SPORTS

By Craig Lang, Prairie Advocate Sports

Lady Cougars Sweep West Carroll

After losing a tough three game match on Tuesday night to Stockton, the Eastland squad bounced back with a two game win over the West Carroll Lady Thunder Wednesday evening in Savanna. The Lady Cougars took control early on in game one and cruised to the twenty five to nine win.

Game two saw Eastland jump out to an early lead and the Lady Thunder clawed their way back to make it a close match before finally falling to the Lady Cougars twenty five to eighteen. “I don’t know what team of mine showed up tonight,” said West Carroll head coach Paula Jones, “but I haven’t seen so many missed serves and unforced errors all season combined. The team I know showed up the second game when Eastland had twenty four points, when it was too late. That is when we scored five points in a row and had intensity.”

West Carroll won both the freshman and sophomore matches. Eastland’s next match is Tuesday, October 11th when they host the Pearl City Lady Wolves. The next match for West Carroll is also Tuesday, when they host the Le-Win Lady Panthers.

Lady Thunder Over Pearl City

The West Carroll Lady Thunder hosted the Pearl City lady Wolves on Monday, October 3rd and took the three game match by scores of 22-25,25-20 and 25-18. Ashlyn Miller led West Carroll with fifteen kills and seventeen digs while teammate Kim Durward added a dozen kills and a pair of blocks. Lady Thunder head coach Paula Jones commented, “We had a lot of mental mistakes but we fought through it. I was happy we came back after losing the first game.” West Carroll’s freshman team took their match by scores of 25-22 and 25-14 while the sophomores lost to the Lady Wolves 25-23 and 25-19.

Lady Bulldogs Top Milledgeville

The Lady Missiles hosted Freeport Aquin on Tuesday, October 4th and fell to the Lady Bulldogs in three by scores of 17-25, 25-23 and 25-21. Brandie Gelwicks has six ace serves and twenty three digs for Milledgeville while Jolee Parks added eighteen digs. Becka Whitmarsh also had eighteen kills for the Lady Missiles and teammate Haley McAuliffe added eight assists.

Stockton Takes Two From Lady Cougars

The Stockton Lady Blackhawks traveled to Lanark on Tuesday to face Eastland. The Lady Cougars took control of game one and finished Stockton off by a score of 25-17. Game two saw Stockton take control and go on to the 25-17 victory. In game three the two teams battled back and forth before unforced errors again hurt the Lady Cougars and allowed Stockton to take control late in the game and go on to the 25-22 win. Alex Todd had six service points and three aces for Eastland while teammate Taylor Heeren added a dozen kills and ten digs. Lady Cougar Haley Miller chipped in with twenty seven assists.

Missiles Take Two From AFC

The AFC Lady Raiders traveled to Milledgeville on Thursday, October 6th and the host Milledgeville Lady Missiles sent them home after taking the two game victory. Milledgeville won by scores of 25-15 and 25-23. Lady Missile Becka Whitmarsh recorded fifteen kills for Milledgeville and teammate Haley McAuliffe notched fifteen assists in the Milledgeville win. Milledgeville also won the fresh/soph match by the scores of 25-21 and 25-16. The Lady Missiles will travel to Lanark on Wednesday, October 12th to face the Lady Cougars at EHS.

‘Catz Take Homecoming Game

The EPC Wildcatz started strong on Friday night against the South Beloit Sobos in their homecoming contest and came away with the lopsided 42-6 victory. EPC put up fourteen first quarter points on two TD runs by back Cody Polizzi. South Beloit countered with a nine yard scoring run by Tanner Henthorn to make the score fourteen to six after one quarter.

The ‘Catz exploded for twenty eight second and third quarter points to take control of the game. A three yard run by Mikki Stichter and a four yard run by Cordell Guentner along with a one yard run by Polizzi and a third quarter score by Stichter made the final margin of victory.

Stichter led the EPC ground attack, rushing the ball eighteen times for one hundred fourteen yards with teammate Polizzi adding one hundred ten yards on just seven touches. Henthorn led the Sobos, carrying the football twenty one times for ninety four yards. EPC became a playoff automatic with the win while South Beloit was eliminated from playoff contention. The Wildcatz host the Dakota Indians on Friday evening in Lanark while the Sobos play hosts to the Polo Marcos.

(2-5,2-5) South Beloit-6-0-0-0-6

(5-1,6-1) EPC-14-20-8-0-42

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

EPC: 47 yd. run by Polizzi (2 pt. conv. failed)

EPC: 3 yd. run by Polizzi (2 pt. conv. good)

SB: 9 yd. run by Henthorn (2 pt. conv. failed)

2nd Quarter

EPC: 3 yd. run by Stichter (2 pt. conv. failed)

EPC: 4 yd. run by Guentner (2 pt. conv. failed)

EPC: 1 yd. run by Polizzi (2 pt. conv. good)

3rd Quarter

EPC: 3 yd. run by Stichter (2 pt. conv. good)

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Cardinals Dominate Thunder

Forreston ran wild on the football field on Saturday afternoon in Forreston as the Cardinals crushed the West Carroll Thunder 60-12. It didn’t seem to matter much to Forreston who carried the ball as ten different players rushed the football, amassing over five hundred yards of running offense.

