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It's getting to the point where the biggest challenge the Lena-Winslow Panthers are facing is convincing themselves to take opponents seriously. Woodstock Marian Catholic is currently listed as a 4A school even though their enrollment is just over 300. (Thank you IHSA multiplier) But we're talking about a school that has a proud tradition of football success. A school currently with a 1A recruit in tight end Christian Bentancur who has already received offers – as a junior – to play in the Big...
The Orangeville Broncos made sure they got homecoming week off to a good start with a convincing 76-38 thumping of Rockford Christian Life and in the process earned their first win of the season. The Broncos offensive line opened massive holes for Blake Folgate and Maisen Pfeiffer and their hard running with a few juke moves added in helped rack up an eye-popping 527 yards rushing on the afternoon in Orangeville. The Orangeville fans knew they were in for something special to cheer for early as Folgate took the opening kick back 83 yards for...
Class 8A 1. Wilmette Loyola (6-0) beat 8A#9 Chicago Marist, 28-17. 2. Lincoln-Way East (6-0) beat Orland Park Sandburg, 44-0. 3. Glenbard West (5-1) lost to 8A#4 Elmhurst York, 17-13. 4. Elmhurst York (6-0) beat 8A#3 Glenbard West, 17-13. 5. Gurnee Warren (5-1) beat Mundelein, 48-8. (Loss to Lake Zurich, 23-14). 6t. O'Fallon (5-1) beat Belleville East, 49-13. (Loss to 6A#1 East St. Louis, 60-21). 6t. Maine South (4-2) beat 8A#8 Glenbrook South, 23-16. (Losses to 8A#5 Gurnee Warren, 19-17 and 7A#3 Mount Prospect, 42-41). 8. Glenbrook South...
The Lena-Winslow Panthers were coming off of a tough stretch in their schedule after falling to both Durand and Dakota, but a weekend road trip down to Mount Pulaski for one of the most prestigious tournaments in the state looks like it did them a world of good. "We got to bond," said Alyssa Daughenbaugh. "I thought the bus ride down was good for us." After claiming second place at Pulaski, the Panthers came back to Lena and swept past both Pearl City on Monday, and a vastly improved...
The RR/SM Golf Teams had plenty of hardware to show off last week as they claimed both the Boys and Girls Conference Tournament Titles, to go along with the Regular Season Conference Title the Boys already had in hand. What set both the Boys and Girls teams apart, was that they both had their top four golfers all finish in the top 20 overall. For the Wildcat Boys, they were the only team with all four of their top scores lower than 90 over the 18 hole course. Everyone’s attention will now shift to the respective Regionals, scheduled to take pla...
The River Ridge Wildcats have improved to the level of being seen as a major contender in volleyball this season – when you beat a major power like Durand, it changes how people look at you. But the young Wildcats, as good as they are, still have some major work to do. In game one of their conference battle with Warren Thursday night, the Wildcats made seven serving errors. Now, seven errors by itself, is a lot, but the Wildcats made seven in game one, with only two aces to show for it. "We knew...
It's been 17 years since the last time the Aquin Bulldogs faced off against a team from Cambridge and that game resulted in a state championship trophy coming home to Freeport for the Bulldogs. Those two schools clashed again Friday night although much has changed since then with Cambridge now part of a co-op program in the Ridgewood Spartans and only eight players per side many of which weren't even born back then. The outcome also was different as the visiting Spartans outlasted the Bulldogs 38-32 in Freeport. As the Bulldogs were driving...
All week you were hearing it ... "Lena's good, but who have they played?" "Fulton's the real deal." "We'll see how well they handle the Steamers on Homecoming." And, yes, the Panthers heard it too. But they were also being preached the lesson by their coaching staff. "You're going to get everyone's best shot," head coach Ric Arand told his team. "We have a target on our backs, and you have to be ready for them every single week." But early on, it looked as if Fulton was, indeed, the real deal,...
1. Lena-Winslow 5 – 0 Panthers got a huge conference win over Fulton, but now play 4A Marian Catholic - tough test. 2. Fulton 3 – 2 Yes, Lena blew them out, but that is the most complex 1A offense we’ve ever seen. They’re good. 3. Du/Pec 4 – 1 Rivermen got a solid win over a respectable Knoxville squad. Now travel to Dakota on Friday. 4. Forreston 3 – 2 Cardinals flexed some muscle in blow out win over Galena. Should cruise to win #4 next week. 5. EPC 1 – 4 We know it was only one win, but it w...
