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Drake Broege's homer helps propel Hononegah baseball over North Boone
ROCKTON—The weather forecast for Saturday morning in the Stateline area called for cloudy skies and gusty winds blowing up to nearly 40 miles per hour. What meteorologists failed to predict was the appearance of a loud boom of thunder that came courtesy of Hononegah senior Drake Broege. Broege’s two-run homer capped off a five-run second inning for the Indians and propelled them to a season-opening 5-1 win over North Boone. ...
Hononegah girls finish second in NIC-Indoor Track & Field Championships
ROCKTON — The 4x800-meter relay set the tone for Hononegah’s girls as Allyson Niedfeldt, Lauren Frake, Jordan Dimke and Kylie Simpson roared to first place in a school-record 9 minutes and 50.04 seconds in the first event on the track at Saturday’s NIC-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships. The host Indians went on to finish runner up in the meet with 115 points, trailing only champion Rockford Guilford (140). It was definitely a two-horse race as third-place Rockford Auburn had just 55 points. ...
PREP BASEBALL: RJ Wolski provides big weekend for North Boone
FORRESTON, Ill. — The North Boone baseball team got a busy weekend slate of games started on Friday afternoon with a big 14-7 win over Forreston. The Vikings jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first after RJ Wolski launched a two-run double into right field and Forreston’s Alec Schoohovenn walked Ben Neri with the bases loaded. The Cardinals (3-2) jumped ahead 5-3 after scoring four runs in the...
Beloit College softball splits in Florida
CLERMONT, Fla.—The Beloit College softball team jumped on Ohio Northern early and then survived a vicious rally to hold for the 4-3 win on Thursday afternoon as a part of The Spring Games hosted in Florida during the college’s spring break. The Polar Bears plated the first run of the day when Mariana Alejandro scored after three-straight walks. It was the only three free passes issued by starter Samantha Friedrichson,...
Hononegah softball team expects to contend again
ROCKTON — It’s natural for Denny McKinney to be excited about the upcoming softball season. He’s been at this a long time and getting back on a diamond is always his favorite time of year. Despite some key graduation losses from last season’s 28-8-1 squad and the fact they won’t be overwhelming favorites again, the Hononegah head coach also builds a pretty good case for his team repeating as NIC-10...
Beloit College offense, Aiden Phipps too much for Greenville
AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Beloit College’s baseball team broke out the bats in a big way Thursday to give starting pitcher Aiden Phipps more support than he needed. While Phipps (2-1) allowed only three hits and one earned run over seven innings of work, the Buccaneers collected 15 hits — eight for extra bases — in an 11-1 victory over Greenville University (4-10) in eight innings. Beloit improved to 5-3 overall...
North Boone Special Olympics Unified sports seeing on and off the field success
POPLAR GROVE, Ill.—There’s no question about it, North Boone special education teacher Melissa Ford is excited to see the Special Olympics Unified programs that she has helped build up becoming some of the best competitors in the state. But what Ford might be even more ecstatic about is the positive impact that the teams are having off the playing field. “It really gives the kids in the general education setting...
Carly LaMay, Bre'Naziah Davis named to all-tourney team for Rock Valley College
ROCKFORD — Hononegah graduate Carly LaMay and Beloit Memorial grad Bre’Nazjah Davis landed on the All-Tournament Team as the Rock Valley College women’s basketball team captured the NJCAA D-II Region 4 and Midwest District B championship on Saturday. The Golden Eagles, the No. 3 ranked team in NJCAA DII, knocked off No. 6 Oakton 84-79. RVC trailed 13-9 early on, but rallied to tie the game at 24-24 before a...
Brodhead's Alecia Dahl Player of Year; Portia Segerstrom also First Team on All-RVC Rock Division
BRODHEAD, Wis.—Brodhead’s Alecia Dahl put the Rock Valley Conference on notice her freshman season with a stellar output of nearly 11 points per game on a 50.6 shooting percentage. She added 101 rebounds and 60 assists while being a defensive machine with 54 steals and 12 blocks. Dahl took it up to another level her sophomore year, and the Rock Valley Conference Rock Division recognized her outstanding season by naming...
Beloit College softball team falls twice on Florida trip
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Beloit College’s softball team, matched Simpson College in hits in its first game Wednesday and outhit Bowdoin College in its second. But the 17 total hits produced only three runs as the Buccaneers fell to Simpson 9-1 and to Bowdoin 7-2. It didn’t help that the Beloit pitchers issued seven bases on balls against Simpson and five more and a hit batsman against Bowdoin. ...
