on that Durand was not the world killer's they had shown in their semi-final win against Lena-Winslow. Stockton charged out...
The typical advantage of going into the IHSA playoffs with a 9-0 record is that your first round opponent is often a tad on the weaker side. That was pretty evident before the game started when overhearing the Clifton Central head coach's "pep talk". "No matter what happens today, we play as hard as we can," he told his kids. The Comets came in with a 5-4 record, but had only beaten one team with a winning record (Salt Fork) and that was in a squeaker 28-27. So, yeah, the Panthers were a bit out...
1A LeRoy 54 Aurora Christian 21 Rockford Lutheran 42 Kewanee Wethersfield 21 Ottawa Marquette 44 Rushville-Industry. 6 Galena 43 Stark County 42 Lena-Winslow 70 Clifton Central 32 Stockton 60 Princeville 30 Gibson City 38 Catlin Salt Fork 7 Sterling Newman 50 Chicago Hope 22 Belleville Althoff 60 Dupo 0 Carrollton (6-3) 44 Winchester 8 Casey Westfield 39 Jacksonville Routt 21 Mt. Sterling Brown County 18 Greenfield 16 Hardin Calhoun 38 Moweaqua Central 7 Sesser Valier 30 Bridgeport 6 Camp Point Central 34 Nokomis 6 Toledo Cumberland 28 Tuscola...
Warren Elementary School celebrates as their school was given an Exemplary Designation on the 2024 Illinois School Report Card. Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) scores for both proficiency rates and student growth rates have increased over the past several years at the elementary school. In the past, the school has held a Commendable Summative Designation. All schools have received a summative designation on the Illinois Report Card since 2018. Earning an Exemplary Designation means that the overall performance of Warren Elementary...
SSM Health Monroe Hospital and SSM Health Monroe Clinic Medical Group recently collected over 3,000 diapers to benefit community members served by Care Net Pregnancy Center in Monroe and Madonna Renewal Center in Freeport. Both organizations provide pregnancy support services, family support services, development of child nurturing skills, self-sufficiency life skills and more. This donation is the result a Community Diaper Drive led by SSM Health Monroe Hospital's Marketing & Communications,...
It’s been an exciting volleyball season, with some special marks being set that most people don’t know about. Lena-Winslow’s Alyssa Daughenbaugh reached 2000 assists for her career early in the season, and was close to 2500 the last time we checked. Meanwhile, Jaiden Schneiderman of Forreston set a new school record for kills in a match with the 28 she recorded against Orangeville, and also broke the school record for career kills. The old record was 1313 set by Katie Erdmann in 2018, but Jaide...
My wife and I took the opportunity to get away last week for a little R & R on the beach. The beach is always our favorite destination. It is such a beautiful place to be. It’s not only the warm weather and the beauty of the sun on the water and the waves lapping up on the shore, but also the fact that God gave man the challenge to go forth and subdue the earth He created. As one looks out across the surface of the water, it boggles the mind to consider and imagine all the marine life in the e...
I like cottage cheese – always have. As a kid, my brother, dad and I always fought over the last serving out of the container – a fight I typically lost – but I was the one to point out that adding pepper in addition to the salt we always added, made it even better. Now, as an adult, I get all of the cottage cheese servings. My wife doesn’t dislike it, but she’s not enamored the way I am. So, I was in no way, shape or form ready for the sudden “fight” that took place last weekend. Our daughters...
Crash With Injuries On 10/21/2024 at approximately 11:50 A.M., the Jo Daviess County dispatch center received a phone report regarding a traffic crash with injuries on Highway 84 South, near the intersection of S. Four Corners Rd, rural Savanna, IL. Upon arrival, Deputies learned that Ashley Empen, 40 of Epworth, IA, was operating a vehicle north bound on Highway 84 South. Empen’s vehicle entered into the south bound lane of travel, before ultimately striking Rosemary Haring’s vehicle, 80 of Savanna, IL, as Haring was heading south on Hig...
