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SPORTSBy Craig Lang, Prairie Advocate SportsSPORTS . . . Photos
The West Carroll Green High School Softball team recently won the Freeport Summer High School Softball League with a perfect 12-0 record. Team members included in the attached picture are: Front (L to R): Leshia Larson, Sydney Castro, Alicia Foltz, Morgan Ashby, Brittany Rehbock, and Dena Harridge. Back (L to R): Coach Jerry Biederman, Audreana Francke, Kim Durward, Kelsey Todd, Tygan Cole, and Coach Don Mathey. (Photo courtesy of Don Mathey)
Linker Honored With HAWK AwardDamaris Linker of Lanark and a student-athlete at Quincy University was the recipient of the H.A.W.K. award at the recent Mart Heinen Awards banquet. This award is given to a player that embodies all that it means to be a team player, overcoming adversity, great determination, role model and excellent academic career. In addition, she was named to the Great Lakes Valley Academic All-Conference Team for the second consecutive year. Quincy University is located in Quincy, IL. She is the daughter of Doug and Jeanette Linker. West Carroll Volleyball TryoutsVarsity: Wednesday, August 10 & Thursday, August 11 from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. and Friday, August 12 from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. Fresh/Soph: Wednesday, August 10 & Thursday, August 11 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Friday, August 12 from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. BOTH: Rosters of who made the teams will be posted on Friday (time TBA). Those who MAKE the teams will be required to come to the Parent/Athlete meeting (with your parent) that night at 5:30 in the gym. There will be a team dinner to follow for the athletes and then a lock-in. We will be having a practice after the lock-in Saturday morning, so you will need to bring practice equipment. HS Varsity Football Preseason OutlookThe Polo Marcos begin the 2011 season after going 4-5 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Upstate Division last year. The Marcos will play in the Northwest Division this season after the IHSA realignment of the divisions. New head coach Andrew Hofer takes over at the helm, succeeding Ted Alston. Coach Hofer was an assistant defensive coach at Deer Creek-Mackinaw in 2010. The Marcos will have returning players, seniors Michael Geary (QB/DB), Brandon Imel (OL/DL), Chad Stauffer (OL/LB), Kyle Deets (OL/DL), Riley Gober (OL/DL) and Spencer Frano (WR/DB). Juniors Zach Hagemann (RB/LB) and Austin Reeder (QB/DB). Key newcomers include, juniors Xavier Calderon (OL/DL), ohn Hanlon (OL/LB), Alex Hoak (OL/DL) and Justin Drolema (OL/DL). Sophomores Ethan Ditzler (WR/DB and Brian Cavanaugh (WR/DB) also look to contribute some quality minutes to Coach Hofer’s plans. When asked what he thought his team’s strength’s would be, Coach Hofer replied, “We will be quick and athletic. This will benefit us as we lack size up front. We are looking to play better defensively this year, especially against the run.” What are the goals for this year’s Polo Marcos squad? “First of all, it is our goal to return to the playoffs,” Hofer said, “We are young and inexperienced, but with continuing improvement from the younger guys, we hope that we can get back in. We would also like to have a 1,00 yard rusher this upcoming season. The keys to us achieving these goals is how we develop throughout the season. Our guys really need to buy in to our program as we will be running a new offensive and defensive system.” BoilermakersHead coach