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SPORTSBy Craig Lang, Prairie Advocate SportsGirls Basketball ScheduleJanuary 18 Eastland at Winnebago Forreston at Milledgeville January 20 Eastland at Galena Pearl City at Le-Win River Ridge/Scales Mound at Warren January 21 Eastland at Oregon Milledgeville at South Beloit Bureau Valley at Morrison January 23 West Carroll at East Dubuque Pearl City at Dakota River Ridge/Scales Mound at Freeport Aquin Girls BasketballJanuary 9 Warren 47 Milledgeville 44 The Lady Missiles hosted the Warren Lady Warriors on Monday evening in Milledgeville and the visitors took the narrow three point victory. Warren took a four point lead (11-7) into the second quarter and led by two points (19-17) at the half. They extended their lead to six points (35-29) going into the final period and held on for the win. Danica Balbach led Warren in scoring with seventeen points and teammate Natalie Thompson added nine. For the Lady Missiles, Courtney Swalve scored seventeen points and teammate Rebecca Whitmarsh added eleven. Eastland 62 West Carroll 37 The Lady Cougars led by just two points (10-8) going into quarter number two but a big second and third quarter scoring surge propelled them to the twenty five point win. Eastland outscored the Lady Thunder nineteen to ten in quarter two and seventeen to nine in quarter three to take a forty six to twenty seven lead into the final quarter. Marissa Harris led Eastland in scoring with fourteen points while teammate Kayla Barnes added a dozen points. For West Carroll, Kaylee Vos scored fourteen points to lead the Lady Thunder. Eastland also dominated West Carroll in the preliminary game sixty two to eighteen. January 10 Freeport Aquin 49 Pearl City 35 The Lady Bulldogs and Pearl City battled it out on Tuesday at PCHS with Aquin taking the hard fought fourteen point victory. Lady Wolves head coach Mike Lee said of his teams performance, “The girls played hard and the game was much closer than the final score indicated. The difference came in a ten point first quarter run and a seven point run in the fourth quarter where we missed eight shots inside of fifteen feet. Overall, I am very pleased with our girls. They worked extremely hard on defense and moved the ball better on offense. More importantly, this was a game we needed to measure our growth as a team and I was very pleased with how far we’ve come. I am looking forward to seeing how we play over the next nine games plus regionals.” Aquin was led in the scoring column by Sophie Brunner’s sixteen points. Pearl City was led by Ashley Cropper who scored fourteen points with teammate Michaela Heinrich adding ten points. January 14 River Ridge/Scales Mound 49 Stockton 35 The Lady Wildcats took a nine to three first quarter lead enroute to the fourteen point win. RR/SM led twenty five to eleven at the half and led thirty five to twenty one going into the final period. Megan Altfillisch led all scorers in the game with sixteen points while teammate Kaitlyn Pleau added ten. For Stockton, Sarah Nadig topped the Lady Blackhawks with twelve points. CICS-Longwood 49 West Carroll 48 Girls Basketball ScoresJanuary 9 East Dubuque 56 Galena 38 Dakota 39 Le-Win 15 Rock Falls 51 Byron 40 January 10 Sterling 68 LaSalle-Peru 65 Rockford Auburn 58 Freeport 50 January 14 East Dubuque 47 Polo 30 Erie 50 Le-Win 32 Belvidere 52 Le-Win 37 Peoria Richwoods 50 Freeport 23 Sterling 51 Morris 34 Rock Falls 40 Winnebago 28 Byron 60 Sterling Newman 54 North Boone 43 Sterling Newman 35 Boys Basketball ScheduleJanuary 18 Le-Win at Eastland West Carroll at Stockton East Dubuque at River Ridge January 19 West Carroll at Winnebago East Dubuque at Pearl City January 20 Morrison