Jefferson, East keep boys basketball title hopes alive
ROCKFORD – The Jefferson J-Hawks maintained its lead in Division B of the NIC-10 with a beatdown 59-28 beatdown of winless Belvidere. Seniors Antonio Leavy and Latrell Graham led the way with 14 and 11 points in limited minutes and Jemere Jefferson added 10. BONUS READING: WREX Athlete of the Week – Antonio Leavy. The […]
RPS Schedule
Friday, February 26
Bowling: Jefferson boys and girls vs. Freeport at Cherry Bowl, 4 p.m.
Saturday, February 27
Boys Swimming: Guilford vs. DeKalb at Huntley Middle School, 10 a.m.
Girls Basketball: Hononegah at East, 11:30 a.m.; Auburn at Freeport, 11:30 a.m.; Boylan at Jefferson, 1 p.m.; Guilford at Harlem, 11:30 a.m.
Boys Basketball: East at Hononegah, 1 p.m.; Harlem at Guilford, 1 p.m.; Freeport at Auburn, 1 p.m.; Jefferson at Boylan, 1 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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Nominate coaches, players or contributors for RPS Athletics Hall of Fame
Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic restrictions, the Rockford Sports Coalition has not set a date for its annual RPS 205 Champions Ball & Athletics Hall of Fame.
We are taking nominations, though, for the next Hall of Fame class. You can nominate people in one of four categories – athlete, coach, team or service award.
Since launching the hall of fame in 2013, the district has honored 24 players, 12 teams, eight coaches and five for the service award.
If you’d like to nominate a team or person for any of these awards, click on this link!
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Efficient Giving- Funds provided to RSC are tax-deductible
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- District and school Athletic Directors recommend funding needs
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