By Craig Lang | Prairie Advocate Sports

Varsity Volleyball Scores

October 1

Pearl City 2 West Carroll 0 (25-16, 25-13)

October 2

Stockton 2 Eastland 0 (25-20, 25-17)

East Dubuque 2 Scales Mound 0 (25-19, 25-16)

Forreston 2 Polo 0 (25-13, 25-12)

Freeport Aquin 2 Milledgeville 1 (26-24, 25-27, 30-28)

Galena 2 Pearl City 0 (25-16, 25-19)

River Ridge 2 Warren 0 (25-18, 25-23)

Dakota 2 Pecatonica 0 (25-21, 25-21)

October 3

Eastland 2 West Carroll 0 (25-13, 25-14)

October 4

Milledgeville 2 AFC 0 (25-20, 25-20)

Stockton 2 Le-Win 0 (25-13, 25-21)

Freeport Aquin 2 Polo 0 (25-4, 25-11)

Galena 2 Scales Mound 0 (25-10, 25-17)

East Dubuque 2 Warren 1 (25-17, 17-25, 25-12)

Dakota 2 South Beloit 0 (25-8, 25-6)

Belvidere 2 Freeport 0 (25-22, 25-21)

Rock Falls 2 Winnebago 0 (25-12, 25-9)

Volleyball Schedule

October 10

Freeport Aquin at Forreston

October 11

West Carroll at Stockton

Polo at Milledgeville

River Ridge at Galena

Morrison at Bureau Valley

Forreston at AFC

Pearl City at Le-Win (Senior Night)

Rockford Jefferson at Freeport

Sterling Newman at Fulton

October 13

Linda Ludwig Memorial Tournament at Eastland

West Carroll at Pecatonica Invitational Tournament

River Ridge at Galena Varsity Tournament

Morrison at Sherrard Tournament

Polo at Durand Varsity Tournament

Forreston at Mendota Varsity Tournament

October 15

Amboy at Morrison

Freeport at Rockton Hononegah

October 16

Le-Win at Eastland (Senior Night)

Milledgeville at Forreston

River Ridge at Scales Mound

Prophetstown at Morrison

AFC at Freeport Aquin (Senior Night)

Sterling Newman at Erie

Mustangs Stampede Rams

The Morrison Mustangs began their homecoming festivities by playing hosts to the Riverdale Rams in Big Rivers Conference action on October 5 at E.M. Cole Field. Featuring a balanced offensive attack with another solid defensive effort, Morrison (4-3) came away with a convincing 25-6 victory. The win snaps a 2 game Mustang losing streak, their first since 2004.

Punting on fourth down from the Mustang 35 yard line early in the game, Morrison’s Danny Willis had his attempt blocked. He fell on it at the 7 yard marker. Riverdale (0-7) took over, and three plays later quarterback Waytt Klavon fell into the end zone from 1 yard out to give the Rams an early 6-0 advantage. On the Mustang’s next possession, Alexander Volckmann went in from the 1 yard line to cap a 57 yard-7 play march. The score was now 6-6.

Morrison took control of the ballgame in second period action as Matt Wilkens hit Willis on a 4 yard pass, capping a long drive of 12 plays covering 80 yards. A balanced attack, featuring both the pass and run, kept the Ram defense off balance the rest of the night. Later in the stanza, Willis caught another touchdown pass from Wilkens, this one from 15 yards away from the goal. At halftime, the Morrison footballers led 18-6.

Action in the third period featured a quarterback sneak into the end zone by Wilkens, finishing off a 44 yard march in less than 4 minutes. The extra point kick by Willis gave Morrison a 25-6 advantage. This would hold up as the final score.

Fullback Andrew Connelly led Morrison with 119 yards on the ground. Willis added 115 more. Wilkens passed for 182 yards, connecting on 12 of 18 attempts. Morrison had 450 yards of total offense, while the Riverdale offense was held to only 136 yards. The Morrison defense has given up 14 points or less in 5 of their 7 contests this season.

EPC Blanks Sobos

The ‘Catz offense and defense were both looking good on Friday night as EPC took the 49-0 shut out victory in South Beloit. The defense held the Sobos to just fifty one yards of total offense while piling up over three hundred yards with two-hundred forty-seven of those offense yards coming from their ground game.

EPC led fourteen to nothing after one quarter and increased that advantage to thirty five to nothing at the half time intermission.

The “Catz Ben Thomas led EPC’s ground game with eighty six yards and a pair of touchdown runs while teammate Eric Schaney added eighty three yards and a rushing score.

