SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS . . .
HS Girls 1A
Basketball Regionals
At Pearl City
Monday Feb. 8
1-Forreston vs. Dakota-6pm
2-Pearl City vs. Orangeville-8pm
Wednesday Feb. 10
3-Freeport Aquin vs. game #1 winner-6pm
4-Eastland vs. game #2 winner-8pm
Friday Feb. 12
Game #3 winner vs. game #4 winner-7:30pm
At Erie
Monday Feb. 8
1-Polo vs. Prophetstown-6pm
2-AFC vs. Fulton-8pm
Wednesday Feb 10
3-Milledgeville vs. game #1 winner-6pm
4-Erie vs. game #2 winner-8pm
Friday Feb 12
5-Game #3 winner vs. game #4 winner-7:30pm
At River Ridge
Monday Feb. 8
1-Galena vs. Warren-6pm
2-Stockton vs. East Dubuque-8pm
Wednesday Feb 10
3-River Ridge vs. game #1 winner-6pm
4-Le-Win vs. game #2 winner-8pm
Friday Feb. 12
5-Game #3 winner vs. game #4 winner-7:30pm
HS Girls 2A Basketball Regionals
At Port Byron-Riverdale
Monday Feb 8
1-Morrison vs. West Carroll-7:30pm
Wednesday Feb 10
2-Port Byron/Riverdale vs. game #1 winner-6pm
3-Sterling Newman vs. Rock Falls-8pm
Friday Feb 12
4-Game #2 winner vs. game #3 winner-7:30pm
HS Basketball Schedule
Feb 3
(B) Sterling Newman at Milledgeville
(B) Stockton at West Carroll
Feb 4
(G) Morrison at Kewanee Wethersfield
Feb 5
(G) Milledgeville at Orangeville
(G) Galena at Eastland
(G) Le-Win at West Carroll
(B) West Carroll at Pearl City
(G) Pearl City at Stockton
(B) Erie at Morrison
Feb. 6
(B) AFC at Milledgeville
(B) Eastland at Le-Win
(B) West Carroll at Pearl City
(B) Kewanee at Morrison
Girls Basketball
Jan. 25
Missiles Roll Over Broncos
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Milledgeville wasted little time taking control on the court Monday evening at MHS, rolling over the Orangeville Broncos 51-22. The Missiles took a seven point lead into the second quarter 15-8.
They held the Broncos to just two second quarter points and took a thirty three to ten lead into the locker room at halftime. The Broncos were held to single digit scoring in every quarter as Milledgeville took a six point second half advantage, outscoring Orangeville eighteen to twelve to make the final margin of victory.
Keali Engelkens and Brianna Herin shared scoring honors for Milledgeville, each tossing in eleven points.
Orangeville-8-2-7-5-22
Milledgeville-15-18-10-8-51
Orangeville: Boals 7 3-5 17; Rote 1 0-3 3; Temple 0 2-2 2
Milledgeville: DawTyne 4 0-2 8; Engelkens 2 7-12 11; A. Herin 2 1-2 5; B. Herin 4 3-7 11; Kent 3 0-1 6; Knutti 3 0-2 6; Wagenknecht 1 2-4 4
3 Point Field Goals: Orangeville: 1 (Rote)
Fouled Out: Orangeville: 1 (Ostendorf)
Cougars Edge Rock Falls
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
In a game that was close the whole contest the Eastland Cougars pulled out a five point win against the Rock Falls Rockets 53-48.
Eastland held a slim 13-8 lead after one quarter. By the halftime buzzer the Rockets had cut that lead to two 26-24. Eastland extended their lead to nine points 42-33 to start the fourth quarter but the Rockets could manage to get no closer than five points.
Taylor Ruter paced the Cougars scoring nineteen points with Courtney Blair adding seventeen.
Rock Falls-8-16-9-15-48
Eastland-13-13-16-11-53
Rock Falls: Chesack 3 1-1 7; Giddings 1 3-3 5; Holcomb 1 0-0 2; Last 4 2-3 13; Mammosser 1 0-2 2; Nailor 8 1-4 19
Eastland: Blair 4 9-11 17; Borota 3 1-2 9; Feltmeyer 0 1-2 1; Olson 2 1-4 5; Ruter 6 3-6 19; Weber 1 0-0 2
3 Point Field Goals: Rock Falls: 5 (Last 3, Nailor 2)
Eastland: 6 (Ruter 4, Borota 2)
Fouled Out: None
F/S Score: Rock Falls 42 Eastland 26
Jan 26
Prophets Derail Thunder
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Prophetstown used a big second half to defeat West Carroll Tuesday night in Prophetstown 44-28. The Prophets held a five point first quarter lead and extended it to seven points by the half.
