Local Sports

Orion’s Logan Lee’s switch from basketball to wrestling culminated with a 220 pound Class 1A state championship.  Lee stopped Cody Miller of Bismark-Henning 12-9 Saturday night to claim the title.  Mercer County’s Stone Engle was [FULL STORY]

Orion’s Logan Lee was the lone area wrestler to win his semi-final match while five others will need to come through the consolation bracket to medal at the Class 1A State Wrestling Championships in Champaign. [FULL STORY]

After six sectional setbacks in a row, the Sherrard Tigers finally prevailed and won their first sectional championship since 1990 as they beat the state’s second ranked team, Eureka, 55-48 Thursday night at Rockridge.  The [FULL STORY]

The Rockridge Rockets humbled their neighbors to the east Wednesday night 65-35 to cap off the Three Rivers Athletic Conference West Division title with a perfect 12-0 record.  The Rockets held the Tigers to single [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard junior Jarrett Bailey this morning. The 220-pounder cracked the Tigers varsity wrestling line-up this season and has advanced to state.  

Mercer County trailed 12-1 to start the game but rallied to lead at halftime en route to a 59-44 senior night victory over West Central in Lincoln Trail Conference boys basketball Tuesday night.  In other [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Rockridge junior Collin Schmidt this morning. The 220 pound junior has qualified for the state wrestling meet for a second straight year.