Back Brian Kraft got the scoring started for Forreston with an eleven yard TD run on the Cardinals opening drive. Forreston’s Felix Romero, Adam Akins and Chris Sanders would also find the end zone in the opening quarter to put the Cardinals in control with a thirty nine to nothing first quarter lead. Forreston QB Brett Carlson found Kenyon Janicke in the second quarter for a nine yard scoring strike. The Cardinals would add runs of three and thirty three yards from Ross Williams and Tylor Henneman to complete the Forreston scoring.

The Thunder were able to crack the scoreboard in quarter three as Joe Sullivan took the ball in from one yard out. Sullivan would add another score in the fourth quarter on a twenty eight yard run. Akins led the Forreston ground game, rushing the ball five times for one hundred fifteen yards with teammate Williams adding eighty two yards on eleven carries. Sullivan led the Thunder with sixty two yards on eight carries. West Carroll hosts the Galena Pirates on Friday night in Savanna while the Forreston Cardinals travel to Pecatonica to take on the Indians.

(0-6,1-6) West Carroll-0-0-6-6-12

(5-1,6-1) Forreston-39-21-0-0-60

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

F: 11 yd. run by Kraft (kick good)

F: 9 yd run by Romero (kick failed)

F: 6 yd. run by Akins (kick good)

F: 26 yd. run by Romero (kick failed)

F: 88 yd. run by Akins (kick failed)

F: 33 yd. run by Sanders (kick good)

2nd Quarter

F: 9 yd. pass from Carlson to Janicke (kick good)

F: 3 yd. run by Williams (kick good)

F: 35 yd. run by Henneman (kick good

3rd Quarter

WC: 1 yd. run by Sullivan (2 pt. conv. failed)

WC: 28 yd. run by Sullivan (2 pt. conv. failed)

Area HS Varsity Football Scores

Oct. 7

Morrison 10 Amboy 0

Stockton 48 Milledgeville 6

Le-Win 54 Polo 0

East Dubuque 50 River Ridge 9

Dakota 38 Pecatonica 13

Galena 26 Warren 6

Fulton 34 Bureau Valley 14

Freeport Aquin 49 Durand 16

Stillman Valley 56 Rockford Lutheran 14

AFC 32 Orangeville 21

Peru St. Bede 41 Erie/Prophetstown 0

Port Byron/Riverdale 45 Ottawa Marquette 0

Sterling Newman 21 Kewanee 14

Freeport 27 Rockford Auburn 20

Oregon 14 Byron 7

Sterling 35 Geneseo 21

Ottawa 28 Dixon 7

Winnebago 48 Rock Falls 0

Varsity Football Schedule

Oct. 14

Dakota vs. EPC @ Lanark

Galena at West Carroll

River Ridge at Milledgeville

Forreston at Pecatonica

Stockton at Le-Win

Polo at South Beloit

AFC at Warren

Durand at Orangeville

East Dubuque at Freeport Aquin

Morrison at Bureau Valley

Amboy at Sterling Newman

Erie/Prophetstown at Fulton

Kewanee at Ottawa Marquette

Peru St. Bede at Port Byron/Riverdale

Oregon at Rockford Lutheran

Winnebago at Stillman Valley

Rockton Hononegah at Freeport

Sterling at Dixon

Rock Falls at Byron

Varsity Football Standings

NUIC-Northwest

1-Le-Win 7-0,7-0 PF 356 PA 41; 2-EPC 5-1,6-1 PF 218 PA 103; 3-Forreston 5-1,6-1 PF 266 PA 86; 4-Dakota 5-1.5-2 PF 241 PA 121; 5-Galena 2-4,3-4 PF 111 PA 175; 6-Pecatonica 2-4,2-5 PF 119 PA 196; 7-South Beloit 2-5,2-5 PF 125 PA 239; 8-West Carroll 0-6,1-6 PF 137 PA 320; 9-Polo 0-6,1-6 PF 58 PA 264

NUIC-Upstate

1-Stockton 7-0,7-0 PF 287 PA 32; 2-Freeport Aquin 6-0,7-0 PF 309 PA 66; 3-East Dubuque 5-1,5-2 PF 165 PA 98; 4-Durand 3-3,4-3 PF 170 PA 150; 5-Orangeville 3-3,3-4 PF 135 PA 203; 6-AFC 2-4,2-5 PF 135 PA 203; 7-Warren 1-5,1-6 PF 84 PA 216; 8-River Ridge 1-6,1-6 PF 84 PA 285; 9-Milledgeville 0-6,0-7 PF 68 PA 252

Big Rivers

1-Morrison 6-1,6-1 PF 218 PA 92; 2-Peru St. Bede 6-1,6-1 PF 212 PA 98; 3-Sterling Newman 6-1,6-1 PF 243 PA 62; 4-Port Byron/Riverdale 5-2,5-2 PF 250 PA 127; 5-Kewanee 4-3,4-3 PF 181 PA 135; 6-Amboy 3-4,3-4 PF 79 PA 110; 7-Bureau Valley 2-5,2-5 PF 125 PA 192; 8-Erie-Prophetstown 1-6,1-6 PF 46 PA 225; 9-Fulton 1-6,1-6 PF 120 PA 275; 10-Ottawa Marquette 1-6,1-6 PF 75 PA 233

