Knapek keeps on improving Feb 1, 2008
Next year Knapek would like to continue his football career and has narrowed his list of schools down to Aurora University, Carroll College, Rockford College, and Rock Valley Community College. Knapek said he will take the skills learned on the mat back onto the gridiron next fall. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Huskies enjoying playing at Convocation Center Jan 15, 2008
The Huskies scored 68 bench points in a 121-88 victory over Rockford College on Dec. 6, 2000. The Eagles (5-9, 1-1) enter Wednesday's tilt coming off their own big victory, an 81-71 triumph over Western Michigan. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Rose Bowl, Big Ten, Pac-10 stand in way of plus-one playoff Jan 9, 2008
You don t ever want to say you are disappointed when you go to a BCS bowl, but we were, said Babcock, who now coaches the defensive line for Rockford College. The Rose Bowl holds a special place to anybody who has played in the Big Ten. (Rockford Register Star)
Spartans Head To Mexico For Caribbean Challenge Nov 19, 2007
KSU: Deb Patterson (Rockford College, 1979) Overall: 220-129 (12th year) At KSU: same. SPARTANS HEAD TO MEXICO FOR CARIBBEAN CHALLENGE After going 2-1 in the Preseason WNIT to start the season, the Michigan State women's basketball team heads south of the border to compete in the Caribbean Challenge Nov. 21-22 in Cancun, Mexico. (Msuspartans.com)
Participating colleges Nov 5, 2007
Schools taking part in NSSE - USATODAY.com. Take the first step towards finding a better job. (USA Today)
20-SOMETHING: Aaron Oppenheimer: Settling down closer to home Oct 27, 2007
Aaron Oppenheimer, who graduated from Northern Illinois University, Rockford College and Highland Community College, has just landed his fourth public administration job, which includes an internship he held in Janesville, Wis ... The 29-year-old, who earned a Master's degree at NIU after leaving Rockford College with a degree in political science. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Five-year development pitch: Pledge $7.5M to bring in $2.8B Oct 10, 2007
Rapid Granulator, Rasmussen College, Riverside Community Bank, Rock River Valley Blood Center, Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated, Rockford College, Rockford Orthopedic Associates, Rockford Transport, Schmeling Construction, Sheet Metal Workers Local 219 SMACNA, Stillman Bank, Testing Service Corp., Tote Cart Co., U of I College of Medicine, U.S. Bank, Whitehead Inc. Realtors, William Charles, Williams-Manny, Workforce Investment Board and WQRF-39/WTVO-17. Source: Rockford Area Economic... (Rockford Register Star)
Struggling Blue Jays try to get back on track vs. Blackburn on Saturday Oct 6, 2007
After his Blue Jays lost to Rockford College 36-14 last week to open the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference South Division schedule, Westminster College head coach John Welty has simplified this week's theme in practice. e have to win, Welty said. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Blue Jays play South Division opener Saturday Sep 29, 2007
Saturday's 1 p.m. matchup at Rockford College (Ill. against the Regents marks the first game of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference South Division play, or as Westminster head coach John Welty likes to call it, the hird season. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Blue Jays back home after earning first win Sep 22, 2007
Northwestern (1-2) is coming off a 23-16 UMAC victory over Rockford College last week, and figures to be a much tougher test for the Blue Jays. hey very well could be 3-0, Welty said of Northwestern. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Second half of season to bring mighty foes to Gaines Field Sep 21, 2007
Most recently he was a defensive coordinator at Southern Oregon University, an NAIA institution, after serving stints at Rockford College and Loras College in Iowa. He inherited a group that currently occupies the league s cellar. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Franzisi's hat trick leads Tigers in big win Sep 19, 2007
Marie, Canada) tied a school record with three goals and the Iowa Wesleyan College women's soccer team lit the scoreboard often in a 9-1 win over Rockford College Sunday. Six different players scored for IWC, which had its biggest scoring outburst in three years and improved to 3-5 on the season. (Washington Journal, IA)
KC welcomes 11 new full-time instructors Aug 29, 2007
He holds an M.A. in Spanish from Middlebury College, an M.A. in philosophy from Washington University and a B.A. in mathematics from Rockford College. Joining the nursing faculty is Lisa Baj. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
FREEPORT VOLLEYBALL SEASON PREVIEW: Role reversal Aug 26, 2007
For a two-year stint, he coached the Rockford College volleyball team and is impressed by the team he will now lead. "Working with the players so far has been great," Pritchett said. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Kougars aim for repeat Aug 24, 2007
