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NUIC NORTH DIVISION 1st Team *Nate Anderson, Sr. Orangeville *Hunter Hoffman, Sr. Pecatonica *Dom Alber, Sr. Aquin Brayden Cahoon, Sr. Orangeville Luke Benson, Sr. Lena-Winslow Brody Mahon, Sr. Lena-Winslow Trenton Taylor, Sr. Durand 2nd Team Bo Seaton, Sr. Pecatonica Kaidyn Niedermeier, Jr. Dakota Bryce Fitzanko, Sr. Pecatonica Trent Hetland, Sr. Pecatonica Connor Senneff, Sr. Aquin Alex Montalvan, Sr. Durand Honorable Mention Reece Bartelt, Sr. Dakota Carson Rote, Sr. Orangeville Gunnar...
It's a common enough scene – you are attending a high school basketball game. A player goes down withering in agony as they clutch their knee and you hear the call for help. You see a medical looking person come onto the court, but who is it? This is your local athletic trainer. Certified athletic trainers are licensed healthcare professionals who provide medical services for active patient populations. From injury prevention and enhanced wellness to rehabilitation and return to activity, a...
Baseball Morrison 5 Lena-Winslow 1 The Panthers were shut down by Mustang pitching as they only managed two hits in the game. Drew Streckwald drew three bases on balls, and the Panthers had runners on third several times but just couldn't get the hit needed to bring them home. As Morrison's Martin struck out 12 Panther batters in his five and two thirds innings of work. Jake Zeal started for the Panthers and struck out eight over his four innings of work. He left the game on the wrong end of a...
Baseball Forreston 6 Lena-Winslow 1 The Cardinals jumped on top of Drew Streckwald in the first inning, then used three different pitchers to hold off the Panther bats, with a combined 12 strikeouts in order to claim the non-conference victory at home. The Panthers had five hits in the game, while Forreston only had seven, but the Cardinals were able to group their hits together, while one critical error opened the door for what ended up being a four-run inning in the bottom of the third for...
We heard it a ton before the Super Sectional contest Monday night at Northern Illinois University as the small town, 77 total student, Scales Mound Hornets didn't stand a chance in hell against the high powered, more athletic, more experienced, and much bigger Chicago Marshall Commodores. "They'll be out-classed," I was told by some local "experts". "Chicago Marshall is a power. They've been to the State finals before and won it all. They're used to this kind of pressure, but Scales Mound ......
As the Girls' Basketball season came to an end, and the Galena Pirates came within a single point of claiming the 1A State Championship, one thing was certain – nobody will ever look lightly at our region again. This past season was blessed with a ton of talented players, excellent coaches, and epic match-ups as the best of the area seemed to always be taking one another on in the battle for conference supremacy. So, trying to pick an All Area team is not an easy task, but ... whether you a...
While Waiting for the fat man elevator to go to the media room for the postgame press conference, a fan dressed in green called over and thanked me for all the coverage this past season. But the honor was mine. It might take several weeks before people truly realize just what we all witnessed this past season. The Scales Mound Hornets might have come from a school with only 77 students, but they captured the hearts of thousands. Almost everywhere you looked you could see shirts proudly saying th...
And David picked up a stone and slung it ... Unfortunately, Goliath ducked, swung his club and delivered a death blow. The hearts of Scales Mound Hornet fans had a hard time watching as the Liberty Eagles dashed their hopes of meeting top ranked Yorkville Christian in the 1A State finals. The Eagles were physically bigger and stronger – standing 6'6", 6'5", 6'4" and 6'2" – and none of them were what anyone would call "lean". But size alone was not the entire factor. Liberty was strong, ath...
Most basketball fans saw the Third Place game at the IHSA State finals last weekend as the contest to determine who was going to claim the trophy. Who would be the only other team in the state to end their season with a win. But for the Scales Mound Hornets, that was far from being important. Stepping out onto the floor in front of all of their friends, family and a ton of people from throughout northwest Illinois who made the trip down to support them ... none of that mattered either. Ever...
