This past weekend, the Coal City soccer team finished in third place at the Streator Tournament, losing to Danville 2-1 and Streator 3-0 but defeating Paw Paw 2-1.
In the game against Danville, the Coalers started slow, eventually trailing 1-0 at halftime.
"We came out flat and found ourselves down at half," Coal City coach Branden Petersen said.
In the second half, Danville scored again on a penalty kick before Zack Pierard delivered on a cross from Ryan Petty and Jake Borgra scored.
Jake Sirovy had 8 saves in goal for the Coalers.
In the game against Paw Paw, Pierard scored to give the locals a 1-0 lead in the first half. He was assisted by Andrew Van Cura.
After Paw Paw tied it, Coal City took the lead back when Petty found Clay Kauzlaric on a direct kick for the goal.
In the third game, Petersen said his team looked tired.
"The first half, we had a tired looking team who had no break between games," he said. "With 10 minutes left in the first half, we needed subs and Streator capitalized with two goals. We played well and look forward to our rematch with them later in the year."
Sirovy had 13 saves and "Tommy Fatigante was an anchor on 'd'" according to Petersen.
Pierara and Kauzlaric were named to the All-Tournament team.
Minooka 4,
Plainfield East 2
Matt Kelly scored twice and Joe Koenig and Sergio Reyes once each in the win. Koenig, Giacomo Raimondi, Matt Blackmore and Kyle Hallerberg had assists.
Matt Wickersham had 7 saves.
"The defense, led by junior Joe Koenig, got a boost from senior T.J. Lambert, who's presence was felt as soon as he entered the game and sparked a lazy Minooka team in the first half," Minooka coach Chris Brolley said. "Once again, Matt Wickersham was on top of his game, stopping seven of eight shots before giving up a penalty kick late in the game."
Minooka 5,
Normal West 4
Joe Koenig scored twice and Alec Polaine, Matt Kelly and Trent Kreis added goals in the victory.
Kreis and Joe Koenig had assists and Matt Wickersham had 11 saves as the winning keeper.
Iroquois West 2,
Reed-Custer 1
Cody Mass scored for the Comets with an assist from B.J. Bailey.
Trevor Murphy made 4 saves in goal.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Plainfield South 2,
Morris 0
Brian Vasquez had 7 saves in the loss for the Redskins.
CROSS COUNTRY
Minooka at Normal West Invitational
Both the Minooka boys and girls won the event with the boys logging 26 points and the girls getting 39.
BOYS MEET
The Indians finished second, third, fourth eighth, ninth, 10th and 15th on the day.
Joey Santillo was second in 15:11, Dan Popek was third in 15:47, Alex Pierce was fourth in 15:59, Kyle Smith eighth in 16:29, Ben Boland ninth in 16:34, Cody Mart 10th in 16:36 and Erik Brick 15th in 16:54.
GIRLS MEET
Kiley Saunders was fourth in the girls meet with a time of 19:41 while Nicole Johnson was fifth in 19:49, Devin Doran eighth in 20:06 and Kaitlyn Chetney ninth in 20:14. Additionally, Haley Renison was 13th in 21:04, Moira McAnsey was 16th in 21:19 and Lauren Jonen was 18th in 21:41.
"This was a quality starting point for both the boys and girls programs," Minooka coach Kevin Gummerson said. "These athletes came out today and were excited about getting the chance to compete. We have a ton of work to do, but it is great to get a race under our belts. On the boys side, Joey ran a very strong race and made an impressive power move over that last mile. This group has a ton of potential, and they showed a glimpse of that today.
"The girls had a lot of bright spots, too. Kiley and Nicole have us a great 1-2 punch, and the rest of the girls backed them up. Devin has been working extremely hard and is gaining more confidence each and every week."
GIRLS SWIMMING
Morris at Ottawa
In an outdoor meet held in Ottawa, Sterling walked away with the win, finishing with 499 points. Ottawa was second with 420 points and Morris third with 411.
Morris won the junior varsity meet with 461 1/2 points. Ottawa had 404 1/2 points and Sterling 359.
The Redskins got four firsts in the JV meet. Bree Pena won the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 1:14.54 and the 50-yard freestyle in :30.79 and the 200-yard freestyle team of Pena, Mary Wolverton, Sam Morganflash and Lauren Sweet were first in 2:16.88 and the 400-yard free relay team of Pena, Morganflash, Sweet and Jadea Spineada in 5:11.73.
The JV 200-yard medley relay team of Claasen, Wolverton, Jana Berryman and Morganflash was second in 2:31.01; Tori Manning was second in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:22.81; Lauren Sweet was second in the 100-free in 1:16.27 and 50 free in :32.64; Spineada was second in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:53.31 and in the 300-yard free in 4:44.13 Wolverton was second in the 50-yard back in :43.46; Jana Berryman was second in the 50-yard breaststroke in :43.79; the 400-yard relay team was second in 5:32.26 and Morgan Popidinski was second in the 50-butterfly in :47.73.
For the varsity, Britt Crawford was second in the 50-yard free with a time of :28.24.
