Local Sports

WRMJ Sportsline: Winter Weather Cancels Everything, LTC Girls Tournament & QC Custom Tees Shootout Talk

This week on Sportsline, Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor talked about the past week’s light schedule due to the winter weather and discussed (ranted) about the new format for the Lincoln Trail Conference girls basketball tournament. West Central senior girls basketball…

Local Sports Cancellations – 1/15/24

Winter weather has forced local high school sporting events to be postponed Monday, January 15th. Below is a complete list of local cancellations and make-up dates if they’re available.   BOYS BASKETBALL QC Custom Tees Shootout Sherrard vs Beecher (no…

Rockridge Erases Halftime Deficit To Beat Morrison

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   Rockridge (14-3, 5-0 TRAC West) beat Morrison (3-13, 0-5 TRAC West) on the road Thursday, 53-46. The Rockets trailed 25-22 at halftime and then outscored the Mustangs 18-8 in the third…

Local Sports Cancellations – 1-9-24

Winter weather has forced local high school sporting events to be postponed Tuesday, January 9th. Below is a complete list of local cancellations and make-up dates if they’re available.   BOYS BASKETBALL Mercer County @ A-Town (make-up 1/18) Rockridge @…

WRMJ Interview: 2K Points & Counting, West Central’s Shelby Bowman Dazzles Every Night

WRMJ spoke with West Central (12-5, 6-0 LTC) senior Shelby Bowman before her 41-point performance in a 65-60 win over Mercer County Monday. Bowman scored her 2,000th career point in December. She’s averaging 29.6 points per game this season. Bowman…

Bowman’s 41 Leads West Central Past MERCO

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   Shelby Bowman scored 41 points to lead West Central (12-5, 6-0 LTC) past Mercer County (10-10, 3-3 LTC), 65-60 Monday. The Heat opened both halves on 14-0 runs. Mercer County held…

WRMJ Sportsline: PIT & Nesto Hoops

WRMJ’s Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor were joined on Sportsline this week by Princeton wrestling coach Steve Amy to talk about this weekend’s Princeton Invitational Tournament (PIT) and by Aaron Britton, who covers high school basketball in Illinois on his website and…

Sherrard Wraps Up Homestand With Win Over Erie-Prophetstown

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   Sherrard (13-2, 3-1 TRAC West) wrapped up a six-game homestand with a 55-26 win over Erie-Prophetstown (1-12, 0-3 TRAC West) Friday at Harry Hunt Gymnasium. The Tigers forced 23 turnovers in…

Wethersfield Cruises Past MERCO

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.   Wethersfield (15-2, 4-1 LTC) forced Mercer County (9-9, 3-2 LTC) to turn the ball over 25 times in a 57-33 win over the Golden Eagles Thursday. The Flying Geese led the…

IHSA Girls Basketball AP Poll – 1/4/24

The first Associated Press (AP) poll of 2024 was released for IHSA girls basketball this week. Local teams included in this week’s rankings are Annawan (#3 in 1A), Alleman (#5 in 2A), and Galesburg (#3 in 3A). WRMJ will post…