Whether you're talking about NIC-10 action, Big Northern Conference showdowns or NUIC matchups, the Rockford-area boys basketball landscape is filled with interesting early-season storylines.
Rita, but one of the NIC-10's other elite teams this season, BelvidereNorth, continued to fly high on Saturday ... But Jefferson became the first NIC-10 football team to bow out, losing 57-0 to ChicagoBrother Rice in its 7A playoff opener.
It was BelvidereNorth's time. And the Blue Thunder made sure of it on Friday night, securing the NIC-10 title, and an undefeated regular season, in dominant fashion, blowing out Harlem 42-14 ... "We executed great today.
Thanks to a high-flying, dominant performance from Kendra Howse and company on Tuesday night, Guilford has claimed the NIC-10 girls volleyball championship for the first time since 2016.
Thanks to a high-flying, dominant performance from Kendra Howse and company on Tuesday night, for the first time since 2016, Guilford has claimed the NIC-10 girls volleyball championship.
Guilford is picking up speed on the football field and, after its 35-12 win over Freeport in Week 7, the Vikings are still in the hunt for their first NIC-10 football title since 1982.
FREEPORT — The Harlem football team didn’t waste any time shaking off last week’s setback ... 3. Harlem’s offensive balance was on full display ... A late field goal by kicker Romeo Vazquez sent the Huskies into the locker room firmly in control.
Guilford upended Harlem and Hononegah knocked off Freeport as things tightened up all around the NIC-10 football landscape with some Week 5 fun on Friday, Sept ... Capriotti said of the NIC-10 battle.
23, the Boylan boys soccer team is closing in on another NIC-10 title. Boylan has won 24 of the 43 NIC-10 titles in boys soccer since 1985, and now the Titans have a little more than two weeks to close out another one.
Last week, it was Jefferson knocking off Boylan for the first time since 1989... The topsy-turvy NIC-10 season continued on with the Vikings' 20-7 win on Sept. 19 ... They can do it." ... Tilson also had five catches for 74 yards and the TD ... "What a win.
Last week it was Jefferson knocking off Boylan for the first time since 1989... The topsy-turvy NIC-10 season continued on with the Vikings' 20-7 win on Sept. 19. "Super special; super special," Guilford head coach Tony Capriotti said of the Vikings' win.
Guilford (7-1-1, 3-1 NIC-10) tore into the game right away, taking a 6-0 lead into halftime ... A look at the NIC-10 backstretch ... then gets back into NIC-10 action with a road match at Hononegah on Sept.