Story Photos Meghan Lawler (right) blocks a kill as Autumn Harms (left) leaps toward the play during Wednesday s unofficial scrimmage against Rockford College in Malta. The Kougars are looking to repeat as NJCAA Division II national champs. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Christiansen sits on opposite side Aug 24, 2007
Wednesday's unoffical scrimmage between Rockford College and Kish was Christiansen's first against his old team ... Story Photos Rockford College coach Wil Christiansen watches his team during an unofficial scrimmage against Kishwaukee in Malta on Wednesday. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
• Special education crisis in Racine Unified Jul 29, 2007
She started working at the same time on her license through the National Teacher Education Center, a program at Rockford College. "They make it possible for you to teach and get a license," Hollow said. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Moosehaven welcomes new director Jul 28, 2007
A graduate of both Rockford College in Illinois and Michigan State University, Capes has also worked for American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, United Methodist Homes of New Jersey Inc., Philadelphia Presbyterian Homes Inc. and United Methodist Retirement Communities Inc.. Capes was responsible for numerous facilities and unable to connect on a personal level with the residents at each home or community. (Florida Times-Union)
(More)2007 All-BCR baseball team Jun 26, 2007
Polster will continue his baseball career and education, in the fall, at Rockford College. Ty Potthoff, sr, St. Bede Coach John Bellino needed someone to step up and be a leader on the mound and Potthoff more than answered the call, at times shutting down opponents bats. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Local poet takes ‘Centerstage' with works about Lebanon Jun 22, 2007
A professor of English at Rockford College, Porterfield is working on a book delving into Lebanon from her family's perspective and will relate to ongoing political struggle in the region. Benji Feldheim can be reached at. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
A's notes: Street visits Canadian doc Jun 15, 2007
The others are righty Brent Lysander (16th round, Sonoma State), shortstop Matt Ray (18th, Middle Tennessee State), catcher Michael Napoleon (19th, Iowa), outfielder Dan Wentzell (20th, George Fox), outfielder James Pruitt (23rd, Montevallo), third baseman Justin Frash (27th, Hawaii), righty Charles Kerfoot (30th, Delaware), lefty Rosalio Gomez (31st, Rockford College), righty Bryan Collins (32nd, Central Missouri State), righty John Quine (33rd, San Francisco), catcher Ben Barrone (44th, Winona... (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
MIZUNO SUPER 60 SOFTBALL CLASSIC Jun 11, 2007
The 5-foot-2 pitcher is hoping that playing in the Super 60 will only help her when she continues her softball career at Rockford College next year. specially with me being smaller, this is kind of what it's going to be like with me going away to college, Hagemann said. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Hall's Norton signs with Rockford College Jun 2, 2007
Hall standout Nick Norton has signed a letter of intent to attend and play football for Rockford College. Witnessing the signing were his parents (seated) Lisa Norton and Jeff Norton; Rockford College football coaches Skip Eckhardt (middle row) Patrick Babcock, head coach Randy Schrader, Rob Goode; and Hall football coaches (back row) Pete Kasperski, Steve Smith and Joe Furlan. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Tim Buckley Returns to Marquette Staff Jun 1, 2007
"Tim was the first person I ever hired. It took me about 10 minutes to call him when I got the job. He's directly responsible for a lot of things that happened after he left, especially with us having an involvement with Dwyane (Wade). He was constantly in my ear talking about how good he thought was. Our friendship has remained strong for a lot of years, and he really was here on the true ground floor, said Crean.Buckley brings with him 10 years of experience as a college head coach. He was... (CollegeInsiders.com)
ON CAMPUS REPORT May 14, 2007
n Lena-Winslow grad Shaun Dascher led Rockford College to an its first ever Northern Athletics Conference Tournament Title. Rockford blasted Marian College (7-0), before defeating Concordia University-Chicago (7-5, 10-6) to win the title. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Wagoner says farwell May 3, 2007
GALESBURG - Knox gave head coach Kathy Wagoner a perfect send off, sweeping a doubleheader from Rockford College, in Wagoner's final games coaching the Prairie Fire. In the final games of the season, Knox won the twinbill by scores of 6-5 and 13-2 thanks in large part to the bat of Kate Latshaw and the pitching of Cory Bieber. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
OUR VIEW: We should listen to each other May 1, 2007
