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Beloit College's Brett Kiger blasts his way to HR records in sweep of Monmouth
MONMOUTH, Ill. — Brett Kiger put a punctuation mark on a pair of lop-sided Beloit College victories at Monmouth College by walloping his way to two home-run records. After the Buccaneers won the opening game 14-3 in eight innings, Kiger launched a pair of bombs as they rolled to an 11-0 victory in the nightcap at Glasgow Field. Kiger’s first homer was his 43rd career dinger and broke the Midwest...
Beloit College softball swept by Lake Forest in doubleheader
BELOIT — The number 13 was truly unlucky for the Beloit College softball team as it was swept in a doubleheader with Lake Forest on Saturday 13-4, 13-0 at the Strong Complex Softball Field. In game one, an RBI single by Kaylee Witte and a two-run homer to left-center field by Allison Olson helped Beloit take a 2-1 lead before the Foresters scored four runs in the third inning and two in the fourth. ...
Janesville Craig golfers win Tri-City Tournament at Glen Erin
JANESVILLE — A rainy back nine was rough on the golfers at the Tri-City Tournament at Glen Erin Golf Club on Friday. Janesville Craig senior Easton Haworth still managed to shoot even par 142 over the two-day tournament, beating two runners-up who tied at 151. Craig’s Chrostowski and Fort Atkinson’s Mason Burke tied for second. Craig’s Alex Falligant (152) and Bryce Sullivan (153) finished 4-5. The Cougars took the team title with a 596 total. Fort Atkinson was second at 642, and Janesville Parker finished third with a total of 697. Beloit Memorial fielded an incomplete team. The Purple Knights’ Marcus Allen finished 88-87-175 and Max Allen finished 88-89-177.
Beloit College men's track and field team places second at Green Knight Invite
DE PERE, Wis. — With just two weeks to go until the Midwest Conference Championships, the Beloit College track and field team looks to be hitting its stride. The Buccaneers’ men finished second at the Green Knight Invitational while the women placed fourth at the meet hosted by St. Norbert College on Saturday. UW-Stevens Point took first on the men’s side with 199 points with the Bucs scoring 131 and...
Jaedyn Coleman, Trey Beasley shine for Beloit Memorial track team
ROCKFORD — Jaedyn Coleman and Trey Beasley led the way as Beloit Memorial finished a strong fourth place in the Rockford East Relays on Saturday, held at Swanson Stadium. Coleman won the discus competition with a toss of 42.30 meters (138-foot, 9 inches) and finished second in the shot put (14.24 meters, 46-08), Beasley won the high jump (5-10) and took third in the triple jump (11.94 meters, 39-02.25). ...
Beloit's Tiffany Morton named head coach at West Alabama
Beloit Memorial High School and UW-Whitewater graduate Tiffany Morton has been named the new head coach of the University of West Alabama women’s basketball program in Livingston, Ala., Interim Director of Athletics Brett Gilliland announced Saturday. Morton, the 12th head coach in program history, starts her new job on May 1. She replaces retiring Rusty Cram, who guided the NCAA Division II team to a 6-22 record last season, including 5-19 in the Gulf South Conference. ...
Beloit Sky Carp split twinbill with Cedar Rapids Kernels
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A rainy start to the season coupled with a wet week in Iowa led to the Beloit Sky Carp splitting a pair of twinbills against the Cedar Rapids Kernels, who finished the week 4-2 in what was originally a seven-game series that was instead shortened to six. The two squads split a doubleheader on Thursday, where the nightcap was a makeup from April 7th’s rainout in Beloit, before Friday’s game was rained out and moved to a doubleheader on Saturday. Once...
PREP BASEBALL: Beloit Memorial hangs on to edge Elkhorn
BELOIT — A pair of three-run innings and some clutch pitching by starter Dustin Foss in the final inning helped Beloit Memorial’s baseball team hang on for a 7-6 victory over Elkhorn in Southern Lakes Conference action at Pohlman Field Thursday. Elkhorn put up a run in the first inning, but Beloit quickly tied it in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Ruddy Ramirez. The Purple...
Beloit Memorial's boys tennis team falls to Waterford
BELOIT — Beloit Memorial’s boys tennis team ran up against a juggernaut Thursday, losing to visiting Waterford in Southern Lakes Conference action 7-0. At No. 1 singles, Andrew Vescio of Waterford defeated Beloit’s Alex Funk, 6-0, 6-0. That was also the score in the No. 2 match between Waterford’s Jack Canright and Beloit’s Anthony Ferrera and No. 3 Noah Leshok of Waterford and Nick Ostenson-Zweifel of Beloit. In No. 4 singles, Waterford’s Josh Reichert defeated Beloit’s Daniel Guevara, 6-1, 6-0. ...
