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SPORTSBy Craig Lang | Prairie Advocate SportsVarsity BaseballApril 30 Dakota 4 Forreston/Polo 2 The Indians took a three to one first inning lead and held on to defeat the Cardinals in Dakota on Monday afternoon. Forreston/Polo added a run in the top of the third inning on a solo home run by Chris Sander but Dakota came right back in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run on a homer by Indian pitcher Brandon Lizer. From there neither team could generate any offense as the pitching dominated. Tayler Burns earned the pitching save in relief of Lizer and the Cardinals Nick Ludwig took the loss. The victory improves Dakota’s record to 13-8, 6-1 while the Cardinals fall to 16-11, 8-3. AFC 8 Milledgeville 1 AFC 3 Milledgeville 0 The Raiders jumped out to a five to nothing third inning lead and tacked on two more runs in the fourth and one more in the fifth to defeat the Missiles in the first game of a double header at Millwheel Park on Monday. AFC’s Cody Stahl took the pitching victory in game one, allowing three hits while striking out fourteen. Raider second baseman Andrew LeFevre led the offense, going three for three with a run scored and two runs batted in. The Missiles Kyle Groen took the loss and also accounted for Milledgeville’s only run on a fourth inning home run. The second game saw AFC sent runners across the plate to score single runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings. The Missiles were held to a single hit, a Kameron DawTyne base hit in the Missiles third inning. Ryan Mairs took the win on the mound for AFC while Milledgeville’s Zach Herin suffered the loss. West Carroll 7 River Ridge/Scales Mound 4 The Thunder and Wildcats both pushed across a pair of first inning runs before River Ridge/Scales Mound added another pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a two run lead. West Carroll responded with four fourth inning runs and added another single run in the top of the fifth. Josh Sullivan pitched the complete game win, giving up seven hits while walking two and fanning five Wildcat hitters. Zach Whitebread led the offense with three base hits in four plate appearances. Teammates Jordan Barr and Brian Gilbert added double with Gilbert driving in a pair of runs. “We played a fairly solid game defensively,” said Thunder coach Kamper, “We almost got ourselves in trouble with two errors in the bottom of the seventh. All in all a pretty good game. Josh pitched very well.” Morrison 5 Fulton 3 Pecatonica/Durand 10 Freeport Aquin 7 May 1 River Ridge/Scales Mound 4 West Carroll 3 The Wildcats and Thunder were tied at two runs apiece after one inning and held off West Carroll to take the narrow one run win. RR/SM plated a single run in the fourth and the Thunder countered with a run in the fifth. The game remained tied at three until the Wildcats were able to push a run across the plate in the seventh and held on to take the victory. RR/SM pitching held West Carroll to three single and a two base hit in the contest. “We are starting to play better baseball,” said West Carroll coach Kamper, “We are still going to make errors and have our down games but the boys are taking pride in how they play. We were right there in the bottom of the seventh with two on and one out. A sac fly got the runner to third but a groundout to their shortstop ended the game. It was a fun game to watch and both teams played well.” Eastland 3 Le-Win 2 Oregon 5 Rock Falls 4 May 2 Sterling 9 Dixon 6 Rockford Harlem 10 Freeport 0 Rock Island Alleman 13 Rock Falls 10 May 3 AFC 8 Forreston/Polo 5 The Raiders took a four to nothing first inning lead and made it hold up to take the three run victory in Forreston on Thursday afternoon. The Cardinals came back to score a run in the bottom half of inning two but AFC responded by sending two more runs across the plate in the third. F/P added a pair of runs in the fourth and single runs in the fifth and sixth. AFC plated two additional runs in the sixth. Matt Nelson took the win on the mound for AFC, giving up eleven hits while walking two and fanning three. Tanner Bronkema went three for four with a home run, a run scored and two RBI’s. Brysen Vietmeyer was one for four with a homer, a run scored and a pair of runs batted in. Le-Win 26 Galena 0 (5 Inn.) Dakota 8 Stillman Valley 6 Rock Falls 20 Oregon 2 (5 Inn.) Sterling Newman 5 Kewanee 0 Morrison 8 Amboy 2 Warren/Stockton 10 West Carroll 0 (5 Inn.) May 4 Pearl City 4 West Carroll 