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PREP BASEBALL: Hononegah, Drake Broege knock off Beloit Memorial 12-2
ROCKTON — Senior Drake Broege did what he does best Tuesday, crushing a long drive over the center field fence for a three-run homer on his way to a four-RBI day in a 12-2 non-conference victory over visiting Beloit Memorial at Weber Field. The Indians improved to 12-4 overall. Broege gave Hononegah a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single, but Beloit tied it in the second...
PREP SOFTBALL: Beloit Memorial edges Elkhorn 8-7
BELOIT—The Elkhorn softball team had slowly been chipping away at Beloit Memorial’s lead and was feeling quite confident it could complete the comeback on Tuesday. Just one problem: the Elks underestimated left fielder Brooklynne Hereford-Foster’s arm. Marlee Wester singled to left field with the bases loaded and allowed two runners to score, cutting the Purple Knights’ lead to 8-7. But Olivia Kettergaen got thrown out trying to make it to...
Beloit Turner uses hot bats to down Big Foot 14-0 in RVC Rock action
BELOIT—The Beloit Turner baseball team’s dominating performance on Tuesday evening just proved what head coach Jeff Clowes already knew: his ball players can hit it, pitch it and field it. The Trojans did all three practically perfectly at a breezy YMCA Youth Sports Complex as it blew past Rock Valley Rock foe Big Foot 14-0 in five innings. “It was nice to put a whole game together,” Clowes said. “There's...
PREPS: Ashley Theisen dominant in return as Clinton downs Evansville 6-1
EVANSVILLE, Wis.—Clinton’s Ashley Theisen pitched a gem on the mound and brought home three runners from the plate to help take down Evansville 6-1 in a stellar return to the field after the junior missed two games due to a knee injury. Theisen struck out a whopping 19 Blue Devils and allowed just three hits, three walks and one run, off Grace Nienhaus’ single in the seventh, in the complete-game effort. She helped make it 5-0 in the fourth when her single to center scored...
Hononegah stays perfect in NIC-10 behind Aislynn Palmer
ROSCOE — Aislynn Palmer figures her future in softball won’t be in the pitcher’s circle. When it comes to college ball, she expects her bat will eventually be her calling card. For the time being, though, the sophomore showed again why it’s so important to the front-running Hononegah Indians that she also excels with her bat when she isn’t tormenting the opposition with fastballs. ...
Hononegah's Nick Santis hits walk-off single in 8-7 win over Freeport
ROCKTON—Early on in the season, Hononegah head coach Matt Simpson complimented first baseman Nicholas Santis for the exceptional amount of maturity the ballplayer showed despite being just a first-year starter. The sophomore backed up his coach’s statement and then some on Monday evening. Santis delivered the walk-off single in the eighth inning with a soft hit that fell in center field and scored Logan Edward for the 8-7 win against...
Beloit Memorial's Jaedyn Coleman, Dontavious Olson shine in SLC Relays
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — Beloit Memorial’s Jaedyn Coleman continued to throw his weight around as he took first place in the discus at the Southern Lakes Conference Relays on Monday with a toss of 139-feet, 2-inches. Teammate Tucker Sherrod also got in the act, finishing third with a personal record of 129-3. He was 14th in the shot put (38-11.75). Ethan Lulinski had a PR of 38-4.75. The surprising finish...
COLLEGE UPDATE: Brooke Wintlend hammers 3 homers in twinbill
Former Hononegah High School slugger Brooke Wintlend hammered three home runs as Purdue Fort Wayne swept a double-header against Detroit Mercy, 3-2 and 13-5. In the first game, Wintlend provided all the offense with a three-run homer in the sixth inning. The blast put the Mastodons up 3-1. The nightcap was a slugfest with seven homers between the two teams. PFW (11-29, 6-11 Horizon League) belted five. Wintlend hit her...
Candis Damste has another stellar outing for Beloit College track and field
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Beloit College’s Candis Damste just continues to tear up the competition, no matter how tough it is or how big of a meet she attends. The senior won the 400-meter dash at the Augustana Meet of Champions with a time of 59.67 seconds and was eighth in the 200, finishing in 25.70, to help the Bucs’ women score 18.50 points and place 13th out of 24 teams at Augustana University. ...
Hononegah knocks off rival Harlem in NIC-10 softball
ROSCOE — Nearly everyone, Hononegah head coach Denny McKinney included, expected a tight, hotly-contested game between his Indians and their perennial rivals from Harlem on Friday afternoon. For four innings, it was. Then McKinney’s Indians put up eight runs in the fifth inning and ended the game abruptly at breezy Swanson Park by the 10-run rule, 12-2. ...
