Tales from the Trough: IceHogs end last three games of a five-game road trip with a 1-1-0-1 record

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist After losing both games in San Antonio the previous weekend, the Rockford IceHogs traveled far north to
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

Norman, Pretzels look to push the pace

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Pretzels used size and strength last year to be the only team to top the Boylan
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Guards ready to lead Belvidere North

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Two years ago, the Belvidere North Blue Thunder were competing in the sectionals, leading to high expectations
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Knights among conference favorites

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Despite graduating their leading scorer, the Auburn Knights are well ahead of the game this year. As practice
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Continuity key for Vikings’ chances

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist At most schools, a change in coaches leads to major changes in strategy and philosophy, and eventually
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Belvidere has high hopes for upcoming season

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist If Head Coach Aaron Pearson gets his way, this won’t be your same old Belvidere Bucs. For a
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Titans tower over opponents as favorites

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist On some levels, there are a few teams that do some things better than the Boylan Titans.
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Balance, depth key Indians

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Last season, the Hononegah Indians were so close on several occasions to knocking off the Boylan Titans.
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

New-look J-Hawks have familiar feel

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Jefferson J-Hawks were easy to figure out last season, even though they were nearly impossible to
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

East E-Rabs ready to make leap

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist As practice started at East, Head Coach Roy Sackmaster could see one major difference from past seasons
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Harlem hopes to speed up standings

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist With a new coach, Chad Barger, in tow, the Harlem Huskies are ready to put last season’s
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Boylan survives cold, turnovers to move into semifinals

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It was a cold, dreary Saturday in Cary. Intermittent sprinkles of rain with high, swirling winds
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Titans excited to host chance to go downstate

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist With their win in the IHSA Class 6A quaterfinals against Cary-Grove, the Boylan Titans are in a
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Thompson, Molln lead area swim hopefuls at state

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Last year, outside of Boylan’s Taylor Molln and Byron’s Rose Thompson, along with the relay teams they
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Ditka headlines ‘Bears Blitz’ event Jan. 28

From press release This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Bears’ championship season, and die-hard Bears fans looking for
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Week 11 NFL picks: Bears and Packers will win, Lions and Vikings will lose

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist In last week’s NFL picks column, I inadvertantly left out my choice for the Thursday night (Nov.
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | 1 Comment

Tales from the Trough: Rockford gets revenge on Peoria at home, but starts off road trip on wrong foot

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist After being outscored by Peoria 11-3 in their last two meetings, the Rockford IceHogs looked to return
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

Could Illini make run at Final Four?

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist It has been a long time since the 2005 University of Illinois men’s basketball team reached the
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

NIU basketball faces tough schedule

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Northern Illinois University (NIU) and Northwestern University opened the 2010-11 basketball season at the Convocation Center in
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Boylan wins state soccer championship

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It took six overtimes spread out over two games, but after a long, drawn out-weekend, the Boylan
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Boylan tops Oak Lawn Richards 34-12, moves on to 6A quarters

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist For the second straight week, the visiting opponent struck first against Boylan. This time, the Titans stuck
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Akui, St. Rita run past Huskies

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist In so many ways, the Harlem Huskies couldn’t have asked for their second-round IHSA Class 7A game
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Do the Chicago Bears really deserve their 5-3 record?

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist Sense my sarcasm. In a thrilling battle between two bottom-feeding NFL teams, the Bears narrowly edged the Bills,
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Week 10 NFL picks: Bears will win, Lions and Vikings will lose

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist The second half of the NFL season has started out a little better for me. With only
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Tales from the Trough: Rockford finishes under .500, going 1-2 in week six

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist Wednesday, Nov. 3, was the first of 10 regular-season meetings between the Rockford IceHogs and the Milwaukee
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

Heartbeats & Hoofbeats: Blame wins Breeder’s Cup; TV viewers lose

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor Did you see the horse race that disappeared? I’m talking about the 2010 Breeder’s Cup at Churchill Downs,
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Legends of the Hawks Puck Talk event Feb. 25

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Several area Chicago Blackhawks fans were looking forward to meeting and talking some old-time hockey with Bobby
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Golf product companies go to great lengths to attract customers

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist It never ceases to amaze me the lengths golf product companies will go to market their products.
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Thomas, Titans topple Blazers

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It wasn’t pretty. For much of the game, it wasn’t even effective. But the Boylan Titans found
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Harlem, Hononegah advance to second round

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The last two seasons, the high-powered Harlem Huskies hosted first-round playoff games as a high seed, only
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Miller leads Boylan in all facets

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It is obvious when you watch Boylan senior Chris Miller play that he is a great athlete.
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Clock Tower hosts mixed martial arts event Nov. 27

From press release Best Western Clock Tower Resort has announced it will host yet another unique event: mixed martial arts (MMA)
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Week 9 NFL picks: Bears, Packers and Vikings will win

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Having reached the midpoint of the NFL season, things haven’t gone exactly as I thought they might
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Johnson, Knaus have battle on their hands for fifth straight title

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist With only three races remaining in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the points battle is
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Derrick Rose continues to prove Bulls made right choice in ‘08 draft

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist The Bulls made the right decision when they drafted Derrick Rose. When the stars aligned and the Bulls
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Tales from the Trough: Week four tricks, not treats, for ‘Hogs

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist With Halloween approaching, the ’Hogs were tricked, going 0-1-1 in their two games last week. In their first
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

NIC-10 teams run into tough playoff matchups

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Four teams from the NIC-10 were good enough to qualify for the playoffs this year. Boylan, who won
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Week 8 NFL picks: Broncos will sack 49ers at Wembley Stadium

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist It’s very flattering when people ask me questions about professional football. For some reason, they think just
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Sorry, Bears fans but I told you so

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Last week I deemed the
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

World Series begins–Giants vs. Rangers

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Tonight (Wednesday, Oct. 27) is the first game of the 2010 World Series. The San Francisco Giants
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Boylan crushes Hononegah for league title

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist For the third straight year, a large crowd gathered for the last regular-season game to see
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | 2 Comments

Tales from the Trough: ‘Hogs go 1-1 in week three

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist Rockford’s third-week schedule had the ’Hogs facing off against the Abbotsford Heat and Chicago Wolves. After being swept
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

Guilford wraps up playoff berth

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Two teams heading in different directions met at Auburn High School this past Friday, Oct. 15. Jefferson was
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October 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Titans prepare to host conference title clash

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist For the past two seasons, the Boylan Titans have opened up with eight straight wins only to
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October 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Tales from the Trough: ‘Hogs’ special teams start slow in Peoria, ramp up in Abbotsford

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist The second week of the American Hockey League (AHL) season started off the same way the
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October 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

IHSA steps up efforts on concussions

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist A hot topic lately in the world of college and professional football is how to deal with
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October 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Week 7 NFL picks: Vikings will top Packers, Bears will beat Redskins

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Week No. 7 of the NFL season features one of the games that has been circled in
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October 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Tales from the Trough: ‘Hogs finish opening weekend 1-1; Stanley Cup comes to visit

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist It’s a new season, and everyone is tied for first place as the American Hockey League
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October 13, 2010 | Also published in Sports News> Tales from the Trough | Comments (0)

Week 6 NFL picks: Bears, Packers and Vikings will win, Lions will lose

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist The Chicago Bears are 4-1. Following the disappointing loss to the New York Giants, the Bears were
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October 13, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | 1 Comment

East stifles Auburn

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The play of the game for the East E-Rabs was fitting for a wild night of NIC-10
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October 13, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)


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