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Education notes: Students from Sauk Valley on UW-Platteville chancellor’s list
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. —The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its chancellor’s list, honoring those with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages for the fall 2023 semester.
Football finalists and first hoops nominees: Vote for Register Star athlete of the week
The fall high school sports seasons have come down to the final week of football action with two area teams still alive, and the winter seasons are just kicking in. And from it all, it's time to select your Rockford Register Star high school sports athlete of the week. You can vote on rrstar.com or on the poll below, choosing from the nominees listed. Both Byron and Le-Win advanced to the state title games in football this Friday.
Here are updated football stats for Rockford-area teams headed into IHSA quarterfinals
Here are our updated local football stats leaders after the second round of the Illinois High School Association playoffs. Hononegah is the only large school left in the third round. With Boylan's Connor Dennis sitting out both Titan playoff games with a shoulder injury, Auburn's Oshavian Dismuke wound up leading the conference in passing, 27 yards ahead of Dennis. Byron kept its title hopes alive in Class 3A, as did Lena-Winslow in 1A.
Who should be the Rockford Register Star's high school athlete of the week?
As the fall seasons wind down, it's time once again to choose who you believe should be the Rockford Register Star's high school sports athlete of the week from the nominees below. Last week's winners were Boylan girls tennis doubles partners Elise Pecora and Isabel Furst. You can vote as many times as you like at rrstar.com, or on the poll below. Click here if you are unable to vote on the other polls.
Check out the top performances from Week 9 high school football in the Rockford area
Week 9 of the high school football season is here. Each week, the Rockford Register Star will take a look at the top performing teams and players from Friday night games across the Rockford area. Players from the NIC-10 head our list for the final week of the regular season: Adrian Palos, Harlem Palos ran for two touchdowns and more than 200 yards to pass East's Javius Catlin for the NIC-10 rushing lead and lead Harlem (8-1) to a 36-0 victory over Auburn.
Check out the top performances from Week 9 high school football in the Rockford area
Week 9 of the high school football season is here. Each week, the Rockford Register Star will take a look at the top performing teams and players from Friday night games across the Rockford area. Players from the NIC-10 head our list for the final week of the regular season: Adrian Palos, Harlem Palos ran for two touchdowns and more than 200 yards to pass East's Javius Catlin for the NIC-10 rushing lead and lead Harlem (8-1) to a 36-0 victory over Auburn.
Week 8 Illinois NIC-10, BNC and NUIC football stats: East, Auburn and Boylan athletes sit at No. 1
Harlem's Adrian Palos ran for 223 yards last week while East's Javius Catlin had the week off, due to Jefferson's COVID-19 forfeit, to cut Catlin's NIC-10 rushing lead to 130 yards with one game remaining in the regular season. Meanwhile, Oshavian Dismuke now is only the fifth Auburn quarterback to throw for 1,000 yards in a season.
Check out the top performances from Week 8 high school football in the Rockford area
Week 8 of the high school football season is here. Each week, the Rockford Register Star will take a look at the top performing teams and players from Friday night games across the Rockford area. Players from Boylan and Byron head our list for Week 8: Connor Dennis, Boylan Dennis completed 9 of 15 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-12 win over Freeport. Dennis has thrown for 590 yards the last three weeks.
Check out the top performances from Week 8 high school football in the Rockford area
Week 8 of the high school football season is here. Each week, the Rockford Register Star will take a look at the top performing teams and players from Friday night games across the Rockford area. Players from Boylan and Byron head our list for Week 8: Connor Dennis, Boylan Dennis completed 9 of 15 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-12 win over Freeport. Dennis has thrown for 590 yards the last three weeks.
Week 7 Illinois NIC-10 football stats: East, Auburn, Hononegah athletes lead the way
There was no change at the top, with East's Javius Catlin continuing to lead area large schools in rushing, Auburn's Oshavian Dismuke in passing and Hononegah's Bryce Givens in receiving, but the stats races are getting tighter. Four area running backs are now over 600 yards and Boylan's Connor Dennis has moved to second in passing with more than 400 yards in the air the last two weeks.
Week 7 Illinois NIC-10 football stats: East, Auburn, Hononegah athletes lead the way
There was no change at the top, with East's Javius Catlin continuing to lead area large schools in rushing, Auburn's Oshavian Dismuke in passing and Hononegah's Bryce Givens in receiving, but the stats races are getting tighter. Four area running backs are now over 600 yards and Boylan's Connor Dennis has moved to second in passing with more than 400 yards in the air the last two weeks.
Week 6 NIC-10 football stats: Harlem, Boylan players move up with big games
Harlem's Adrian Palos moved up to second in the NIC-10 in rushing after running for 185 yards in a win over Boylan on Friday, while Boylan's Mark Harris moved up to third in receiving after catching six passes for 160 yards in that Harlem loss. Harris' 160 yards are second in Boylan history to the 199-yard game Jim O'Conner had against East in 1979. Lena-Winslow's Ethan Fye, however, leads the entire area with 802 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.
Week 6 NIC-10, BNC, NUIC football stats: Harlem, Boylan players move up with big games
Harlem's Adrian Palos moved up to second in the NIC-10 in rushing after running for 185 yards in a win over Boylan on Friday, while Boylan's Mark Harris moved up to third in receiving after catching six passes for 160 yards in that Harlem loss. Harris' 160 yards are second in Boylan history to the 199-yard game Jim O'Conner had against East in 1979. Lena-Winslow's Ethan Fye, however, leads the entire area with 802 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.
Check out these 10 breakout football players from the Rockford area this season
The high school football regular season is just past the midpoint as we head into the Week 6 matchups this weekend. While plenty of the returning stars are shining once again, there are several players enjoying breakout seasons who didn't make our preseason lists.
Week 5 NIC-10 football stats: Hononegah, Boylan players lead the way
Hononegah's do-everything running back/slot receiver/kicker Bryce Goodwine leads the NIC-10 in receiving after five games, while East's Javius Catlin and Boylan's Mekhi Glover are both averaging over 100 yards rushing. Among area small schools, Winnebago's Michael Cunningham stayed hot and climbed into the top rushing spot, while North Boone QB Chandler Alderman and WR Will Doetch kept up the pace.
Week 5 NIC-10 football stats: Hononegah, Aquin players lead the way
Hononegah's do-everything running back/slot receiver/kicker Bryce Goodwine leads the NIC-10 in receiving after five games, while East's Javius Catlin and Boylan's Mekhi Glover are both averaging over 100 yards rushing. Among area small schools, Winnebago's Michael Cunningham stayed hot and climbed into the top rushing spot, while North Boone QB Chandler Alderman and WR Will Doetch kept up the pace.
Week 3 small-school football leaders: Who's the top rusher, passer and receiver?
Week 3 of the IHSA high school football season is in the books. Aquin's Evan Broge rushed for 228 yards and four TDs in a 54-0 win over Alden-Hebron last weekend, giving him the lead out of all ballcarriers from the Big Northern Conference and NUIC with 625 yards on the season. Aquin just moved from the NUIC to 8-man football this season.
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