This year’s team, pictured here before the Sectional in Algonquin, advanced farther than any other golf team in school history. Pictured above are (l to r): Head Coach Jason Hill, Zeke Hartman, Casey Fritz, Devin Hartman, Tyrus Hartman, Seth Blair, and Jake Thomas. (not pictured Paxton Strouse). (Photo supplied by Annette Hartman)
The 2010 Eastland golf season was a very successful one. The Cougars finished with a season record of 17-4 in matches. This was good for second place in the NUIC. The Cougars also finished second in the conference tournament, held at Park Hills in Freeport. It was at the Regional in Geneseo where the boys played some of their best golf of the season under post-season pressure. Their team total of 325 was good for third place behind Fulton and Riverdale, who both posted 321. This third-place total advanced the entire team to the Sectional at Algonquin – a first for an Eastland golf team. The 2010 golf team has set the standard for future teams to exceed.
Morrison Cruises Past Bureau Valley
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Will Bird (11) follows blockers on an 18 yard yard scamper. Bird also returned a punt for a 70 yard touchdown as the Morrison Mustangs dominated the Bureau Valley Storm in a 46-0 shutout Friday night at Morrison.
(PA photo/Jerry Lindsey)
In a football game that appeared on paper to match up to fairly even squads, the Morrison Mustangs took control of the game early and cruised to the easy 46-0 victory.
The Morrison offense and defense was hitting on all cylinders during the game as the offense moved the football at will and the defense held a good Storm offense in check throughout the contest. The Morrison defense held Bureau Valley’s offense in check, allowing only twenty eight rushing yards and keeping them at zero in the passing column. Bureau Valley was held to forty six yards of total offense.
Morrison was able to find the endzone immediately with QB Danny Dennehey finding Nick Volkmann for a thirty five yard scoring strike. A thirteen yard run by Andy Schaver accounted for the Mustang;s second score. Mark McDonnell found the endzone for Morrison’s third TD of the night on a one yard run.
Caruso led the Mustang ground attack, carring the football seven times for seventy six yards. QB Dennehey completed six of ten passes for one hundred twenty four yards and two scores. Will Bird added a seventy yard punt return for a score. The Mustangs finish the regular season visiting Erie/Prophetstown, while Bureau Valley hosts Sterling Newman.
Panthers Slip By Wildcatz
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
A crisp clear Friday night was the setting at Eastland High School on Friday night for a match up between the EPC Wildcatz and the Le-Win Panthers. The game was billed as the game of the season with sole possession of first place in the Nothwest Upstate Illini Northwest Conference at stake. A victory by the Catz would give them first alone and a win by the Panthers would create a three way tie with EPC, Le-Win and Dakota all sharing the lead.
The Panthers struck first as QB Joe Edler found Adam Werhane in the back of the endzone for a 7-0 Le-Win lead.
EPC”s Kevin Glastetter took the ensuing kickoff forty nine yards to the Panther thirty five. A few plays later, running back Aaron Reed would carry the football seven yards for the score.
A missed extra point made the score Le-Win 7 and EPC 6. A Trey Griffin rushing touchdown would give the visiting Panthers a 14-6 halftime lead.
A second Griffin score in the third quarter extended Le-Win’s lead to 21-6. A little razzle dazzle by the Catz in the fourth quarter closed the gap to nine as Joe Harrington took a pitch from QB Drake Walker and found brother Pat in the endzone to make the score 21-12. EPC then tried a two point conversion with Reed being stopped short of the goal line.
Then, with just over three minutes to play, EPC was able to drive the length of the field and find the endzone again to cut the Le-Win lead to just two points. The ensuing onside kick was recovered by the Panthers to end the threat.
EPC finishes the regular season at Pecatonica while Le-Win travels to Warren.
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Le-Win Panther Trey Griffin cuts back to the inside as EPC’s Colton Bastian (#52) and Joe Harrington (#9) close in to attempt the tackle. Griffin scored twice in the Le-Win 21-19 victory. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
The Wildcatz Aaron Reed powers forward on a run as teamate Riley Asche follows. Aaron rushed the football twenty two times for seventy seven yards in the Catz two point loss. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
EPC”s Joe Harrington is wrapped up by a host of Panthers tacklers during Friday night’s football action in Lanark. Joe completed a TD pass to brother Pat in the fourth quarter. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
Wildcats Get First Victory
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Before Saturday’s contest the River Ridge varsity football team was winless. Taking on Chicago St. Francis de Sales changed that in one afternoon. A strong ground attack led the Wildcats to their first ever home victory, taking the 20-16 win over the Pioneers.
