The Mercer County Golden Eagles girls basketball team dropped their season opener to West Central at the Cranberry Classic at Rowva High School. Orion, Bushnell-Prairie City, Riverdale and Knoxville were winners at the Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cranberry…
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Chargers, Titans Knocked Out Of Playoffs
The Orion Chargers and Monmouth-Roseville Titans both had their playoff runs end Saturday in the quarterfinals. In Class 2A, Eastland-Pearl City downed Orion 30-3 at Charger Field. The Wildcats jumped out to a 13-0 lead but Orion was threatening to…
Lincoln Trail All Conference Volleyball Team Announced
The Lincoln Trail Conference All Conference volleyball team for the 2018 season has been announced. The undefeated league champion Wethersfield Flying Geese lead the way with four players named to the first team. The United Red Storm placed two players…
Mercer Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Having Phone Line Issues
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department is experiencing ongoing telephone issues with it’s non-emergency numbers. Frontier Communications will not be addressing the issue until Tuesday, November 6th. All citizens are requested to call Mercer County’s 911 Emergency line in the event…
Orion Pulls Out Another Playoff Thriller
For the second week in a row the Orion Chargers mounted a final drive to pull out a winner in the Class 2A playoffs. Orion’s touchdown with :53 left beat Rockridge 21-17. The Rockets last gasp attempt ended with an…
Lincoln Trail All-Conference Football Team Announced
The 2018 Lincoln Trail All Conference Football team has been announced. Undefeated league champion Princeville placed nine players on the first team offense and defense. Annawan-Wethersfield had 10 players named to both squads. Mercer County had two players named to…
Chargers, Bravettes Season Ends, Geese Advance
The Orion Chargers were stopped in the first round at the Class 2A Riverdale Volleyball Sectional Monday night. Lena-Winslow topped Orion in straight games, 25-17, 25-17. Orion closes out the season with a 33-5 record. In the other semi-final, Galena…
Rockets, Charges Advance, Eagles Fall In Playoff Openers
The Mercer County Golden Eagles were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round for the fifth straight year while Rockridge and Orion set up a rematch of week nine in Class 2A action Saturday. Mercer County rallied to…
Chargers Hold Off Rockets To Win Regional
The Orion Chargers owned a pair of regular season victories over the Rockridge Rockets during Three Rivers Athletic Conference play but had to rally to win the Class 2A Orion Volleyball Regional championship Thursday night. The Rockets won the first…
Eagles, Red Storm Fall, Rockets, Chargers Advance In Regional Play
Class 2A semi-final volleyball action highlighted the local sports scene Tuesday night. At the Mercer County Regional, Knoxville stopped the host Golden Eagles in straight games, 25-19, 25-21. In the other semi-final Bureau Valley upset the higher seed United Red…