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I am a reporter/father/former-jock who covers Everything that is Sports for the Rockford Register Star. An avid surfer who lives in the MW. Whaddup with that?
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Come see who earned our Male Player of the Year honor for Rockford area

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By Jay Taft Verified
| Rockford Register Star Verified
We are giving you a shot to vote on who you think deserves the honor, but now it's our turn to hand out our Rockford Register Star Male Athlete of the Year for 2025-2026.
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Byron star Andrew Talbert quits football to focus on baseball future Original

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By Jay Taft Verified
| Rockford Register Star Verified
Jay Taft Rockford Register Star Updated July 9, 2026, 12:55 p.m. CT Byron star Andrew Talbert, about to kickstart his senior year, is putting away his football uniform for good to focus strictly on baseball. And the decision is final. "I'm pretty locked in on this," Talbert said. "This is what I have to do." More Rockford-area sports: Meet the Rockford area's 2025-2026 Female Player of the Year Just a couple of weeks ago, he was undecided.
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Meet the Rockford area's 2025-2026 Female Player of the Year

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By Jay Taft Verified
| Freeport Journal-Standard Verified
It's time to unveil the Rockford Register Star's male and female players of the entire 2025-2026 school year, which encompasses sports from the fall of 2025, the winter of 2025-2026, and the spring of 2026.
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