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Pearl City and Warren were locked in a back-and-forth match in game one of their non-conference battle to open the season. Serving errors by the Wolves, (5 in game one) were keeping the Warriors close, but Warren was also paying some exceptional defense. At one point, Warren setter, Averi Sabinson, went up for a kill, but the ball was blocked right back at her by Pearl City's super-soph, Danica Stager. But in one deft move that would have made the Sportscenter highlights, Sabinson, reached down...
Stockton was in complete control in game two of their non-conference match against Morrison, but the crowd was excited and chanting – for a very good reason. Entering the night's action, senior setter, Kacy Wright needed ten assists to reach the 1000 mark for her career. And with the Blackhawks in front 20-10 in game two, she was one set away. The pass came to her, and she put it up for Maddie Mammoser who blasted it down as the gym went wild and time out was called. Wright was presented with a...
In spite of all the summer leagues, conditioning and pre-season practices, every coach will tell you that you're never quite sure how the first match will go ... until you play it. Lena-Winslow opened their season at home against East Dubuque, but in game one – the Panthers did everything they could to give the game away. Service errors happen – especially when you're being aggressive. So, having one or two in a game – or even three – does not raise an eyebrow. A weaker team that is struggling w...
Lena-Winslow head coach, Ric Arand, summed up Friday night's opening contest at Morrison the best. "I told the guys, this was a battle of attrition," coach Arand explained. "Both teams had so many guys going down with cramps, and it was like which team is going to be able to put all eleven guys in the right spot." There was a lot of leg cramping due to a cool but heavy air, and as Arand pointed out – everyone might be in shape, but they are not yet in "game" shape. "We do a lot of sprints, a...
West Galena 0 – 0 7 – 0 Stockton 0 – 0 8 – 1 River Ridge 0 – 0 2 – 2 East Dubuque 1 – 0 1–3-1 West Carroll 0 – 0 0 – 1 Scales Mound 0 – 0 0 – 3 Warren 0 – 1 0–7-2 North Orangeville 0 – 0 1 – 0 Durand 0 – 0 6 – 1 Pecatonica 0 – 0 6 – 2 Pearl City 0 – 0 3 – 1 Lena-Winslow 0 – 0 1 – 1 Forreston 0 – 0 1 – 1 Dakota 0 – 0 1 – 2 South Eastland 0 – 0 2 – 0 Milledgeville 0 – 0 2 – 0 Amboy 0 – 0 3 – 1 AFC 0 – 0 2 – 1 Polo 0 – 0 2 – 3 Fulton 0 – 0 1 – 2 Morrison 0 – 0 0 – 4 Last Week’s Results Eastland 25, 25 Dakota 16, 16 Forreston 25, 25 Byron 17, 19 S...
Bronco sophomore, Hayden Schofield was almost super-human Saturday against Alden-Hebron. He ran the ball for 170 yards and scored twice – including a 98 yard break away early in the second half – but he also had a kickoff return for a touchdown. The problem was, it wasn't enough. While Schofield did everything he could to carry the Broncos, but a collection of mistakes in almost every aspect of the game proved to be too much for Orangeville to overcome as Alden-Hebron claimed the 36-22 vic...
The Galena Pirates continue to be the team to beat in area volleyball. But even though they won their own tournament on Saturday, it seems the competition is close than many would think. Durand had fallen to Galena in the finals the last two years, but didn’t get that far on Saturday as they fell to Stockton in pool play. But the Bulldogs rebounded well, blowing out Annawan to make it into the consolation finals, then edged past Riverdale 27-25, 26-24 to claim the third place title. Stockton won their pool with an impressive 21-16, 21-17 win o...
Football Standings NUIC Lena-Winslow 1 - 0 1 – 0 Du/Pec 1 - 0 1 – 0 EPC 1 - 0 1 – 0 Fulton 1 - 0 1 – 0 Dakota 0 - 0 0 – 1 Forreston 0 - 1 0 – 1 Galena 0 - 1 0 – 1 Stockton 0 - 1 0 – 1 Morrison 0 - 1 0 – 1 8-Man Milledgeville 1 – 0 Polo 1 – 0 Kirkland-Hiaw 1 – 0 West Carroll 1 – 0 Alden-Hebron 1 – 0 Orangeville 0 – 1 AFC 0 – 1 Christian Life 0 – 1 River Ridge 0 – 1 South Beloit 0 – 1 Six Rivers WI Potosi/Cassville 0 – 0 2 – 0 River Ridge 0 – 0 2 – 0 Wauzeka-Seneca 0 – 0 1 – 1 Blackhawk/War 0 – 0 1 – 1 Pec/Argyle 0 – 0 1 – 1 Iowa Grant 0 – 0 0 ...
Hot weather postponed several area golf matches, but later in the week some still took place. Boys Forreston 165 Kaden Brown – 37, Darin Greenfield – 42, Daylen Rahn – 43, Aspen McGlynn – 43 = 165 RR/SM 171 Joseph Winter – 39, Same Rife – 40, Camden Flack – 43, Bode Dittmar – 49 = 171 Fulton 147 Owen VanZuiden – 34, Jacob Voss – 36, Zach Winkel – 36, Braeden Brennan – 41 = 147 Eastland 176 Braden Anderson – 39, Cam Huber – 43, Harper Keim – 47, Briden Dale – 47 = 176 RR/SM 160 Sam Rife – 38, Joseph Winter – 39, Camden Flack – 41, Derrick Dist...
