Month: September 2026

Divisional play continues into Week 5 as we will cross the halfway point of the regular season on Friday night. In what may be the highest-profile game of the season in the conference this year, [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Mercer County picked up another volleyball win at home on Thursday, defeating Kewanee in three sets. The Golden Eagles (11-2) defeated the Boilermakers (8-6), 19-25, 25-21, 25-22. Tessa [FULL STORY]

State rankings are presented by Boswell Construction; call or text 309-574-0023. Illinois Media, formerly the Associated Press (AP), released its state rankings heading into Week 5 of the high school football season on Wednesday night. [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Orion defeated Rockridge in a tiebreaker to win the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) girls’ golf championship at Valley View in Cambridge on Wednesday. The Chargers and Rockets [FULL STORY]

WRMJ spoke with Mercer County High School cross country runner Helen Baldwin for the High School Sports Spotlight this week. Baldwin finished sixth individually at the Gary Coates Invitational in Princeton on Saturday, helping lead the [FULL STORY]