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Big Foot rallies for big 14-8 win over Edgerton in RVC Rock baseball
WALWORTH, Wis. — The Big Foot baseball team capped the regular season off on a two-game winning streak as it followed up Monday’s 7-1 win over Monroe with a 14-8 win over Edgerton in RVC Rock action on Tuesday night. Connor Weeks had a sacrifice fly for the Chiefs in the first inning before the Crimson Tide poured on six runs in the second. Big Foot (7-14, 4-11 RVC Rock)...
Well-rounded North Boone baseball team gearing up for sectionals
POPLAR GROVE, Ill.—The North Boone baseball team’s 4-3 win over Marian Central Catholic to earn just its third regional title in program history perfectly encapsulated what has helped the Vikings post its all-time winningest season. On the mound, Matt Self worked around five walks and six hits to strike out eight and allow just an earned run in five innings in his start and Gage Vermett came in after the eighth-seeded Hurricanes added two runs in the sixth to record the final six outs while...
Beloit College's Candis Damtse ready for run at D-III Nationals
Beloit College’s Candis Damtse qualified for this week’s NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships in the 400 meters while competing in the Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier on May 16. Damtse, a senior from Accra, Ghana, became the second straight Buccaneer to qualify in the 400, joining T’Aira Boyance, who finished 15th in last year’s championships. Damtse was the dominant force in the MWC in the 400 in both the...
PREP SOFTBALL: Ava Risum dominates as Brodhead wins regional opener
BRODHEAD, Wis. — Junior pitcher Ava Risum breezed through the Columbus batting order Tuesday afternoon, pitching a two-hitter with 15 strikeouts as the Cardinals began defense of their WIAA Division 3 state championship with a 4-1 regional victory. Risum struck out the side in the first inning and never looked back. Sophia Leitzen put the Cardinals on top to stay with a leadoff home run to center field in the...
Beloit Memorial's qualifiers will compete in WIAA Division 1 Beaver Dam Sectional
Next up for Beloit Memorial’s talented duo of junior Jaedyn Coleman and senior Jaslyn Gama will be the WIAA Division 1 Beaver Dam Track and Field Sectional on Thursday. Both Purple Knights will compete in a pair of events. Coleman will throw the shot and discus after winning the shot in the Stoughton Regional on Tuesday (51-feet, 1-inch) and taking fourth in the discus (142-6). Gama finished third in the...
Beloit Memorial battles wind, Janesville Parker for 3-2 win in Division 1 regional opener
JANESVILLE—Chad Davis knew that the swirling wind that gusted well over 40 miles per hour at times was ripe to cause issues in Beloit Memorial’s WIAA Division 1 Regional opener against Janesville Parker on Tuesday. Still, the Purple Knights’ second-year head coach didn’t sugarcoat what he saw pregame. “In warm ups, we looked horrible to say the least. Just dealing with that wind,” Davis said, shaking his head. ...
COLLEGE UPDATE: Beloit's Shelvin Garrett earns UW-W academic honor
UW-Whitewater track and field athlete and Beloit native Shelvin Garrett II was one of 47 Warhawks recognized as 2023-24 Chancellor’s Scholar-Athletes. The Physical Education major was recognized in a ceremony on Monday at the James R. Connor University Center by Chancellor Corey A. King and Director of Athletics Ryan Callahan. To be recognized as Scholar-Athletes, student-athletes must have maintained a 3.25 cumulative grade point average or above through the end...
PREP BASEBALL: Clinton locks in tie for second place in RVC Rock with win over Whitewater
WHITEWATER, Wis. — A strong offensive outing combined with some great pitching from starter Logan Thill helped the Clinton baseball team officially lock in a tie for second place in Rock Valley Conference Rock Division. With the Cougars’ 7-2 win over Whitewater on Monday, Clinton and Beloit Turner each finish conference play with a 9-6 record. Brodhead/Juda took the league title at 10-5. The Whippets struck first with a run...
PREP TRACK: Beloit Memorial's Jaedyn Coleman, Jaslyn Gama advance in two events
STOUGHTON, Wis. — Junior Jaedyn Coleman and senior Jaslyn Gama qualified for sectional competition in a pair of events to headline Beloit Memorial’s efforts in the WIAA Division 1 Stoughton Regional on Monday. Coleman won the shot put with a distance of 51-feet, 1 inch. He also advanced in the discus with a fourth place and a throw of 142.6. Gama finished in third place in the 400 meters with...
Beloit Turner's Elijah Terrell has stellar regional on home track
BELOIT — Senior Elijah Terrell enjoyed a strong meet on his home track Monday and Brodhead/Juda’s girls were all business as well in the WIAA Division 2 Turner Regional. Terrell won the triple jump with a leap of 45-feet, 2 inches and the long jump with a 21-04.75 effort. He was second in the 200 meters in 22.16 seconds and took third in the 100 (11.14). While Terrell’s day was...