Several area volleyball teams have been getting attention lately as the region looks to see which ones look like contenders this season. But one team flying under the radar is already looking like all the pieces are beginning to fall into place. The Eastland Cougars opened up their home season with a solid 25-16, 25-16 sweep over Dakota. But while the scores were identical, the games were far from it. In game one, Eastland charged ahead early – prompting Dakota to call time out on a kill by T...
Stockton fans loved to refer to their matches against Lena-Winslow as a rivalry, but in volleyball, that was hard to swallow. I mean, after all, for it to be a rivalry, both teams had to be capable of winning. And the Blackhawks hadn't beaten the Panthers in several years. All of that changed Thursday night in Lena. The Panthers are a solid team, and will only improve over the course of the season, but Stockton simply dominated play in every aspect. At the net, Stockton amassed 23 kills and two...
NUIC Lena-Winslow 2 - 0 2 – 0 Du/Pec 2 - 0 2 – 0 EPC 1 - 1 1 – 1 Fulton 1 - 1 1 – 1 Forreston 1 - 1 1 – 1 Galena 1 - 1 1 – 1 Stockton 0 - 1 0 – 1 Dakota 0 - 1 0 – 2 Morrison 0 - 2 0 – 2 8-Man Milledgeville 2 – 0 Polo 2 – 0 West Carroll 2 – 0 Alden-Hebron 1 – 1 Kirkland-Hiaw 1 – 1 South Beloit 1 – 1 AFC 0 – 1 Christian Life 0 – 1 Orangeville 0 – 2 River Ridge 0 – 2 Six Rivers WI Potosi/Cassville 1 – 0 3 – 0 River Ridge 0 – 0 2 – 0 Blackhawk/War 0 – 0 1 – 1 Pec/Argyle 1 – 0 2 – 1 Iowa Grant 1 – 0 1 – 2 Wauzeka-Seneca 0 – 1 1 – 2 Riverdale 0 – 1...
On their second play from scrimmage, the Lena-Winslow Panthers introduced Fulton to junior speedster Alec Schlichting. Sixty-seven yards later, it was 6-0 Panthers, and only 2:04 of game time had elapsed. The play was a basic element of the Panther playbook, quarterback Kasch Lessman would often hand off the ball to Aiden Wild on a dive, but then after softening up the defense Lessman would fake the handoff to Wild and give it to Schlichting. Fulton had a hard time defending it. The second time...
Boys Fulton 151 Owen VanZuiden – 36, Zach Winkel – 36, Jacob Voss – 37, Braden Brennar – 42 = 151 RR/SM 163 Camden Flack – 39, Joseph Winter – 39, Sam Rife – 40, Bode Dittmar – 45 = 163 Warren 189 Jordan Kohl – 43, Alek Sabinson – 46, Treyton Pafford – 50, Brett Radaszewski – 50 = 189 Stockton 200 Blake Zink – 42, Ethan Steien – 51, Masyn Cahill – 52, Javier Montalvo – 55 = 200 West Carroll 207 Thomas Krontz – 43, Wilson Bressler – 49, Max Knuth – 57, Devan Lawson – 58 = 207 Forreston 176 Kaden Brown – 38, Kendall Erdmann – 43, Daylen Rahn – 4...
Two contrasting styles hooked up in South Wayne last Friday night as the ground pounding Blackhawk/Warren Warriors played host to the air-it-out Southwestern/East Dubuque Warcats. And in a game that featured several huge plays and momentum swinging moments, in the end it was a last second Hail Mary that claimed the win for the Warcats. SW/ED came in with a lot of fire and emotion, and exploded right out of the gate as Zander Tierney took the opening kickoff, broke through a hole to his left,...
West Stockton 0 – 0 2 – 0 Galena 0 – 0 1 – 0 West Carroll 0 – 0 0 – 0 River Ridge 0 – 0 0 – 0 East Dubuque 0 – 0 0 – 1 Warren 0 – 0 0 – 2 Scales Mound 0 – 0 0 – 2 North Dakota 0 – 0 1 – 0 Durand 0 – 0 2 – 0 Lena-Winslow 0 – 0 1 – 0 Pearl City 0 – 0 2 – 1 Orangeville 0 – 0 0 – 0 Forreston 0 – 0 0 – 1 Pecatonica 0 – 0 0 – 1 South Milledgeville 0 – 0 1 – 0 Amboy 0 – 0 1 – 0 Eastland 0 – 0 1 – 0 Polo 0 – 0 1 – 1 Fulton 0 – 0 1 – 1 AFC 0 – 0 0 – 1 Morrison 0 – 0 0 – 1 Last Week’s Results Pearl City 25, 25 Warren 18, 9 Milledgeville 28, 25 Scales Mo...
