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Golden Eagles Get Big Wins in Baseball and Softball

The Mercer County Golden Eagles baseball team swept a conference doubleheader on the road at Annawan-Wethersfield Friday, winning game one 5-2 and taking game two 14-9. Mercer County softball topped Monmouth-Roseville on Senior night 15-0.   A complete look at…

Tight Contests Highlight Area Baseball, Softball

Ridgewood rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh to hand Mercer County another tough loss in high school baseball action Thursday.  Orion was able to hold off Sherrard in Three Rivers Conference action after giving up a…

Panthers Beat Rockets As East Meets West

West division leading Rockridge took on east division leading Erie-Prophetstown in a Three Rivers Athletic Conference match up and the Panthers scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out a 2-1 victory.  Orion’s Kati Kratzberger’s two…

Mercer County Boys Take Golden Eagle Invitational

The Mercer County boys track team captured the Golden Eagle Invitational Tuesday while Knoxville won the girls event. Mercer County’s hopes of competing for the Lincoln Trail baseball title were dealt a serious blow Tuesday as they were swept in…

Rockets, Chargers Post Big TRAC Wins

The Rockridge Rockets struck out a season high 14 times yet managed to rally to beat Riverdale in a key Three Rivers Athletic Conference softball game.  In Three Rivers baseball action, Orion rallied with five runs in the top of…

WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: Kendall Plays A Mean Left Field (And Tuba) For Rockridge

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Rockridge softball player Lea Kendall last night. The sophomore left fielder reached base four times Monday as the Rockets beat Riverdale 4-3 in a key TRAC West Division match-up. In addition to…

Sherrard Track Sweeps Rocket Invite

Both the Sherrard boys and girls track teams won the Rockridge Rocket Invite on Friday. The boys team scored 141 points to outdistance Mercer County, who finished second with 114 points. On the girls side, the Tigers racked up 135…

Tiger Baseball Continues To Roll This Week

Sherrard hauled off its fourth victory in as many games this week with a 4-2 win over Rockridge Thursday night in baseball. The Tigers try to stay perfect this week with a game Friday against Sterling Newman. Also in baseball…