2 The Wolves took a two to one lead into the fifth inning before the Thunder plated a run to tie the score. Pearl City came back to send two more base runners across the plate in the top half of the sixth inning and held on for the two run win. Nathan Falk took the win on the mound for Pearl City, allowing two runs on six hits. He also contributed at the plate, belting a home run. Joe Sullivan took the pitching loss for West Carroll, going six innings and allowing four runs on six hits while walking two and striking out five. “Senior Night and all our seniors got to play their final home game,” said Thunder coach Kamper, “The difference in the game was that they had two key hits and we had none. We left eleven runners on base to their five and we just couldn’t come up with the big hit when we needed it.” Eastland 11 Galena 6 May 5 Forreston/Polo 13 Le-Win 3 (5 Inn.) Le-Win 22 Forreston/Polo 14 The Cardinals and Panthers combined to score fifty two runs on fifty three hits in a slugfest in Forreston on Saturday. The first game saw Forreston/Polo jump out to a five to three lead after three innings and explode for eight fifth inning runs to take the five inning contest. The Cardinals blasted three first game home runs and rode the pitching of Nick Ludwig and Robert Cornelius to the win. Tanner Bronkema hit a pair of round trippers for Forreston/Polo and teammate Colton Meyer added a home run. Cole Logemann blasted two home runs for Le-Win. Bronkema ended game one three for three with two runs scored and seven runs batted in. Meyer went two for three with a run scored and two knocked in. The second game saw the Panthers take an eight to one first inning lead. They added seven second inning runs to lead fifteen to one after two. Forreston/Polo countered with four runs in the third, three in the fourth, four more in the fifth and another pair of runs in the sixth. Le-Win added two in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth and one final run in the seventh inning. The two teams combined for seven second game home runs. The Cardinals batted back after being down by fourteen runs to close the gap to six runs after five innings but that was as close as they would get. Adam Akins, Bronkema and Meyer belted second game homers for Forreston/Polo and the Panthers had home runs from Casey Schroeder, Adam Werhane, Seth Dascher and Dakota Cain. Amboy 10 Milledgeville 2 The Clippers took a four to nothing second inning lead and added one in the third, two in the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the sixth. Milledgeville plated their two runs in the bottom half of the sixth where they got three of their four hits on the day. The Missiles Zach Herin took the pitching loss, giving up four runs on three hits in two innings of work. IHSA Class 1A Baseball Regionals Fulton Regional May 14 1-AFC at Amboy – 4:30 p.m. 2-LaMoille at Eastland – 4:30 p.m. 3-Milledgeville at Fulton – 4:30 p.m. May 16 4-Sterling Newman vs. game #1 winner – 4:30 p.m 5-Game #2 winner vs. game #3 winner – 6:30 p.m. May 19 6-Game #4 winner vs. game #5 winner – 11 a.m. River Ridge Regional May 14 1-Pearl City at East Dubuque – 4:30 p.m. 2-Galena at River Ridge/Scales Mound – 4:30 p.m. May 16 3-Le-Win vs. game #1 winner – 4:30 p.m. 4-Stockton/Warren vs. game #2 winner – 6:30 p.m. May 19 5-Game #3 winner vs. game #4 winner – noon IHSA Class 2A Baseball Regional West Carroll Regional May 14 1-Pecatonica/Durand at Erie/Prophetstown – 4:30 p.m. 2-West Carroll at Forreston/Polo – 4:30 p.m. May 16 3-Morrison vs. game #1 winner – 4:30 p.m. May 17 4-Port Byron/Riverdale vs. game #2 winner – 4:30 p.m. May 19 5-Game #3 winner vs. game #4 winner – 11 a.m. Varsity SoftballApril 30 Eastland 10 Pearl City 8 After the Lady Wolves took a four to two lead, the Lady Cougars came back with a huge third inning, sending seven runs across the plate. Pearl City responded with two runs in the bottom of the fourth and another pair in the sixth to close the gap. Eastland added a single run in the top of the fourth. Lady Cougar Monica Walters improved her pitching record to three wins against zero losses, allowing one base on balls and striking out five. Pearl City’s Halle Fransen took the loss, walking two and striking out five. She was relieved by Meghan Stichter who gave up one run on three hits. Ashley Nepean went two for three at the plate with three runs batted in for the Lady Cougars. Maddie Parker was three for four with a pair knocked in. The Lady Wolves were led on offense by Michaela