North Boone baseball opens season with shutout win over Woodstock North
POPLAR GROVE, Ill.—North Boone baseball head coach Andrew Baden gathered his team up following Wednesday afternoon’s season opener against Woodstock North and was brutally honest with them. “That was about as perfect of a first game as they come,” Baden said with a smile. Senior Eli Lopez delivered a stellar start from the mound, senior Matt Self closed the game out and the Vikings racked up seven hits in a...
North Boone softball opens season with 11-2 win over Durand
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. — It was an opening day symphony at North Boone High School on Tuesday afternoon: the pop of the mitt, the loud and gravely “Strike” call from the umpire, the thump of the bag and the crack of the bats. Oh, most certainly the crack of the bats as the Vikings’ softball team piled up 11 hits and hammered two home runs to open its season with an 11-2 win over Durand. ...
Beloit College baseball team wins in walk-off fashion against UW-Superior
AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Beloit College had the would-be winning run thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning. No problem. They still had clutch-hitting Matt O’Leary on deck. The Buccaneers only had four hits to that point against the UW-Superior Yellow Jackets in the RussMatt Invitational and the third was Jack Alport’s double to right center that pinch-runner Ryan Kopp tried to score from second on....
2023-24 BDN All-AREA WRESTLING: Angelina Cassioppi, Sam Schwengels head team
The high school wrestling season couldn’t have come to a better conclusion for Hononegah junior Angelina Cassioppi, who’s becoming a downright authority on state title runs after rolling to her third straight. The season’s finish was bittersweet for Parkview senior Sam Schwengels, whose remarkable season ended in frustrating fashion with an injury at the WIAA State Championships. The pain and anguish that ended his season didn’t lessen the overall excellence...
Turner's Tyshawn Teague-Johnson and Zay Howard named Rock Valley Rock Division Co-Players of the Year
BELOIT—Beloit Turner seniors Tyshawn Teague-Johnson and Zay Howard headlined the Rock Valley Rock Division co-champion boys basketball team by touting a multitude of ways to score while locking down opposing offenses in the backcourt. The RVC Rock recognized the stellar play by naming the Trojans’ duo as Co-Players of the Year and placing them on the All-Conference First Team. Howard was also awarded Defensive Player of the Year after he...
Beloit College baseball team rebounds with win in Florida
AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Beloit College’s baseball team broke a 1-1 tie by scoring four runs in the top of the fifth inning and went on to post an 8-1 victory over Stockton University on Tuesday in the RussMatt Invitational. The 2023 Midwest Conference Position Player of the Year, Matt O’Leary, put the Bucs on top 2-1 with an RBI single that scored Jack Alport. Brett Kiger reached on an error by the shortstop that scored O’Leary. Evan Zenger added an RBI single and Matt Souza...
Beloit College softball drops two in Florida
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—The Beloit College softball team remained winless in Florida after falling 6-4 to The College of Wooster and 11-5 to Haverford College on Monday morning. The Buccaneers, taking part in The Spring Games during the college’s spring break, fell to 1-5 overall after being swept in the doubleheader. Beloit jumped on the Fighting Scots first in game one after Turner graduate Jocelyn Jordan opened the game with a single...
South Beloit softball eager to get started with mix of young and old
SOUTH BELOIT—For South Beloit softball head coach Sam Cady, it’s looking like an ideal combination. A mix of veteran players who now have plenty of playoff experience under their belts coupled with a group of young freshmen and sophomores who can fill in the gaps created by graduating seniors. And expectations are now higher than ever after the SoBos clinched a fourth-straight conference title, won a regional championship and made...
Beloit College softball opens Florida trip with loss to Macalester
LEESBURG, Fla. — The Beloit College softball team was welcomed on its spring break trip to Florida with more than just the southern heat. The Buccaneers were also greeted with the hot-hitting bats of Macalester College, which defeated Beloit 8-2 in seven innings in the opening match of the Spring Games on Sunday evening. The Scots’ Sophie Futchko drew a one-out walk in the top of the first before opening...
Beloit College's Aiden Phipps picks up victory in Florida
DAVENPORT, Fla. — After winning 11 games without a loss in 2023, Beloit College junior pitcher Aiden Phipps found himself in the unusual position of 0-1 heading into his second start of the season on Saturday. Phipps evened his record at 1-1 as he went six innings and allowed three runs in a 9-4 win over Illinois Tech in Beloit’s opening game in the 2024 RussMatt Invitational. On Sunday, Beloit dropped a pair of close games to Loras College at the RussMatt Invitational, 3-1 and...
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