Local Sports

The theme of Week 1 around the TRAC was tight games everywhere – four games were decided by nine points or less, three were one-possession games that came down to the final play, and one [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Mercer County was handed its first volleyball loss of the season on Thursday, falling to Bureau Valley 2-1. The Storm (2-1) took the match 19-25, 25-23, [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Rockridge won a girls’ golf triangular meet on Wednesday, defeating both Sterling and Alleman. The Rockets shot 177, which was 18 strokes better than Sterling’s 195. [FULL STORY]

Illinois Media, formerly the Associated Press (AP), released its state rankings heading into Week 2 of the high school football season on Wednesday night. Rockridge is ranked No. 10 in 2A this week. Newman (No. [FULL STORY]

WRMJ spoke with Mercer County High School senior running back/defensive back Logan Schreurs for the High School Sports Spotlight on Wednesday. Schreurs scored two touchdowns in the Golden Eagles’ 46-44 overtime win over Hall this past Friday, [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Mercer County won its volleyball season opener with a straight-set victory over Wethersfield on the road Tuesday. The Golden Eagles (1-0) swept the match 25-22, 25-18. [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. The 2026 high school volleyball season officially began on Monday with a handful of teams playing their season openers. Locally, Rockridge fell to Knoxville in three [FULL STORY]

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard opened the 2026 high school football season with a 47-0 loss to Newman on Saturday. The Comets led 40-0 at halftime. Matthew Blackert, Rylan Alvarado [FULL STORY]