General Sports Roundup: Providence defeats Morris golfers at Green Garden
FRANKFORT - Despite a 36 by senior Erik Siebold and a 39 by Zach Davis, the Morris Redskins golf team fell 145-161 to Providence at Green Garden Friday. It was the first loss of the season for Morris. David Mantey added a 42 for the Redskins while Zach Gregory carded a 44. Providence took the frosh-soph match 156-181. Andrew Goodman had a 42 and Ethan Chouinard a 44 for Morris. Freshmen Paul Kolotka had a 46 and Quinn Campbell a 49.
Minooka eighth at Batavia Invitational NORTH AURORA - Buoyed by the individual effort of Alex Walter, Minooka shot an 18-hole team total of 308 this weekend for eighth place at the 28-team Batavia Invitational at Fox Valley Country Club. Walter finished in sixth place with a 2-under par 70 that included four birdies and a 34 on the front nine. Logan Thompson tied for 30th place for the Indians with his 76, which was four strokes above par. He notched three birdies and carded a 36 on his first nine holes. Josh Manion of Minooka was right behind, turning in a 77 with three birdies and a 35 on the front nine. Andrew Buchanan finished with an 85.
TENNIS Coal City goes 1-2 in Coaler Invite Coal City - Princeton did not lose a match while going 3-0 to capture the team title of the Coaler Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Coalers wound up 1-2, beating Mendota 4-1 before being blanked 5-0 by Princeton and losing 4-1 to East Aurora. No. 1 singles player Melanie Vignocchi went 1-2 on the day. Vignocchi blanked Stephanie Castenada of Mendota 10-0 before losing 10-1 to Evinne Dimmig of Princeton and 10-5 versus Samantha Nunez of East Aurora. Stephanie Zitella was 1-2 at No. 2 for the Lady Coalers. Zitella beat Alyssa Bulfer of Mendota 10-8 while losing 10-0 to Tristan Hicks of Princeton and 10-1 against Kristy Davison of East Aurora. The No. 1 Coal City doubles squad of Caitlin Hankovcak and Erin Evans was 1-2, beating Bianca Medellin and Karina Arteaga of Mendota 10-5 and losing 10-5 versus Emiley Brand and Michaela Nelson of Princeton plus 10-7 against Amanda Diehl and Shannon Root of East Aurora. The No. 2 squad of Jade Romero and Suzi Skaggs was 1-2. Romero and Skaggs beat Brianne Blumherst and Kassidi Guarrero of Mendota 10-6, lost 10-0 to Heidi Zehr and Lindsey Frank of Princeton plus 10-3 versus Maribel Perez and Edith Zarzo of East Aurora. The Lady Coalers No. 3 duo of Lee Brian and Amanda Trofimchuck was 2-1. Brian and Trofimchuck downed Katherine McLachlan and Meaghan Schweign of Mendota 10-3, lost 10-5 against Kendra Shafer and Mandi Morrow of Princeton and downed Gabby Guzman and Maya Gomez of East Aurora 10-2. On Thursday, Coal City beat Bishop McNamara 3-2 as Vignocci lost 6-1 and 6-3 at the No. 1 singles. Zitella won 6-4 and 6-2 at the No. 2 singles. The Lady Coalers due of Caitlin Hankovcak and Erin Evans lost 6-2 and 6-4 in the No. 1 doubles. Romeo and Skaggs triumphed 7-5 and 6-1 at No. 2 while Brian and Trofimchuck won 6-4 and 6-4 at No. 3. Elizabeth Peterson won 6-4 and 6-0 in an singles exhibition while Dana Nelson and Vyv Perino claimed a 6-1 and 6-3 doubles exhibition outing.
VOLLEYBALL Wilmington def GSW 25-9, 25-20 GARDNER - Julie Pfeifer had two kills, five digs and two points for the Lady Panthers Monday night in the non-conference contest. Amber Eisha added two kills, three digs and a pair of blocks. Kristen Bexson had three kills and two digs. Danielle Aichele had a point while Katie Simms provided two digs and a tip kill. Kayla Kellogg had seven assists. Missy Gretz and Kelsey Lutz added two digs apiece. Sam Foley had three along with a point. Michelle Ruffatti had a point and Brittany Irvin a dig. Wilmington took the junior varsity outing 25-20 and 25-17. Kaylin Schultz had 10 digs and three points for GSW. Keona Kelly had four points and a pair of assists. Kellie Tyler put down three kills. Katie Gretz had eight digs and Ali Perkins three plus two points. Kelly had three aces while Allison Serena (two points) and Schultz added one each. “The Lady Panthers played well,” said coach Phebe Perino. We were blocking and hitting but could not pull out the win.”
