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Second-half surge carries Beloit College past visiting Lawrence 71-63
BELOIT — Beloit College’s men’s basketball experienced enough bad bounces and erratic play to keep Lawrence within striking distance into the second half Tuesday night. Ahead by five with just over 13 minutes remaining, the Buccaneers turned up the intensity on defense and hit a flurry of big shots to build up an 18-point lead that allowed them to hang on for a 71-63 victory at Flood Arena. It took...
Hononegah bowlers live to fight another day ... at state
SOUTH BELOIT — Brad Sommer could see his Hononegah boys bowling team was buckling a little to the pressure Saturday at the IHSA Rockford Jefferson Sectional at Cherry Bowl. “We came into sectionals thinking we had a chance to win because we had been bowling well and we all had good lines in practice,” senior Charlie Hunt said. “But we hit that fifth game and we just seemed tired. We were missing spares, our team energy was low and there was just no hype there,...
Beloit Memorial's intense press too much for Hononegah in 77-56 win
ROCKTON—”Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers.” As Hononegah boys basketball head coach Tom Schmidt put it, that was the name of the game on Monday night when his squad took on Beloit Memorial in a stateline crossover showdown. The Indians had just come off a big win against Harlem on Friday, when they set the fast pace and forced several turnovers. But Hononegah found itself unable to match the rapid speed and intense...
Jefferson downs Clinton in boys basketball 80-67
JEFFERSON — Senior guard Aidan Kammer scored 26 points and junior guard Finn DeBlare added 19 to lead Jefferson to an 80-67 non-conference win over visiting Clinton. Kammer had 16 second-half points after DeBlare scored 14 in the first half. Senior center Tyler Schroedl scored his 10 points before the break for the Eagles (9-5). Senior guard Andrew Altermatt, who like Schroedl hit two first-half 3-pointers, also scored 10 points. ...
Turner wrestler Sydney Andrews wins title in Wausau meet
WAUSAU, Wis. — Beloit Turner’s Sydney Andrews rolled to a 5-0 record in winning the 145-pound title in a Wisconsin Challenge Series Girls Wrestling Tournament at Wausau West High School on Saturday. Wrestlers from 107 teams competed in the meet and Turner finished fifth in the standings with 65 points, trailing only Holmen (120), Mukwonago (101.5), Wausau West (89) and Menasha (84). Parkview/Albany finished 68th. Andrews opened with a pin...
Beloit College track and field teams compete at Karl Schlender Invitational
WHITEWATER, Wis.—Beloit College’s track and field team used a slew of top finishes on the track to help boost its performance in the Karl Schlender Invitational at UW-Whitewater on Saturday. The Buccaneers men finished third with 52 points behind Whitewater (221) and UW-Oshkosh (189) while the women placed fourth by scoring 75 points with the Warhawks (218), Titans (195) and Carroll College (110) rounding out the top three. Beloit’s 4x400...
BOYS HOOPS: Beloit Turner beats Delavan-Darien to continue winning ways
BELOIT—Tyshawn Teague-Johnson continued his hot week and the Beloit Turner boys basketball team continued their dominant stretch in a big win over Delavan-Darien on Friday night. The Trojans jumped out to a 27-14 lead at halftime and exploded for 39 more points in the second half to take down the Comets 66-37 in the Rock Valley Conference-crossover showdown. Teague-Johnson had 11 points in the first half and finished with 23...
Hononegah beats NIC-10 foe Harlem in throwback game in old gym
ROCKTON—Hononegah senior Isaiah Houi smiled at head coach Tom Schmidt as they exchanged goodbyes on Friday night and commented “We should do this again sometime.” Houi clearly enjoyed that he and his teammates on the Indians’ boys basketball team had just played a NIC-10 game against Harlem in the old main gym on the campus of Hononegah High School instead of the typical field house. And after an energetic and...
GIRLS HOOPS: Hononegah, Beloit Memorial post lopsided victories
MACHESNEY PARK — Sophomore center Jordan Dimke scored 16 points to lead a balanced effort as Hononegah’s girls basketball team flattened host Harlem 50-23 on Saturday night. The Indians, ranked seventh in Illinois in the current Associated Press 4A poll, improved to 20-3 overall and 11-0 in NIC-10 play. The Indians took another step closer to the school’s all-time record for consecutive conference wins, set in 2014 with 58. They...
Beloit College women picking up steam in second half of season
BELOIT — Seniors Liz Kalk and Hannah Welte hope their team’s past three games have strengthened the notion Beloit College is no longer an easy game on anyone’s schedule. Illinois College certainly found out the hard way Saturday afternoon. The Buccaneers played catch-up at Flood Arena, but finally completed a successful comeback win, 63-61. A...
