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Dusty Drenth was 10 strokes worse on Saturday than he was on Friday in the opening round of the Quad-City Amateur.
But the former Bettendorf and St. Ambrose golfer still holds a comfortable six-stroke lead entering today\u2019s final round in the 54-hole tournament.
Drenth followed his opening-round 63 with a 73 at Emeis Golf Course while Dylan Daxon, who started the day in second place, carded a 74.
The best score of the second round was a 69 by Muscatine\u2019s Byron Lemkau, who moved into a tie for second place with Daxon at 142.
At Emeis
Saturday's results
Championship flight
1. Dusty Drenth 63-73\u2014136; 2. Dylan Daxon 68-74\u2014142; 2. Bryan Lemkau 73-69\u2014142; 4. Joe Demory 71-74\u2014145; 4. Trevor Lay 72-73\u2014145; 4. Andy Sirois 73-72\u2014145; 7. Ben Peters 71-75\u2014146; 7. Callen Smith 76-70\u2014146; 9. Jamie Hallstrom 75-72\u2014147; 9. Ryan Schlueter 77-70\u2014147; 11. Dave Schurke 75-73\u2014148; 12. Kyle Yerington 72-77\u2014149; 13. Ryan VanDeRostyn 75-75\u2014150; 13. Sam Herrmann 74-76\u2014150; 14. Ben Gillen 79-72\u2014151; 14. Alex Sierra 74-77\u2014151; 16. Chad Coppinger 74-78\u2014152; 16. Clayton Lee 79-73\u2014152; 16. Matt Schlueter 76-76\u2014152; 16. Toby Kurtis 77-75\u2014152; 16. Cody Flatt 76-76\u2014152; 21. Ben Hanser 73-80\u2014153; 21. Dillon Cooney 77-76\u2014153; 23. Chad Nelson 79-76\u2014155; 23. Greg Rios 78-77\u2014155; 23. Josh Nelson 80-75\u2014155; 26. Brad Hadley 79-77\u2014156; 26. Darrin Clawson 76-80\u2014156; 26. Aaron Willie 76-80\u2014156; 29. Brent Haydon 76-81\u2014157; 29. Bob McCloskey 78-79\u201415731. Adam Talbot 78-81\u2014159; 32. Zach Sharp 80-81\u2014161; 32. Matthew Belew 83-78\u2014161; 32. Kevin Rudd 80-81\u2014161; 35. Brian Doerrfeld 80-83\u2014163; 35. Lucas Jordan 85-78\u2014163; 37. Tyler Paxson 82-82\u2014164; 38. Noah Hogue 83-82\u2014165; 38. Dale Cary 85-80\u2014165; 40. Noah Erickson 84-82\u2014166; 41. Kevin Lloyd 83-86\u2014169; 42. Jay Hickman 83-88\u2014171; 43. Joey Powell 84-91\u2014175; 43. Kenny Peters 85-90\u2014175; 45. Alec Fiser 91-85\u2014176; 46. JT Manjoine 90-87\u2014177; 47. Justin Gripp 92-96--188
1. Tom Norton 69; 2. Dave Waugh 71; 3. Mark Drenth 73; 4. Tom Wolfe 76; 5. Tim Buckwalter 77; 5. Tim Flaherty 77; 7. Bob Moeller 78; 7. Ron Wastyn 78; 9. John Callas 79; 10. Tim Richmiller 80; 10. Dave Holmes 80; 10. Jody Peterson 80; 13. Jeff Tucker 81; 13. Mike Stephens 81; 13. Kyle Coopman 81; 6. Pieter Hanson 82; 17. Todd Newell 83; 17. Joe Cawiezell 83; 19. KC Jones 85; 20. Jeff Harrop 86; 20. Tom Swanwick 86; 22. Tom Mosenfelder 88
Super Seniors
1. John Brooke 78; 1. Reed Swensen 78; 3. Jerry Ralfs 82; 4. Barry Black 83; 5, Alan Blackwood 84; 5. Terry Porter 84; 7. Darrell Reynolds 89; 8. Bill Scott 105"}, {"id":"3f826f04-b1bb-5a90-8b85-5fd7a20dc673","type":"article","starttime":"1495938000","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T21:20:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495944302","sections":[{"midwest-league":"sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league"}],"application":"editorial","title":"LaRue, Bandits cruise to win over Snappers","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/article_3f826f04-b1bb-5a90-8b85-5fd7a20dc673.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/larue-bandits-cruise-to-win-over-snappers/article_3f826f04-b1bb-5a90-8b85-5fd7a20dc673.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/larue-bandits-cruise-to-win-over-snappers/article_3f826f04-b1bb-5a90-8b85-5fd7a20dc673.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Steve Batterson\firstname.lastname@example.com","prologue":"In the midst of the only inning Beloit touched what Carson LaRue was delivering to home plate Saturday, an assist from a teammate helped the Quad-Cities righthander put it all together. River Bandits shortstop Alex DeGoti called time, walked to the mound and simply gave LaRue a chance to breathe. \u201cHe didn\u2019t really say anything, just came over and let me think for a couple of seconds. From that point on, everything seemed to be there,\u2019\u2019 LaRue said leading Quad-Cities to a 3-1 Midwest League victory over Beloit in front of a crowd of 4,361 at Modern Woodmen Park.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["quad-cities river bandits","midwest league","carson larue","erasmo pinales","yordan alvarez","carmen benedetti","stephen wrenn","wander franco","alex degoti","beloit snappers","baseball","sport","beloit","steinhorn","inning","batter","quad-cities"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"74dcb9e4-0804-58e6-a5c7-f0b51c9a1f54","description":"The grounds crew at Modern Woodmen Park spary down the dirt around home plate as the Bandits logo is painted on the grass, Thursday, April 6, 2017, before their opening night game agaisnt the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.","byline":"John Schultz, Quad-City Times","hireswidth":1763,"hiresheight":1175,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/4d/74dcb9e4-0804-58e6-a5c7-f0b51c9a1f54/58e6f93f53f61.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1763","height":"1175","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/4d/74dcb9e4-0804-58e6-a5c7-f0b51c9a1f54/58e6f93f52ea0.image.jpg?resize=1763%2C1175"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"67","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/4d/74dcb9e4-0804-58e6-a5c7-f0b51c9a1f54/58e6f93f52ea0.image.jpg?resize=100%2C67"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"200","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/4d/74dcb9e4-0804-58e6-a5c7-f0b51c9a1f54/58e6f93f52ea0.image.jpg?resize=300%2C200"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"682","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/4d/74dcb9e4-0804-58e6-a5c7-f0b51c9a1f54/58e6f93f52ea0.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C682"}}}],"revision":5,"commentID":"3f826f04-b1bb-5a90-8b85-5fd7a20dc673","body":"
In the midst of the only inning Beloit touched what Carson LaRue was delivering to home plate Saturday, an assist from a teammate helped the Quad-Cities righthander put it all together.
River Bandits shortstop Alex DeGoti called time, walked to the mound and simply gave LaRue a chance to breathe.
\u201cHe didn\u2019t really say anything, just came over and let me think for a couple of seconds. From that point on, everything seemed to be there,\u2019\u2019 LaRue said leading Quad-Cities to a 3-1 Midwest League victory over Beloit in front of a crowd of 4,361 at Modern Woodmen Park.
LaRue gave up only two hits and walked just two batters, all during the Snappers\u2019 one-run third inning, as he faced the minimum in the other six innings of his career-high seven innings of work.
\u201cThere were six innings of no action and he gave that to us with the way he worked,\u2019\u2019 River Bandits manager Russ Steinhorn said after watching LaRue earn his sixth win in seven decisions.
\u201cHe\u2019s been very consistent. He pounds the zone and sticks with his plan and that has led him to a lot of success.\u2019\u2019
Already working with a 2-0 lead Quad-Cities opened in the first inning on the first of two run-scoring doubles by Yordan Alvarez and an RBI single by DeGoti, LaRue retired the first six batters he faced although he was far from comfortable.
\u201cThe first couple of innings, I struggled with my release a bit and a few little things that just weren\u2019t right,\u2019\u2019 LaRue said. \u201cAfter I got out of the third, I felt strong. Everything felt good.\u2019\u2019
Supported by an error-free defense, LaRue retired the final 13 batters he faced and ended his two-hit performance with his fifth strikeout before Erasmo Pinales completed the four-hit victory.
Beloit forced Pinales to earn his third save. He struck out Nate Mondou to end the eighth and strand Snappers on the corners before working a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
\u201cPinales made some big pitches, got some big strikeouts,\u2019\u2019 Steinhorn said. \u201cHe used a good mix of his stuff and showed us what he is capable of doing.\u2019\u2019
Quad-Cities didn\u2019t have exclusive rights to quality pitching. The River Bandits\u2019 seven hits came before Beloit\u2019s Xavier Altamirano took the mound and retired the final 12 batters he faced after DeGoti reached on an error to open the bottom of the fifth.
\u201cIt was a night where the pitchers were on top of their games on both sides,\u2019\u2019 Steinhorn said. \u201cWe got just enough hits to get by.\u2019\u2019
In addition to the first-inning runs, the River Bandits put their only other run on the board by answering Beloit\u2019s third-inning run.
Carmen Benedetti and Alvarez doubled in the bottom half of the inning to let Quad-Cities regain a two-run advantage.
\u201cThe offensive guys are doing their job, giving us the run support we need,\u2019\u2019 LaRue said. \u201cEverything, offense, defense, pitching worked the way it is supposed to work.\u2019\u2019"}, {"id":"04eb5727-d368-5637-ba25-6f21ccc330da","type":"article","starttime":"1495936800","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T21:00:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495936806","sections":[{"baseball":"sports/high-school/baseball"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Deck of aces: Three D-I recruits anchor Assumption pitching staff","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_04eb5727-d368-5637-ba25-6f21ccc330da.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/deck-of-aces-three-d-i-recruits-anchor-assumption-pitching/article_04eb5727-d368-5637-ba25-6f21ccc330da.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/deck-of-aces-three-d-i-recruits-anchor-assumption-pitching/article_04eb5727-d368-5637-ba25-6f21ccc330da.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":4,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Matt Coss\firstname.lastname@example.com","prologue":"Just a little more than 20 years ago, the New York Mets had a trio of young pitchers in their organization dubbed \u201cGeneration K.\u201d That nickname for Bill Pulsipher, Jason Isringhausen and Paul Wilson was derived from the use of \u2018K\u2019 to denote a strikeout in baseball scorekeeping. 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Just a little more than 20 years ago, the New York Mets had a trio of young pitchers in their organization dubbed \u201cGeneration K.\u201d
That nickname for Bill Pulsipher, Jason Isringhausen and Paul Wilson was derived from the use of \u2018K\u2019 to denote a strikeout in baseball scorekeeping.
The Knights, as in Davenport Assumption, have the high school version of \u201cGeneration K.\u201d
Ranked second in Iowa Class 3A, Assumption has three Division I pitching prospects anchoring its staff this summer in Trenton Wallace, Ben Beutel and Daniel Powers.
\u201cThis is definitely unique,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cIt is kind of crazy, really. You don\u2019t see a lot of high school staffs like this.\u201d
High school teams can trot out one pitching stalwart, maybe two. Three? It is a rarity.\u00a0
In 17 years of leading Assumption, a school with nine state championships, Billy Argo said he\u2019s never had the top end of his rotation this loaded.
Wallace, set to join Rick Heller\u2019s program at Iowa in the fall, is the reigning Mississippi Athletic Conference and Quad-City Times metro player of the year. He was 6-1 with a state-best 0.28 ERA last year.
Beutel, who transferred in from Davenport North after last season, has signed with Bowling Green. He was North\u2019s top pitcher a year ago with an ERA below 1.50.
Powers is a junior and committed to Kansas State. He recorded a 4-2 mark and a 1.79 ERA for the Knights last year.
\u201cIt motivates the team that much more,\u201d Beutel said. \u201cJust knowing the guy on the mound can do spectacular things, it gives us a good mindset that we can do anything or beat anyone.\u201d
That competitiveness is what drew Beutel to Assumption.
\u201cAssumption has been known to build players up to reach their full potential,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what brought me over here.\u201d
All three have fastballs clocked in the 80s. Wallace mixes in a sharp breaking ball. Beutel leans on a cutter and Powers has shown an overpowering curveball.
The three, all pitching since they were 6 or 7 years old, combined for 166 strikeouts in 137 innings last year.
\u201cIt is really friendly among us, but it does motivate us always to be our best and push each other,\u201d Powers said. \u201cWe want to be uncommon, we want to be special.\u201d
So far in the opening week, they\u2019ve been extraordinary.
Going into Saturday\u2019s doubleheader against West Des Moines Valley, the Knights were 5-0 with four shutouts. They had surrendered only one run, 13 hits and struck out 47 in 32 innings.
Beutel threw a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts Friday against Iowa City High.
\u201cIt is insane,\u201d Powers said. \u201cEverybody is coming in and dominating hitters. That\u2019s nice to see early because it gives everybody confidence going into conference play.\u201d
All three occupy a position in the field when they don\u2019t pitch. Wallace plays first base or the outfield. Beutel is in center field and Powers at third base.
\u201cI like to soak in the competitive edge those guys show,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cThey\u2019re definitely great competitors, bulldogs on the mound. It pushes everyone on our team.\u201d
Of Assumption\u2019s top four pitchers, three are southpaws in Wallace, Beutel and sophomore Nick Gottilla. Argo said his program went seven or eight years without a left-handed conference starter early in his tenure.
He has plenty of options now.
Wallace believes it creates an intimidation factor and can mentally wear on opponents, particularly for conference foes who could run into them in back-to-back games.
\u201cIf they see what we can do before we even get on the mound, it might fluster them some and shut them down mentally,\u201d he said.
Argo takes an alternative viewpoint.
\u201cIf teams have the right mindset, it can be a motivating factor,\u201d Argo said. \u201cNot that we didn\u2019t already have a target, we\u2019ll make the target a little bit bigger. Any competitive kid can say, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m going to show them they\u2019re not that good. I can compete with them.\u2019
\u201cAnything can happen in a seven-inning high school baseball game.\u201d
Assumption has seen what an ace can do to a good lineup
The Knights have had their season end in the district final each of the past two years by Central DeWitt southpaw TJ Sikkema. Both outcomes were 1-0.
Sikkema is pitching in the Southeastern Conference for Missouri.\u00a0
\u201cI really feel like it is our time, our year,\u201d Argo said. \u201cWe might not have been as good pitching wise but our \u201915 and \u201916 teams were just as good as the \u201914 team that won it. We just ran into a guy that was better than our guy that day.\u201d
Assumption\u2019s staff runs much deeper than its top three.
Gottilla, at Davenport Central last season, is the team\u2019s No. 4. Senior Peyton Berthel, senior Nolan Melchert and junior Ryan Wohlers have combined for seven innings of scoreless relief.
That depth is critical given the new pitch-count guidelines.
An individual can\u2019t exceed 110 pitches in an outing. If a pitcher throws more than 40 in a day, they are required to have at least two days rest.
\u201cOn our staff, nobody breaks 90 or 95 pitches until the playoffs,\u201d Powers said. \u201cOur coaches take really good care of us.\u201d
Assumption hopes its pocket full of aces, the league's top defense from a year ago and a solid lineup can result in a trip to Principal Park come late July.
The Knights are attempting to become the first school in Iowa to win 10 state summer baseball championships.
