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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Eastland Sweeps Scales Mound/River Ridge

Eastland defeated visiting Scales Mound/River Ridge in a doubleheader Thursday. The Cougars won 10-7 and 6-2.

Bricelynn Myers and Marissa Harris carried the biggest offensive load for Coach Whittney Zumdahl's Eastland team in the doubleheader. Myers and Harris were each strong from the circle, thriving out of their familiar pitching positions in the twinbill.

Eastland rolled early on in the opening game, scoring four runs in the first inning and one apiece in the second, third and fourth frames.

Scales Mound/River Ridge owned a brief lead in the third inning after plating six runs. The visiting team, however, couldn't maintain its momentum.

Myers sat down 14 of the last 15 batters she faced in the doubleheader opener. She finished with six strikeouts.

Harris recorded 10 strikeouts for Eastland in the second game.

Darcy Steffes suffered a pitching loss for River Ridge/Scales Mound in each game of the doubleheader.

Harris was the offensive leader for Eastland in the doubleheader as she reached base in all eight of her plate appearances during the doubleheader. She collected six hits and scored five times.

Myers had two hits and scored five runs as she reached base on six different occasions.

Engelkens Nearly Perfect as M'ville/Polo Blanks Durand/Pec

Milledgeville/Polo pitcher Keali Engelkens was at the top of her game Friday when the Missiles pounded host Durand/Pecatonica 16-0 in five innings. Engelkens tossed a no-hitter and almost recorded a perfect game as Milledgeville/Polo won impressively.

Six different Milledgeville/Polo players produced multiple hits. The Missiles scored early and often en route to the win over Durand/Pecatonica.

At Stockton, the host Blackhawks picked up a 3-1 win over East Dubuque. Pitcher Morgan Werkheiser tossed the complete game for Stockton.

Jennifer Schlichting paced Stockton at the plate with a 2-for-3 hitting performance.

Orangeville
Blanks Pearl City

In another area high school softball game, Orangeville blanked Pearl City 11-0 in six innings.

Abby Lillge earned her sixth win of the season as Orangeville defeated Pearl City.

Lillge was strong from the mound, striking out eight batters while giving up just four hits and walking one batter.

Offensive leaders for Orangeville were Lillge and Katie Boals with three hits apiece. Lillge also drove in three runs.

Orangeville moved to 14-1 after securing the win.

Pearl City pitcher Nicole Lawler struck out four opposing batters. Lawler was also a leader at the plate for Pearl City with two hits.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Dakota Downs Missles

In a pitcher's duel, Dakota hurler Robert Lizer prevailed over Milledgeville/Polo's Kirk Engelkens Friday. Dakota defeated the Missiles 4-0 in the high school baseball matchup between two longtime rivals.

Dakota, which improved to 5-4 overall and 3-0 in the NUIC-East, persevered against a talented Milledgeville/Polo team. The talented Dakota team dealt Milledgeville/Polo its first loss of the season.

Lizer was solid as he finished with five strikeouts and only one walk.

Engelkens struck out a game-high seven batters as he dropped to 2-1. The Milledgeville/Polo pitcher, however, allowed four runs on eight hits.

Milledgeville/Polo dropped to 6-1 following the loss.

Kyle Benning led Dakota offensively as he went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Cody Jacobsen finished 2-for-3 and Alex Lawson was 1-for-3 from the plate for the Dakota team.

West Carroll Edges East Dubuque

West Carroll battled back from behind to defeat East Dubuque 2-1 Friday in one of numerous area high school baseball games. The Thunder won the game in come-from-behind fashion. East Dubuque led 1-0 through six innings before West Carroll got going offensively. The Thunder tied the game and eventually won thanks to three walks, one hit batsman and an error in the top half of the seventh inning.

In another area high school baseball game, Warren/Stockton defeated Galena 13-2 in five innings.

Pitcher Jared Hess was a catalyst for Warren/Stockton, pitching three scoreless innings. Warren/Stockton plated five runs in the second inning and six in the third frame to force the Mercy Rule win over Galena.

The WarHawks improved to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the NUIC-West following the win.

Eastland Pulls Past Pearl City

Eastland executed well on the road Friday in a regular-season high school baseball matchup versus familiar foe Pearl City. The Cougars scored early and often, plating multiple runs in multiple innings en route to a 10-4 win over Pearl City.

