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It wasn't easy, but the Aquin Bulldogs made it through every opponent in the NUIC North unscathed with their hard fought 18-25, 25-15, 25-19 victory Tuesday night over Pearl City at home. Early on, it was the Wolves who looked like the top ranked team in the area as Savanah Brandt was hammering away at the net, and also frustrating Aquin with an assortment of dink serves they couldn't handle as Pearl City rallied from an early 14-10 deficit to take a late lead, then extended it and pulled away...
The Stockton Blackhawks were out in front of Milledgeville at the Missiles house in game one of their non-conference match by a 24-19 score, and the story of the night to that point had been the play of freshman Madalyn Mammoser who was ruling the middle of the net for the Blackhawks. She already had four kills, and thought of a headline "Mammo Owns The Middle" were already formulating when all of a sudden, she went up to try and block a kill attempt by the Missiles, but as she came down her...
Several teams have come into Lanark thinking they were a decent serve-receive team ... until they got riddled by the Eastland Cougars. And while several players had strong games for Eastland, it was the serving streaks of Annika Myre that carried the load and propelled the Cougars to the 25-22, 21-25, 25-15 non-conference victory at home. "Eastland is notorious for having great servers," said Panther head coach Sue Amendt. "But I'm not sure what it was about Myre's serves, maybe the way she runs...
It was supposed to be a challenge, and for a while it was until a pair of special teams plays helped the Panthers establish dominance, and an injury ended any chances Fulton had of being able to compete in a 54-7 drubbing that was not as lopsided as the score. Fulton found out the hard way what everyone else has been learning about the Panther defense ... it's pretty damn good as the Steamers went three and out on their opening possession. Lena-Winslow countered on their third play from...
The Orangeville Broncos had little trouble in blowing past the South Beloit Sobos with a 57-24 win on Homecoming, but there weren't many smiles when it was over. After exploding for a 40-8 halftime lead, Orangeville had the chance to put the game away with a running clock, but never did it – giving up a pair of Sobo touchdowns in the second half to put a damper on their overall performance. "It's tougher being the team everyone is shooting for," said Joey Thomm. "Everyone is going to give us the...
The Aquin Bulldogs responded to their first loss in a long time with a strong effort Saturday as they defeated the visiting West Central Heat 42-0 in Freeport. The Bulldogs scored on their first six possessions on offense to put the game away early as the defense held strong and posted the shutout as well. The Heat got the ball first and, in a sign of things to come, on the first play the snap sailed high above quarterback Devin Shaw's head and resulted in a 23-yard loss. Aquin fared much better on its first possession as they drove 55 yards in...
The Fulton Steamers and Galena Lady Pirates came out on top at the NUIC Conference Golf Tournament held on the North Course of the Galena Territory last Wednesday. Final team scores for the Boys were: 1. Fulton 352 2. Eastland/Mville 361 3. RR/SM 362 4. East Dubuque 384 5. Galena 386 6. Amboy 390 7. Stockton 395 8. Dakota 401 9. Aquin 412 10. Pec/Durand 439 11. PC/LW 442 12. Forreston 461 13. West Carroll 569 14. Polo 606 15. Warren 638 The competitors were separated by their performances...
Twice already the Pearl City Wolves had taken on the Dakota Indians at a local tournament and beaten them to advance on to the "medal" round. But Monday night in Dakota, the Indians got a small ounce of revenge by taking the conference victory by a slim 28-26, 25-22 margin. "I don't know what it is," said Pearl City head coach Jane West. "Maybe we only know how to play well in tournaments. I guess I should get them tired before the match." Pearl City and Dakota are almost mirror images of each...
Name the last time the Orangeville Broncos were able to win a game against the Lena-Winslow Panthers in Volleyball? Most people would be having to go back more than 15 years, but the fans who were in Orangeville Tuesday night saw it happen in front of their eyes. For the first time in her career, a former player of Sue Amendt's was able to win a game against her as a coach as the Broncos played some nearly flawless volleyball in game one to claim a 25-22 victory. "Well, it had to happen...
