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Soph Jordan Dimke helps Hononegah survive threat in sectional semifinal
McHENRY, Ill. — Hononegah’s girls basketball team has asked 6-foot Jordan Dimke all season to do things you wouldn’t ordinarily ask of a sophomore. Tuesday night in the IHSA 4A McHenry Sectional semifinals, she faced one of her taller tasks, against a Lake Zurich team boasting a starting lineup that featured a 6-foot-2 post player, two more 6-footers and a 5-11 guard. Only point guard Layne Nordstrom, at 5-foot-5, didn’t seem to fit in this land of giants. ...
PREPS: Dimke's trey key in Hononegah girls sectional semifinal win over Lake Zurich
MCHENRY, Ill. — Sophomore Jordan Dimke scored a game-high 19 points and drained a 3-pointer at the top of the key with 30 seconds remaining as Hononegah edged Lake Zurich 44-42 in an IHSA 4A McHenry Sectional semifinal Tuesday night. Hononegah trailed for the first time in the second half at 42-40, but Dimke’s trey put the Indians back on top. Lake Zurich then missed a shot and Olivia Robinson...
Cap City Cougars upset Rock County Fury in sectional semifinals
JANESVILLE—Cap City’s Brynn Brinkmeier took a pass from Lilly Wagner and surveyed the scene from the top of the offensive zone just seconds into the overtime period. After a few moments the sophomore whirled her stick back and fired. The puck flew through the legs of a Rock County defender and past several other players before striking the back of the net. And in one fell swoop, the Cougars had...
Brandenburg's 27 first-half points fuel Evansville's regional rout of Clinton
EVANSVILLE — Last time she left her home floor, Ava Brandenburg sported a knot on her forehead from an on-court collision, and her team lost its regular-season finale. The Evansville senior and her Blue Devils left the court in much better shape Tuesday night. She poured in 34 points — 27 in the first half — and chased down 10 rebounds for a double-double in a 76-38 regional playoff win...
Beloit Turner's Zay Howard rewriting record book with assists
BELOIT—All it takes to understand what exactly it is that Beloit Turner senior Zay Howard brings to the court is to watch his eyes. As the 5-foot-11 point guard dribbles the ball down the court, his peepers are constantly surveying the scene. Howard will bark out directions, helping set his teammates up for the perfect play. And then Howard puts his athletic footwork to use, cutting through defenders before, more...
Brodhead, Big Foot notch comfortable wins in playoff openers
No. 5 seed Brodhead raced out to a 32-point halftime lead with 51 points in the first 18 minutes of its 78-40 WIAA Division 4 regional win over No. 12 Wisconsin Heights on Tuesday night in Brodhead. Addison Yates led the Cardinals with 28 points, and Alecia Dahl scored 26. Brodhead’s win sets up a meeting with No. 4 Belleville at 7 p.m. Friday night in Belleville. ...
Westosha Central snaps Beloit Memorial's boys basketball's teams win-streak
SALEM, Wis. — Beloit Memorial’s boys basketball team had its six-game winning streak snapped Monday night with a 59-54 loss at Westosha Central. The Purple Knights (18-5 overall) slipped to 9-4 in the Southern Lakes Conference and into fourth place. They finish up SLC play on Wednesday at Union Grove. Beloit trailed Westosha Central 25-17 at halftime, but battled back to tie the game at 37-37. The game was close...
Record-breaking performance from Flickinger fuels Clinton's win over Evansville
CLINTON — Cougars junior Reagan Flickinger has not only been the hottest shooter in the Rock Valley Rock Division, but he has consistently stayed among the top 40 scorers in all of Wisconsin. And now one of Clinton’s finest players has his name atop the record book after he scored a monstrous 48 points to smash the school record in a 73-60 win over Evansville on Monday night. The 6-foot-3...
Turner pulls even with Edgerton in Rock Valley Conference Rock Division
EDGERTON — The race for the Rock Valley Conference’s Rock Division championship continues. With a chance to clinch the outright league championship Monday night, the home Crimson Tide faltered in the opening minutes, spotting Beloit Turner the game’s first 14 points — just like they did in the first matchup between the teams — as the Trojans went on to win 64-58. “Our guys get up for Edgerton,” Turner coach...
Early surge of energy carries Beloit Turner past Edgerton; teams now tied atop league standings
EDGERTON — The race for the Rock Valley Conference's Rock Division championship continues. With a chance to clinch the outright league championship Monday night, the home Crimson Tide faltered in the opening minutes, spotting Beloit Turner the game's first 14 points — just like they did in the first matchup between the teams — as the Trojans went on to win 64-58. "Our guys get up for Edgerton," Turner coach...
