“Practice Like Pros” Football Coaching Clinic August 5

Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka and Dartmouth Head Coach Buddy Teevens headline a “Practice Like Pros” football clinic, presented by Safe Kids Worldwide and Children’s MOTRINĀ®, to demonstrate progressive practice techniques to Illinois high...

Football Rules Changes Focus on Risk Minimization

In its ongoing effort to minimize the risk of injury in high school football, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee expanded the provisions of “unnecessary roughness” to include contact with a defenseless...

NIYTF 8-and-Under Competes in Gridiron Classic

After finishing an undefeated 8-0 Northern Illinois Youth Tackle Football season, the Morrison, IL, NIYTF 8-and Under division football team competed at the Midwestern Gridiron Classic in DeKalb, IL, Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2, 2014. ...

Ponies End with a “W”

The Morrison Ponies entered the last game of the 2014 season with a record of four wins and three losses and a desire to finish better than just .500. Riverdale received the opening kickoff, but Grant Slater ended the Rams’ opening possession with an...

Mustangs End on a High Note

The Friday night lights were turned on for the last time for the departing Senior members of the 2014 Mustang football team.  This team is ending a season of unusual occurrences and still had one more challenge in front of them.  The team entered the...