The Stockton Blackhawks started three freshman in their conference battle against West Carroll Wednesday night, but you would have bet money that it was the Thunder who were inexperienced and out of sync as the Blackhawks claimed a 25-21, 25-18 victory on senior night. "They've improved so much, they're already a big help on the floor," said senior Kenzie Haas of the freshman starters. "What's impressive is when you see how far they've already come, just think about how good they're going to...
The showdown for the South took place in Lanark Thursday night as the Milledgeville Missiles – undefeated in conference play – paid a visit on the Eastland Cougars – also undefeated in conference play. And while both teams had their share of strong hitters and excellent defenders, in the end it was the serving prowess of the Cougars that carried them to the 25-20, 25-10 victory. A preview of what was coming took place right out of the gate as Quinc Haverland opened the match with a pair of ac...
From the first quarter it was obvious to everyone in attendance that the Galena Pirates were not going to overpower the Stockton Blackhawks on their home field. Although Galena was seen as a huge favorite coming in, that quickly changed when the Blackhawks took their first drive and marched 68 yards down the field – culminating in a one-yard quarterback sneak by Caleb Mammoser for the touchdown and a 6-0 lead. It appeared as if the score was going to stay that way going into the halftime b...
The Lena-Winslow Panthers shrugged off a sluggish start Friday night and eventually found their groove as they racked up a 52-0 win against the East Dubuque Warriors in Lena. In a sign of things to come for the visiting Warriors, their opening drive included a run for a loss, a penalty and eventual punt. The Le-Win defense also provided a preview of what they had in store for the night as they shut down that drive and gave the ball to their offense for their first chance to drive for points. But, the East Dubuque defense showed early they were...
The Stockton Lady Blackhawks repeated their mastery of the Eastland Cross Country Course by claiming their second first place finish in as many weeks. Although no Stockton runner finished in the top four, the five runners needed to have their place finishes added together to obtain a team score still outpaced the competition. Final team standings were: !. Stockton 27 2. Durand 36 3. Eastland 57 Both Polo and East Dubuque were also there to compete, but did not have the required five runners finish the course to obtain a team score. The top 20...
Boys Eastland 195 Andy Anderson – 46, Kellen Henze – 47, Gabe York – 49, Keggen Strauch – 53 = 195 Aquin 229 Lane Pierson – 45, Reid Pierson – 52, Drew Ege – 52, Colton Venuchi – 80 = 229 Oregon 187 Ryan Fox – 46, Brady Davis – 46, Kylar Early – 47, Isaac Kaltenbrum – 48 = 187 Forreston 223 Colton McGlynn – 52, Heath Schubert – 55, Hayden Stralow – 57, Kaden Ganz – 59 = 223 Polo 258 Cody Buskohl – 52, Clay Davis – 59, Connor Ukena – 60, Caleb Sutton – 87 = 258 Aquin 186 Lane Pierson – 42, Reid Pierson – 42, Drew Ege – 51, Hudson Fernstaedt ...
The Orangeville Broncos were clinging to a seven point lead over Aquin late in the game, and although the Broncos had just put together an incredible power running drive all the way down to the Aquin one yard-line, the Bulldogs had just scored on their previous possession and would have the momentum if the Broncos couldn't put them away. The drive itself that Orangeville had put together was impressive in its power and execution – not in its creativity – because the Broncos had leaned on the...
River Ridge and Scales Mound co-op together in both Girls Basketball and Softball, so the one and only sport where they actually go up against each other is volleyball. So, whether or not they are friends the majority of the year, on a volleyball court, it's a friendly rivalry – but a rivalry none the less. In game one of their conference opener, Scales Mound sophomore Anniston Werner, was hitting the ball early and often – drilling seven kills in game one alone as the Hornets jumped out to the...
