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[ August 29, 2026 ] WRMJ Sportsline: Sherrard Football Cancels Season, Week 2 TRAC Recap Local Sports
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[ August 28, 2026 ] WRMJ Week 2 TRAC Football Preview & Picks With View From The West Local Sports
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Local Coaches With Mixed Reactions To Expanded IHSA Football Playoffs

August 17, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local high school football coaches have mixed reactions to the expanded playoff field that’s coming to IHSA football this season. In December, the IHSA announced that member schools voted to adopt a by-law proposal that [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: 2026 TRAC Football Preview

August 15, 2026 Ty Taylor

On the first Sportsline episode of the 2026-27 school year, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor preview the upcoming high school football season around the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC). They open the show discussing the new expanded [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: MerCo Volleyball Ready For 2026

August 14, 2026 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Mercer County High School volleyball coach Lexi Stropes to preview the upcoming 2026 season this week, Stropes is in her fourth season leading the program. The Golden Eagles were 16-19 last season.

Rockridge Rallying Around Injured Student-Athlete

August 14, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Rockridge community continues to rally around an injured student-athlete. Rockridge High School junior Drew Hawk sustained a serious spinal injury in a diving accident in a pool last month. Rockridge High School football coach [FULL STORY]

Expanded Playoffs Bring New Landscape To IHSA Football In 2026

August 11, 2026 Ty Taylor

An expanded playoff field is the top story coming into the 2026 high school football season in Illinois. In December, the IHSA announced that member schools voted to adopt a by-law proposal that adds 16 [FULL STORY]

2026 TRAC Football Coaches Poll, Media Poll & Preview

August 3, 2026 Ty Taylor

Coaches and media around the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) picked different champions in both divisions by narrow margins for the upcoming 2026 high school season in a preseason poll organized by WRMJ. In the [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: Rockridge Standout Schwigen To Play D1 At WIU

July 27, 2026 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Rockridge High School standout senior multi-sport athlete Cullen Schwigen on Monday. Over the weekend, Schwigen (QB/LB) announced his commitment to play football at Western Illinois University. Schwigen is a two-time all-stater in [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: Aledo Grad Lower Entering 20th Season Leading Fulton, Brings Steamers To George Pratt Memorial Field Each Summer

July 22, 2026 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Fulton High School football coach Patrick Lower at George Pratt Memorial Field on Wednesday following a multi-team 11-on-11 event with Mercer County and ROWVA-Williamsfield. Lower, a 1994 Aledo High School graduate, is [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: Summer Football Check-In With MerCo, Rockridge & Sherrard

July 16, 2026 Ty Taylor

Rockridge hosted a multi-team 7-0n-7 event on Thursday with Mercer County, Sherrard, Erie-Prophetstown, Galesburg and Wilton (IA). WRMJ caught up with Mercer County football coach Fred Lucas, Rockridge football coach Sam Graves, and Sherrard football [FULL STORY]

Orion Grad Logan Lee Gets QC River Bandits Bobblehead Giveaway Saturday

July 10, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Quad Cities River Bandits are honoring Orion High School graduate Logan Lee with a bobblehead giveaway on Saturday at Modern Woodman Park. The bobblehead will feature Lee in a black Orion High School football [FULL STORY]