Please Don't Quote Me A roll call of Carroll County servicemen listed six hundred fifty in the military in World War I, fewer than two dozen of them were connected with then new Air Force. That isn't surprising because the Wright brothers had made the first flight only fourteen years before in 1903.
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SportsHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Milledgeville/Polo Holds Off Orangeville Milledgeville/Polo edged Orangeville on the softball diamond again Tuesday night (April 28), slipping past the Broncos 3-2. Missiles pitcher Keali Engelkens won after tossing a no-hitter through five innings. Milledgeville/Polo maintains a stronghold locally. With the win, Milledgeville/Polo remained the frontrunner in the NUIC-East. Engelkens issued two walks in the first five innings. Milledgeville/Polo made the most of a couple of Orangeville errors during the first two innings. The Missiles carried a 2-0 lead out of the second stanza. Andrea Herrin provided Milledgeville/Polo's lone earned run on a two-out RBI single. Engelkens was impressive in her complete game outing, finishing with 10 strikeouts. Orangeville was limited to two hits both of which came in the sixth inning. Katie Boals suffered the loss for Orangeville. She gave up three runs, one of which was earned. Boals allowed six hits. Milledgeville/Polo, under the tutelage of head coach Rick Lincoln, has defeated Orangeville 3-2 in each of the two teams' games this season.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Eastland Routs Warren/Stockton Eastland cruised past NUIC-West counterpart Warren/Stockton on Monday, April 27 in a high school baseball matchup between two longtime rivals. The Cougars secured an early lead and never faltered, defeating Warren/Stockton 10-0 in five innings. Three Eastland players Drew Carroll, Tony Dunlap and Tyler Zumdahl emerged as offensive leaders with two hits apiece. Carroll was one of the most productive Eastland batters with a solo home run and three runs scored. Dunlap drove in a game-high three runs for the Cougars. Zumdahl had two RBIs for the Eastland club.
MV-Polo Wins Milledgeville/Polo also prevailed, defeating Durand/Pecatonica 8-0. Grifin Buck belted a fourth inning grand slam for the Missiles. Buck was one of two Milledgeville/Polo players to provide a home run. Greg Fredericks had a solo home run for the Missiles. Fredericks was an offensive leader for Milledgeville/Polo, finishing with three hits and three RBIs. Matt Van Oosten was the winning pitcher for Milledgeville/Polo. Van Oosten stuck out seven in a complete game effort from the mound. At Galena, West Carroll suffered a one-run loss. Galena edged West Carroll 10-9 in a very close contest.
Cougars Claw Galena Eastland pitcher Ben Delp was strong from start to finish on Wednesday as the Cougars shut out Galena 10-0 in five innings. Delp hurled a three-hitter, helping Eastland to the convincing win. Eastland won despite producing just five hits. The Cougars showing patience at the plate drew 11 walks. Brad Dunlap led the Eastland offensive effort with a double. The Cougars established an early lead in the late regular-season high school baseball game. In another area game, host Durand/Pecatonica doubled up A-FC 4-2. Bob Sweet pitched the entire game for Durand/Pecatonica. He struck out five and walked one. Josh Benters pushed Durand/Pecatonica out in front in the first inning with a two-run double. Defensively, Tyler Demus helped to keep Durand/Pecatonica out in front with a sensational catch. At Dakota, the host Broncos held off Aquin 5-4. Dakota rallied to get the win after being on the losing end of a 4-1 score at the beginning of the seventh inning. Cody Jacobsen delivered a three-run single to win the game for the Broncos.
Milledgeville Shuts Out Forreston Kirk Engelkens tossed a three-hit complete game on Wednesday as host Milledgeville/Polo defeated Forreston 3-0 in a Northwest Illinois high school baseball matchup. Milledgeville/Polo grabbed an advantage early on in the game, plating two runs in the first inning. The Missiles added another run later in the game. Engelkens, who helped his cause at the plate, managed to turn back a Forreston rally late in the contest. Forreston ended the game with runners left on second and third bases. One of the area's top high school baseball teams, Milledgeville/Polo improved to 13-1 after posting the win.
