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Schriner Returns to VB at Elmhurst

Callie Schriner of Lanark is a returning 2-year letter-winner of the 2008 Elmhurst College women's volleyball team. Schriner, a 5-9 junior outside hitter, is a nursing major. She is the daughter of Dennis and Karen Schriner of rural Lanark.

In 2007, Callie played in 32 matches, recording 220 kills, 6 assists, 419 digs, 18 service aces, and 21 blocks. She ranked third on the team in kills. The Elmhurst Bluejays finished the 2007 season with an overall record of 14-18.

"This team is really out to prove something to themselves and to their opponents," said head volleyball coach Julie Hall. "They're out to put the Elmhurst College volleyball program back on the map."

Elmhurst College, located 16 miles west of downtown Chicago, is a charter member of the CCIW (College Conference of Illinois/Wisconsin) and competes at the Division III level of the NCAA.

Milledgeville Rolls Past East Dubuque, Ends Regular Season Undefeated

MILLEDGEVILLE ­ The Milledgeville Missiles remain perfect. Milledgeville concluded the regular-season undefeated Friday night, defeating visiting East Dubuque 46-20. The Gary Hartje-coached Milledgeville team scored 24 points in the opening quarter and never trailed on its way to the convincing victory.

The Missiles held East Dubuque scoreless in the first and third quarters. Milledgeville carried an impressive 30-12 lead into halftime, outplaying the Warriors from the opening kickoff.

The Missiles led 30-0 before East Dubuque worked its way on the scoreboard for the first time.

Jake Workman paced the Milledgeville offensively unit, rushing for three touchdowns. Missile quarterback Kirk Engelkens had a hand in on two touchdowns ­ rushing for one and passing for another.

Greg Fredericks opened the scoring for Milledgeville when he escaped the East Dubuque defensive unit and score on a 12-yard run less than two minutes into the regular-season finale.

Milledgeville was a quick strike offensive unit throughout the contest. Engelkens hooked up with Kurt Landis on a 12-yard touchdown pass three minutes after the game's opening touchdown.

Numerous Milledgeville players contributed offensively. As a team, Milledgeville rushed for 346 yards via 42 carries. The Missiles rushed for five touchdowns.

East Dubuque rushed for 219 yards on 42 attempts. The Warriors picked up 112 yards through the air. East Dubuque was intercepted three times in the late-season setback.

Austin Fluhr scored for the Warriors on a 68-yard run. Drew Weber found the endzone for East Dubuque on a 16-yard scamper as the Warriors put up a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter.

Milledgeville, however, continued to dominate in the second half. The Missiles blanked East Dubuque 16-0 in the third quarter, carrying a commanding 46-12 lead into the final frame.

Workman scored on a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Missiles in the third quarter.

Wildcats Blank West Carroll

SAVANNA ­ Eastland-Pearl City scored early and often Friday night. The Wildcats set the tone early on in a pivotal road game versus rival West Carroll. Eastland-Pearl City secured its spot in the playoffs in dominating fashion, shutting out the Thunder 35-0.

On a wet field, each team's offensive unit struggled to advance the ball up the field early on. Eastland-Pearl City, however, eventually got going.

The Wildcats outscored West Carroll 14-0 in the opening quarter. Eastland-Pearl City took a 22-0 lead into halftime.

The Wildcats benefitted from one-half dozen West Carroll interceptions. The Eastland Pearl City defensive squad kept pressure on West Carroll in the key high school football regular-season finale. Eastland-Pearl City was out in front 35-0 at the end of the third quarter.

Jerime Coombes led Eastland-Pearl City on the ground, rushing 13 times for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Coombes, one of the area's most athletic high school football players, also hauled in a touchdown reception.

Through the air, Wildcat quarterback Carson Walker completed 10-of-14 passes for 138 yards and one touchdown. Tyler Zumdal hauled in one catch for a 52-yard touchdown for Eastland-Pearl City. Cole Miller caught five passes for 49 yards.

Defensively, Eastland-Pearl City held West Carroll to 214 yards of total offense. E-PC intercepted six West Carroll passes.