FOOTBALL
Herscher 49,
Dwight 8
Luke Arnold scored on a 52-yard TD rush for the lone Dwight score of the contest.
SOPHOMORES
Minooka 22,
Morris 12
The Morris sophomores lost to Minooka.
Kyle Hill had an 85-yard TD on a kickoff return and Gino Persico caught an 8-yard TD pass from Matt Darlington for Morris.
Dino Meucci led Morris with 55 yards on the ground and Persico had 65-yards in pass receptions.
BOYS GOLF
Seenca 174,
Somonauk 189
For the Fighting Irish, Jacob Newberry shot a round of 41 and recorded medalist honors while Michael Osborne ended with a 42, Conlan Callahan a 45 and Alex Bott a 46.
In the JV match, Somonauk won 220-223.
Scoring for Seneca were: Chris Lee, who was the medalist with a 49, Tyler Bunker (56), Brenden Tisler (58) and Aaron Victor (60).
Dwight 174,
Reed-Custer 181
Ridgeview 191
Dwight was led by Jake Thomas with a 41 while Kiefer Koius added a 42. Additionally, Colin Conroy had a 44 and Blake Huseman a 45.
For the Comets, Ryan Johnson had a 41, Lance Willis a 44, Connor Anderson a 47, Tyler Allen a 49, Aaron Graaf a 52 and Mike Underwood a 57.
In the JV match, Dwight won 180- 258. For R-C, Adam Miller shot a 56, Billy Marquardt a 62 and both Sara Maddox and Stacie Hall each shot a 70. Dwight was led by the 41 of Patrick Gliwa.
Peotone 179,
Reed-Custer 185,
Wilmington 203
At Cinder Ridge, Johnson shot a 42, Willis a 43, Allen a 47, Anderson a 53, Underwood a 57 and Graaf a 58.
For the Comet JV team, Ethan Maca shot a 49, Marquardt a 58, Hall a 62 and Maddox a 64.
GIRLS GOLF
Plano 229,
Seneca 287
At Edgebrook in Sandwich, the Lady Irish played in its first-ever varsity match.
The medalist was Maggie Beniot of Plano.
Scoring for Seneca were Lexi Brown with a 67, while Cortney Bays added a 68 and Jacquelyn Newberry added a 69.
Minooka 193,
Geneva 202
The Indians got the win, though Abby Luchtenburg was the medalist with a 41 for the Vikings at Heritage Bluffs.
For Minooka, Krystal Paramo shot a 45 while Allie Omatto added a 47. Additionally, Sammy Thompson and Rachel Herzberger scored with a 50 and 51, respectively. Also for the Indians, Deaven Hudson shot a 51, Michelle Olsen a 53, Sarah Lindmark a 52 and Gabby Osorio a 59.
In the JV match, Minooka won 221-226.
Scoring for the Indians were: Erin Rosetta (52), Becca Andreana (54), Ashley Gray (57) and Andra Sharpe (58).
VOLLEYBALL
Wilmington def. GSW 25-18, 25-11
Miranda Faletti led the Panthers with 5 points and an ace while adding 5 assists, 3 digs and an assist. Also for the locals, Katie Gretz had 8 digs and a point, Abby Horrie 3 points, an ace, 3 kills, 2 digs and 4 blocks, Brenna Hyslop 4 points, a kill and a dig and Allie Perkins 2 points, a kill, an assist, 3 digs and 4 blocks. Kailyn Schultz had 2 kills and a block and Aly Harmes an assist and a dig and Becca Bernardy 2 digs.
At the frosh-soph level, GSW won 25-21, 25-17.
For the Panthers: Sam Schultz had 12 points, 4 aces and a block; Paige Lardi 8 points, 4 aces, 3 digs, a block and a kill, Natalie Cash 5 digs, 3 assists, 2 points and a kill; Ally Matthews 4 digs, 3 points, 2 aces and a kill; Kaitlyn Dennett 6 digs and a point, Jamie Soransen 2 assists and Breann Fisher 2 kills.
At the freshman level GSW beat Wilmington 25-10, 25-19.
Emily Foley had 10 points, 3 aces and 6 assists for the Panthers while Taylor Speed added 6 points and 3 aces. Additionally, Bryanna DeMoraes had 2 aces, 5 kills, an assist, 2 digs and 2 blocks, Lexi Posin 4 points, 3 aces, 2 kills and 2 digs, Makayla Residori had 3 points and 2 aces, Soph Barna 3 points and 2 kills and Julie Chambers 2 points and an ace.
Lexington def. Dwight
29-27, 25-20
For Dwight, Aly Ferrari had 15 digs and 8 points and Jamie Stanton 15 assists and 2 points. Regina Dawson and Kiley Colebank had 6 kills each.
In the JV contest, Lexington won despite 22 digs by Jessica Butterfield, 7 points from Andrea Flynn and 3 kills each from Hannah Trainor, Savannag Schuler and Alyson Wiemkin.
FRESHMEN
Morris def. Plainfield South
25-23, 19-25, 25-23
For Morris, Tess Hatteburg had 4 assists, Taya Torkelson 5 assists, Morgan Spencer 2 blocks, Emma Thomas 3 kills and Taylor Cole 6 points.
