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Railers
do the unexpected
By
Rick Hobler
[OCT.
7, 2000] No one expected
the LCHS Railers to be beat the State-ranked Sacred Heart Griffin
Cyclones last night. Most everyone expected that the Railers would
be blown away by SHG’s high powered offense and shut down by its
stingy defense. Many expected the Railers to concede the game before
it started after a series of deflating losses over the last several
weeks. But that’s not what happened at all. Instead, the Railers
did the unexpected last night.
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While the Railers didn’t win,
falling to SHG 42-7, they played their hearts out and played to the
very last play. The Railers committed no turnovers: no intercepted
passes, no fumbles and no special team breakdowns.
In fact, the Railer special teams repeatedly returned
kickoffs in such a way as to give the Railer offense good starting
field position. The Railer defense didn’t allow any huge plays by
the SHG offense. The Railer offense moved the ball, scored once and
was 10 yards short on the final play of the game from scoring twice.
The Railers played with emotion and intensity. And, for the first
time this season, it appeared they actually did what you are
supposed to do in high school athletics…the Railers appeared to
have had some fun. All of which was refreshingly unexpected.
The first half saw SHG do what
they have done to every opponent all year. SHG moved the ball at
will and scored 35 unanswered points.
The SHG defense, which has not allowed a point to be scored
against it the first quarter all year, repeated that performance.
SHG scored on the ground and scored in the air. They have
certainly done a fine job of “recruiting” football players in
all of the specialty areas. Senior Quarterback Brad Sellinger ran
the offense with precision. Sophomore running back Kenni Burns has
to be one of the fastest and best sophomores in the CS8. All of that
was expected and carried out by SHG.
But the game’s real story was
the unexpected Railer performance in the second half. The Railers
came back from the intermission with some intensity and grit that
one would not expect from a team down by 35 points. I witnessed
great running by Sam Moore, Chad Tungate, Jimmy Babbs and others. I
witnessed great passing by Quarterback Marty Ryan, especially to
receiver Ryan Bast. On defense, I was thrilled to see the emotion
filled performances and hard hitting done by Billy Barton, Sam
Moore, Max Litterly, Nick Shaw, Adam Schonauer and Austin Charron,
among others. I witnessed an on the field skirmish between Railer,
Matt Hobler and an SHG player that resulted from the intensity of
both kids going all out on their blocking assignments on a kickoff
return play. That skirmish seemed to put even more fire in the
Railer players.
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I witnessed a fired up Head coach,
Ron Tomczak, call some special plays that surprised SHG for long
gains. I witnessed that same Head Coach, with passion, protecting
his players by pointing out the numerous mistaken calls made by the
game’s officials. I saw Railer fans, bearing the winter-like cold and wind,
standing and cheering when Sam Moore scored, as if the score had put
the Railers in the lead. I saw Railer players on the sidelines
talking it up, patting each other on the back, cheering for their
teammates and anxious to get back in the game again. I saw Ryan Bast
running for the goal line, with time expiring, like he was running
for the winning touchdown in a tied up game. All of this, and more,
at a time when the scoreboard showed that the Railers had little
chance to win.
So, as expected, SHG won the game
by the final score of 42-7. The Railers, on the other hand, had an
unexpected victory. In spite of being winless this season and in
spite of being beaten badly on the scoreboard by SHG, the Railer
players had just played their hearts out, had not given up, had
played hard to the very last play and had fun doing it. In the
locker room, after the game, you would have thought they had won.
Perhaps they did.
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The Railers are on the road again
next week, facing Taylorville. They will return home in two weeks
for the season’s final game and Senior Night against East Peoria.
GO RAILERS!
[Rick
Hobler]
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High
school volleyball report: Lincoln vs. Normal
[OCT.
7, 2000] Lincoln
Community High School’s girls volleyball team played Normal
Community High School here in Lincoln on Thursday, Oct. 5. Normal
beat Lincoln 15-3, 19-17.
Lincoln’s
Kari McFadden served up seven points. Ashley Boyer and Kristina Cook
each made six kills. Kristina Cook also blocked three shots. Kelli
Gleason assisted 16 times.
Allison
Buss of Normal made 14 service points and seven kills. Sarah Starnes
had two blocks. Krystal Majernick helped her team with 13 assists.
Lincoln’s
new record is 18-6-1. Normal’s record now stands at 19-7.
Normal’s
junior varsity defeated Lincoln’s junior varsity team 15-4, 15-11.
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Lady
Lynx soccer team wins at East Peoria
[OCT.
