Two of the top softball teams in the area met Wednesday and the Sherrard Tigers held off the Sterling Golden Warriors 5-4. In baseball action, the Ridgewood Spartans nipped the Rockridge Rockets 5-4 in match up of Lincoln Trail and…
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Eagles Nipped By Titans, Track Teams Sweep West Central
Monmouth-Roseville scored two runs in their final at bat to beat Mercer County 7-5 in high school softball action Tuesday at Northside Park. Mercer County took a 5-4 lead after five innings but the Titans scored one in the sixth…
Golden Eagles, Rockets Split Openers
Mercer County and Rockridge met each other in baseball and softball to open the 2017 season on Monday afternoon. At Northside Park in Aledo, the Golden Eagles shut down the Rockets 6-0. Jeff Garrett threw five innings allowing just two…
Baseball & Softball Have Opening Weekend
The weather finally cooperated to area baseball and softball teams could get on the diamond on Saturday. In high school baseball. Sherrard and United opened at a round robin hosted by the Red Storm and in softball Sherrard took on…
TRAC Announces Boys Basketball All-Conference Team
The unbeaten Three Rivers Athletic Conference West Division champion Rockridge Rockets and the Orion Chargers both placed two players on the boys basketball all-conference team for the 2016-17 season. All four were unanimous selections by the coaches. Three Rivers Athletic…
Suspicious Vehicle Complaint Leads To Meth Charges Against Reynolds Man
A suspicious vehicle complaint in Matherville leads to the arrest of a Reynolds man on multiple charges. 37 year old Cainen Young was taken into custody early Friday morning by Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies after striking a parked car and then…
Sherrad High School Receives Threat Via Social Media App
Police were called to Sherrard High School today after a threat of a shooting was found on a social media app. Unit 200 superintendent Alan Boucher says they acted immediately to determine if the threat was credible.
LTC Announces Girls Basketball All-Conference Team
The Lincoln Trail Conference announced their 2016-17 Girls All-Conference basketball team. The league and Class 1A state champion Annawan Bravettes had two players named to the first team lead by first team all-stater Jayde VanHyfter. Mercer County and Princeville also…
Alleman, Annawan Have Seasons End
Alleman and Annawan had their season’s end with Sectional semi-final losses Wednesday night. At the Class 2A Byron, the Pioneers shot only 29 per cent as they fell to Rockford Christian 43-39. Alleman trailed by 15 with 6:17 left in…
TRAC Announces Girls All-Conference Basketball Team
The Three Rivers Athletic Conference announced their West Division girls all conference team for the 2016-17 season. Two members of the first place Sherrard Tigers were unanimous selections to the squad. Seniors Faith Anderson and Spencer Strandgard lead the Tigers…