The Morrison Mustangs have a meeting on the mound during last Thursdays game at EHS. The Mustangs won the game 12-4. (PA photo/Craig Lang)

 

Harmston Places at State Tournament

Ty Harmstrom (left) is congratulated by Stockton Renegades Wrestling Coach Jim Brunner after his 5th place finish at the IKWF Tournament. (Courtesy of Peggy Harmston)

Stockton Renegades Wrestling Club member Ty Harmston pushed himself hard over the past several weeks in preparation for the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation Tournament. The hard work paid off for the 177-lb. eighth grader as he finished fifth at the state tournament held at the MetroCentre March 12th and 13th.

At the tournament, Harmston recorded 4 pins in his 5 matches capping off a 42-3 season. “It’s been a pleasure coaching Ty and watching his wrestling skills progress the past eight years,” says Coach Jim Brunner. “We are looking forward to watching him continue his wrestling career in high school.”

The Stockton Renegades are coached by Bill Hermann and Jim Brunner.

 

 

 

Dunlap Named To ICBA All-State Team

Tony Dunlap of the 4th place Eastland Cougars was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association’s Class 1A/2A All-State first team. Tony averaged 20 points, 6.2 assists and 5.8 rebounds a game.

His top performance was in the DeKalb super-sectional against the Newark Norsemen where he poured in 36 points and set a Convocation Center record by hitting nine-three pointers. The previous record was seven.

After a shoulder injury in the opening game in Peoria sidelined him, it is unclear whether he will participate in baseball this spring. The Eastland baseball team finished fourth at state last season. Tony played center field for the Cougars and led the team in doubles with thirteen, runs with forty-four and stolen bases with thirty.

Four other NUIC players were named to the team, Dakota’s Kyle Benning to the fourth team and Polo’s Conner Lincoln, Forreston’s Kody Michael and East Dubuque’s Tyler McLane received special mention.

Class 3A Boys Basketball State Tourney

March 19 - Semi Finals

Peoria Richwoods 67 Chicago Marshall 61

Hillcrest 49 Champaign Centennial 42

March 20

Third Place

Chicago Marshall 73 Champaign Centennial 59

Championship

Hillcrest 58 Peoria Richwoods 55

Class 4A Boys Basketball State Tourney

March 19 - Semi Finals

Chicago Simeon 48 Chicago O’Fallon 42

Chicago Whitney Young 60 Waukegan 58

March 20

Third Place

Waukegan 85 O’Fallon 78

Championship

Chicago Simeon 51 Chicago Whitney Young 36

Fillies Edge Cougars

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

The Cougars and Fillies battled it out on the field at EHS on Thursday afternoon with Morrison edging Eastland 2-1. The Cougars got on the scoreboard first, pushing a run across in the bottom of the first.

The score remained at one to nothing until Morrison was able to push two runs across the plate in the top of the fifth, which turned out to be the tying and winning scores.

The Fillies Sam Sumption was the hitting standout for Morrison with a double and triple in the game. Christie Wiersema picked up the pitching victory going the distance and giving up only two hits while striking out eleven Eastland hitters.

The Cougars Marissa Harris took the loss, also going the distance, giving up six hits while striking out ten Fillie batters.

(2-1)Morrison-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-6-1

(0-1)Eastland-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-1

WP: Wiersema - 2 hits, 1 walk, 11 srikeouts

LP: Harris - 6 hits, 2 walks, 10 strikeouts

2B: Morrison: 1 (Sumption)

3B: Morrison: 1 (Sumption)

Byron Outslugs West Carroll

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Despite jumping out to an early lead, the Thunder couldn’t silence the Byron bats as they fell in their first game of the season 14-4. West Carroll managed to take a three run lead into the second and tacked on another to make it three to nothing after two. Byron exploded for seven third inning runs and added three in the fifth and four more in the sixth.

