Le-Win and Hononegah face big games in NUIC and NIC-10, while Rochelle and Byron take on state powers outside of their ...

Belvidere North pitcher Ava Morris winds up during their game against Hononegah in Belvidere on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. "We're just all hitting the ball hard," Morris said. "For a pitcher, that's ...

Belvidere North's Noah Rooney (22) picks up Guilford's Messiah Tilson (11) during a game on Friday, August. 30, 2024, at Guilford High School.© Kara Hawley/Rockford Register Star ...

and the Fox Valley Conference sent out feelers to Belvidere and Belvidere North. Instead of subtracting, The Register Star proposed the NIC-10 should expand to 12 or 14 teams by adding Rochelle, ...

Belvidere's wrestling team practices on Nov. 14, 2023, at Belvidere North High School in Belvidere.

Belvidere North is the one NIC-10 team with a perfect record at 7-0. Hononegah’s record isn’t perfect, but the Indians haven’t been defeated on the field.

Soccer storylines: Belvidere North's Cortlyn Hefty has 40 goals, Boylan perfect in NIC-10 Jay Taft Rockford Register Star 0:04 ...

Then Belvidere North rolled in and beat Hononegah 6-0 on Wednesday. That turned Monday's battle into one for control of the conference down the stretch. And North showed that it really wants it.

Belvidere North set a school record with its ninth win last week. Hononegah has dominated in the first two rounds of the playoffs like it never has before, winning by a combined 100 to 12.

Dom Girardin earned the win for Belvidere North. The right-handed pitcher allowed six hits and four runs (zero earned) over six and two-thirds innings, striking out seven and walking none.

Wauconda made the trek to Belvidere North Saturday afternoon seeking its first quarterfinal appearance since 1992. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, which had a pair of seniors in Zach Johnson and ...