Prophetstown came out after the break on fire, outscoring the Thunder fifteen to six after three to open up the thirty four to eighteen lead. They put ten more on the scoreboard in the fourth frame to make the final margin of victory.
Becca Fritz scored ten points for the Thunder with Sophi Morhardt adding six. West Carroll head coach Travis Findlay said, “We played really well defensively in the first half but didn’t shoot well. We came out in the third and made a run that was the difference in the game. Becca Fritz was great tonight. She played a new position and played it really well.”
West Carroll-9-3-6-10-28
Prophetstown-14-5-15-10-44
West Carroll: Cook 2 0-0 5; Ka. Durward 1 1-2 3; Fritz 4 2-2 10; Handel 1 0-0 2; Lucas 1 0-0 2; Morhardt 2 1-2 6
P’town: Dessing 2 1-2 5; Duffy 1 0-0 2; S. Medrano 3 0-0 6; Patton 2 0-0 4; Sigel 3 0-0 6; Stafford 6 0-0 12; West 3 0-1 6; Wetzell 1 0-0 3
3 Point Field Goals: West Carroll: 2 (Cook1, Morhardt 1)
Prophetstown: 1 (Wetzell)
Fouled Out: West Carroll: 1 (Ka. Durward)
Jan 27
Milledgeville Handles Lady Bulldogs
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Milledgeville grabbed a big lead in the first quarter of their game with Durand on Wednesday night at MHS and rolled over the Lady Bulldogs 54-25. The Missiles took a sixteen point advantage into period number two and never looked back.
Durand just couldn’t seem to manage any offense only putting double digits on the scoreboard in the final frame. Meanwhile the Missiles scored in double figures in all but the second quarter to come away with the big win.
Brianna Herin was one of four Milledgeville players to score in double figures, pouring in sixteen points while Alexis DawTyne and Andrea Herin each added a dozen. Sydney French put twelve on the scoreboard for Durand in a losing effort.
Durand-5-5-4-11-25
Milledgeville-21-9-13-11-54
Durand: Derus 1 0-0 3; D. French 2 3-6 7; S. French 4 1-2 10; Lund 1 0-0 2; Manning 1 1-2 3
Milledgeville: DawTyne 6 0-0 12; Engelkens 3 4-5 10; Gelwicks 1 0-0 2; A. Herin 4 3-6 12; B. Herin 5 2-2 16; Knutti 1 0-0 2
3 Point Field Goals: Durand: 2 (Derus 1, S. French 1)
Milledgeville: 5 (B. Herin 4, A. Herin 1)
Fouled Out: None
Jan. 28
Amboy Rolls Over Morrison
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
The Morrison girl’s team kept the game close for one half against Amboy on Thursday night. However, they managed only seven second half points, falling to the Clippers 41-24. They trailed at the half by just two points but scored just three points in the third and four in the fourth. Erin Carney led Morrison with eight points
Amboy-9-10-9-13-41
Morrison-10-7-3-4-24
Amboy: Contreras 1 0-0 2; Corcoran 2 0-0 4; Dodd 0 1-2 1; Liebing 6 0-0 12; Nauman 3 7-7 13; C. Olson 3 0-0 7; K. Olson 0 2-2 2
Morrison: Bush 1 0-0 2; Carney 3 2-6 8; Fuller 0 1-2 1; McBride 2 0-1 4; Stralow 1 3-3 5; Sumption 1 1-2 3; Wiersema 0 1-2 1
3 Point Field Goals: Amboy: 1 (C. Olson)
Fouled Out: None
Wolves Beat Le-Win
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Despite both teams getting off to a slow start, Pearl City managed to have just enough to outlast Le-Win 34-29 In Pearl City Thursday evening. Each team managed to put just three points on the scoreboard after one period. The Wolves scored an even dozen in the second while holding the Panthers to only two points.
Pearl City scored nineteen in the second half while Le-Win tacked on twenty four to make the final outcome. Codie Buss led the victorious Pearl City squad, scoring twelve points.
