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Regional Sports with Carl Gerdovich and Tom Conn

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Tune in weekday mornings at 6:40 and 7:40 for the latest WGFA Prep Sports action with Carl Gerdovich as well as what’s happening with the Fighting Illini and other regional sports action. Join Tom Conn every Saturday morning at 8:15 for the Saturday Morning Sports Show on WGFA. Tom will recap all of the local sports scores as well as the Miller Hydraulic Illiana Race Report, peculiar story of the week along with a recap of Dralle’s Game of the Week and other scores from the week as well on 94 Point 1 WGFA.

Local Sports Links and Information

http://illinoishsglorydays.com/ – http://www.illinoishighschoolsports.com/ – http://indianahsbasketball.homestead.com/ – http://indianahsfootball.homestead.com/ – http://www.EIBaseball.com

Illiana High School Football 8/27/10 and Player of the Week

August 28, 2010

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Tom Conn recaps area high school action from Friday Aug. 27 8-27 football recap
Dale Weaver recaps the Central Comets’ 54-7 win over Paris Paris-Central 8-27-10
Darryl Focken recaps the Lexington Minutemen’s 43-0 win at Watseka Lexington-Watseka 8-27-10
AREA SCORES IN ILLINOIS:  Bradley-Bourbonnais 42, Kankakee 12…..Bishop McNamara 35, St. Ignatius 18…….Wilmington 23, Manteno 21 (OT)…….Seneca 30, Coal City [...]

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Indiana High School Football-Aug. 20 and Player of the Week

August 21, 2010

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Tom Conn recaps:  NORTH NEWTON 41, SOUTH NEWTON 12
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Other Midwest Conference scores:
Tri County 28, Carroll Flora 14
Culver 20, W. Central 12
Triton 15, Caston 14
Winamac 22, Knox 10
Clinton Prairie 38, Frontier 19
North White 47, Lake Station 7
Lewis Cass 19, Pioneer 12
The First Trust and Savings Bank and FTH Insurance in Watseka & Clifton [...]

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Bill Bellman’s cross-country bike ride

November 7, 2009

On the 11/7/09 Saturday Morning Sports Show, host Tom Conn chatted with former Kankakee resident Bill Bellman, age 56, about his 47-day bike ride, from Oregon to New Hampshire.  You can view his blog, along with photos from his amazing trip of some 3,600 miles, at www.bammi83.com

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High School Football Playoffs 10/30-31

November 1, 2009

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SATURDAY, OCT. 31
Class 2A playoffs
Knoxville 30, Milford 6
Tom Conn recaps Annawan-Wethersfield’s 23-21 win over the Central Comets 10-31centralkewanee wrap
Class 7A playoffs
East St. Louis 51, Bradley-Bourbonnais 43
Class 4A playoffs
Bishop McNamara 32, IVC 0
Coal City 30, Dunlap 7
Herscher 32, Dyett 6
Class 5A playoffs
Chatham Glenwood 14, Kankakee 0
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
Herb Glasgow recaps Caston’s 14-7 win over the South Newton Rebels [...]

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Watseka Mighty Mites Win – Watseka 8 Limestone 0

October 26, 2009

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Mike Harris had the Play By Play action live on WGFA…
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High School Football 10/16/09 and Player of the Week

October 17, 2009

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Central 39, Watseka 15
WGFA’s Mike Harris discusses the Comet victory with Coach Brian Spooner 10-16brianspoonerpost
Barry Bauer talks with Warrior coach Tom Stark after the game 10-16tomstarkpost
Tom Conn recaps the Central-Watseka games and others in the area 10-16FBALL RECAP
Other Scores:
Herscher 38, Peotone 7
Coal City 21, Reed-Custer 19
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 36, Momence 28
Sandwich 20, Manteno 12
Dwight 46, Seneca 40
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10/2/09 High School Football & Player of the Week

October 3, 2009

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Darryl Focken recaps Watseka’s 21-14 loss to Stanford-Olympia WRAP Watseka 10 2 2009
Tom Conn recaps Momence’s 26-14 Homecoming win vs. Iroquois West 10-2momence-iw recap
Tom Conn recaps other area games:  10-2 football recap
Other scores:
Reed-Custer 20, Herscher 6
Kankakee 28, Rich Central 8
De La Salle 50, Bishop McNamara 6
Peotone 28, Manteno 21
Sandwich 34, Coal City 27
Dwight 37, Lisle [...]

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9/25/09 High School Football & Player of the Week

September 26, 2009

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Mike Harris recaps Watseka’s 41-32 win at Momence 9-26recapwatseka momence
Tom Conn recaps St. Joseph-Ogden’s 33-0 win at Iroquois West 9-25-09 stjoe iroq west recap
Recaps of those games and others in the area 9-25-09 football recap
Other scores – Crete-Monee 19, Kankakee 12
Bradley-Bourbonnais 40, Thornridge 18
Manteno 39, Herscher 38
Peotone 21, Coal City 7
Reed-Custer 22, Sandwich 7
Wilmington 44, [...]

