onflict continues between the governor and the state Legislature. Will it end with vetoes or a final agreement between both sides?

This week Rock Valley College’s athletic director and head softball coach Darin Monroe, who has seen the pandemic hit from two points of view, is the guest on the Rockford Register Star’s weekly sports podcast “Not Just a Game" with sports reporter Jay Taft.

Monroe has had a lot to deal with the past two months, with getting his softball team home from its Florida spring break trip safely when the pandemic hit, and then having to deal with the shortening of the NJCAA Division III women’s national championship basketball tournament, which RVC was hosting.

It’s been a whirlwind ever since, too.

"Not Just a Game” can be found at rrstar.com/sports. Or you can get the latest episode by subscribing for free to “From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star” wherever you listen to podcasts.

This episode was produced and edited by multimedia journalist Scott P. Yates.

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