Chris Waca begins his third year at the helm of the Kewanee Boilermakers, who will compete in the Big Rivers Conference for their second year after joining the conference coming from the NCIC Lincoln Conference in 2009.The Boilermakers finished the 2010 season at 4-5, tied with the Fulton Steamers, in a very tough, competitive conference that includes the likes of the Morrison Mustangs and the Sterling Newman Comets. Kewanee will have sixteen returning players and will return nine to the starting lineup. Returning players include 6’1”, 175 lb. senior QB Jake Scott who tossed the football for 1088 yards and 9 TD’s. Also returning is 5’9”, 165 lb. running back Dontae Pryor who ran the football for 1161 yards and 13 touchdowns. 5’8”, 185 lb. senior Alphonso Inocencio joins Pryor in the backfield. He rushed for 263 yards in the 2010 season. Senior wide receivers Alfaye Taylor and Ryan Matuszyk will hook up with Scott to form a formidable offensive setting. The 6’3”, 175 lb. Taylor amassed 228 receiving yards last year while the 5’10”, 175 lb. Matuszyk had 152 yards receiving and another 387 yards rushing the football. The Boilermakers also have some size on their line, with 6’3”, 240 lb. senior Cal Breedlove, 6’4”, 245 lb. senior Glenn Wells, 6’3”, 285 lb. senior Jake Jennings and 6’, 235 lb. senior Ben Pickering anchoring the line. Breedlove was a second team All Big Rivers Conference tackle in 2010, Pickering second team center and Wells an Honorable Mention All Big Rivers Conference tackle. Coach Waca sees the Boilermakers strengths as team speed, experience and size. Their weakness is consistency and their goals are to “find themselves” early through discipline and consistency. Kewanee starts their season on the road, taking on Peru St. Bede in their first contest on August 26th. Riverdale RamsThe Riverdale Rams and new head coach Nick Schroder enter the 2011 season with high hopes after finishing the 2010 campaign at 1-8 and in seventh place in the Big Rivers Conference. “The kids have really bought into committing themselves in the summer in order to work like a championship caliber program,” said first year coach Schroder. He looks for big things from senior QB Chuck Rocker, running backs Wes DeClercq, Payton Nimrick and Decker Logan, wide receivers Dalton Klavon and Caleb Maraden as well as offensive linemen Austin Ortiz, Ean Bush, Steve Darr, Mitch Keppy, TJ Nitz and Drew Beale. Joining the mix will be junior quarterback Dalton Peterson, running backs TJ Lowe and Zach Mikles and linemen Peter Blick, Logan Sherman, Bryce Pridemore, Jeremy Vols and Ricky Pollock as well as sophomores Terry White and Brandon Mizlo. ”Riverdale football has to learn how to stay competitive throughout the entire game and learn how to finish,” Coach Schroder said when asked where the Rams need to improve. “They lost four games last year by a touchdown or less which tells out staff we need to focus on finishing everything we do.” Coach Schroder continued, “Our long term goal is to still be playing come week ten and upholding the rich tradition of Big Rivers football by making a long playoff run, but we can’t achieve that without our short term goals which is going 1-0 against our opponent each week.” When asked what the keys are to achieving those goals, he replied, “The key for us going 1-0 each week is to worry about us. It is such an established conference with powerhouse teams that we don’t have to worry about the teams we play three weeks down the road because they aren’t changing. Teams in this conference have done what they do for 40 years. That allows