WCMS Volleyball Concludes Season

The West Carroll 7th grade volleyball teams completed their 2011-1012 season last week with the Black team playing Lena on October 4th and the Green team traveling to River Ridge on October 6th. Lena bested the young Thunder in the match on Tuesday with scores of 8-21, 21-21 and 13-15. “The Thunder put up a good fight, but just couldn’t get it going,” said Coach Kari Baisden. “We didn’t have the strong serves that we usually have. In fact, only four players served more than twice in a row for all three matches. We can’t win if we can’t get our serves in. Lena is also a very good team with sound fundamentals and more height. We had a hard time defending their hits.” Leading the serving for the Green team were Hayley Guilinger, Emily Suiter, Olivia Brinkmeier and Taylor Sipe. On Thursday, the Black team traveled to River Ridge to play their seventh grade team. The Thunder won the match 21-17 and 21-8. In an additional third game, the River Ridge team edged out the Thunder by a score of 20-22. In this game, the serving was strong as usual. Leading point getters were Josi Anderson, Olivia Burton, Allisa Miner, Natalie O’Connor, Keara Hayden and Makenzie Klein. “These girls have a good start toward being really good volleyball players in high school if they keep practicing, attending summer camps, and getting stronger. I really enjoyed working with them and look forward to watching them improve next year and beyond.” Commented Coach Baisden.

Top 3 HS Golf Teams Qualify

Galena Regional

Fulton - 333

Kyle Workman-76

Evan Eissens-78

Cody Tiesman-83

Matt Dail & Gunner Decker-96

Morrison - 353

Reid Hoffman-77

Landon Nelson-90

Greg Magana-90

Colton Smith-96

West Carroll - 356

Garrett Badkte-85

Pat Fritz-88

Allen Piper-91

Nick Dickau-92

Galena - 357

Caleb Buss-80

Jake Spangler-85

Tim O’Shea-89

Hunter Muehleip-103

Le-Win - 359

Quinn Sowle-86

Nate Stone-88

Tanner Magee-92

Logan Moothart-93

Eastland/Milledgeville - 363

Casey Fritz-78

Devin Hartman-89

Seth Blair-96

Ty Hartman-100

Warren - 381

Brett Vondra-90

Cody Runkle-91

Chris Arnold-100

Dylan McKee-100

Erie - 393

Ian Bebon-86

Koby Kuhnen-93

Michael James-107

Alex Garrison-107

Riverdale - 394

Jared Richmond-79

Alex Ringberg-95

Jake Tysma-108

Bentley Sweet-112

Pearl City - 409

Connor Thompson-82

Justin Lott-105

Evan Bull-109

Ryan Peifer & Aaron Eaton-113

East Dubuque - 441

Michael Berning-92

Tyler Monahan-111

Dylan Lange-115

Chance Runde-123

Prophetstown - 481

Rivor Gage-112

Carter Ames-114

Owen Casson-127

Jake Plautz-128

River Ridge - 504

Reece Weenan-104

Alec D’Amico-117

Erin Sigauafus-135

Brian Honerbaun-148

Top 10 Individual Qualifiers

Casey Fritz (Eastland/Milledgeville) - 78

Jared Richmond (Riverdale) - 79

Caleb Buss (Galena) - 80

Connor Thompson (Pearl City) - 82

Trey Timpe (Stockton) - 82

Jake Spangler (Galena) - 85

Quinn Sowle (Le-Win) - 86

Ian Bebon (Erie) - 86

Austin Bauer (Stockton) - 87

Nate Stone (Le-Win) - 88

Bowling League Results

Women’s Wednesday Night League

October 5th

1- Pruis Upholstery 17-7

2- KJ’s Bar & Grill 17-7

3- FAT Boy’s 13-11

4- Hilltop 13-11

5- Ken Kophamer Realty 11-13

6- Goldstar FS 11-13

7- Green & Clean 8-16

8- Smith & Associates 6-18

High Individual Game

Dana nelson 222, Flay Travis 213, Deb Manninen 211, Paula Wiersema 203, Bette Wiebenga 193

High Individual Series

Dana Nelson 621, Deb Manninen 551, Flay Travis 542, Paula Wiersema 520, Deb Workman 505

Hilltop League

October 7th

1- Roger’s Roughriders 14-6

2- CAR Quest 13-7

3- FAT Boy’s 12.5-7.5

4- Hilltop 12.5-7.5

5- Nelson Electric 9-11

6- AG Express 7.5-12.5

7- Hero’s 6.5-13.5

8- Blind 5-15

High Individual Game

Daryl Schroeder 279, Mark DeSmit 278, Jeff Workman 258, Steve Tegeler 256, Shawn Swaim 235

High Individual Series

Daryl Schroeder 721, Jeff Workman 695, Shawm Swaim 671, Kevin Wiebenga 645, Ryan Renkes 639