A one yard TD run by quarterback Ryan Randecker put River Ridge ahead six to nothing. St. Francis took a two point lead in at the half after scoring on a nine yard pass pass and converting on the two point attempt. River Ridge’s ground game took over in the second half to seal the victory for the Wildcats.
Matt Carroll led the River Ridge running game. Carrying the football twenty seven times for one hundred forty three yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Indians Crush Missiles
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
The visiting Dakota Indians put thirty one points on the scoreboard in the first quarter and cruised to the 51-0 Victory over Milledgeville at Floyd Daub Field on Friday night. Dakota used two hundred thirty one yards of total offense to find the end zone four times in the first and three times in the second quarter to put this game away early. Milledgeville managed only eighteen yards of total offense in the contest. Six fumbles by the Missiles also cost them, with one being returned for a score. The Milledgeville squad finishes their season at Polo taking on the host Marcos.
Thunder Roll Over Pecatonica
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
The West Carroll Thunder managed to put points on the board in each of the four quarters, rolling to the 34-13 win in Savanna on Friday night. QB Matt LaShelle found pay dirt from three yards out in the first to put the Thunder on top. Pec would follow with a twenty six yard scoring strike to knot the score at six in the second quarter. A thirty one yard field goal by Michael Hartman and a thirty yard run by Marcus Klein would put the Thunder up for good. LaSheele added a twelve yard fourth quarter score.
Klein was the leading rusher for West Carroll, carrying the football nineteen time for one hundred sixty three yards. LaShelle added seventy three yards on seven carries. He also completed nine of eighteen passes for one hundred thirty three yards.
With the win, West Carroll keeps their playoff hopes alive. They need a victory this Friday against Dakota to secure a spot.
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Scoring-1st Quarter
WC: 3 yd. run by LaShelle (kick failed)
2nd Quarter
P: 26 yd. pass from Nevenhoven to Nichol (kick failed)
WC: 2 yd. run by LaShelle (kick good)
3rd Quarter
WC: 31 yd. FG by Hartman
WC: 30 yd run by Klein (kick good)
4th Quarter
WC: 12 yd. run by LaShelle (kick good)
P: 26 yd. pass from Reeter to Nichol (2 pt. conv. good)
HS Football Schedule
October 22
EPC at Pecatonica
West Carroll at Dakota
Milledgeville at Polo
Warren at Le-Win
Durand at Stockton
Orangeville at Galena
East Dubuque at Freeport Aquin
AFC at South Beloit
Forreston at Rock Falls
Morrison at Erie/P’town
Amboy at Ottawa Marquette
Kewanee at Port Byron/R’dale
Bureau Valley at Sterling Newman
Peru St. Bede at Fulton
Genoa-Kingston at Stillman Valley
Oregon at Winnebago
Rockford Lutheran at Byron
Freeport at Rockford Guilford
Streator at Dixon
LaSalle Peru at Geneseo
DeKalb at Rochelle
Area Football Scores
Oct. 15
Forreston 56 Warren 6
Galena 28 Durand 8
Orangeville 51 Polo 22
East Dubuque 19 Stockton 0
Sterling Newman 44 Amboy 0
Freeport Aquin 52 AFC 14
Fulton 34 Erie/P’town 18
Peru St. Bede 29 Port Byron/R’dale 22
Stillman Valley 42 Winnebago 14
Sterling 45 Dixon 0
Oregon 56 Rockford Lutheran 0
Kewanee 42 Ottawa Marquette 28
Machesney Pak Harlem 48 Freeport 0
Genoa-Kingston 24 Byron 21
Mendota 35 Princeton 6
Geneseo 48 Streator 7
Volleyball Photos
Milledgeville’s Alexis DawTyne sets up a teammate during Thursday night volleyball game in Milledgeville against Freeport Aquin. Alexis had eight assists in the victory. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
The Missiles Samm DeGraff (#5) and Brainna Herin (#33) go for the block on a Aquin shot. The Missiles took two from the Bulldogs. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
Milledgeville’s Becka Whitmarsh tips one over the net during Thursday volleyball action in Milledgeville. The Missiles won in two 25-19 and 25-14. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
