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Sherrard Wins Boys Golf Regional, Mercer County Advances With Third-Place Finish

The Sherrard Tigers are regional champions in boys golf. The Tigers finished twenty strokes better than second-place Monmouth-Roseville. Mercer County finished third as team. The Golden Eagles advanced to next week’s sectional with their third-place finish. Knoxville’s Titus Cramer won…

Tigers Take Girls Cross Country TRAC Title

Sherrard won the team championship at the Three Rivers Athletic Conference Cross Country meet Tuesday. The Tigers had four runners earn all-conference honors. Hailie Shemek finished second, Sarah Gibson finished sixth, Tori Browning finished seventh, and Nadia Anderson finished tenth.…

Mercer County Beats Galva

Mercer County beat Galva in straight sets Monday night. Elsewhere, United swept West Central. Rockridge topped Mercer County in girls golf.   VOLLEYBALL Mercer County def Galva 25-13, 25-16 United def West Central 25-12, 25-23 Princeville def Annawan 25-10, 21-25,…

Mercer Co., Sherrard, Orion, And Rockridge All Successful

An exciting week number 5 as Mercer County had a successful night in Oneida beating Rowva-Williamsfield 48-28. Rockridge doubled up on Monmouth-Roseville 28-14 and Orion beat Erie-Prophetstown 27-7. For the first time this season, the Sherrard Tigers walk away with…

Tigers Stay Perfect in TRAC West

Sherrard remained unbeaten in Three Rivers Athletic Conference West Division play with a straight set victory over Monmouth-Roseville Thursday. The Tigers are 11-3 overall and 7-0 in the conference. Elsewhere, Princeville beat United. Mercer County came up short in a…

Murray Hired As Mercer County Softball Coach

Mercer County High School hired Dustin Murray as the school’s new varsity softball coach at Wednesday’s school board meeting. Morgan Weeks resigned at the end of last season after leading the program for six years. Murray had been an assistant…

Golden Eagles Take LTC Boys Golf Crown

Mercer County won the Lincoln Trail Conference Meet in boys golf Wednesday. The Golden Eagles topped United and ROWVA-Williamsfield by two strokes. Hunter Weeks and Carson Boelens each were top five finishers individually. Elsewhere, Mercer County fell to Annawan and…