In an extremely competitive ballot that included 54 nominees, Benjamin Vandigo of Scales Mound and Kellen Henze of Eastland were both named first team All State. CLASS 1A FIRST TEAM Jaden Schutt, Yorkville Christian (6-6, Sr., G) 140 (unanimous) Jalen Quinn, Tuscola (6-3, Sr., PG) 126 Benjamin Vandigo, Scales Mound (6-4, Sr., G/F) 118 Danny Stephens, Augusta Southeastern (6-7, Jr., PG-C) 93 Kellen Henze, Lanark Eastland (6-2, Sr., G) 82 CLASS 1A SECOND TEAM Graham Meisenhelter, Macon Meridian (5-11, Sr., G) 47 Connor Brown, Cerro Gordo-Bement...
NUIC North First Team *Whitney Sullivan, Orangeville, So *Elaina Rager, Pecatonica, Fr Mary Zettle, Dakota, Sr Megan Holder, Aquin, So Grace Groezinger, Lena-Winslow, So Cierra Mapes, Lena-Winslow, Sr Second Team Olivia Robinson, Durand, Sr Alyssa Hunziker, Aquin, Sr Kali Humphrey, Lena-Winslow, Sr Laney Cahoon, Orangeville, Fr Kylie Wirth, Orangeville, Sr Cheyenne Handsaker, Pearl City, Sr Madison Carlson, Pecatonica, Sr Honorable Mention Meghan Carlisle, Aquin, So Ella Doyle, Orangeville, Sr Lauren Mellentine, Pecatonica, So Brea Musser,...
Once again they made their fans have to change batteries in the pacemakers, but after some critical halftime adjustments the Scales Mound Hornets knocked off the Pecatonica Indians to advance into the Class 1A Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history 60-57. Both teams made drives to the basket off the dribble in the first quarter – which basically served as an opportunity to see who should be guarding who as they were both playing man to man defense. Neither team took control as they w...
During the first quarter of the Pecatonica Sectional Championship, the Sterling Newman Cheerleaders began to get their crowd up doing a cheer. No sooner did they begin, then they were completely drowned out by the entire Scales Mound side in green screaming, "We Are ... S.M.!" "Ok, they might have a good cheering section," the students from Polo said to each other behind me, "But Scales Mound is for real – they are loud!" The running joke is that when the Hornets are in the state tournament ...
CLASS 1A FIRST TEAM Ella Lune, Brimfield (6-0, Sr., F/G) 106 Amiah Hargrove, Christopher (6-2, Soph., F) 98 Grace Nelson, Altamont (5-9, Soph., PG) 97 Katie Baker, Serena (5-6, Sr., PG) 80 Alayna Kraus, Okawville (5-6, Soph., PG/SG) 57 CLASS 1A SECOND TEAM Sydney Richards, Neoga (6-0, Jr., G/F) 49 Shelby Bowman, Biggsville West Central (5-6, Soph., PG) 35 Gracie Furlong, Galena (5-9, Fr., G) 30 Riley Guy, Effingham St. Anthony (5-8, Sr., G) 29 Gracie Heckert, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (5-10, Jr., G) 29 CLASS 1A HONORABLE MENTION (20 TOTAL;...
Hayden Fox, a native of Stockton, graduate of Stockton High School, and former star for the Warren/Stockton High School baseball team, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team again during the 2022 season, which begins this week. Fox, a senior at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in general business & marketing. He was in the Bullpen last season where he made seven appearances for Whitewater and put in 7 2/3 innings of work. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball...
Pectonica Sectional Championship Scales Mound 62 Sterling Newman. 49 Chicago Marshall Sectional Championship Chicago Marshall 65 Chicago Austin 48 White Hall Sectional Championship Liberty 39 Jacksonville Routt 28 Abingdon Sectional Championship Augusta Southeastern 43 Peoria Christian 34 Watseka Sectional Championship Lexington 43 Decatur St. Theresa 36 Woodland Sectional Championship Yorkville Christian 81 Putnam County 47 Okawville Sectional Championship Steeleville 32 Christopher 31 Effingham Sectional Championship Macon Meridian 82...