at Prophetstown January 21 Warren at Eastland River Ridge at Pearl City January 24 Eastland at Scales Mound West Carroll at Warren Pearl City at Galena Milledgeville at South Beloit Morrison at Riverdale Le-Win at River Ridge Boys BasketballJanuary 10 Eastland 56 Stockton 39 The Blackhawks battled Eastland to a ten to ten tie at the end of the first quarter and led the Cougars by two points (22-20) at the half. Eastland poured it on in the third quarter, outscoring Stockton nineteen to four to take control as they cruised to the seventeen point win. Eastland outscored the Blackhawks seventeen to thirteen in the final quarter. Dalton Shaner led the Cougar offense, dropping in seventeen points with Tyler Giedd adding sixteen points. Cole Schamberger led Stockton with fifteen points. West Carroll 68 Pearl City 53 The Wolves gave the Thunder all they could handle through three quarters in Mt. Carroll on Tuesday evening. Pearl City led West Carroll thirteen to twelve going into quarter two and led twenty three to twenty two at the half. A sixteen to fifteen third quarter scoring advantage put Pearl City up thirty nine to thirty eight going into the final period. Eric Naples and Brady Edwards then took over, scoring a combined twenty six points as the Thunder outscored the Wolves thirty one to fourteen in the final frame to take the fifteen point win. Thunder head coach Josh Knuth commented, “We were fortunate to come out with a win tonight. We stepped up and played a good fourth quarter and made our free throws down the stretch to preserve the win. Give a lot of credit to Pearl City. They played a very good basketball game. We have got to execute our stuff better if we want to continue to improve. We need to be more consistent on offense and defense. I was proud of the way we fought and battled late in the game. We have to come to play every night in order to be the team we want to be.” West Carroll was led in scoring by Eric Naples twenty six points, including seventeen in the final quarter. Brady Edwards chipped in with twenty two points with nine coming in the fourth quarter. The Wolves were led by Zach Moyer’s eighteen points with teammate Jason Kurth adding seventeen. AFC 69 Milledgeville 44 The Missiles traveled to Ashton on Tuesday evening and the host Raiders came away with the twenty five point win. AFC jumped out to a twenty one to eight first quarter lead and led forty four to seventeen at the half. They extended that lead to twenty four points (58-34) going into the final quarter and rolled to the win. Ermir Ramadani led AFC with seventeen points. Ryan Mairs added fourteen points and Troy Mairs contributed a dozen. Kameron DawTyne and Zach Herin both scored eleven points to lead the Missiles. January 13 Freeport Aquin 67 Milledgeville 41 The Bulldogs jumped out to an eighteen to four first quarter lead and rolled to the twenty six point victory. Aquin led thirty one to eighteen at the half and led forty five to twenty seven going into quarter number four. Nolan Brannick and Patrick Schmelzle led the Bulldogs, with each player scoring fifteen points. Lucas Diemer added fourteen for Aquin. The Missiles were led by Mitchel Rahn who scored ten points with teammate Jordan Harris adding nine. Eastland 61 Pearl City 56 The Cougars managed to pull out the back and forth game. Eastland led sixteen to ten going into the second quarter and led thirty three to nineteen at the half. The lead grew to fifteen points (50-35) going into the final quarter and the Cougars were able to hang on for the victory. Ty Hartman led all scorers in the contest with twenty five points and teammate Dalton Shaner added a dozen. Zach Moyer led the Wolves, dropping in twenty points.
