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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...
Kettle Moraine turns up defensive dial, ends Janesville Craig's season in sectional title game
ELKHORN — Janesville Craig’s boys basketball team showed early in Saturday’s sectional championship game at Elkhorn Area High School the offensive efficiency that lifted the Cougars to a 12-6 record in the Big Eight Conference this season. Seventh-seeded Craig made its first six shots of their game against No. 1 seed Kettle Moraine, but from there, the Lasers cranked up their defensive intensity. Doing so provided them with a steady...
Beloiter Shelvin Garrett wins NCAA Division III Indoor championship in triple jump
As much as he told himself that his weekend was mainly “a vacation and a chance to go play in some sand,” Shelvin Garrett II knew what was at stake. The Beloit native and UW-Whitewater athlete went into the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the No. 1 seed in the triple jump. He lived up to that billing and more. ...
North Boone softball hungry for more heading into 2024 season
POPLAR GROVE, Ill.—There’s no question that the North Boone softball team was left hungry for more after falling to Big Northern rival Rock Falls in a regional championship. Luckily, the Vikings return all but one of their starters from their 23-5 squad that finished runner-up in the BNC, and the players are eager to satiate their appetite. “We’ve gone to the regional championship for the past (four seasons) now,” senior...
Beloit Memorial falls in sectional semifinals to top-seeded Kettle Moraine
MILTON, Wis.—Sophomore Amare Hereford snatched a defensive rebound and dished out a fine-looking pass to teammate Diego Perez, who scored a transition bucket. The score put Beloit Memorial in front 36-35 five minutes after halftime, and it was looking like the Purple Knights were ready to unleash some of that second half magic that had won them a regional championship. But Kettle Moraine proved to be simply too much from...
John Baillie named Beloit College's new women's soccer coach
BELOIT — John Baillie has been named the 14th head coach in Beloit College women’s soccer history, joining the Buccaneers after a six-year stint at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee. Baillie served as the head women’s soccer coach for the Blue Angels since 2018, had a brief stint as head basketball coach from October 2019-March of 2020. He also had served as the Assistant Athletic Director from January 2020 to the time of his resignation. ...
Beloit Turner's Sydney Andrews saluted by Rock Valley Conference
BELOIT — While the Rock Valley Conference did not select a girls wrestling team, Beloit Turner’s Sydney Andrews was selected as the Female Wrestler of the Year in the conference. Andrews had a terrific junior season at 145 pounds, going 32-3 with 44 takedowns and 20 pins. She won a sectional title and was second in the WIAA Girls State Wrestling Championships. Turner had one boy selected to the All-RVC...
Hononegah's Gabe Kohl to mix music, football at Wisconsin Lutheran College
ROCKTON — Hononegah celebrated the college signing of another student-athlete after school Wednesday, and senior Gabe Kohl’s ceremony followed the usual format. The difference in this event was the audience. In addition to teammates, other athletes and coaches there to congratulate the defensive end choosing to play football at Wisconsin Lutheran College, the back of the room was filled with well-wishers from his other passion. the music and theater departments. ...
North Boone baseball locked and loaded for 2024 season
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. — North Boone baseball head coach Andrew Baden stated the obvious: “It’s hard to ask anybody to replace Chandler Alderman.” Luckily Baden doesn’t have to call on any one player to step up after the graduation of last season’s stellar ace, who was listed as the No. 8 left-handed pitcher in all of Illinois and is now pitching for NCAA Division I Middle Tennessee University. Instead, the...
Our Saviors Vikings wrap up Beloit Church Dartball League regular-season title
Our Saviors Vikings wrapped up the Beloit Church Dartball League regular-season title with a 49-5 record, eight games ahead of the second-place St. John Jets (41-13). Good Shepherd Chiefs (37-16) finished 11.5 games out of first, followed by R.O.L. Lightning (32-19), 15.5 games back; Trinity Eagles (26-27), 22.5 behind; Christ Lutheran Pelicans (23-31), 26 back; Faith Flyers (19-34), 29.5 back; Our Saviors Trolls (16-37), 32.5 back; Messiah Thunder (13-42), 36 back and Sun Valley Heat (10-43), 38.5 back. ...