South Beloit’s ground game was led by Josh Draper who carried the football sixteen times for thirty two yards.

Playoff bound EPC (7-0) travels to Dakota on Friday evening to battle the Indians (4-3, 4-2) while South Beloit (1-6) travels to Polo to face the Marcos (1-5, 2-5).

Cardinals Trounce Thunder

West Carroll hosted the Forreston Cardinals on Friday night at Massey Field, but the visitors dominated the Thunder to take the 47-0 win. Forreston jumped out to a twenty seven to nothing half time lead and never looked back as they cruised to the lopsided victory, spoiling West Carroll’s Homecoming game.

The Cardinals Ross Williams racked up seventy seven yards and two scores while teammate Kaleb Reining also added a pair of touchdowns. The Cardinal defense held West Carroll to one hundred forty three yards of total offense in the contest.

Mason Vanhook led the Thunder ground game, rushing the football nine times for twenty nine yards. Thunder QB Nick Hughes was seven for seventeen through the air. West Carroll (2-4, 2-5) travels to Galena on Friday night to face the Pirates (3-3, 4-3) while Forreston hosts the Pecatonica Indians (0-7).

Stockton Steamrolls the Missiles

The visiting Stockton Blackhawks wasted no time piling up the points at Floyd Daub Field on Friday night as the rolled to the 65-12 win.

The Blackhawks jumped out to a twenty four to six first quarter lead and extended that lead to forty six to six at the half. The lead grew to fifty nine to six going into the final quarter and both teams added six points to their score in the fourth.

Milledgeville QB Kameron DawTyne threw the football for one hundred ninety six yards and a pair of scores, both to Jordan Harris who caught eleven passes for one hundred thirty eight yards.

Stockton was led by TJ Knutson who ran the ball for two hundred fifty one yards and three scores while teammate Colton Broshous ran for one hundred fifty seven yards and two TD’s. The Blackhawks Peter Bonvillian added fifty seven yards and a TD.

The Missiles (1-6) travel to Hanover on Friday evening to take on the Wildcats (1-6) while Stockton hosts the Le-Win Panthers (6-1).

Varsity Football Scores

October 5

Le-Win 63 Polo 0

Fulton 38 Bureau Valley 13

Freeport Aquin 49 Durand 6

East Dubuque 61 River Ridge 20

Galena 30 Warren 27

AFC 48 Orangeville 42 (2OT)

Dakota 1 Pecatonica 0 (forfeit)

Peru St. Bede 20 Amboy 14

Byron 35 Rockford Lutheran 34

Erie/Prophetstown 41 Kewanee 0

Winnebago 28 Oregon 13

Rockford Auburn 27 Freeport 13

Stillman Valley 28 Marengo 11

Mendota 14 Rock Falls 13

Sterling 24 Geneseo 20

Ottawa 51 Dixon 14

Sycamore 26 Rochelle 14

October 6

Sterling Newman 49 Spring Valley Hall 14

Varsity Football Schedule

October 12

EPC at Dakota

Milledgeville at River Ridge

West Carroll at Galena

Morrison at Fulton

Pecatonica at Forreston

South Beloit at Polo

Le-Win at Stockton

Freeport at Rockton Hononegah

Sterling at Dixon

Burlington Central at Rock Falls

Sterling Newman at Erie/Prophetstown

Class 1A Golf Regional

At Wolf Hollow, Lena

Team Totals

Stockton – 328 (won tie breaker)

Fulton – 328

Morrison – 335

Le-Win – 343

Eastland/Milledgeville – 346

Riverdale – 354

Galena – 368

Erie – 370

Warren – 399

East Dubuque – 408

Pearl City – 418

West Carroll – 418

Prophetstown – 422

River Ridge – 431

Individual Scores

Cameron Uppman, Stockton – 74 (Medalist)