6, 2000] Lincoln
College’s Lady Lynx soccer defeated Illinois Central in East
Peoria yesterday, 5-0. Franci Noreiul and Rebecca Kostal each scored
two goals. Amy Stoelinga scored one goal. Two of Lincoln’s
teammates assisted: Rebecca Kostal and Jackie Maddox.
Congratulations Lady Lynx!
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LCHS
golfers compete in Quincy Regional
[OCT.
5, 2000] Lincoln
High School’s men’s golf team competed in the Quincy Regional
Tournament on Tuesday afternoon at the par-71 Westview Golf Course.
Aaron Freesmeier qualified for the individual sectionals with an 80.
The other players scores’ were as follows: Josh Specketer 83, J.T.
Ashley 84, Bradon Fults 86, Jason Fitzpatrick 95 and Blinn Bates 97.
Lincoln’s team score was 333, and they will not advance to the
team sectional.
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Olympia
girls make waves over Peoria Manual
[OCT.
5, 2000] In
a tidal wave at Stanford on Tuesday, Oct. 3, it was Olympia 145,
Peoria Manual 19 in high school girls swimming. Individual and relay results follow.
200-yard
medley relay – Olympia: Mary Clark, Emily Melick, Katie Fraher,
Emily Dare, 2:23.94
200
freestyle – Olympia: Deanna Fluty, 2:37.53
200
intermediate medley – Olympia: Jessica Legner, 3:00.06
50
freestyle – Peoria Manual: Baker, 32.65 sec.
Diving
– Olympia: Rebecca Alberts, 160.85
100
butterfly – Olympia: Ashley Mahaffey, 1:28.94
100
freestyle – Olympia: Fraher, 1:06.95
500
freestyle – Olympia: Melick, 6:06.45
200
freestyle relay – Olympia: Erin Canopy, Jen Nafziger, Melick, Laci
Smith, 2:04.41
100
backstroke – Olympia: Mahaffey, 1:24.87
100
breaststroke – Olympia: Katie Hentzen, 1:26.59
400
freestyle relay – Olympia: Gina Rawlins, Smith, Jennifer Bell,
Legner, 4:50.76
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Hartsburg-Emden
volleys with Illini Central
[OCT.
5, 2000] Hartsburg-Emden
High School’s girls volleyball team defeated Illini Central 15-1,
15-5. The game was at Hartsburg on Tuesday afternoon. Hartsburg-Emden’s
top players were Kate Wrage with 17 service points, Tasha Williams
with nine kills, Carrie Rayburn with eight blocks, and Beth Guy with
20 assists. Hartsburg-Emden’s overall record is now 15-5, and their
Tomahawk Conference record is 3-0. Hartsburg Emden’s junior
varsity players also defeated Illini Central’s junior varsity team
15-1, 15-5.
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Lincoln
College volleys with Lincoln Land
[OCT.
5, 2000] Lincoln
College’s Lady Lynx volleyball played Lincoln Land yesterday at
home. Lincoln Land beat Lincoln College 15-7, 15-9, 15-9. Lynx Coach
Tina Rogers-Smith said, "We actually played pretty well. We had
been going backwards; however, we had a good practice Tuesday and
played well tonight. I think we are going to surprise some people. I
certainly haven’t given up on them."
Candace
Sheley was a huge asset to the Lady Lynx with nine kills, two
blocks, five digs and two aces. Some of the other girls also made
significant contributions to the game. Christine Lott made seven
kills and four blocks. Adie Harmon had four kills, three digs and
two aces. Amanda Pikert helped with five kills and four blocks.
Bonnie Brown assisted 21 times.
Lincoln
College’s record now stands at 1-19. They will compete in a
tournament at Parkland on Friday and Saturday.
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Meeting
required for parents of LCHS winter athletes
[OCT.
5, 2000] All
LCHS winter athletes are required to have their athletic permit card
on file in the activity director’s office before they may try out
or practice for any sports. All parents/guardian of all athletes
must attend a mandatory meeting Monday, Oct. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the
LCHS auditorium. This 15-minute meeting will cover the
athletic permit card, extracurricular code and parent/coach
involvement. No athletes will be allowed to try out or practice
until their parents/guardian attend this meeting. If you attended
the fall parents meeting in August, you do not need to attend this
meeting. If you cannot attend, please call Darrell Hanslow, activity
director, to set up an appointment with him, (217) 732-4131, Ext.
250.
Sports
starting dates
Girls
basketball, Oct. 30
Boys
basketball, Nov. 6
Wrestling,
Nov. 6
Boys
swimming, Nov. 20
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