Le-Win-3-2-6-18-29
Pearl City-3-12-7-12-34
Le-Win: Jensen 2 1-2 6; Keefer 0 4-4 4; Parks 0 3-4 3; Shumaker 4 3-4 11; Standke 1 0-0 3; Yeager 1 0-0 2
Pearl City: Buss 4 2-3 12; Kluck 2 1-2 5; Koning 2 3-4 7; Kurth 1 0-0 3; Scott 1 0-0 2; Strohecker 2 1-2 5
3 Point Field Goals: Le-Win: 2 (Jensen 1, Standke 1)
Pearl City: 3 (Buss 2, Kurth 1)
Fouled Out: None
Jan. 30
Eastland Edges Pearl City
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
 Pearl City’s Danielle Koning (#30) puts up a jump shot during Saturday night basketball action in Lanark. Danielle scored thirteen points, including six in the fourth as Eastland slipped past the Wolves 45-44. (PA photo/Craig Lang) |
Despite being down most of the game, the Cougars had just enough at the right time to edge the Pearl City girls Saturday night at EHS 45-44. The win keeps Eastland’s hopes for a conference crown alive. They must win out against Le-Win and Galena.
The Cougars led Pearl City after one frame eleven to six. Pearl City came roaring back in the second period, outscoring Eastland seventeen to five, to take the twenty three to sixteen lead. Pearl City led the entire third quarter but the Cougars kept chipping away with Logan Feltmeyer banking in a three pointer as the third quarter buzzer sounded. With less than a minute to play Annie Borota hit the three pointer that would put Eastland ahead to stay.
Courtney Blair led Eastland with eleven points while Logan Feltmeyer added ten. Gwen Scott led Pearl City with fourteen points and Danielle Koning scored thirteen.
Pearl City-6-17-10-11-44
Eastland-11-5-16-13-45
Pearl City: Buss 1 0-1 3; Kluck 3 3-5 9; Koning 4 5-7 13; Kurth 2 0-2 5; Scott 7 0-0 14
Eastland: Bissell 1 0-0 3; Blair 3 5-8 11; Borota 3 0-0 8; Feltmeyer 4 1-1 10; Kniss 2 0-0 4; Ruter 3 2-2 9
3 Point Field Goals: Pearl City: 2 (Buss 1, Kurth 1)
Eastland: 5 (Borota 2, Bissell 1, Feltmeyer 1, Ruter 1)
Fouled Out: Eastland: 1 (Olson)
 Eastland’s Kerby Kniss (#11) puts up a shot as Pearl City’s Kodie Buss (#14) defends. Kerby scored four points in the Cougars one point victory. (PA photo/Craig Lang) |
F/S Score: Eastland 45 Pearl City 17
Stockton Over West Carroll
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
The Blackhawks used a big second half to widen the distance between themselves and West Carroll on Saturday night in Savanna and rolled to the 56-41 win. West Carroll led by four after the first quarter 12-8. A slow scoring second quarter for West Carroll saw them trail by three at the half 21-18. Stockton put thirty five points on the scoreboard in the second half while holding West Carroll to twenty three to make the final margin of victory.
Kara Durward led West Carroll scoring sixteen points. Thunder head coach Travis Findlay said, “Our post players were outstanding tonight. Stockton made a run in the third with some great outside shooting. We need to have more intensity on defense leading up to the regionals.”
Stockton-8-13-20-15-56
West Carroll-12-6-12-11-41
Stockton: Brunner 7 4-6 18; Kupersmith 1 0-0 2; Magee 7 1-2 15; Schamberger 1 0-0 2; Schulz 7 2-2 17; Werkheiser 1 0-1 2
West Carroll: Ka. Durward 5 6-8 16; Fritz 5 0-0 10; Handel 2 0-0 5; Lucas 4 0-0 8; Morhardt 1 0-0 2
3 Point Field Goals: Stockton: 1 (Schulz)
West Carroll: 1 (Handel)
Boys Basketball
Jan. 26
Morrison Slips By Sterling Newman
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Despite trailing at the half by three points, the Mustangs used a big second half to escape with a victory at home 56-52. Morrison outscored the Comets thirty two to twenty five in the second half to take the win.
After putting twenty one on the board in the first frame, the Comets managed to score only thirty one points the rest of the contest. Travis McBride led the Mustangs with sixteen points and eleven rebounds while teammates Patrick Wagenecht and Kyle Janssen scored fifteen and thirteen points respectively. Eric Farringer led Sterling Newman with fourteen with Julian Manis adding twelve points. The victory improved Morrison’s record to 13-9, 6-2 in conference while Newman drops to 13-7 overall and 6-2 in conference.