Hononegah boys volleyball wins regional opener with sweep of Belvidere North
ROCKTON — The idea of winning an IHSA Regional Championship on their home court is most definitely an attractive prospect for the Hononegah boys volleyball team. But that isn’t necessarily what’s driving the Indians this postseason. No, what’s fueling Hononegah is the goal of winning a fourth-straight regional title and continuing the legacy of a stellar class that many of these first-year starters watched dominate the competition time and time...
Regional losses don't tarnish another strong baseball season at Beloit College
BELOIT — The season didn’t end exactly follow the course the way Beloit College’s baseball team had hoped for back in March, but the highs definitely outweighed the lows and head coach Dave DeGeorge ranks two members of the squad among the program’s all-time best. The head coach knew from the start it would be difficult to replicate last season’s success, when the Buccaneers rolled to 31 victories, a Midwest Conference regular-season and tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. ...
Beloit Sky Carp drop series finale with Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
APPLETON, Wis.—When Josh Zamora sent a three-run bomb over the left-field wall in the sixth inning, the Beloit Sky Carp were certainly hoping it would be the spark it needed to rally and salvage the series finale against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Instead, the Sky Carp’s bats went cold and Sunday’s 5-3 loss to the Timber Rattlers resulted in Beloit’s ninth loss in the past 10 games and ensured Wisconsin won the six-game series 5-1. ...
NIC-10 champion Hononegah wins regular season finale, tunes up for regional
ROSCOE — Denny McKinney wasn’t making any apologies if it seemed like he wasn’t going all out to win Hononegah’s second-to-last regular season game. That was a 13-9 loss against host Harlem last Thursday night that ended the Indians’ chances for an unbeaten NIC-10 season. “We had already clinched the conference championship,” the Indians head coach explained. “There was no way I was going to have (ace pitcher) Aislynn (Palmer)...
Hononegah sophomore Jordan Dimke takes second place in high jump at IHSA 3A state meet
CHARLESTON, Ill. — Hononegah’s contingent of IHSA 3A State Track & Field qualifiers was whittled down to one on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. Sophomore Jordan Dimke was the lone Indian to reach the finals, facing a familiar foe for the championship in the high jump. Dimke and Rockford Guilford sophomore Zariah Burnett both finished with an effort of 1.72 meters (5-foot-7 and 3-4 inches). Burnett reached 1.72 on her...
North Boone wins regional championship with 9-3 win over Marengo
MARENGO, Ill.—The moment that North Boone center fielder Olivia Johnson secured Marissa Young’s fly out into the center of her glove, catcher Danielle Goodman was sprinting towards the pitching circle. Goodman embraced pitcher Cami Carter in a bear hug before the rest of the Vikings swarmed the duo. For Carter, Goodman and the other three seniors, Friday evening’s 9-3 win over Marengo in an IHSA 2A Regional Championship meant so...
Beloit College baseball team's season ends with losses in D-III Lexington Regional
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Beloit College’s Buccaneers were riding high after winning the Midwest Conference Tournament, but the opposing pitching in the NCAA Division III Lexington Regional shut them down. Beloit managed just five hits and dropped its opening game 7-3 on Friday against Spalding University. and then fell 5-2 to the host of the regional, Transylvania University, on Saturday. The Bucs ended the season with a 24-17 overall record and a 14-10 MWC record. ...
PREP BASEBALL: North Boone wins regional title with walk-off win against Marian Central Catholic
BYRON, Ill.—North Boone senior Chris Doetch had put together some exciting at-bats this season with his ability to drive the ball over the fence for home runs. But on Saturday afternoon, it was Doetch’s simple single that was the most exciting hit of the season for the Vikings. With two outs and the score tied at three against Marian Central Catholic, Doetch smacked a hit into center field. Outfielder Brodee...
Beloit Sky Carp blast three home runs in 6-0 win over Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
APPLETON, Wis. — It was a home run derby up north as the Beloit Sky Carp smacked three homers to help snap a six-game losing skid with a 6-0 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Thursday. Beloit now trails the six-game series 2-1. Josh Zamora got the long-ball parade started as he smacked a solo home run, his fifth homer of the season, over the left-field fence off starter...
PREPS: North Boone softball opens postseason with 2-0 win over Johnsburg
MARENGO, Ill. — North Boone’s Cami Carter pitched an absolute gem to kick off the postseason as she allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 10 batters in a complete-game 2-0 shutout against Johnsburg. Sure, the Skyhawks’ Joree Tibbs had a nice outing of her own as she allowed only five hits and no walks with three strikeouts in six innings, but North Boone’s offense found just enough ways to score in the the IHSA 2A Regional semifinal 2-0 Thursday. ...
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