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Brett Roberts hits two homers as Beloit Sky Carp defeat South Bend Cubs 7-2
BELOIT—The Beloit Sky Carp had won the first two games of the series against the South Bend Cubs with a potent offense that smacked eight homers and outscored its opposition 30-9. On Thursday night, it seemed like the long ball helped spark the Sky Carp’s offense once again as Brett Roberts’ solo homer kicked off a four-run sixth inning that helped Beloit down the Cubs 7-2. Beloit trailed 2-0 when...
Beloit Turner baseball gladly fighting through adversity early in the season
CLINTON—A steady sprinkle eventually gave way to a constant chilly rain that forced the Beloit Turner and Clinton baseball teams to send everyone packing with the game all tied up at four in the sixth inning on Thursday. For the Trojans it wasn’t anything new, the spring season thus far has been filled with all kinds of adversity. What has really impressed Turner head coach Jeff Clowes is the way...
Hononegah senior Izaak Smith will wrestle at UW-Whitewater
ROCKTON — Izaak “Chuck” Smith says his first love was always football, but he doesn’t mind settling for his close second when it comes to competing in the college ranks. “It was always football, but my junior year I realized I wasn’t getting any taller or much bigger and that’s when I realized I should give this wrestling thing a shot,” Smith said Thursday after signing a letter-of-intent to attend UW-Whitewater and wrestle for the Warhawks. “The football chapter is closed in my life, but...
Brodhead/Juda sweeps Rock Valley Conference triangular meet
Brodhead/Juda’s boys and girls track and field teams swept a pair of Rock Valley Conference dual meets at a triangular in Clinton on Wednesday. Addison Yates won three individual events for the Cardinals girls, who beat Clinton 99-43 and Walworth Big Foot 94-48. Yates also led off their winning 800-meter relay. Her individual wins came in the 100 hurdles in 16.80 seconds and the high and long jumps with marks of 5-foot-2 and 16 feet, respectively. ...
PREP BASEBALL: Turner, Hononegah post conference victories
BELOIT — Visiting Clinton scored first, but the Beloit Turner Trojans answered quickly with a three-run second inning and went on to post an 8-3 victory in Rock Valley Conference baseball on Wednesday. The game at the Stateline Youth Sports Complex was a makeup from a Tuesday rainout. The teams are scheduled to square off in Clinton on Thursday. The Cougars’ Logan Hendricks blasted a solo home run off Turner...
Hononegah swimmer Lydia Nordgren to compete for Beloit College
ROCKTON — Hononegah head girls swimming coach Brian McGuire says Lydia Nordgren has always been a great teammate and a hard-worker on his conference-contending teams. She definitely kicked it up a notch or two her senior year, though. “Between her junior and senior year we had a nice sit down and we discussed her goals,” McGuire said. “Up to that point she had done everything we’d asked her to do...
North Boone opportunistic in 9-1 win over Rock Falls
POPLAR GROVE, Ill.—The campus of North Boone High School was the land of opportunity on Wednesday evening and the Vikings’ softball team was taking full advantage. North Boone put the blustery wind, which was gusting well up to 40 miles per hour at times, to good use by blasting a pair of homers, pounced on Rock Falls whenever it made one of its four miscues and, most importantly, were opportunistic about increasing its chances at winning a Big Northern Conference title. ...
Beloit Sky Carp bash six home runs in 19-4 romp over South Bend Cubs
BELOIT — The Beloit Sky Carp treated a large crowd of school-aged fans to their second straight offensive explosion on Wednesday afternoon at ABC Supply Stadium. After scoring 11 runs on Tuesday, the Sky Carp pounded out 19 hits, including six home runs, in a 19-4 romp over the South Bend Cubs. Beloit improved to 4-0 at home this season. The Sky Carp’s Joe Mack continued his hot start to...
Windy weather creates tough conditons at Krueger-Haskell for Beloit Memorial golf meet
BELOIT — The only thing that could slow down Beloit Memorial’s Allen brothers’ strong start to the golfing season was a gusty wind that made conditions tough at Krueger-Haskell Golf Course on Tuesday for the second Southern Lakes Conference Major of the season. Senior Max Allen shot a 91 while sophomore brother Marcus shot a 96 at the meet. The older Allen had placed fifth at the first SLC major of the season, held last Wednesday at Twin Lakes Country Club, and followed it up...