David Walter rushed 11 times for 46 yards in the Thunder loss. Quarterback Ethan Baisden picked up 34 yards via six carries and led West Carroll in rushing average.

Ethan Baisden completed four-of-13 passes for 69 yards. The West Carroll starting signal-caller threw five interceptions. In his lone passing attempt, Justin Ferguson was intercepted for the Thunder. Ferguson led West Carroll in receiving, grabbing four catches for 58 yards.

Tyler Stricker grabbed on catch for 11 yards in the West Carroll setback.

HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

Friday, Oct. 24

Eastland-Pearl City 35, West Carroll 0

Milledgeville 46, East Dubuque 20

Aquin 41, Durand 6

Galena 21, Polo 7

Orangeville 22, Ashton-Franklin Center 6

Dakota 18, Forreston 14

Warren 28, Pecatonica 0

Stockton 19, South Beloit 8

Freeport 40, Jefferson 8

Boylan 40, Harlem 14

Winnebago 22, Rockford Lutheran 6

Oregon 28, Stillman Valley 0

Genoa-Kingston 15, Byron 13

Dixon 18, Princeton 13

Sterling 48, East Moline 0

Interesting Tidbits from the 2008 IHSA Football Playoff Class Breakdowns

State Championship

Class 4A: 31 combined total state championships in the class

Class 2A: 5 combined total state championships in the class

Class 7A: 14 total schools have won state championships in the past

Class 2A & 5A: 5 total schools have won state championships in the past

By the Records

Class 1A has seven 9-0 teams and Class 2A has two

Class 6A has eight 8-1 teams and Class 4A has three

Class 8A has nine 7-2 teams and Class 1A has three

Class 1A has 13 6-3 teams and Class 3A has five

Class 5A has 13 5-4 teams and Class 1A has three

Carlinville (Class 3A) is the only 4-5 qualifier

Big & Small

Hebron (Alden-H.) (1A) is the smallest school competing with an enrollment of 151.

Chicago (Lane) (8A) is the largest school competing with an enrollment of 6,745.

Streaks

Geneseo is making its 33rd playoff appearance

First appearances for Chicago (C. Hope Academy) (1A), Athens [Coop] (2A), Pleasant Plains (2A), Paris (4A), Belvidere (North) (5A), Chicago (Clark) (5A), Chicago (Harlan) (6A) and Chicago (Lincoln Park) (7A)

Longest First Round Trips

261 miles - Chicago (De La Salle) at Belleville (West) (7A)

250 miles - Burbank (St. Laurence) at East St. Louis (Sr.)

232 miles - Belleville (East) at Plainfield (Central) (8A)

Shortest First Round Trips

2 miles - Wheaton (North) at Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) (7A)

2 miles - Palatine (Fremd) at Palatine (H.S.) (8A)

CLASS 1A

State Champions (any class)

3forArcola, Freeport (Aquin), and Galena (H.S.)

2 for Dakotaand Hardin (Calhoun) [Coop]

1for Alexis (United), Concord (Triopia) [Coop], Jacksonville (Routt), Kewanee (Wethersfield) [Annawan-W.], Orangeville, and Tuscola.

Class by Record

9-0: 7 teams

8-1: 6 teams

7-2: 3 teams

6-3: 13 teams

5-4: 3 teams

Big & SmallEnrollment

Big: Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.), 316

Small: Hebron (Alden-H.), 151

Veteran & Rookie

23rd playoff appearance for Galena (H.S.)

1st playoff appearance for Chicago (C. Hope Academy)

Consecutive Appearances (min. 10)

15, Tuscola; 13, Toulon (Stark County), and 11 for Dakota.

Long & Short Trips

163 miles, Cuba at Hebron (Alden-H.); 8 miles Orangeville at Dakota.

CLASS 2A

State Champions (any class)

1ea. for Casey (C.-Westfield), Elmhurst (Immac. Concept.), Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodl], Manlius (Bureau Valley), and Maroa (M.-Forsyth).