In the 'B' game, Morris won 23-25, 25-20, 29-27.
Allysa Pascek had 6 points, Kiana Anderson 3 kills and Skylar DeLong 4 assists for Morris.
GSW def. Plano
25-15, 25-12
Emily Foley had 11 assists, 10 points, 4 aces, a dig and a block while Bryanna DeMoraes had 7 kills, 4 aces, 4 blocks and a dig.
GSW def. Tri-Point
25-11, 25-21
Soph Barna had 11 points, 10 aces and 2 assists while Julie Chambers, Makayla Residori and Foley added 5 points each. Foley had 11 assists and Residori 4 kills.
GIRLS TENNIS
Coal City 4,
Morris 1
At No. 2 doubles, Alex Cook and Savannah Carter of Morris beat Morgan Youskevtch and Sarah Sirovy 6-4, 7-5 but the Coalers swept the rest.
At No. 1 singles, Jordan Boeker beat Brooke Bardash 6-1, 6-2 and at No. 2 singles Kim Onsen beat Alexis Carter 6-0, 6-2.
In doubles, at No. 1 Maria Salazar and Haley Collins beat Leah Lines and Monica Davy 7-5, 6-4 and at No. 3 doubles, Raechel Cavanaugh and Lynnsey Bogash beat Mary Bush and Carly Williamson 6-1, 6-4.
In exhibition, Sara Roth and Maddy Sherlock lost to Jordan Hill and Cavanaugh 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
MINOOKA HOSTS QUADRANGULAR
The Indians went 1-2 in their own event, beating Bremen 3-2 but losing to Joliet Catholic Academy 3-2 and Providence 5-0.
In the match against Bremen, Alyssa Aspan won at No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-2 and the No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles teams also won. Tori Anians and Melisssa Wunderlich won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles and Emily Cranston and Daniel Muscrave won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3 doubles.
Against JCA, the No.1 doubles team of Tori Adams and Claire Wojnarowski won 6-0, 6-2 and the No. 2 doubles team of Mallory Traver and Emily Cranston won 6-4, 6-2.
COAL CITY AT PLAINFIELD NORTH
The Lady Coalers finished fourth as a team at the event on Saturday.
Jordan Bolker at No. 1 singles took fifth, Kim Onsen at No. 2 singles was fifth, the No. 1 doubles team of Maria Salazar and Haley Collins was fifth, and the No. 3 doubles team of Raechel Cavanaugh and Lynnsey Bogash were fourth.
Sarah Sirovy and Morgan Youskevtch at No. 2 doubles highlighted the day for the Coalers by winning it all. In the process they became the first tournament champions ever from that particular tournament.
Joliet West 6,
Minooka 1
The Indians won at No. 2 singles where Mellissa Wunderlich beat Brenda Herrera 6-2, 6-3.
In the JV contest, West won 5-2.
Wins for the Minooka JV came from Sam Carbone at No. 1 singles (6-3, 6-4) and the No. 3 doubles team of Shannon Norton and Gabby Muir (6-0, 6-1).
GRADE SCHOOL
BASEBALL
Coal City 11, 18,
Jane Addams 1, 8
In the first game, Jake Brnca was the winning pitcher, hurling a 4 hitter.
Keegan Clampitt, Dylan Seijka, Matt Gubelman and Gerad Skubic had 2 hits each.
In the second game, Shawn Greiner pitched three perfect innings and he also was 3-for-3, including his sixth home run of the season.
Riley Kauzlaric added 3 hits and 4 runs scored at the plate.
Jake Piper threw a shutout inning and also ended the game with a 3-run homer.
"We are starting to play very well in all areas of the game," Coal City coach Jerry McDowell said.
Saratoga 17,
Seneca 16
The Hawks scored seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for the walkoff win.
Brennan Goff knocked in his fourth and fifth RBI of the game in the seventh with a line drive double to center. That hit scored both Skyler Wills and Kyle Pethtel with the deciding runs.
Also for Saratoga, Matt Dinelli had 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI, Brennan Goff had 4 hits, 5 RBI and a run scored, Dakota Heffron 2 hits, an RBI and a run scored, Michael Hightshoe a walk, an RBI and a run scored, Michael Milton 2 hits, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored, Pethel a walk and 2 RBI, Tyler Sharp 2 hits, a walk and 2 runs scored, Waycee Templete had a hit, 3 walks, an RBI and a run scored, Payton Voitik 2 hits, an RBI and 2 runs scored and Willis 3 hits, 2 walks, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.
For Seneca, Auston Jashari pitched 7 innings and Dominik Sticha, Sean Baker and Brendan Newkirk had 4 hits each.
Seneca 10,
Elwood 9
Zach Stanley pitched 4 innings and recorded the victory while Sticha and Jeremy Hepner had 3 hits each.
SOFTBALL
Minooka 5,
Reed-Custer 0
Shannon Syuchly tossed a no-hitter in the contest for the Indians.
Alyssa Hajduk had 3 hits at the plate while Stuchly, Steffany Pershey, Tori Thorson and Dani Cain had a hit each.