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By Chris Johnson REPORTER The regular season’s final plays will be run in a little over two weeks and the emphasis and attention will turn to the post-season and the shot at a state title for many teams. The North Boone Lady Vikings have time to work on future development. […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER There isn’t an easy way to address the challenges facing the North Boone Vikings boys’ basketball team. It is known that a lot of change happens at times and adjustments are made to account for that. Sometimes those adjustments don’t appear in the stat-book at the […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Beginning Monday, Feb. 13, the IHSA Class 3A and 4A Girls’ State Basketball Championship Tournament will begin. Teams from across Illinois will start the second season. Until the Regional tip-off, the Belvidere Lady Bucs can improve their chances to get a quick start in the post […]
Edward (Ted) Jess, Sherman, 78, of Belvidere, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 15, in the loving presence of his family. The son of Thelma (Giffey) and Henry “Hank” Sherman, he was born on Nov. 5, 1938, in Sheyboygan, Wis. He married the love of his life and best friend, Joan […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Belvidere North Blue Thunder boys’ basketball team must bring home some big wins over the next few weeks to put themselves in a position to avoid a possible first-round exit in the upcoming Class 4A State Basketball Playoffs. With games already scheduled, coming out of […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Jan. 14, the Capron Lions Club hosted a pancake fundraiser breakfast at Capron Lions Park, located at 305 E. North St. in Capron. The Capron Lions club was assisted by their Leos Club with a silent auction fundraiser. “We really want to thank the […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Belvidere and Belvidere North High Schools will be represented by three bowlers at Saturday, Jan. 21’s sectional tournament in Vernon Hills. Sophomore Justin Bragg of Belvidere North rolled a six-game 1,243 series to finish fifth among the eight who qualified as individuals, because their teams did […]
By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It’s the elephant in the room – uh, I mean on the court or field or diamond – whenever a public school plays a parochial school for NIC-10 seedings, titles, regards, recognitions, rewards, and all of the rest. Indisputably, nobody wants to talk about […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Friday, Jan. 20 through Sunday, Jan. 22, Belvidere North High School will present the comedy/drama stage play, Radium Girls at the Belvidere Performing Arts Center, located at BHS at 1500 East Ave. in Belvidere. “In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Chicago-based Lakota Group will prepare a 10-year historic preservation plan for the city. The goal of the plan is to come up with a concept that will help the city integrate preservation as an economic development and planning tool for revitalizing downtown and other traditional […]