Heinrich who went four for four with three doubles, a run scored and two runs batted in. Teammates Morgan Curry and Logan Skeel went two for four. Milledgeville 4 Geneseo 3 The Lady Missiles and Lady Leafs battled it out on Monday afternoon in Milledgeville with the Lady Missiles taking the narrow one run win. Milledgeville was able to crack the scoreboard first, pushing across a run in the bottom of the opening inning. Geneseo came right back, sending two base runners across the plate in the top half of the second inning. The Lady Missiles plated two more runs in the bottom of the second and added a single run in the bottom half of the third. The Lady Leafs cut into the lead scoring a run in the top of the fifth but could get no closer. The Milledgeville offense was led by Brandie Gelwicks who went two for three with a run scored on a round tripper while teammate Courtney Swalve also went two for three with a run batted in. Jolee Parks picked up the pitching win, allowing five hits and walking one while fanning four. Geneseo’s Emily Zaderaka took the pitching loss, giving up seven hits and issuing four base on balls while striking out four Lady Missile batters. Taylor Wise was two for three at the plate for the Lady Leafs with a double and a home run. Teammate Darian Gillette added a home run for Geneseo. Forreston/Polo 5 Le-Win 1 The Lady Cardinals improved their record to 22-5 as Ketarah DeVries notched her twentieth victory of the season. DeVries allowed just three hits and fanned fourteen Lady Panther hitters to lead Forreston/Polo to the win. East Dubuque 10 Scales Mound/River Ridge 2 Dakota 12 Orangeville 8 May 1 Stillman Valley 2 Milledgeville 1 The Lady Cardinals and Lady Missiles played a thrilling one run game on Tuesday afternoon at Millwheel Park in Milledgeville with Stillman Valley taking the narrow one run victory. The Lady Cardinals pushed across a run in the top of the third and added another single run in the sixth. Milledgeville was limited to just three hits by Stillman Valley pitcher Payton Abbott but managed to score a single run in the bottom half of the final inning. Abbott went the distance, giving up base hits to Brandie Gelwicks, Courtney Swalve and Lady Missile pitcher Jolee Parks. She walked only one and fanned eleven Lady Missile hitters. The Stillman Valley offense was led by Randi Boyd who went two for three with a home run, a run scored and two runs batted in. Parks pitched six innings for Milledgeville, allowing five hits while walking run and striking out nine. She was relieved in the seventh by Emily Bush who walked one and struck out two. Pearl City 13 East Dubuque 2 (6 Inn.) The Lady Warriors held a one to nothing lead until the fourth when the Lady Wolves sent two runs across the plate. East Dubuque tied the score with a single run in the bottom half of the fourth. Pearl City took the lead right back with another pair of runs in the fifth before exploding for nine sixth inning runs to take control and end the contest after six innings. Korissa Blasing took the pitching victory, giving up just two hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Morgan Curry went three for four with her bat with three runs batted in, two runs scored and two stolen bases. Logan Skeel was two for three with two runs scored and Andrea Baumgartner was two for four with two runs scored. Le-Win 11 Eastland 1 (5 Inn.) Le-Win 13 Eastland 5 The Lady Panthers had the Eastland pitching on their heels as they scored twenty four runs on twenty eight hits to take the two game sweep in Lena on Tuesday afternoon. Le-Win took a four to nothing first inning lead and added four more runs in the second, one in the third and two in the fourth. The Lady Cougars scored their lone run of the game in the top of the fourth inning. The Lady Panthers pounded out eleven first game hits. Ashley Nepean took the pitching loss in game one. Game two saw Le-Win score first, plating three runs in the top of the first, three more in the third, one in the fourth, three in the sixth and three final runs in the top of the seventh. Eastland scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth and added two more runs in the fifth. Haley Miller took the loss in the pitching circle for the Lady Cougars. AFC 13 Freeport Aquin 12 May 2 Freeport 3 Rockford Jefferson 0 Rock Falls 9 Oregon 5 May 3 Dakota 9 South Beloit 1 East Dubuque 6 Le-Win 0 Oregon 2 Rock Falls 1 Sterling Newman 6 Kewanee 3 Bureau Valley 3 Fulton 1 Pearl City 10 Stockton/Warren 0 (6 Inn.)