Beloit College baseball team wins 2-of-3 at Grinnell
GRINNELL, Iowa — Beloit College’s Buccaneers shook themselves out of a slump to win a pair of games at Grinnell on Saturday, but the host Pioneers took the finale on Sunday. The Buccaneers won 7-4 and 16-1 in seven innings on Saturday before Grinnell won game three 8-1. The Pioneers scored twice in the third inning off Beloit starter Kaiya Nishino (3-1) and that was more than enough to knock...
Brodhead/Juda girls dominate Jim Church Invite
BRODHEAD, Wis.—Brodhead senior Addison Yates admitted that she would have preferred some warmer temperatures for the final home meet of her high school career. Other than the blustery breeze that made a sunny sky deceiving with the wind chill sinking well into the lower 40s, the 2024 Jim Church Invite couldn’t have gone much better for Yates and the Cardinals’ girls track and field team. Hosting Brodhead/Juda won the girls’...
PREP BASEBALL: Clinton uses hot bats to sweep Parkview in doubleheader
CLINTON — The weather may have been chilly but the bats were hot as the Clinton baseball team swept Parkview 13-3, 10-1 in a non-conference doubleheader on Saturday. The Cougars combined for 19 hits and 22 RBI in the stellar showing of offense. Clinton scored nine runs in the fourth inning of the first game as Payton Whalen had a team-high three hits and Collin Gill had three RBI on...
Beloit Sky Carp fall in series finale of otherwise outstanding homestand against South Bend Cubs
BELOIT—Sure, an 8-6 loss at the hands of the South Bend Cubs in extra innings of Sunday’s series finale was a bit of a downer for the Beloit Sky Carp, especially considering it was their first loss of the season at ABC Supply Stadium. But, it was only one small dark cloud in what was otherwise an outstanding six-game series for the Sky Carp, a homestand that Beloit won 5-1. The Sky Carp have won seven of their first eight home games to kick off...
Beloit Sky Carp fall in series finale of otherwise outstanding homestand against South Bend Cubs
BELOIT—Sure, an 8-6 loss at the hands of the South Bend Cubs in extra innings of Sunday’s series finale was a bit of a downer for the Beloit Sky Carp, especially considering it was their first loss of the season at ABC Supply Stadium. But, it was only one small dark cloud in what was otherwise an outstanding six-game series for the Sky Carp, a homestand that Beloit won 5-1. The Sky Carp have won seven of their first eight home games to kick off...
SoBos softball team posts back-to-back blowouts
SOUTH BELOIT — South Beloit’s softball team swept visiting Christian Liberty in dominating fashion Saturday, 16-1 and 18-0, with both games over after the visitors batted in the top of the fourth inning. Whitney Schnack started in the pitching circle in both games and didn’t allow a hit in either. She walked two and struck out 11 in the first game and walked one and fanned seven in the nightcap. ...
Hononegah girls third in Antioch track meet
Hononegah’s girls took third place in the Sequoit Shahbazian Girls Track Meet held at Antioch High School on Friday. The host school won the 10-team meet with 112 points. Rockford Guilford was second with 95 and Hononegah third with 90.5. Hononegah’s Sophia Hedges swept the 100 meters (12.93 seconds) and 200 (27.01). The Indians also collected a firsth from Jordan Dimke in the 300 hurdles (50.55) and another from the...
PREP BASEBALL: Brodhead/Juda, North Boone earn conference victories
WALWORTH, Wis. — In the nightcap of a doubleheader on Wednesday night, Brodhead/Juda stayed steady with a single run scored in each of the first five innings to take down Big Foot 5-3. The Cardinals (3-4, 2-1 Rock Valley Rock), who won the first game 4-0, fell into a quick 2-0 deficit when the Chiefs’ (4-4, 2-4) Skylar Jacobs and Braden Buchholz both drew bases-loaded walks in the first. By...
South Beloit baseball, softball earn wins over Alden-Hebron
HEBRON, Ill.—South Beloit baseball head coach Dominic Strangman said before the start of the season that incoming freshman Richard Carlson had the potential to be one of the best SoBos in program history. On Thursday night, Carlson showed off that star potential he possesses as he went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and threw five hitless innings to help the SoBos earn their first win of the season with a 3-0 shutout over Alden-Hebron. ...
Beloit Sky Carp catcher Joe Mack finding success after tough past two seasons
BELOIT—Beloit Sky Carp catcher Joe Mack said it’s important to not ride the high waves or stay in the lows that the world of minor league baseball is constantly throwing at you. So, even though the Miami Marlins’ 31st overall pick in the 2021 MLB draft is on an absolute tear to start the season, don’t expect him to just be out there surfing that tide of positivity. “Baseball is...
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