\u201cThis year, our motto is to keep piling on,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cIf we can do the same thing this year as we did last year, we\u2019ll be more prepared for the playoffs.
\u201cWe want to get back to state and make a run at the title. We have the best team to do it this year.\u201d"}, {"id":"8b7e0676-ab56-553e-91cd-09750c972aa5","type":"article","starttime":"1495935900","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T20:45:00-05:00","sections":[{"baseball":"sports/high-school/baseball"}],"application":"editorial","title":"MAC baseball capsules","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_8b7e0676-ab56-553e-91cd-09750c972aa5.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/mac-baseball-capsules/article_8b7e0676-ab56-553e-91cd-09750c972aa5.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/mac-baseball-capsules/article_8b7e0676-ab56-553e-91cd-09750c972aa5.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":2,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"AssumptionCoach: Billy Argo, 17th season (465-186) 2016 record: 31-8, 16-2 MAC (1st place) Impact players: Trenton Wallace, sr., P/1B/OF (.403 avg., 17 doubles, 51 RBIs; 6-1, 0.28 ERA, 50 IP, 70 Ks); Luke Fennelly, sr., SS (.323 avg., 8 doubles, 21 RBIs); Justus Burke, sr., OF (.311 avg., 14 doubles, 30 RBIs, 11 SB)","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["player","sport","baseball","varsity","avg.","mac","era","team","doubles"],"internalKeywords":["#toppreps","#free"],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"5504224d-9d9a-526c-b2de-3e00582809f4","description":"North Scott third baseman Brooks Sunny makes a defensive play during last year's substate game against Davenport West. Sunny and the Lancers look to build on last year's 27-win season.\u00a0","byline":"John Schultz, Quad-City Times","hireswidth":1166,"hiresheight":1778,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/50/5504224d-9d9a-526c-b2de-3e00582809f4/5928ad1f7fd4f.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1166","height":"1778","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/50/5504224d-9d9a-526c-b2de-3e00582809f4/578d9bfb29016.image.jpg?resize=1166%2C1778"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"152","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/50/5504224d-9d9a-526c-b2de-3e00582809f4/578d9bfb7aeba.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"457","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/50/5504224d-9d9a-526c-b2de-3e00582809f4/578d9bfb29016.image.jpg?resize=300%2C457"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1561","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/50/5504224d-9d9a-526c-b2de-3e00582809f4/578d9bfb29016.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C1561"}}},{"id":"2af088e9-dbb7-51bc-99d1-e7bfed8e792a","description":"Trevor Burkhart is back to anchor the middle of Davenport West's defense this summer. The shortstop batted better than .380 last season.\u00a0","byline":"John Schultz, Quad-City Times","hireswidth":1291,"hiresheight":1603,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/af/2af088e9-dbb7-51bc-99d1-e7bfed8e792a/5797935508c9c.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1291","height":"1603","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/af/2af088e9-dbb7-51bc-99d1-e7bfed8e792a/578d9bfa3cbc1.image.jpg?resize=1291%2C1603"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"124","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/af/2af088e9-dbb7-51bc-99d1-e7bfed8e792a/578d9bfa91047.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"373","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/af/2af088e9-dbb7-51bc-99d1-e7bfed8e792a/578d9bfa3cbc1.image.jpg?resize=300%2C373"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1271","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/af/2af088e9-dbb7-51bc-99d1-e7bfed8e792a/578d9bfa3cbc1.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C1271"}}}],"revision":5,"commentID":"8b7e0676-ab56-553e-91cd-09750c972aa5","body":"
Coach: Billy Argo, 17th season (465-186)
2016 record: 31-8, 16-2 MAC (1st place)
Impact players: Trenton Wallace, sr., P/1B/OF (.403 avg., 17 doubles, 51 RBIs; 6-1, 0.28 ERA, 50 IP, 70 Ks); Luke Fennelly, sr., SS (.323 avg., 8 doubles, 21 RBIs); Justus Burke, sr., OF (.311 avg., 14 doubles, 30 RBIs, 11 SB)
Fresh faces: Ben Beutel, sr., P/OF; Nick Gottilla, so., P/OF; Donaven Juarez, jr., C/1B
Skinny: Class 3A second-ranked Assumption has seven starters back from last year's MAC title team. Wallace, the reigning MAC and metro player of the year, headlines the group. With he, Daniel Powers and Beutel, a North transfer, Assumption has three Division I recruits in its rotation. The Knights have lost in district final last two years to Central DeWitt's TJ Sikkema by 1-0 scores.\u00a0
Coach: Jay Fitzgerald, 21st season (474-285)
2016 record: 15-20, 10-8 (T4th)
Impact players: Andy Whiteman, sr., SS/CF (.383 avg., 14 extra-base hits, 15 SB); Justin Hutter, sr., 2B/3B (.295 avg., 7 doubles, 15 RBIs); Luke Soko, jr., P/IF (4-5, 3.50 ERA, 48 IP, 34 Ks)
Fresh faces: Carter Bell, so., P/IF; Tyler Chia, so., P/IF; Steven Chia, so., C/3B
Skinny: Led by Whiteman, a three-year starter, Fitzgerald has only three players returning who registered at least 50 varsity at-bats last season. The Bulldogs had three sophomores in their starting lineup on opening night. Pitching depth is a plus with 11 available arms, but Bulldogs need an ace or two to emerge after compiling a 5.31 team ERA last year.\u00a0
Coach: Brock Schneden, 6th season (82-95-1)
2016 record: 18-21, 3-15 (T9th)
Impact players: Josh Vorwerk, sr., IF/P (.325 avg., 4 doubles, 13 RBIs); Nick Hagen, sr., C (.316 avg., 4 doubles, 28 RBIs); Jake Shores, sr., P (3-3, 4.32 ERA, 47 IP, 31 Ks)
Fresh faces: Mason Leinbach, jr., IF/C; Everett Willson, jr., OF/P; Blaise Rosson, jr., OF/P
Skinny: The Grayhounds graduated their top three hitters and Scheden said a lot of juniors will be counted on for production. \"Their transition to the varsity game will determine the amount of success this team experiences,\" Schneden said. Vorwerk was an all-conference second baseman last year. Burlington does not bring back a pitcher who had an ERA under 4 last season.
Coach: Kevin Cunningham, 6th season (99-84)
2016 record: 13-21, 7-11 (7th)
Impact players: Tyler Mulholland, sr., 1B (.375 avg., 42 hits, 10 extra bases); Ethan Chapman, sr., P (2-5, 2.92 ERA, 48 IP); Johnny Sullivan, sr., SS (.333 avg.)
Fresh faces: Camden Pennock, jr., P/3B; Dallas Deyo, jr., C; Gage Harris, sr., OF
Skinny: Clinton has a dozen seniors on its roster, among the most of any team in the league. The River Kings have good speed at the top with Harris and Ty Wenzel while Sullivan, Makai Hart and Mulholland man the middle of the lineup. Clinton has depth on mound with 10 varsity arms, but it must get better consistency after giving up 157 free passes last season.\u00a0
Coach: Chris Cartee, 1st season (0-0)
2016 record: 25-11, 13-5 (3rd)
Impact players: Bobby Magnus, sr., OF (.342 avg., 24 RBIs); Andrew Hegland, sr., IF (.241 avg., 10 RBIs); Mitch Lawson, sr., P (2-1, 4.26 ERA, 24.2 IP)
Fresh faces: Brendan Gogulich, jr., OF; Eddie Van Camp, jr., OF/P; Elijah Mitchell, jr., OF
Skinny: Cartee, who served as the pitching coach last summer, takes over as the head coach following a 19-year run by Jay Ryan. The Blue Devils graduated six of their top eight hitters and aren't expected to have their top arm from a substate final squad. Magnus is the only full-time starter returning, and Cartee said a lack of returning depth at nearly every position is a concern.\u00a0
Coach: Cory Wachal, 13th season (176-247)
2016 record: 15-19, 3-15 (T9th)
Impact players: Ryan Healey, sr., IF/DH (.311 avg., 29 runs, 7 SB); Bryan Verdon, so., P/OF (.317 avg., 4 doubles, 13 RBIs); Tyler Josund, sr., P/IF (3-3, 3.33 ERA, 27.1 IP)
Fresh faces: Jared Beck, jr., P/1B; Adam Borcher, jr., OF; Rudy Juarez, jr., IF
Skinny: Even with the departure of Beutel, Wachal is confident about his team's top-end pitching with 6-foot-11 Beck, Verdon, Josund and Spencer Peachee. North was last in the MAC in fielding percentage last season, an area that must improve along with its situational hitting. The Wildcats were 10-5 in mid-June last year before losing 14 of their last 19 games.
Coach: Scott Beatty, 2nd season (22-13)
2016 record: 22-13, 10-8 (T4th)
Impact players: Clayton Nettleton, jr., P/DH (.319 avg., 21 RBIs; 8-5, 1.57 ERA, 77.1 IP, 95 Ks); Trevor Burkhart, jr., SS (.385 avg., 47 hits, 32 SB); Colton Jones, sr., 1B (.315 avg., 7 extra-base hits, 24 RBIs)
Fresh faces: Noah McCreary, jr., 2B/P; Ryan McKown, fr., 1B/C; Trenton Smith, jr., OF/P
Skinny: Behind two shutouts and nearly four innings of relief from Nettleton in the substate tournament, West made the state tournament last year for first time since 2001. The Iowa recruit is back to anchor the rotation along with four other starters. Beatty's team hit nearly .290 last summer, but it was near bottom of MAC in extra-base hits.\u00a0
Coach: Edwin Colon, 3rd season (27-36)
2016 record: 15-18, 6-12 (8th)
Impact players: Jackson Foulk, jr., C/OF (.320 avg., 11 extra-base hits, 24 RBIs); Jake Mussehl, sr., 1B/3B (.310 avg., 22 RBIs); Gavyn Ashley, jr., SS (.300 avg., 6 doubles)
Fresh faces: Nolan Osland, sr., OF/C; Bryce Owen, so., Utility; Chris Kent, jr., P/OF
Skinny: This is the most experienced team the Muskies have had under Colon with six seniors and 11 juniors. Team has speed and athleticism at top of lineup along with some pop in the middle with Osland, Mussehl and Foulk. Pitching is a concern as three of top five arms from last year are gone. \"The pitching is going to have to be a group effort,\" Colon said.
Coach: Blake Hanna, 10th season (205-140)
2016 record: 27-12, 14-4 (2nd)
Impact players: Ben Steidler, sr., P/1B (7-1, 2.48 ERA, 53 IP, 31 Ks); Tony Barreca, jr., C (.397 avg., 5 doubles, 17 RBIs, 22 SB); Brooks Sunny, jr., 3B (.339 avg., 7 doubles, 29 RBIs)
Fresh faces: Tristan Klaus, sr., OF; Graysen Drezek, fr., P/SS; Luke Wilder, jr., P/OF
Skinny: North Scott appears to be the most equipped to challenge Assumption for league title. Lancers return seven players who received some type of all-conference recognition, including first-team choices Barreca and Sunny. Barreca is moving from outfield to catcher. Steidler and Adam Sacia headline a rotation that was in top half of league last summer with a 3.09 ERA.\u00a0
Coach: Bill Sandry, 2nd season (14-22)
2016 record: 14-22, 8-10 (6th)
Impact players: Max Slavens, so., IF (.328 avg., 9 doubles, 24 RBIs, 6 SB); Ryan Morrissey, sr., C (.365 avg., 8 doubles, 2 HR, 19 RBI); Will Christophersen, jr., P (2-4, 2.98 ERA, 42.1 IP, 57 Ks)
Fresh faces: Carter Hoskins, so., OF; Jack Young, fr., IF/P; Kyle Stoddard, jr,. P
Skinny: PV brings back five players who recorded at least 70 at-bats and hit at least .280. That, coupled with Christophersen and Stoddard at the top of the rotation, should make the Spartans formidable. Sandry said a focus in offseason was developing arm strength and consistency in pitching staff. PV pitching combined for 24 strikeouts in season-opening sweep of Dubuque Senior.
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Calamus-Wheatland:\u00a0Coming off a 22-win season, the Warriors return a nice nucleus powered by seniors Brett Kelting and Garrett Rickels. Kelting was a second team all-stater in Class 1A after hitting .541 and posting a 1.18 ERA. Rickels batted almost .380, and is joined by Max Hansen, Hunter Rickels and Brant Boeckmann in the starting lineup. Cal-Wheat is 0-4, but has lost three one-run games -- two to 1A No. 4 North Linn and one to 3A Central DeWitt.
Central DeWitt: TJ Sikkema and Max Steffens, which combined for 15 wins and nearly 200 strikeouts last season, are gone from a 32-win Class 3A state tournament squad. Still, the Sabers have mound experience with McGwire Eden, Brad Gannon and Garrett Finley. Coach Shane Sikkema said roster versatility will create competition for spots. The Sabers have limited pop so manufacturing runs are essential. They've won first three games by 1-0, 3-1 and 3-2 scores.
Northeast: Just outside the top 10 in 2A to start the season, the Rebels bring back good experience on the mound with Jon Dobson (8-2, 1.97 ERA), Axel Dondiego (5-2, 2.01) and Kyle Dell (3-2, 2.40) from a 28-8 team that reached the district final. Zach Parson is Northeast's top returning hitter after batting .412 with 14 doubles and 13 stolen bases last year. The Rebels split a league doubleheader with seventh-ranked Cascade on Thursday.\u00a0
Wilton: The Beavers were on target to reach the state tournament last season but were upset 2-0 in the substate final by Iowa City Regina. Wilton returns two of its top three pitchers from that 29-win team in senior Evan Reifert (9-0, 1.29 ERA) and sophomore Jared Townsend (5-1, 1.69 ERA). Reifert and Townsend combined for 30 strikeouts in opening week. Coach Jake Souhrada said hitting will define River Valley Conference South favorite's success.\u00a0
Nate Brinker, jr., Bellevue Marquette:\u00a0Batted .347 with 11 doubles and a team-high 36 RBIs last summer for the 22-win Mohawks. On the mound, he was 7-3 with a 1.42 ERA in 59 innings.\u00a0
Trace Howard, jr., Wapello:\u00a0A second team all-stater in Class 2A as a sophomore, the outfielder hit .459 with 13 extra-base hits, 22 RBIs and 28 stolen bases for an 18-12 squad.
