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Softball Game Recap: Galesburg Comes Up Short
Galesburg fell victim to Sterling and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 18-0 to the Sterling Golden Warriors. Galesburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. For Sterling's part, Sienna Stingley made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while...
Monmouth College Thrower, Greek life Leader Maddie Boley in Rare Air
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 15, 2024) — The storied history of women's track-and-field at Monmouth College has a very short list of Fighting Scots throwers, who rank in the top eight of the discus, hammer, and shot-put. That list is even shorter when being the recipient of an Order of...
Galesburg sends 7 girls to state as boys prepare to host sectionals
If Syriah Boyd has her way, she’ll become an alchemist at the IHSA Girls State Outdoor Championship, which will be held May 16-18 in Charleston. Simply put, the Galesburg High School senior sprinter wants to turns her bronze medals into gold. At last year’s Class 2A state meet on...
Softball Game Recap: Stark County Takes a Loss
Stark County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell just short of the Monmouth United Red Storm by a score of 8-7. For Monmouth United's part, Amber Brunswig spent all seven innings on the...
Baseball Game Recap: Geneseo Takes a Loss
Geneseo fell victim to Galesburg and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Galesburg Silver Streaks by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Geneseo's shutout was a dramatic turnaround. For Galesburg's part, not much got past...
Monmouth track and field close regular season with home meet, senior day
The Monmouth College track and field teams hosted the Monmouth Midwest invitational on Saturday, May 4, the final regular season meet of the outdoor campaign. The Scots hosted the meet with MWC foes Knox, Illinois College, Grinnell and Cornell, plus Sauk Valley and Heartland CC. Men. Caleb Toberman (Clifton, Illinois)...
Boiler Girls win 9-8 semifinal thriller against Sherrard
In a pressure-packed bottom of the seventh inning (with Kewanee leading 9-8, two outs against Sherrard and bases loaded) sophomore Kalleigh Gale kept her composure and struck out one last Sherrard batter, giving the Boiler Girls a 9-8 regional semifinal win. No. 7 Kewanee (17-10) will now play No. 6...
Monmouth baseball wins at Knox
The Monmouth College baseball team started the final weekend of the regular season with a 5-4 win at Knox on Friday. The Scots (17-18, 10-11) are one game behind Cornell for the final MWC Tournament spot as they prepare to host first-place Lawrence this weekend and Cornell travels to second-place Chicago.
Baseball Recap: Ayden Almaguer leads a balanced attack to beat Sherrard
Monmouth-Roseville won against Mercer County last Monday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Monmouth-Roseville Titans walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Sherrard Tigers. The win was familiar territory for Monmouth-Roseville who now have three in a row. Monmouth-Roseville's...
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