1. Aquin 17 – 1 Bulldogs had an impressive week, not allowing either opponent to reach double digits in any game. 2. Galena 18 - 1 Pirates continue to blow past the competition, no matter who steps up to challenge them. 3. Dakota 15 - 3 Dakota has not been very dominant in their wins this week, but they just keep winning, so ... 4. Lena-Winslow 12 - 6 Second place Pulaski finish vaults them up to #4, but the Panthers need to beat a top contender. 5. Forreston 12 - 5 Caredinals might be s...
Class 8A 1. Wilmette Loyola (5-0) beat Oak Park Fenwick, 41-7. 2. Lincoln-Way East (5-0) beat 8A#6 Bolingbrook, 42-32. 3. Gurnee Warren (4-1) lost to Lake Zurich, 23-14. 4. Glenbard West (5-0) beat Addison Trail, 48-14. 5. O'Fallon (4-1) lost to 6A#1 East St. Louis, 60-21. 6. Bolingbrook (3-2) lost to 8A#2 Lincoln-Way East, 42-32. (Other loss to 6A#2 Chicago Simeon, 35-31). 7. Maine South (3-2) beat Glenbrook North, 43-0. (Losses to 8A#3 Gurnee Warren, 19-17 and 7A#2 Mount Prospect, 42-41). 8. Elmhurst York (5-0) beat 8A#RV LaGrange Lyons,...
On paper, the Lena-Winslow Panthers were better than the Durand Bulldogs, but ... on paper, the San Francisco 49ers are better than the Chicago Bears. And while the Panthers did not have to deal with a monsoon, they did get ambushed by a motivated Bulldog squad that came up with some clutch saves when they needed them most. The match was a see saw affair as the two teams traded the first two games by the identical score of 25-17. A key statistic in both games were the unforced errors. Simply...
Coming into their conference battle in Milledgeville Wednesday night, the Missiles had to be considered the favorite. They stood at 7-4, while Eastland was only 5-5, and Milledgeville was also undefeated in the NUIC South while Eastland stood at 1-2. But both teams apparently never looked at the standings. The Cougars didn't just win, they dominated 25-17, 25-8. "This is the team I know we can be," said head coach Kelsey Thurman. "We're so young, and even our upperclassmen don't have a lot of...
Aquin's Lucy Arndt was only three kills away from the 1000th of her career – a feat that was mastered in game one with Aquin up 5-1 on a tip kill over the double block by the Aquin senior. In all likelihood, Aquin came in fired up and ready for the short ceremony that paused the game and announced her accomplishment, as they built on the early lead – never letting Durand get rolling – and behind a six kill effort from Arndt they rolled to the game one win 25-18. But in game two, the air went...
The calendar and weather may indicate it's still summer, but at River Ridge High School fans were glad it was Winter time. Despite entering the game winless so far this season, the Wildcats found out all they needed was some home cooking as they played on home turf for the first time in four weeks and fought off the Aquin Bulldogs 46-42 to get their first win. The Wildcats found the friendly surroundings much to their liking as they scored on their first two possessions of the game and both...
The Galena Pirates and Stockton Blackhawks have squared off in some epic football games over the years, and when Jo Daviess County bragging rights typically came down to the winner of their annual battle, calling it a rivalry would be an understatement. But in the thick book listing all of the exciting games between the two traditional football powers, what took place Friday night would not amount to much more than a footnote. Galena put the game away early – running roughshod over the Blackhawk...
Boys Stockton 180 Jared Dvorak – 35, Blake Zink – 45, Bennett Graves – 46, Kaelan Schubert – 54 = 180 Amboy 195 Hayden Wittenauer – 38, Wes Wilson – 42, Carson Barlow – 57, Brysen Full – 58 = 195 Warren 238 Teagan Sabinson – 49, Lucas Griffin – 54, Jordan Kohl – 58, Blake Ladow – 77 = 238 RR/SM 173 Camden Flack – 40, Thomas Hereau – 41, George Winter – 46, Joseph Winter – 46 = 173 Forreston 211 Kendall Erdmann – 44, Heath Schubert – 49, Darin Greenfield – 57, Hayden Stralow – 61 = 211 Eastland 195 Braden Anderson – 45, Parker Krogman – 46, Kee...