Curtis Lilienthal, jr., Durant: He was one of the Wildcats' top performers as a sophomore with a .360 average and a 2-1 mark on the hill with a 3.16 ERA in nearly 25 innings.\u00a0
Kaleb Timmsen, sr., Wilton: Behind Javin Drake and Reifert, the outfielder turned catcher was Beavers' most consistent hitting threat last year with a .432 average and 26 RBIs.\u00a0
-- Matt Coss"}, {"id":"a081f940-2a6f-5c67-8151-f3e38608d47a","type":"article","starttime":"1495932000","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T19:40:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495944605","sections":[{"track-and-field":"sports/high-school/track-and-field"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Geneseo boys take fourth at state track meet","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/track-and-field/article_a081f940-2a6f-5c67-8151-f3e38608d47a.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/track-and-field/geneseo-boys-take-fourth-at-state-track-meet/article_a081f940-2a6f-5c67-8151-f3e38608d47a.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/track-and-field/geneseo-boys-take-fourth-at-state-track-meet/article_a081f940-2a6f-5c67-8151-f3e38608d47a.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":2,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Staff report","prologue":"CHARLESTON, Ill. \u2014\u00a0It was a day of many accomplishments for the Quad-City area contingent at the IHSA state track meet Saturday, but despite very strong showings by Geneseo in Class 2A (fourth place) and Mercer County in Class 1A (eighth), no team came home with a trophy. The Leafs, who took second in the meet a year ago, scored 31 points, six out of a tie for first place with Freeport and Normal University High, and two points out of third place and a trophy.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["team","sport","athletics","relay","mercer county","don fredericks","geneseo","track meet","place"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"d75bd528-2c6d-5ae5-929f-acc2067bc103","description":"Geneseo's Reed Vanderheyden clears a hurdle to the 110-meter hurdle finals on Saturday in Charleston at O'Brien Stadium.","byline":"Justin Rust, Journal Gazette/Times-Courier","hireswidth":1763,"hiresheight":1175,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/75/d75bd528-2c6d-5ae5-929f-acc2067bc103/592a245de4766.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1763","height":"1175","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/75/d75bd528-2c6d-5ae5-929f-acc2067bc103/592a245de3949.image.jpg?resize=1763%2C1175"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"67","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/75/d75bd528-2c6d-5ae5-929f-acc2067bc103/592a245de3949.image.jpg?resize=100%2C67"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"200","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/75/d75bd528-2c6d-5ae5-929f-acc2067bc103/592a245de3949.image.jpg?resize=300%2C200"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"682","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/75/d75bd528-2c6d-5ae5-929f-acc2067bc103/592a245de3949.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C682"}}},{"id":"84951a5e-5813-57d1-a571-09a5a131cec1","description":"Mercer County's Quentin King reaches out for the baton exchange with Mike Neeld during the 4x200 relay on Saturday at the Class 1A state track and field meet in Charleston.","byline":"Justin Rust, Journal Gazette/Times-Courier","hireswidth":1763,"hiresheight":1175,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/49/84951a5e-5813-57d1-a571-09a5a131cec1/592a245d64105.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1763","height":"1175","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/49/84951a5e-5813-57d1-a571-09a5a131cec1/592a245d632f1.image.jpg?resize=1763%2C1175"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"67","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/49/84951a5e-5813-57d1-a571-09a5a131cec1/592a245d632f1.image.jpg?resize=100%2C67"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"200","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/49/84951a5e-5813-57d1-a571-09a5a131cec1/592a245d632f1.image.jpg?resize=300%2C200"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"682","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/49/84951a5e-5813-57d1-a571-09a5a131cec1/592a245d632f1.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C682"}}}],"revision":7,"commentID":"a081f940-2a6f-5c67-8151-f3e38608d47a","body":"
CHARLESTON, Ill. \u2014\u00a0It was a day of many accomplishments for the Quad-City area contingent at the IHSA state track meet Saturday, but despite very strong showings by Geneseo in Class 2A (fourth place) and Mercer County in Class 1A (eighth), no team came home with a trophy.
The Leafs, who took second in the meet a year ago, scored 31 points, six out of a tie for first place with Freeport and Normal University High, and two points out of third place and a trophy.
Geneseo coach Don Fredericks, knowing Geneseo was a school of just over 800 students up against schools with as many as 1,500 in Class 2A, was not at all disappointed.
\u201cWe are the fourth best team in the state,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are pretty proud of that.
\u201cAnd the way the team finished the meet, especially for our seniors, by winning the school\u2019s first relay state championship ever, it broke our school record doing it,\u201d he said of the championship 1600 relay team. \"Pretty special stuff.\u201d
The 1600 team of Reed Vanderheyden, Nathan Soria, Lucas Hofer and Nick Swartzendruber came in with a time of 3:21.27.
\"It's amazing. My teammates did a great job of getting me into a good position,\u201d Swartzendruber said. \u201cAll I had to do was keep it and that's what I did. Unbelievable that we won.\"
Geneseo also got a second place from its 3,200 relay team of Cayson Frerichs, Andrew Benhart, Soria and Swartzendruber. Swartzendruber also took seventh in the 400.
The Leafs also got a fifth from Vanderheyden in the 300 hurdles and a seventh in the 100 high hurdles, and an eighth from Sam Thomas in the shot put.
\u201cI am just proud of our team,\u201d Fredericks said. \u201cI am not disappointed in any shape or form.\u201d
Other Class 2A placers were Erie\u2019s 1,600 relay (fourth), its 3,200 relay (fifth) and the Cardinals\u2019 Kyle Kruhtoff in the pole vault (seventh) plus Alleman\u2019s Seth Sottos (seventh) in the 200.
The highest anyone finished in Class 3A was United Township\u2019s Jean-Luc Sogloghun, who took fourth in the triple jump, an improvement of two places over his finish a year ago.
\u201cI am pretty pleased with my jump,\u201d said Soglohun, who scratched on his last two jumps after going 47-03.25 on his first jump Saturday, an improvement of more than a foot on his best jump Friday. \u201cI was pointing for a top three, but fourth is still a great way to finish the season.\u201d
Rock Island\u2019s Courtney Lindsey, a junior, took sixth in the 200.
\"You know, it was not what I expected, but it's a confidence booster for next year knowing what I can do,\u201d he said. \u201cI plan on coming in next year stronger.\u201d
In Class 1A, Mercer County took eighth overall, but with 28 points but was just three points out of third place and a team trophy.
As it was, all of the Eagles\u2019 relays placed higher than they were seeded led by the second-place finish of the 3,200 (Ethan Morrow,
Zach Leonhart, Nick Hawk and Cody Jackson) with a time of 8:11.31.
\"It's been a crazy four years working toward this,\u201d said Hawk. \u201cWe got down here last year and didn't make finals. This year we just used that as fuel to make it. Getting second, that's crazy. We've never ran anywhere close to that time.\u201d
The Eagles\u2019 400 relay team came in with the 10th best time out of the sectionals, but took third at state while the 800 relay also brought home third place medals.
Mercer County\u2019s Mike Neeld took sixth in the 300 hurdles and Ethan Morrow ninth in the 1,600.
Kewanee Wethersfield-Annawan Co-op got a third place finish from Ben Buresh in the long jump with a personal best of 22-2, and a fourth in the 400.
\"I am pretty stoked. It's always good to PR at state,\u201d said Buresh, who went from ninth on Friday to third place.
\"I hit (22-2) on my first jump. You never know (where that could place you). There's a lot of good jumpers around here, but I had a feeling that was going to go pretty far.\"
Other Class A placers from the area included Fulton's Kyle McLuckie, who took eighth in the shot put, and Rockridge\u2019s 1,600 relay team, which took ninth."}, {"id":"061bc93a-ee22-5056-89d6-ff1fdc096dea","type":"article","starttime":"1495930140","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T19:09:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495934283","sections":[{"baseball":"sports/high-school/baseball"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Maple Leafs rally to capture third straight regional title","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_061bc93a-ee22-5056-89d6-ff1fdc096dea.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/maple-leafs-rally-to-capture-third-straight-regional-title/article_061bc93a-ee22-5056-89d6-ff1fdc096dea.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/maple-leafs-rally-to-capture-third-straight-regional-title/article_061bc93a-ee22-5056-89d6-ff1fdc096dea.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Bobby Metcalf\email@example.com","prologue":"GALESBURG, Ill. \u2014 Kyle Wise was sitting on the bench for most of the game but made sure to stay mentally focused Saturday. He had to watch as his Geneseo baseball team fell in an early six-run hole, then scratched and clawed its way back to within striking distance in a Class 3A regional championship game against Peoria Notre Dame at the Charles J. Bednar Complex at Galesburg High School.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["inning","sport","geneseo","out","kyle wise","baseball","leaf","jaren brucher","rally"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"724a5b68-6461-55fd-82d3-45554f086dcd","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"315","height":"372","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/24/724a5b68-6461-55fd-82d3-45554f086dcd/574e1827ce64d.image.jpg?resize=315%2C372"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"118","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/24/724a5b68-6461-55fd-82d3-45554f086dcd/574e1827d69f6.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"354","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/24/724a5b68-6461-55fd-82d3-45554f086dcd/574e1827ce64d.image.jpg?resize=300%2C354"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1209","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/24/724a5b68-6461-55fd-82d3-45554f086dcd/574e1827ce64d.image.jpg"}}}],"revision":2,"commentID":"061bc93a-ee22-5056-89d6-ff1fdc096dea","body":"
GALESBURG, Ill. \u2014 Kyle Wise was sitting on the bench for most of the game but made sure to stay mentally focused Saturday.
He had to watch as his Geneseo baseball team fell in an early six-run hole, then scratched and clawed its way back to within striking distance in a Class 3A regional championship game against Peoria Notre Dame at the Charles J. Bednar Complex at Galesburg High School.
Finally, with two outs and the bases loaded in the sixth inning, Wise got his chance.
The Geneseo junior delivered a pinch-hit, three-run double, giving the Maple Leafs a 9-7 lead and eventual win, completing the rally and giving Geneseo its third straight regional title.
The Maple Leafs face Normal University in a sectional semifinal at Metamora High School Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
\"Honestly, just come through for my teammates,\" Wise said. \"We all battled back really well after that six-run inning. We were chipping away and I knew, bases loaded with two outs, something good would happen.\"
Things looked bleak for Geneseo (24-10) after Peoria Notre Dame put up six runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 7-1 lead. The Irish loaded the bases but had two outs after Jacob Pauley struck out Alex Skibba. Pauley nearly worked out of the jam, but Jimmy Kelly laced a three-run double just out of reach of the outfielder, then Braedon Blackford hit a two-run home run.
Geneseo answered back with a run in the bottom of the inning, a big step in the comeback.
\"Coach (Jayme Farrell) got them got them together and told them if we just keep chipping away, we saw that after we scored one run to make it 6-2, (Peoria Notre Dame was) starting to scramble, they were kind of on their heels a little bit,\" Geneseo head coach Scott Christensen said. \"We didn't give up. Being the No. 1 seed there was a little bit of pressure on us and winning the last two years I think helped the seniors. They've been through it before and they knew what it takes to win.\"
Peoria Notre Dame (19-11) went to its bullpen in the fifth inning and Geneseo took advantage, working two straight walks to start the inning, then cut the lead to 7-4 on an RBI double from Cade Humphries and a sacrifice fly from Jordan Anderson.
The Maple Leafs completed the comeback in the sixth inning, doing all their damage with two outs in the inning, capped by Wise's big hit.
Jaren Brucher got the win, pitching the last two innings and buckled down in the seventh after Peoria Notre Dame got two runners on with a pair of two-out walks. Brucher got Nico Shadid to fly out to right field to end the game.
\"It was crazy, a lot of ups and downs. We struggled in the beginning but we felt good down the stretch and we knew we had it in us to fight back,\" Brucher said. \"I just told (catcher Keaton Rice) let's work offspeed, just put it over the plate and let my defense make plays, credit to them.\""}, {"id":"705a1f70-d213-55ae-bbcd-52eac34c0cb7","type":"article","starttime":"1495929060","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T18:51:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495944724","sections":[{"high-school":"sports/high-school"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Prep report: Luebke, Singh third at state tennis","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/article_705a1f70-d213-55ae-bbcd-52eac34c0cb7.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/prep-report-luebke-singh-third-at-state-tennis/article_705a1f70-d213-55ae-bbcd-52eac34c0cb7.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/prep-report-luebke-singh-third-at-state-tennis/article_705a1f70-d213-55ae-bbcd-52eac34c0cb7.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"Boys tennisBettendorf doubles third: Bettendorf's Isaac Luebke and Yash Singh moved up one spot on the medal stand this season at the Class 2A state tournament.\u00a0 After taking fourth a year ago, Luebke and Singh rebounded from a semifinal loss to win the third-place match Saturday at Veterans Memorial Tennis Center in Cedar Rapids.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["inning","sport","baseball","isaac luebke","singh","run","bettendorf","maple leafs","championship"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"47a7906b-5442-564b-944a-ddbc915a4e2e","description":"Bettendorf's Isaac Luebke (serving) and Yash Singh placed third at the Class 2A state tennis tournament in doubles Saturday, the highest finish among Quad-City competitors.\u00a0","byline":"Andy Abeyta, QUAD-CITY TIMES","hireswidth":1717,"hiresheight":1207,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/7a/47a7906b-5442-564b-944a-ddbc915a4e2e/592a4e13739a5.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1717","height":"1207","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/7a/47a7906b-5442-564b-944a-ddbc915a4e2e/5914c7ffa0dd9.image.jpg?resize=1717%2C1207"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"70","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/7a/47a7906b-5442-564b-944a-ddbc915a4e2e/5914c7ffa0dd9.image.jpg?resize=100%2C70"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"211","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/7a/47a7906b-5442-564b-944a-ddbc915a4e2e/5914c7ffa0dd9.image.jpg?resize=300%2C211"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"720","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/7a/47a7906b-5442-564b-944a-ddbc915a4e2e/5914c7ffa0dd9.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C720"}}}],"revision":5,"commentID":"705a1f70-d213-55ae-bbcd-52eac34c0cb7","body":"
Bettendorf doubles third: Bettendorf's Isaac Luebke and Yash Singh moved up one spot on the medal stand this season at the Class 2A state tournament.\u00a0
After taking fourth a year ago, Luebke and Singh rebounded from a semifinal loss to win the third-place match Saturday at Veterans Memorial Tennis Center in Cedar Rapids.
Luebke and Singh were undefeated for the season until a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Cedar Rapids Washington's Rami Scheetz and Ty Sherman in Saturday's opener. They defeated a team from Mason City for third, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-4).\u00a0
Pleasant Valley's Sriram Sugumaran won a pair of matches Saturday to place fifth in singles. He finished his career as a four-time state place winner. Bettendorf's Jacob Panjwani was seventh in singles while PV's doubles team of Nathan Wong and Vincent Gnad also placed.\u00a0
In Class 1A at Waterloo, Davenport Assumption's Jack Thomas finished fourth. Thomas lost a pair of straight-set matches Saturday to second-seeded Jake Malik of LeMars and top-seeded Nate Meister of Marion.
Thomas' teammate, Luke Fennelly, took fifth place after two wins. He beat Reed Morris of Clarke 6-0, 6-1 in his final match.
Orion 7, Mercer County 2:\u00a0Orion continued its late-season hot streak to claim the first sectional championship in the school\u2019s history at Farmington.
The Chargers, who have won 11 of their last 12 games following a 9-11 start, take on Warren-Stockton on Monday in the Class 2A supersectional at Augustana College\u2019s complex.
Mercer County ended its season 24-6.
Notre Dame 9, Geneseo 7: Geneseo scored eight runs in the final three innings to rally past Peoria Notre Dame at the Charles J. Bednar Complex in Galesburg, claiming its third straight Class 3A regional title.
The Maple Leafs trailed 7-2 after four innings.
Kyle Wise hit a pinch-hit, three-run double in the sixth inning, capping a five-run inning in which the Maple Leafs (24-10) scored five runs, all with two outs.
Geneseo now faces Normal University at Metamora on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Alleman 11, Notre Dame 4:\u00a0Jessica Pauley went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Becca Barnett went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs as Alleman beat Peoria Notre Dame, claiming a Class 3A regional title.
Mattie Buller struck out two in seven innings of work, working with plenty of cushion after Alleman scored seven runs in the first inning.
The Pioneers (19-13) face East Peoria at the Metamora sectional semifinal Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Morrison 11, Newman 2:\u00a0Emma Sitzmore went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBIs, spurring the Fillies to victory over Sterling Newman, giving Morrison a Class 2A sectional title.
