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Class 1A Baseball SectionalAt Elgin May 26 Le-Win vs. Fulton-4:30 pm May 27 Eastland vs. Elgin (Westminster Christian)-4:30 pm May 29 Game 1 winner vs. game 2 winner-11 am Class 2A Baseball Sectional At Morrison May 26 Pec/Durand vs. Rockford Lutheran-4:30 pm May 27 Sterling Newman vs. Rock Island Alleman-4:30 pm May 29 Game 1 winner vs. game 2 winner-11 am Class 1A Softball Sectional At Pearl City May 26 Forreston vs. Dakota-4:30 pm May 27 Stockton vs. Somanauk-4:30 pm May 29 Game 1 winner vs. game 2 winner-11 am Class 2A Softball Sectional At Rock Falls May 26 Morrison vs. Stillman Valley-4:30 pm May 27 Rock Falls vs. Harvard-4:30 pm May 29 Game 1 winner vs. game 2 winner-11 am Class 1A Baseball Super Sectional At Lisle May 31 Elgin (Westminster Christian) winner vs. Gardner sectional winner-4:30 pm Class 2A Baseball Super Sectional At Rock Island (Augustana) May 31 IVS sectional winner vs. Morrison sectional winner-1 pm Class 1A Softball Super Sectional At Orion May 31 Knoxville sectional winner vs. Pearl City sectional winner-noon Class 2A Softball Super Sectional At DeKalb May 31 Lisle sectional winner vs. Rock Falls sectional winner-noon Class 2A Softball RegionalAt OregonMay 17West Carroll Slips By CometsBy Craig LangPrairie Advocate SportsA big sixth inning propelled the Thunder past Sterling Newman 7-4 at the Oregon regional. The game was knotted at three to three after five innings before West Carroll broke through to put some distance between themselves and the Comets. Newman came back with a run in the bottom of the sixth but could not manage to get the score any closer. West Carroll’s Chelsey Sipe went three for three at the plate with a pair of doubles while Tygan Cole went three for four with a double. The Thunder’s Kim Durward picked up the pitching win going three and a third innings and giving up three runs on four hits. Thinder head coach Don Mathey commented, “A great job of executing offensively with buntng and moving our runners along. Defensively it was another story. We worked ourselves out of a couple of jams and live to see another game. Both pitchers did their jobs and we came through with clutch hits.” (17-18) West Carroll-1-0-1-0-1-4-0-7-14-6 Sterling Newman-0-1-0-2-0-1-0-4-9-1 WP: Durward LP: Turnroth 2B: WC: (sipe 2, Tygan Cole) 3B: WC: (Morhardt, Sipe) HR: SN: (Oetting) May 18Missiles Crush ThunderBy Craig LangPrairie Advocate SportsMilledgeville/Polo put runs on the scoreboard in every inning and cruised to the easy 11-1 victory over West Carroll in the Oregon regional semi final game. Keali Engelkens again hurled a gem, pitching a three hitter and helping herself with the bat, getting three hits and three rbl’s. Keali was helped on offense by teammates Andrea Herin who had a double, triple and three runs batted in, Alexis DawTyne with a single, two doubles and three rbi’s and Emily Bush and Katelyn Grobe with a run batted in each. The win improves M/P’s record to 23-3 and advances them to the Oregon regional final to face the Rock Falls Rockets. Thunder coach Mathey said after the game, “M/P’s hitting was outstanding tonight. We just could not get them out. They have a real solid ball club that is really well coached. Last time we faced them we struck out thirteen times and this game only five. We did a much better job putting the bat on the ball as a team. I wish M/P the best of luck in the postseason. They will be tough to beat.” (23-3, 13-0)M/P-2-1-2-1-5-11-15-2 (17-19, 9-5)West Carroll-0-0-0-0-1-1-3-3 Softball Photos
The Eastland softball coaches talk to the team after Saturday’s regional championship loss to the Forreston Cardinals 4-1. The Cougars ended an outstanding season in German Valley with the loss. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
Milledgeville/Polo’s Keali Engelkens delivers a pitch to a Rock Falls hitter Saturday during the Oregon regional championship game. Keali pitched a two hit gem but one of the hits was a seventh inning home run by the Rockets Jessica Raymond which proved to be the game winner as the Missiles fell 1-0. (PA photo/Craig Lang)
The Forreston Cardinal players and coaches pose with their regional chapionship plaque after defeating the Eastland Cougars 4-1 in the Forreston regional played in German Valley. Forreston now advances to the Pearl City sectional where they face Dakota at 4:30 on Wednesday. (PA photo/Craig Lang) Class 1A Baseball RegionalAt EHS LanarkMay 19Cougars Crush ForrestonBy Craig LangPrairie Advocate SportsEastland put runs on the board in every inning except the second and cruised to the easy ten run five inning 13-3 win. The Cougars Jordan Blair picked up the pitching win giving up three runs on five hits with four walks and five strikouts. At the plate the Cougars were led by Tyler Giedd, Tony Dunlap and Cameron Geerts who all were two for three. Blair and Dunlap each had a double for the Cougars. Forreston-2-0-1-0-0-3-5-5 Eastland-3-0-1-2-7-13-10-1 WP: Blair LP: Johnson 2B: Eastland: (Blair, Dunlap) HR: Forreston: (Johnson, LeClare) May 20 Dakota 5 Freeport Aquin 3 May 22Eastland Rolls Over IndiansBy Craig LangPrairie Advocate SportsThe Cougars jumped out to an early three to nothing lead and put seven more runs on the scoreboard to take the easy 10-3 victory over Dakota. Tyler Giedd had the Dakota hitters under his thumb all day, going the distance and giving up just three runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out eight Indian hitters. Caleb Townsend took the loss for Dakota who lost to Eastland in the regional finals for the second consecutive season. At the plate Eastland was led by Caeron Geerts who went two for three with a double. Teammate Tony Dunlap added a two base hit and a run batted in. With the victory, the Cougars advance to the Elgin sectional where they face Elgin Westminster Christian on Thursdat at 4:30. Dalota-0-0-0-2-0-0-1-3-8-1 Eastland-3-0-5-2-0-0-X-10-7-2 WP: Giedd LP: Townsend 2B: Eastland: (Dunlap, Geerts) Class 2A Baseball Regional At West Carroll