South Beloit routs Stockton to open regional play
SOUTH BELOIT—South Beloit head coach Matt Stucky said it took a few possessions out of the gate for his boys basketball team to feel fully comfortable offensively. But no one on the court looked more at ease with the ball in their hands than senior TreyMon Payton-Ruff. Payton-Ruff sank four 3-pointers and scored 13 points to help build a 30-14 lead by halftime as the third-seeded SoBos crushed 13th-seeded Stockton...
Hononegah girls track and field team places eighth at indoor classic
ROCKTON—With the Hononegah girls basketball team gearing up for its sectional semifinal against Lake Zurich on Tuesday, several important athletes for the girls indoor track and field team are still on the hardwood. But with the likes of key pieces such as Jordan Dimke, Kylie Simpson and Addyson Niedfeldt away, the Indians still managed several strong results as it finished eighth out of 15 teams at the Hononegah Girls Indoor Classic hosted at the fieldhouse on Saturday. ...
PREP SWIM: Purple Tide's 200 freestyle relay places ninth at state
WAUKESHA, Wis.—The Beloit Memorial boys swim team ended a stellar season by advancing its 200-yard freestyle relay into the top 10 at the WIAA Division 1 State Championships on Saturday. The 200 free team of Aidan Donovan, Sean Goodspeed, Aidan Greenlee and Charlie Ziemba, which came into the meet ranked fourth in Wisconsin, finished in 1:27.69 to finish in ninth. Brookfield Central/East won the event as their relay squad finished in 1:25.32. ...
GIRLS WRESTLING: Cassioppi, Turner duo headed to state meets
It was a big day on Saturday for Hononegah’s Angelina Cassioppi and Beloit Turner’s Sydney Andrews and Mady Lucero. Cassioppi (16-1), a 120-pounder, earned a return trip to the IHSA State Championships by finishing first at the Geneseo Sectional. Andrews at 145 and Lucero at 120 both won sectional titles in the WIAA Division 2 Campbellsport Sectional to qualify for the Wisconsin state championships. ...
IHSA BOWLING: Hononegah girls sixth in state tourney
ROCKFORD — Junior Emilee Mullranin averaged 208.5 to finish 12th individually in the IHSA State Bowling Championships and led Hononegah to sixth overall in the team standings. In Round 3 on Saturday, Mullranin opened with 176-215-202 for 593 for her first three games. She then rolled 193, 246, 194 for 633 and a 2,502 grand total. Teammate Cassidy Davenport shot 203.8 to finish 17th. She shot 193-249-243 for a 685...
IHSA WRESTLING: Hononegah wrestlers take 2 seconds, 2 thirds at state
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Hononegah’s outstanding wrestling season continued on Saturday with half of its eight qualifiers for the IHSA 3A State Championships ending up on the awards podium with either second or third places. Freshman Rocco Cassioppi (46-5) placed second at 106 pounds while his brother, Bruno Cassioppi (42-6), finished third at 113. Junior Thomas “TJ” Silva (28-5) finished second at 132 and teammate Brody Sendele (51-4) took third at 157. ...
GIRLS WRESTLING: Cassioppi, Turner duo headed to state meets
It was a big day on Saturday for Hononegah’s Angelina Cassioppi and Beloit Turner’s Sydney Andrews and Mady Lucero. Cassioppi (16-1), a 120-pounder, earned a return trip to the IHSA State Championships by finishing first at the Geneseo Sectional. Andrews at 145 and Lucero at 120 both won sectional titles in the WIAA Division 2 Campbellsport Sectional to qualify for the Wisconsin state championships. ...
WIAA BOYS WRESTLING: Turner's Zack Ries, Brody Berg qualify for state meet
CAMPBELLSPORT, Wis. — Beloit Turner’s Zack Ries and Brody Berg are both advancing to the WIAA Division 2 State Wrestling Championships at the Kohl Center in Madison this coming weekend. Ries captured first place at 144 pounds and Berg took third at 150. Ries (26-6) opened with a 16-0 tech fall of Plymouth’s Cole Anderson. In the semifinals, he posted a 4-2 decision over Melvin Finkley of Martin Luther Prep...
Beloit Turner boys basketball rolls rival Clinton
BELOIT—The Beloit Turner boys basketball team knew that a big matchup with first-place Edgerton was just on the horizon. But the second-place Trojans also knew that they had some other important business to take care of first: extending its winning streak over longtime rival Clinton. Turner upped its reign over the Cougars to 17-straight games with a 70-28 victory on Friday night. ...
Amare Hereford continues to put charge into Beloit Memorial basketball
BELOIT – Part of Amare Hereford’s magic on a basketball court lies in his ability to quietly dominate a game for Beloit Memorial. Take Friday night’s encounter with Southern Lakes Conference foe Lake Geneva Badger, for example. The visitors had already played the Purple Knights at home so they did not need an extensive scouting report. They had seen the smooth left-handed sophomore guard torch them for 19 second-half points...
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