Well, put it this way, our Jay Taft, 62-14 predicting area small-school games last year, went 4-5 in the opening week. Matt Trowbridge wasn't unscathed either, going 5-1 in large-school games.

And put our necks on the line and predict the outcomes. Matt Trowbridge and Jay Taft have been covering Rockford area football games for more than 50 combined years.

Last year in Week 2, Byron stormed onto Lutheran's home turf and power-rolled right through the Crusaders' defense, winning 64-0. The Tigers wound up winning it all in Class 3A, strolling to a 14 ...

Construction has begun on a new sports facility in Penrith. Work has started on a new multi-use games area (MUGA) at Carleton ...

A new all-weather sports pitch could be built at a North Yorkshire leisure centre. Colburn Community Sports Centre is working ...