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Following the Orangeville vs Aquin battle that went into three games Wednesday night, the Stockton Blackhawks continued to follow the theme that no matter how good a team is – they had better show up ready to play as the Blackhawks pushed Lena-Winslow into three games before running out of steam in a 25-23, 23-25, 25-14 conference win for the Panthers in Stockton. Statistically, Lena-Winslow was stronger at the net as they recorded 13 kills in game one, 14 in two and then 11 more in game three ...
Aquin freshman, Lucy Arndt, is one of those budding young stars that has burst on to this year's volleyball scene as a player opponents will need to contend with in the future. But following her 13 kill performance Wednesday night in Orangeville, the future seems to have already arrived. Not much was expected out of the conference battle between the two teams who will be seeing a lot of each other over the next two weeks, but somebody forgot to tell Orangeville that as the Broncos played an...
"Gabi? Do you want to serve match point," Panther head coach Sue Amendt asked senior Gabi Brinkmeier. "Who Me?" gasped Brinkmeier. "I was so scared," she admitted. "I just tried to focus on making sure I got it over." Get it over she did, but she also did a lot of other nice passes for the Panthers on senior night in their conference battle against the West Carroll Thunder. "Was that cool or what?" Amendt said with a big grin. "That's what it's all about. Seeing good kids do good things. Gabi...
EPC 44 AFC 0 BH/Warren 27 Pec/Argyle 7 Du/Pec 16 West Carroll 8 Stockton 50 East Dubuque 6 Aquin 36 Forreston 30 Lena-Winslow 46 Galena 7 Amboy 25 Milledgeville 8 Orangeville 23 Dakota 16 Petosi/Cassville at Boscobel Polo 34 River Ridge 8 River Ridge (WI) 47 Southwestern 12 This Week’s Schedule Amboy at AFC East Dubuque at Galena EPC at Forreston Lena-Winslow at Du/Pec Orangeville at Milledgeville Stockton at Dakota West Carroll at Aquin River Ridge at Milford-Cissna Park Wisconsin Playoffs Begin...
It isn't often that a team's most successful play is a kickoff, but that seemed to be the case for the Stockton Blackhawks in their 50-6 win over East Dubuque. The Blackhawks recovered three squib kicks in the first half against the Warriors, allowing them to stay on offense for nearly all of the final 16:30 of the first half and push their lead from 12-0 to 34-0 at halftime. Stockton scored on their second drive of the game as Jason Hermann ran for a 24-yard touchdown, just one play after a 23-...
There was a lot of excitement as the third ranked River Ridge Wildcats and their speed paid a visit to the second ranked Polo Marcos and their power option Friday night. And while both teams will be top seeds in the upcoming playoffs, the Marcos delivered a powerful lesson ... River Ridge has some work to do. The Marcos stepped back to throw the ball three times – but only once did they actually let it fly – for a two point conversion to a wide open tackle eligible. The other two times qua...
For the first time in 5 years, the Aquin Bulldogs walked off the field Friday night as conference champions. They also are 8-0 for the first time since 2012 as they defeated the reigning state champion Forreston Cardinals 36-30 in a thriller that wasn't decided until the last minute of the game. The teams battled back and forth for the conference title as the Cardinals entered Conley Field in Freeport with a 6-1 record, key RB/LB Ethan Mulder returning after injury and in a sour mood after...
Most people may not know about it, or realize the impact, but the clock is ticking regarding the future of the City of Freeport. You see, currently Freeport enjoys the benefits of Home Rule. They can set their own Food & Beverage Tax, their own Motor Fuel tax, real estate property transport fees, and also have some legislative advantages such as adopting their own nuisance code, building codes, the enforcement of those codes and rental registration. All of those benefits are due to being under...
State Representative Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport), acting as a member of the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, presented a $500 grant to the Scales Mound High School Trap Team for new team jerseys and clay targets on Monday, October 14. "The Scales Mound High School Trap Team would like to thank Andrew Chesney and the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus for the $500 donation," said Trap Team Coach Linda Ziarko. "The team will put the funds to good use in the upcoming season." The...
Maybe it was because I was a member of a fraternity, or maybe it was because 20 year old guys tend to pull pranks on each other all the time, but when I was in college, getting “pimped” was a major deal. A “pimp” was a practical joke you pulled on a fraternity brother. They ran the entire spectrum from hanging all of the belongings of one guy – furniture, clothes, everything – in a tree, all the way to the time we picked up one guy’s car and placed it on the platform stage sitting in the middle...
It’s kind of early to be talking about Christmas but it’s everywhere already - especially on the Hallmark Movie Channel. I like an occasional Hallmark movie around Christmastime. I take some heat for that, but that’s ok, I can handle it. I don’t like horror movies - they’re too scary and not real. Nor do I care for the Super Hero comic book movies. Several years ago I watched the original Transformers movie but had to work hard at paying attention trying to keep track of who the good guys were...
Impeachment For What?? You must ask yourself that question. In a phrase, the far-left side of the democratic party and the majority of any main steam media CNN, MSNBC, ABC, and CBS, simply put, “despise this President” to the to the point that they can’t even remotely be objective. They are obsessed with hatred. They have dominated the airways. They leave no room in print media for anything other than a venomous vitriol that is all consuming. The 89th district’s only daily newspaper proves my po...
During the upcoming fall veto session, during which we generally take action on bills vetoed by the Governor, Illinois lawmakers could also be asked to consider a proposal to consolidate suburban and downstate pension plans. The fall veto session is scheduled for October 28-30, and November 12-14. The recent proposal to consolidate about 650 suburban and downstate police and fire pension plans is already generating debate. Proponents say consolidating the funds will generate greater returns at...
No, you didn't miss it-Lanark's famous Pie on the Porch has changed its name, location and date! Now dubbed Pie Across the Fence, those delicious homemade pies will be found at the Lanark United Methodist Church, 405 E. Locust, from 9 am to 4 pm on November 1st and 2nd. The Friends of the Lanark Public Library (FLPL) invite you to relax with friends over your favorite pie in the Fireplace Room. Enjoy soothing live music and plan your shopping spree with the map provided. Begin your splurge...
Pearl City Vida Marie Neebel, 92 Vida Marie Neebel passed away on Friday October 11, 2019 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Vida was born on May 5, 1927 as the youngest of six children born to John and Lena (McKinstry) Blair near Stockton. Robert Neebel and Vida were married on November 7, 1945 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Stockton, IL. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lena. She farmed alongside her husband for many years and was a loving Wife, Mother, Aunt, Grandma and Great Grandma. Surviving are one son, Kenneth... Full story
Downtown Freeport will be bright for the holidays with a show of festive spirit and humble recognition for our local heroes. The Hero Tree will stand majestically in front of the bell tower at the Stephenson County Courthouse for all to see from Sunday, November 24 through the New Year. To make the tree truly represent Stephenson County heroes, we need your help! We are inviting any Stephenson County resident to create a Hero Ornament to be hung on the tree for this holiday season. Clear bulb or...
Halfway through the National Championship race in FE-2 (Formula Enterprise Generation 2) – the highest amateur racing class there is – Rhett Barkau was out in front of the pack. But when they came up on traffic and had to lap some of the competition, he fell back into second place behind Liam Snyder in his #28 car. FE-2 Racing has strict car limitations – the car can only weigh 1250 pounds after the race – including the driver – and the engine must be a 2 liter Mazda 4 Cylinder engine with a ma...
