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WRMJ Sportsline: Week 3 TRAC Football Recap, Aledo Grad Pat Lower Wins 100th Game At Fulton

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show reacting to another competitive week of games around the TRAC. Later in the show, Mercer County head coach Fred Lucas (29:53), Rockridge head coach Sam Graves (46:22), Orion head coach Matt McClean (1:03:26), and Fulton head coach Pat Lower (1:17:08), join the program. Lower, an Aledo High School grad, won his 100th career game this week. At the end of the show, Jim gives his weekly rundown of the 1A-3A state-ranked teams' results, now presented by Boswell Construction.

WRMJ Sportsline: Sherrard Football Cancels Season, Week 2 TRAC Recap

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show reacting to Sherrard High School's decision to cancel the remainder of its varsity football season and recap Week 2 results from the TRAC. Later, Sherrard High School Principal Alex Johnson joined the show to provide insight on the decision. (59:38) Mercer County head coach Fred Lucas (30:11), Orion head coach Matt McClean (43:41), and Rockridge head coach Sam Graves (1:34:27) also join the program to recap their respective Week 2 games.

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 1 TRAC Football Recap

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor react to a long and exciting opening night of the 2026 high school football season in the TRAC. They are joined by Mercer County head coach Fred Lucas (30:51), Orion head coach Matt McClean (50:35), and Rockridge head coach Sam Graves (1:04:08). At the end of the show, Ty and Jim look ahead to a couple of Saturday night games in the conference and touch on some of the stories around the state (1:17:32).

WRMJ Sportsline: 2026 TRAC Football Preview

On the first Sportsline episode of the 2026-27 school year, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor preview the upcoming high school football season around the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC). They open the show discussing the new expanded playoff format in high school football, before moving into an overview of each team in the conference. Then, Ty previews the upcoming season with the following local coaches Sherrard head coach Zach Weigel (1:33:50) Orion head coach Matt McClean (1:45:30) Mercer County head coach Fred Lucas (1:59:21) Rockridge head coach Sam Graves (2:11:20) At the end of the program, Ty and Jim give their conference championship predictions for 2026 (2:29:26).

FULL GAME: Rockridge vs IVC - 2A Baseball Regional Championship, May 30, 2026

WRMJ's play-by-play broadcast (pre-game excluded) of Rockridge's 13-3 win over IVC in the championship of the 2026 IHSA 2A Mercer County Baseball Regional.

WRMJ Sportsline: Final Show Of 2025-26, Sherrard Grad Aidan Terronez Talks NCAA Baseball Tournament Experience at UIC

On the final Sportsline of the 2025-26 school year, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show by previewing Saturday's 2A baseball regional championship between Rockridge and IVC, recapping the local softball sectional championships, and previewing Ty's conversation with Sherrard grad and UIC pitcher Aidan Terronez. Then, Aidan Terronez joins the show to talk about his freshman season at UIC, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, and more (45:12). Ty and Jim close the show discussing some of their favorite broadcasts from the 2025-26 school year and reflecting on their favorite parts of covering interscholastic athletics. Thank you for following along all year! A special thank you to our Sportsline sponsors: Dale Jones with Merit Auction, local COUNTRY Financial agents Jason Potter, Tracy Bigham, and Brent Bigham, Diamond Ag, and 6140 Run. Sportsline returns for the 2026-27 school year on Aug. 15.

WRMJ Sportsline: Softball Regional Championship Week & Steve Soucie On Expectations For Expanded IHSA Football Playoffs

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show discussing the local regional week of high school softball and touch on the local competitors who advanced to the finals at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet. Then, Friday Night Drive's Steve Soucie joins the show to discuss his expectations for the expanded playoff field in the 2026 high school football season, what more teams means for the cutoff enrollments for each classification, the statewide approval/disapproval of the change, how long he thinks this system will be in place for and more. (30:15)

FULL GAME: Sherrard vs Alleman - 2A Softball Regional Semifinal, May 20, 2026

WRMJ's play-by-play broadcast (pre-game excluded) of Sherrard's 10-8 comeback win over Alleman in the semifinals of the 2026 IHSA 2A Alleman Softball Regional.

WRMJ Sportsline: Mercer County Basketball Tournament History with Morgan Braucht

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show recapping the girls sectional and boys TRAC conference track and field results, and previewing the upcoming IHSA softball postseason. Then, Mercer County High School assistant boys basketball coach Morgan Braucht joins the show to discuss the history of the Mercer County Basketball Tournament, which ran from 1921-1943, and featured high schools from each town in the county (20:44)

WRMJ Sportsline: Conference Championship Conversations With Todd Volkert & Justin Chisholm, Postseason Baseball/Softball Talk, & Pat Rangel Returns To Alleman

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show discussing conference championships this week, won by Sherrard (girls track), Rockridge (baseball), and Riverdale (softball), react to the postseason softball brackets, touch on Rockridge's classification enrollment for next school year, hit on some local basketball notes, and react to Pat Rangel returning to Alleman to take over the boys basketball program. Then, Sherrard girls track and field coach Todd Volkert (1:10:45) and Rockridge baseball coach Justin Chisholm (1:22:16) join the program. Ty and Jim close the show with a local baseball sub-sectional seeding projection and look ahead to the theme for next week's show. (1:32:29)

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