The Thunders Chelsey Sipe led West Carroll at the plate going four for four with a double. Pitcher Kim Durward took the loss.

Thunder coach Don Mathey said, “We had a great start to the game but Byron simply played a better overall game in all aspects. The seven run third inning was really due to three errors we had in the inning. We will get better as the season goes on.”

(0-1)West Carroll-3-1-0-0-0-0-4-8-5

(2-0)Byron-0-0-7-0-3-4-14-15-1

WP: Kuehneman - 2 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts

LP: Durward - 11 hits, 0 walks, 1 strikeout

2B: Byron: 3 (Dill, Lillie, Lowe)

West Carroll: 1 (Sipe)

F/S Score: Byron 4 West Carroll 3

Softball Boxscores

March 18

South Beloit-0-0-0-2-0-0-4-6-6-0

Pearl City-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4

WP: Elrod - 2 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts

LP: Scott - 6 hits, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts

Boys Baseball

Tigers Rout Thunder

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Byron used twenty-three hits and solid pitching to take a pair from West Carroll. The host Tigers took game one 15-3 and the second game 17-3.

After a scoreless first inning in game one, the Tigers exploded for eleven runs over the next two innings to take control of the first game. Byron added another four in the fifth.

In the second game the Thunder put two on the scoreboard in the first but Byron came right back to tack on nine runs in the next two innings to seal their victory. West Carroll’s Tyler Brashaw went two for two with a solo home run in game two.

Thunder coach Bryan Kamper said of game one, “With this being our first game I expected us to look like a team that hadn’t played yet and we did. We walked ten batters and left seven men on base which is not a good formula for winning. I see a lot of positives despite the final result and look for us to get a lot better as the season goes along.”

(0-1)West Carroll-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-0

Byron-0-3-8-0-4-15-12-0

WP: Regez - 0 hits, 2 walks, 1 strikeout

LP: Hughes - 7 hits, 5 walks, 2 strikeouts

West Carroll-2-0-0-1-3-9-4

Byron-1-8-2-6-X-17-11-1

LP: LaShelle - 1 hit, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts

2B: West Carroll: 1 (Sullivan)

HR: West Carroll: 1 (Brashaw)

Baseball Boxscores

March 18

South Beloit-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-2-7-2

(1-0)Pearl City-2-0-0-2-5-2-X-11-13-0

WP: Mulanix

LP: Nelson

F/S Score: South Beloit 6 Pearl City 0

Baseball & Softball Schedule

March 24

(SB) Byron at Eastland

(BB) Eastland at Byron

(BB) Orangeville at West Carroll

(BB) Morrison at Dixon

(SB) Morrison at Dixon

March 25

(SB) Fulton at West Carroll

(BB) Fulton at West Carroll

(BB) Orangeville at Pearl City

March 26

(SB) Riverdale at West Carroll

(BB) Winnebago at Eastland

(BB) Pearl City at Freeport Aquin

(BB) Morrison at Rock Falls

(SB) Morrison at Rock Falls

March 27

(SB) Forreston at West Carroll

(BB) Eastland at Stillman Valley (DH)

(BB) Freshman Jamboree at Pearl City

March 29

(SB) Milledgeville at Morrison

(BB) Morrison at Milledgeville

(SB) West Carroll at Rock Island Alleman (F/S)