Lauren Rice pitched seven innings, giving up seven hits and striking out eight. Jaeden Workman and Brooke Stralow each went 3-for-4 and combined for five RBIs for the Fillies, who face Rockridge on Monday at a super-sectional at Illinois Central College in East Peoria.
Streator 2, Geneseo 1:\u00a0Brenna McCann hit a home run with one out in the seventh, helping Streator rally to beat Geneseo in the Class 3A regional championship.\u00a0
Breanna Jones had an RBI for the Maple Leafs.
Princeville 5, Galva 4:\u00a0The Wildcats put together a late-inning rally but fell just short in a Class 1A sectional title game.
Central 2, West 0:\u00a0Davenport Central got past its city rival in the opening round of the Class 3A regional. The Blue Devils now face Bettendorf on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Solon 1, Columbus 0: Isaac Vang scored the only goal of the game in the 45th minute to end Columbus' season."}, {"id":"66c42fb3-8508-547d-84af-aa84cfd0ad9c","type":"article","starttime":"1495926000","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T18:00:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495933146","sections":[{"golf":"sports/high-school/golf"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Sabers capture first state golf title","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/golf/article_66c42fb3-8508-547d-84af-aa84cfd0ad9c.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/golf/sabers-capture-first-state-golf-title/article_66c42fb3-8508-547d-84af-aa84cfd0ad9c.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/golf/sabers-capture-first-state-golf-title/article_66c42fb3-8508-547d-84af-aa84cfd0ad9c.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Staff report","prologue":"LIVERMORE, Iowa \u2014\u00a0Central DeWitt was not the best boys golf team at its sectional or district the past two weeks.\u00a0 It was the best when it mattered most. The Sabers captured their first Class 3A state championship in boys golf Saturday at Spring Valley Golf Course. Central DeWitt finished with a two-round total of 622, seven strokes better than two-time defending champion Webster City.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["championship","sport","golf","team","central dewitt","mcgwire eden","state","golf course","saber"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"125","height":"125","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/82/4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93/5789c65bbe76e.image.jpg?resize=125%2C125"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"100","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/82/4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93/5789c65bc40a1.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"300","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/82/4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93/5789c65bbe76e.image.jpg"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1024","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/82/4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93/5789c65bbe76e.image.jpg"}}}],"revision":3,"commentID":"66c42fb3-8508-547d-84af-aa84cfd0ad9c","body":"
LIVERMORE, Iowa \u2014\u00a0Central DeWitt was not the best boys golf team at its sectional or district the past two weeks.\u00a0
It was the best when it mattered most.
The Sabers captured their first Class 3A state championship in boys golf Saturday at Spring Valley Golf Course.
Central DeWitt finished with a two-round total of 622, seven strokes better than two-time defending champion Webster City.
\"We didn't want to go out there and get last like we have a couple times in the past,\" senior McGwire Eden said. \"We wanted more than that. We played a practice round on the way up (Thursday) and we felt confident going into it.\"
Runner-up to Benton Community at sectionals and districts, Central DeWitt had the low round Friday with a 308. It followed with a 314 in the final 18.
Going into the season, Eden felt getting to state was attainable. Winning it?\u00a0
\"I didn't know how far we could get,\" Eden said. \"It's kind of crazy because I've played on better golf teams, but the chemistry, working together and the fun fit well for this group.\"
Junior Rielly McGranahan was second in the individual race with rounds of 72 and 76 for a 148, seven shots back of medalist Tommy Doyle of Gilbert.\u00a0
Eden tied for fourth with two rounds of 75. Tanner Steffens made the biggest leap for the Sabers, turning in an 80 after opening with 99.\u00a0
Brad Gannon, Jacob Brainerd and Tucker Kinney also were in the Sabers' lineup. All six factored into the team scoring one of the two rounds.\u00a0
\"That was the best part about it,\" Eden said. \"It wasn't just four guys scoring and two guys left back. Everybody contributed to our score. That shows a lot.\"
It was the first state championship for Central DeWitt in any sport since boys track and field won the 3A title in 2009.
\"It really hasn't sunk in yet,\" said Eden, who turns his attention to baseball season Monday. \"This is a really good feeling.\"
At the Class 2A state tournament in Fort Dodge, Wilton finished ninth with a two-day total of 672. Wilton's Jake Fratzke was 19th after rounds of 74 and 76. 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KNOXVILLE, Ill. \u2014 Manufacturing runs has always been a focus for the Rockridge softball team.
But its bats definitely have some pop.
The Class 2A No. 4 Rockets clubbed five home runs Saturday to power their way to a second straight sectional title, beating Illini West 13-2 at Mable Woolsey Elementary School, setting up a date with Three Rivers rival Morrison Monday at Illinois Central College in East Peoria.
\"I didn't want to sit there and be like my Cubs and just wait for a home run,\" head coach John Nelson said. \"I wanted to get runners on, to do what we usually do best, bunt them over, hit behind the runners and manufacture runs. Today the long ball was there and the manufacturing wasn't, so, thanks.\"
Ashley Minyard got the scoring started in the second inning. After a leadoff runner was negated by a double play, Minyard hit the first pitch she saw off the top of the right field fence and over to give the Rockets a 1-0 lead.
\"I was watching it and realized that was going to come down right on it and it did so I was hoping it wasn't going to bounce back in. It felt pretty good,\" said Minyard, who went 4-for-4 on the day with two RBIs. \"Illini West is a great program, they turned that great double play on us and I think it was a good way to answer back and get our momentum going.\"
After Daria Parchert hit a long home run in the fourth inning to give Rockridge (31-6) a 2-0 lead, the Rockets put together the knockout blow in the fifth.
Amelia Thomas and Kadey Garrett both clubbed three-run home runs in the inning, part of a seven-run frame for the Rockets, more than enough cushion for pitcher Maddie Bayne, who only allowed one hit in five innings of work, a home run to Baylee Clampitt in the bottom of the fifth.
Bayne's line was solid, but also helped out by strong Rockridge defense. Early in the game, with Rockridge just leading 1-0, the Chargers got the first two runners on in the third inning. But the Rockets turned a 2-4-6 double play, and Bayne struck out Kelly Sirtak to end the inning, the Chargers' (27-6-1) only real legitimate threat.
\"We know our pitchers are going to do their best to throw strikes and come at them but we just have to stay behind them and protect them as much as we can,\" said the shortstop Parchert, who hit two home runs on the day. \"We just believe in everybody in our team at the plate or on the field, we just have a lot of confidence in everybody.\"
Rockridge now turns its attention to sixth-ranked Morrison, 11-2 winners over Sterling Newman. The teams split their regular season matchup, with Rockridge winning at home 8-3 and Morrison winning its home game 3-2.
With a state berth on the line, excitement is high for the rubber match.
\"We've known that since Day 1 that we'd be able to face them in the super and we love their team, we love what they do,\" Nelson said. \"We know them very well and we're very much looking forward to this game on Monday.\""}, {"id":"7f7fcb1f-a70b-51c6-b859-51d12b9b969e","type":"article","starttime":"1495923300","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T17:15:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495933331","sections":[{"soccer":"sports/high-school/soccer"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Bettendorf boys soccer team going back to state","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/article_7f7fcb1f-a70b-51c6-b859-51d12b9b969e.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/bettendorf-boys-soccer-team-going-back-to-state/article_7f7fcb1f-a70b-51c6-b859-51d12b9b969e.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/bettendorf-boys-soccer-team-going-back-to-state/article_7f7fcb1f-a70b-51c6-b859-51d12b9b969e.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":2,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Chris James\email@example.com","prologue":"With former players who helped build Bettendorf boys soccer into the powerhouse that it is looking on Saturday afternoon, the current Bulldogs team marked their own place in history. For the first time in five years, Bettendorf punched its ticket to the state tournament in Des Moines with a 5-2 victory over Davenport Central in a Class 3A substate final at Touvelle Stadium.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["blake rollinger","sport","football","bettendorf","ben pennington","tournament","brian lockey","team","zach elias"],"internalKeywords":["#toppreps","#free","#topsports"],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"68bc439f-39a7-537d-a901-2a31ce0f58e4","description":"Bettendorf's Dustin Harris and Davenport Central's Alex McLeland both go for the header during the Class 3A substate final at TouVelle Stadium.","byline":"John Schultz, Quad-City Times","hireswidth":996,"hiresheight":2077,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/8b/68bc439f-39a7-537d-a901-2a31ce0f58e4/5929f48fcf1e6.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"996","height":"2077","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/8b/68bc439f-39a7-537d-a901-2a31ce0f58e4/5929eef989106.image.jpg?resize=996%2C2077"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"209","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/8b/68bc439f-39a7-537d-a901-2a31ce0f58e4/5929eef989106.image.jpg?resize=100%2C209"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"626","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/8b/68bc439f-39a7-537d-a901-2a31ce0f58e4/5929eef989106.image.jpg?resize=300%2C626"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"2135","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/8b/68bc439f-39a7-537d-a901-2a31ce0f58e4/5929eef989106.image.jpg"}}},{"id":"afb07439-16fa-5a89-891c-00a2ac791c97","description":"Members of the Bettendorf boys soccer team including goalie Sam Murphy celebrate their state berth following a victory over Davenport Central on Saturday.","byline":"John Schultz, Quad-City Times","hireswidth":1747,"hiresheight":1186,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/fb/afb07439-16fa-5a89-891c-00a2ac791c97/5929f4c9529a8.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1747","height":"1186","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/fb/afb07439-16fa-5a89-891c-00a2ac791c97/5929eefc3f48f.image.jpg?resize=1747%2C1186"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"68","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/fb/afb07439-16fa-5a89-891c-00a2ac791c97/5929eefc3f48f.image.jpg?resize=100%2C68"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"204","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/fb/afb07439-16fa-5a89-891c-00a2ac791c97/5929eefc3f48f.image.jpg?resize=300%2C204"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"695","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/fb/afb07439-16fa-5a89-891c-00a2ac791c97/5929eefc3f48f.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C695"}}}],"revision":5,"commentID":"7f7fcb1f-a70b-51c6-b859-51d12b9b969e","body":"
With former players who helped build Bettendorf boys soccer into the powerhouse that it is looking on Saturday afternoon, the current Bulldogs team marked their own place in history.
For the first time in five years, Bettendorf punched its ticket to the state tournament in Des Moines with a 5-2 victory over Davenport Central in a Class 3A substate final at Touvelle Stadium.
Bettendorf (14-1) advances to the state quarterfinals where it will play Urbandale on Thursday at 5:10 p.m.
Bulldogs coach Ben Pennington, who has coached soccer at Bettendorf for 36 years, said former players Tim Stoltz and Brian Lockey were in attendance for the game. Nathan Seaberg, who was one of the most prolific goal scorers in the school's history, was also on hand to celebrate with the Bulldogs.
Pennington said seeing Stoltz and Lockey, who live in the suburbs of Chicago and played for Pennington when he just started out in the early 1980s, brought back great memories.
\"It's nice to see those guys and have their support,\" he said. \"They played for me and they are a part of all this.\"
The Bulldogs had lost their last four substate final games all by one goal. It seemed from the opening whistle that this team was determined to return to the state tournament, where it was a participant every year from 1995 to 2012.
Junior Blake Rollinger got things going for the home team in the seventh minute when he took an over-the-top lob pass from Dustin Harris into the penalty area and whipped a shot past Central keeper Damien Burtle to make it 1-0.
Rollinger said the team came out determined to jump on the talented Blue Devils early.
\"We knew Central was going to challenge us hard but we focused all week on coming out with intensity and going right at them,\" Rollinger said. \"We wanted to get this one for all the coaches and the players who didn't make it (to state).\"
The Bulldogs sent seven shots on Burtle within in the first 15 minutes of the contest. Junior Zach Elias added the second goal for the Bulldogs in the 19th minute, in what could be nominated for the goal of the season.
Elias focused in on a pass from Rollinger that came from midfield and was slightly bouncing away from him roughly 20 yards from goal. Still going to his left, Elias used the outside of his right foot to flick a shot back towards the far left post. The slow-moving, floating possibly stunned Burtle, who couldn't react in time just to watch the slowing bouncing ball sneak inside the left post.
\"It was beautiful,\" Rollinger said. \"Zach's footwork sometimes is amazing to watch.\"
Bettendorf pushed the lead to 3-0 just 21 seconds into the second half as Rollinger put a cross six yards out in front of goal that George Elias got a header on to increase the lead.
But the Blue Devils (12-5) didn't go away. Central was able to pull a goal back in the 58th minute when Dario Gonzalez converted a penalty kick to make it 3-1. The Blue Devils, who only had one shot on goal in the first half, managed to make Bulldogs keeper Sam Murphy a busy man in the last 40 minutes with nine shots on goal. Murphy made six of his seven saves in the game's last 25 minutes.
\"Central is a dangerous team and we knew they were not going away,\" Murphy said. \"I like the fact that they challenged us and didn't pack it in. We were able to answer.\"
Bettendorf regained its breathing room when sophomore Keegan Schmidt let loose a 35-yard blast that found the top right corner to make it 4-1 in the 60th minute. The Blue Devils got their second goal when Alex McLeland headed in a great free kick from Joey Lantzky in the 68th minute. Harris snagged the Bulldogs' last goal in the 78th minute.
Central coach Sean Harkness said he was proud of his team's season and the foundation that seniors Daniel Deckert, Nate Trasoech, Keegan Clark, Matt Gonzalez and Dario Gonzalez are leaving behind.
\"They never stopped fighting,\" Harkness said. \"This group has really helped turn things around and this senior group has been the core and it's tough to see them go.\"
While the Blue Devils season is over, the Bulldogs have their sights set on bigger things, now that they are back in familiar territory.
\"It's the best feeling I could ask for and there is no group of guys I would rather go to war with every single day than these guys,\" Murphy said. \"We will be ready for anything and it's just going to be a matter of executing.\""}, {"id":"f189c703-4335-53a5-a87d-7a30b6c92195","type":"article","starttime":"1495922100","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T16:55:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495938125","sections":[{"baseball":"sports/high-school/baseball"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Moline scores five in seventh to win regional title","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_f189c703-4335-53a5-a87d-7a30b6c92195.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/moline-scores-five-in-seventh-to-win-regional-title/article_f189c703-4335-53a5-a87d-7a30b6c92195.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/moline-scores-five-in-seventh-to-win-regional-title/article_f189c703-4335-53a5-a87d-7a30b6c92195.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Jim Meenan\email@example.com","prologue":"As Moline came to the plate in the top of the seventh, the Class 4A regional title game at Douglas Park on Saturday had all the makings of a snake-bit Moline loss. The Maroons had hit the ball well all day, but usually found leather rather than turf. Plus, what could have been the winning run was scored on an errant Moline pick-off throw to second base in the fourth inning giving Danville a one-run lead.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["geoff desmond","baseball","sport","curve ball","danville","hitter","inning","nick drobushevich","ben monroe"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"87128c68-4b48-579f-b04b-5b5e01b9665d","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/gif","width":"360","height":"333","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/71/87128c68-4b48-579f-b04b-5b5e01b9665d/56c69163afd5a.image.gif"},"100": {"type":"image/gif","width":"100","height":"92","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/71/87128c68-4b48-579f-b04b-5b5e01b9665d/56c69163b14da.preview-100.gif"},"300": {"type":"image/gif","width":"300","height":"278","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/71/87128c68-4b48-579f-b04b-5b5e01b9665d/56c69163afd5a.image.gif?resize=300%2C278"},"1024":{"type":"image/gif","width":"1024","height":"947","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/71/87128c68-4b48-579f-b04b-5b5e01b9665d/56c69163afd5a.image.gif"}}}],"revision":5,"commentID":"f189c703-4335-53a5-a87d-7a30b6c92195","body":"
As Moline came to the plate in the top of the seventh, the Class 4A regional title game at Douglas Park on Saturday had all the makings of a snake-bit Moline loss.