The Eastland Cougars proudly display their 2010 Eastland Regional Championship plaque. Kneeling with the award are the four Cougar seniors: (l to r) Tony Dunlap, Zack Truckenmiller, Austin Shellhause, and Cameron Geerts. The Cougars advance to the Elgin Westminster Christian Sectional on Wed., May 26. (PA photo/Tom Kocal)
Cougar first baseman Collin Macomber tries to scoop a low throw in the 6th inning. But the throwing error did no harm, as Eastland rolled to a 10-3 Regional Championship victory over the Dakota Indians. (PA photo/Tom Kocal)
May 19Thunder Slip Past MissilesBy Craig LangPrairie Advocate SportsIn a back and forth game with many ties and lead changes the Thunder managed to plate a single run in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Milledgeville/Polo 7-6. West Carroll jumped out to the lead with a pair of runs in the top of the second. The Missiles came back with a run in the bottom of the inning. The Thunder put up single runs in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh while M/P added two runs in the third and single runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh. West Carroll’s Adam Ferguson took the win on the mound, pitching the last two and two thirds. He helped the Thunder at the plate going three for three while teammates Tyler Brashaw added a single, double and three runs batted in and Austin Weller who had two singles with the second being the game winner. Thunder coach Kamper commented, “We stuck it out, we got down early, came back and Austin came through with a big one out single for the win. Numerous boys contributed when they needed to and everyone was involved.” Milledgeville/Polo-0-1-2-1-1-0-1-6-11-3 (12-13) West Carroll-0-2-1-1-1-1-1-7-11-2 WP: Ferguson
Milledgeville/Polo Missile first baseman Landyn Montroos takes the high throw from his pitcher in a pick off attempt at the West Carroll regional in Thomson. The Missiles and Thunder battled back and forth for seven innings before West Carroll finally plated the winning run to take the 7-6 victory. (PA photo/Craig Lang) May 22Thunder Eliminated By Pec/DurandBy Craig LangPrairie Advocate SportsPec/Durand got a great performance out of pitcher Mike Johnson, who limited the Thunder to four hits as Pecatonica/Durand edged West Carroll 4-3 to win the West Carroll regional championship. The Thunder took the early lead scoring a single run in the top of the second. Pec/Durand came back to knot the score at one in the bottom of the frame. West Carroll plated a pair in the top of the third and the Indians came back to put up three runs of their own. The pitchers then took over and it was all goose eggs from that point on. Tyler Brashaw took the pitching loss for the Thunder going two and two thirds giving up all four runs on four hits. Trey Enloe had two of West Carroll’s four hits with a pair of doubles. Thunder coach Kamper said, “It was a great regional championship game. Both teams came to play and Pec earned their victory. Pec’s pitcher had a real nice curveball and we have struggled witht that pitch all season and it came back to bite us in a big game. I am real proud of my boys, nine of the boys that played today will be back for West Carroll next year. Our team is truly going to miss our three seniors and I wish them all the best, Adam Ferguson, Joe Dykstra and Tripper Carey.” (12014) West Carroll-0-1-2-0-0-0-0-3-4-1 Pec/Durand-0-1-3-0-0-0-0-4-9-1 LP: Brashaw
Thunder catcher Joey Sullivan (13) blocks the plate and tags out Pecatonica’s Ian Stemper in the top of the 6th inning, keeping West Carroll within one run. Sullivan had another great defensive play at the plate in the top of the 7th, but a Thunder 2-out rally in the final frame fell short. Pec took the West Carroll Regional by a score of 4-3.) (PA photo/Tom Kocal)
Track Results (Boys)May 17 – at Forreston Polo: 113 Pec/Durand: 83 Le-Win: 77 Galena: 66 Forreston: 50 West Carroll: 41 M’ville/Eastland: 41 Dakota: 32 Pearl City: 22 South Beloit: 6 Unity Christian: 5 13th Annual Jim Shaw All-Star Basketball GamesThe 13th annual Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame All-Star Basketball games and the 3rd to bear the name of the late businessman Jim Shaw, will be held on Tuesday, June 1st at Eastland High School in Lanark. The girls game begins at 5:30 pm with the boys game to follow at 7 pm. 52 area senior standouts have been invited to participate. Dennis Young of Stockton will coach the North Girls, while Colleen Henze leads the South Girls. The North Boys will be led by Scales Mound coach Erik Kudronowicz, while West Carroll’s Josh Knuth will coach the South team. Longtime IHSA referee Patrick Burke of Loves Park will be the honorary official, while former East Dubuque coach Will Runde will serve as honorary coach. Other honorary coaches will be named as the game approaches. 2010 marks the first year of participation for East Dubuque, which was recently voted into the Hall of Fame’s territory. Tickets will be available at the door and both contests will be broadcast on WCCI 100.3 FM. David Wubbena of Forreston will sing the National Anthem prior to the boys game.
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