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Highland Names New Head Coach

Highland Community College officials announced today that after a review of the pool of applicants for the head men’s basketball coaching position, the decision was made to select last year’s assistant coach, Zac Roman, as the new head men’s basketball coach of the Highland Cougars.

Roman will take the reigns from interim head coach, Ronnie Dean, who is leaving to take a full-time position as head assistant at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, IA.

“After evaluating the pool of applicants, Zac’s background and coaching experience made him the obvious choice to continue the winning tradition of the Cougar men’s basketball team,” said athletic director, Pete Norman. “Zac is a firm believer that the team members are students first and athletes second. People who have had contact with Zac this past year both in and out of the basketball arena recognize that he is a quality individual and we look forward to him leading the Cougars,” added Norman.

According to Highland President Joe Kanosky, “Zac is very qualified to fill this position for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is having served as Ronnie Dean’s head assistant this past year.”

A graduate of Wichita State, Roman served as head assistant coach at Johnson County Community College from 2003 to 2006, serving as interim head coach over the final three months of the 2006-07 season. Roman guided the Cavaliers to a Region VI championship, District 10 championship and a berth in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament. In addition, he was named NJCAA District 10 Coach of the Year.

Prior to Coming to Highland this past October, Roman served as acting head coach for Southeast Missouri State University.

“I worked with Ronnie Dean while at Southeast Missouri State,” said Roman.  “When he called to ask me to come to Highland as his assistant, I was excited. I was well aware of the tradition of HCC basketball and all that Pete (Norman) has done here. The program is well respected across the nation, it’s just the kind of thing you want to be associated with.”

Roman is looking forward to the upcoming season. “We have got the nucleus coming back that will give us the chance to be very competitive,” he said. “Are goals are the same as this past year – to win our conference, win our region and have a shot a getting to the National Tournament by winning the District.”

Baseball Results

Warren/Stockton Over West Carroll

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Hitting and errors proved to be the undoing for the Thunder in a seven to two loss on Monday afternoon. West Carroll managed only three hits and made two errors in the loss.

Warren/Stockton pounded out a dozen hits while placing seven runs on the board. Tyler Brashaw took the loss on the hill for West Carroll who dropped to four and six overall and zero and three in the NUIC.

Head coach Kamper said, “We are not hitting well. We are striking out swinging at too many bad pitches. We are back to making costly errors and we just aren’t playing well. It just seems we can’t catch a break.”

Warren/Stockton-3-1-0-3-0-0-0-7-12-0

(4-6,0-3)West Carroll-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-2-3-2

LP: Brashaw

Thunder Pound Pirates

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Despite being down by three runs after the first inning, West Carroll battled back with five runs in the third and five more in the sixth to come away with the thirteen to six victory over Galena. Evan Williams picked up the pitching win for West Carroll, going six and two thirds innings. Joe Dykstra had a double and two singles and four runs batted in and Trey Enloe had two base hits and four runs batted in.

Coach Kamper commented, “We played well enough to win this game. We took advantage of the opportunities we got. We had more hits in this game than out last four combined. Evan pitched a good six and two thirds to get us the win.”

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(5-6,1-3) West Carroll-0-0-5-0-3-5-0-13-11-4

WP: Williams

Le-Win Edges Thunder

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

The Thunder took an early one to nothing lead but the Panthers stormed back scoring seven runs in the second to take the seven to three win. Adam Ferguson took the pitching loss for West Carroll, giving up all seven runs in five innings of work. Tripper Carey had a double for the Thunder and Trey Enloe added and single and double.

Coach Kamper said, “Bottom of the second, first guy routine fly ball to center dropped, second hitter grounder through first baseman’s legs, third hitter grounder to second base and for some unknown reason we tried to go to third with it. Instead of getting the third out, we got nobody and they score seven unearned runs. We can’t win many games spotting a seven run lead.”

(5-7,1-4) West Carroll-1-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-3

Le-Win-0-7-0-0-0-0-0-7-6-0

LP: Ferguson

Baseball Scores

April 12

Pearl City 6 Galena 1

April 13

Le-Win 11 Pearl City 5

Softball Results

April 12

Eastland Takes A Pair From Scales Mound/River Ridge

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

The Cougars hosted SM/RR and took both ends of the double header winning game one three to two and the second game one to nothing. Marissa Harris took the pitching win for Eastland in game one going the distance allowing only three hits and one walk while striking out fifteen. Bricelynn Myers took the game two victory going the distance and giving up only three hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Megan Bunyer had a triple in game one and her rbi single in game two brought in Karoline Kniss with the winning tally.

