by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ Interview: Saey ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Hoops Season; But Understands There Are Many Questions
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Rockridge boys golf coach and boys basketball coach Andy Saey Wednesday afternoon. He was happy to see a golf season completed without many problems and now awaits to see what happens with the…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ Interview: 797 Basketball Coaches Respond To IBCA Survey; Overwhelming Number Want High School Hoops Season To Start On Time
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Jim Tracy Wednesday morning. He serves as Executive Director of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. The two discussed an IBCA survey that shows 95-percent of the respondents want the high school basketball season…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: A Determined Coulter Still Looking For That ‘Pop Off’ Race
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Mercer County standout cross country runner Derek Coulter Tuesday afternoon. The sophomore had just finished a workout in windy conditions. The LTC conference meet is Tuesday in Kewanee.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ Interview: Much To Be Proud Of For Williams & Sherrard Golf; Tigers Claim Sectional Title During Challenging Season
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Sherrard boys golf coach Brett Williams on Monday just shortly after the Tigers claimed the 1A sectional title at Fyre Lake Golf Club.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Mercer County Jr. High Boys Cross Country Team Wins IESA Sectional
Mercer County hosted the IESA cross country sectional this past Saturday at Hawthorn Ridge. The boys team captured the title with the girls squad finishing third. You can check out the complete results by clicking here.
by John Hoscheidt • • Comments Off on Rockets Advance To Sectional
The Rockridge Rockets girls golf team advanced to the sectional by finishing second at the Class 1A Kewanee Regional at Baker Park Wednesday. Kewanee posted the top score on their home course to take the title with the Rockets seven…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ Interview: A Shortened Season, But Sherrard’s Williams Happy It Ends At Fyre Lake Golf Course
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Sherrard High School boys golf coach Brett Williams Wednesday morning. The Tigers finished second at this week’s regional and advance to next Monday’s sectional, which will be played at Fyre Lake Golf…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ Audio: Monmouth-Roseville Becomes Full Member Of TRAC
The Monmouth-Roseville School Board has accepted an invite from the Three Rivers Athletic Conference to participate in all sports and activities effective with the 2021/2022 school year. Monmouth-Roseville is already a football member of the TRAC, which includes Rockridge, Sherrard,…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ Audio: Becoming A Student Of The Game; Mercer County Grad Lillian Hucke Thanks Daryl Bewley For That
2020 Mercer County High School grad Lillian Hucke spoke with WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor Wednesday morning. The two discussed the late Daryl Bewley’s impact on girls softball in the Aledo and Mercer County School Districts. Bewley died last Sunday.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: Siering Makes Senior Memory; LTC Golf Champ
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Mercer County senior golfer Callie Siering Monday. Siering won individual medalist honors at last week’s Lincoln Trail Conference meet.