Archive for: January, 2016

Barbs beat Bucs in quarterfinals

Barbs beat Bucs in quarterfinals

By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent DEKALB – The Bucs did not play badly in losing 61-46 to host DeKalb in the quarterfinals of the 88th Annual Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic. The lethal combination of DeKalb’s perimeter play and big bodies pounding the paint were too much for a game but […]

 
 

BHS girls’ varsity basketball team defeats Freeport

BHS girls’ varsity basketball team defeats Freeport

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Friday, Dec. 11, the Belvidere Lady Bucs basketball team faced Freeport High School in a showdown at Belvidere High School. The Belvidere girls defeated Freeport, leading by 12 points in the final score of 34-26. All of the girls on both teams gave […]

 
 

Belvidere, Belvidere North bowlers eye top-half finishes

Belvidere, Belvidere North bowlers eye top-half finishes

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Three of the four Boone County High School bowling teams are in the hunt for upper-echelon finishes in the NIC-10, as the 2015-2016 season comes to an end. With three games left, Belvidere North’s girls (5-1) have the best shot at that goal […]

 
 

North sophomore basketball team beats Huskies

North sophomore basketball team beats Huskies

By Kaila Olsen Reporter BELVIDERE – The Belvidere North sophomore basketball team faced off against Harlem High School’s Huskies on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 5:30 p.m. The first quarter went by slow, with Belvidere North only scoring 10 points and Harlem, only seven points the whole eight minutes. The second […]

 
 

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater holds winter commencement

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater holds winter commencement

WHITEWATER – More than 840 students will march across the stage to receive their degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2015 winter commencement. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Kachel Fieldhouse. Roger Pulliam, emeritus assistant vice chancellor of academic support services and former director of advancement […]

 
 

Cherry Valley library sees success in holiday model train display

Cherry Valley library sees success in holiday model train display

By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter CHERRY VALLEY – The Cherry Valley Public Library bridged the gap between generations with a model train display that brought all aboard over the holidays. A model train racing around a track under the Christmas tree has been a staple of Christmas decorations over the […]

 
 

Belvidere schools names next superintendent BELVIDERE–The Belvidere School District has been without a permanent superintendent since before the start of the school year. After months of surveys, focus groups, and interviews by the Board of Education and an advisory group consisting of administrators, staff, community leaders, parents, and students, the […]

 
 

North’s boys’ varsity basketball team loses to Huskies

North’s boys’ varsity basketball team loses to Huskies

By Kaila Olsen Reporter BELVIDERE – The boys Belvidere North varsity basketball team faced off against the Harlem Huskies on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. The NIC-9 conference game was played at home for the Blue Thunder Boys. To start out the game, Harlem tipped the ball and gained […]

 
 

North girls edge Guilford by seven pins in NIC-10 bowling match

North girls edge Guilford by seven pins in NIC-10 bowling match

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Belvidere North’s girls bowling team rebounded from a tough loss to Harlem to edge Guilford by seven pins in a pivotal NIC-10 match right before Christmas break. The Lady Vikings won two of three games but the Lady Blue Thunder’s lone victory was […]

 
 

Counties seek economic success through collaboration By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BOONE COUNTY – The Economic Development District of Northern Illinois is asking Boone County to think more regionally concerning economic development. The Economic Development District of Northern Illinois, or EDDNI, “is a nonprofit agency whose primary role is to […]

 
 
 
 
 
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