They might not be the biggest sports stories of the 2012, but they were the most read. Here are the Top 20 sports stories on our website this year based on clickthroughs:
1. Moline's Lindauer suspended for 'four or five games' 2. Stortz to become Rocks football coach 3. Future Iowa football teammates rivals on the wrestling mats 4. Ealy released as Moline wrestling coach 5. Canadians cleared; Mallards ink five others 6. Baby powder on court causes hour delay to start of Rock Island-Alleman game Friday 7. Alleman's basketball-playing Davis family now enrolled at Annawan 8. Sideline skirmish sparks Rocky to win over Moline 9. Report: Cardinals not extending contract with River Bandits 10. Mallards coach resigns; questions about team persist 11. WB6, Mid-State 6 to merge for only football 12. Sant Amour resigns as football coach at Moline High School 13. Jeff Schimmel names Moline boys' basketball coach 14. Moliner's ejection goes viral on YouTube 15. RI football game moved to Saturday 16. Mallards sued by merchandiser 17. Moline Legion wins Regional title, heads to World Series 18. Mallards getting new owner; camp delays tied to deal 19. Rocky tops Alleman 10-7 in OT 20. L-P football program under siege
Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order. 1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood. 1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday. 1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias. 1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.