ED Over PC At Pearl City, visiting East Dubuque pulled off a thrilling 2-1 win. Brock Musser pitched a complete game for Pearl City but it wasn't enough to lift the Wolves. Musser allowed a pair of first inning runs as Pearl City dropped to 3-11. In another area game, Orangeville defeated host South Beloit 19-9. The Broncos rolled offensively, scoring 19 runs on 16 hits. Orangeville improved to 13-7 overall and 5-3 in the conference following the win. Riley Kubatzke went 5-for-5 for the Broncos. Kubatzke belted two home runs and drove in seven runs for the Orangeville baseball team. Brandon Zimmerman was another offensive leader for Orangeville, finishing with two hits and three RBI. Clayton Shick was the winning pitcher for the Broncos. At the plate, Shick drove in a pair of runs for the Orangeville club.
Eastland Battles Back, Beats Lena-Winslow Visiting Eastland enjoyed a successful come-from-behind effort on Friday in a road game versus Lena-Winslow. The
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Eastland improved top 17-3 overall and 9-0 in the NUIC-West following the win. Lena-Winslow dropped to 16-5 overall and 4-4 in the NUIC-West as a result of the setback. Starter Gabe Schrader and reliever Tyler Zumdahl pitched for the Cougars. Schrader claimed the win from the mound, hurling six innings and allowing five earned runs. The Eastland starting pitcher was able to settle down and post the win over Brian McCabe connected on a home run in the first inning. Lena-Winslow pitcher Seth Cory suffered the loss. Eastland secured an early 2-0 lead. The Cougars, however, found themselves facing a two-run deficit following McCabe's blast. Head coach Leonard Freidhof guides the Eastland baseball program. The Cougars claimed a one-run lead over Lena-Winslow earlier in the season.
COLLEGE BASEBALL Sturtevant's Carroll U. Drops Doubleheader The Carroll University baseball team was swept in a non-conference doubleheader by Wisconsin Lutheran College Wednesday. The losses dropped the Pioneers to 8-19 overall while the Warriors improved to 12-24. After falling 19-7 in the opener, it appeared Carroll would earn a series split after leading 7-3 through four innings of the nightcap. WLC plated three runs in the top of the fifth to pull to within 7-6 then equalized with a run in the top of the sixth. The game remained tied at seven apiece through eight innings (of the regularly scheduled 7-inning game) until the Warriors score two runs in the top of the ninth inning. Down by two, the Pioneers didn't go down without a fight, though. After George Simons grounded out to the third-baseman to lead off the inning, seniors Chris Elliott and Andy Sturtevant (Shannon/Eastland High School) hit back-to-back singles to give Carroll runners on first and second with one out. In the next at-bat, WLC's shortstop scooped up a Jimmy Marlin ground ball to start a 6-4-3 double play to end the game. Varsity Baseball & Softball Schedule May 6 (BB) Eastland v.s. West Carroll at Alliant Energy Field in Clinton (SB) West Carroll at Pearl City (BB) River Ridge/Scales Mound at Pearl City May 7 (SB) East Dubuque at Eastland (DH) (BB) West Carroll at River Ridge/Scales Mound (SB) Pearl City at Le-Win May 8 (BB) Eastland at East Dubuque (SB) Eastland at Fulton (SB) West Carroll at Aledo Softball Classic (BB) Warren/Stockton at Pearl City May 9 (BB) West Carroll at Morrison Tourney (SB) West Carroll at Aledo Softball Classic (SB) Pearl City at South Beloit (DH) (BB) Pearl City at South Beloit (DH) May 11 (BB) River Ridge/Scales Mound at Eastland (BB) Warren/Stockton at West Carroll (SB) West Carroll at Milledgeville (SB) Pearl City at Rockford Christian (BB) Pearl City at Galena May 12 (SB) Stockton at West Carroll (SB) Pearl City at East Dubuque
