Upcoming football games for Monmouth College: * Oct. 13: at Illinois College 20: CORNELL 27: LAKE FOREST Nov. 3: at Knox 10: Midwest Conference Championship Week

ARTICLE: Griff Ferguson hits new heights in football at Cornell bit.ly/2PQEBIr

ARTICLE: M-R football enters first round of playoffs bit.ly/2O7E7Mj

ARTICLE: Braun builds on days as Defensive Coordinator for Monmouth College football team bit.ly/2O9lwPO

GAME DAY: Hayden Nelson leads Scots football team. Be sure to get a copy of today's Review Atlas newspaper. bit.ly/2SokzGY

ARTICLE: Skinner, Henrich make big play's during M-R's 14-10 win over Wilmington in first round of playoffs. bit.ly/2yCYCvw

Round 2 of playoffs: Gates open at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Eureka High School for M-R football fans who are making the drive. Sounds like Eureka Sports Boosters do a great job in the concession stand w/ their pork chops. Tailgating is allowed on school grounds.

Round 2 of playoffs: Eureka HS put in new bleachers on the visitors side of their field in 2012, which holds close to 700 fans. Plus, local football fans can watch the game standing on their all-weather track.

Ex-Titan Emma Willhardt plays through injuries to shine at Grinnell College. bit.ly/2ETVHE4

ARTICLE (and update on big game for local fans): M-R's playoff win over Wilmington was one to build on. Titan football fans embrace it all! bit.ly/2Q91wyK

Some big news ... M-R football team will have fan bus leaving at 3 p.m. on Saturday from MRHS to Eureka. Cost is $5 and then another $5 to get into the game upon arrival. Deadline to sign up is 3 p.m. Thursday. Jr. High students and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

M-R Titan football update: M-R (9-2) will travel to play Herscher next week in the quarterfinals. Herscher entered the 3A Playoffs with a 5-4 record and the No. 15 seed. The Tigers trailed Hall 8-0 on Saturday before rallying to win 17-14. Thrived as the "Cinderella team."

ARTICLE: Kenny Blackman helps boost M-R's O-line. bit.ly/2PMREO8

Upcoming Schedule for Monmouth College basketball Saturday: at Eureka College, 7 p.m. Nov. 15: MACMURRAY COLLEGE, (W-5:30 pm; M-7:30 pm) Nov. 20: UW-WH. (W-5:30 p.m.; M-7:30 pm) Nov. 24: IOWA WESL. (W-1 pm.; M-3 pm) Nov. 25: MILWAUKEE SCH. OF ENG. (W-1 pm; M-3 pm)

Ridgewood Girls Trn. Monday, 7:30 p.m. Knoxville vs. M-R at Court 2 (MS Gym) Tuesday, 6 p.m. M-R vs. Galva, 6 p.m. (HS Gym) Wednesday, 6 p.m. United vs. M-R (MS Gym) Thursday, 6 p.m. Knoxville vs. United (HS Gym) 7:30 p.m. Orion vs. M-R (HS Gym

ARTICLE: M-R senior Mackenzie Connell talks about upcoming season for Titans girls basketball team. bit.ly/2AV2EAW

GAME DAY: Monmouth College's Thomas Lesniewski bit.ly/2De3pX9

Herscher HS grad Scott Meents ('82-86) went on to play 4 years at the University of Illinois and then he was selected with the 4th pick of the 4th round by the Chicago Bulls in the 1986 NBA Draft. He was a 6-foot-10, 225-pound forward.

ARTICLE: M-R football players join hoops team; Grant's coaching staff gets boost from former players bit.ly/2BcRKX8

Due to the inclement weather, the following schools on Monday have been canceled: Monmouth-Roseville HS; Immaculate Conception School, Galesburg 205, Galva, Mercer County, Knoxville, Kewanee, Sherrard, Galesburg Christian School and Carl Sandburg College.