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Beloit Sky Carp lose second-straight game with 4-1 loss to the Cedar Rapids Kernels
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Beloit Sky Carp have quickly gone from a lengthy winning streak to a minor losing skid after losing a second-straight game to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in a 4-1 setback on Thursday night at Rise 2 Greatness Field. Beloit, who had won nine-straight games heading into Wednesday, falls behind 1-2 in the six-game road trip against Cedar Rapids. The Kernels jumped out to a 2-0...
Ethan Halon locks in down stretch from mound as Beloit Senior Legion beats East Troy 3-1
BELOIT — Beloit Senior Legion pitcher Ethan Halon’s stuff from the mound aged like a fine wine on Thursday: it just kept getting better and better with time. After allowing back-to-back singles that helped East Troy Post 188 take a 1-0 lead in the third inning, Halon didn’t allow another hit and let just two more batters reach base in the final four frames as the Bandits won their second-straight game with a 3-1 victory at a cooler and cloudy Stateline YMCA Youth Sports Complex. ...
Cousins Capri McLarty and Charlotte Matus combine to win national trampoline title
LOVES PARK, Ill. — For lots of kids, high-flying shenanigans are just a rite of passage. They’ll leap on and off beds and couches, climb available trees and vault off whatever structure is handy in the backyard. It’s not simply to torment their parents, either. They have a natural no-fear attitude and occasionally they harness it into athletics. The kids with the boundless energy and inclination to take risks become...
Beloit Sky Carp announce new security measures at ABC Supply Stadium
BELOIT—The Beloit Sky Carp have announced new security measures at ABC Supply Stadium effective July 23 which includes a clear bag policy at all fan entrances of the facility. “Across the country, we have seen incidents in increasing numbers and most recently in Kansas City at the Super Bowl championship parade,” said Sky Carp President Zach Brockman. “While these incidents are isolated, and we’ve never had any incident here, we feel it’s time to improve our efforts to ensure our fans feel as safe as...
Beloit Senior Legion Bandits avenge loss with 6-2 win over Janesville Post 205
JANESVILLE — The last time that the Beloit Senior Legion Bandits and the Janesville Senior Legion Post 205 squads met up, Janesville overcame four-run first inning deficit and beat Beloit 9-4. This time it was the Bandits who overcame an early setback and got a little revenge for last Wednesday’s loss as Beloit beat Post 205 6-2 on Wednesday night at Riverside Park. Charlie Kober had an RBI single in...
Beloit Sky Carp commit four errors as nine-game winning streak ends with 8-6 loss to Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — All good things must come to an end. The Beloit Sky Carp’s nine-game winning streak was snapped with the help of a former friend as Jose Salas’ go-ahead double in the eighth helped propel the Cedar Rapids Kernels to an 8-6 win on Wednesday afternoon. Salas was signed as a free agent out of Venezuela by the Miami Marlins in 2019 and played in Beloit for...
Beloit Sky Carp hike winning streak up to nine straight games with 7-2 win over Cedar Rapids
BELOIT — The Beloit Sky Carp just keep on winning. Carlos Santiago’s three-run homer capped off an explosive early outburst from the Sky Carp as it defeated the Cedar Rapids Kernels 7-2 on Tuesday night. The victory was the ninth-straight for Beloit, which was coming off a five-game sweep of the Lansing Lugnuts. Now, the Sky Carp have opened up a six-game road trip against the Kernels with a 1-0...
Beloit Youth Hockey Association skaters improve with off-ice training
BELOIT — When you’re a hockey player with limited ice time to practice, you make the best of your situation. If you’re a member of the Beloit Youth Hockey Association, quality off-ice workouts have turned out to be a game-changer. “I couldn’t believe how much improvement I saw in players stick-handling last fall just from the time they put in off-ice last summer,” BYHA Coaching Director Rob Corvo said. “We’re...
Larry Knight elevated to head coach of Beloit College women's basketball team
BELOIT — When Natalie Miller departed as the Beloit College head women’s basketball coach after helping lead the squad to its most successful in 15 years, the Buccaneers knew that ensuring the next hire continues that upward trajectory was a must. And who better to take on that task than someone who helped make the Bucs a competitive team once again. Beloit College Director of Athletics Dave DeGeorge announced that...
Beloit Junior Bandits can't come back in 7-6 loss to Palmyra
PALMYRA, Wis. — The Beloit Junior Legion Bandits have made it its signature this summer to pile on the runs late in the and give the opposition a scare. Now the Bandits just need to find more consistency in the early innings. Beloit came back from a 6-2 deficit with a four-run sixth inning before Palmyra knocked in the go-ahead run in the bottom half of the frame to beat...