Class 8A 1. Wilmette Loyola (4-0) beat 7A#RV Brother Rice, 57-21. 2. Lincoln-Way East (4-0) beat Tinley Park Andrew, 42-0. 3. Gurnee Warren (4-0) beat Lincolnshire Stevenson, 36-16. 4. Glenbard West (4-0) beat Proviso West, 51-12. 5. Naperville North (3-1) lost to 8A#RV Naperville Neuqua Valley, 29-16. 6. O'Fallon (4-0) beat 8A#9 Edwardsville, 32-31. 7. Maine South (2-2) lost to 7A#2 Mount Prospect, 42-41. (Other loss to 8A#3 Gurnee Warren, 19-17). 8. Chicago Marist (2-2) lost to 7A#1 Chicago Mount Carmel, 42-7. (Other loss to 8A#4 Glenbard...
The first official state rankings by MaxPreps came out recently, and while many people know how dominant Northwest Illinois is in football, you better expand that to volleyball too. The Class 1A state rankings are: 1. Aquin 15-1 2. Dakota 13-3 3. Galena 16-1 4. Springfield Lutheran 17-0 5. Norris City 15-0 6. St. Thomas More 11-4 7. Cissna Park 10-1 8. Lena-Winslow 10-6 9. Campbell Hill 9-0 10. Lincolnwood 16-1 11. Mendon Unity 13-3 12. Augusta Southeastern 14-2 13. Milford 8-2 14. Kewanee...
NUIC Lena-Winslow 4 - 0 4 – 0 Fulton 3 - 0 3 – 1 Du/Pec 3 - 1 3 – 1 Dakota 2 - 1 3 – 1 Forreston 2 - 2 2 – 2 Galena 1 - 2 2 – 2 Stockton 1 - 3 1 – 3 West Carroll 0 - 3 0 – 4 EPC 0 - 4 0 – 4 8-Man Amboy 3 – 1 Milledgeville 3 – 1 Polo 2 – 2 River Ridge 1 – 3 Aquin 1 – 3 Orangeville 0 – 4 Six Rivers WI River Ridge 1 - 0 5 - 0 Southwestern/ED 0 - 1 3 - 2 Potosi/Cassville 1 - 0 4 - 1 Blackhawk/Warren 1 - 0 4 - 1 Benton/SM/Shull 0 - 1 3 - 2 Pec/Argyle 0 - 1 0 - 5 Last Week’s Results Lena-Winslow 70 West Carroll 0 Dakota 34 Forreston 28 Du/Pec 4...
Throughout the winter and spring sports seasons, the female athletes from Scales Mound and River Ridge are teammates – whether in basketball or softball, they work together and have built some strong friendships. But in the Fall, Volleyball, is the only sport in which they get a chance to square off against each other ... and that means a lot. "Oh, it's huge," said Gwen Miller of River Ridge. "For me it's bigger than Galena." And with both teams having vastly improved, strong young squads t...
Student cheering sections are there – usually – to support their team, and also have some fun. But sometimes the desire to "have fun" can lead to ... well ... stupidity. The Dakota Indians were visiting the Eastland Cougars in Lanark for a non-conference game Wednesday night, and that meant that their superstar hitter, Abi Schlueter, was going to be there too. Now, for those who don't know, Schlueter is one of those rare players who is a true superstar. One that is already destined to play at...
And David picked up a stone and slung it, and as it hit right on the line, the referee paused ... and paused ... and paused, then called it out of bounds. Make no mistake, the Lena-Winslow Panthers had Aquin on the ropes. They came in prepared, and coach Sue Amendt was calling out exactly what to cover, and what to expect from the Bulldogs. And when Lucy Arndt rotated into the back row, coach Amendt called out, "Now we get on a roll." They were going to, everybody knew it – even Aquin as t...
The Galena Pirates have a solid football program – anybody thinking otherwise is kidding themselves – but even good teams can have the walls cave in on them, and the Lena-Winslow Panthers have been breaking down walls ever since the season started. To say that the Panther running game is potent would be like saying the Grand Canyon is a nice sized ditch. With Gage Dunker pounding the middle, and the speed of Jake Zeal on the outside, the Panthers have been running over the competition. But unt...
Two teams searching for their first win on the season collided in Freeport Friday night with both thinking they had a good shot of leaving with the victory. Both Aquin and Orangeville knew they were more evenly matched than the teams they've played so far but the Bulldogs were the ones who asserted themselves in a big way as they defeated the Broncos 60-26 to earn their first win. In the early minutes of the game, however, Orangeville made a statement as they marched down the field quickly after kickoff relying on the legs of junior running bac...
