Month: November 2024

On Sportsline this week, Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor open the show briefly touching on the Mercer County High School football coaching search and semifinal round of the IHSA football playoffs before switching gears to [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. United (2-1) beat Mercer County (1-2) 30-20 in a consolation bracket game at the ROWVA-Williamsfield/Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament Friday. The Golden Eagles held a 9-2 lead at [FULL STORY]

The Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) released its 2024 all-conference football team Friday. In the Rock Division, Rockridge’s first-team selections were Landon Bull (OT/LB), Jude Finch (C/DL), Cullen Schwigen (QB), Landon Wheatley (WR), Owen Steele [FULL STORY]

Rockridge was picked as a unanimous favorite to win its fifth straight boys basketball conference championship in WRMJ’s TRAC West preseason coaches poll. The Rockets finished four points ahead of Sherrard, the runner-up pick. Orion [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard (2-1) beat Geneseo (1-2) 46-14 in the Geneseo Thanksgiving Tournament Thursday. The Tigers jumped out to an 8-2 lead at the end of the first [FULL STORY]

WRMJ spoke with Sherrard High School junior Carter Brown for the High School Sports Spotlight Thursday. Last week, Brown (QB/DB) was named a 3A honorable mention all-state player by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA). [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County School District is looking to move quickly in finding its next football coach. Former head coach Tanner Matlick resigned Tuesday. He missed the final two games of the 2024 season while serving [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard (1-1) got its first win in girls basketball over Knoxville (0-2) 39-20 at the Geneseo Thanksgiving Tournament Wednesday. The Tigers play Geneseo (1-1) Thursday.   [FULL STORY]