Beloit Memorial girls basketball team shows support for Dilonna Johnson at second school board meeting
BELOIT—Several players from the Beloit Memorial girls basketball team along with parents and community members spoke out at the Beloit School Board meeting for the second time in-a-row in support of suspended head coach Dilonna Johnson on Tuesday night at the Kolak Education Center. Johnson, hired in October of 2020, was put on administrative leave around February 8th. School District of Beloit Superintendent Dr. Willie E. Garrison II has yet to reply to an email sent by the Beloit Daily News on Feb. 10 and...
Three Brodhead/Juda football players in All-Star Game
BRODHEAD, Wis. — The 2024 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Small-School All-Star Game on July 20 at Titan Stadium at UW-Oshkosh will have a definite Brodhead/Juda appeal. Retiring Brodhead/Juda head coach Jim Matthys will guide the South team and three members of his Cardinals will be on the South roster: wide receiver Gunner Boegli, linebacker Blake Matthys and defensive back Marcus McIntyre. Head coach Matthys has his long-time assistant Jeff Jubie on his South staff along with Clinton’s Darin Wecker. Clinton defensive lineman Owen Douglas will also be a member of the South squad. There will be three All-Star Games played. An Eight-Player All-Star Game will be played at 6 p.m. July 19. The Small School All-Star Game will be at noon July 20 followed by the Large School All-Star Game at 4 p.m.
Beloit Memorial boys basketball readying for sectional semifinal match against Kettle Moraine
BELOIT — Todd Marks would love to take the time to reflect on all his Beloit Memorial boys basketball team has accomplished so far this season. The head coach just simply doesn’t have the time right now. After all, he has a sectional semifinal matchup in Milton against top-seeded Kettle Moraine on Thursday at 7 p.m. to prepare for. “When the season is over we will go back and do...
Hononegah's Landen Seymour to play baseball at UW-Whitewater
ROCKTON — Center fielder Landen Seymour had a banner junior year for Hononegah’s 29-7 baseball team last spring, finishing second on the team in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. A year from now he’ll join the player who was ahead of him in those three categories, Maddux Hibbard, at UW-Whitewater. Tuesday, Seymour signed a letter-of-intent to attend UW-W and play for the powerhouse NCAA Division III program that has won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) 21 times since 1957 and 17 since...
Hononegah's Jason Brunke named NIC-10 Coach of the Year for third-straight season
ROCKTON—The Hononegah girls basketball team’s roster essentially took on the role as the starting cast of “Dirty Jobs” this season. The Indians used an intense and scrappy defensive press to force turnovers and limit other teams’ offensive flow while sporting an offense that, rather than showcasing one super hot-scoring star, was filled with well-rounded shooters and contributors. Hononegah head coach Jason Brunke admitted that with his squad’s unselfish attitude and...
Beloit Memorial basketball tickets available online only
BELOIT — Tickets for Beloit Memorial boys basketball team’s WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal game against Kettle Moraine Thursday night at Milton High School will be sold online only. Tickets are available on Milton High’s ticket Spicket site at https://spicket.event/milton. Adult tickets are $7. Children under 6 are admitted for $1. All tickets must be purchased via Ticket Spicket. There will be no cash sales. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday at 9 a.m. The game, tipping off at 7 p.m., will be livestreamed at Red Hawk Media. There will be a send-off for the team on Thursday. Gather outside the Barkin Arena at 4:45 p.m. and the team will be leaving by 5:10.
Beloit College baseball team splits opening twinbill with MSOE
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Thanks to a huge comeback, Beloit College’s baseball team opened its 2024 season with a split on the road Saturday against the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Beloit dropped the first game of the twinbill 5-1, but took the nightcap 15-12 in 11 innings, coming back from a 12-3 deficit. Aiden Phipps (0-1) started on the mound for Beloit in the first game and allowed four runs in...
Beloit College softball splits opening weekend
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Beloit College softball team rallied to down the UW–Superior 4-3 before falling to a hot-hitting Loras College squad 9-1 as it split a season-opening weekend doubleheader on Saturday. The Yellowjackets plated a pair in the second inning after Sammantha Swartz cracked a triple to right-center field and upped its lead to 3-0 when Larissa Snyd tripled and scored on a double-steal. The Buccaneers got their first...
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