John Hoscheidt

Eagles Fail First Road Test

After a quick 4-0 start, the Mercer County Golden Eagles had to journey to one of the toughest places to play in the area where they weren’t up to the test as Monmouth-Roseville rolled to the victory.  Sherrard also failed…

Tigers Win TRAC Opener, DePue Takes Rowva-Williamsfield Tourney

The Sherrard Tigers won their Three Rivers Athletic Conference girls basketball opener Monday night while the Orion Chargers tripped up the Rockridge Rockets.  In boys basketball, DePue completed a perfect 5-0 run to win the Rowva-Williamsfield Turkey Tourney.   GIRLS…

Eagles Go 4-0 At Orion

Despite going 4-0 for the week at the 10 & 32 Orion Tip Off Classic, Mercer County came up short for the top prize as Alleman also went 4-0 but won the tournament by virtue of their average margin of…

Eagles Keep Winning At Orion, Illini Roll Over Augustana

The Mercer County Golden Eagles ran their record to 3-0 at the 10 & 32 Orion Tip Off Classic Wednesday night stopping the host Chargers while Sherrard’s comeback fell short as they lost to Monmouth-Roseville.  In Champaign, Illinois had little…

Eagles Go To 2-0, Tigers Drop Opener

Mercer County got off to another fast start and rolled over Erie at the 10 & 32 Orion Tip Off Classic Tuesday night while the Sherrard Tigers lost their season opener under new head coach Brian Hutton.  In girls basketball,…

Eagles Win Opener, Rockets Fall At The Buzzer

Mercer County’s boys basketball team opened a much anticipated season at the 10 & 32 Orion Tip Off Classic under new head coach Mike Jones and after a slow start rolled to an easy win over Prophetstown.  At Geneseo, the…

Three Rivers All-Conference Football Teams Announced

    Three Rivers Athletic Conference Football – Small Division All Conference Selection and Team Standings in the Conference 2017   Final Standings – Varsity                    Final Standings – Sophomore 1st  place  Sterling Newman  6-0                   1st   place  Morrison  6-0 2nd…

Knoxville Takes Ridgewood Crown

Knoxville defeated Riverdale 51-34 to win the Ridgewood Thanksgiving girls basketball tournament Saturday night.  In the third place game Monmouth-Roseville defeated Bushnell-Prairie City 68-55. Ridgewood beat Orion 48-46 in the fifth place game.  In the seventh place game Rockridge beat…

Rockets, Red Storm, Chargers, Spartans Struggle At Ridgewood

Offense was at a premium for our local teams at the Ridgewood Girls Thanksgiving Tournament Thursday night.  The Rockridge Rockets lead 24-23 at halftime but managed only 10 second half points as they fell to Elmwood 41-34.  United could never…

Eagles Capture Cranberry Classic

The Mercer County Golden Eagles successfully defended their Rowva Cranberry Classic title defeating the host Tigers on Wednesday night.  At Geneseo, the Sherrard Tigers suffered their second loss and at Ridgewood, Rockridge couldn’t find their offense in a loss to…