The high school baseball and softball regular season wrapped up Saturday as teams got in final tune ups before regional play begins Monday. In baseball, Rockridge rallied to beat Annawan-Wethersfield while Sherrard lost to Alleman. In softball, Galva clinched the…
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Eagles, Tigers & Rockets Notch Softball Victories; Newman Captures Three Rivers Boys Track Title; Clarke Sets Goals Record
Daria Parchert’s 2 home run, 7 RBI performance powered the Rockridge Rockets to their 25th win of the season; in the circle Maddie Bayne tallied her 15th win of the year. Elsewhere, Spenser Strandgard threw 6 innings of 2 hit,…
Eagles Take Sectional Track Crown
Mercer County won the girls Class 1A Sectional Track championship at Orion Thursday night edging host Orion. In baseball, Annawan-Wethersfield tied Mercer County and Ridgewood for the conference title with a win over Rowva-Williamsfield and in softball Alleman edged Rockridge…
Rockets Take TRAC Title
The Rockridge Rocket baseball team completed a perfect run in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference West Division with a 10-1 win over Morrison Tuesday. The Rockets went 10-0 in the division and are now 14-9 on the year. Ridgewood moved…
Eagles Clinch Share Of LTC Title
The Mercer County Golden Eagles baseball team clinched at least a share of the Lincoln Trail Conference baseball title with a split of a double-header with Annawan-Wethersfield Monday. The Titans and Ridgwood could tie Mercer County for the title with…
Rockets Roll Through Slam
The Rockridge Rockets had little trouble in winning the Quincy Notre Dame Softball Slam over the weekend sweeping all four games by a convincing margin. Knoxville won the Midwest Bank Classic in Aledo with a win over the host Golden…
MC Boys 1st, Girls 2nd at LTC Track Meet; Rockets, Tigers Compete at TRAC Girls Track Meet
Mercer County captured a combined 13 gold medals on Friday, winning the boys LTC Track & Field title and finishing 2nd on the girls side. Orion, Rockridge and Sherrard battled in the TRAC girls track meet, while Mercer County softball…
Maple Leafs Blank Rockets
In a meeting of state ranked teams, Geneseo shut Rockridge’s powerful offense with a 3-0 win Wednesday. Geneseo entered the game ranked No. 8 in Class 3A in the Illinois Coaches Association Power Rankings and Rockridge was fifth in the…
Eagles Slip By Spartans In LTC
Mercer County scored on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh to edge Ridgewood in a Lincoln Trail Conference showdown in high school baseball Tuesday in Woodhull. In softball, Sherrard and Rockridge picked up non-conference wins while Orion…
Orion-Sherrard Dominates on the Pitch; Tiger Relays Washed Out
On the strength of two goals each from Karsyn McCunn & Lydia Clarke, Orion-Sherrard girls soccer thumped Galesburg 8-0 on Friday. O-S limited Galesburg to only two shots on goal, while attempting 31 of their own. O-S is now 14-4…