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9/18/09 high school football & Player of the Week

September 19, 2009

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Darryl Focken recaps Milford-Cissna Park’s 42-33 upset win over Salt Fork….9-19-09saltforkmilfordrecap
Mike Harris recaps Watseka’s 55-20 win at Paxton-Buckley-Loda….9-19-09 watseka-pbl recap
Other recaps: 9-18-09 fball recap
Other scores:
Kankakee 32, Bloom 0
Peotone 34, Reed-Custer 14
Wilmington 47, Westmont 12
Coal City 47, Manteno 18
Herscher 21, Sandwich 7
St. Thomas More 49, Momence 0
St. Joseph-Ogden 37, Clifton Central 9
Iroquois West 32, Ridgeview 12
Plano 26, [...]

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H.S. football 9/11/09 and Player of the Week

September 12, 2009

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Mike Harris recaps Watseka’s 49-19 loss to St. Thomas More
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Tom Conn recaps Iroquois West’s 14-6 loss to Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
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Our First Trust and Savings Bank & FTH Insurance in Watseka, Clifton, and Paxton Player of the Week is KYLE POPHAM of the MILFORD-CISSNA PARK BEARCATS.  In a Saturday afternoon (9/5) game at Broadlands/Heritage, Popham led [...]

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Football recaps & Player of Week for 9/4/09

September 5, 2009

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Darryl Focken recaps Watseka’s 41-7 win over Hoopeston on Fri. Sep. 4 – WatsekaHoopestonWRap
Tom Conn recaps Central’s 42-13 win over Oakwood-Armstrong Potomac on Fri. Sep. 4 –  oak-central recap
Central Comet junior DAVID PAYNE is our First Trust & Savings Bank and FTH Insurance in Watseka, Clifton and Paxton PLAYER OF THE WEEK winner for the [...]

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Football Scores from Friday Night

September 4, 2009

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Watseka wins over Hoopeston 41-7.  Darryl Focken talks with Head Coach of Watseka Tom Stark…
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Danville 46 Mattoon 3
Bradley-Bourbonnais 38, Al Raby 0
Bishop McNamara 41, Gordon Tech 12
Kankakee 33, Oak Lawn 7
Herscher 36, Plano 8
Wilmington 37, Peotone 8
Genoa-Kingston 41, Iroquois West 0
Westville 34, Momence 28
Coal City 28, Lisle 0
Manteno 45, Westmont 14
Reed-Custer 21, Seneca 12
Sandwich 21, [...]

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Milford Cissna Park Head Coach Nate Albaugh on ChiefPigskin.com

September 4, 2009

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Milford Cissna Park Head Football Coach Nate Albaugh talks with Darryl Focken about this seasons start to the football season…
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Justin Lareau Moves On

September 4, 2009

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Former Donovan Wildcats and Kankakee Coummunity College basketball coach Justin Lareau moves on to coach at South Alabama…  Interview by Darryl Focken.
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Red Grange Remembers – Interview with Carl Gerdovich

September 4, 2009

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Carl Gerdovich talked with John Paul about Red Grange.  John Paul is the host/moderator of Red Grange Remembers on WILL TV.
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WILL-TV (PBS) is preparing to air a new documentary on September 8, called “Red Grange Remembers.”
In the hour long television program, the viewer will hear straight from Illini football legend, Harold [...]

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UCCS (Woodlawn) at Watseka; Prep Football season opens

August 28, 2009

WGFA’s Prep football season kicks off tonight. The Watseka Warriors host UCCS Woodlawn in Dralle’s game of the week. Pre-game at 6:45 and kick-off at 7 pm. WGFA also provides updates from the Martinsville at Milford game.
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WGFA Football Coverage This Friday Night

August 26, 2009

WGFA will be on hand this Friday night to cover Watseka Football. Pregame coverage is at 6:45. We’ll also have updates from the Milford game. Friday night is Watseka Warrior football fan appreciation night. Join us at Blake Field for the 2009 season opener vs. UCCS (Woodlawn) at 7pm. Come early and receive a free [...]

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Football Preview – Watseka, Iroquois West, Central

August 24, 2009

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Tom Conn chats with Central coach Brian Spooner
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Tom Conn chats with Iroquois West coach DJ Harris
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Tom Conn chats with Watseka coach Tom Stark
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Player of the Week, sponsored by First Trust and Savings Bank and FTH Insurance in Watseka, Clifton, Paxton

August 24, 2009

SR. QUARTERBACK TYLER LOWE OF SOUTH NEWTON REBELS Tyler Lowe had a fine season last year, with just over 2000 passing yards, and began the 2009 season in fine fashion on Fri. Aug. 21, leading the Rebels to a 43-27 win over rival N. Newton. The Spartans gave S. Newton a scare in the [...]

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