(BB) West Carroll at Oregon

March 30

(BB) Milledgeville at Forreston

(SB) Forreston at Milledgeville

(SB) Stillman Valley at West Carroll

(BB) Sherrard at Morrison

(SB) Sherrard at Morrison

HS Track Schedule

March 24

(G) Sherrard & Riverdale at Morrison

(B) Sheerard & Morrison at Riverdale

March 25

(B) West Carroll at Forreston

March 29

(G&B) Milledgeville/Eastland & Fulton at Morrison

March 30

(B) Chuck Rosenberry (Conf. Indoor) at Westwood in Sterling

Milledgeville?Eastland at Pecatonica

MLB Spring Training Schedule

March 24

San Francisco vs Cincinnati

Arizona vs Chicago White Sox

Kansas City vs LA Angels

LA Dodgers vs Oakland

Seattle vs San Diego

Chicago Cubs vs Texas

Philadephia vs Atlanta

Florida vs Minnesota

Houston vs NY Mets

Washington vs NY Yankees

Boston vs Pittsburgh

Baltimore vs St. Louis

Toronto vs Tampa Bay

March 25

Chicago Cubs vs Arizona

Seattle (ss) vs Cleveland

Cincinnati vs Colorado

Seattle (ss) vs Kansas City

Texas vs LA Angels

Milwaukee vs LA Dodgers

Chicago White Sox vs San Diego

Oakland vs San Francisco

NY Yankees vs Baltimore

Florida vs Boston

Toronto vs Detroit (ss)

Houston vs Philadelphia

Atlanta vs Pittsburgh

Minnesota vs Tampa Bay

NY Mets vs St. Louis

Detroit (ss) vs Washington

March 26

Chicago White Sox vs Arizona

Oakland (ss) vs Chicago Cubs

Colorado vs Cleveland

Kansas City vs LA Dodgers

San Diego vs Milwaukee

Cincinnati vs Seattle

LA Angels vs San Francisco

Oakland (ss) vs Texas

Detroit vs Atlanta

Minnesota vs Baltimore

Toronto (ss) vs Boston

NY Mets vs Florida

Pittsburgh vs Houston

Philadelphia vs NY Yankees

Tampa Bay vs Toronto (ss)

St. Louis vs Washington

March 27

San Diego vs Chicago Cubs

Arizona vs Cleveland

Chicago White Sox vs Colorado

Oakland vs Kansas City

San Francisco vs LA Angels

Seattle vs LA Dodgers

Texas vs Milwaukee

Cincinnati vs San Diego

Washington vs Atlanta

Boston vs Baltimore

NY Yankess vs Detroit

Tampa Bay vs Houston

Philadelphia vs Minnesota

Washington vs NY Mets

Toronto vs Pittsburgh

Florida vs St. Louis

March 28

Milwaukee (ss) vs Arizona

LA Dodgers vs Cincinnati

Kansas City vs Chicago White Sox (ss)

Milwaukee (ss) vs LA Angels

Colorado vs Oakland

Chicago Cubs vs Seattle

San Diego vs San Francisco

Chicago White Sox (ss) vs Texas

Minnesota vs Boston

Houston vs Florida

St. Louis vs NY Mets

Detroit vs NY Yankees

Pittsburgh (ss) vs Philadelphia

Pittsburgh (ss) vs Tampa Bay

Baltimore vs Toronto

Atlanta vs Washington

March 29

Cincinnati vs Chicago Cubs

LA Dodgers vs Cleveland

LA Angels vs Chicago White Sox

San Francisco vs Milwaukee

Kansas City vs LA Angels

Seattle vs Oakland

Arizona vs San Diego

Colorado vs Texas

NY Yankees vs Baltimore

Tampa Bay vs Boston

NY Mets (ss) vs Florida

Atlanta vs Philadelphia

Houston vs Pittsburgh

Minnesota vs St. Louis

Detroit vs Toronto

NY Mets (ss) vs Washington

March 30

Texas vs Arizona

San Francisco (ss) vs Chicago Cubs (ss)

San Diego vs Cincinnati

LA Dodgers vs Colorado

Oakland vs Chicago White Sox

Cleveland vs Kansas City

Milwaukee vs LA Angels

Chicago Cubs (ss) vs San Francisco (ss)

NY Yankees (ss) vs Atlanta

Detroit vs Baltimore

Washington vs Florida

Philadelphia vs Houston

Pittsburgh vs Minnesota

St. Louis vs NY Mets

Toronto vs NY Yankees (ss)

Boston vs Tampa Bay