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By Chris Johnson REPORTER There were many who felt the girls’ basketball team at North Boone High School had a pretty good shot to knock down a win when the state playoffs began. Those select few were accurate in their prediction and the team’s leaders assured it would happen. On […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Two of the seven wrestlers Belvidere North sent to the Sterling sectional will move on to the state tournament in Champaign. No Belvidere wrestler got out of the Sterling sectional. The same was true of the five North Boone competitors who reached the Byron sectional. Blue […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent My buddy Wayne, Harlem’s #1 fan, and I were headed to the car after a disappointing 65-58 loss to Freeport as the obviously well-coached and athletically deeper Bucs went flat in the fourth quarter in a game marred by mitigating circumstances. Of course, whoever […]
Elementary schools Monday, Feb. 20-No school due to President’s Day. Tuesday, Feb. 21-Scrambled eggs, toast, delicious whole apple, 100 percent grape juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Feb. 22-Miniature maple waffles, cinnamon apple slices, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Thursday, Feb. 23-Trix cereal bowl, orange […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Most of the decisions as to who holds elected office in Boone County for the next four years will be made April 4. That’s not the case with one key position, that of mayor of the City of Belvidere. Voters will make that decision during the […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER It’s already time for the City of Belvidere and villages in Boone County to work up their 2017-18 budgets. New fiscal years for all of them will begin May 1. The city’s police department is proposing a 2.08 percent increase over the current budget of $6.304 […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER There isn’t much to be done as the North Boone Vikings boys’ basketball team prepares to embark into the IHSA Class 2A State Tournament. It’s been a rough year for North Boone, and they were notified of what kind of a journey waits for them, if […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER On Wednesday, Feb. 15 following completion of the 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Girls’ Basketball Regional at Harlem High School, the five-seed Belvidere North Blue Thunder understand what it takes to be a winner in the post-season. They already know what it takes to win in an […]
Despite the recent weather looking more like spring is coming than winter is still upon us, area youth still flocked to the alleys to enjoy the winter sport of bowling on Saturday, Feb. 11 and Monday, Feb. 13. With another round of bowling in the Junior Bowling League at Concordia […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Lady Bucs rode a wave as they closed the regular season with a split mark, matching wins and losses at one-apiece. They showed spark and it may have appeared at the right time. The regular season and the NIC-10 battles during the last week of […]
