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Lena-Winslow was cruising along in their conference battle at Pearl City – playing nearly flawless volleyball with a grand total of only one unforced error in all of game one. Combine that with nine kills, three stuff blocks, and exceptional defense, and the Panthers looked like they had everything well in hand as they cruised to the 25-15 game one win. Meanwhile, after a strong start to the match, the Pearl City Wolves seemed to get down on themselves as unforced errors mounted – nine as a tea...
The gym was packed, the sound was deafening, and the energy was palpable as the one loss Galena Pirates paid a visit to Stockton to take on the one loss Blackhawks in their conference rematch. "I think this is all going to come down to which team can play in system," said Galena head coach Dennis Wills before the game. Truer words were never spoken. In game one the Pirates put on a clinic as they riddled the Blackhawks from every angle. Gracie Furlong led the way with five kills, while Mya...
Lena-Winslow needed a good scare, and the EPC Wildcatz delivered on the opening kickoff as senior star, Adam Awender, gathered in the kick, found a seam, cut back once to avoid an arm tackle, and was gone – 93 yards for the touchdown. The conversion run failed, but with only 14 seconds gone, EPC was already up 6-0. Panther fans weren't worried, they'd seen this before. Lena-Winslow would surely drive the field and run a ton of clock before claiming the lead ... But they didn't. EPC used a lot o...
When the West Carroll Thunder got hammered by Milledgeville earlier in the season, Thunder head coach, Abelardo Sustaita, did some self-scouting. "We were too run heavy, we weren't balanced on offense," he said. So, the Thunder took a lot of time to work on their passing attack, and Saturday in Orangeville, all of that work paid big dividends. West Carroll scored on long touchdown passes of 72 yards to Raef Picker-Schington, and a 41 yard strike to Roger Laborn as quarterback, Winter...
Same Rife of RR/SM was able to shoot a 77 at the Rockford Lutheran 1A Golf Sectional to qualify individually for the State finals. The top three teams all advance to the finals, final team scores were: 1. Port Byron Riverdale 299 2. Rockford Lutheran 312 3. Fulton 315 4. Spring Valley Hall 330 5. Rockford Christian 331 RR/SM 331 7. Brimfield 347 8. Taylor Ridge 348 9. Peoria Christian 349 10. Roanoke-Benson 358 11. Erie 371 12. Aledo Mercer County 373 The top ten individuals who were not...
Polo Sectional Tue., Nov. 5 Winner Galena Regional vs. Winner Indian Creek Regional – 6:00 pm Winner Serena Regional vs. Winner Forreston Regional – 7:00 pm Thu., Nov. 7 Championship - 6:00 pm Forreston Regional Mon., Oct. 28 (2) Stockton vs. (11) Dakota – 6:00 pm (6) Pecatonica vs. (7) Pearl City – 7:00 pm Tue., Oct. 29 (3) Lena-Winslow vs. (9) Forreston – 6:00 pm (5) Durand vs. (8) Orangeville – 7:00 pm Wed., Oct. 30 Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2 – 6:00 pm Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4 – 7:00 pm Thu., Oct. 31 Championship -...
West Galena 10 – 1 27 – 1 Stockton 9 – 1 24 – 2 East Dubuque 7 – 3 11–12-3 Scales Mound 5 – 5 11 – 15 River Ridge 3 – 8 8–19-1 Warren 1 – 9 3–23-2 West Carroll 1 – 9 2 – 24 North Lena-Winslow 10 – 0 21 – 7 Pecatonica 7 – 3 21 – 8 Durand 7 – 4 20 – 7 Orangeville 3 – 7 12 – 10 Forreston 3 – 7 11 – 16 Pearl City 3 – 7 16–13-2 Dakota 2 – 7 10–19-2 South Fulton 9 – 2 18–8-1 Eastland 8 – 2 19 – 9 Milledgeville 7 – 3 17 – 6 Amboy 4 – 5 8–13-2 Polo 4 – 6 13–12-2 Morrison 2 – 7 6–19-4 AFC 0 – 10 5–16-1 Last Week’s Results Lena-Winslow 25,25 Eastland 18...
NUIC *Lena-Winslow 7 - 0 8 – 0 *Du/Pec 7 - 1 7 – 1 *EPC 5 - 2 6 – 2 Galena 4 - 3 5 – 3 Stockton 4 - 3 5 – 3 Morrison 2 - 5 3 – 5 Fulton 2 - 5 3 – 5 Forreston 1 - 6 2 – 6 Dakota 0 - 7 0 – 8 8-Man *Polo 8 – 0 *Milledgeville 7 – 1 *West Carroll 6 – 2 *South Beloit 6 – 2 Orangeville 4 – 4 Alden-Hebron 3 – 4 River Ridge 2 – 6 Kirkland-Hiawatha 2 – 5 Christian Life 1 – 7 AFC 0 – 8 Six Rivers WI *Potosi/Cassville 7 – 0 9 – 0 *Blackhawk/Warren 6 – 1 7 – 2 *River Ridge 5 – 2 7 – 2 *Iowa Grant 4 – 3 4 – 5 Wauzeka-Seneca 3 – 4 4 – 5 Pec/Argyle 2 – 5 3 ...