Varsity Softball Results April 27 Moline-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0 Milledgeville/Polo-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-4-0 WP: Engelkens 7IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 9K LP: McLean 4IP, 1R, 2H, 3BB, 2K
Dakota-0-0-2-4-0-0-0-6-6-0 Eastland-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-4 WP: Olson 7IP, 2R, 3H, 6BB, 11K LP: Myers 7IP, 6R, 6H, 2BB, 3K 2B: Dakota: 1 (Koltloff) Eastland: 1 (Raab)
April 28 Orangeville-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-2-2-4 Milledgeville/Polo-1-1-0-0-1-0-X-3-5-1 WP: Engelkens 7IP, 2R, 2H, 2BB, 10K LP: Boals 7IP, 3R, 5H, 0BB, 2K 2B; Ornageville: 1 (Obert)
Forreston-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-2-3 Eastland-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-4-4-2 WP: Harris 7IP, 1R, 2H, 2BB, 12K LP: Edler 7IP, 4R, 4H, 0BB, 7K 2B; Eastland: 1 (Endress)
Stockton-3-0-0-0-0-0-2-5-8-1 Pearl City-1-2-0-1-7-0-X-11-5-2 WP: Lawler LP: Gille 2B: Stockton: 1 (Gille) Pearl City: 1 (Lawler) 3B: Pearl City: 1 (Dinderman)
West Carroll-1-0-0-0-3-0-0-4-7-6 Moline-3-4-1-2-0-0-X-10-12-1 WP: Mitchell 3IP, 1R, 3H, 1BB, 3K LP: Kasbohm (11-2) 6IP, 10R, 12H, 1BB, 4K 2B: West Carroll: 3 (Miller, Sipe, Wiersema) Moline: 1 (Rettig) 3B: West Carroll: 1 (Wiersema)
April 29 Milledgeville/Polo-1-0-1-0-3-0-1-6-9-1 Sterling Newman-1-0-1-0-1-0-0-3-5-2 WP: Engelkens 7IP, 3R, 5H, 0BB, 10K LP: Salvatori 7IP, 5H, 1BB, 1K 2B: M/P: 3 (Engelkens, A. Herin, Schleuning) SN: 1 (Salvatori)
Pearl City-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-2-1 East Dubuque-2-0-0-0-0-0-X-2-4-1 WP: Belken LP: Lawler 2B: ED: 2 (Riche, Belken)
May 1 Durand-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-4-5-0 Pearl City-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-2-7-3 WP: O'Brien LP: Lawler
Durand-0-0-1-0-2-1-0-4-4-0 Pearl City-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-6-5 WP: M. Scott LP: G. Scott 2B; Durand: 1 (Bussan) 3B: Durand: 1 (DeMus)
Varsity Baseball Results April 27 Warren/Stockton-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2 Eastland-0-6-0-3-1-10-8-0 WP: Zumdahl 5IP, 0R, 4H, 1BB, 4K LP: Kriebs 1 2/3IP, 6R, 3H, 6BB, 1K 2B: Eastland: 4 (T. Dunlap, Zumdahl, Delp, Truckenmiller) HR: Eastland: 1 (Carroll)
West Carroll-1-3-1-2-1-1-0-9-9-2 Galena-0-0-2-6-2-0-X-10-12-2 WP: Buss LP: A. Ferguson (1-4) 2IP, 4R, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K 2B: West Carroll: 2 (A. Ferguson, Talley)
April 28 Le-Win-1-3-5-1-1-1-11-11-0 West Carroll-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-4-4 WP: Blair LP: Talley 7IP, 10R, 7ER, 10H, 7BB, 2K
Track Results April 27 (G) at Milledgeville 1-Stockton/Warren-139 2-Milledgeville/Eastland-78 3-Polo-64 4-Forreston-61 5-Freeport Aquin-11
(B) at Forreston 1-Polo-117 2-Le-Win-106 3-West Carroll-58 4-Forreston-55 5-Dakota-19
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