Matt Trowbridge

In a very important stretch, Week 7 turned into a pivotal night of football around the Rockford area.

In one of the most important and pivotal weeks of the regular season for Rockford-area football teams, there were once again some big efforts by some standout stars.

Rockford Register Star The schedule called for a celebration as much as a match, with balloons, a mid-game ceremony and post-match lunch all on the docket.

Rockford Register Star Rockford Christian was picked as the Rockford-area's best girls volleyball team before the season began.

Rockford Register Star With at least one playoff game to go, Harlem's Jahmani Muhammad put himself in position to catch Jefferson's LaShawn Gathright for the NIC-10 rushing title this year.

Rockford Register Star The IHSA postseason volleyball has begun this week. Rockford-area teams have long fared well in the state volleyball tournaments.

Rockford Register Star Here is your one-stop place to find out how Rockford-area football teams fare in the IHSA playoffs.

Rockford Register Star Show Caption Stockton is known for so many sports, particularly football and girls basketball.

Rockford Register Star Hononegah couldn't recover from a nightmare first half and was shocked 40-21 in the first round of the Class 7A football playoffs at home Friday night.

Rockford Register Star This was 16 years in the making, so Freeport wasn't about to go away easily.