Everyone following area volleyball knows how young the Warren Warriors are. They only have two seniors on the roster, and use many of the JV players at the varsity level. So, when playing host to a local power like Durand ... the outcome wasn't really a surprise – or even important – Durand won, as expected. What was of interest, was how the young Warriors would compete, and how the JV match would go. The JV match was a thriller. No, it was not the 32-30 game three battle that took place bet...
There might be some form of legal paperwork that needs to be done, but as far as we're concerned, we're officially changing Rachael Setterstrom's name to Settersome – More. Behind a 13 kill performance by the Panther senior, Lena-Winslow was able to rally back to knock off Durand at home in a big NUIC-North show down of top teams. Game one was ugly, there's no other way to describe it. The Panthers, who came into the match leading the north with a perfect 5-0 mark, looked nothing like a c...
Talk about the history of the Eastland Cougars, and you have to start with the lengthy list of outstanding setters they have had. From Hope Linker and Ashley Beyers to Jenica Stoner, there was always a "master" handling the distribution duties that made the Cougars so effective. So, when it was announced that a freshmen – a girl not even 15 years old yet – was going to be handed the starting job ... it raised some eyebrows. But following the Cougar's sweep over Milledgeville Wednesday nig...
The Galena Pirates are the reigning State Champions, and currently sit at 19-1 on the season. The River Ridge Wildcats, graduated most of their kills, and are in full rebuild mode. So, while the outcome of the match was never really in doubt, what was important to see was how well the Wildcats could compete against the powerful Pirates. The answer ... was a bit ambiguous. Galena swept the conference battle 25-13, 25-9, with superstar outside hitter – senior Gracie Furlong – leading the way wit...
In what was easily the best game Lena-Winslow has played this season, Lena-Winslow put a running clock defeat on their biggest NUIC-North challenger, Du/Pec, before claiming the 46-22 victory. The strategy was a simple one – keep the ball away from the Rivermen's highly talented quarterback, Cooper Hoffman. When he's on the sideline, he can't hurt you. But the Rivermen opened the game with possession of the ball – and promptly moved it down the field. An encroachment penalty against the Pan...
* = Clinched Playoff berth + = Playoff eligible NUIC *Lena-Winslow 5 - 0 6 – 0 +Du/Pec 5 - 1 5 – 1 +EPC 4 - 1 5 – 1 Galena 3 - 2 4 – 2 Stockton 2 - 3 3 – 3 Morrison 2 - 3 3 – 3 Fulton 2 - 4 2 – 4 Forreston 1 - 5 1 – 5 Dakota 0 - 5 0 – 6 8-Man *Polo 6 – 0 +Milledgeville 5 – 1 +West Carroll 5 – 1 South Beloit 5 – 1 Orangeville 3 – 3 Alden-Hebron 2 – 4 River Ridge 2 – 4 Christian Life 1 – 5 Kirkland-Hiaw 1 – 5 AFC 0 – 6 Six Rivers WI *Potosi/Cassville 5 – 0 7 – 0 *Blackhawk/Warren 4 – 0 5 – 1 River Ridge 3 – 2 5 – 2 Wauzeka-Seneca 2 – 3 3 – 4 Iowa...
The RR/SM Wildcats Boy’s Golf Team was able to record a team score of 339, which was good enough to finish in third at the Galena Golf Regional held last week, and advance them to the Sectional competition. Rockford Lutheran won the meet with a score of 315, with Rockford Christian coming in second with a score of 339. The top ten individuals who are not members of one of the advancing teams also get to advance, and there was a playoff needed to close out the top ten. Brant Romer of Galena, Nathan Woodley of PC/LW and Zavier Mills of Dakota eac...
The Byron Tigers shot a score of 367 to claim top honors at the Girls Class 1A Golf Regional held at Wolf Hollow in Lena last week. The top three teams all advance to the Sectional competition. Final team scores were: 1 Byron 367 2 Dixon 373 3 Oregon 381 4 Erie 397 5 PC/LW 411 6 Galena 416 7 Stillman Valley 419 8 Sterling Newman 452 9 West Carroll 455 10 RR/SM 456 In addition to the top three teams advancing, the top ten individuals who are not members of one of those teams also get to advance. Individual golfers who made the cut and will...
