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Hononegah's boys basketball team full of surprises
ROCKTON — Hononegah basketball fans probably found that video message board at Rockford East’s gymnasium rather annoying Friday night. It kept showing comparisons between their Indians and their opponent, Rockford Guilford, such as records against common opponents, scoring averages and the outcome of the first two meetings, both 20-point losses for Hononegah. The most important stat, however, was on the scoreboard and ultimately that proved to be one of the...
South Beloit boys basketball using balanced offense on sectional run
SOUTH BELOIT—The South Beloit boys basketball team took a ride down Smooth Ave. in last season’s route to an IHSA 1A Regional Championship as it trounced Somonauk 74-27 before rolling over Christian Life 51-22 in the finals. The SoBos’ journey to a third-straight championship grew a bit longer this season without a quarterfinal bye, but it started on a similar path with a 78-38 rout over Stockton to kick the postseason off. ...
South Beloit boys basketball using balanced offense on sectional run
SOUTH BELOIT—The South Beloit boys basketball team took a ride down Smooth Ave. in last season’s route to an IHSA 1A Regional Championship as it trounced Somonauk 74-27 before rolling over Christian Life 51-22 in the finals. The SoBos’ journey to a third-straight championship grew a bit longer this season without a quarterfinal bye, but it started on a similar path with a 78-38 rout over Stockton to kick the postseason off. ...
PREP HOOPS: South Beloit boys basketball wins third-straight regional championship
EAST DUBUQUE, Ill.—The South Beloit boys basketball team had tried to prepare for postseason play by going up against a strong Lena-Winslow squad in its regular season finale. The result? The SoBos were stomped 55-24. But it turns out that South Beloit had learned a little something from the matchup after all. The SoBos won their third-straight regional championship by downing the sixth-seeded Panthers 48-44 in the 1A East Dubuque...
PREPS: Hononegah's Owen West competes at IHSA Swim State Championships
WESTMONT, Ill. — Hononegah senior Owen West capped off his prep career in the aquatic facility that all Illinois High School swimmers hope to end up: the FMC Natatorium. West had qualified for the IHSA Boys Swimming and Diving State Championships after winning the backstroke at the Byron sectional with a time of 53.76 seconds. The Indian swam a time of 54.24 seconds in the preliminary round at the state...
Hononegah's Angelina Cassioppi wins her third straight state title
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Three seasons. Three state championships. Hononegah’s Angelina Cassioppi keeps setting the bar high and then meeting it. After winning the 2022 IHSA Individual State Championship at 100 pounds as a freshman, the Hononegah junior posted her second straight title at 120 pounds on Saturday. This one was a bit different from the...
Beloit College rallies, but falls shot in MWC tourney against Grinnell
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Beloit College’s Buccaneers nearly rallied their way to victory over high-scoring Grinnell on Friday night, but fell just short. The Pioneers advanced to the title game in the Midwest Conference Tournament with a 118-115 victory at Illinois College. The Bucs had knocked off the Pioneers a week-and-a-half ago in regular season play, but this time they had no answer for Kai Te Huki, the leading scorer in...
Turner's Sydney Andrews places second at WIAA Girls State Wrestling Championships
MADISON, Wis. — Beloit Turner wrestling head coach Matt Ries has often touted that the female wrestlers on his squad are pioneers for what has become a booming sport. Junior Sydney Andrews can now safely say she has set the standard for girls wrestling at Turner High School after she finished an outstanding weekend at the Kohl Center in the WIAA Girls State Wrestling Championships with a second-place finish. Andrews,...
Beloit College's Candis Damste shines in MWC Indoor Track Championships
RIPON, Wis. — Beloit College’s Candis Damste won the 200 and 400 meter dashes and was a member of a first place 4x400 relay team as she captured Female Track Performer of the Meet at the 2024 Midwest Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday. Damste, from Accra, Ghana, won the 200 in 26.14 seconds, clocking in with the fastest time in the conference this season. By running a 59.01 in the 400 finals, she became the first MWC female 400 runner to clock a sub-1 minute...
Beloit Turner girls basketball eliminated from postseason by physical Platteville
BELOIT—Nick Faralli paused before summing up the sport of basketball in nine words: “It’s a fun thing, but it can be painful.” No one understands that more than Faralli’s Beloit Turner girls basketball team, which often started three sophomores and a freshman yet tore through the regular season to end 18-6, finished second in the Rock Valley Rock Division and won more games than any other Trojans’ squad has in over 21 years. ...