The Maroons had hit the ball well all day, but usually found leather rather than turf. Plus, what could have been the winning run was scored on an errant Moline pick-off throw to second base in the fourth inning giving Danville a one-run lead.
That\u2019s how it stood as the Maroons\u2019 Ben Monroe came to the plate in the top of the seventh. He quickly signaled things were far from over with his second double of the game, a ball hit so deep to left, many \u2014\u00a0including Monroe \u2014\u00a0thought it was out. No worries, Brody Harding followed with his third hit of the game, a double to right center and the game was tied.
It turned out Moline was just getting started, as after a walk to Eric Maffie, Nick Drobushevich hit a triple, Dan Anderson put down an RBI fielder's choice bunt and Michael Conner hit a sacrifice fly.
It would end a 6-2 Moline championship victory after Jordan Benson retired Danville in order in the seventh.
\u201cThey never really panicked,\u201d said Moline coach Craig Schimmel, whose 22-12 club advances to Wednesday\u2019s sectional at 6 p.m. in Bloomington against Normal Community West. \u201cI never felt any panic in the dugout.
\u201cAs they came off the field in the bottom of the sixth, I told them it\u2019s the hardest three outs in baseball to get \u2014\u00a0the last three. I thought we had some really good at bats in the seventh inning.\u201d
It began with Monroe, whose double almost made it out of newly refurbished Douglas Park.
\u201cI did a little too much of a trot,\u201d admitted Monroe. \u201cI probably shouldn\u2019t have done that. I made it to second in scoring position, so it was good.\u201d
Harding, who had two doubles amid his three hits Saturday, then tied it up with a no-doubt double to right-center and Drobushevich, who had been intentionally walked twice, delivered.
\u201cI was just up there thinking about our seniors, knowing that this could be their last game,\u201d said Drobushevich, who also threw out a runner easily at the plate on a perfect peg from center field in the third inning. \u201cWe all really wanted to do well for them. I just happened to do it there.\u201d
He also credited a Danville defense that made play after play to hold Moline at bay until the seventh. \u201cThey are a very good defensive team,\u201d he said. \u201cThey were playing us the right way but right in the last inning we really were burning them.\u201d
Top-seeded Danville ends its season at 21-11. Coach Geoff Desmond said he went from starter Quentin Smith to shortstop DeVante Hicks the last two innings because of Smith\u2019s pitch count.
\u201cWe\u2019ve been a team, I can\u2019t tell you how many conference games we\u2019ve used three-plus (pitchers) in one game,\u201d Desmond said. \u201cHe had a 90-pitch count today, and he was creeping up around 80. And our shortstop has been our most successful bullpen guy all year round. The way he threw in the sixth inning \u2026 I thought hey, DeVante\u2019s going to get another save for us.\u201d
That Moline\u2019s bats pounded the ball in the seventh was not a total shock to Desmond either.
\u201cFrom being around baseball as much as I have and coaching, you can look at the guys the way they swing and you can tell they\u2019re players,\u201d he said. \u201cThey had other good hits earlier.\u201d
He was disappointed his team didn\u2019t score more, but praised Benson, who retired the last 11 he faced.
\u201cIf there is anything we could have done better, it\u2019s just lay off the curve balls that weren\u2019t strikes,\u201dDesmond said. \u201cWe had too many good hitters that instead of taking that curve in the dirt\u2026 and getting the hitter\u2019s count, we were fishing for it. To his credit, maybe he throws a pretty tight curve ball.\u201d"}, {"id":"0a9ba474-ae62-5736-b179-89433c4bba00","type":"article","starttime":"1495920600","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T16:30:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495938126","sections":[{"soccer":"sports/high-school/soccer"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Spartans' quest for first state soccer bid falls short","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/article_0a9ba474-ae62-5736-b179-89433c4bba00.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/spartans-quest-for-first-state-soccer-bid-falls-short/article_0a9ba474-ae62-5736-b179-89433c4bba00.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/spartans-quest-for-first-state-soccer-bid-falls-short/article_0a9ba474-ae62-5736-b179-89433c4bba00.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":2,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Matt Coss\email@example.com","prologue":"IOWA CITY \u2014 Corbin Stone coached his final game with the Pleasant Valley boys soccer program Saturday afternoon. After a 1-0 Class 3A substate final loss to fourth-ranked Iowa City High at the Hawkeye Soccer Complex, Stone\u2019s message was succinct to his team. \u201cI told them I expect to see them in Des Moines (for the state tournament) next year,\u201d he said.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["josh stivers","sport","football","tournament","spartan","senior","john clark","soccer","corbin stone"],"internalKeywords":["#free"],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"a5f212fb-4488-5f86-a856-9fb3f7085ba9","description":"Corbin Stone","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"mugshot","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"224","height":"284","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/5f/a5f212fb-4488-5f86-a856-9fb3f7085ba9/592a1afcecc37.image.jpg?resize=224%2C284"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"126","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/5f/a5f212fb-4488-5f86-a856-9fb3f7085ba9/544ee351234ea.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"380","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/5f/a5f212fb-4488-5f86-a856-9fb3f7085ba9/544ee35124e24.preview-300.jpg"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1298","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/5f/a5f212fb-4488-5f86-a856-9fb3f7085ba9/592a1afcecc37.image.jpg"}}},{"id":"8f32627e-d31f-58a3-a30a-bef5ea68e338","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/gif","width":"164","height":"164","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/f3/8f32627e-d31f-58a3-a30a-bef5ea68e338/56beb58487d76.image.gif"},"100": {"type":"image/gif","width":"100","height":"100","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/f3/8f32627e-d31f-58a3-a30a-bef5ea68e338/56beb58489b02.preview-100.gif"},"300": {"type":"image/gif","width":"300","height":"300","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/f3/8f32627e-d31f-58a3-a30a-bef5ea68e338/56beb58487d76.image.gif"},"1024":{"type":"image/gif","width":"1024","height":"1024","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/f3/8f32627e-d31f-58a3-a30a-bef5ea68e338/56beb58487d76.image.gif"}}}],"revision":4,"commentID":"0a9ba474-ae62-5736-b179-89433c4bba00","body":"
IOWA CITY \u2014 Corbin Stone coached his final game with the Pleasant Valley boys soccer program Saturday afternoon.
After a 1-0 Class 3A substate final loss to fourth-ranked Iowa City High at the Hawkeye Soccer Complex, Stone\u2019s message was succinct to his team.
\u201cI told them I expect to see them in Des Moines (for the state tournament) next year,\u201d he said.
The 10th-ranked Spartans have never qualified for the state tournament, but the wait could be over soon. PV increased its win total by six this season and has only four seniors on the roster.
Stone just won\u2019t be coaching them when or if that breakthrough occurs. His wife accepted a job in the Des Moines area before the season. The family will move to central Iowa in the next couple of weeks.
\u201cThe culture has changed a lot, and for the better,\u201d senior keeper Josh Stivers said. \u201cHe\u2019s done everything. He built this basically from scratch the last three years, gave us a a game plan and we went with it.\u201d
For the third time in four seasons, the Little Hawks (16-3) ended the Spartans\u2019 season.
The only score of the contest came in the 16th minute.
Split wide of the 18-yard box, Cameron Chavez delivered a perfect cross. John Clark darted in and made the one touch to get it past Stivers.
\u201cSince we knew teams were going to be defending us on the 18, we\u2019ve practiced splitting wide and crossing it in either head length or to our feet so we can one touch it in,\u201d Clark said. \u201cI knew Cameron with his left foot could easily play that ball and it was a perfect ball.\u201d
Stone said there was a multitude of miscues that led to the goal, from a lack of pressure up front to deciding to close the opening in front of the goal too late.
PV\u2019s coach felt City High\u2019s experience was the difference.
The Little Hawks qualified for their sixth consecutive state tournament next week at the Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines. The Spartans had only one player on their roster who had played in a substate final.
\u201c(City High\u2019s) level of experience in not making dumb mistakes, fouling at the right times and right places on the field and us not capitalizing on chances we had were big,\u201d Stone said.
\u201cIf we can play a team like that with their level of experience and us only having four seniors and make a game of it, I think the future is bright here.\u201d
The Spartans\u2019 best chance came in the 52nd minute. Off a set piece, freshman Jacob Holland had a crack in front of the goal. His attempt sailed high and wide. PV had only three shots on goal for the match.
\u201cIt just didn\u2019t bounce the right way for us,\u201d senior Cole Edwards said. \u201cThere was some good soccer played on both sides.\u201d
PV (16-4) finished as the Mississippi Athletic Conference runner-up and posted a dozen shutouts. Of its four losses, two were in a penalty-kick shootout and two by one-goal margins.
\u201cThis has been such an enjoyable season to have a group like this, willing to fight for each other, willing to do what they need to do to be successful,\u201d Stone said. \u201cOur culture has come a long way, and they can build on this.
\u201cThey have the foundation and experience now.\u201d"}, {"id":"695167bd-a8f2-5e55-92e2-28f732170d91","type":"article","starttime":"1495918320","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T15:52:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495936874","sections":[{"augustana":"sports/college/augustana"},{"running":"sports/running"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Augie's Simmons wins title, Vikings take 10th","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/college/augustana/article_695167bd-a8f2-5e55-92e2-28f732170d91.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/college/augustana/augie-s-simmons-wins-title-vikings-take-th/article_695167bd-a8f2-5e55-92e2-28f732170d91.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/college/augustana/augie-s-simmons-wins-title-vikings-take-th/article_695167bd-a8f2-5e55-92e2-28f732170d91.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"Augie's Simmons wins D-III titleGENEVA, Ohio \u2014 Marckus Simmons met his expectations Saturday, becoming the first Augustana men\u2019s track and field athlete to win an individual outdoor national championship since 2007. The Vikings\u2019 senior won the hammer throw with a toss of 202 feet, 1 inch to claim first place in the event at the NCAA Division III Men\u2019s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["augustana men's track and field","marckus simmons","cody wheeler","isaac smith","josh yamamoto","jeffrey swanson","kyle hucker","ncaa division iii championships","vikings","sport","athletics","viking","molly jo smith","meet","effort","hurdles"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"154f8758-d27b-5233-8130-e24e9dcd3eb4","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"400","height":"400","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/54/154f8758-d27b-5233-8130-e24e9dcd3eb4/572bf97959186.image.jpg?resize=400%2C400"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"100","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/54/154f8758-d27b-5233-8130-e24e9dcd3eb4/52eabbfa94acd.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"300","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/54/154f8758-d27b-5233-8130-e24e9dcd3eb4/52eabbfa95da7.preview-300.jpg"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1024","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/54/154f8758-d27b-5233-8130-e24e9dcd3eb4/52eabbfa3a302.preview-1024.jpg"}}}],"revision":4,"commentID":"695167bd-a8f2-5e55-92e2-28f732170d91","body":"
GENEVA, Ohio \u2014 Marckus Simmons met his expectations Saturday, becoming the first Augustana men\u2019s track and field athlete to win an individual outdoor national championship since 2007.
The Vikings\u2019 senior won the hammer throw with a toss of 202 feet, 1 inch to claim first place in the event at the NCAA Division III Men\u2019s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Simmons\u2019 effort, along with sixth-place finishes by Isaac Smith in the 400-meter dash and Augustana\u2019s 1,600 relay of Josh Yamamoto, Jeffrey Swanson, Kyle Hucker and Smith lifted the Vikings to a 10th-place finish in the team race with 21 points.
The team finish was Augustana\u2019s fourth top-10 finish in six years and its best since finishing seventh in 2015.
To become the Vikings\u2019 first NCAA outdoor individual champ since Ted McMillan won the high jump and 400 hurdles in 2007, Simmons recorded his winning throw on the second of six attempts and bettered the second-place effort of 190-6 by Michael Couch of Cortland State on all four of his measured throws.
Augustana\u2019s Cody Wheeler, a sophomore from United Township, finished 15th in the event.
Smith, seeded 19th entering the meet, ran the 400 in 47.69 seconds to finish sixth that also included Geneseo native Ethan Reschke of Monmouth, who finished ninth.
The Vikings\u2019 1,600 relay capped the meet with its best performance of the season, finishing sixth in 3:13.83 after entering the meet as the 16th qualifier with a time of 3:15.17.
GULF SHORES, Ala. \u2014 St. Ambrose hurdler Jack Reemtsma finished his sophomore season in record-setting fashion Saturday, placing second in the 400-meter hurdles at the NAIA Championships.
The Davenport Central graduate finished the race in 53.39 seconds, 17 hundredths of a second better than the school record he set in preliminaries when he topped the previous record set by Mike Anton in 1992.
The Bees' Michael Ohioze completed his collegiate career with a fifth-place finish the 400 in :47.26 and Molly Jo Smith, a senior from Cambridge, took eighth in the women's 400 hurdles in 1:04.27."}, {"id":"d7b787d7-92f3-594d-be72-0b658ee059c3","type":"article","starttime":"1495917000","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T15:30:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495933327","sections":[{"soccer":"sports/high-school/soccer"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Knights punch ticket to Class 1A state tournament","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/article_d7b787d7-92f3-594d-be72-0b658ee059c3.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/knights-punch-ticket-to-class-a-state-tournament/article_d7b787d7-92f3-594d-be72-0b658ee059c3.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/soccer/knights-punch-ticket-to-class-a-state-tournament/article_d7b787d7-92f3-594d-be72-0b658ee059c3.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"When the Davenport Assumption boys soccer team last made it to the Iowa state tournament, they were crowned champions in 2003. Fast forward 14 years and this group of Knights have a chance to do it again. Three goals in the second half spurred second-ranked Assumption past sixth-ranked Danville 4-0 in the substate final Saturday at the St. Vincent Center to clinch their spot in the Class 1A field at Cownie Soccer Park.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["goal","sport","football","kole perkins","sam moore","alex terrell","trent fitzpatrick","greg zeller","ben buetel"],"internalKeywords":["#free","#toppreps"],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"fd999532-6bbc-560a-ba2a-0d4cc82779d3","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"100","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/d9/fd999532-6bbc-560a-ba2a-0d4cc82779d3/592a18a3e146f.image.jpg?resize=100%2C100"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"100","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/d9/fd999532-6bbc-560a-ba2a-0d4cc82779d3/592a18a3e146f.image.jpg?resize=100%2C100"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"300","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/d9/fd999532-6bbc-560a-ba2a-0d4cc82779d3/592a18a3e146f.image.jpg"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1024","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/d9/fd999532-6bbc-560a-ba2a-0d4cc82779d3/592a18a3e146f.image.jpg"}}}],"revision":5,"commentID":"d7b787d7-92f3-594d-be72-0b658ee059c3","body":"
When the Davenport Assumption boys soccer team last made it to the Iowa state tournament, they were crowned champions in 2003.
Fast forward 14 years and this group of Knights have a chance to do it again.