Beloit Sky Carp's Torin Montgomery and Jared Poland help make it a successful Sky Carp Fest
BELOIT—If Torin Montgomery is looking for a career after baseball, it’s clear motivational speaker could be very high on the list. Just listening to Montgomery answer questions during a fan Q&A at the third annual Sky Carp Fest hosted at ABC Supply Stadium on Saturday will tell you why. Whether the Miami Marlins’ 2022 14th-round pick is manifesting positive vibes for a warm spring, expanding on the lofty goals of...
Azeez Ganiyu scores 25, but Beloit College falls to first-place Illinois College
BELOIT — A terrific game by senior Azeez Ganiyu wasn’t quite enough for Beloit College to upset first-place Illinois College Saturday afternoon at Flood Arena. The Buccaneers rallied to within a point at 70-69, but they ultimately fell 72-69. The teams were tied at 27 with 3:35 to go in the opening half. IC then went on an 11-2 run to take a 38-29 lead into halftime. ...
Hononegah bowlers manage to survive sectional, reach state tournament
ROCKFORD — Hononegah’s boys bowling team didn’t quite have the day it had at the IHSA Freeport Regional when it finished first, but the Indians still managed to advance as a team to the state championships. Hononegah’s NIC-10 rival, Harlem, won the Rockford Jefferson Sectional title at Cherry Bowl with a 6,346-pin total. Morton finished runnerup with 6,212 in the 15-team event. The top six teams advanced to state. Rounding...
Hot three-point shooting sends Deerfield past Clinton boys
DEERFIELD, Wis.—Despite a furious second-half comeback attempt, the Clinton boys basketball team couldn’t overcome a large halftime deficit as it fell to Deerfield 76-62 in non-conference action on Thursday night. The hot-shooting Demons (10-5) jumped out to a 39-24 advantage after the first half. The Cougars (4-10) started to heat up after halftime and outscored Deerfield 38-37, but it wasn’t enough as they dropped their fourth-straight game. Deerfield hit 14...
Beloit Memorial girls knock off host Burlington 63-35
BURLINGTON, Wis. — After taking a 24-17 lead in the first half, Beloit Memorial’s girls exploded for 39 points in the second half to blow out host Burlington 63-35 on Thursday night. The Purple Knights outscored the Demons 39-18 in the second half to improve to 5-8 overall and 2-3 in Southern Lakes Conference play. Burlington is 5-11 in overall play and 3-5 in SLC action. Leading the way after...
Rock County Fury shakes off slow start, downs Badger Lightning 5-2
BELOIT — It took about a period, but the Rock County Fury eventually found their groove in their latest Badger Conference victory Thursday night at Edwards Ice Arena. Emma Kligora scored 30 seconds into the second frame, the first of her two goals on the night, en route to a 5-2 Fury win over the Badger Lightning. "We got off to a slow start with throwing the puck around and...
Purple Tide swimmers roll over visiting Delavan-Darien
BELOIT — Beloit Memorial’s boys swimming team dominated a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet with visiting Delavan-Darien Thursday night at the Richard Vogel Natatorium, sweeping first place in every event and winning 116-45. The Purple Tide won the 200–yard medley relay with Aidan Greenlee, Duke Allen, Aidan Donovan and Charlie Ziemba posting a 1:47.59 time. Greenlee, Aiden Vanlandingham, Sean Goodspeed and Ziemba teamed up to win the 200 free relay in 1:37.74. ...
PREP HOOPS: 7th ranked Hononegah improves to 19-3
ROCKTON — Hononegah’s girls basketball team kept rolling merrily along Thursday night in a makeup game against Belvidere North, winning 57-29 as sophomore Jordan Dimke netted 20 points. The Indians, ranked seventh in Illinois in the current Associated Press 4A poll, improved to 19-3 overall and 10-0 in NIC-10 play. Hononegah also kept alive a 48-game winning streak in conference heading into a game at Harlem on Friday night. ...
Turner's aggressive defense helps spur seventh-straight victory
BELOIT—Senior guard Mariya Babilius smiled and quickly nodded when asked if she enjoyed playing the high intensity and quick-paced defense that the Beloit Turner girls basketball team likes to run. If you don’t believe it, just watch her on the court. It doesn’t take long to realize she is no liar. Babilius and the Trojans’ defense gave Monroe all kinds of difficulties that made it nearly impossible to find an...
Charlie Hunt helps Hononegah bowlers advance to sectionals
FREEPORT, Ill. — Senior Charlie Hunt rolled a 1,426 score to win the individual title, leading Hononegah’s boys bowling team to the team crown in the IHSA Freeport Regional at 4 Seasons Bowling Center on Wednesday. Hunt averaged 224.83 per game on his way to the individual championship. Senior Caleb Dirkx was next for the Indians with a 1,262 total for a 210.3 average and freshman Tyson Williams continued a solid rookie season at 1,203 (200.5 average). ...
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