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(4/5,3-0) Eastland-1-0-2-0-0-0-0-3-7-0

WP: Harris (3-3)

SM/RR-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0

(5-5,4-0) Eastland-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-5-1

WP: Myers (2-2)

Thunder Outslug Stockton

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

West Carroll pounded out seven hits while Kim Durward limited Stockton hitters to just two as West Carroll took Stockton seven to one. Kim went all seven innings walking four hitters while striking out five. Chelsey Sipe and Sophi Morhardt had triples for West Carroll.

West Carroll head coach Don Mathey commented, “We had a great second and third innings offensively. Kim Durward threw a two hitter and the whole defense played very well. Lots of communication.”

(6-11,3-2) West Carroll-0-3-1-0-0-0-0-4-7-2

(2-7,0-2) Stockton-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-2-2

WP: Durward (5-4)

LP: Werkheiser (1-6)

3B: West Carroll: (Morhardt, Sipe)

April 14

Milledgeville/Polo Beats Erie/P’town

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Despite being down three to two after four innings, M/P erupted for nine runs in the final three innings to take the eleven to three win. M/P pounded out nine hits with Emily Bush having a pair of doubles and three runs batted in, while teammates Brianna Herin adding a single, triple a two rbi’s and Andrea Herin a single and double.

Keali Engelkens picked up the pitching win going seven innings and walking none while striking out seven batters.

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M/P-1-0-1-0-6-3-0-11-9-4

WP: Engelkens

LP: Huizenga

2B; E/P: (Graham, Ryan)

M/P: Bush 2, A. Herin)

3B: M/P: B. Herin

Cougars Edge Durand

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Being down four to two after three innings, Eastland put four runs on the scoreboard in the fourth to pull out the seven to five victory. Bricelynn Myers pitched six and a third innings to pick up the win with Marissa Harris notching the save. Megan Bunyer went three for four at the plate with Taylor Ruter and Bricelynn getting runs batted in.

(7-5,4-0) Eastland-1-1-0-4-0-0-1-7-9-0

Durand-4-0-0-0-0-0-1-5-9-2

WP: Myers

LP: Scott

2B: Eastland: (Bunyer, Kniss, Larak)

Thunder Wins Slug Fest

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

West Carroll traveled to Galena and prevailed in a game that produced a combined twenty four runs and twenty seven hits. The Thunder were able to come away with the thirteen to eleven victory.

Pitcher Kim Durward took the pitching victory for West Carroll going five innings and giving up eight runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out four. Morgan Smiley came on for West Carroll to pitch the final two frames. Taylor Cole and Chelsey Sipe had a double and triple apiece for West Carroll.

Coach Mathey said, “It was a real slug fest as the wind was blowing out. We made a couple of comebacks from three to nothing and eleven to eight.”

(7-11,4-2)West Carroll-0-3-3-2-2-1-0-13-13-3

(2-9,0-5) Galena-0-3-1-0-7-0-0-11-13-4

WP: Durward (6-4)

LP: Beadle (1-3)

2B: West Carroll: (cole, Sipe)

Galena: (Lewis)

3B: West Carroll: (Cole, Sipe)

Galena: (Valdes 2, Heitkamp, Handley, Decker)

April 15

Eastland Pounds Galena In Double Header

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

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Eastland Cougar pitcher Cameron Geerts delivers a pitch during the early innings of Friday’s game against the Galena Pirates at EHS. No stats were sent on this game as far as the outcome. (PA photo/Craig Lang)

In a game shortened to five innings because of the ten run mercy rule, Eastland took the twelve to nothing victory over Galena. Eastland pitcher Marissa Harris threw a no hitter going the distance, walking one Galena batter while fanning eight.

The Eastland squad also won the second game twelve to nothing with Harris throwing another no hitter, walking a single batter while striking out eight. The Cougars hammered out eighteen hits in the double header. Megan Bunyer had a triple in each game going three for four at the plate in the second game.

Eastland improved their record to seven and five overall and five and nothing in the NUIC.

(6-5,4-0) Eastland-4-0-8-0-X-12-7-0

Galena-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1

WP: Harris

3B: Eastland: (Bunyer)

(7-5,5-0) Eastland-0-1-0-4-2-5-12-11-2

Galena-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

WP: Harris

3B: Eastland: (Bunyer)

 

 

 

M’ville/Polo Clobbers AFC


By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

Milledgeville/Polo scored five runs in the top of the first and cruised to the easy fifteen to three win over AFC. M/P pounded out fourteen hits with Katelyn Grovbe having three base hit and four runs batted in.