Coal City goes 2-3 in Tournament WILLOWBROOK - The Coal City Lady Coalers won their first two matches in pool play on Friday before falling to Wheaton Warrenville South. Coal City then lost to Lisle Benet and Wheaton Warrenville South in the championship bracket on Saturday. “I am very happy with our performance over the weekend,” said Lady Coaler coach Gina Horrie. “We played some tough, big schools and we held our own except for the first game with Benet. They are extremely tough and we struggled that first game with our serve receive.” Coal City beat West Chicago 26-24 and 25-17 in its opener in pool play. The Lady Coalers then downed the host school 25-21 and 25-17 before dropping a 25-15 and 25-13 decision against Wheaton Warrenville South. Benet downed Coal City 25-7 and 25-23 while Wheaton Warrenville South posted a 25-12 and 25-16 decision versus the Lady Coalers. Kellee Mahaffay had 31 kills and Brittni Marietta 13 for Coal City. Corinne Benson and Courtney Delach put down 10 each. Sydney Sherman had eight. Jessica Polakovic provided five blocks while Mahaffay had two and Marietta one. Kelsey Mikula was credited with 59 assists. Devon Bernard had six and Jessica Polakovic four. Mikula led the Lady Coalers with 22 service points while Mahaffay had 21, Benson 18, Polakovic 11 and Bernard eight. Mikula accounted for five aces. Bernard added a trio while Mahaffay, Benson and Polakovic had two apiece. Bernard, the libero, came up with 34 digs. Benson had 13 and Mahaffay seven. Last Thursday, Coal City dropped a 25-20 and 25-20 Interstate Eight Conference decision at Wilmington. “We played tough but couldn't quite pull out a victory in either game,” said Horrie. “We struggled some with serve receive. We came back in the second game but got stopped short.” Mahaffay had six service markers, 10 kills and 10 digs. Mikula added four points, 20 assists and five digs. Manietta had three points, seven kills and a trio of blocks. Benson had two points and 10 digs. Polakovic had two points, three kills, a trio of blocks, four assists and six digs. Delach had two kills and Melissa Henline one. Kelly Sisk had two digs and a solitary point. Wilmington took the sophomore match 25-15 and 25-16. Brittany Halliday had five points and the same number of assists. Shelby St. Cin added three points while Erica Gregurich, Brea Lewis and Meg Martin had two each. Rab Dabulskis had four kills and two blocks. Martin chipped in with nine digs while St. Cin and Jill Youngquist had two each. Gregurich and Youngquist had aces.
SOCCER Lockport 7, Minooka 0 Minooka - On Friday, Indians goalie Andy Piecynski came up with eight saves as Minooka tumbled to 0-5. “We just ran out of gas in the second half,” said Indians coach Jason Boe. Minooka had 10 shots and Lockport 15. Lockport took the sophomore match 3-2, dropping the Indians to 2-3. Memo Magdeleno tallied in the first half for Minooka, his second of the year. Mauro Raimondi picked up the assist. Eric Orndorf popped in his third score of the season following the break. Christian Lamas had the assist, his second.
CROSS COUNTRY Minooka at Red Devil Invitational HINSDALE - Minooka had its best-ever boys finish at the meet hosted Saturday by Hinsdale South and Central, placing fourth of 15 teams with 132 points. In the girls meet, the Indians were seventh of 15 teams with 149 points. Team champions were Neuqua Valley (boys) with 32 points and Hinsdale Central (girls) with 42. Josh Keck placed ninth from Minooka in the boys meet, finishing the 3.0-mile course in 16:00. The team score also included Kyle Smith, who was 25th (16:24), Sean Coyle, who was 33rd (16:34), Julian Hoshell, who was 40th (16:45), and Ryan Kelley, who was 42nd (16:48) with a time one minute faster than his 2007 performance. “The boys team ran today with a sense of purpose,” said Minooka coach Kevin Gummerson. “Typically, we have left this high-quality meet having been kicked down a notch or even two. However, this year we are leaving knowing that we have the makings of a solid cross country team. “Having six guys under 17:00 on a soft, slower course in a great indicator. That is a tribute to their work ethic. Keck has been looking really good lately, and I was proud of the way he kept moving up on miles two and three. Kyle Smith was so excited about this race that he went out flying with the Neuqua kid. Once he was able to settle in, he really ran a nice race.” Rachael Williams placed the Minooka girls and ended up 17th overall (19:28). In addition, Maggie Raynor was 25th (19:50), Rachel Morman was 29th (20:02), Maddie Simon was 35th (20:14) and Kaitlin Hoy was 43rd (20:25). “We attend this meet with the intent of mixing it up with some outstanding teams, and today these girls responded to the quality competition,” said Gummerson. “While we ended up seventh, we were in the mix with six teams that are all ranked in the preseason polls. We are actually leaving this meet with some confidence and some excitement about what we will accomplish this season. “Our top-five split was 58 seconds, with Rachael running a 19:28 on a true cross-country course. Another great measurement is the fact that we had five girls under 20:25 on this course. This was a great first Saturday of competition.” Minooka placed fifth with 145 points in the sophomore boys race. Ben Heidi was 10th overall (17:15), and Andrew Carpenter was 18th (17:33). The Indians were sixth with 170 points in the sophomore girls race, with Sasha Litt ending up in 25th place (21:53) and Nicole Johnson right behind in 26th (21:54). Minooka will run next Saturday at its home course, Channahon Community Park, in the Joliet Invitational.
GRADE SCHOOL BASEBALL Coal City Wins Three Games COAL CITY - After Ryan Krob tossed a no-hitter on Friday against Reed-Custer, the Warriors swept a double-header from Streator Northlawn in non-conference action on Saturday. Seventh-grader Dusty Krob scattered four hits in moving to 5-0. “Our defense keeps getting better and better,” said coach Jerry McDowell. “We have turned six double plays in the last four games.” Krob backed his own cause with three singles, two RBI and a pair of runs scored. Dylan Hakey also had three singles and the same number of RBI. Ryan Krob had two hits. Joseph Micetich doubled and scored two runs. Josh Sheehan and Colt Powell combined for a 17-0 shutout in the second game. Sheehan had three doubles and Ryland Tondini one to go along with a single. Sheehan drove in three runs and Tondini two. Nick Natyshak, Micetich and Ryan Krob added a pair of singles each. Natyshak drove in two runs. “It has been ice to get everyone to contribute,” said McDowell as his team became 15-3 overall. Ryan Krob struck out six and walked three in becoming 4-0, backed by a diving catch by Micetich at second base to preserve the no-hitter. Norton and Hakey had two hits each. Both of Hakey's were doubles while Norton doubled and singled. McLuckie tripled. Ryan Krob doubled and Natyshak singled. “We made good contact up and down the order,” McDowell said. “Krob kept them off balance.”