Warren volleyball coach Sadie McGowan was getting frustrated with her team's low hitting performance. "We were having terrible hitting percentages," she explained. "I mean, in one match we were at a 2%." Now, a hitting percentage is basically the number of kills you obtain, out of the number of swings you make on the ball. Not sets or passes, but attempts to kill it. If you were only at 2% as a team ... yeah, that's pretty weak. So, McGowan decided to not only emphasize the importance of it in...
A depleted Aquin squad came into Lena Thursday night without their biggest weapon. Lucy Arndt had come down on another player's foot in practice, turned her ankle, and as much as she wanted to play – she was out, and unable to contribute. But it's not like Arndt was the only weapon on the Bulldog roster. Ava Hiveley stepped up in game one – drilling six kills as Aquin jumped out to a quick 7-2 lead over the Panthers. Ainsley Stovall added three, Elyse Luecke had two and a stuff block, and both B...
"Fye is tackled by a shipload of Pirates." When the Galena home announcer first made the call, everyone on the Panther sideline was doing a double-take. "What did he just say?" "A shipload – with a 'p'." "Oh, Ok, for a minute I could have sworn he said ..." Give the announcer from Galena credit, he has apparently been adding in some local fun, and that little phrase was only one of them. The other was a cry to "Move those chains, Frank!" which was echoed by the Galena student body whenever t...
Simply put it was ugly and there is no way around describing the game any other way as River Ridge traveled to Milledgeville Friday night only to suffer through a nightmare of a trip. The team that ran the table only four months ago in eight-man football, graduated a lot of talent, and they're still struggling to regain their former form. But even though the scoreboard read 64-0 at the end, a deeper look revealed some positives that the Wildcats can salvage and then hopefully build on for future games. First, the River Ridge fans can be proud o...
The Hiawatha Hawks were ranked seventh in the state in eight man football, so they were supposed to be serious challenge to the second ranked Orangeville Broncos. They weren't. Orangeville ran over, around, and through the Hawks – chalking up four touchdowns and a 28-0 lead before the first quarter was even over – doing it in a variety of ways. You had the standard rushing attack that hammered the Hawks both up the middle with quick hitters, as well as tosses around end where the cut-back pro...
Boys PC/LW Invite Results 1. Rockford Lutheran 323 2. Byron 329 3. Galena 333 4. Eastland 336 5. RR/SM 344 6. Fulton 348 7. Oregon 382 8. PC/LW 389 9. Aquin 408 Top Ten Individual scores 1. Andy Anderson, Eastland – 71 2. Lane Pierson, Aquin – 74 3. Ryan Stoffregen, Galena – 75 3. Thomas Hereau, RR/SM – 75 5. Mason Brandt, Byron – 76 6. Jake Guse, Rock Luth – 77 7. Landon Meyers, Fulton – 79 7. Scott Dodds, Galena – 79 9. Mikhail Hussain, PC/LW – 80 9. Zeke Harezlak, Rock Luth – 80 Aquin 181 Lane Pierson – 38, Drew Ege – 45, Reid Pierson ...
The Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame committee is once again announcing their annual Hall of Fame Banquet and induction ceremony. This year the NISHOF Banquet will be held on October 16, 2021 at Manny's in Savanna, IL. The induction ceremony welcomes representatives from all throughout the northwestern communities for their contributions to athletics in this part of the state. Lena-Winslow is proud to celebrate the induction of Sue Amendt, Head Volleyball Coach and teacher at Lena-...
Dakota superstar, Abi Schlueter, got off to a rough start as her first two kill attempts against the Eastland Cougars were stuff blocked by Eastland's Annika Myre. But Schlueter regrouped in games two and three, and when she did ... Eastland had no answer as mistakes came back to haunt the Cougars in a 25-14, 17-25, 19-25 non-conference loss to the Indians in Dakota. Game one was dominated by Eastland. They stormed out to the early 5-1 lead thanks to Myre's stuff blocks, and everything seemed to...