us to worry about our program, our scheme and where we can put our kids in order to give us the best chance of going 1-0 on any given week.” Still waitingWe are still waiting for responses from several teams in the NUIC and Big Rivers Conferences and we will bring those to you as soon as we receive them. Keep reading the Prairie Advocate sports pages for all the latest in high school sports and don’t forget to check us out on the web at www.pacc-news.com. See you all very soon at a football field near you. Midwest League ScheduleWed. Aug. 3Clinton at Wisconsin - 12:05 pm West Michigan at Dayton - 6 pm Lake County at Great Lakes - 6:05 pm South Bend at Lansing - 6:05 pm Fort Wayne at Bowling Green - 6:35 pm Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids - 6:35 pm Burlington at Peoria - 7 pm Kane County at Beloit - 7 pm Thurs. Aug. 4West Michigan at Dayton - 6 pm Lake County at Great Lakes - 6:05 pm South Bend at Lansing - 6:05 pm Fort Wayne at Bowling Green - 6:35 pm Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids - 6:35 pm Burlington at Peoria - 7 pm Kane County at Beloit - 7 pm Clinton at Wisconsin - 7:05 pm Fri. Aug. 5West Michigan at Dayton - 6 pm Lake County at Great Lakes - 6:05 pm South Bend at Lansing - 6:05 pm Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids - 6:35 pm Burlington at Peoria - 7 pm Kane County at Beloit - 7 pm Clinton at Wisconsin - 7:05 pm Fort Wayne at Bowling Green - 7:05 pm Sat. Aug. 6Bowling Green at South Bend - 4:30 pm Dayton at Lake County - 6 pm Great Lakes at West Michigan - 6 pm Wisconsin at Kane County - 6 pm Lansing at Fort Wayne - 6:05 pm Cedar Rapids at Peoria - 6:30 pm Clinton at Burlington - 6:30 pm Quad Cities at Beloit - 7 pm Sun. Aug. 7Great Lakes at West Michigan - 12 noon Bowling Green at South Bend - 1 pm Cedar Rapids at Peoria - 1 pm Wisconsin at Kane County - 1 pm Clinton at Burlington - 2 pm Quad Cities at Beloit - 2 pm Lansing at Fort Wayne - 2:05 pm Dayton at Lake County - 6 pm Mon. Aug. 8Bowling Green at South Bend - 6 pm Dayton at Lake County - 6 pm Great Lakes at West Michigan - 6 pm Lansing at Fort Wayne - 6:05 pm Clinton at Burlington - 6:30 pm Wisconsin at Kane County - 6:30 pm Cedar Rapids at Peoria - 7 pm Quad Cities at Beloit - 7 pm Tues. Aug. 9Lansing at Fort Wayne - 10:05 am Bowling Green at South Bend - 12 noon Dayton at Lake County - 6 pm Great Lakes at West Michigan - 6 pm Clinton at Burlington - 6:30 pm Wisconsin at Kane County - 6:30 pm Cedar Rapids at Peoria - 7 pm Quad Cities at Beloit - 7 pm Midwest League StandingsGames through 7/31Mid Eastern Division1-Dayton 23-12 - 2-Lansing 23-12 - 3-Fort Wayne 19-16 4GB 4-Great Lakes 19-16 4GB 5-West Michigan 18-17 5GB 6-* Bowling Green 17-18 6GB 7-Lake County 16-19 7GB 8-South Bend 16-19 7GB Mid Western Division1-Kane County 21-14 - 2-Quad Cities 21-14 - 3-Clinton 19-16 2GB 4-Beloit 17-18 4GB 5-Cedar Rapids 15-20 6GB 6-Wisconsin 13-22 8GB 7-*Burlington 12-23 9GB 8-Peoria 11-24 10GB MLB ScheduleWed. Aug. 3Atlanta at Washington - 12:05 pm St. Louis at Milwaukee - 1:10 pm Philadelphia at Colorado - 2:10 pm Oakland at Seattle - 2:40 pm Arizona at San Francisco - 2:45 pm Texas at Detroit - 6:05 pm Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh - 6:05 pm Cleveland at Boston - 6:10 pm Florida at NY Mets - 6:10 pm Toronto at Tampa Bay - 6:10 pm NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox - 7 pm Cincinnati at Houston - 7:05 pm Baltimore at Kansas City - 7:10 pm Minnesota at LA Angels - 9:05 pm LA Dodgers at San Diego - 9:05 pm Thurs. Aug. 4Toronto at Tampa Bay - 11:10 am Texas at Detroit - 