Class by Record

9-0: 2 teams

8-1: 6 teams

7-2: 7 teams

6-3: 9 teams

5-4: 8 teams

Big & SmallEnrollment

Big: Marshall 438

Small: Bushnell (B.-Prairie City) [B.-P.C]319.00

Veteran & Rookie

24th playoff appearance for Casey (C.-Westfield)

1st playoff appearances for Athens [Coop] and Pleasant Plains

Consecutive Appearances (min. 10)

12 - Auburn

10 - Lena (L.-Winslow)

Long & Short Trips

131 miles, Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) at Orion

10 miles, Warrensburg (W.-Latham) at Maroa (M.-Forsyth)

NFL Schedule

Nov 2
        

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo-noon

Detroit at Chicago-noon

Jacksonville at Cincinnati-noon

Baltimore at Cleveland-noon

Green Bay at Tennessee-noon

Arizona at St. Louis-noon

Houston at Minnesota-noon

Tampa Bay at Kansas City-noon

Miami at Denver-3:05pm

Atlanta at Oakland-3:15pm

Dallas at N.Y. Giants-3:15pm

Philadelphia at Seattle-3:15pm

New England at Indianapolis-7:15pm

Nov. 3
        

Pittsburgh at Washington-7:30pm

H.S. Football Results

Oct. 24
        

EPC-14-8-13-0-35

West Carroll-0-0-0-0-0

Scoring

1st Quarter

EPC-47 yd. pass from Walker to Zumdahl (kick failed)

EPC-35 yd. run by Coombes (2 pt. conv. good)

2nd Quarter

EPC-8 yd. run by Coombes (2 pt. conv. good)

3rd Quarter

EPC-37 yd. run by Coombes (kick good)

EPC-53 yd. run by Swalve (kick failed)

East Dubuque-0-12-0-8-20

Milledgeville-24-6-16-0-46

Scoring

1st Quarter

M-11 yd. run by Fredericks (2 pt. conv. good)

M-22 yd. pass from Engelkens to Landis (2 pt. conv. good)

M-46 yd. run by Workman (2 pt. conv. good)

2nd Quarter

M-9 yd. run by Engelkens (2 pt. conv. failed)

ED-67 yd. run by Fluhr (2 pt. conv. failed)

ED-16 yd. run by Weber (2 pt. conv. failed)

3rd Quarter

M-8 yd. run by Workman (2 pt. conv. good)

M-27 yd. run by Workman (2 pt. conv. good)

4th Quarter

ED-14 yd. run by Heinricy (2 pt. conv. good)

Area Football Scores

Oct. 24

Dakota 18 Forreston 14

Le-Win 16 Mendota 7

Warren/R. Ridge 28 Pecatonica 0

Galena 21 Polo 7

Stockton 19 South Beloit 8

Freeport Aquin 41 Durand 6

Genoa-Kingston 15 Byron 13

Oregon 28 Stillman Valley 0

Dixon 18 Princeton 13

Sterling 42 United Township 0

Streator 38 Rock Falls 24

Spring Valley Hall 36 Thomas More 18

Amboy 21 Riverdale 0

Bureau Valley 42 Ottawa Marquette 20

Morrison 27 Fulton 7

St. Newman 50 Erie- P'town 33

Freeport 40 Rockford Jefferson 8

NUIC Northwest Football Standings

1. Dakota-Conf. 7-0 Overall 9-0 2. EPC-Conf. 6-1 Overall 6-3 3. Le-Win-Conf. 5-2 Overall 7-2 4. Forreston-Conf. 3-4 Overall 5-4 5. Pecatonica-Conf. 3-4 Overall 3-6 6. West Carroll-Conf. 2-5 Overall 3-6 7. South Beloit-Conf. 1-6 Overall 1-8 8. Warren/River Ridge-Conf. 1-6 Overall 1-8