The Lady Wolves Meghan Stichter hurled a five hit shutout as Pearl City hammered out ten hits to take the ten run win in Pearl City on Thursday. The Lady Wolves scored two in the first, one in the second, four in the third, one in the fifth and their final two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Jenna Canon went two for two with a sixth inning home run, four runs batted in, two runs scored and two stolen bases. Stichter was three for four at the plate with two runs scored and three stolen bases. Abby Sester also went two for two. The win improves Pearl City’s record to 16-9, 9-2.
Milledgeville 5 Orangeville2 The Lady Missiles took a one to nothing first inning lead and added four more runs in the bottom half of the third to take the three run victory over the Lady Broncos. Orangeville scored single runs in the third and sixth innings. Six of Milledgeville’s eleven hits went for extra bases. Emily Bush took the pitching win, throwing a four hitter, walking three and fanning seven batters. She also contributed with her bat, going three for four with two runs scored. Courtney Swalve went three for three with an RBI. Jestine Imel was two for three with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. Eastland 20 Galena 4 (5 Inn.) Eastland 12 Galena 10 The Lady Pirates hosted the Lady Cougars on Thursday afternoon in Galena and the visitors scored thirty two runs on twenty seven hits to take the double header win. Game one saw Eastland take a seven to three second inning lead and added six runs in the third, two in the fourth and five more in the fifth to end the five inning contest. Monica Walters took the pitching win, scattering five hits while walking three and striking out three. Delanie Giedd led the Lady Cougar offense, going three for five with a double, triple and seven runs batted in. Ashley Nepean was three for four with a pair of two base hits and three RBI’s and Bryce Shaner went three for five with two doubles and four runs batted in. Eastland took a two to nothing first inning lead in game two and had to hold off Galena in the later innings to claim the victory. The Lady Cougars led six to nothing after three when the Lady Pirates offense got rolling. Galena scored two in the fourth and Eastland came back with three in the bottom of the fourth. Eastland’s lead was twelve to eight after six and the Lady Pirates added another pair of runs in the top half of the seventh but got no closer. Walters again picked up the pitching victory for the Lady Cougars, allowing ten hits while walking two and fanning two. Nepean was three for four in game two and teammate Haley Miller went three for five. Bryce Shaner and Maddie Parker each had a pair of runs batted in. Forreston/Polo 11 Freeport Aquin 0 (5 Inn.) Ketarah DeVries picked up win twenty two as the Lady Cardinals claimed the eleven run, five inning win. DeVries issued one base on balls and struck out ten Lady Bulldog batters in the victory. May 4 Milledgeville 10 Durand/Pecatonica 0 Milledgeville 10 Durand/Pecatonica 0 (5 Inn.) The Lady Missiles plated twenty runs on twenty hits to take both ends of a double header from Du/Pec on Friday. In game one, Milledgeville took a one to nothing lead in the third inning and added seven runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to take the ten run win. Lady Missile Jolee Parks pitched the complete game win, allowing just three hits while walking none and striking out a dozen hitters. Emily Bush and Taylor Grenoble both had round trippers and three runs batted in for Milledgeville. Game two saw Milledgeville score seven first inning