12:05 pm Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh - 6:05 pm Cleveland at Boston - 6:10 pm St. Louis at Florida - 6:10 pm NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox - 7:10 pm Baltimore at Kansas City - 7:10 pm Washington at Colorado - 7:40 pm Minnesota at LA Angels - 9:05 pm Philadelphia at San Francisco - 9:15 pm Fri. Aug. 5Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs - 1:20 pm Toronto at Baltimore - 6:05 pm San Diego at Pittsburgh - 6:05 pm NY Yankees at Boston - 6:10 pm Atlanta at NY Mets - 6:10 pm St. Louis at Florida - 6:10 pm Oakland at Tampa Bay - 6:10 pm Cleveland at Texas - 7:05 pm Milwaukee at Houston - 7:05 pm Detroit at Kansas City - 7:10 pm Chicago White Sox at Minnesota - 7:10 pm Washington at Colorado - 7:40 pm LA Dodgers at Arizona - 8:40 pm Seattle at LA Angels - 9:05 pm Philadelphia at San Francisco - 9:15 pm Sat. Aug. 6Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs - 12:05 pm NY Yankees at Boston - 3:10 pm Philadelphia at San Francisco - 3:10 pm Toronto at Baltimore - 6:05 pm Milwaukee at Houston - 6:05 pm San Diego at Pittsburgh - 6:05 pm Detroit at Kansas City - 6:10 pm Chicago White Sox at Minnesota - 6:10 pm Atlanta at NY Mets - 6:10 pm St. Louis at Florida - 6:10 pm Oakland at Tampa Bay - 6:10 pm Cleveland at Texas - 7:05 pm Washington at Colorado - 7:10 pm LA Dodgers at Arizona - 7:10 pm Seattle at LA Angels - 8:05 pm Sun. Aug. 7Atlanta at NY Mets - 12:10 pm St. Louis at Florida - 12:10 pm Toronto at Baltimore - 12:35 pm San Diego at Pittsburgh - 12:35 pm Oakland at Tampa Bay - 12:40 pm Milwaukee at Houston - 1:05 pm Detroit at Kansas City - 1:10 pm Chicago White Sox at Minnesota - 1:10 pm Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs - 1:10 pm Washington at Colorado - 2:10 pm Seattle at LA Angels - 2:25 pm Philadelphia at San Francisco - 3:05 pm LA Dodgers at Arizona - 3:10 pm NY Yankees at Boston - 7 pm Cleveland at Texas - 7:05 pm Mon. Aug. 8Boston at Minnesota - 6 pm Chicago White Sox at Baltimore - 6:05 pm Colorado at Cincinnati - 6:10 pm San Diego at NY Mets - 6:10 pm Atlanta at Florida - 6:10 pm Kansas City at Tampa Bay - 6:10 pm Seattle at Texas - 7:05 pm Washington at Chicago Cubs - 7:05 pm Houston at Arizona - 8:40 pm Philadelphia at LA Dodgers - 9:10 pm Pittsburgh at San Francisco - 9:15 pm Tues. Aug. 9Chicago White Sox at Baltimore - 6:05 pm Detroit at Cleveland - 6:05 pm LA Angels at NY Yankees - 6:05 pm Oakland at Toronto - 6:07 pm Colorado at Cincinnati - 6:10 pm San Diego at NY Mets - 6:10 pm Atlanta at Florida - 6:10 pm Kansas City at Tampa Bay - 6:10 pm Seattle at Texas - 7:05 pm Washington at Chicago Cubs - 7:05 pm Boston at Minnesota - 7:10 pm Milwaukee at St. Louis - 7:15 pm Houston at Arizona - 8:40 pm Philadelphia at LA Dodgers - 9:10 pm Pittsburgh at San Francisco - 9:15 pm MLB StandingsGames through 7/31AL East1-Boston 66-40 - 2-New York 64-42 2GB 3-Tampa Bay 56-51 10.5GB 4-Toronto 55-53 12GB 5-Baltimore 42-63 23.5GB AL Central1-Detroit 57-51 - 2-Cleveland 53-52 2.5GB 3-Chicago 52-54 4GB 4-Minnesota 50-58 7GB 5-Kansas City 46-62 11GB AL West1-Texas 61-48 - 2-Los Angeles 59-50 2GB 3-Oakland 49-59 11.5GB 4-Seattle 45-62 15GB NL East1-Philadelphia 68-39 - 2-Atlanta 63-46 6GB 3-New York 55-53 13.5GB 4-Florida 53-55 15.5GB 5-Washington 51-56 17GB NL Central1-Milwaukee 60-49 - 2-St. Louis 57-51 2.5GB 3-Pittsburgh 54-52 4.5GB 4-Cincinnati 53-55 6.5GB 5-Chicago 43-65 16.5GB 6-Houston 35-73 24.5GB NL West1-San Francisco 61-47 - 2-Arizona 59-49 2GB 3-Colorado 51-57 10GB 4-Los Angeles 48-59 12.5GB
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