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Statistics were as follows:
Kills: Michelle McFadden and Kari
McFadden each with 10; Missy Aper with eight.
Blocks: Kari McFadden with eight;
Brooklyn Robbins with four.
Assists: Broklyn Robbins with 32.
Service points: Maria Benitez and
Christina Xamis with 11 each; Kari McFadden with six.
Aces: Maria Benitez with two and Kari
McFadden with one.
Digs: Missy Aper with 22 and Samantha
Conrady with 11
The Lady Railers JV squad was also
victorious over SHG, by scores of 15-11 and 15-13.
The Lady Railers return home next week
for matches on Tuesday against conference rival Lanphier and, on
Thursday, against Normal Community.
GO RAILERS!
[Rick
L. Hobler] |
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At Mahomet
Mahomet-Seymour def.
Olympia 14-16, 15-13, 17-15.
Olympia: Service
points, Jamie Ahlers 17. Kills, Kristin Goebel 14. Blocks, Stacia
Prater 7. Assists, Ahlers 32.
Record: Olympia
16-8 overall, 3-2 in conference.
Junior varsity:
Mahomet-Seymour def. Olympia 15-11, 16-14.
Freshmen: Mahomet-Seymour def.
Olympia 15-11, 15-13.
At Petersburg
Mount Pulaski def.
Petersburg Porta 15-0, 15-2.
Mount Pulaski:
Service points, Alicia Rankin 7. Kills, Mary Olson and Bethany Dulle
4. Blocks, Olson and Mallory Clements 1. Assists, Clements 12.
Record: Mount Pulaski
14-1.
Junior varsity: Mount Pulaski def.
Petersburg Porta 15-1, 15-0.
At Delavan
Illini Central def.
Delavan 15-5, 15-7.
Illini Central:
Kills, Jeni McLaughlin 6.
Record: Illini
Central 6-8.
Junior varsity: Delavan def. Illini
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At Bloomington
Highland Park--Par 35
Central Catholic 164,
Hartsburg-Emden 173.
Hartsburg-Emden:
Josh Allen 40, Nick Simmons 43, Tim McCoy 44, Blaine Hellman 46, Dan
Mammen 46.
Junior varsity: Central Catholic 197,
Hartsburg-Emden 198.
At Kilbourne
Crane Creek--Par 36
Illini Central 165,
Havana 180, Petersburg Porta 192.
Illini Central: 1. Tyler Schrick 39;
2. (tie) Bryce Cunningham 40; 4. Trevor Scott 41; 5. (tie) Adam
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At Normal
Normal Unit 5 125,
Olympia 61
200-yard medley relay--2. Olympia
200 freestyle--4. Mary Clark (O); 5. Jen Nafziger (O).
200 individual medley--3. Mahafey (O); 4. R. Smith (O).
50 freestyle--5. L. Smith (O).
Diving--2. Sarah Alberts (O); 5. Allison Spence (O).
100 butterfly--2. Alyssa Ludwig (O); 4. Jessica Legner (O).
100 freestyle--3. Emily Wittrig (O); 5. Alberts (O).
500 freestyle--3. Erin Canopy (O); 4. Spence (O).
200 freestyle relay--1. Olympia (Hillary Shaffer, Nafziger, M.
Clark, Ludwig), 2:08.05.
100 backstroke--1. Wittrig (O), 1:15.26; 3. Laci Smith (O).
100 breaststroke--4. Legner (O); 5. R. Smith (O).
400 freestyle relay--2. Olympia. |
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Coach Mark Tippett stated: "It was
great for our team to break through and pick up a couple of wins at
home. I was pleased with the effort and intensity we showed from
start to finish. We passed the ball very well and served
consistently. When we do those two things, we can be a very tough
team to deal with. Tonight’s matches showed the type of volleyball
our team is capable of, and I hope this will spark us to continue to
improve as we move into the second half of our season."
Leading the way for the Lynx with 16
points, four aces and 32 set assists was Beth Guy. Lacey Jones
came up big with 13 points and six kills, while Kayla Biederstedt
had four kills and three blocks. Christy Raymer and Ashley Hanson
had three digs each.
In the other
match Thursday night, Greenville defeated Black Hawk East 30-21,
30-25. Lincoln College will be on the road Monday
against Kankakee and will return home Wednesday night against
Lincoln Land at 6 p.m.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College
sports information director] |
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The Railers lost a game at Springfield
that I really hoped they would win. I felt it might set the tone for
the rest of the year and help them eke out another win or two. Now
their backs are against the wall, and they’ll have to take care of
business all by themselves. I know they can do it, I’m just not sure
that THEY know they can do it!
