Rockton-Roscoe News Briefs: Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025
Very large tree, TopTracer, Chemtool, Jordan King, being selfless
It's Sunday, you're probably in either Roscoe, Rockton, or South Beloit, and this is the Rockton-Roscoe News.
In the news
- Hononegah's Angelina Cassioppi has become the first ever 4-time IHSA girls wrestling state champion. Freshman Bella Castelli finished 5th place.
- Chemtool claims could move closer to reality after a March 7 hearing and some more work on the part of the claims administrator.
- The TopTracer Range at Red Barn Golf reopened yesterday and is accepting reservations - for driving practice, not townhouses.
- About 150 years ago, Rockton settlers allowed an Eastern White Pine tree to grow in a cemetery. Now it's almost 100 feet tall, a state record.
- Is it possible to be selfless? Our Sunday columnist Gary Schwerin recommends it.
- Former Hononegah basketball star Jordan King has begun her professional basketball career in Peja, Kosovo, after playing with injuries her final season at Marquette. She is the all-time leading scorer in the NIC-10. Jordan's regular European season ends March 30, but then there's the playoffs. Paç fat, Number 23!
Sunday's weather
From a low of 14 degrees at 6 a.m. to a high near 38 degrees at 3 p.m. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Increasing clouds Sunday night, with a low around 26. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Okay, it looks like Chemtool payments weren’t sent in February
A court hearing on March 7, 2025 will discuss the timetable for payments from the class action lawsuit.
Michael McGinnis
What’s happening in the Stateline: Friday, Feb 28 - Friday, Mar 7
This week in Rockton, South Beloit, and Roscoe: live music, breakfast, comedy, watercolors, municipal meetings, story hour at the library, food pantries, and more.
Michael McGinnis
Hononegah’s season ends at the hands of DeKalb
Every day this team came to practice with a smile, ready to work hard and get better.
Harold Bone
Eastern White Pine in Rockton’s Phillips Cemetery may be Illinois’ largest
An Eastern White Pine in Rockton’s historic Phillips Cemetery is almost 100 feet tall, a state record.
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Hononegah moves on with a thrilling 66-65 win over Rockford Auburn
Senior Carter Freedlund, “We went through stretches of turnovers but fought back, and we continued to play hard and move on.”
Harold Bone
South Beloit 70-18 winners over OLSHA in the 1A IHSA March Madness Boys Basketball game
In the first half, senior Ross Robertson had 21 points, finished the game with 28 points total, and passed current Duke University Head Coach and Glenbrook North legend, 2002-06, Jon Scheyer for fourth all-time in the state of Illinois.
Harold Bone
Hononegah’s varsity wrestling team headed for dual state tournament
Hononegah faces Mount Carmel in the first round of the 2025 IHSA Dual Team State Championships this weekend.
Natalie Fry
Death notices for the Stateline: Feb. 24, 2025
We remember those who are no longer with us in Roscoe, South Beloit, and Rockton.
Michael McGinnis
Hononegah’s girls basketball season ends at the hands of Libertyville
This season was expected to be a somewhat rebuilding year. But looking at the season as a whole, I would say that it could be the start of another long run of success for the Hononegah Indians.
Harold Bone
- Powerball number: 292201338. That's not the winning number, that's the chances of picking a winning number.
- Coming up: death notices, municipal agendas, candidate interviews
