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Boylan, Byron send multiple swimmers downstate

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Boylan Titans out-dueled a tight field at the IHSA swimming sectionals held at Jefferson High School.
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February 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Tales from the Trough: ‘Hogs take one from Griffins, sweep San Antonio, lose in Milwaukee

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist Rockford keeps finding ways to win close games. Monday, Feb. 15, against the Grand Rapids Griffins illustrates
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February 24, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Butch Hylton: Another former Rockfordian making it in NASCAR

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist In the world of NASCAR, most fans in this area know that former Rockfordian Chad Knaus is
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Guilford outlasts East; Boylan takes NIC-10

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist As the NIC-10 season wears down, each team is trying to gain momentum as they head into
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Jefferson and Guilford finish second and third at state championships

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist As the first three rounds of the IHSA girls’ bowling championship ended Friday, Feb. 12, the Guilford
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Area wrestlers prepare for state tournament

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Hononegah prepares to continue their quest to make the team state tournament, with their dual section match
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Park District offers ‘Passport to Fun’ Feb. 20

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist The Rockford Park District is giving area youth the opportunity to participate in their “Passport to Fun”
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Tales from the Trough: ’Hogs split home-and-weekend series against Admirals

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Similar to A Tale of
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Daytona: As much fun as watching a pothole patch dry twice

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist The Daytona 500, NASCAR’s opening and premier race of the season, is supposed to be the sport’s
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Are the Bears ready to sign wide receiver Torry Holt?

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist Think back to last April, just a few days after the Bears made the trade of the
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Danica to make Nationwide debut at Daytona Feb. 13

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Following her sixth-place finish in the ARCA Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 last Saturday, Feb. 6, former
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February 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

IceHogs Recap: Tales from the trough: ‘Hogs win two of three in week 18

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist The Rockford IceHogs continued their winningways, taking two of three games in week 18. Wednesday, Feb. 3,
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February 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Hononegah advances to wrestling sectional

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Hononegah Indians came up with a second week of strong performances, easily topping the field
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February 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Titans come up big on road, increase conference lead

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Boylan Titans entered a critical weekend in the conference with a lot of pressure. Playing on
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February 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Winter Olympics begin Friday, Feb. 12

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist The Olympic Cauldron will be lit in Vancouver this Friday evening, Feb. 12, to begin the 2010
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February 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Bears shaping up for Band-Aid season in 2010

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist In the past two weeks, the Chicago Bears have made significant coaching staff moves, but have these
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February 10, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Danica to compete in at least 12 Nationwide events

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Last week, former Roscoe, Ill., resident Danica Patrick announced she plans to compete in at least
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

IceHogs Recap: Point streak snapped, but IceHogs rebound to win two straight

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist The Rockford IceHogs put their seven-game point streak on the line Wednesday, Jan. 27, against the
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Indians hold off Vikings to stay tied for third

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist For seven quarters between Friday and Saturday night, Jan. 29-30, the Rockton Hononegah Indians played almost
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Belvidere North, Guilford show well at bowling state tourney

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist After a sixth-place finish in the IHSA boys’ bowling state tournament last year, the Rockford Guilford Vikings
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Derrick Rose ends Bulls’ All-Star drought

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist For the Chicago Bulls, the 12-year drought is over. For the first time since Michael Jordan in 1998,
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Hononegah tops NIC-10 wrestling field

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Machesney Park Harlem and Rockford East put on a great race at the NIC-10 wrestling championships held
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Winter X Games—pursuing the dream of wingless flight

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist I have to admit, I have a new guilty pleasure. I love the Winter X Games. For
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Bryant McKinnie gets my vote for dumbest player in NFL

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist In this season of elections and politics, I’d like to nominate Bryant McKinnie as the dumbest player
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

J-Hawks top Auburn, alone in second behind Boylan

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It was not the first set of big games of the NIC-10 season so far, but it
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January 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

IceHogs Recap: Rockford continues to roll, winning both games in week 17

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist Rockford IceHogs wins keep rolling in, as Rockford won both of their games in week 17. With
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January 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Kvapil has full ride for 2010 Sprint Cup series season

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist NASCAR fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2010 racing season. The Daytona 500 is just
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January 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Auburn trio looks to continue recent success

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist An experienced group of players left the Auburn Knights after last season. It was a highly successful
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January 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Colts, Saints advance to Super Bowl XLIV

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist In a game involving such notable offensive standouts as Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, Reggie Bush,
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January 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Pro Bowl pick: NFC will win by two touchdowns

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Usually, football fans have a down week between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl. That’s
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January 27, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Conference championship picks: Vikings, Colts will advance to Super Bowl

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist In the NFC Championship game, it’s the Minnesota Vikings versus the New Orleans Saints. In the AFC
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January 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | 1 Comment

NIU men’s basketball—hottest team in the state

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist The hottest thing in Illinois sports right now is about 45 miles from Rockford. It happens to
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January 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

IceHogs Recap: ’Hogs win two of two at home, one of two on road

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist After a long weekend in Texas, the IceHogs gathered seven of eight points while playing four
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January 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | 1 Comment

White Sox look to make noise in 2010 with strong rotation

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist As football season has come to a close in Chicago, it is time to shift the focus
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January 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Daughter to play final game of high school career

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Her jersey number is 50. She is a 5-foot-10-inch senior on the Hononegah High School varsity girls’
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January 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

One of the better Tiger Woods e-mail forwards

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Since Tiger’s mishap back in November, there have been a ton of jokes made about him and
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January 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Top teams win big, set up important weekend

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Boylan, Jefferson, Hononegah and Auburn all won big over the weekend, creating more distance between themselves
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January 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Auburn starts hot, can’t hold off top-ranked Waukegan

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Auburn Knights had a daunting task heading into a non-conference match-up Saturday night, Jan. 16.
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January 20, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Jefferson winning games—and fans—along the way

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Organized chaos. That is what it looks like when the Jefferson J-Hawks take the floor. They change
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January 13, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Divisional picks: Vikings, Saints, Chargers and Colts will advance

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Despite tying the game in the final minutes of regulation, despite scoring 45 points and despite winning
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January 13, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

IceHogs’ Jan. 13 game sold out, deals available for Jan. 27 game

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” However, there is such a thing as a free
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January 13, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Big weekend leaves Boylan alone atop NIC-10

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist There were three easily identifiable teams that may be able to challenge the Boylan Titans for
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January 13, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Wild Card picks: Cowboys, Packers, Jets, Ravens will advance

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Wild Card weekend in this year’s NFL playoff season is going to be déjà vu all over
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January 6, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Globetrotters at MetroCentre Jan. 8

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist They’ve played the game on six continents and in 120 countries around the world. This year marks
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January 6, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

NIC-10 favorites Boylan, Jefferson prepare for first showdown

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist After a slew of tournament games for NIC-10 teams over the holiday break, teams get ready
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January 6, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

End of Bears’ season a bittersweet situation

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist I just finished watching my final Bears game of this season. It’s kind of a bittersweet situation
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January 6, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Hononegah, Jefferson make most of holiday break

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist While schools were off for the holidays and the NIC-10 teams took a break from the holiday
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January 6, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Time to act is now for young Bears team

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist Where has this Chicago Bears team been all season? With two weeks left in the season, suddenly the
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January 6, 2010 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at an IceHogs game

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 31) is the final day of the decade. That means it’s time to celebrate
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December 30, 2009 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)

Brett Favre no longer ‘The Beloved’ to all Packers fans

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Over the recent holiday, I had the opportunity to go behind enemy lines. I traveled north and
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December 30, 2009 | Also published in Sports> Sports News | Comments (0)


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