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Wrestling: Rochelle's season concludes in Champaign

Harvey medals in fifth, Villalobos wins twice at IHSA State Championships

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Boys Basketball: Ackland steps up against Yorkville

Scoring less than 50 points likely meant the Rochelle varsity boys basketball team would fall on the road Tuesday against the Yorkville Foxes. Senior Kaleb Ackland made sure the Hubs wouldn’t fall into that trap.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 4 hours ago

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Season Recap: Rochelle wrestling team

Record-setting seasons are difficult to duplicate for any high school athletic program. After losing several contributing seniors this past year, the Rochelle varsity wrestling team faced more challenges during the 2018-19 season as first-year head coach Alphonso Vruno reworked his lineup with returning talents and new faces.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 4 hours ago

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Season Recap: Rochelle girls basketball team

Youth and inexperience led to some growing pains for the Rochelle varsity girls basketball team this season. However, with the team’s senior class paving the way for several freshman and sophomore players, head coach Tony Rowan has confidence the Lady Hubs will continue to develop their skills moving forward.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 4 hours ago

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Wrestling: Rochelle's season concludes in Champaign

Ben Harvey kicked off his sophomore wrestling campaign nearly three months ago with the ultimate goal of placing at the IHSA Individual State Championships.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 2 days ago

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Boys Basketball: Hubs dig deep to upend Princeton

Some tough love during halftime helped the Rochelle varsity boys basketball team fight back after falling behind the Princeton Tigers at home Friday evening.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 4 days ago

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Season Recap: Rochelle girls bowling team

Head coach Joey Johanning knew the Rochelle varsity girls bowling team would field a young lineup this season. While the Lady Hubs may not have brought home any victories this winter, Johanning was pleased with the development his girls showed throughout the 2018-19 season.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 6 days ago

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Girls Basketball: Lady Hub season ends in semifinals

Upsetting the No. 1 seed in any regional basketball bracket is no easy task, but the Rochelle varsity girls basketball team was looking to pull off the upset when the Lady Hubs faced Sterling in the IHSA Class 3A Regional Semifinals at Mendota on Wednesday.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 1 week ago

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Girls Basketball: Lady Hubs win regional opener over Genoa-Kingston

The Rochelle varsity girls basketball team faced a familiar foe on Monday, when the Lady Hubs opened the IHSA Class 3A Regional at Mendota with their quarterfinal contest against nonconference squad Genoa-Kingston.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 1 week ago

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Girls Bowling: Mickley competes at IHSA Sectional

Tough lane conditions presented challenges for Rochelle freshman bowler Alyssa Mickley when she represented the Lady Hubs in the IHSA Rockford (Jefferson) at Don Carter Lanes this past Saturday.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 1 week ago

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Wrestling: Villalobos, Harvey qualify for IHSA State Championships

Juniors Gavin Ansteth (26-15 at 195), Zeke Horn (18-24 at 160) and Keegan Davis-Carter (18-22 at 132) also represented Rochelle in the sectional tournament. Ansteth lost by 7-3 decision to Coal City’s Cole Garcia before winning one wrestleback over Sycamore’s Jaden Johns by 14-4 major decision. Ansteth then fell by 5-0 decision to Morton’s Alex Ford. Both Horn and Davis-Carter went winless at the tournament.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 1 week ago

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Girls Basketball: Lundquist achieves all-time milestone

The fans who filled the gymnasium for Rochelle’s varsity girls basketball game against Mendota on Friday witnessed something that may never be repeated by another Lady Hub player.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 1 week ago

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Boys Bowling: Shank signs with Rock Valley College

Shank was one of five high school bowlers to sign his letter with Rock Valley College on Thursday. After playing as a club team for many years, the Golden Eagles officially became an NJCAA intercollegiate bowling program this past year. Shank said he’s looking forward to playing the sport he loves at the next level.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 1 week ago

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Girls Basketball: Lundquist sets new single-season scoring record

Abby Lundquist has always worn No. 15 for the Rochelle varsity girls basketball team. When Lundquist walked onto her home court for Wednesday’s conference game against Geneseo, however, the senior guard had a different set of numbers on the front and back of her Lady Hub uniform.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 1 week ago

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Girls Bowling: Mickley advances to IHSA Sectional

Rochelle freshman Alyssa Mickley was shocked to hear her name called as an at-large sectional qualifier during the IHSA Sycamore Regional at Mardi Gras Lanes this past Saturday.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Boys Basketball: Shore fuels Sterling surge against Rochelle

The combination of tough zone and man-to-man defense slowed down the Sterling offense when the Rochelle varsity boys basketball team took the floor Friday evening for its conference rematch with the Golden Warriors.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Girls Basketball: Post play pushes Dixon over Lady Hubs

Dominance on the low post by the Dixon Duchesses was the deciding factor when the Rochelle varsity girls basketball team hit the road for nonconference play Monday evening in what was the first of four games this school week for the Lady Hubs.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Wrestling: Five Hubs medal at IHSA Rochelle Regional

The Rochelle varsity wrestling team hosted the IHSA Class 2A Rochelle Regional on Saturday, with five Hubs earning top-3 medals and qualifying for the sectional championships at Geneseo next weekend.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Girls Bowling: Rochelle finishes ninth at NIB-12 Championship

The Rochelle varsity girls bowling team battled in the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Championship at Mardi Gras Lanes on Friday. The Lady Hubs placed ninth out of 10 schools with a final score of 4,480 and freshman Alyssa Mickley recorded a team-high series of 923 pins over six games to take 31st out of 61 total players.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Football: Hart commits to North Central College

North Central College has fielded arguably the most competitive Division III football program in the state of Illinois over the last several years. The Cardinals have reached the playoffs seven times over the last nine seasons while regularly finishing atop or near the top of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin standings.

by Russell Hodges

Updated: 2 weeks ago

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