Jay Taft
Digital Strategist and Engagement Specialist at Rockford Register Star
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20 hours ago |
rrstar.com | Jay Taft
Jay TaftRockford Register StarThe Rockford region lost some of the best girls soccer scorers to ever grace the area pitches to graduation last year. So now it's time for some of the best passers to step up. More girls soccer: Girls soccer: Check out these 13 girls to watch around the Rockford area this soccer season"You've got to love a good pass," one of those solid passers, Freeport senior Natalia Namio, said.
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20 hours ago |
journalstandard.com | Jay Taft
Jay TaftRockford Register StarThe Rockford region lost some of the best girls soccer scorers to ever grace the area pitches to graduation last year. So now it's time for some of the best passers to step up. More girls soccer: Girls soccer: Check out these 13 girls to watch around the Rockford area this soccer season"You've got to love a good pass," one of those solid passers, Freeport senior Natalia Namio, said.
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1 day ago |
rrstar.com | Jay Taft
Auburn softball has most definitely picked up right where it left off. "Last year was pretty incredible. It was a record-setting year," Auburn's 10th-year head coach Jessica Palos said this week. "Now we have to focus on being even better this year."So far so good. The Knights hammered Jefferson 12-1 on Monday to raise their overall record to 7-3, and their NIC-10 mark to 2-1.
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3 days ago |
rrstar.com | Jay Taft
After another big week of spring sports' action, it's time to let you, the reader, vote on who you believe deserves the Rockford Register Star's high school Athlete of the Week honor in our weekly poll. You can go to rrstar.com or vote on the poll below, and we ask that you only vote once per day. More area sports: Hononegah shows off its new field, and its same-old dominance in NIC-10 softball openerThe poll will close at 5 p.m. Thursday this week, and the winner will be announced after that.
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3 days ago |
journalstandard.com | Jay Taft
After another big week of spring sports' action, it's time to let you, the reader, vote on who you believe deserves the Rockford Register Star's high school Athlete of the Week honor in our weekly poll. You can go to rrstar.com or vote on the poll below, and we ask that you only vote once per day. More area sports: Hononegah shows off its new field, and its same-old dominance in NIC-10 softball openerThe poll will close at 5 p.m. Thursday this week, and the winner will be announced after that.
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