Beloit College baseball Buccaneers find themselves in rare slump
BELOIT — It’s been a rare occurrence for Beloit College’s baseball team, but it suddenly finds itself in the throes of a slump. The Buccaneers are still 17-10 overall and 10-6 in Midwest Conference play, but they lost the first game of a double-header with Lawrence University 10-5 on Tuesday and trailed 5-2 in the fourth inning of the nightcap when a downpour suspended the action at The Ballpark at Strong Stadium. ...
Mark Coley begins stint as Sky Carp with grand slam as Beloit downs South Bend 11-5
BELOIT—It was a pleasant and sunny Sunday evening down in Jupiter, Florida, where Miami Marlins’ prospects Johnny Olmstead and Mark Coley II were out to dinner after helping the Single-A Hammerheads take five of six against the St. Lucie Mets. It was then that the duo received the call that they were being called up to play for the Beloit Sky Carp. The two didn’t even arrive in Beloit until Monday night and had a quick turnaround with Tuesday’s 1 p.m. matchup against the South...
COLLEGE UPDATE: Freshman Chandler Alderman pitching well for MTSU
Chandler Alderman’s freshman baseball season at Middle Tennessee State University began with a bang when he tossed a 10-0 eight-inning no-hitter against Liberty University with 11 strikeouts on March 23. Since then, the 6-foot-5 left-hander has had some more ups and a few downs as expected for a first-year pitcher making the transition from pitching for North Boone in the Big Northern Conference to Division 1. Alderman has appeared in...
PREPS: Hononegah baseball tosses second no-hitter of the season in 11-0 win over Rockford Jefferson
ROCKFORD — The Hononegah baseball team tossed its second no-hitter of the season as Alexandre Skrade and Ian Blankenship combined for 13 strikeouts, four walks and no hits. And the offense provided plenty of support by smacking 11 hits and taking advantage of seven errors by Rockford Jefferson (1-10, 0-3) to surge the Indians to an 11-0 win on Monday evening. After three scoreless innings, Hononegah (8-5, 3-0 NIC-10) scored...
Hononegah's Aisylnn Palmer tosses no-hitter with 15 strikeouts
ROSCOE, Ill. — Aislynn Palmer was a little disappointed she couldn’t pitch one more inning on Monday at Swanson Park. The Hononegah sophomore had herself to blame for that. She cracked a one-out double in the sixth inning and courtesy runner Emma Tapia trotted home when Danielle Franz followed with another two-bagger against visiting Freeport. That put the finishing touches on a 10-0 victory stopped after six innings by the...
Beloit Sky Carp ready for first six-game series of season at ABC Supply Stadium
BELOIT—The Beloit Sky Carp’s return to ABC Supply Stadium on Tuesday for a six-game series against the South Bend Cubs is a win-win scenario for everyone involved. The Sky Carp went 2-0 on opening weekend in Beloit before losing four of six in Peoria against the Chiefs. Players and coaches alike are surely excited about returning to the friendly confines of their home stadium. And then there are the numerous...
Hononegah's Emily Auestad commits to Rockford University
ROCKTON — Hononegah senior Emily Auestad has terrorized defenses across Rockford for the past two seasons as a member of the girls volleyball team that saw much success in the NIC-10. Auestad will continue to deliver booming strikes in Rockford after she formally announced her intention to play at Division III Rockford University with a signing ceremony on the campus of Hononegah High School on Monday. A team captain and...
Hoenig drives in five runs to lead Beloit Turner to nonconference win over Janesville Parker
JANESVILLE — Beloit Turner knew it had the bats to compete with Janesville Parker in a nonconference softball game at the Youth Sports Complex on Monday night. One bat in particular did a whole lot of damage for the Trojans. Sophomore catcher Maddy Hoenig went 4 for 4 against the Vikings and drove in five runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, to lift the Trojans to...
Beloit College men's track and field team takes second at Beloit Relays
BELOIT—Beloit College track and field coach Brian Bliese went into Saturday’s Beloit Relays excited about the potential his athletes possessed after a great showing at the Private College Championships the weekend before. The 24th-year head coach has to be feeling even more jovial after his Buccaneers went out and notched a slew of strong finishes on a sunny and warm day at Strong Stadium Complex in Beloit’s lone home meet of the season. ...
PREP BASEBALL: Big Foot snaps losing streak with 13-1 win over Whitewater
WHITEWATER, Wis.—The Big Foot baseball team snapped a three-game losing streak and got back in the win column by using some strong at-bats to help down Whitewater 13-1 in five innings on Friday evening. The Chiefs (2-3) racked up eight hits and drew 10 walks to jump all over the Whippets. Whitewater (0-6) surrendered four runs in the third, and the Chiefs poured on seven runs in the fourth to...
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