Reid Hoffman, Morrison – 77

Casey Fritz, Eastland/Milledgeville – 79

Devin Hartman, Eastland/Milledgeville – 79

Gunner Decker, Fulton – 79

Jared Richmond, Riverdale – 79

Kyle Wiebenga, Fulton – 80

Matt Dauil, Fulton – 81

Kyle Jensen, Le-Win – 81

Koby Huhnen, Erie – 82

Ben Tegeler, Morrison – 82

Nate Stone, Le-Win – 83

Trey Timpe, Stockton – 84

Jake Spangler, Galena – 85

Austin Bauer, Stockton – 85

Zach Lacher, Stockton – 85

Dylan Lange, East Dubuque – 86

Aric Jordan, Stockton – 86

Logan Rascher, Fulton – 88

Greg Magana, Morriosn – 88

Colton Smith, Morrison – 88

Chris Arnold, Warren – 88

Seth Blair, Eastland/Milledgeville – 89

Logan Moothart, Le-Win – 89

Quinn Sowle, Le-Win – 90

Alec D’Amico, River Ridge – 90

Jake Bussert, Riverdale – 90

Brett Terrock, Fulton – 91

Chase Hanna, Riverdale – 91

Sam Ottens, Morrison – 92

Tim O’Shea, Galena – 93

Reed Spangler, Galena – 93

Brock Smith, Morrison – 93

Levi Floming, Erie – 94

Jake Tysma, Riverdale – 94

Brandon Heppner, Erie – 95

Lucas Wiebenga, Fulton – 95

Matt Ritchie, West Carroll – 95

Evan Bull, Pearl City – 96

Carter Ames, Prophetstown – 96

Cameron Mayo, Riverdale – 96

Tyler Runkle, Warren – 96

Hunter Muehleip, Galena – 97

Sean Cory, Le-Win – 98

Cameron Ehlers, West Carroll – 98

Logan Lessman, Eastland/Milledgeville – 99

Alex Garrison, Erie – 99

Mitchell Wubben, Galena – 99

Russell Erickson, Le-Win – 100

Justin Lott, Pearl City – 101

Jake Plautz, Prophetstown – 101

Ryan Mulcahey, Galena – 102

AJ Watson, Warren – 102

Michael Motsch, East Dubuque – 103

Sean Keckler, West Carroll – 104

Chance Runde, East Dubuque – 105

Tanner Brockway, Erie – 105

Ryan Piefer, Pearl City – 107

Eron Sigafus, River Ridge – 107

Zach Maronde, Prophetstown – 108

Bentley Sweet, Riverdale – 109

Matt Keppen, Eastland/Milledgeville – 110

Mitch Eveland, Warren – 113

Justin Schneider, East Dubuque – 114

Jameson Fagan, Eastland/Milledgeville – 114

Aaron Eaton, Pearl City – 114

Connor Altensey, River Ridge – 114

Kody Kaiser, Warren – 114

Tim Lott, Pearl City – 116

Rivor Gage, Prophetstown – 117

Nick Mackall, Warren – 118

Brandon Sattizahn, Erie – 119

Tim Streight, River Ridge – 120

Mike Strauch, West Carroll – 121

Owen Casson, Prophetstown – 122

Trevor Larkin, East Dubuque – 126

Austin Snyder, Prophetstown – 130

Paawan Dandona, West Carroll – 154

Stockton advances to play in the Elgin (Westminster Christian) Sectional.

Advancing individuals: Casey Fritz & Devin Hartman, Eastland/Milledgeville; Kyle Jensen, Nate Stone & Logan Moothart, Le-Win; Jared Richmond, Riverdale; Koby Kuhnen, Erie; Jake Spangler, Galena; Dylan Lange, East Dubuque & Chris Arnold, Warren

HCC Bowling Team Rolls to First Tournament

The Highland Community College men’s bowling team, led by Coach Jesse Buss, will debut on October 6 and 7 at the 42nd annual Midwest Collegiate Bowling Championships in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

“The guys are excited and definitely ready to go,” said Buss. “As the first Tier 1 tournament of the year, we expect the other teams to be very competitive.”

The team currently practices three times per week according to Buss. He emphasized the bowlers are still learning about each other’s personalities, techniques, and training methods in these initial practices. This bonding is a crucial component in a team sport that also relies on each individual performing at their best.

The first bowling match for the Highland men’s team will not only introduce the team to their fellow competitors for the season, but it holds the prospect of earning the team valuable points as a Tier 1 tournament. Sanctioned by the United States Bowling Congress, last year’s championship had almost 40 schools represented, ranging from two-year community colleges to four-year universities.

To qualify, the tournament players will participate in nine conventional or individual games and 12 Baker games. Baker game consists of a five-member team with each player bowling two frames on a rotating basis. A bowler that begins in the first frame would bowl again in the fifth frame and so forth. Whatever the format, Buss is confident in his team’s abilities and, much like his bowlers, is eager to start their first season.

The Highland men’s team consists of bowlers Forrest Dalen, Terrence Eggleston, Kyler Jacobson, Zachary Lawson, Justin McNett, William Nordman, and Marshall Unzicker. They will have an opportunity to compete in four Tier 1 tournaments this season in addition to their seven other matches. This high level of competition against colleges from around the country is a great experience for individual bowlers as well as offering Highland an opportunity to rank among other top schools.