Three goals in the second half spurred second-ranked Assumption past sixth-ranked Danville 4-0 in the substate final Saturday at the St. Vincent Center to clinch their spot in the Class 1A field at Cownie Soccer Park.
It's the seventh trip in program history and the Knights (14-6) will be greeted in the first round by Garner-Hayfield-Ventura on Thursday.
\"This is the strongest we've ever been together,\" midfielder Sam Moore said. \"I'm excited to get to state and I'm excited for this run we're having.\"
After multiple corner kick opportunities gone to waste, it was Moore that connected for the afternoon's first goal.
From about 20 yards out, the junior laced his shot that went upper 90 on the left side of the net for his 17th goal of the season in the 28th minute.
\"We've been practicing those all week,\" he said. \"(Goalkeeper Lucas Castro) told me if I get one, make sure I bang it.\"
Moore later added his second in the 74th minute on a penalty kick after being taken down by Bears keeper Sawyer Foster.
Still, the Knights had only four shots in the first half and weren't converting scoring chances.
\"The more we kept playing, the more we kept playing balls down the sideline,\" Trent Fitzpatrick said. \"It started to tire guys out.\"
The senior forward did two things in the span of 30 seconds that shifted all the momentum to Assumption.
Fitzpatrick made Danville (14-3) pay for a defensive mistake, made one move and scooted the ball underneath Foster for the goal.
On the next possession, Fitzpatrick found Ben Buetel on the other side of the pitch, crossed it to him and Buetel did the rest with his left foot that increased the lead to 3-0. Assumption took 11 shots in the final 40 minutes, seven of them on goal.
\"You couldn't have asked for prettier goals,\" Knights head coach Greg Zeller said.
The Bears possessed one of the more prolific goal scorers in 1A, Kole Perkins, who came into the day with 37 goals.
Mainly covered by senior Alex Terrell, the Knights held Perkins scoreless and caused him to get frustrated. Perkins was hit with a yellow card in the 57th minute, one of five in the game and three for Danville.
\"Everyone was pretty happy,\" Terrell said. \"We knew what he was coming in with. When the ball got to his feet, we wouldn't let him turn.\"
None of the players have experienced a state tournament before. Confidence is something that the Knights have had plenty of this season and it's not looking to end with a first round exit.
\"These guys wanted to restart the tradition,\" Zeller said. \"They've been saying we're going to state since day one.\""}, {"id":"984c45b7-d7da-57c2-ad7a-bf599788e821","type":"article","starttime":"1495914180","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T14:43:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495938905","sections":[{"western-big-six":"sports/high-school/conferences/western-big-six"},{"softball":"sports/high-school/softball"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Stung by foul ball, Maroons' Barker stings Rocks","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/conferences/western-big-six/article_984c45b7-d7da-57c2-ad7a-bf599788e821.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/conferences/western-big-six/stung-by-foul-ball-maroons-barker-stings-rocks/article_984c45b7-d7da-57c2-ad7a-bf599788e821.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/conferences/western-big-six/stung-by-foul-ball-maroons-barker-stings-rocks/article_984c45b7-d7da-57c2-ad7a-bf599788e821.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Steve Batterson\firstname.lastname@example.com","prologue":"Picking herself up after being struck by a line drive foul ball, Ashley Barker followed her own advice Saturday and gave the Moline softball team an Illinois Class 4A regional championship. Barker\u2019s two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning lifted the Maroons to a 5-3 victory over Rock Island at Francis Willard Field in a game in which Moline rallied for five runs over the final three innings.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["moline softball","rock island softball","mark gerlach","chris allison","illinois 4a regional championship","ashley barker","megan adams","abbi yodts","ella specht","foul ball","baseball","sport","inning","batter","line drive","moline"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"b78a3fbf-5cbb-5910-abde-6087c7577471","description":"Moline softball players pose with the Illinois Class 4A regional championship plaque the Maroons won with a 5-3, 8-inning win over Rock Island","byline":"Steve Batterson\firstname.lastname@example.com","hireswidth":3264,"hiresheight":1836,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/78/b78a3fbf-5cbb-5910-abde-6087c7577471/5929f979c0bf1.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1920","height":"1080","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/78/b78a3fbf-5cbb-5910-abde-6087c7577471/5929f97988a26.image.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"56","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/78/b78a3fbf-5cbb-5910-abde-6087c7577471/5929f97988a26.image.jpg?resize=100%2C56"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"169","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/78/b78a3fbf-5cbb-5910-abde-6087c7577471/5929f97988a26.image.jpg?resize=300%2C169"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"576","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/78/b78a3fbf-5cbb-5910-abde-6087c7577471/5929f97988a26.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C576"}}}],"revision":6,"commentID":"984c45b7-d7da-57c2-ad7a-bf599788e821","body":"
Picking herself up after being struck by a line drive foul ball, Ashley Barker followed her own advice Saturday and gave the Moline softball team an Illinois Class 4A regional championship.
Barker\u2019s two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning lifted the Maroons to a 5-3 victory over Rock Island at Francis Willard Field in a game in which Moline rallied for five runs over the final three innings.
The last two came after Barker was knocked to the dirt in the on-deck circle when she was hit just below the collarbone by a screaming line drive foul off the bat of teammate Megan Adams.
After being attended to by athletic trainers and coaches, Barker picked herself up and shared a few words with Adams to get her back into the game.
\u201cI told her to hit it that hard again, but to just hit it fair the next time,\u2019\u2019 Barker said. \u201cI saw it coming and I was diving, but I couldn\u2019t get out of the way. I felt it. It caught me pretty good.\u2019\u2019
Adams didn\u2019t get a hit, reaching on a two-out dropped third strike that gave Barker a chance to collect her own \u201chard\u2019\u2019 hit.
\u201cThere wasn\u2019t any doubt that I would bat. They could have chopped my arm off and I was going to bat,\u2019\u2019 Barker said. \u201cI wanted that at-bat.\u2019\u2019
Barker made the most of it, driving a towering no-doubt blast over the fence in center to send Moline (23-12) into a 4:30 p.m. sectional semifinal Wednesday at Normal West, a 6-5 regional final winner over Normal Community.
\u201cThis hasn\u2019t been the season a lot people expected, but these players, they\u2019ve never given up,\u2019\u2019 Maroons coach Mark Gerlach said. \u201cThey battled until the end again today against a good Rock Island team and it was those games all year in the Western Big Six that have made us better.\u2019\u2019
The Rocks (25-5) forced Moline to earn its win, grabbing a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when the first five Rock Island hitters reached base.
Sophia Thomer and Lauryn Stegall had the only hits of an opening inning that saw runs score on a hit batter and an errant pickoff throw to third.
\u201cI knew after that first inning I had to get it going, that I couldn\u2019t have another inning like that,\u2019\u2019 Maroons pitcher Ella Specht said.
She allowed only two Rocks to move beyond first base the rest of game, finishing off the six-hit win with six strikeouts including five over the final five innings.
\u201cWe got off to a good start, but Specht put some zeroes up on the board and kept them within striking distance,\u2019\u2019 Rock Island coach Chris Allison said. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough loss after a good season, 25-5, but Moline, they earned it.\u2019\u2019
Rock Island pitcher Ashley Peters allowed one hit through five innings before Abbi Yodts opened the sixth with a single, starting a rally which saw Moline use an Alexa Bishop groundout and a run-scoring single by Adams to pull within 3-2.
Yodts then tied the game in the bottom of the seventh, driving a two-out RBI double down the left field line to send the teams into extra innings.
\u201cI knew what I had to do and I was able to get ahold of a pitch. We kept working. We never quit,\u2019\u2019 Yodts said. \u201cThat\u2019s our team. Why stop now?\u2019\u2019"}, {"id":"1cdf4d73-ec2f-50ce-a301-315ba9932509","type":"article","starttime":"1495900800","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-27T11:00:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495936869","sections":[{"doxsie":"sports/columnists/doxsie"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Eye Openers: English classes are big deal to Astros","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/article_1cdf4d73-ec2f-50ce-a301-315ba9932509.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/eye-openers-english-classes-are-big-deal-to-astros/article_1cdf4d73-ec2f-50ce-a301-315ba9932509.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/eye-openers-english-classes-are-big-deal-to-astros/article_1cdf4d73-ec2f-50ce-a301-315ba9932509.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"If you\u2019ve been to a Quad-Cities River Bandits game lately or if you\u2019ve just glanced at the roster of almost any team in organized baseball, you know this. There are more Hispanic players in the minor and major leagues than ever before, more guys who grew up in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and assorted other places who have been signed to pro contracts.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["houston astros","baseball","sport","drew french","major league","player","chicago cubs","randy cesar"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"9fbea16f-9dec-5269-b626-a74072f73f4d","description":"Former River Bandits third baseman Randy Cesar picked up a lot of English skills as well as plenty of ground balls during his three years in the Houston Astros organization.","byline":"John Schultz, Quad-City Times","hireswidth":1204,"hiresheight":1720,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/fb/9fbea16f-9dec-5269-b626-a74072f73f4d/58f197f75591f.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1204","height":"1720","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/fb/9fbea16f-9dec-5269-b626-a74072f73f4d/58f184140987b.image.jpg?resize=1204%2C1720"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"143","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/fb/9fbea16f-9dec-5269-b626-a74072f73f4d/58f184140987b.image.jpg?resize=100%2C143"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"429","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/fb/9fbea16f-9dec-5269-b626-a74072f73f4d/58f184140987b.image.jpg?resize=300%2C429"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1463","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/fb/9fbea16f-9dec-5269-b626-a74072f73f4d/58f184140987b.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C1463"}}}],"revision":3,"commentID":"1cdf4d73-ec2f-50ce-a301-315ba9932509","body":"
If you\u2019ve been to a Quad-Cities River Bandits game lately or if you\u2019ve just glanced at the roster of almost any team in organized baseball, you know this.
There are more Hispanic players in the minor and major leagues than ever before, more guys who grew up in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and assorted other places who have been signed to pro contracts.
According to major league baseball, 31.7 percent of players on opening day rosters were of Latin descent.
Because of that, the Houston Astros \u2014 and many other organizations \u2014 put those players through English classes to help them assimilate into their surroundings in this country.
River Bandits pitching coach Drew French said the Spanish-speaking players are in class almost every day from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. when the team is at home. They use newspapers, television, almost anything, to teach the players English.
\u201cIt may be common throughout baseball but I don\u2019t know if anybody places the importance and value on it that we do,\u2019\u2019 French said. \u201cIt\u2019s really neat to see these guys progress.\u2019\u2019
There is a three-year program that ends with an actual graduation ceremony during spring training.
\u201cThey\u2019ve got cap and gowns on and the entire organization is in the room to celebrate their accomplishment,\u2019\u2019 French said.
Among this year\u2019s graduates was Dominican-born third baseman Randy Cesar, who began this season with the Bandits and has since been promoted to the Astros\u2019 affiliate at Buies Creek.
\u201cWhen I came here I was zero,\u2019\u2019 Cesar said earlier this season, holding his fingers in a circle to show how much English he knew. \u201cNow I can talk to people and I feel really good about it.''
You may remember us writing last year about Jaylin Buckley, the Davenport Central student who won a national elite Golden Gloves boxing championship while living with her family in a Salvation Army shelter.
The family is now out of the shelter and into a home of its own. And Jaylin and twin sister Kaylin, a very accomplished powerlifter, are about to embark on a new career. They have been chosen out of a pool of about 250 applicants to become sports and fitness models.
The twins have been given some scholarship money to receive the training they need but they need to come up with another $4,000 for additional schooling. Anyone interested in contributing can donate through GoFundMe.com or by calling their mother, Que Buckley, at 269-718-1163.
Triumph Books has come out with a new book capitalizing on the popularity of the Chicago Cubs. Why should they be any different, right?
\u201cFor the Love of the Cubs: An A-Z Primer For Cubs Fans of All Ages\u2019\u2019 is basically a take-off of Ogden Nash\u2019s famous poem that was published in Sport magazine in 1949.
If you\u2019re not familiar with Nash\u2019s iconic piece, it is an alphabetic run through baseball history with such entries as:
C is for Cobb,
Who grew spikes and not corn,
And made all the basemen
Wish they weren't born.
A sample passage from the new Cubs book:
S is for Santo
and Sandberg and Sosa
It\u2019s a letter the Cubs
Have sure made the most of.
As with Nash, the authors struggled to find anything to fit the letter X, so they used the same player: Hall of Fame slugger Jimmy Foxx. It doesn't seem to matter that Foxx played only 85 games with the Cubs at the tail-end of his career and hit only 3 of his 534 career home runs with them.
The authors also used Johnny Evers of the famous Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double play combo for the letter E, as Nash did.
Nash\u2019s stanza:
E is for Evers,
His jaw in advance;
Never afraid
To Tinker with Chance.
The new Cubs book:
E is for Johnny Evers,
Who with Tinker and Chance,
made a trio that could turn
a double play in a glance.
The book is cute and has some very nice illustrations by Mark Anderson, but it would have been nice to have included at least a tip of the cap to Nash, acknowledging that the legendary laureate of light verse originated this idea.
Former Iowa wrestler Mike Zadick said he has been pleasantly surprised at the reaction he has gotten from people since being hired as an assistant coach at rival Iowa State.
\u201cMost of the reactions have been very positive, even my former fan base and friends I had at the University of Iowa,\u2019\u2019 Zadick said at last week\u2019s Cyclone Tailgate event in Bettendorf. \u201cEveryone has been really supportive and excited and welcoming to have me back in the state.\u2019\u2019"}, {"id":"076f95ae-45db-5668-bf2a-2ede10d54d37","type":"article","starttime":"1495859400","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-26T23:30:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495870803","sections":[{"doxsie":"sports/columnists/doxsie"},{"college":"sports/wrestling/college"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Dresser-Brands feud? No one will say for sure","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/article_076f95ae-45db-5668-bf2a-2ede10d54d37.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/dresser-brands-feud-no-one-will-say-for-sure/article_076f95ae-45db-5668-bf2a-2ede10d54d37.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/columnists/doxsie/dresser-brands-feud-no-one-will-say-for-sure/article_076f95ae-45db-5668-bf2a-2ede10d54d37.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"When Kevin Dresser was hired as the new head wrestling coach at Iowa State in February, a few people noted that there was no love lost between Dresser and Iowa coach Tom Brands. It\u2019s not clear if that is true or not. Representatives of both programs were in eastern Iowa for spring caravan events over the past week or so and both deftly eluded the question as though it was a feeble attempt at a single-leg takedown.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["tom brands","sport","kevin dresser","rivalry","coach","iowa","mike zadick","staff"],"internalKeywords":["#tophawks"],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"aba02eaa-6b40-5722-ba15-c051193efd46","description":"Iowa State associate head wrestling coach Mike Zadick speaks with a fan at the Cyclone Tailgate Tour event Monday at the Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf.","byline":"Andy Abeyta, QUAD-CITY TIMES","hireswidth":1783,"hiresheight":1161,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/ba/aba02eaa-6b40-5722-ba15-c051193efd46/5925d03bafd58.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1783","height":"1161","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/ba/aba02eaa-6b40-5722-ba15-c051193efd46/592383924ac1d.image.jpg?resize=1783%2C1161"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"65","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/ba/aba02eaa-6b40-5722-ba15-c051193efd46/592383924ac1d.image.jpg?resize=100%2C65"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"195","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/ba/aba02eaa-6b40-5722-ba15-c051193efd46/592383924ac1d.image.jpg?resize=300%2C195"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"667","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/ba/aba02eaa-6b40-5722-ba15-c051193efd46/592383924ac1d.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C667"}}}],"revision":6,"commentID":"076f95ae-45db-5668-bf2a-2ede10d54d37","body":"
When Kevin Dresser was hired as the new head wrestling coach at Iowa State in February, a few people noted that there was no love lost between Dresser and Iowa coach Tom Brands.