Pitcher Ben Delp claimed the win for Eastland. Delp was strong from the mound throughout the contest. The Cougars were only held scoreless in the second and sixth stanzas.

The Eastland unit featured several offensive leaders.

Eastland scored in five of seven innings. The Cougars also benefitted from four Pearl City errors.

In another area high school baseball game, Aquin blanked A-FC 10-0 in five innings.

Zach Martin claimed the win for Aquin, recording seven strikeouts in a solid outing. A-FC committed six errors in the setback.

Offensively, Aaron Schmelzle carried the biggest bat for Aquin, belting a home run and a double. Schmelzle finished with four RBIs.

Quad City Raceway Event Postponed

The WORLD Dirt Racing League event planned for Sunday, April 19 at Quad City Raceway was postponed due to inclement weather. The race has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 10, at the popular dirt track located at the Rock Island County Fairgrounds. Rain forved the event to be postponed.

Grandstand tickets will go on sale at 4 p.m. on the reschedule date, Sunday, May 10, at Quad-City Raceway. The pits open at 2, with practice at 5:30 and the first race at 6.

Varsity Baseball & Softball Schedule

April 22

(BB) East Dubuque at Eastland

(BB) Orangeville at Milledgeville/Polo

(BB) Pearl City at Warren/Stockton

April 23

(BB) Eastland at River Ridge/Scales Mound

(SB) Eastland at Kirkland/Hiawatha

(SB) Milledgeville/Polo at Dakota

(SB) Le-Win at West Carroll

April 24

(BB) Eastland at Winnebago

(SB) Eastland at Milledgeville/Polo

(BB) West Carroll at Warren/Stockton

(SB) West Carroll at Stockton/Warren

(BB) Pearl City v.s. Marengo @ River Hawks Stadium (DH)

April 25

(SB) AFC at Eastland (DH)

(BB) Milledgeville/Polo at South Beloit

(SB) South Beloit at Milledgeville/Polo

(BB) West Carroll at Pearl City

April 27

(BB) Warren/Stockton at Eastland

(SB) Dakota at Eastland

(BB) Milledgeville/Polo at Durand

(BB) West Carroll at Galena

(BB) Pearl City at Le-Win

April 28

(BB) Milledgeville/Polo at Sterling Newman

(SB) Orangeville at Milledgeville/Polo

(BB) Le-Win at West Carroll

(SB) West Carroll at Moline

(SB) Stockton at Pearl City

Varsity Baseball Results

April 16

West Carroll-0-0-1-0-0-1-5-2

River Ridge-6-3-1-0-3-13-18-0

WP: Steele

LP: LaShelle (0-2) 4IP, 10R, 7ER, 14H, 2BB, 4K

River Ridge-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0

West Carroll-1-2-0-1-0-0-2-6-10-0

WP: Ingersoll (2-2) 7IP, 0R, 3H, 2BB, 12K

LP: Delvaux

April 17

East Dubuque-0=0=0=0=1-0-0-1-3-2

West Carroll-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-4-0

WP: A. Ferguson (1-2) 2 2/3IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 2K

LP: Belken

2B: West Carroll: 1 (Ingersoll)

Eastland-2-0-2-4-1-0-1-10-8-0

Pearl City-1-0-0-1-0-2-0-4-7-4

WP: Delp

LP: Musser

2B: Eastland: 2 (Miller, Zumdahl)

HR: Eastland: 2 (Giedd, Miller)

Pearl City: 1 (Stephan)

Erie/P'town-1-0-0-0-1-2-5-2

Milledgeville/Polo-0-5-2-3-2-12-11-1

WP: Kram (1-0) 5IP, 2R, 2ER, 5H, 2BB, 2K

LP: Jepsen 1 1/3IP, 5R, 5ER, 3H, 3BB, 0K

2B: M/P; 2 (Buck, Fredericks)

E/P; 2 (Miller, Cox)

HR: M/P: 2 (Peters, Fredericks)

Varsity Softball Results

April 16

East Dubuque-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-3-7-0

Pearl City-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-7-0

WP: Belken

LP: Lawler

2B: Pearl City: 1 (Schoonhaven)

3B: East Dubuque: 1 (Pluhr)

West Carroll-0-1-0-0-3-1-0-5-8-2

Erie-P'town-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-4-2

WP: Kasbohm (8-1) 4IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 6K

LP: Graham 7IP, 1R, 0ER, 8H, 3BB, 4K

2B: Erie-P'town: 1 (Stewart)

