East, NIC-10 basketball MVP to sign full scholarship
ROCKFORD – On Thursday, East will have a scholarship signing ceremony for Markarious “Biggie” Luster in the field house beginning at 3:30 p.m. Luster is signing a full scholarship to play basketball at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. Clarke is a NAIA school and is offering Luster a full scholarship, worth roughly $35,000 per year. […]
RPS Schedule
Wednesday, May 5
Baseball: Guilford at Belvidere, 4:30 p.m.; Belvidere North at East, 5 p.m.; Freeport at Auburn, 4:30 p.m.; Jefferson at Harlem, 4:30 p.m.
Softball: Guilford at Jefferson, 5 p.m.; Hononegah at East, 5 p.m.; Auburn at Belvidere North, 5 p.m.
Track & Field: Belvidere North at Jefferson, 4:45 p.m.; Auburn at East, 4:45 p.m.; Guilford at Harlem, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Volleyball: Huntley at Auburn, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Auburn at Belvidere Co-op, 5 p.m.; Jefferson at Guilford, 6 p.m.
Guilford swimmer brightens seniors’ Valentine’s Day
ROCKFORD – The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council worked with students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School to brighten the days for residents at Siena on Brendenwood. The students at Marshall created hundreds of hand made Valentine’s, which were delivered by the advisory council. Among the students making the deliveries was Ella Gasparini, a member of the […]
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About Rockford Sports Coalition (RSC)
RSC was founded by community leaders in 1992 when proposed budget cuts threatened to eliminate public school sports and close all high school pools.Formed by area parents and leaders, RSC intervened and directly provided funds to the schools to reopen programs including all high school and middle school pools. Since then, RSC has provided more than $850,000 directly to schools without the overhead of traditional funding.
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Registration open for 2.05 Run!
ROCKFORD – The RPS 2.05 Run returns to the streets this year!
The 8th annual run to support Rockford Public Schools athletics and physical education will be held on Saturday, May 29. You can sign up now at Runsignup.com. The cost is $25 for adults and $15 for kids.
Last year’s RPS 2.05 Run was held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the Rockford Sports Coalition is ecstatic to make this an in-person event again, we’re keeping the virtual option. If you can’t be with us on May 29 and still want to participate and support District 205 sports, you can sign up for the virtual option ($20 for adults and $10 for kids) between now and May 28 and record and submit your time.
To register, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Rockford/205Run.
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Efficient Giving- Funds provided to RSC are tax-deductible
- Funds distributed directly to schools - no unnecessary overhead
- District and school Athletic Directors recommend funding needs
- RSC oversight ensures accountability
