Mercer County opened their season with a win over next door neighbor Sherrard at the Orion 10 & 32 Boys Thanksgiving Tournament Tuesday night. Fulton and Monmouth-Roseville both went to 2-0 in the tournament. The Mercer County girls fell at…
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Boys Thanksgiving Tournament Play Begins
The 2021-22 boys high school basketball season got underway Monday night with Thanksgiving Tournament basketball action. At Orion, Fulton, Monmouth-Roseville, and Ridgewood posted wins. Rockridge fell at Geneseo and United lost at Rowva-Williamsfield. BOYS BASKETBALL @ 10 & 32…
Dennison To Receive Mercer County Hall Of Fame Honor
The late Brian Dennison being inducted into the Mercer County High School Hall of Fame this winter. He taught and coached in the Mercer County and former Aledo school districts and was also a standout student-athlete at the former Westmer…
Titans Take Rowva-Williamsfield/Ridgewood Title
Monmouth-Roseville topped Abingdon-Avon for the Rowva-Williamsfield/Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament title Saturday night. Rockridge took third. Geneseo handled Sherrard to grab the Geneseo Thanksgiving Tournament crown. Rowva-Williamfield/Ridgewood Tournament Championship: Monmouth-Roseville 46 A-town 31 Third Place: Rockridge 62 West Central 37 Fifth…
WRMJ Sportsline Interview: Heading Into Thanksgiving Week Chatting With Dan Pearson
Dan Pearson was a guest on the WRMJ Sportsline program Saturday. He is with Fellowship of Christian Athletes and well known for his television work.
Golden Eagles Rally for Win, Rockets Fall Friday Night at ROWVA-Williamsfield / Ridgewood Tournament
Mercer County erased an eight point halftime deficit to come back and beat Ridgewood 43-40 in overtime Friday night. The Golden Eagles were led by Kierston Cox with 20 points. She scored all of her points in the second half…
Eagles, Rockets Post Tourney Wins
Mercer County and Rockridge both posted wins at the Rowva-Williamsfield/Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament Wednesday night. The Golden Eagles jumped off to a quick start in rolling over BPC while the Rockets picked up steam in downing the United Red Storm. …
Spartans, Titans Pick Up Tourney Wins; Henry, Flynn Named All-State
The second night of the Rowva-Williamsfield/Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament saw the host Ridgewood Spartans top United and Monmouth-Roseville was a winner against the host Cougars. The Illinois High School Football Coaches Association announced their All-State team for the 2021 season. …
TRAC Announces All-Conference Football Team
The Three Rivers Athletic Conference announced their All-Conference football teams for the 2021 season. Erie-Prophetstown was the league champion with a 6-0 mark followed by Monmouth-Roseville at 5-1 and Rockridge at 4-2. The Panthers had three first team performers on…
Eagles Drop Season Opener, Rockets, Tigers Roll
The high school girls basketball season got underway Monday night with Thanksgiving tournament action. At the Rowva-Williamsfield-Ridgewood Tournament, Mercer County fell to A-town and Rockridge rolled over Ridgewood. At the Geneseo Thanksgiving tournament, Sherrard handled Annawan on the Tigers home…