F/S Score: West Carroll 10 Erie-P'town

April 17

West Carroll-0-6-2-1-0-0-1-10-13-0

Dixon-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1

WP: Cole (7-1) 7IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 8K

LP: Hicks 7IP, 10R, 9ER, 13H, 1BB, 6K

2B: West Carroll: 4 (Mathey, Wiersema, Miller, Sedivy)

HR: West Carroll: 1 (Wiersema)

West Carroll-0-0-0-0-4-1-0-5-9-0

Dixon-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-1

WP: Kasbohm (9-1) 7IP, 0R, 4H, 0BB, 6K

LP: Sollars 7IP, 5R, 5ER, 9H, 3BB, 0K

Orangeville-5-0-3-0-0-3-11-10-2

Pearl City-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5

WP: Lillge

LP: Lawler

2B: Orangeville: 2 (Lillge, Obert)

3B: Orangeville: 1 (Lillge)

Milledgeville/Polo-1-3-7-0-5-16-13-0

Durand/Pec-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3

WP: Engelkens 5IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 10K

LP: O'Brien

2B: M/P: 1 (Kent)

3B: M/P: 1 (Daw Tyne)

Northwest IL Sports Hall of Fame Committee Meeting

The Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 29th at Storybrook Country Club at Hanover. An attitude adjustment will be held at 6:15 p.m. with dinner at 6:45 p.m. and the meeting to follow. All committee members are reminded to attend, and should bring their completed 2009 nomination forms with them. Please RSVP to Brian Reusch by the end of the day on Tuesday, April 28th at 815-273-2568

MLB Schedule

April 22

Florida at Pittsburgh

Oakland at NY Yankees

Colorado at Arizona

San Diego at San Francisco

Chicago White Sox at Baltimore

Minnesota at Boston

Kansas City at Cleveland

Atlanta at Washington

Milwaukee at Philadelphia

Texas at Toronto

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs

LA Dodgers at Houston

NY Mets at St. Louis

Detroit at LA Angels

Tampa Bay at Seattle

April 23

Kansas City at Cleveland

Milwaukee at Philadelphia

NY Mets at St. Louis

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs

Tampa Bay at Seattle

Chicago White Sox at Baltimore

Texas at Toronto

LA Dodgers at Houston

Detroit at LA Angels

April 24

Texas at Baltimore

NY Yankees at Boston

Minnesota at Cleveland

Atlanta at Cincinnati

Washington at NY Mets

Philadelphia at Florida

Milwaukee at Houston

Detroit at Kansas City

Toronto at Chicago White Sox

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis

San Francisco at Arizona

LA Dodgers at Colorado

Seattle at LA Angels

Tampa Bay at Oakland

Pittsburgh at San Diego

April 25

Atlanta at Cincinnati

Washington at NY Mets

Tampa Bay at Oakland

NY Yankees at Boston

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis

Texas at Baltimore

Toronto at Chicago White Sox

Minnesota at Cleveland

Milwaukee at Houston

Detroit at Kansas City

Philadelphia at Florida

San Francisco at Arizona

LA Dodgers at Colorado

Seattle at LA Angels

Pittsburgh at San Diego

April 26

Philadelphia at Florida

Minnesota at Cleveland

Atlanta at Cincinnati

Washington at NY Mets

Texas at Baltimore

Toronto at Chicago White Sox

Milwaukee at Houston

Detroit at Kansas City

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis

LA Dodgers at Colorado

San Francisco at Arizona

Seattle at LA Angels

Tampa Bay at Oakland

Pittsburgh at San Diego

NY Yankees at Boston

April 27

Texas at Baltimore

Boston at Cleveland

NY Yankees at Detroit

Washington at Philadelphia

St. Louis at Atlanta

Houston at Cincinnati

Florida at NY Mets

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee

Toronto at Kansas City

Tampa Bay at Minnesota

Seattle at Chicago White Sox

San Diego at Colorado

Chicago Cubs at Arizona

LA Dodgers at San Francisco

April 28

LA Angels at Baltimore

Boston at Cleveland

NY Yankees at Detroit

Washington at Philadelphia

St. Louis at Atlanta

Houston at Cincinnati

Florida at NY Mets

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee

Toronto at Kansas City

Tampa Bay at Minnesota

Oakland at Texas

Seattle at Chicago White Sox

San Diego at Colorado

Chicago Cubs at Arizona

LA Dodgers at San Francisco

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