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BELVIDERE – Despite the blowout wins for the Belvidere Lady Bucs soccer team at the beginning of the season, the girls have been on a downward spiral in their past few games. This time, Belvidere fell to Boylan Catholic High School with a tough 5-0 loss. Boylan came out strong […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – With Levon Smith and Arthur Vinke combining for a three-hitter, North beat the Bucs convincingly 12-2 as their bats exploded for 16 hits in five innings. Smith, with a dazzling array of pitches in his arsenal, who also has a cannon when […]
By Eric Hipp Reporter BELVIDERE- Approximately 75 people registered and participated in the First Annual MAD DASH “Making a Difference for foster kids” 5K/walk supporting Royal Family KIDS Camp. The 5K and walk were held on Saturday, April 23 at Spencer Park in Belvidere. Proceeds from the race will benefit […]
By Emily Hanlin Winnebago –Boone Farm Bureau Ag Communications BOONE COUNTY – Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman philosopher, once said, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Imagine if there was a place where you had the opportunity to access a library and a […]
BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, April 20, the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ‘Breakfast before Business’ event at Rivers Edge Recreation Center, located at 1151 W. Locust St. in Belvidere. At 7:30 a.m., business men and women from the Belvidere area gathered for the Health Breakfast Series to hear […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter STATEWIDE – State Republican leaders Jim Durkin and Christine Radogno have introduced their proposal to provide funding for the departments of Aging, Human Services, Public Health, Veterans Affairs, and more. The plan, House Bill 6553, would appropriate $433 million from the General Revenue Fund and $858 […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter STATELINE – State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, sums up the state’s continuing budget crisis this way: The majority party ruling the Illinois House and Senate has repeatedly called for a balanced approach yet has not offered a single measure of reform to exchange for new revenue, […]
BELVIDERE – The Belvidere High School varsity girls’ soccer team is on a roll with wins. On Monday, April 18 the Belvidere girls traveled to Harvard to face the Harvard Hornets. The Lady Bucs won 7-0. In the shut out game, the Bucs scored five goals in the first period. […]
ROCKTON – The Belvidere Lady Bucs traveled to Rockton to face off against the Hononegah Indians on Thursday, April 21. In the first period, Hononegah came out strong with Brynn Jacobi, #8, and Abby Austin, #20, both scoring a goal. The Lady Bucs had some ground to make up going […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – Exploding for four runs in the second inning and five more in the fourth behind a dominating complete game three-hitter by junior Austin Revolinski, Belvidere beat Jefferson 11-1 to notch its first conference win of the early season. Revolinski took a no-hitter […]
