No. 1 is a great place to be, and it’s exactly what the Easton Valley boys basketball team expected.

CLINTON – A powerful Pleasant Valley swim team took home a win on Thursday night when they visited Clinton at their home pool in a Mississippi Athletic Conference match up.

FULTON, Ill. – It wasn’t an easy or pretty win for the Fulton girls basketball team on Thursday night, but it was a win nonetheless.

The Central DeWitt girls basketball team is off to quite the start.

Eric Kinkaid certainly made a splash last year.

FULTON, Ill. – The Fulton wrestlers, shorthanded and beaten down by a hard week, came out with plenty of fight on Wednesday night in a home triangular.

CLINTON – For 24 minutes, the Clinton River Kings played like they could beat a No. 3 ranked Davenport Assumption team on Tuesday night.

ANAMOSA – In a River Valley Conference makeup game, the Camanche Indian varsity basketball team lost one and won one on Monday night.

CLINTON – It’s not going to be an easy week for either of the Prince of Peace varsity basketball squads, but they certainly kicked it of on the right foot.

WILTON – After what was one of their hardest losses of the season, the Camanche girls bounced back with a big 43-30 win over Wilton on the road on Thursday night.

GOOSE LAKE – Northeast girls’ basketball coach Johnny Driscoll doesn’t smile very often on the sidelines.

It was a long offseason for Camanche senior Cameron Soenksen.

CLINTON – The Friends of Riverview Stadium, in conjunction with the Clinton LumberKings, will hold its 2020 Hot Stove Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 1st, 2020 at the Eagle Point Lodge.

Clinton native and River King graduate Duke Slater was announced as a part of the 2020 National Football League Hall of Fame class on Wednesday, over a decade after he dominated the gridiron for Clinton High School.

The date is set: the first Clinton Herald Athletic Performers of the Year (CHAPY) Awards, presented by Wild Rose Casino and Resort, will take place early this summer.

Freshman year could have been a fluke.

CLINTON – The Clinton River Queens have been struggling with turnovers and scoring all year, but made huge strides on Tuesday night.

CAMANCHE – It was clear that everyone was hyped up for a big Class 2A matchup in Camanche on Monday night.

CLINTON – The Prince of Peace boys played a good half of basketball at the Joe O’Donnell Sports Center on Monday night.

CLINTON – The Clinton LumberKings, in conjunction with the Miami Marlins, have announced their coaching staff for the 2020 Midwest League season. Tom Lawless will manage the 2020 version of the Clinton LumberKings and becomes the 57th manager in Clinton’s professional baseball history. Pitch…

We’re right in the thick of things as far as basketball in concerned.

BETTENDORF — Early in the fourth quarter on Friday night, Clinton junior forward Treveon Bailey took a power dribble against a Pleasant Valley defender before a jump stop created a layup from the left block. The shot rolled off the rim.

CLINTON – The Clinton LumberKings have named Michael Broskowski as their new Director of Broadcast and Media Relations.

CAMANCHE – The Camanche wrestling team came out strong after a shaky performance this weekend, bouncing back to sweep their only home duals of the season on Senior Night.

The No. 10 Central DeWitt girls suffered their first loss on Tuesday night, but they’re refocused for whatever comes next.

The phrase ‘up to speed’ has taken on a new meaning for the Fulton boys’ basketball program

DAVENPORT — Being candid in his post-game chat on Tuesday night, Clinton boys’ basketball coach Troy Ersland succinctly explained what happened in a disastrous first quarter.

New coach, new season, new results.

PRESTON – It wasn’t much of a question who as going to win the Tri-Rivers matchup in Preston on Tuesday night.

Northeast swept at home

FULTON, Ill. – The Fulton Steamers put up a late rally against Sherrard, drawing within one point before the Tigers pulled away for a 41-34 victory on Monday night.

The Northeast girls and boys basketball teams both picked up wins on Saturday afternoon, giving them each two wins in 24 hours, all a part of the first weekend action since the holidays.

CAMANCHE – Two perennial power houses took to the lanes in Camanche on Monday night for their first meeting of the season.

FULTON, Ill. – After a rough holiday break, a solid win was exactly what the Fulton Steamers needed.

Northeast sweeps Mid-Prairie

The new year is all about aspirations.

The boys’ basketball season is poised to have an exciting second half.

Teams have broken for the holidays to examine the first sets of games before they dig into the heart of the season. For some, there are more questions than answers.

2019 was am exciting year.

2019 certainly wasn’t boring when it came to local sports.

ERIE, Ill. – The Fulton boys basketball team cleaned up a slow start and dominated Stark County to end their holiday tournament on a high note.

SAN DIEGO — Ihmir Smith-Marsette scored on a 6-yard run, a 98-yard kickoff return and a 12-yard reception — all in the second quarter — to lead No. 19 Iowa to a 49-24 victory over No. 22 Southern California in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night.

ORLANDO, Fla. — No team coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff semifinals begins the next season with a goal of reaching the Camping World Bowl.

SAN DIEGO — Nearly 30 years after Hayden Fry last worked a sideline in San Diego, the No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes will remember their former coach when they play No. 22 USC in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night.

It certainly hasn’t been an easy start to the season for the 0-8 Clinton girls basketball team.

FULTON, Ill. – Nothing seemed to click for the Fulton girls on Saturday afternoon.