runs and added one in the second and two more in the third to take the five inning contest. Bush pitched the complete game win, giving up a single hit while walking no one and fanning five Du/Pec batters. Bush also belted a second game home run and had three runs batted in. Kelsey Hayen went two for two at the plate with two runs scored and a run batted in. Brooke Kappes was two for three with two runs scored and two batted in for Milledgeville. Stockton/Warren 7 Scales Mound/River Ridge 6 Dakota 13 AFC 3 Freeport 14 Rockford Auburn 3 (5 Inn.) May 5 Eastland 4 Stockton/Warren 3 Despite stranding fourteen base runners, the Lady Cougars generated just enough offense and used a bases loaded walk to score the game winning run on Saturday in Lanark. S/W held a one to nothing lead in the first before the Lady Cougars responded with single runs in the second, third and fourth innings. S/W came back with single runs in the fifth and sixth to knot the score at three apiece before Eastland plated the winning run on the bottom half of the sixth. Monica Walters took the pitching victory for Eastland, walking two and striking out five. Haley Miller went three for four at the plate for the Lady Cougars and teammate Maddie Parker was two for three. Mercer County 11 West Carroll 0 West Carroll 10 Knoxville 5 ROWVA 4 West Carroll 1
West Carroll’s Jordan Barr delivers a pitch to a ROWVA batter during Saturday morning action at the Morrison Sports Complex. ROWVA took the 10-1 victory to advance to play the Morrison Mustangs in the second game of the day. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
Morrison’s Travis Keller comes home with a run for the Mustangs as ROWVA’s catcher holds the throw to the plate. Morrison won the final game of the Morrison Invite on Saturday, defeating ROWVA 4-0. (PA photo/Craig Lang) West Carroll’s Jordan Barr delivers a pitch to a ROWVA batter during Saturday morning action at the Morrison Sports Complex. ROWVA took the 10-1 victory to advance to play the Morrison Mustangs in the second game of the day. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
Forreston/Polo 11 Winnebago 0 Forreston/Polo 9 Winnebago 3 IHSA Class 1A Softball Regionals Eastland Regional May 14 1-Fulton at Sterling Newman – 4:30 p.m. May 15 2-Milledgeville vs. game #1 winner – 4:30 p.m. 3-Eastland vs. Pearl City – 7 p.m. May 19 4-Game #2 winner vs. game #3 winner – 11 a.m. Le-Win Regional May 14 1-Stockton/Warren at Scales Mound/River Ridge – 4:30 p.m. May 15 2-Le-Win vs. game #1 winner – 4:30 p.m. 3-East Dubuque vs. Galena – 7 p.m. May 19 4-Game #2 winner vs. game #3 winner – 11 a.m. IHSA Class 2A Softball Regionals Oregon Regional May 14 1-Oregon at West Carroll – 4:30 p.m. May 15 2-Forreston/Polo vs. game #1 winner – 4:30 p.m. 3-Byron vs. Stillman Valley – 7 p.m. May 19 4-Game #2 winner vs. game #3 winner – 11 a.m. Rock Falls Regional May 14 1-Erie/Prophetstown at Bureau Valley – 4:30 p.m. May 15 2-Rock Falls vs. game #1 winner – 5 p.m. May 16 3-Morrison vs. Port Byron/Riverdale – 5 p.m. May 19 4-Game #2 winner vs. game #3 winner – 11 a.m. Varsity Baseball & Softball ScheduleMay 9 (BB) Erie/Prophetstown at Milledgeville (BB) East Dubuque at Eastland (SB) Sterling Newman at West Carroll (BB) Morrison vs. Forreston/Polo @ Polo (SB) Forreston/Polo at Dakota May 10 (SB) Milledgeville vs. Freeport Aquin @ Reed Park (BB) Warren/Stockton at Eastland (SB) Eastland at Dakota (BB) West Carroll at East Dubuque (SB) Le-Win at West Carroll (BB) Le-Win at Pearl City (SB) Pearl City at Galena (BB) Annawan/Wethersfield at Morrison May 11 (SB) Le-Win at Milledgeville (BB) Milledgeville