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Girls track & field: Morris 4x200 ‘beat the odds,’ heading to state
PRINCETON - Morris coach Ryan Battersby tried to sugarcoat it when he saw his team’s lane assignment for the 4x200 relay for Thursday’s Class 2A Princeton Sectional. He thought running in the first lane may prove difficult, but he didn’t want to relay his concern to his runners.
Softball Recap: Morris snaps four-game streak of wins at home
It was a good run, but Morris unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Morris couldn't push the score so high this time.
Seneca softball finishes unbeaten TCC run; local girls advance to 1A state track: The Times Thursday Roundup
Seneca 8, WFC 0: At rural Streator, the visiting Fighting Irish (28-1 overall,1 6-0 TCC) wrapped up an undefeated run through the Tri-County Conference by shutting out the Warriors (14-9 overall, 8-8 TCC) in the completion of a suspended game. Tessa Krull (7 IP, 0 R, 6 K) pitched the...
2A girls soccer: Streator only scores 2, only needs 2 to advance past Ottawa
STREATOR – Peppering shots on net, controlling the soccer ball and getting two goals over a 2 1/2-minute span, it looked during the opening 25 minutes as if the Streator Bulldogs might run away with their regional quarterfinal match against Route 23 rival Ottawa. The Pirates never let them,...
Baseball Recap: Dynamic duo of Kameron Yearsley and Jacob Cronshaw lead Yorkville to victory
Yorkville entered their tilt with Oswego East with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-12 win over the Oswego East Wolves on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Yorkville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Soccer Recap: Yorkville finds home pitch redemption against Romeoville
There's no place like home for Yorkville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-3 victory over the Romeoville Spartans on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what Yorkville needed considering they were shutout in their previous game. Yorkville's win bumped...
Softball: Rikka Ludvigson, Oswego bats pour it on in the rain at Yorkville
YORKVILLE – Rikka Ludvigson screamed a little when she found out Oswego was playing Thursday, with good reason. It was raining. The Oswego junior first baseman hates rain. “I just hate being wet. My stuff is wet now, I have to dry it out, my feet are wet, everything is wet,” Ludvigson said. “I don’t think I’m going to ever get out of the shower tonight. I’m going to crank it up to hot.”
Girls track: Seneca runs, jumps and throws to 12th straight 1A sectional title
SENECA – Shortly after qualifying for the state meet in the pole vault for the fourth straight season, Seneca senior Teagan Johnson stood wrapped in a blanket shivering with teeth chattering in a huge smile. “I’m excited for one last trip to state,” Johnson said in the light cold...
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