And Rockford College, a conservative campus in Illinois, severely heckled New York Times reporter Christopher Hedges when he spoke against the war in Iraq during a commencement address in 2003. President Bush s commencement address at Yale University in 2001 was boycotted by many faculty members and students. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Amtrak meeting tonight Apr 24, 2007
FREEPORT The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold an informational meeting on proposed Amtrak routes to connect Dubuque and Chicago from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Grace Roper Lounge at Rockford College tonight. The purpose of tonight's meeting is to help local leaders get input from the public. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
College signings Mar 29, 2007
SPRING VALLEY St. Bede senior Jim Polster achieved one of his goals last week when he announced he was going to continue his education and baseball career at Rockford College for head coach Bob Koopman. Polster batted. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Drew Boandl Named Player of the Week at Keystone College Mar 27, 2007
Keystone took two from Rockford College (13-1, 8-2) and two from Lebanon Valley College (19-12, 6-4). The Giants also hung a loss on Westminster College (9-6) and split a twinbill with Dennison (5-3, 3-6). (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
2007 St. Bede baseball preview Mar 22, 2007
Polster, who on Wednesday signed to play baseball at Rockford College, will also look to lead his young teammates to a successful season. Also, back for the Bruins, this season, is Noah Emmer-ling, who manned the plate for St. Bede and batted. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Area teams springing into action Mar 20, 2007
College signing: St. Bede senior Jim Polster will sign a letter of intent to play baseball for Rockford College and coach Bob Koopman, formerly of IVCC.. Comments - Note: All Comments Subject To Approval. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Viewpoint: Time for Phillips to wipe slate clean Mar 8, 2007
A game later, Hammel stepped down following the Huskies' first victory over Division III Rockford College. Six years later, I'm going to slip into the shoes of Northern Illinois Athletic Director Jim Phillips. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
INSIDE AREA FOOTBALL Feb 1, 2007
He also served as an assistant at Rockford College for two seasons (2004 and 2005) and as a coach at Freeport (2001, 2002 and 2003). Before he began coaching, Kinney played football at Monmouth and Rockford College. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
DeKalb chorus director gets spot in Tattoo Jan 19, 2007
She holds a bachelor's degree in piano from Rockford College and a master's degree in choral conducting from Northern Illinois University. Her experiences includes school choral director, church music director and piano teacher. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Hanford surgeon took roundabout path to his calling Jan 8, 2007
for 13 years, graduating magna cum laude from Rockford College in Illinois, earning his M.D. from Loma Linda University and completing his surgical residency training through East Tennessee State University. And now Kings County residents reap the benefits of his decision. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Pizza Hut Classic tips off Nov 25, 2006
The Fighting Scots and the Prairie Fire will host women's teams from Blackburn College and Rockford College and men's teams from Hannibal-LaGrange College and William Penn University. Game times Saturday are 5 and 7 p.m. in Monmouth and 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. in Galesburg. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Blue Jays break down in critical loss to Regents Oct 1, 2006
Westminster dealt a major blow to its recent dominance in the UMAC South Division with a 35-20 loss to Rockford College on Saturday at Priest Field. The Blue Jays committed five second-half turnovers seven total and watched a 7-6 halftime deficit balloon to 28-6 within a three-minute span in a disastrous third quarter. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Blue Jays hope to replicate success against Regents Sep 30, 2006
It's been the same story for the past three seasons, and the Westminster College Blue Jays hope this year's matchup with Rockford College is just another chapter. Since 2003, the matchup between the two schools has determined the South Division winner in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Turnovers always critical between Blue Jays, Eagles Sep 23, 2006
After playing Northwestern, the top-ranked team in the UMAC North Division, Westminster hosts Rockford College next Saturday in a game that could determine the UMAC South race. The Regents barely fell to the Eagles 21-14 in an overtime contest last week. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Alford adds two new assistants at Iowa May 4, 2006
Before his stint at Ball State, Buckley spent four seasons as the head coach at Rockford College (Ill. . (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