It\u2019s not clear if that is true or not. Representatives of both programs were in eastern Iowa for spring caravan events over the past week or so and both deftly eluded the question as though it was a feeble attempt at a single-leg takedown.
One thing they did agree on: The presence of Dresser, a former Iowa star, as the new head of the rival Cyclones is going to add all sorts of fresh juice to a rivalry that has declined due to a lack of competitiveness the past few years.
\u201cI think the Iowa State thing is a good thing for wrestling in the state of Iowa,\u2019\u2019 Brands said during a Hawkeye Tour event in Clinton last week. \u201cThere\u2019s no question. It\u2019s upped everybody\u2019s game. We know that we have a challenge regardless but it\u2019s a little bit closer to home so it\u2019s a good thing.\u2019\u2019
Mike Zadick, another ex-Hawkeye who has been hired to assist Dresser in Ames, stood in for the head coach at the Cyclone Tailgate in Bettendorf on Monday, and said pretty much the same thing.
He said the rivalry never has gone away, but he guarantees that it will be much more competitive now.
\u201cI think everybody is now going to look at Iowa-Iowa State as a rivalry,\u2019\u2019 Zadick said. \u201cThe goal for Iowa State right now is to step out and perform at a greater level than they have been. We have a lot of work ahead of us to turn the culture around in the program, but the vision we have and the direction we want to move is going to make everything more competitive.\u2019\u2019
Zadick and Dresser aren\u2019t the only ex-Hawkeyes in Ames. Dresser\u2019s other two new assistant coaches at Iowa State are Brent Metcalf and Derek St. John, both former national champions at Iowa during the Brands regime. Zadick and St. John were on Dresser\u2019s staff at Virginia Tech before he took the ISU job.
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of Hawkeyes over there,\u2019\u2019 Brands said. \u201cThat\u2019s a compliment to us. On their staff, there is one, two, three, four national championships and we coached three of them. Our staff coached three national championships on their staff. That\u2019s something we hang our hat on. We want to put our guys out there and you know what, they\u2019re passionate about growing wrestling and pushing it to the highest level and that came from our program.\u2019\u2019
Dresser also has a previous relationship with Brands. He was a member of the Iowa coaching staff when Brands was competing for the Hawkeyes and Brands was the coach at Virginia Tech before Dresser took over there.
In 2016, Dresser used some very harsh words in accusing Brands and the Iowa program of being afraid to wrestle his Virginia Tech team. That apparently is where the talk of hard feelings between the two men comes from.
Not that anyone is willing to admit that.
\u201cYou\u2019d have to ask him about that,\u2019\u2019 Brands said when asked about any simmering enmity between he and Dresser. \u201cHe was a mentor at Iowa when I was there. I don\u2019t know where that comes from but I don\u2019t get into that stuff anyway. My focus is on the Hawkeyes. I will say this \u2026\u2019\u2019
Then he stopped himself and said no more. He clearly wanted to say more, but didn\u2019t.
It was the same way when Zadick was asked about it at the Cyclone event.
He just smiled and said he felt compelled to give a \u201cpolitically correct\u2019\u2019 answer.
What if Dresser was there to answer the question himself?
\u201cHe\u2019s going to give you the politically correct answer,\u2019\u2019 Zadick said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to say he recruited Tom and all that stuff.\u2019\u2019
Chances are, we\u2019ll get a better idea of how much the two men do or don\u2019t like one another when the two teams meet on the mat next season."}, {"id":"1ef936fa-36e8-56b2-a1a6-f65ea2d8b091","type":"article","starttime":"1495857240","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-26T22:54:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495861270","sections":[{"midwest-league":"sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Snappers bust out in 11th, beat Bandits","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/article_1ef936fa-36e8-56b2-a1a6-f65ea2d8b091.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/snappers-bust-out-in-th-beat-bandits/article_1ef936fa-36e8-56b2-a1a6-f65ea2d8b091.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/snappers-bust-out-in-th-beat-bandits/article_1ef936fa-36e8-56b2-a1a6-f65ea2d8b091.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":2,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Steve Batterson\email@example.com","prologue":"One run wasn\u2019t cutting it Friday night at Modern Woodmen Park. After trading single runs in three innings with Quad-Cities, including in the 10th, Beloit opened the 11th with a Mike Martin double and a Nate Mondou triple and cruised to a 6-3 Midwest League victory over the River Bandits. A wild pitch in the midst of four straight inning-opening hits by the Snappers off of Quad-Cities reliever Kevin Hill scored Mondou before a sacrifice fly by Trace Loehr ended any doubt.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["quad-cities river bandits","midwest league","belloit snappers","bandits","baseball","sport","inning","beloit","stephen wrenn","nate mondou","line drive","martin"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"8dd78674-56ce-53ba-8f38-4e2b1333d7d7","description":"Quad-City River Bandits base runner Stephen Wrenn gets back to first base before the tag, Friday during third inning action against Beloit at Modern Woodmen Park.","byline":"John Schultz, Quad-City Times","hireswidth":1663,"hiresheight":1245,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/dd/8dd78674-56ce-53ba-8f38-4e2b1333d7d7/5928fbe1bff84.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1663","height":"1245","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/dd/8dd78674-56ce-53ba-8f38-4e2b1333d7d7/5928fbe1bf1a1.image.jpg?resize=1663%2C1245"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"75","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/dd/8dd78674-56ce-53ba-8f38-4e2b1333d7d7/5928fbe1bf1a1.image.jpg?resize=100%2C75"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"225","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/dd/8dd78674-56ce-53ba-8f38-4e2b1333d7d7/5928fbe1bf1a1.image.jpg?resize=300%2C225"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"767","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/dd/8dd78674-56ce-53ba-8f38-4e2b1333d7d7/5928fbe1bf1a1.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C767"}}},{"id":"5a6a9035-06f2-5b95-97c6-f2bce7245f3b","description":"Beloit Snapper's Kyle Nowlin slides and scores Friday during the fourth inning against the River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park.","byline":"John Schultz, Quad-City Times","hireswidth":1598,"hiresheight":1296,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/a6/5a6a9035-06f2-5b95-97c6-f2bce7245f3b/592901826abc5.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1598","height":"1296","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/a6/5a6a9035-06f2-5b95-97c6-f2bce7245f3b/5929018269ce2.image.jpg?resize=1598%2C1296"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"81","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/a6/5a6a9035-06f2-5b95-97c6-f2bce7245f3b/5929018269ce2.image.jpg?resize=100%2C81"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"243","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/a6/5a6a9035-06f2-5b95-97c6-f2bce7245f3b/5929018269ce2.image.jpg?resize=300%2C243"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"830","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/a6/5a6a9035-06f2-5b95-97c6-f2bce7245f3b/5929018269ce2.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C830"}}}],"revision":8,"commentID":"1ef936fa-36e8-56b2-a1a6-f65ea2d8b091","body":"
One run wasn\u2019t cutting it Friday night at Modern Woodmen Park.
After trading single runs in three innings with Quad-Cities, including in the 10th, Beloit opened the 11th with a Mike Martin double and a Nate Mondou triple and cruised to a 6-3 Midwest League victory over the River Bandits.
A wild pitch in the midst of four straight inning-opening hits by the Snappers off of Quad-Cities reliever Kevin Hill scored Mondou before a sacrifice fly by Trace Loehr ended any doubt.
The River Bandits\u2019 Stephen Wrenn singled with one out in the 11th but Daz Cameron scorched a line drive to third to start a game-ending double play to give Beloit\u2019s Yordys Alejo his first win of the season.
Both teams squandered plenty of opportunities that would have prevented extra innings, combining to strand 21 baserunners through nine innings including 10 in scoring position.
That included in the bottom of the ninth when Taylor Jones reached on a leadoff walk for Quad-Cities and advanced on a Wrenn sacrifice.
Daz Cameron struck out and Rodrigo Ayarza flew out to send the game into extra innings, just the third time this season the River Bandits have gone beyond regulation and the first time since April 14.
Both teams pushed a run across in the 10th, with Edwin Diaz driving home Luis Barrera with a groundout for the Snappers and Osvaldo Duarte doubling home Yordan Alvarez to led Quad-Cities tie the game at 3-3 in the bottom half of the inning.
Alvarez had reached on a walk and was sacrificed to second by Ronnie Dawson before scoring when Duarte drove a double to the wall in center.
Beloit erased a 2-1 lead Quad-Cities had held since the fifth inning when it pushed a run across in the top of the seventh.
Martin, who had reached on a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a single to right by Nate Mondou, tied the game when he scored on a two-out single by Luis Barrera.
The River Bandits had opened their lead with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings after Eric Marinez sent the Snappers in front with a run-scoring in the fourth.
Quad-Cities tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when Alex DeGoti hit a stand-up double to center to score Alvarez after he reached on leadoff walk.
An inning later, Alvarez moved the River Bandits in front with a single that scored Rodrigo Ayarza after he reached on a two-out single and advanced on a wild pitch."}, {"id":"20408ec6-c85f-5850-80d5-cc9723f8def1","type":"article","starttime":"1495853220","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-26T21:47:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495858383","sections":[{"midwest-league":"sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league"}],"application":"editorial","title":"LumberKings fall to Wisconsin","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/article_20408ec6-c85f-5850-80d5-cc9723f8def1.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/lumberkings-fall-to-wisconsin/article_20408ec6-c85f-5850-80d5-cc9723f8def1.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/lumberkings-fall-to-wisconsin/article_20408ec6-c85f-5850-80d5-cc9723f8def1.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"Wisconsin 7, Clinton 4: The Timberattlers offense was too much for Lumberkings starter Nick Wells as they dropped their second game in a row Friday at Ashford University Field. All seven of Wisconsin's runs came in the first four innings. Tucker Neuhaus recorded both his hits via the double and drove in three runs. First basemen Robbie Gideon launched his first home run of the season in the second inning.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["clinton","sport","baseball","wisconsin","zack brown","first baseman","robbie gideon","win","home run"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"5918b697-4348-54ec-8c40-6807285c266d","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"275","height":"235","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/91/5918b697-4348-54ec-8c40-6807285c266d/573bc68e63a13.image.jpg?resize=275%2C235"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"85","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/91/5918b697-4348-54ec-8c40-6807285c266d/5701b63fa1d73.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"256","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/91/5918b697-4348-54ec-8c40-6807285c266d/573bc68e63a13.image.jpg"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"875","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/91/5918b697-4348-54ec-8c40-6807285c266d/573bc68e63a13.image.jpg"}}}],"revision":2,"commentID":"20408ec6-c85f-5850-80d5-cc9723f8def1","body":"
Wisconsin 7, Clinton 4: The Timberattlers offense was too much for Lumberkings starter Nick Wells as they dropped their second game in a row Friday at Ashford University Field.
All seven of Wisconsin's runs came in the first four innings. Tucker Neuhaus recorded both his hits via the double and drove in three runs. First basemen Robbie Gideon launched his first home run of the season in the second inning.
Zack Brown picked up his second win of the season and Aaron Meyers recorded his third save on the year for the Timber Rattlers (22-23).
Clinton (18-27) attempted a comeback down 7-2 and got a two-run home run Anthony Jimenez in the bottom of the ninth. It was his fourth of the season."}, {"id":"47b5de1c-5ccc-5847-b163-d70d62fdff86","type":"article","starttime":"1495850400","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-26T21:00:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495860549","sections":[{"baseball":"sports/baseball"},{"iowa":"sports/college/big-10/iowa"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Hawkeyes handle Huskers, Burkamper","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/article_47b5de1c-5ccc-5847-b163-d70d62fdff86.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/hawkeyes-handle-huskers-burkamper/article_47b5de1c-5ccc-5847-b163-d70d62fdff86.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/hawkeyes-handle-huskers-burkamper/article_47b5de1c-5ccc-5847-b163-d70d62fdff86.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Staff report","prologue":"BLOOMINGTON, Ind. \u2013 Muscatine\u2019s Derek Burkamper of Nebraska allowed only six hits over five innings, but that was enough Friday for the Iowa baseball team to knock off the top-seeded Cornhuskers 2-0 in the second round of the Big Ten baseball tournament. The Hawkeyes scored the only run they needed in the bottom of the third inning when Chris Whelan homered to left.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["derek burkamper","baseball","sport","batter","shutout","inning","win","iowa","chris whelan"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"a00d1271-a95d-535c-bc08-1af7a34fd52f","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":1200,"hiresheight":1500,"hiresurl":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/00/a00d1271-a95d-535c-bc08-1af7a34fd52f/5928dad402cb1.hires.jpg","presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1200","height":"1500","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/00/a00d1271-a95d-535c-bc08-1af7a34fd52f/5928dad401e50.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C1500"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"125","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/00/a00d1271-a95d-535c-bc08-1af7a34fd52f/5928dad401e50.image.jpg?resize=100%2C125"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"375","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/00/a00d1271-a95d-535c-bc08-1af7a34fd52f/5928dad401e50.image.jpg?resize=300%2C375"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1280","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/00/a00d1271-a95d-535c-bc08-1af7a34fd52f/5928dad401e50.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C1280"}}}],"revision":3,"commentID":"47b5de1c-5ccc-5847-b163-d70d62fdff86","body":"
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. \u2013 Muscatine\u2019s Derek Burkamper of Nebraska allowed only six hits over five innings, but that was enough Friday for the Iowa baseball team to knock off the top-seeded Cornhuskers 2-0 in the second round of the Big Ten baseball tournament.
The Hawkeyes scored the only run they needed in the bottom of the third inning when Chris Whelan homered to left.
Three straight two-out singles in the fifth inning pushed Iowa\u2019s second run across. Big Ten player of the year Jake Adams collected the RBI, singling a base hit up the middle to score Whelan, who singled and advanced on a single by Mitchell Boe.
Ryan Erickson earned the win on the mound for Iowa (36-19) with 7.2 shutout innings of work, striking out six batters and walking two while working around 10 hits.
Zach Daniels and Josh Martsching finished off the 12-hit shutout that advances Iowa into a 9 a.m. game today against Minnesota. With a win, the Hawkeyes would advance to Sunday\u2019s 1 p.m. title game.
