Local Sports

Tigers Open Weekend Road Trip With Big Win Over QND

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   Sherrard (2-1) beat Quincy Notre Dame (0-1), 10-0, to begin a weekend road trip with a win Friday. Holland Anderson earned the win on the mound for the Tigers. He threw…

Sherrard Baseball, Softball Fall In 1-Run Losses

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   Sherrard dropped one-run games to Western Big 6 opponents in both baseball and softball Thursday. In baseball, Sherrard (1-1) fell to Sterling (1-1-1) on the road, 3-2, in extra innings. The…

Mercer County Drops Baseball Opener To Riverdale

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   Riverdale (2-0) beat Mercer County (0-1) in the season opener for the Golden Eagles at Northside Park in Aledo Wednesday. The Rams scored the first five runs of the game and…

High School Sports Spotlight: Cook, MERCO Softball Looking For More History In 2024

WRMJ spoke with Mercer County High School sophomore softball Elsie Cook for the High School Sports Spotlight Wednesday. The Golden Eagles open the 2024 season Saturday with two games in Jacksonville. Mercer County set a school record for single-season wins last year,…

LTC Announces 2023-24 Boys Basketball All-Conference Teams

The Lincoln Trail Conference (LTC) released its all-conference teams for the 2023-24 boys basketball season Wednesday. In its last year in the league before moving to the Three Rivers Athletic Conference, Mercer County had four seniors earn all-LTC honors. Lucas…

Sherrard Wins Baseball & Softball Openers Over Fulton

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   Sherrard opened the 2024 spring sports season with wins in baseball and softball over Fulton at home Tuesday. In baseball, the Tigers (1-0) beat Fulton (0-2), 13-5. Sherrard scored multiple runs…

IHSA Baseball & Softball Seasons Underway Monday

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   The first day of games in the IHSA baseball and softball seasons was Monday. Orion dropped its season opener to Limestone, 12-3.   BASEBALL Limestone 12 Orion 3 Riverdale 9 Fulton…