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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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2009 was a disappointment for many Chicago sports fans
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
With 2009 winding down and all Chicago sports fans (with the exception of Blackhawks fans) wishing 2010
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NFL week 17 picks: Bears and Vikings will win, Lions and Packers will lose
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
The last week of the 2009-2010 NFL regular season is finally here. Thanks to the letdown by
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Hampshire wins Harlem tourney; Lutheran also undefeated at tournament
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
Hampshire and Lutheran seemed to be on a collision course during the 32nd Annual Harlem Holiday Tournament.
Both
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Members of ’85 Bears at Hoffman House Jan. 16
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
Unlike this year’s Chicago Bears team, there once was a time when they were actually very good.
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NFL week 16 picks: Vikings, Packers will win
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
And then there was one. Thanks to the Dallas Cowboys upsetting the New Orleans Saints last Saturday
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Is Lovie on the hot seat with the Bears?
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
It’s no surprise the Chicago Bears have had their fair share of woes this season.
The 2009 season
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Jefferson comes back to win, keeps pace with Boylan
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
For most of the first three quarters, the Jefferson J-Hawks had trouble putting the ball through the
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Junior Chariots pull out nail-biter at 10th annual holiday tourney
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
Last week, I wrote a column about how I was lacking in my knowledge of wheelchair basketball
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NFL week 15 picks: Colts, Saints will remain undefeated
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
Following last week’s Bears’ loss to the Green Bay Packers, I’d like to share an impersonation of
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Thunder Update: Lowe family looks to sell Thunder pro fastpitch team
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
After four years of ownership, the Lowe family has decided to sell the Rockford Thunder, leaving the
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Keeping track of all 34 college football bowl games
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
’Tis the season may not just refer to the holidays any longer. It can also be applied
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Boylan’s size dominates Auburn inside
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
The Boylan Titans came into their game with Auburn with a specific plan. The Knights knew what
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Tiger’s issues should be dealt with in the family
By S.C. Zuba
Sports Columnist
After watching and listening to a week of media coverage of the Tiger Woods saga, something occurred
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Hononegah, Byron perform well at Harlem Invite
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
The Hononegah Indians boys’ swimming team performed well in the individual events, while Byron gave a
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Anyone know the status of wheelchair basketball in our area?
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
I received a message on my Facebook wall this past week inquiring about why I don’t write
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NFL week 14 picks: Drinking the Bears Kool-Aid, Bears will top Packers
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
The Bears are at home against the Packers this weekend. Everyone, except me and a few other
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Depth, athleticism key J-Hawks victories
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
The Jefferson J-Hawks started slow in their NIC-10 conference opener against the Guilford Vikings.
But a strong third-quarter
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NFL week 13 picks: Bears, Vikings will win; Lions, Packers will lose
By Doug Halberstadt
Sports Columnist
As I write this column, it’s late on Sunday night (Nov. 29) and other than the Monday
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East finishes second at freshman wrestling invitational
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
The East E-Rabs hosted 13 teams in the Rockford East Freshman Invitational wrestling tournament, finishing second in
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Rockford Park District news briefs
From press release
Holiday Ice Show Dec. 12—Mark your calendars now for this annual holiday festival! Rockford Park District’s Riverview Ice
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Boylan undefeated at Turkey Tournament
By Matt Nestor
Sports Columnist
The good news for the Boylan Titans is they finished their annual Thanksgiving basketball tournament with the
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