Sterling Newman-21-6-16-9-52
Morrison-15-9-19-13-56
Sterling Newman: DeWitt 1 0-2 2; Farringer 5 3-4 14; Gassman 0 2-2 2; Hanlon 3 0-0 6; Manis 6 0-2 12; Quick 2 0-0 5; S. Wilson 3 0-3 7; T. Wilson 1 2-2 4
Morrison: Burn 3 2-4 8; Cook 1 2-2 4; Janssen 4 3-4 13; McBride 5 6-8 16; Wagenecht 5 4-8 15
3 Point Field Goals: Sterling Newman: 3 (Farringer 1, Quick 1, S. Wilson 1)
Morrison: 3 (Janssen 2, Wagenecht 1)
Fouled Out: None
F/S Score: Sterling Newman 63 Morrison 60 (OT)
Freeport Aquin Rolls Over Milledgeville
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
It was a tale of two quarters in Freeport Tuesday evening for the Aquin and Milledgeville boys basketball teams. Fortunately, for Freeport Aquin they played best in the last quarter to take the 67-45 victory over the Missiles.
Milledgeville held a slim two point lead after the first quarter but Aquin stormed back to take the lead after a nineteen to eight scoring advantage in the second period. Milledgeville took a slight edge in scoring with an eleven to ten point third quarter. Freeport outscored the Missiles twenty to six in the final period to take the lopsided win.
Lucus Diemer led the Bulldogs with fifteen points while Noah Diemer chipped in with twelve. Carrigan Hunter and Dillon Eich paced the Missiles with eleven points apiece.
Milledgeville-20-8-11-6-45
Freeport Aquin-18-19-10-20-67
Milledgeville: Eich 4 0-0 11; Feltenz 1 0-0 2; Hunter 4 2-4 11; Landis 1 2-2 4; Neubauer 3 3-4 9; Peters 2 3-6 7; Silvius 0 1-3 1
Aquin: Altfillisch 4 0-0 8; Awender 1 0-0 2; A. Curry 0 4-4 4; N. Diemer 4 3-4 12; L. Diemer 4 5-6 15; Gogel 1 0-0 2; Hauser 0 2-4 2; Martin 5 0-0 10; Schmelzle 2 0-0 5; Zurevel 3 1-2 7
3 Point Field Goals: Milledgeville: 4 (Eich 3, Hunter 1)
Freeport Aquin: 4 (L. Diemer 2, N. Diemer 1, Schmelzle 1)
Fouled Out: None
Jan 27
Forreston Wins Big Over The Missiles
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
The Cardinals used a big first quarter to get Milledgeville down early and rolled to the thirty eight point 62-24 victory Wednesday night in Forreston. The Cardinals held Milledgeville to just three first quarter points while piling up fourteen of their own. They extended their lead with a nineteen point second quarter to go in at the half up thirty three to fourteen.
The Missiles managed only ten second half points as the Cardinals seemed to have an answer for everything Milledgeville threw at them. Keegan Neubauer and Carrigan Hunter each scored six points for the Missiles in a losing effort.
Milledgeville-3-11-4-6-24
Forreston-14-19-16-13-62
Milledgeville: Eich 1 0-0 3; Feltenz 0 1-2 1; Hunter 3 0-0 6; Kness 1 0-0 2; Neubauer 3 0-1 6; Silvius 0 2-2 2; Wagenknecht 1 2-4 4
Forreston: Bagley 2 0-0 4; Drake 1 0-0 2; Gors 1 0-0 2; Johnson 2 0-0 5; Kubly 2 0-0 4; Michael 10 0-1 20; Moring 2 1-1 7; Nelson 1 0-0 3; Osterloo 1 0-0 2; Scott 2 2-2 6; Stukenberg 1 0-0 2; Watkin 1 2-2 5
3 Point Field Goals: Milledgeville: 1 (Eich)
Forreston: 5 (Moring 2, Johnson 1, Nelson 1, Watkin 1)
Fouled Out: None
Jan. 29
Mustangs Edge Steamers
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Tied at twenty one at the halftime intermission, Morrison came out and gave a good effort in the second half to take the six point 54-48 victory over Fulton. Morrison led by as much as a dozen with two and a half minutes to play but Fulton would not go down easily.
Tyler Renkes led the Steamers with seventeen points and Nathan Fish added thirteen. Kyle Janssen led the Mustangs with nineteen and Travis McBride added ten points.