River Ridge 65 Warren 31 The Wildcats took a fourteen to nine lead after one quarter and cruised to the easy victory. The River Ridge defense limited the Warriors to just a single second quarter point as they extended their lead to thirty three to ten at the half. The lead again grew to thirty eight points (56-18) going into the final period. A dozen different players put points on the board for the Wildcats, led by Cody Landwer’s thirteen points. Austin Williams led the Warriors with eight points. January 14 Morrison 58 Milledgeville 38 The Mustangs took a fifteen to eight lead after one quarter and held a thirty five to twenty one lead at the half. They extended their lead to seventeen points (45-28) going into quarter number four and outscored the Missiles thirteen to ten in the final quarter. Kyle Heusinkveld led Morrison with twenty points while teammate Bill Bos added eleven points. Kyle Groen led Milledgeville with seven points and teammates Kaleb Ebersole and Mitchel Rahn each contributed six points. Eastland 69 Hinckley-Big Rock 60 (OT) The Cougars and Royals needed an extra period on Saturday night in Lanark with Eastland claiming the nine point overtime win. The Royals led fifteen to nine going into quarter number two and led by nine points (33-24) at the half. The Cougars cut that lead to just four point (44-40) going into quarter four and outscored the Royals twenty to sixteen in quarter four to force overtime. Eastland shut out Hinckley-Big Rock in the extra frame to claim the win. Dalton Shaner led the Cougars with twenty one points and teammate Chase Wilhelms added twenty points and eleven rebounds. The Royals were led on the board by Jared Madden and Bernie Conley who each scored thirteen points. West Carroll 65 CICS-Longwood 56 The Thunder took a thirteen to ten first quarter lead and held off a tough Longwood team to claim the nine point win. West Carroll led twenty eight to twenty five at the half and led forty nine to forty two going into quarter number four. Eric Naples led the Thunder with twenty five points and Brady Edwards chipped in with twenty one points. Thunder head coach Josh Knuth said, “We played an athletic good shooting team and we were able to make enough plays to win the game which is good. We didn’t play real well for stretches. We need to learn to bring it every night and get better everyday if we want to be the best we can be. We have to play more consistent.” Boys Basketball ScoresJanuary 10 East Dubuque 66 Scales Mound 58 (2OT) Dakota 53 Pecatonica 21 South Beloit 71 Orangeville 49 Winnebago 57 Rock Falls 49 January 14 Rock Island 78 Sterling 59 West Carroll Manny’s Varsity Basketball Shootout Saturday, January 21, 2011 West Carroll vs. Benton/Shullsburg WI (girls) - 10 a.m. Milledgeville vs. Preston IA (boys) - 11:30 a.m. Davenport Assumption vs. Monroe WI (girls) - 1 p.m. Bettendorf IA vs. Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (boys) - 2:45 p.m. Roncalli HS (Manitowoc WI) vs. Forreston (boys) - 4:15 p.m. Chicago AL Raby vs. Iowa City West (boys) - 5:45 p.m. West Carroll vs. Rock Island Alleman (boys) - 7:30 p.m. ALL games to be played at West Carroll Middle School 633 East Street Mt. Carroll, IL (Route 64 at East Street) Wrestling ResultsJanuary 14 Dakota 55 West Carroll 18 Le-Win 59 West Carroll 12 Morrison Bowling League ResultsWomen’s Wednesday Night LeagueJanuary 11 1- Smith & Associates 14-2 2- FAT Boy’s 9-7 3- Ken Kophamer Realty 9-7 4- Goldstar FS 8.5-7.5 5- Hilltop 7-9 6- KJ’s Bar & Grill 6-10 7- Pruis Upholstery 5.5-10.5 8- Green & Clean 5-11 High Individual Game Angie Howell 227, Deb Manninen 212, Jodi Beswick 200, Bette Wiebenga 195, Ginny Butts 189 High Individual Series Jodi Beswick 586, Deb Manninen 567, Bette Wiebenga 558, Angie Hiwell 552, Ginny Butts 494 Hilltop LeagueJanuary 13 1- Roger’s Roughriders 9-3 2- AG Express 8-4 3- Hilltop 7-5 4- Nelson Electric 7-5 5- FAT Boy’s 6-6 6- Hero’s 5-7 7- CAR Quest 4-8 8- BLIND 2-10 Congratulations to Tony Eakle for his first 700! High Individual Game Mike Hamilton 257-243, Tony Eakle 254-237, Derik Damhoff 243, Eddie Ruiz 240, Kevin Wiebenga 236 High Individual Series Tony Eakle 712, Mike Hamilton 712, Shaun Swaim 668, Eddie Ruiz 643, Bob Onken 631
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