Football Standings NUIC Lena-Winslow 1 - 0 1 – 0 Du/Pec 1 - 0 1 – 0 EPC 1 - 0 1 – 0 Fulton 1 - 0 1 – 0 Dakota 0 - 0 0 – 1 Forreston 0 - 1 0 – 1 Galena 0 - 1 0 – 1 Stockton 0 - 1 0 – 1 Morrison 0 - 1 0 – 1 8-Man Milledgeville 1 – 0 Polo 1 – 0 Kirkland-Hiawatha 1 – 0 West Carroll 1 – 0 Alden-Hebron 1 – 0 Orangeville 0 – 1 AFC 0 – 1 Christian Life 0 – 1 River Ridge 0 – 1 South Beloit 0 – 1 Six Rivers WI Potosi/Cassville 0 – 0 2 – 0 River Ridge 0 – 0 2 – 0 Wauzeka-Seneca 0 – 0 1 – 1 Blackhawk/Warren 0 – 0 1 – 1 Pec/Argyle 0 – 0 1 – 1 Iowa Grant 0 ...
5 Golf teams – including some very big schools – all gathered in Rockford to officially begin the 2024 Fall Sports High School season at the Rockford Jefferson J-Hawk Invitational. The tournament used a two-person, best ball, format. In other words, both players would tee off, but then choose the better of those two shots, and continue this process throughout the tournament. Locally, Freeport competed, as did the NUIC teams from Pecatonica and Stockton. Final team results were: 1 Rockford Guilford 244 2 Rockford Harlem 245 3 Freeport 249 Bel...
A total of ten Boys teams and three Girls teams gathered at Lake Carroll's Golf Course last Saturday for the Eastland Invitational. Eastland also had three girls who competed individually, but you needed four scores to qualify as a team. But the best part of the tournament was that it was comprised almost exclusively of NUIC teams – with only Winnebago not being a part of the conference. So, that gave everyone an early glimpse into which teams might be competing for the conference title. W...
8/20 BG Eastland at Stockton BG LW/PC at Forreston 8/21 BG Eastland at Dakota BG Fulton at Warren BG LW/PC at Polo 8/22 BG Eastland at RR/SM BG Forreston at Sterling Newman BG Pec/Durand at Amboy BG Stockton at Galena 8/23 FB Benton/SM/Shull at River Ridge WI FB Southwestern/ED at Blackhawk/Warren 8/24 BG Rock Falls Invitational 8/26 BG Amboy at Eastland BG Dakota, Fulton at Stockton BG Polo, East Dubuque at Du/Pec VB Pearl City at Warren VB Rock Christian at Pecatonica VB Scales Mound at Milledgeville VB Stockton at Orangeville 8/27 BG Dakota...
Fall Sports officially begin this week with Golf getting it all started. 8/16 BG Jefferson Tournament 8/17 BG Byron Invitational BG Eastland Invitational 8/19 BG RR/SM at Fulton BG Warren, Stockton at West Carroll 8/20 BG Eastland at Stockton BG LW/PC at Forreston 8/21 BG Eastland at Dakota BG Fulton at Warren BG LW/PC at Polo...
The first full week of the NFL pre-season is in the books, college teams are gearing up to begin their respective seasons in the newly arranged conferences where the NCAA has also expanded the playoff format to 12 teams instead of four, and at the High school level the Morrison Mustangs are now a part of the NUIC (replacing West Carroll who went to 8-man) which is only going to make the best small school conference in the state that much tougher. Here at Village Voices, we've already been...
This week is the IHSA's annual "No Contact" week where coaches and players are not allowed to work on their respective sports as they get ready for the first official day of practice which is this Monday, August 12th. But that allowed everyone to finish their summer schedules last week, and everyone made sure to take advantage of that. In football, Lena-Winslow made a trip to Byron where they scrimmaged against both the Tigers as well as the 5A Sycamore Spartans – and I was there to see them i...
Thursday 7/11 5:00 Lena-Winslow vs Scales Mound (HS) River Ridge vs Warren (JH) 6:00 Pearl City vs Orangeville (HS) Stockton vs River Ridge (JH) 7:00 Orangeville vs Freeport (HS) Warren vs Scales Mound (JH) 8:00 Lena-Winslow vs Pearl City (HS) Freeport vs Stockton (JH) Thursday, 7/18 5:00 Freeport vs River Ridge (HS) Scales Mound vs Pearl City (JH) 6:00 Lena-Winslow vs Orangeville (HS) Pearl City vs Freeport (JH) 7:00 Orangeville vs Stockton (HS) Warren vs Lena-Winslow (JH) 8:00 River Ridge vs Scales Mound (HS) Stockton vs Warren (JH)...
The third annual All Star Volleyball match was held last Tuesday night at Eastland High School, and the large crowd got to see area stars put on an impressive performance. "People don't realize that for the last ten years, it was a team from the NUIC that won the Sectional," said Eastland's Jim Pierce. "And for all but two of those years, they won the Super Sectional and went to State." Our corner of Northwest Illinois has indeed been blessed with some exceptional talent. Aquin, Eastland, and...