West Galena 8 – 1 25 – 1 Stockton 8 – 1 22 – 2 East Dubuque 6 – 2 10–11-3 Scales Mound 3 – 5 9 – 15 River Ridge 3 – 6 8–17-1 Warren 1 – 7 3–21-2 West Carroll 1 – 8 2 – 23 North Lena-Winslow 9 – 0 19 – 7 Durand 6 – 3 19 – 6 Pecatonica 5 – 3 19 – 8 Orangeville 3 – 5 12 – 8 Forreston 3 – 5 11 – 13 Pearl City 2 – 6 15–12-2 Dakota 1 – 7 8–19-2 South Eastland 7 – 2 17 – 4 Fulton 7 – 2 16–8-1 Milledgeville 6 – 3 16 – 5 Polo 4 – 4 13–10-2 Amboy 4 – 4 8–12-2 Morrison 1 – 7 5–16-4 AFC 0 – 8 5–14-1 Last Week’s Results Dakota 25,25 Warren 4,20 Durand 2...
NUIC *Lena-Winslow 6 - 0 7 – 0 *Du/Pec 6 - 1 6 – 1 EPC 4 - 2 5 – 2 Galena 4 - 2 5 – 2 Stockton 3 - 3 4 – 3 Morrison 2 - 4 3 – 4 Fulton 2 - 5 2 – 5 Forreston 1 - 5 2 – 5 Dakota 0 - 6 0 – 7 8-Man *Polo 7 – 0 *Milledgeville 6 – 1 West Carroll 6 – 1 South Beloit 5 – 2 Orangeville 3 – 4 Alden-Hebron 3 – 4 River Ridge 2 – 5 Kirkland-Hiawatha 2 – 5 Christian Life 1 – 6 AFC 0 – 7 Six Rivers WI *Potosi/Cassville 6 – 0 8 – 0 *Blackhawk/Warren 6 – 0 7 – 1 *River Ridge 4 – 2 6 – 2 Iowa Grant 3 – 3 3 – 5 Pec/Argyle 2 – 4 3 – 5 Wauzeka-Seneca 2 – 4 3 – 5 R...
If all you did was look at the faces of the players involved as Orangeville hosted Warren in a non-conference battle Monday night, you'd swear Warren was winning. The Warriors brought a lot of fire and emotion into the Bronco gym – cheering each other for nice plays, and pumping each other up if a mistake was made. "These kids really like playing together, and you can see it," said head coach Brynn Calow. "I don't know what was going on for Orangeville, it was like they didn't even want to be h...
Typically, we report on the number of kills a team or player gets in a volleyball match. Aces are always impressive, and unforced errors can cost you big time. But a major skill in volleyball that doesn't even have a stat for it is the pass. Scales Mound and River Ridge put the importance of that skill on full display during their special Volley For A Cure conference battle in Scales Mound on Tuesday. "Are you going to ask me why we didn't get the ball to Laiken Haas more," asked River Ridge...
At first blush, East Dubuque was giving Stockton everything it wanted in their conference battle in Stockton Wednesday night. For each kill recorded by the Blackhawks, the Warriors had an answer as the score steadily climbed without either team able to pull away. But with the game close at 13-12 Stockton, the Blackhawks began flexing their muscle from behind the service line. Kaydra Wright nailed back-to-back ace serves to give the Blackhawks a little breathing room. And then the front line...
Forreston has a solid volleyball team. In fact, many could argue that they also boast one of the best hitters in the region in Jaiden Schneiderman. But Thursday night in Lena the Cardinals – who were missing one starter – got manhandled by a Panther team that looked almost unstoppable 25-16, 25-14. Schneiderman was once again, the main focus of the defense – and she needed to be as the senior outside hitter blasted down12 kills on the night – 8 in game one – and also made a stuff block. But that...
It was supposed to be the big show down of the week – Stockton was playing host to EPC to see which team would establish itself as the third best team in the NUIC. That's what it was supposed to be. "On the first play of the game we had a mis-alignment," said Stockton head coach Sean Downey. "He was supposed to be in the right gap, but he jumped over to the left gap. Sure enough, they run the ball right at the gap where he was supposed to be." Adam Awender handed the ball to senior Draven Z...
Sarah Winter of RR/SM shot an impressive 87 over 18 holes at the NUIC Girl’s Conference meet last week to claim the top spot among all competitors. As a team, the top finishers were: 1. Galena 440 2. PC/LW 457 3. West Carroll 472 4. RR/SM 476 5. Eastland 497 Individually, the top 20 golfers were: 1. Sarah Winter, RR/SM 87 2. Aspen McGlynn, Forreston 95 3. Jaden Brower, Eastland 97 4. Masyn Cahill, Stockton 99 5. Julia Dominiak, Galena 100 6. Marley Joseph, PC/LW 103 7. Lauren Miller, Pec 106 8. Ava Hahn, Galena 107 9. Corinne Krontz, WC 110 K...
The game had been scheduled since last year, but suddenly, Tuesday afternoon just before school let out, Lena-Winslow was notified that Mineral Point – the team they were to play Friday night – was cancelling their scheduled meeting. “Officially” from what we were able to find out, the reason was that the “Pointers” had suffered too many injuries, and didn’t feel they should put underclassmen in the position of playing varsity competition. Now, all of that is understandable. What isn’t is that...
