The latest segment of Jim & Brian Talking High School Sports on the Radio involves discussion of the high school football playoffs in the state of Utah, where three teams can actually play in one game.
The Orion Chargers owned a pair of regular season victories over the Rockridge Rockets during Three Rivers Athletic Conference play but had to rally to win the Class 2A Orion Volleyball Regional championship Thursday night. The Rockets won the first…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard sophomore Isabella Pappas this morning. She is a member of the Tigers cross country team that has qualified for this Saturday’s IHSA sectional in Oregon.
Class 2A semi-final volleyball action highlighted the local sports scene Tuesday night. At the Mercer County Regional, Knoxville stopped the host Golden Eagles in straight games, 25-19, 25-21. In the other semi-final Bureau Valley upset the higher seed United Red…
Mercer County opened the post season with a victory over Stark County to begin the Class 2A Mercer County Volleyball regional Monday night. The Golden Eagles won an exciting three game match 25-11, 24-26, 25-23. They will now meet Knoxville…
WRMJ News/Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with Rockridge senior Kadey Garrett this morning. She recorded a big hit in last spring’s state softball tournament for the Rockets and now in the 2018/2019 school year has been named the Milan Area…
Mercer County opens the 2018 IHSA football playoffs on the road next Saturday at 2 p.m. at Illini West. Rockridge also has a 2 p.m. kickoff on Saturday in the 2A playoffs at Clifton Central. Orion will host Fieldcrest next…
Week 9 of the high school football season got underway Friday night. The Mid-County Cougars scored 22 unanswered points to storm back and beat Mercer County 28-21 at George Pratt Memorial Field. Orion shutout the Rockridge Rockets, 31-0, to finish…
The latest segment of Jim & Brian Talking High School on the Radio involves the IHSA football playoff pairings, which began in a much different format in 1974. 1974-75 (1A) Preliminary Round Genoa (G.-Kingston) 7, @Milledgeville 6 LaMoille 18, @Princeville…
Retired Alexis coaching icon John Elder helped create the IHSA football playoffs in 1974 and he spoke with the WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor this morning.