NUIC Upstate Football Standings

1. Milledgeville-Conf. 8-0 Overall 9-0 2. Galena-Conf. 7-1 Overall 8-1 3. Freeport Aquin-Conf. 5-3 Overall 6-3 4. Polo-Conf. 5-3 Overall 6-3 5. Orangeville-Conf. 5-3 Overall 5-4 6. East Dubuque-Conf. 3-5 Overall 4-5 7. AFC-Conf. 2-6 Overall 2-7 8. Stockton-Conf. 1-7 Overall 2-7 9. Durand-Conf. 0-8 Overall 0-9

First Round IHSA Football Playoffs

Oct. 31

3A

Rockford Christian at Stillman Valley-7pm

Peru St. Bede at Oregon-7pm

Nov. 1

1A

Deer Creek-Mackinaw at Milledgeville-1pm

Freeport Aquin at Galena-1pm

Orangeville at Dakota-2:30pm

Polo at Heyworth-2pm

2A

EPC at Le-Win-1pm

Elmwood-Brimfield at Bureau Valley-1:30pm

Downs (Tri Valley) at Morrison-1pm

3A

Spring Valley Hall at Amboy-1pm

Monmouth Roseville at Sterling Newman-1pm

5A

Freeport at LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)-1pm

Maple Park Kaneland at Sterling-3pm

H.S. Volleyball Results

Oct.20

Stockton 2 Pearl City 0 (25-18, 25-15)

Oct. 21

(F) Milledgeville 2 Forreston 0 (25-18, 25-12)

(F/S) Milledgeville 2 Forreston 0 (25-22, 25-20)

(V) Milledgeville 2 Forreston 1 (25-21, 26-28, 25-23)

(F) Le-Win 2 West Carroll 0 (25-12, 25-19)

(F/S) West Carroll 2 Le-Win 1 (25-12, 17-25, 25-14)

(V) Le-Win 2 West Carroll 1 (25-22, 14-25, 25-20)

Oct. 22

(F) Galena 2 West Carroll 0 (25-18, 24-21)

(F/S) West Carroll 2 Galena 0 (25-15, 25-20)

(V) Galena 2 West Carroll 1 (25-21, 10-25, 28-26)

(V) Eastland 2 Stockton 0 (25-11, 25-23)

Oct. 23

(F/S) Milledgeville 2 Freeport Aquin 0 (25-22, 25-20)

(V) Milledgeville 2 Freeport Aquin 1 (25-16, 23-25, 28-26)

(V) Le-Win 2 Pearl City 0 (25-15, 25-17)

Upstate Illini All-Conference Golf Team

1st Team

*Tyler Sendt-East Dubuque

*Drew Carroll-Eastland/Milledgeville

Austin Heinz-Dakota

Chad Bald-Freeport Aquin

Michael Johnson-Forreston

Jase Baldauf-Le-Win

Seth Cory-Le-Win

Zak Kloster-Pecatonica

Eric Jeppson-Pecatonica

2nd Team

Clayton Tittle-East Dubuque

Mike Allspaugh - Eastland/Milledgeville

Robert Lizer-Dakota

Zac Martin-Freeport Aquin

Michael Osterloo-Forreston

Zach Stephan-Pearl City

Dustin Miller-Pecatonica

Grifin Buck-Polo

Jordan Nichols-Warren

Joe Meade-West Carroll

Honorable Mention

Cory Riche-East Dubuque

Zeke Hartman - Eastland/Milledgeville

Jake Thomas - Eastland/Milledgeville

Jon Roemer-Dakota

Ben Welser-Freeport Aquin

Austin LeClere-Forreston

Carson Buss-Galena

Cameron Shere-Pecatonica

Josh Faivre-Polo

Tyler Williams-Warren

"Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame" Committee Meeting

The "Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame" committee will meet on Wednesday, November 5th at Manny's Pizza in Savanna. An attitude adjustment will be held at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting to follow. This is a very important meeting and all members are urged to attend. To RSVP or for more information, call Brian Reusch at 815-273-7757.

Congratulations Landon Lahm

For winning the PPK, (Punt, Pass, Kick). Landon won 1st place in Monroe, moved on to Janesville and won 1st place. Waiting for result to possible move on to a Green Bay game in November.

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