Burkamper fell to 6-5 with the loss. He struck out three batters and walked two before exiting after recording the final out of the fifth inning."}, {"id":"7250ffac-513c-5cda-b52b-2aa178413916","type":"article","starttime":"1495848780","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-26T20:33:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495861272","sections":[{"st-ambrose":"sports/college/st-ambrose"},{"running":"sports/running"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Bees' Peters repeats as national champion","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/college/st-ambrose/article_7250ffac-513c-5cda-b52b-2aa178413916.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/college/st-ambrose/bees-peters-repeats-as-national-champion/article_7250ffac-513c-5cda-b52b-2aa178413916.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/college/st-ambrose/bees-peters-repeats-as-national-champion/article_7250ffac-513c-5cda-b52b-2aa178413916.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"byline":"Steve Batterson\email@example.com","prologue":"Anthony Peters was tested Friday by an improved field of competitors and the heat and humidity of a late May Alabama day. The St. Ambrose junior mastered both. Peters earned his second straight NAIA outdoor national championship in the 5,000-meter race walk, helping send the Bees into the final day of competition in a tie for fifth place in the team race at Gulf Shores, Alabama.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["st. ambrose men's track and field","fighting bees","anthony peters","dan tomlin","emilio mancha","naia national championships","sport","athletics","championship","brandi hosford","final","naia","bee"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"0a7bd904-5563-58f3-9300-9466446f9ef8","description":"Anthony Peters","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"438","height":"625","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/a7/0a7bd904-5563-58f3-9300-9466446f9ef8/58b9e9458524d.image.jpg?resize=438%2C625"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"73","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/a7/0a7bd904-5563-58f3-9300-9466446f9ef8/58b9e9458524d.image.jpg?crop=428%2C313%2C4%2C60&resize=100%2C73&order=crop%2Cresize"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"219","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/a7/0a7bd904-5563-58f3-9300-9466446f9ef8/58b9e9458524d.image.jpg?crop=428%2C313%2C4%2C60&resize=300%2C219&order=crop%2Cresize"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"749","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/a7/0a7bd904-5563-58f3-9300-9466446f9ef8/58b9e9458524d.image.jpg?crop=428%2C313%2C4%2C60"}}}],"revision":4,"commentID":"7250ffac-513c-5cda-b52b-2aa178413916","body":"
Anthony Peters was tested Friday by an improved field of competitors and the heat and humidity of a late May Alabama day.
The St. Ambrose junior mastered both.
Peters earned his second straight NAIA outdoor national championship in the 5,000-meter race walk, helping send the Bees into the final day of competition in a tie for fifth place in the team race at Gulf Shores, Alabama.
\u201cI was able to work the race the way I wanted to,\u2019\u2019 Peters said. \u201cIt was what I hoped it would be. It was hot \u2013 it always seems to be at this meet \u2013 but I guess that\u2019s winning weather for me.\u2019\u2019
Coach Dan Tomlin said Peters performed the way he hoped the junior from Bartlett, Illinois, would in defending the title he won a year ago.
\u201cAnthony walked a smart race. A record wasn\u2019t probable with the heat, but he took care of business. It was a comfortable race for him,\u00a0nice and easy,\u2019\u2019 Tomlin said. \u201cOur race walkers had a good day. They did what we expected and a bit more.\u2019\u2019
Peters completed the race in 21 minutes, 1.11 seconds, trimming 37.7 seconds off of his winning effort from a year ago when he became the first athlete in St. Ambrose history to earn a championship at the NAIA outdoor finals.
The extra seconds came in handy.
After winning last year by nearly two-and-a-half minutes, Peters\u2019 time Friday at Blackwell Stadium was 1 minute, 22.76 seconds better than the runner-up effort of freshman Alger Liang of British Columbia.
\u201cThere were some good athletes in the field. It\u2019s a growing event and that is pushing us all,\u2019\u2019 said Peters, who completed a sweep of 2017 indoor and outdoor NAIA national championships with Friday\u2019s win.
\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be able to go out and show each and every year that I have improved in being able to do what I want to do.\u2019\u2019
That push to improve is even coming from within his own team.
St. Ambrose junior Emilio Mancha finished third in 23:11.76, four spots better than his seed for the NAIA finals.
\u201cHe had a good race and it\u2019s been a big help for me to have someone to train with right now. It all helps,\u2019\u2019 said Peters, whose next scheduled\u00a0competition comes\u00a0at the United States Track & Field Outdoor National Championships in Sacramento, California in late June.
Michael Ohioze has a chance to end his senior season with All-American honors. The senior from London, England ran the 400 dash in 47.73 to qualify for the finals, where he will be joined by Jack Reemtsma in the 400 hurdles.
Seeded 12th coming in, Ohioze, who missed qualifying in the 200, placed fifth in the 400 while Reemtsma settled for 16th in the 110 hurdles. The Bees' 1,600 relay was disqualified from its heat in the preliminaries.
Former Central DeWitt prep Cole Connell finished the decathlon in 11th place, accumulating 5,918 points.
The Queen Bees had similar success in the 5,000 racewalk. No winners, but three top seven finishers.
Freshman Katherine Newhoff placed third in her outdoor championship debut with a time of 25:59.29. Behind her in fifth and seventh place, respectively, were Jenny Lopez and Cassandra Delgado. Both juniors, Lopez walked in under 26:59.20 and Delgado walked in 27:57.64.
After establishing a new school record in the 3,200 relay in the preliminaries, St. Ambrose fell short in the finals, placing eighth with a time of 9:38.46, 26 seconds slower than in the qualifying round. Brandi Hosford, a Morrison alum, placed 10th in the triple jump with a leap of 37 feet, 10 inches.
Molly Jo Smith, a finalist in the 400 hurdles, finished 18th in the 400 and Nicole Woodall finished 28th in the 800 for St. Ambrose, tied for seventh in the team race with 13 points."}, {"id":"2df2486f-0eac-5ba9-a2c5-c730b03b791f","type":"article","starttime":"1495847400","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-26T20:10:00-05:00","sections":[{"sports":"sports"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Quad City Amateur: Former champ Drenth out front early","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/article_2df2486f-0eac-5ba9-a2c5-c730b03b791f.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/quad-city-amateur-former-champ-drenth-out-front-early/article_2df2486f-0eac-5ba9-a2c5-c730b03b791f.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/quad-city-amateur-former-champ-drenth-out-front-early/article_2df2486f-0eac-5ba9-a2c5-c730b03b791f.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"Drenth fires 63 at Q-C Amateur: Two years removed from winning the Quad-City Amateur, Dusty Drenth is on pace to do it again. The former St. Ambrose and Bettendorf standout shot a blistering 9-under 63 Friday at Emeis Golf Course. Drenth was just one of two players to break 70 in the opening round. He has a five-shot cushion on former Rockridge standout Dylan Daxon. Ben Peters, last year's champion, opened with 71.\u00a0","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["drenth out front","boxing","weaponry","standout","ben peters","sport","dylan daxon","year","tournament","cushion"],"internalKeywords":[],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"f1617bf8-22d6-51d3-9fc4-c2df4da2af67","description":"Drenth","byline":"Matt Dahlseid","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"mugshot","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"429","height":"549","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/16/f1617bf8-22d6-51d3-9fc4-c2df4da2af67/5775b2922e506.image.jpg?resize=429%2C549"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"127","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/16/f1617bf8-22d6-51d3-9fc4-c2df4da2af67/5775b2925491b.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"384","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/16/f1617bf8-22d6-51d3-9fc4-c2df4da2af67/5775b2922e506.image.jpg?resize=300%2C384"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1310","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/16/f1617bf8-22d6-51d3-9fc4-c2df4da2af67/5775b2922e506.image.jpg"}}}],"revision":1,"commentID":"2df2486f-0eac-5ba9-a2c5-c730b03b791f","body":"
Drenth fires 63 at Q-C Amateur: Two years removed from winning the Quad-City Amateur, Dusty Drenth is on pace to do it again. The former St. Ambrose and Bettendorf standout shot a blistering 9-under 63 Friday at Emeis Golf Course.
Drenth was just one of two players to break 70 in the opening round. He has a five-shot cushion on former Rockridge standout Dylan Daxon. Ben Peters, last year's champion, opened with 71.\u00a0
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As of late Friday afternoon, Geneseo boys track coach Don Fredericks believed the Class 2A state title was up for grabs. And one of the teams that could be reaching for the state title are his Maple Leafs.
In short, Geneseo did a little better than expected, heavy favorite Cahokia had bad day and a Freeport team led by the versatile Deion McShane was another that has emerged as a possible state champion.
Geneseo qualified for the finals in seven of the nine events it was entered in Friday. And the two it did not \u2014 pole vault and triple jump \u2014\u00a0it was not expected to advance.\u00a0
\u201cWe had a great day,\u201d Fredericks said. \u201cThe No. 1 goal is to try to get guys through to tomorrow. And we did that everywhere we hoped to plus Nick Swartzendruber qualified in the 400, and that\u2019s an extra plus for us.\u201d
Other Leafs who qualified included its 3,200 and 1,600 relays, Reed Vanderheyden in the 100 high and 300 low hurdles, Andrew Pischke in the 100 high hurdles and Sam Thomas in the shot put.
The 100 high hurdles also was also a big plus for Geneseo.
\u201cTo get one of them through, was tremendous,\u201d Fredericks said. \u201cTo get both of them through, wow. That\u2019s another thing I would say was a pleasant surprise.\u201d
Also giving the Leafs \u2014\u00a0who took second in the state a year ago \u2014\u00a0hope for a possible state title, is that Cahokia, whom Fredericks said was the prohibitive favorite, \u201chad a lot of things go wrong today.
\u201cRight now it\u2019s pretty much up for grabs,\"Fredericks said. \"We haven\u2019t had a chance to really study everything and see who\u2019s in it right now.\u201d
One local team which is not in it is Alleman, as only sophomore Seth Sottos made it to the finals (200). Nathan Graves did not qualify in the triple or high jump or the discus and Corneille Logo also fell short in the triple jump.
Spencer Smith will compete in the 3,200 final today.
Erie, on the other hand, qualified three including sophomore Kyle Kruhtoff in the pole vault and its 3,200 and 1600 relay teams while senior Kody Wetzell did not qualify in the 400.
According to Fredericks, Freeport could be the favorite right now.
\u201cWho knows what\u2019s going to happen right now,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to even think about.\u201d
United Township will have three athletes participate in Saturday\u2019s Class 3A finals, leading the Quad-City metro contingent at the IHSA Class 3A state track meet.
Dalton Martin was already participating in the 3,200 Saturday, the only day its run. But the Panthers' Jean-Luc Soglohun did make the triple jump with a leap of 46 feet, 1.75 inches and Xavier Wickersham also reached the finals in the discus with a toss of 151-6. The Panthers\u2019 Logan Francis missed by one inch of making the high jump finals, clearing 6-3. Moline\u2019s Jon Moore no-heighted.
Rock Island is the only other local team to qualify anyone. Courtney Lindsey qualified in the 200 with a time of 22.39 seconds but did not qualify in the 100. Casey Comodore jumped 21-04.50 in the long jump but needed to go 22-03."}, {"id":"9b6a7944-2273-5aa3-bdc7-48328c5e62aa","type":"article","starttime":"1495827600","starttime_iso8601":"2017-05-26T14:40:00-05:00","lastupdated":"1495857725","sections":[{"high-school":"sports/high-school"}],"application":"editorial","title":"Prep report: Sabers lead 3A state tournament after opening day","url":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/article_9b6a7944-2273-5aa3-bdc7-48328c5e62aa.html","permalink":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/prep-report-sabers-lead-a-state-tournament-after-opening-day/article_9b6a7944-2273-5aa3-bdc7-48328c5e62aa.html","canonical":"http://qctimes.com/sports/high-school/prep-report-sabers-lead-a-state-tournament-after-opening-day/article_9b6a7944-2273-5aa3-bdc7-48328c5e62aa.html","relatedAssetCounts":{"article":0,"audio":0,"image":1,"link":0,"vmix":0,"youtube":0,"gallery":0},"prologue":"GolfSabers lead at 3A state tournament: Propelled by a 72 from Rielly McGranahan, the Central DeWitt boys golf team has the lead at the halfway point of the Class 3A state tournament.\u00a0 The Sabers shot a 308 in the opening round Friday at Spring Valley Golf Course in Livermore, four strokes in front of second-place Williamsburg.","supportsComments":false,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["tournament","sport","golf","win","sriram sugumaran","team","semifinal","quarterfinal","isaac luebke"],"internalKeywords":["#free"],"customProperties":{},"presentation":"","images":[{"id":"4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93","description":"","byline":"","hireswidth":null,"hiresheight":null,"hiresurl":null,"presentation":"","versions":{"full":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"125","height":"125","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/82/4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93/5789c65bbe76e.image.jpg?resize=125%2C125"},"100": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"100","height":"100","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/82/4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93/5789c65bc40a1.preview-100.jpg"},"300": {"type":"image/jpeg","width":"300","height":"300","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/82/4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93/5789c65bbe76e.image.jpg"},"1024":{"type":"image/jpeg","width":"1024","height":"1024","url":"http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/82/4826f294-2d64-5263-808c-7247d1c2dd93/5789c65bbe76e.image.jpg"}}}],"revision":3,"commentID":"9b6a7944-2273-5aa3-bdc7-48328c5e62aa","body":"
Sabers lead at 3A state tournament: Propelled by a 72 from Rielly McGranahan, the Central DeWitt boys golf team has the lead at the halfway point of the Class 3A state tournament.\u00a0
The Sabers shot a 308 in the opening round Friday at Spring Valley Golf Course in Livermore, four strokes in front of second-place Williamsburg.
McGranahan's round puts him in a tie for third place. Teammate McGwire Eden posted a 75 and is in sixth. Brad Gannon turned in a 78 as the Sabers are seeking their first state title in program history.\u00a0
Final round is set for Saturday morning.\u00a0
In Class 2A at Fort Dodge, Wilton is in ninth after 18 holes with a 339 total. Senior Jake Fratzke is in a tie for 16th after shooting 74. Durant's Leo Callison shot an 84 for the first 18 holes.
Bettendorf duo, Knights' Thomas advance:\u00a0Bettendorf's Isaac Luebke and Yash Singh are in the state semifinals for the second straight year.
Luebke and Singh, 21-0 on the season, grabbed two straight-set wins Friday at the Class 2A state tournament in Cedar Rapids. They'll face the top-seeded team from Cedar Rapids Washington at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Pleasant Valley's Nathan Wong and Vincent Gnad went 2-1 on the day, dropping their quarterfinal contest. They regrouped to defeat Andrew and Joseph Shie of Davenport Central to secure a spot in the consolation semis.
Also in 2A, PV's Sriram Sugumaran and Bettendorf's Jacob Panjwani are assured of placing. Sugumaran lost a 6-4, 6-2 quarterfinal to two-time defending state champion Jiung Jung of Iowa City West, but followed with a consolation win.
Panjwani beat North Scott's Teddy Weaver 6-0, 6-0 in an elimination match.\u00a0
In Class 1A at Waterloo, Assumption's Jack Thomas is into the semifinals after knocking off third-seeded Adam Ernsting of Waverly-Shell Rock, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the opener. He followed with a straight-set win in the quarterfinals.\u00a0
Teammate Luke Fennelly was 2-1 and can finish as high as fifth place today.
Khalafallah falls in second day: The Quad-City contingent\u2019s quest for a medal ended Friday at the IHSA state tennis finals when Moline\u2019s Shaddy Khalafallah lost his second match of the day.
Geneseo\u2019s doubles team, competing in Class 1A, also lost Friday and was eliminated. All other Q-C area participants were knocked out Thursday.
Khallafallah lost to top-four seed Nick Marino of Glenbrook North, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 in his first match Friday and then fell 6-2, 6-1 in the fourth-round consolation to Will Zorani of Lake Forest.
Geneseo\u2019s Avery Dunker and Mick Haverland lost to a team from Alton Marquette in straight sets in their only match Friday in the consolation round.\u00a0
Peoria Notre Dame 5, Geneseo 1: Bridget Schuler recorded a hat trick Friday for the Irish as they rolled to a sectional championship in Dunlap over the Maple Leafs.
Heather Dietrich scored the lone goal for Geneseo, which ends its season 18-4."} ]