Rockford Area Historical Society News & Update

by TERRY KONKLE President, Rockford Area Historical Society One area of our museum expansion projects that has been getting a lot of action recently is the planning of the exhibits to be featured. Jerry Adams from Media Rare in Grand Rapids has been a consultant for our project and has designed the new displays. Members [...]

Rockford wrestling tops Grandville

Danny Apkarian tries to escape from Hudson's number-one-ranked Joel Varney. Apkarian, ranked ninth in Division I, upset Varney 4-3.	Photo by JIM COOPER

Rams get complete effort in dual meet win by TIM COOPER When the Rockford Rams took to the mat on Wednesday, Jan. 18 against Grandville, memories of losing to the Bulldogs last year were very strong. This year’s team was determined to prevent history from repeating itself. The Rams’ scoring opened in the 103-pound match [...]

Rockford Rams skiers finally begin season

Jake Lewis skis the slalom course.

The ski season got off to a slow start this year with the limited snowfall. Despite the weather, however, the Rockford Rams ski team has been training hard and is off to a strong start. They have been conducting training sessions up north—where the snow has been better and the terrain is more difficult—to improve [...]

Lady Rams sign letters of intent

Six Rockford High School varsity volleyball players have signed national letters of intent to play volleyball in college next year. They are (pictured l–r) Sidney Rodriguez for Davenport University, Jessica Majerle for Grand Valley State University, Jen VanCuren for Aquinas College, Andrea Kacsits for Ohio State University, Murphy Heyer for Cornerstone University, and Halle Peterson for Michigan State University.

Rams hockey parks Rangers, slays Dragons

It was good week for the Rockford Rams varsity hockey team. Wednesday, Jan. 18, they took on the Forest Hills Central Rangers. Just over five minutes into the first period, with the Rams on a power play, junior Cam Bathum lasered one past the Ranger goalie, who was well screened for the first Ram goal. [...]