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Before the IHSA boys swimming sectional this Saturday, a local student riled up the crowd with his own rendition of the National Anthem.

ESPN's SportCenter is usually reserved for athletes on the pro or collegiate level. Rarely does a high school student land on the show.

The career expert website Zippia has just released their list of the "Smartest Cities in Illinois," and you might be wondering how Rockford and surrounding communities fared in their rankings. Well, it's kind of a good news/bad news scenario.

Growing up in nearby Oregon, Illinois, our high school mascot was a hawk. We were the Oregon Hawks. Nothing really unusual or noteworthy about that one. However, one of our conference opponents at the time, Polo, had the unusual team name of "The Marcos." That's right, the Polo Marcos. I've heard that the name is in reference to something or someone, but I wasn't really paying attention

CEO's, authors, comedians and more have graced the halls of our beloved Rockford High Schools.

Almost 10 million people have checked out the clip above. Not a whole lot of info to go on, other than this is a Japanese high school baseball player demonstrating a rather unusual routine for taking a few practice swings. Many have found it to be funny, goofy, or clever...

U.S. News & World Report has awarded Rockford East High School a bronze medal for the second consecutive year in its rankings of Best High Schools. The organization released its list after evaluating more than 29,000 schools across the country for its 2015 rankings. ...

Ah, the old hidden ball trick. In case you're unfamiliar, Wikipedia defines the hidden ball trick as: In the game of baseball, the hidden ball trick is a play in which the defense deceives the runner about the location of the ball, in an effort to tag out the runner...

In the fantastic Wes Anderson film Rushmore, the character Max Fischer is attempting to impress Miss Cross when he discloses his college plans: My top schools where I want to apply to are Oxford and the Sorbonne. But my safety's Harvard. "That's very ambitious...

It's a Friday night, and for many, that means one thing: high school football! As a matter of fact, many schools are celebrating homecoming this week and next, meaning big crowds of returning alums. We're treated to all kinds of stats when watching college and/or pro football ("That's a new record for_____, and with that catch, he becomes the all-time leading ____"), but what about some