Macomb girls soccer team wins first regional championship in program history

By Muddy River Sports | May 21, 2025
The Macomb girls soccer team celebrates the first regional championship in program history after beating Beardstown 2-1 on Wednesday at Pattee Field in Monmouth, Ill. | Submitted photo

MONMOUTH, Ill. — The Macomb girls soccer team made history Wednesday night in dramatic fashion. Kate Stortzum scored off Kylie Robinson’s assist with eight minutes remaining in regulation to lift third-seeded Macomb to a 2-1 victory over seventh-seeded Beardstown in the championship game of the Class 1A Monmouth Regional at Pattee Field.  It is the…

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Stortzum, Bombers serve up backbreaking run to start second set in sweep of Suns

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | October 3, 2024
Macomb's Kate Stortzum prepares to serve during Wednesday night's prep volleyball match against Southeastern at The Hangar in Macomb, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

MACOMB, Ill. — Macomb volleyball coach Briana Rexroat didn’t know why, but she had a vision leading up to the Bombers’ heavyweight clash with Southeastern on Wednesday. “For some reason, all day I was envisioning 25-12,” Rexroat said. “I just kept seeing those two numbers.” Nostradamus would have been proud. Rexroat’s vision came true in…

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