CHARLESTON – When Class 1A team hardware from the boys state track and field meet is distributed Saturday afternoon, Erie-Prophetstown, Newman and Oregon could be right in the mix to bring some home.The Panthers qualified for the finals in seven events, tied for the most with Pleasant Plains. Newman
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ROCHELLE – As the game went on, it became more and more evident that someone was going to be on the hook for a tough-luck loss.
Sterling's Logan Rippy and Rock Falls' Eddie Nelson were engaged in a good, old-fashioned pitcher's duel Thursday afternoon in cool. windy conditions in their Class 3A Rochelle Regional semifinal. One bad inning was all either senior allowed, but Nelson pitched around his and Rippy's came too late for the Golden Warriors to recover.
The Rockets scratched across five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, answering Sterling's two-run third and sending Rock Falls to Saturday's regional final against Sycamore with a 5-2 victory in the rivalry game.
NBAJames leads votes for All-NBA teamMiami Heat star LeBron James received 119 votes to lead the first-team All-NBA team.Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers earned an 11th A
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DETROIT – Jonathan Toews barked at officials from the penalty box, venting his frustration during an almost-surreal string of three penalties called against the Blackhawks captain in a span of 5 minutes, 34 seconds.
Toews' discouraging night was indicative of the Hawks' – and their Western Conference semifinals performance as a whole – as they fell 2-0 to the Red Wings in Game 4 Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena. The loss put the Hawks in dire straits, as they trail the best-of-seven series 3-1 with Game 5 Saturday night at the United Center.
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The Sauk Valley Skyhawks stayed alive in a big way at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II national championships.
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Perhaps the Sauk Valley Community College softball team just wanted to tempt fate. Bob Lowe's team overcame a loss in the first game of the Region IV tournament in Freeport, winning its next four to make the national tournament for the second time in 3 years.
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On Tuesday, the Lee County Board voted 12-9 to approve a proposed wind farm in the southwestern part of the county. That happened after 27 sessions of a public hearing held by the Zoning Board of Appeals. Is everyone wiser for it?