Fulton-9-12-9-18-48
Morrison-13-8-16-17-54
Fulton: Fish 5 0-0 13; Hutton 2 2-2 6; E. Renkes 1 2-2 4; T. Renkes 5 4-4 17; Tomman 2 0-0 4; Wherry 2 0-0 4
Morrison: Burn 3 0-0 8; Cook 4 0-0 8; Janssen 9 1-5 19; McBride 4 2-2 10; Wagenecht 4 0-1 9
3 Point Field Goals: Fulton: 6 (Fish 3, T. Renkes 3)
Morrison: 3 (Burn 2, Wagenecht 1)
Fouled Out: None
West Carroll Trounces Warren
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
The Thunder used a huge first half to build a big lead on the Warriors and cruised to the 73-50 win in Warren on Friday night. West Carroll took a twelve point lead into the second quarter and built that lead to nineteen at the halftime break.
Warren gained a slight second half advantage but it was too little too late as the Thunder rolled to the victory. West Carroll used a balanced scoring attack, with four different player cracking double figures in scoring.
Nate Law led West Carroll, pouring in twenty points. Brady Edwards added fourteen for the Thunder. West Carroll head coach Josh Knuth said, “We had a good balanced scoring night. When we executed we were able to get some good shots. Our defense was okay but we still have a lot of room for improvement there. We have to continue to work on our team defense, moving our feet and taking care of the basketball in order to get where we want to be.”
West Carroll-25-19-18-11-73
Warren-13-10-6-21-50
West Carroll: Brashaw 5 0-0 13; Edwards 7 0-3 14; Ferguson 2 0-0 4; Getz 3 0-0 7; Law 7 6-9 20; Naples 5 0-0 12; Sullivan 0 3-4 3
Warren: Calow 6 2-4 14; Cox 2 2-5 6; Dawson 0 1-2 1; Nichols 2 2-4 7; Schubert 3 0-0 8; Sperry 2 0-0 6; Williams 3 2-2 8
3 Point Field Goals: West Carroll: 6 (Brashaw 3, Naples 2, Getz 1)
Warren: 5 (Schubert 2, Sperry 2, Nichols 1)
Fouled Out: Warren: 1 (Calow)
Sobos Handle Missiles Easily
By Craig Lang
Prairie Advocate Sports
Milledgeville traveled to South Beloit on Friday night and came home on the short end of a 77-55 victory by South Beloit. The Sobos jumped out to a twenty one point first quarter lead and extended that lead to thirty at the half 49-19. The Missiles clawed their way back to take the third but the damage was done and the rout was on.
Kurt Landis paced the Missiles with twenty three points in a losing effort. Teammate Keegan Neubauer added sixteen.
Milledgeville-11-8-22-14-55
South Beloit-32-17-11-17-77
Milledgeville: Feltenz 1 0-0 2; Hunter 1 1-2 3; Kness 0 1-2 1; Landis 9 5-9 23; Neubauer 5 6-10 16; Peters 2 4-6 8; Wagenknecht 1 0-0 2
South Beloit: Friar 8 3-4 22; Hill 2 0-0 6; Kinney 0 1-2 1; Nelson 2 0-0 4; Pagano 2 0-2 4; Robinson 3 1-2 7; Saxton 0 2-2 2; White 4 0-0 9; Williams 6 4-6 20; Woods 1 0-0 2
3 Point Field Goals: South Beloit: 10 (Williams 4, Woods 3, Hill 2, White 1)
HS Wresting Results
Jan. 26
Stillman Valley 60 West Carroll 6
Morrison 38 West Carroll 36
West Carroll Wrestling Regional
Class 1A Boy’s Wrestling Regionals will be hosted by West Carroll at the High School in Savanna Saturday, February 6th. Teams competing will be Byron, Dakota, Fulton, Le-Win, Oregon, Polo, Stillman Valley and West Carroll. The first session will start at 9:00 a.m. with the 2nd session following at 12:00 noon. All tickets will be $6.00 for the day. Concessions will be available.
IHSA Releases Results Of Fall Performance Enhancing Drug Testing
The Illinois High School Association has compiled its Performance Enhancing Drug Testing Program for the fall of 2009. There were zero positive test results among the 141 tests conducted by the Association during the fall sports seasons. Of the 141 student-athletes tested, 117 student-athletes were tested for anabolic steroids and 24 student-athletes were tested for stimulants.
“We had intended to release the results of our fall drug testing at a later date,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman, “But felt compelled to distribute it immediately to address a proliferation of false and damaging rumors about the test results of Class 8A football state champion Maine South. It is truly unfortunate that these rumors have persisted. It is our hope that these groundless accusations will not diminish the outstanding accomplishments of Maine South High School, its football coaching staff and its players.”