at Le-Win (SB) Pearl City at Freeport Aquin (SB) Morrison at Lisle Tourney (BB) Forreston/Polo at East Dubuque May 12 (BB) Eastland at Stillman Valley (DH) (SB) Stillman Valley at Eastland (DH) (SB) Morrison at Lisle Tourney Track & Field ResultsApril 30 Six team meet at Lena (Boys) 1-Le-Win – 186 2-Sterling Newman – 148 3-West Carroll – 97 4-Galena/East Dubuque/River Ridge – 35 5-Dakota – 32 6-Pearl City – 28 May 1 Pentangular at Pecatonica (Girls) 1-Pecatonica/Durand – 109 2-Le-Win – 91 3-Dakota – 85 4-West Carroll – 67 5-South Beloit – 8 West Carroll school record set in the 4X100 relay: 55.38 (Aliesha Handel, Erica Walls, Kaylee Vos, Trelawney Baisden) May 3 Tri-Op Invitational at Hanover (Girls) 1-Galena/East Dubuque/River Ridge – 154 2-Milledgeville/Eastland – 86 3-West Carroll – 64 4-Stockton/Warren – 53 5-Southwestern, WI – 50 6-Dakota – 49 7-Le-Win – 47 8-Pearl City – 24 May 4 At Milledgeville (Boys) 1-Le-Win – 152 2-Polo/Forreston – 137 3-Sterling Newman – 113 4-West Carroll – 76 5-Milledgeville/Eastland – 27 6-Galena/River Ridge/East Dubuque – 16 West Carroll school records set: 4 X 100M Relay – 45.4 (Austin Saunders, Jason Bracero, Tyler French, Sam Quintana) 100M Dash – 11.2 – Sam Quintana 800M Run – 2:08.5 – Jeff Casey 4 X 200M Relay – 1:33.8 (Austin Saunders, Jason Bracero, Jacob Klein, Sam Quintana) 2012 Eastland Cougar Basketball CampSession 1- May 29, 30 & 31 – 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. For current 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th graders Session 2 – May 29, 30 & 31 – 10:00 – 12 noon For current 7th & 8th graders Session 3 – May 29, 30 & 31 – 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. For current 9th, 10th & 11th graders (8th graders may attend this session also) All sessions to be held at Eastland High School Tuition is $30.00 All boys attending will be divided into age groups and receive a camp basketball or t-shirt as well as other competitive awards. Each camper will be exposed to the type of fundamentals which are synonymous with all successful basketball programs. Camp coaches are: Tony Dunlap, Larry Tigges, Scott Hartman and present and former EHS players. Camp features are: Individual Instruction, Hot Shot Competition, One on One Competition. Please pre-register no later than May 15th. You may register up to the first day of camp. For questions or more info, please contact Tony Dunlap. Camp Director at or at . Roman Resigns as Cougars Head CoachHighland Community College Men’s Basketball Head Coach Zac Roman announced his resignation on Wednesday, May 3 stating that he would like to pursue other coaching opportunities. Roman served one year as assistant coach for the Cougars before taking the head coaching position at the start of the 2010-2011 season. In his two seasons as head coach, the Cougars compiled a 51-16 record, winning two Arrowhead Conference titles and one a Region IV Championship in 2012. “We are very grateful to Zac for two outstanding seasons as head coach of the Cougars. He certainly has carried on the championship tradition of Highland Cougar basketball,” said Highland Athletic Director Pete Norman. “He will be missed by all of Cougar Nation. We wish Zac the best of luck in his future endeavors.” Highland officials will begin the search for the next head coach in the coming weeks. Basketball Times magazine ranked the Cougars #5 in their “USA’s Best JC Programs in the 2000’s” with 14 consecutive Arrowhead Conference titles, 8 Region IV Championships, and 5 trips to the NCJAA National Tournament.
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