Emily Bush had a single and a pair of doubles and teammate Ashley White knocked in three runs for M/P. Keali Engelkens picked up the pitching victory going five innings walking one while striking out nine. Logan Burnette took the loss for AFC. M/P took the second game eleven to nothing with Emily Bush pitching the five inning no hitter.

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AFC-0-1-0-2-0-3-3-3

WP: Engelkens

LP: Burnette

2B: M/P: (Bush 2, A. Herin, Engelkens)

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AFC-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2

WP: Bush

LP: Burnette

2B: M/P: Grobe 2, Bush)

West Carroll Splits With Le-Win

By Craig Lang

Prairie Advocate Sports

The Thunder split a pair with the Panthers, winning game one three to nothing while dropping the second game seven to four. Kin Durward picked up the pitching win in game one giving up four hits and walking two while striking out seven Le-Win hitters. Kayla Goebli took the loss for the Panthers. Sophi Morhardt went three for four at the plate with teammate Tygan Cole going two for three. Durward took the loss in the second game with Goebli picking up the win.

Of game one Coach Don Mathey commented, “Kin Durward pitched an excellent game and our defense was almosy flawless. We earned our runs by great offensive execution. A good win for our club.” Of game two he said, “Le-Win did a better job taking advantage of their opportunities than we did. Goebli did a better job of hitting the corners in this game. We got up three to nothing but could not keep up the intensity to put them away early. Two good ball games by our team.”\

(8-11,5-2) West Carroll-1-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-8-1

(8-8,4-1) Le-Win-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2

WP: Durward (7-4)

LP: Goebli

2B: Le-Win: Keefer)

(8-12,5-3) West Carroll-3-0-0-0-0-0-1-4-8-3

(9-8,5-1) Le-Win-0-2-0-1-3-1-0-7-5-2

WP: Goebli

LP: Durward (7-5)

2B: WC: (Morhardt)

3B: LW: (Homan)

Softball Scores

April 13

Pearl City 6 Galena 5

April 15

Stockton 5 Pearl City 4

Baseball & Softball Schedule

April 21

(SB) Morrison at Forreston

April 22

(SB) East Dubuque at West Carroll

(BB) West Carroll at Galena

(SB) Eastland at Stockton

(SB) Le-Win at Pearl City

(SB) Rock Island Alleman at Morrison

April 23

(SB) M’ville/Polo at Orangeville

(BB) M/P at AFC

(BB) West Carroll at Eastland

(BB) Marengo at Pearl City (DH)

(SB) East Dubuque at Pearl City

(BB) Sterling Newman at Morrison

(SB) Sterling Newman at Morrison

April 24

(SB) South Beloit at M/P (DH)

(BB) M/P at South Beloit (DH)

April 26

(BB) M/P at Orangeville

(SB) Stockton at West Carroll

(BB) West Carroll vs River Ridge in Clinton

(SB) Freeport Aquin at Eastland

(BB) East Dubuque at Eastland

(BB) Pearl City at Warren/Stockton

(BB) Morrison at Erie/P’town

(SB) Morrison at Erie/P’town

Track Results

April 12-Girls

1-M’ville/Eastland: 127

2-Pearl City: 115

3-Forreston: 100

4-West Carroll: 91

5-Dakota: 59

6-AFC: 28

April 13

Fulton Relays

1-Sharrard: 92

2-Erie/P’town: 77

3-Camanche: 41

4-Sterling Newman: 36

5-Amboy: 32

6-Galena: 30

7-Fulton: 20

8-Morrison: 20

9-Riverdale: 19

10- M’ville/Eastland: 18

11-West Carroll: 16

12-Rockridge: 3

April 15

Pentangular at Rock Falls-Girls

1-Rock Falls: 123

2-West Carroll: 82

3-Mendota: 67

4-Fulton: 61

5-Erie/P’town: 26

Pentagular at Rock Falls-Boys

1-Rock Falls: 179

2-Mendota: 90

3-Fulton: 57

4-West Carroll: 35

5-Erie/P’town: 10

April 16

6 teams meet at Pecatonica-Girls

1-Le-Win: 192

2-Pearl City: 110

3-Pec-Durand: 96

4-West Carroll: 74

5-Polo: 68

6-Freeport Aquin: 0

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