This weekend's area prep football slate saw the end of an era in Whiteside County.
GENESEO — Playing for the second time in six days, the Geneseo football squad faced a challenge not only from Quincy but from extreme weather …
GALESBURG — It took overcoming three turnovers and special teams struggles, but the Moline football team held off Galesburg to earn a 27-24 We…
United Township now has a streak to call its own — a Western Big 6 football winning streak.
STERLING – A perfect script played out for the Sterling High School football team here Friday night and that left the Rock Island Rocks wonder…
GALESBURG — It took overcoming three turnovers and special teams struggles, but the Moline football team held off Galesburg to earn a 27-24 We…
This week's marquee Western Big 6 Conference football showdown could be one for the ages.
Cayne Smith has found plenty of clear running lanes on the football field this spring and when he has, it has meant a number of foes left in h…
Geneseo High School football coach Larry Johnsen knows he has something special in senior Bruce Moore.
EDGINGTON — For the first time in almost half a year, the Rockridge football team got the chance to run out on its home field for regular-seas…
Those fireworks you heard from East Moline on Friday night weren't from an early Fourth of July festival.
The Rock Island football team had three punts blocked Friday night. It was flagged for a dozen penalties. It had a 94-yard touchdown wiped out…
CAMBRIDGE — Annawan-Wethersfield came into Thursday night as the second-ranked football team in Class 1A and the winners of 15 consecutive reg…
Most coaches don't put a lot of stock into polls.
EDGINGTON — As a freshman in the fall of 2019, Peyton Locke got a small taste of high school varsity football competition.
Jack Patting kept his eyes on the prize.
STERLING — A nightmarish first half led to a long Friday evening for a young Geneseo High School football team still trying to find its identity.
CAMBRIDGE — After suffering the low of a four-point loss to Princeville in last weekend's Lincoln Trail Conference football opener, Mercer Cou…
FULTON, Ill. — Patrick Lower is happy he has the senior trio of Connor Barnett, Kyler Pesman and Ethan Rash helping lead his offense.
Against an upset-minded United Township High School football squad and quarterback Devin Swift out with injury, Rock Island's Eli Reese steppe…
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To say that the Alleman High School football program has the most experienced coaching staff in the area might be an understatement.
Yes, it was unusual to be covering high school football this past weekend ... In March ... While the NCAA men's basketball tournament was just…
The opening drive of the season showed great signs for the Alleman High School football team.
ORION — Making his return as the Rockridge head football coach after a delay of almost seven months, the wait was well worth it for Jeff Henry.
The players on the Rock Island High School football team had too long to think about their last meeting with their bitter rivals from Moline.