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L-P’s Taylor Vescogni tosses no-hitter in 3-2 win at Kaneland: Monday’s NewsTribune Roundup

Taylor Vescogni

Softball

La Salle-Peru 3, Kaneland 2: Taylor Vescogni tossed a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts to win a pitcher’s duel for the Cavs in conference play on the road. She struck out 10, allowing two unearned runs.

Addison Duttlinger went 3 for 4, Karmen Piano went 2 for 4 and Callie Mertes had one hit with two RBIs.

Kewanee 7, Princeton 3: The Boilermakers struck for four runs in the bottom of the first on the way to a Three Rivers East win over the Tigresses in Kewanee. Kewanee pitcher Kalleigh Gale struck out 11, allowing just three hits, including a RBI double by Keely Lawson in the fourth inning. Caroline Keutzer also doubled.

Newman 6, St. Bede 5: The Bruins lost for the first time in eight games, playing their first game in 10 days.

Ella Hermes was 3 for 4 with a double, two runs and an RBI for the Bruins (7-1), while Bella Pinter went 1 for 3 and drove in a pair of runs.

Bureau Valley 7, Annawan-Wethersfield 2: Emily Wright had three hits and one RBI, Kadyn Haage had two hits and a RBI and winning pitcher Madison Smith (7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K) helped her own cause with two RBIs in the Storm’s nonconference win at Annawan. Sadie Bailey and Kate Stoller also had RBI hits.

Henry-Senachwine 11, Galva 0 (6 inn.): Lauren Harbison spun a two-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts for the win. Lauren Harbison went 3 for 4 with a RBI and Abbie Stanbary drove in two runs with a hit.

Baseball

Bureau Valley 2, Stark County 0: Logan Philhower struck out 14 and allowed just one hit over 5.2 innings to combine with Blake Foster (1.1 IP, 1 H, 3 K) on a two-hit, 17 strikeout shutout. Elijah Endress had two hits, including a RBI double, to lead the Storm at the plate

Princeton 21, Kewanee 7: In a score more suited for football, the Tigers rolled to a Three Rivers East win at Kewanee. Will Lott, Jace Stuckey (2 RBIs), Tyler Forristall (RBI) and Nolan Kloepping (3 RBIs) each had two hits, Noah LaPorte, one of the three Tiger pitchers, picked up the win with two innings in relief.

Ridgeview 9, Fieldcrest 7: Jordan Heider led the Knights with a single, double, RBI and three stolen bases.

Kaneland 3, La Salle-Peru 1: Jacob Gross led the Cavs in defeat with a hit and a RBI. Seth Adams, Kaedin Bond and Josh Senica also hit safely.

Girls soccer

La Salle-Peru 10, Rochelle 1: Danica Scoma scored two goals and had six assists as the Cavaliers cruised to an Interstate 8 Conference victory in Rochelle.

Litzy Lopez notched a hat trick, Abigail Poole had two goals and two assists and Vicky Tejada scored a pair of goals.

Mendota 3, Monmouth-Roseville 0: Crystal Garcia had two goals and Sienna Gonzalez scored one for the Trojans in a road win in Monmouth. Ariana Sanchez had six saves on goal and a big PK save at the end of the game.

Coed track & field

At La Salle: Elli Sines won three events to help La Salle-Peru to an 80-66 Interstate 8 Conference dual victory over Kaneland in La Salle.

Sines won the 100-meter dash in 12.81 seconds, the 200 in 27.32 seconds and the 110 hurdles in 15.73 seconds.

Aubrey Duttlinger won the long jump (5.38 meters) and the triple jump (10.94 meters), while Cassidy Cromwell swept the throws with tosses of 9.25 meters in the shot put and 27.85 meters in the discus.

Kiely Domyancich, Anya De La Luz, Delani Duggan and Ashlee Lord won the 4x800 relay 11:23.94. De La Luz also won the 400 in 1:08.21.

In the boys meet, Kaneland won 122-19. The Cavaliers had a pair of winners in Griffin Hammers in the 400 (57.41 seconds) and Adam Kasperski in the 3,200 (11:23.55).

Girls track & field

At Manlius: St. Bede sophomore Lily Bosnich won the 200m (27.45), 100 hurdles (16.2) and 300 hurdles (48.51) to lead area competitors in the Bureau Valley Invite. Teammate Maggie Atkins was second in the 400m (1:07.87).

Bureau Valley got firsts from Lynzie Cady in the 400m (1:05), Maddie Wetzell in the 3200m (12:43.4) and Carly Wiggim in the pole vault (6-0) and seconds from McKinley Canady in the 100m (13.22). Connie Gibson in the 200m (27.57) and the 4x100 (52.9)and 4x200 (1:53.07) relays.

Amboy’s Jillian Anderson won the high jump (5-1 3/4).

Fulton (124) beat out Kewanee (101) for team honors with Bureau Valley (84) fourth, St. Bede (44) sixth and Amboy (39) seventh.

Boys track & field

At Granville: Henry-Midland racked up 75 points to beat Putnam County (60) and St. Bede (29) in a Tri-County Conference triangular.

James Braun won the 800 meters (2:24.51) and the high jump (1.63 meters) for the Timberducks, while Mason Guarnieri won the 200 (25.72 seconds), Nick Brozak won the 400 (59.67 seconds) and Alex Briggs won the triple jump (10.39 meters).

For the Panthers, Cayden Bouxsein won the 1,600 (5:40.43) and the 3,200 (11:44.62), while Alex Rodriguez won the shot put (13.92 meters) and the discus (43.1 meters).

Greyson Marincic won the 100 (12.13 seconds) and the 300 hurdles (46.36 seconds) for the Bruins.

Boys tennis

Sterling 5, Mendota 0: The Trojans were swept in Sterling.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL