WRMJ Sportsline: Softball Regional Championship Week & Steve Soucie On Expectations For Expanded IHSA Football Playoffs

FULL GAME: Rockridge vs IVC - 2A Baseball Regional Championship, May 30, 2026

WRMJ's play-by-play broadcast (pre-game excluded) of Rockridge's 13-3 win over IVC in the championship of the 2026 IHSA 2A Mercer County Baseball Regional.

WRMJ Sportsline: Final Show Of 2025-26, Sherrard Grad Aidan Terronez Talks NCAA Baseball Tournament Experience at UIC

On the final Sportsline of the 2025-26 school year, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show by previewing Saturday's 2A baseball regional championship between Rockridge and IVC, recapping the local softball sectional championships, and previewing Ty's conversation with Sherrard grad and UIC pitcher Aidan Terronez. Then, Aidan Terronez joins the show to talk about his freshman season at UIC, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, and more (45:12). Ty and Jim close the show discussing some of their favorite broadcasts from the 2025-26 school year and reflecting on their favorite parts of covering interscholastic athletics. Thank you for following along all year! A special thank you to our Sportsline sponsors: Dale Jones with Merit Auction, local COUNTRY Financial agents Jason Potter, Tracy Bigham, and Brent Bigham, Diamond Ag, and 6140 Run. Sportsline returns for the 2026-27 school year on Aug. 15.

WRMJ Sportsline: Softball Regional Championship Week & Steve Soucie On Expectations For Expanded IHSA Football Playoffs

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show discussing the local regional week of high school softball and touch on the local competitors who advanced to the finals at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet. Then, Friday Night Drive's Steve Soucie joins the show to discuss his expectations for the expanded playoff field in the 2026 high school football season, what more teams means for the cutoff enrollments for each classification, the statewide approval/disapproval of the change, how long he thinks this system will be in place for and more. (30:15)

FULL GAME: Sherrard vs Alleman - 2A Softball Regional Semifinal, May 20, 2026

WRMJ's play-by-play broadcast (pre-game excluded) of Sherrard's 10-8 comeback win over Alleman in the semifinals of the 2026 IHSA 2A Alleman Softball Regional.

WRMJ Sportsline: Mercer County Basketball Tournament History with Morgan Braucht

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show recapping the girls sectional and boys TRAC conference track and field results, and previewing the upcoming IHSA softball postseason. Then, Mercer County High School assistant boys basketball coach Morgan Braucht joins the show to discuss the history of the Mercer County Basketball Tournament, which ran from 1921-1943, and featured high schools from each town in the county (20:44)