Gary “Brother” Nyle Anderson, 81 of New Windsor, Illinois passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 4, at the Calvary Lutheran Cemetery in New Windsor. Memorial contributions…
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Sharon M. Adams – Services 6/5/22
Sharon M. Adams, 85 of Aledo, passed away suddenly, Friday, May 27, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Viola. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Sunday, June 5, at Nichols Bewley Funeral and Cremation Services, Aledo. Rev. Douglas Johnson…
Rockridge Back To State
The Rockridge Rockets advanced to state with a 1-0 win over Richmond-Burton Monday afternoon in the IHSA Class 2A Super-Sectional game at Eastside Center in East Peoria. The Rockets ace Kendra Lewis shut down Richmond-Burton to improve to 23-0 on…
LTC Announces All-Conference Softball Team
The Lincoln Trail Conference has announced their All-Conference softball team for the 2022 season. Conference champion West Central lead the way with five players named to the first team, second place finisher Ridgewood had three players. No other school had…
Rockets Advance To Super-Sectional, Tigers Rally Not Enough, Locke Medals
The Rockridge Rockets made it three in a row over Erie-Prophetstown rolling over the Panters 10-1 to advance to the Class 2A softball super-sectional Monday in East Peoria. The Rockets won their sixth consecutive sectional title and 62nd consecutive game. …
Tigers Advance To Sectional Championship, Three Qualify For State Track Finals
The Sherrard Tigers scored eight runs in the fourth inning to erase a four-run deficit and beat Illinois Valley Central 11-5 in the semifinals of the Class 2A Knoxville baseball sectional. Brock DeHamer’s three-run double gave the Tigers a 7-4…
LTC All-Conference Baseball Team Announced
The Lincoln Trail Conference announced their all-conference teams for the 2022 season. The conference was split into two divisions this year. United lead the west division with three players named to the first team and Annawan-Wethersfield had four to pace…
Regional Champions Crowned
Baseball and softball regional champions were crowned Monday after games scheduled for Saturday were rained out. In Class 1A baseball, United won their own regional by stopping North Fulton 9-3. United will meet Triopa Wednesday at the Jacksonville Routt Sectional.…
Tigers Bring Home State Hardware, Eagles Win 7th Grade State Title
The Sherrard Tigers brought home four medals from the Class 1A Girls State Track Meet Saturday. Charlotte Frere lead the way with a second place finish in the discus. Her teammate Olivia Meskan finished 8th. Kelsey Hutchins finished third in…
Local Girls Qualify For State Finals, Boys Advance To State
The Class 1A Girls State Track Meet finals will be well represented by area athletes on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Riverdale won the Class 1A Boys Sectional at Erie as area athletes qualified for state next week. …