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Rockton-Roscoe News: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Broken track record, bird observatory, death notices

Michael McGinnis

May 5, 2025 — 4 min read

The fastest 4x400 relay team in Illinois, these boys broke a 32-year-old school record.

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Congratulations to Cristian Lobato, Sam Hagg, Coen Lee, and Chase Cutler in the 4x400 meter relay [video] at the Wanner Invitational on Saturday. They took down the longest lasting Hononegah school record, going all the way back to 1993. The four are now the fastest AAA 4x400 in Illinois, even though Coen Lee was a last minute substitution. Coen and Chase were also individual winners in the 300 hurdles and 400 respectively. Prior to this season, Nic Haab (now Coach Haab) was the school's only individual winner at that meet, almost 20 years ago. The boys track and field team could well win the NIC-10 conference championship at both the fresh-soph and varsity levels in two weeks at Belvidere.
Camden Greenfield of Scout Troop 620 in Roscoe is building a 40-foot dock extension to expand the wetland net area at Sand Bluff Bird Observatory, part of Colored Sands Forest Preserve west of Rockton. Camden says, "With the addition, they hope to gather more data about the birds that prefer marshy habitats." Wild Birds Unlimited in Roscoe is collecting donations for the project. Camden will also be at Sand Bluff's Annual Open House, Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7 am to 1 pm., at Colored Sands Forest Preserve. Camden's goal is to have the extension installed in time for the fall banding season.
The Hononegah rugby team had a 40-21 victory over the Lions last weekend.
Gleasman Road, between Old River Road and Roscoe Road in the Village of Roscoe, is closed for repairs at the railroad bridge, anticipated to be completed by Friday, May 16, 2025.

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Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening. (Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service).