Mercer County (4-8, 1-1 Lincoln Trail Conference) defeated A-Town in straight sets in volleyball Wednesday, 25-5, 25-13. Molly Hofmann totaled 10 kills in the win for the Golden Eagles. Brylee Marston had 17 assists in the win. Mercer County travels…
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Rockets, Graves Break Records To Claim Third Straight TRAC Girls Golf Title
The Rockridge Rockets had a record breaking day at the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) girls golf meet Wednesday, winning the conference and having four of the ten first team all-conference performers at Saukie Golf Course. Rockridge’s team score, 330,…
Week 3 IHSA AP Football Poll
The Associated Press (AP) Week 3 IHSA football poll was released Wednesday afternoon. The Rockridge Rockets are ranked 7thth in Class 2A this week. Other local schools in this week’s rankings are Knoxville (#8 in 2A), Morrison (#6 in 1A),…
Chargers Cruise Past Golden Eagles
Orion (13-1) defeated Mercer County (3-8) in volleyball in straight sets Tuesday, 25-12, 25-16. Rachel Bowers had eight kills for the Chargers in the victory. Molly Hofmann led Mercer County with six kills in the loss. The Golden Eagles return…
Rockridge Takes Third Place; Graves, Kunzman Earn Top 10 Finishes At Geneseo Invitational
The Rockridge Rockets took third place with a team score of 427 at the Geneseo Invitational in girls golf Monday. Peoria Notre Dame won the event, shooting a 380 as a team. Sherrard (463) took sixth and Orion (477) finished…
WRMJ Sportsline: Week 3 High School Football Recap, Reaction To John Nelson Taking Augustana Job
WRMJ recapped Week 3 of the high school football season Saturday morning on Sportsline. Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor were joined by Sherrard head coach Brandon Johnston, Mercer County head coach Tanner Matlick, Rockridge head coach Sam Graves, and Orion…
Week 3: MERCO, Rockridge, Sherrard Get Big Wins; Orion Suffers First Loss
Mercer County (2-1, 1-0 LLC Big) opened conference play in the Lincoln Land Conference Big School Division with a 47-0 win over LVC (0-3, 0-1 LLC Big) Friday. The Golden Eagles scored all 47 points in the first half. Tannen…
MERCO Beats Rockridge, Sherrard & Orion Get TRAC Wins
Mercer County (3-7) bounced back to defeat Rockridge (3-6) in straight sets at home Thursday, 25-23, 25-17. Elsewhere, Sherrard (13-2-1, 3-1 TRAC West) swept Erie-Prophetstown (2-6, 1-2 TRAC West), 25-23, 25-21. Orion (9-0, 4-0 TRAC West) remained unbeaten by beating…
Nelson Steps Down As Rockridge Softball Coach, Hired As Next Augustana Head Coach
John Nelson resigned from his position as the head softball coach at Rockridge High School to become the next head softball coach at Augustana College, he announced Thursday. From 2014-2023, he led the Rockets to a 279-49 record. Rockridge won…
Multi-Million Dollar Project Planned For Aledo’s ‘Swimming Pool Road’
Swimming Pool Road or SE 2nd Avenue in Aledo in line for a significant improvement. Mayor Chris Hagloch says the City Council has approved issuing general obligation bonds for the project. Hagloch did confirm this week that the extension of…