The Northwest Illinois Daily Drawing (a cooperative fundraiser) announces the first winners in the 2024-2025 drawing year as the Daily Drawing marks its 10th year! The Daily Drawing is a drawing for 365 daily cash prizes from October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025 to those donating for a ticket. Over $22,500 is paid out to ticket holders during this drawing year. Cash prizes vary between $50 and $500. A ticket may win multiple times as each ticket remains in the drawing each day for the entire year, no matter how often it may be drawn. This y...
Pearl City Richard Clark Plager, 84 Richard Clark Plager, age 84, passed away peacefully at home on October 28, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 29, 1940, to Clark and Alice (Brandt) Plager. Richard attended Lamm Grade School and graduated from Pearl City High School in 1958. He briefly studied at Iowa State College, but the familiar scent of freshly turned soil and the call of farm life soon drew him back to the family farm, where he continued the family tradition of milking cows. On August 20, 1961, Richard married... Full story
Ever wonder what happened in Neverland after the Darlings left? Lena-Winslow students will answer that question on the Panther Den stage on Fri., Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. when they present the fall play, Generation Pan. Reese Austen (Cienna Kerr) is the newest arrival to Neverland, and she discovers that the Lost Cubs are running low on both hope and fairy dust. Meanwhile, the dastardly Captain Patch (Josiah Randecker) is hording fairy dust and dark secrets about Peter Pan...
Great parenting lies somewhere between “Don’t do that,” and “Aww, what the hell.” If you’ve never said, “You need to back up a little so I can wipe myself,” you don’t have kids. Me: “Can you clear my plate please?” Toddler: “I have dreams you know.” They say that kids will model the behavior they see, but that’s false. They’ve seen me sleep, but trying to put them down is a nightmare. “Tax day is coming up! Are you excited, or are you going to jail?” “Mommy, I need to wear my goggles so I don’t have to see people.” Everybody knows how to rise...
Friday, October 25 was a big day around northwest Illinois. First, the excitement kicked off with Lisa Corp being announced the 2025 IAITC Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Corp is a 2nd Grade teacher at Open Bible Learning Center, Freeport, Stephenson County. Not only does Mrs. Corp shine in the classroom integrating agriculture, she also is an avid learner attending multiple professional development workshops at the local, state and national level. She is also an integral part of the Stephenson...
In recognition of his advocacy on behalf of the farming and agriculture community in Northwest Illinois, State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) has received the “Friend of Agriculture” award from the Illinois Farm Bureau. Chesney received the award at a recent event at Shedd Farms in Rockton, with IL Farm Bureau District Two Director Brent Pollard, Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Legislative Chair Kevin Shedd, and Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau President John Mitchell presenting it. “It is an honor to receive this award from leaders of the Farm Bur...
NUIC Boys Golf West Division All-Conference Selections West Division Champs- Fulton West Division Sportsmanship Award- Stockton 1st Team (Unanimous) Owen VanZuiden (So.) Fulton (Unanimous) Zach Winkel (Sr.) Fulton (Unanimous) Jacob Voss (Jr.) Fulton (Unanimous) Sam Rife (Jr .) River Ridge/Scales Mound (Unanimous) Camden Flack (Sr.) River Ridge/Scales Mound Joe Winter (Sr.) River Ridge/Scales Mound 2nd Team Casey Kettering (Sr.) East Dubuque Ethan Schulting (Jr.) East Dubuque Dawson Price (Jr.) Fulton Braeden Brennan (Sr.) Fulton Blake Zink (Jr....
The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IATC) program is pleased to announce the 2025 Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year, Lisa Corp, of Open Bible Learning Center, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois. Corp will be recognized at the 2024 National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She will also be the Illinois nominee for the USDA National Excellence in Teaching Agriculture Award. As a second grade teacher at Open Bible, she challenges her students to think outside the box when...
Normally, a questionable call in any sport might happen, but is not worthy of mention because one call typically does not decide the outcome of a game. I've also come to realize that while things might appear one way to me – sitting in my corner of the gym – a referee typically has a better angle, or viewpoint – so, again, I never mention it. But Tuesday night in Polo, the teams fighting in the Sectional were exceptional, while the officiating – specifically one line judge – had a really ba...