Illini
lost at sea…
Are you STILL mad that no one wanted to
give the Illini any respect before the season started? Maybe those
people knew more about this team than they were letting on? The
coaching staff STILL maintains that the losses are solely a matter
of execution — that guys are trying to do too much and are getting
out of position. Oh, if it was just that easy. I’d wager to say that
virtually any LDN reader could be 1-4 right now as coach of this
unit. It is very discouraging and very difficult and painful to
watch.
Now I know what my dad meant when he
told me how difficult it would be to be a fan in the Midwest. On the
coast we’re used to speedy, quick, agile athletes at all the quality
positions… Oh well, I digress.
The sad thing is that this season held
so much promise, and now it has gone up in smoke. This REALLY tests
the resolve of the fans. Many fans don’t want to be tested, as
attested by the throngs who had seen enough and left at HALFTIME on
Saturday. While I preach loyalty everywhere I go, I can’t really
blame them after what we’ve been forced to endure so far this year.
A couple of weeks ago my son tried to
run out on the field, and it’s a good thing I stopped him; he might
have hurt someone — something our missed tackles and sloppy play are
not likely to produce.
I could say more, but I won’t. Well,
except for this: This was not a very good Michigan team that we let
have their way with us on our home field, and that is sad and
disgusting.
ISU falls
…to Eastern Illinois 45-10 as Dwayne
Smith tallied the only points via the TD route for the Redbirds. EIU
started quickly, taking an early 17-0 lead, and the Birds could
never get back into the game. Stephen Carroll did add a field goal
to the cause. Both teams evened their records at 2-2.
Bears
find another way to lose
…this time, in overtime. Lots more
conservative play calling seems to haunt the Bears at times. The
injuries on defense seem to be taking their toll on Chicago as well.
Hopefully they can repair the ship before the cheeseheads come to
town.
LC and
LCC continue to duke it out
If you like outstanding women’s sports,
you should be taking in LC and LCC volleyball matches. These two met
twice more this past weekend in a tournament in the beautiful new
Laughlin Center. In the first match, LC hung tough, but LCC put them
away in three. However, it was a different story in the championship
round. LC won two of the first three games before LCC rallied back
to hoist the championship trophy.
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Credit LC for some gritty play and
their fans for outstanding support. I REALLY commend their fans for
encouraging their team as they did. LCC’s fans were pretty awesome
as well, and when a whole gym has an electricity like this tourney
had, that’s what college sports should be about!
Congratulations to Breanne Prunty,
Christen O’Malley and MVP Ren Cox for making the all-tournament
team. Congrats also to Beth Guy of the Lady Lynx for also securing a
spot on the all-star team!
"FANdamonium"
Greg Taylor and I want to continue to
thank you for making the Monday night sports showcase so fun to do.
We love talking sports, and your calls, e-mails, etc. make it all
worthwhile. Tonight at 6 p.m. set your Web browser to
www.lincolndailynews.com
and click on the live link in "Hear it here!" to transport you to
our live show. You can also tune your TV dial to CITV Channel 5 or
your radio dial to FIX-FM 96.3.
We’ll REALLY need your help tonight as
we cry into Greg’s Kool-Aid! Maybe you know how some of these teams
that we support can get themselves right.
Tonight’s special guests include
Lincoln College soccer coach Mark Howard along with some of his
players. I believe the Lynx are 6-4 and have a win over a top 10
school, Lewis and Clark. You soccer fans will NOT want to miss coach
Howard’s comments about how exciting his team is and what home games
you might be able to attend in the next few weeks. We also hope to
entertain members of LCHS coach Jan Dickerson’s tennis team.
Over the next few weeks we hope to
shine the spotlight on as many prep, collegiate and pro sports as we
are humanly able to. We hope to have former WAND 17 sports anchor
Ron Rector do a show or two with us. We also hope to have Decatur
Herald-Review sports editor Mark Tupper on board for a show. We’ve
asked LCHS golfers and swimmers to join us soon as well, and we plan
to get soccer and any other athletes showcased as well. IF you play
on a team or would like to have a shot at being on the show,
send us
an e-mail and we’ll try to hook you up.
Also, if you are a junior high or high
school student and you are interested in maybe becoming a sports
journalist,
send us an e-mail. We hope to select one or two students
to maybe be a guest host in the studio with us. Hope to hear from
you soon.
Have a great
week, everybody, and let’s hope our teams get off the snied! And
good luck, Cardinals, in the desert!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
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