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WRMJ Sportsline: Week 7 TRAC Football Recap

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2026/10/03

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show recapping the Friday night portion of the Week 7 TRAC Schedule and briefly preview Saturday afternoon's matchup between Riverdale and Newman.Mercer County head coach Fred Lucas (29:03), Orion head coach Matt McClean (49:32), and Rockridge head coach Sam Graves (1:04:35) join the program to recap their Week 7 results.Ty and Jim close the show by taking a deeper look into what the newly expanded IHSA football playoff field could look like

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100:17

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 6 TRAC Football Recap

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2026/09/26

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show recapping Week 6 of the high school football season in the TRAC.Then, Mercer County head coach Fred Lucas, Rockridge head coach Sam Graves, and Kewanee head coach Matt Taylor join the show.Ty and Jim close the show looking at the final scores from the 1A-3A state-ranked teams and look ahead to Saturday afternoon's matchup between Orion and Newman.

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132:59

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 5 TRAC Football Recap, By-Law...

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2026/09/19

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show recapping Week 5 in the TRAC, which was highlighted by Riverdale defeating Rockridge in an undefeated state-ranked showdown in Port Byron.Guests on this week's program include Mercer County head coach Fred Lucas (30:47), Rockridge head coach Sam Graves (47:25), Riverdale head coach Guy Dierikx (1:02:44), and Orion head coach Matt McClean (1:17:58).Ty and Jim wrap up the show recapping the statewide top 10 results in 1A-3A last night and

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136:21

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 4 TRAC Football Recap

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/09/12

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show reacting to another competitive week of games around the TRAC.They're joined this week by Mercer County head coach Fred Lucas (28:30), Rockridge head coach Sam Graves (52:39), Orion head coach Matt McClean (1:12:30), and Riverdale head coach Guy Dierikx (1:23:06).At the end of the show, Jim gives his weekly rundown of the 1A-3A state-ranked teams’ results, presented by Boswell Construction.

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124:31

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 3 TRAC Football Recap, Aledo...

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2026/09/05

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

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121:42

WRMJ Sportsline: Sherrard Football Cancels Season,...

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2026/08/29

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

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117:00

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 1 TRAC Football Recap

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/08/22

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).

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155:57

WRMJ Sportsline: 2026 TRAC Football Preview

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2026/08/15

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 coachesSherrard head coach Zach Weigel (1:33:50)Orion head coach Matt McClean (1:45:30)Mercer County head

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163:09

FULL GAME: Rockridge vs IVC - 2A Baseball Regional...

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2026/05/30

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.

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82:32

WRMJ Sportsline: Final Show Of 2025-26, Sherrard Grad...

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2026/05/30

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

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71:28

WRMJ Sportsline: Softball Regional Championship Week...

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2026/05/23

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

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154:41

FULL GAME: Sherrard vs Alleman - 2A Softball Regional...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/05/21

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.

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84:53

WRMJ Sportsline: Mercer County Basketball Tournament...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/05/16

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)

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111:53

WRMJ Sportsline: Conference Championship...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/05/09

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

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80:00

WRMJ Sportsline: Conference Baseball/Softball Races,...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/05/02

On Sportsline this week Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show previewing Jim's conversation with 2015 Rockridge grad Luke Johnson, who was hired by the Washington Commanders as a defensive quality control coach in February and discuss the TRAC West baseball and softball conference championship races coming down the stretch,Then, Jim talks with Johnson about his journey to the NFL, his role with the Commanders, memories from Rockridge and more (38:16).Ty and Jim close the show projecting the local

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67:48

WRMJ Sportsline: Competitive Balance Discussion &...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/04/25

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show discussing the past week of local sports results and dive into discussion items from the most recent IHSA Competitive Balance Committee meeting.Then, Mercer County High School girls track and field coach Lara Swanson joins the program with the Golden Eagles hosting the annual Mick Louck Invite on Tuesday. (47:00)

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78:54

WRMJ Sportsline: Big TRAC West Softball Results &...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/04/18

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show recapping the Rockridge-Mercer County and Sherrard-Riverdale softball series this week, before previewing their conversation with Wethersfield High School girls basketball coach Todd Hansen by discussing the continuing trend of declining participation in girls basketball.Then, Wethersfield girls basketball coach Todd Hansen joins the show to provide an update on co-op talks in girls basketball between Annawan and Wethersfield and what

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96:54

WRMJ Sportsline: Competitive Balance Committee with...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/04/11

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show discussing the newly formed IHSA competitive balance committee, which seeks to address disparities between public and private schools in interscholastic competition. Then, they recap the opening week of TRAC West baseball and softball conference games, including the two WRMJ softball broadcasts between Sherrard and Rockridge this week.Then, IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson joins the show to dive into what the main goal of the

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82:44

WRMJ Sportsline: Spring Sports Halted With Weather,...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/04/04

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show discussing a slow week in local spring sports with rain and cold temperatures wiping out most of the schedule, talk about the IHSA softball and track and field postseason assignments that were released this week, look ahead to the opening week of baseball and softball games in the TRAC this week, and end the opening segment with a long discussion on the meaning of Illinois advancing to the Final Four by touching on some of their

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71:47

WRMJ Sportsline: Illinois-Iowa Elite 8 Matchup With...

WRMJ Sports ·

2026/03/28

On Sportsline this week, the program's focus takes a rare shift to focusing on collegiate athletics as Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show discussing the magnitude of Illinois and Iowa meeting in the Elite 8 on Saturday night. Then, they hit on some of the local spring sports headlines from the week.Fighting Illini Sports Network play-by-play voice Brian Barnhart joins the show from Houston this week to preview Illinois-Iowa. (40:45)

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