Pectonica Sectional Championship Scales Mound 62 Sterling Newman. 49 Chicago Marshall Sectional Championship Chicago Marshall 65 Chicago Austin 48 White Hall Sectional Championship Liberty 39 Jacksonville Routt 28 Abingdon Sectional Championship Augusta Southeastern 43 Peoria Christian 34 Watseka Sectional Championship Lexington 43 Decatur St. Theresa 36 Woodland Sectional Championship Yorkville Christian 81 Putnam County 47 Okawville Sectional Championship Steeleville 32 Christopher 31 Effingham Sectional Championship Macon Meridian 82...
At halftime of the Sectional semi-final at Forreston, the game appeared to be over. The Stockton Blackhawks had almost completely shut down the Pecatonica Indians if not for a last second first quarter throw it up and – hey – nice shot, by freshman Kianna Degner. As the teams went into the halftime break, Stockton was up 22 – 2. Yes ... two. "We were doing a nice job of closing out on their shooters in the first half," said Blackhawk head coach Robyn Schulz. "but it helped that they were off."...
When the Galena Pirates and Aquin Lady Bulldogs took each other on in the semi-final of the Forreston Girls Sectional, both teams knew what athletes they needed to try and stop in the other colored jersey. For Galena, they had to stop Megan Holder and Meghan Carlisle from lighting them up from the perimeter, while Aquin needed to stop Maggie Furlong and Addie Hefel from driving into the paint and carving their defense up. The argument could be made that both teams accomplished their respective...
The Lena-Winslow Panthers, when they look back on their season, will be haunted by some unorthodox shots that their opponents have made. Of course, the most memorable was the one by Kellen Henze in the final seconds when he caught his own rebound and made a shot while sitting on the floor. But the “Oh My God” shot made by Scales Mound’s Sam Cocagne will go down as the one that ultimately ended their season in a 50-32 loss to the top team in the State Wednesday night in Scales Mound. Lena-...
On paper, Sterling Newman was stronger than the Eastland Cougars – with a pair of high scoring stars in seniors Marcus Williams and Ethan Van Lunduit. Even at full strength the Cougars would have been hard pressed to pull out the win – but they were already down a player as Carson Heeren was out with an emergency appendectomy the morning of the game. Things didn’t start well for the Cougars either as Williams drained a pair of three point bombs as the Comets pulled out to the early 13-11 lead at...
Everyone agreed on the scouting report – don't let the Pirates penetrate into the paint. In order to win, you need to force Galena to shoot from the perimeter where they are streaky at best. Stockton did that. But the other scouting report was pretty consistent too – press the snot out of the Blackhawks and don't let them get into their half court set where Brynn and Kenzie Haas can kill you. Galena did that. So, what you ended up with was a classic battle between two teams that knew each oth...
Three times the Scales Mound Hornets had taken on their nemesis East Dubuque, and all three times the games had been one sided double digit wins for the Hornets that most put into the "ho hum" category. But if there was one team the Hornets could not lose to in the Regional finals, it was East Dubuque. The team that had owned them throughout most of their high school careers, simply could not being an end to their amazing senior season ... Scales Mound should have been in total control of the ga...
In what most wrestling fans from throughout the region saw as a hug upset, the Pantherhawks were knocked out of the Class 1A State team tournament in the opening round by a very strong Sandwich squad 34-32. Complete results were: Sandwich 34.0 Lena-Winslow/Stockton 32.0 195: Drew Mensendike (LWS) over Connor Holly (S) (Fall 1:21) 220: Henry Engel (LWS) over Kaiden Gustafson (S) (Fall 5:02) 285: Mike Haas (LWS) over Jaime Serrano (S) (Fall 1:09) 106: Ashlyn Strenz (S) win by forfeit 113: Anthony Sparti (S) win by forfeit 120: Kadin Kern (S)...
The month of March brings hope that winter's end will soon be at hand. Snow will begin melting, giving way to green grass. South winds carrying warm gulf air will push temperatures upwards Sunshine will be with us longer each day. The bright sunny days of March offer hope that the seasons are about to change, and winter will soon be gone. March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here, in equinox occurs. In ancient times, New Years Day was celebrated on...