Beloit Sky Carp fall 4-2 in opener of doubleheader against Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids Kernels’ outfielder Gabriel Gonzalez continued his dominant series against the Beloit Sky Carp as his two-run homer helped propel his squad to a seven-inning 4-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday. The loss puts Beloit in a 3-0 deficit in the seven-game series. The Kernels jumped on Sky Carp starter Cade Gibson early as Luke Keachall walked, stole second and...
Brodhead's Ava Risum stellar in 5-0 shutout over Beloit Turner
BELOIT—Just three batters into Thursday evening’s game, there were some rumblings in the Beloit Turner dugout about the speed that Brodhead pitcher Ava Risum was throwing from the circle. And the junior wasn’t done yet. Risum allowed just one hit and a walk while striking out 10 batters to help lead the Cardinals to a 5-0 shutout against the Trojans in Rock Valley Rock action at a sunny but cool...
PREP SOFTBALL: North Boone wins 15th game beating Stillman Valley
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. — Avarie Torres smacked a two-run home run to center field in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie and North Boone (15-3) went on to defeat Stillman Valley 5-1 in Big Northern softball action Thursday. The Vikings made the most of four hits and two Stillman Valley errors. In the fourth, Danielle Goodman reached on an error and an out later Torres launched her homer. ...
Beloit Sky Carp edged by Cedar Rapids Kernels 3-1
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Torin Montgomery singled with one out in the ninth and gave the Beloit Sky Carp a chance to rally for the second-straight night against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. But for the second consecutive evening, it fell short after Brett Roberts grounded into a force out at second and Josh Zamora grounded out to short as the Sky Carp fell 3-1. The Kernels lead 2-0 in the...
Jarod Wichser named head men's basketball coach at UW-Whitewater
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Jarod Wichser has been hired as the next head men’s basketball coach at UW-Whitewater, the college announced Wednesday. Wichser had served as interim head coach last season. A press conference is scheduled for April 29. “I would like to thank Chancellor King, Athletic Director Ryan Callahan, and the search committee for trusting me to lead the men’s basketball program,” said Wichser in a press release. “It is...
Lawrence takes two from visiting Beloit College in baseball
APPLETON, Wis. — When Lawrence came to Beloit a week ago, Dave DeGeorge said the 2024 Vikings looked a lot like his 2024 bunch who won the Midwest Conference. Nothing the Vikings did on Wednesday changed his mind. First Lawrence completed a game suspended by rain in Beloit on April 16, 9-4, and they followed it up with a 6-4 come-from-behind victory. ...
Beloit College softball splits twinbill with Carroll University
BELOIT — The Beloit College softball team seems to finally be finding its bats as it followed up a doubleheader sweep at Alverno College on Tuesday by splitting a twinbill with Carroll University at the Strong Stadium Complex on Wednesday. The Buccaneers have scored 68 total runs while winning five of its past eight games and have improved to 8-24 overall with this week’s strong non-conference play. Beloit is 2-8 in the Midwest Conference. ...
PREPS: Hononegah sweeps season series with 8-3 win over Freeport
FREEPORT, Ill.—It was just last season that the Hononegah baseball team was forced to share the conference title with Freeport after the two NIC-10 squads split their season series. And while the Pretzels have taken a bit of a step back and sit in the middle of the pack this season, the Indians sure aren’t taking any chances. Hononegah beat Freeport 8-3 on Wednesday to earn a series sweep after...
Beloit Sky Carp can't complete comeback in 5-4 loss to Cedar Rapids Kernels
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—The Beloit Sky Carp nearly erased a five-run deficit with a big seventh inning before the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ bullpen took charge. Gabriel Yanez and Ricardo Velez allowed just two hits and no runs over the final 1 1-3 innings to help the Kernels hang on for the 5-4 win over the Sky Carp in Tuesday night’s series opener. A bullpen day for Beloit, Josh White threw two...
PREP BASEBALL: Hononegah, Drake Broege knock off Beloit Memorial 12-2
ROCKTON — Senior Drake Broege did what he does best Tuesday, crushing a long drive over the center field fence for a three-run homer on his way to a four-RBI day in a 12-2 non-conference victory over visiting Beloit Memorial at Weber Field. The Indians improved to 12-4 overall. Broege gave Hononegah a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single, but Beloit tied it in the second...
Pitching, offense work in tandem once again for Brodhead in another run-rule win
BRODHEAD — Teams and athletes don’t reach No. 1 status by accident, and that is certainly the case for Brodhead’s softball team, which is ranked first in the state in Division 3 by the state softball coaches association. The Cardinals, also the reigning Division 3 state champions, put all their credentials on display Tuesday night, beating rival Evansville 10-0 in five innings. Junior pitcher Ava Risum dominated from the first...
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