Class 1A Volleyball Regionals
At AFC
October 27
1-Freeport Aquin vs. Polo-6pm
2-Eastland vs. game #1 winner-7pm
October 28
3-AFC vs. Pearl City-6pm
4-Forreston vs. game #3 winner-7pm
October 30
Game #2 winner vs. game #4 winner-7pm
At Annawan
October 27
1-Prophetstown vs. Erie-6pm
2-Annawan vs. game #1 winner-7pm
October 28
3-Fulton vs. Amboy-6pm
4-Milledgeville vs. game #3 winner-7pm
October 30
Game #2 winner vs. game #4 winner-6pm
At River Ridge
October 27
1-Le-Win vs. East Dubuque-6pm
2-Galena vs. game #1 winner-7pm
October 28
3-Scales Mound vs. River Ridge-5:30pm
4-Stockton vs. Warren-6:30pm
5-Game #3 winner vs. game #4 winner-7:30pm
October 30
6-Game #2 winner vs. game #5 winner-6pm
Class 2A Volleyball Regional
At Sterling Newman
October 27
1-Morrison vs. West Carroll-6pm
2-Riverdale vs. game #1 winner-7pm
October 28
3-Sterling Newman vs. Stillman Valley-6pm
4-Rock Falls vs. game #3 winner-7pm
October 30
Game #2 winner vs. game #4 winner-7pm
HS Volleyball Schedule
October 21
Dakota at Milledgeville
Sterling Newman at Morrison
River Ridge at West Carroll
Eastland at Le-Win
Pearl City at Stockton
Forreston at Freeport Aquin
October 22
West Carroll & Eastland at Stillman Valley Tourney (V)
October 23
West Carroll F/S Tourney
Eastland & West Carroll at Stillman Valley Tourney (V)
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA), in conjunction with its broadcast partner, When We Were Young Productions, has announced its television network coverage for the 2010-11 school year. For the first time ever, all the events broadcast on TV will also be available live on the internet via IHSA.TV (www.IHSA.tv). The IHSA TV Network currently consists of seven over-the-air stations throughout the state, including WPWR (Chicago), WTVO (Rockford), KGCW (Quad Cities/Burlington, Iowa), WAOE (Peoria), WCFN (Springfield/Champaign/Decatur) and WFIE (Evansville, Indiana). In addition, several cable outlets will also carry the IHSA TV Network, as will the internet broadband portal IHSA.TV. The IHSA TV Network will carry the IHSA Football Playoff Pairing Release Show (October 23) and 40 total contests during the 2010-11 school year, including the Football State Finals (November 26-27), the Girls Basketball State Finals (February 25-26, March 4-5) and the Boys Basketball State Finals (March 11-12, March 18-19).
College Football Schedule
Saturday, October 23
Indiana at Illinois-11am
Wisconsin at Iowa
NFL Schedule
Sunday, October 24
Cincinnati at Atlanta-noon
Washington at Chicago-noon
St. Louis at Tampa Bay-noon
San Francisco at Carolina-noon
Buffalo at Baltimore-noon
Philadelphia at Tennessee-noon
Jacksonville at Kansas City-noon
Pittsburgh at Miami-noon
Cleveland at New Orleans-noon
Arizona at Seattle-3:05pm
New England at San Diego-3:15pm
Oakland at Denver-3:15pm
Minnesota at Green Bay-7:20pm
Monday, October 25
NY Giants at Dallas
Bye: Detroit, Indianapolis, NY Jets, Houston
Northwest Illinois Sports Hall Of Fame Inducts Seventeen New Members
Members of the Class of 2010 Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame honored at the October 16 Banquet at Buck’s Barn, the 24th edition of this prestigious award. (Photo courtesy of Donna Landis)
The 2010 Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet was held Saturday, October 16th at Buck’s Barn. A full house of family and friends was on hand to honor the 2010 candidates.
Members of the Class of 2010 are: Brian Scheidegger of Chadwick, East Dubuque’s John Vesley, Jack Graves of Elizabeth, Galena’s John Dotzel, Tom Sheridan of Hanover (whose son, Daniel, accepted the award on his father’s behalf), Lanark’s Tom Kocal, Rick Leverton of Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville’s Kali Landis-Livengood, Casey Hahn of Morrison, Pearl City’s Jeff Johnson, Taylor Foltz of Mt. Carroll along with Chuck Haas from Savanna, Scales Mound’s Chad Korte, Mike Yackle of Shannon, Stockton’s Jeff Eastlick, Terry Elliot of Thomson and Warren’s Keith Menzemer.
Honor teams were the ‘56/’57/’58 Forreston boy’s basketball teams and the 1991 IHSA Class 2A Fulton Steamer State Champion football team.