Beloit Sky Carp's Josh Zamora keeping it simple as he leads squad in batting
BELOIT — In a new age world where metrics like launch angle and exit velocity or acronyms like WAR, wOBA or FIP cloud the brains of baseball players at every level, the Beloit Sky Carp’s Josh Zamora is taking on the mindset of throwback players like Babe Ruth or Ty Cobb. “At the end of the day, it’s just see ball, hit ball,” the second baseman said. That philosophy seems...
Beloit's Tiffany Morton, Amy Gahl-Sweeney to join UW-W Hall of Fame
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Tiffany Morton, who starred at Beloit Memorial High School and Amy Gahl-Sweeney, who was a standout at Parkview, are members of the UW-Whitewater Department of Intercollegiate Athletics 59th Hall of Fame Class. Morton and Gahl-Sweeney, who both graduate from UW-W in 2009, are joined by Suzanee Gersich Huss (2009), Beth Proeber (2006), Jace Rindahl (2010), Jeff Schebler (2010), Cassie Uttech Schroeder (2005), Ricky Spicer, Bob Stone and Bob Wickman will be inducted. ...
Beloit Junior Legion Bandits swept by Middleton in twinbill
MIDDLETON, Wis. — The Beloit Junior Legion Bandits’ pitching was strong in a twinbill against Middleton but the Cardinals’ throwers were even more on point. The Bandits (3-4) were swept by Middleton 2-1, 3-0 in the doubleheader at Adler Field on Sunday. Beloit took a 1-0 lead in the second inning of the first game after Austin Driver started off with a walk, went to third when Evin Splan laced...
COLUMN: It's disappointing to see Jon Dupuis leave Beloit
BELOIT — After taking a few remaining vacation days, Jon Dupuis will wind up his tenure as Beloit Memorial High School Athletic Director on Friday. He’s busy this week closing on his house and planning a move to Sturgeon Bay where he will soon wear three hats: part-time athletic director, physical education teacher and head football coach. His hiring there was approved in February and that last responsibility was added...
Beloit Sky Carp win eighth straight after beating Lansing Lugnuts 5-2.
BELOIT — In the immediate aftermath of the Beloit Sky Carp’s 5-3 loss to the Lake County Captains that capped off a tough series and dropped its record to 25-31 back on June 9th, the Sky Carp roster looked around the locker room at each other and were in agreement. “We said ‘We’re so much better than this,’” first baseman Torin Montgomery said. “If we can just trust each other and never panic — there's always times when you're going to struggle, but the second...
Legendary athlete Jerry Kenney has street named after him in Beloit
Jerry Kenney said he was having trouble Friday describing exactly what his hometown naming a street after him meant to him. But he seemed to do just fine. “I can’t forget this and after I pass, it will still be up there,” Kenney said, pointing to the sign Jerry Kenney Avenue, a renamed portion of Shirland Avenue running adjacent to ABC Supply Stadium. “People are going to ask, who was...
Beloit Bombers' Wood Bat Classic brings crowds to Stateline YMCA Youth Sports Complex
BELOIT — The Beloit Youth Baseball Association had to contend with a downpour Saturday night, but had the fields at the Stateline Family YMCA Youth Sports Complex up and running in plenty of time to finish its annual Wood Bat Classic. The Beloit Bombers Blue came away champions in the 11U Tournament with a 10-1 victory over Athletics HQ. In the 10U Tournament, Lake Geneva edged Beloit 8-6 for the...
Beloit College outfielder Jack Alport earns All-Defensive salute
BELOIT — The American Baseball Coaches Association recently selected Beloit College sophomore center fielder Jack Alport to its Division III All-Defensive Region Team. The ABCA selects All-Defensive teams for 10 regions. The teams are voted on by members of the ABCA and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Division III All-America and Coach of the Year Committee. Alport landed on the list for the first time in his...
Beloit Junior Bandits rally falls short in 8-6 loss to Fort Atkinson
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — A late rally by the Beloit Junior Legion team was snuffed out by Fort Atkinson as the Bandits fell 8-6 at Jones Park on Tuesday night. Down 8-4, Austin Driver drew a walk to start off the sixth before Fort Atkinson got a strikeout and a pop out to close within an out of a victory. But Carter Middleton drew a walk and Tayvon Cates lined a double into left field to score two. ...
Beloit Youth Baseball Association to hold Wood Bat Classic at Stateline YMCA Youth Sports Complex
BELOIT — To the inner old schooler in Beloit Youth Baseball Association president Matt Huffman, it doesn’t get much better than hearing the noise that a wooden bat creates on a hot summer day. “For the older people, myself included, there’s a little bit of nostalgia with it,” Huffman said. “And when a kid squares one up and you hear that crack, there’s lots of ‘ooos’ or ‘wows.’ There’s just something special about it.” ...
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