Hononegah falls to St. Charles East in IHSA Dual Team State Tournament
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Hononegah’s tremendous wrestling season ended on Friday with a 40-29 quarterfinal loss to No. 1-ranked St. Charles East in the IHSA 3A Dual Team State Tournament. Winning matches for NIC-10 champion Hononegah on Friday night were Rocco and Bruno Cassioppi, Jackson Olson, Brody Sendele, Caleb Lynde and Isaak Smith. Rocco Cassioppi pinned Kaden Potter at 106 in 2 minutes. Hononegah forfeited at 113, but Rocco’s brother Bruno...
Hononegah boys pull off mammoth upset against Guilford in regional final
ROCKFORD — Outside of Hononegah’s own locker room, no one seemed to give the seventh-seeded Indians any chance against NIC-10 champion and No. 1 seed Rockford Guilford in the IHSA 4A Rockford East Regional. “Everybody was talking about Guilford getting a wake up call with their close win over East,” said Hononegah senior Cole Warren. “They didn't hardly notice we'd upset Huntley.” Everybody seemed to be sleeping on Hononegah. ...
BOYS HOOPS: Edgerton, Beloit Turner win conference finales, share Rock Valley Rock Division title
The Beloit Turner and Edgerton boys basketball team will have to work out a schedule for sharing the Rock Valley Rock Division crown that both squads claimed Thursday night after winning their regular-season finales. With the Trojans’ win over Walworth Big Foot and the Crimson Tide’s victory against Clinton, each of the teams finished with a 13-2 record in conference play. It is Turner’s first conference title since the 2016-17 season, when it finished 15-1 in the Rock Valley South. Edgerton won the Rock Valley...
Hononegah's run ends with loss to Libertyville in sectional final
McHENRY, Ill. — Jordan Johnston said there was a mixture of tears and laughter in Hononegah’s locker room after Thursday night’s 51-35 loss to Libertyville in the IHSA 4A McHenry Sectional finals. “We reflected on the season and all the memories,” the 5-foot-10 senior said. “We had some turnovers tonight and it sucks our shots weren’t going in, but I don’t think it’s too early to think about what we accomplished this season. We had a good run and we got to the sweet 16.” ...
Turner wrestlers Zack Ries and Sydney Andrews advance past opening round in state meet
MADISON, Wis. — Delavan-Darien’s Jacob Huff will surely be glad to see Beloit Turner senior Zack Ries graduate and move on from prep wrestling. The 144-pound sophomore fell to Ries for the third time this postseason with his loss in the opening round of the WIAA Division 2 State Wrestling Championships. Ries had beaten Huff in both the regional and sectional finals, and the Trojan had a solid 7-0 decision...
Beloit Turner cheerleaders sending two teams to state championships
BELOIT—Plenty of new faces arrived at the start of the season into a Beloit Turner cheerleading program that suddenly had sky-high expectations after an appearance at the WACPC Cheer State Championships last year. This edition of the Trojans managed to exceed that lofty goal as the game day squad punched its ticket to the championships while its non-tumble team is returning for a second-straight appearance. “This year we brought in...
Beloit Memorial girls basketball gearing up for regional opener
BELOIT—Asha Johnson is aware that her Beloit Memorial girls basketball team might not look the most intimidating on paper as it heads into the postseason. After all, the Purple Knights sit at a modest 8-12 and went 5-7 in the Southern Lakes Conference to finish in the middle of the pack. But Johnson knows that there is a lot more to this team than what any number can show. And...
David Coles Jr. builds reputation as Beloit's current pool shark.
BELOIT — One of these days David Coles Jr. is going to stop being so surprised by his own success. A year ago, the owner of Coles’ Carom Room in Beloit accomplished something no Wisconsin pool player had ever done before. He became the first Masters division player to win both the Wisconsin State Pool Players Association 10-Ball and 8-Ball state tournaments in the same year. ...
Hononegah boys basketball upsets Huntley 65-62 in regional semifinals
ROCKFORD—Huntley’s Ethan Blackmore just couldn’t seem to miss from the distance as he piled up 26 points with eight treys and hit several crucial buckets to keep the Red Raiders within striking distance of Hononegah. For the Indians, the senior’s most important shot of the night proved to be his last. Blackmore’s panicked heave from just past the center court logo at Rockford East High School was woefully off the...
Hononegah wrestling team advances to IHSA 3A Dual Team State Tournament
ROCKTON — After a strong showing in the IHSA 3A individual state wrestling championships, Hononegah is looking to add to its resume in the dual team state tournament. The Indians advanced to state for the first time since 2016 by knocking off visiting Arlington Heights Hersey 39-25 on Tuesday. Hononegah will face No. 1-ranked St. Charles East in Friday’s quarterfinals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. If they win, they...
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