By Chris Johnson Sports Correspondent For the North Boone Lady Vikings, their offense has hit a “consistent” level, but it isn’t one which is good enough to contend for a conference title. There aren’t enough pieces in play. Over the past three games, North Boone has averaged 33-points a game. […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The North Boone Vikings boys’ basketball team has not had the chance this season to explore all the options available to them. They have worked through a rigorous Big Northern Conference schedule and have had to deal with former regional and sectional champions along the way. […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Saturday, Jan. 7, Belvidere High School hosted the Belvidere Bucs Winter Cheer Classic, where about 25 high schools from northern Illinois competed in the preliminary round standings to move toward winning the Winter Cheer Classic. In the large team junior varsity preliminary round standings, Belvidere […]
By Bob Kopp SPORTS CORRESPONDENTS Belvidere’s head coach Aaron Pearson and Auburn’s head coach Bryan Ott are among the two most celebrated and successful coaches in the NIC-10 with gymnasium championship banners accentuating the prowess of the Bucs and Knights during their tenures. Not sacrificing character development at the altar of competitive striving, they […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The post-season is fairly close to being realized for a lot of schools across the state of Illinois. At Belvidere North High School, the reality of the post-season is the chance at a new start. On Thursday,Dec. 29, Belvidere North defeated Huntley. Since the post-Christmas engagement, […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Belvidere’s Ida Public Library invited some unusual guests to come for their family program on Friday, Jan. 13. “Hoo” Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center brought three of their animals to meet the kids.Karin Voy, Toni Murray, and Collin Howard, “Hoo” Haven volunteers, escorted the animals […]
Cleo Delvin Keeling, 74, formerly of Belvidere, peacefully passed away Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 29, 2016, at his home in Brooklyn Center, Minn. He was born Nov. 22, 1942, son of the late Cleo and Jewell Mondon Keeling. Cleo is loved and dearly missed by his children: Denise Keeling of Minneapolis, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Newly elected Boone County Board Chairman Karl Johnson is continuing where his predecessor left off. At the July 20 board meeting, then-Chairman Bob Walberg changed the format in which people were allowed to address the board. The public comments portion of each monthly meeting was restricted […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER It’s only a few weeks from now when the Belvidere North girls’ basketball team sets out into the large-school Class 4A State Championship Tournament. The idea of beating the largest schools in the state is the reality facing the Lady Blue Thunder, and it takes a […]
The second round of play after the holiday break brought youth bowlers back to Concorida Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere. With the return, higher scores have been produced and changes to the high scoring bowler’s list have changed from week one to week two of post-holiday break […]