Kodi Rizzo leads Newark to softball win over Serena in LTC: The Times Tuesday Area Roundup

Softball

Newark 3, Serena 1: At Newark, the Norsemen topped the Huskers in the Little Ten Conference game Tuesday.

Winning pitcher Kodi Rizzo allowed five hits, one earned run, with no walks and 18 strikeouts, while also blasting a solo homer for Newark (19-2, 10-0 LTC). Danica Peshia drove in the other two runs for the hosts.

RayElle Brennan (home run, RBI) and Paisley Twait (2 doubles) each had two hits for Serena (12-6, 5-1). Maddie Glade (6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) suffered the loss.

Ottawa 13, Mendota 0 (5 inn.): At Mendota, the Pirates scored seven times in the first inning and added five more in the second in the win over the Trojans.

Hailey Larsen singled twice, doubled and drove in three runs to lead Ottawa (14-8). Piper Lewis (RBI) had two hits, while Peyton Bryson (double) and Reese Purcell each drove in two runs. Maura Condon (2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB 5 K) and Bryson (3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K) combined for a one-hitter.

Streator 16, Lisle 7: At Lisle, the Bulldogs (9-12, 6-6) scored in every inning but one in the Illinois Central Eight Conference win.

Rilee Talty (2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 5 runs scored) and Makenna Ondrey (double, 2 RBIs) each had three hits, while Mya Zavada knocked in three runs for Streator. Talty (5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K) earned the pitching win with help from Reagan Morgan (2 IP, 2 K).

Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 1, Henry-Senachwine 0: At Henry, the Warriors scratched out a run in the fourth, and winning pitcher Shae Simons (7 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 11 K) made it hold up for the Tri-County Conference win.

Ella Derossett (double), Olivia Chismarick and Kaiden Connor each had a hit for WFC (10-8, 5-7).

Earlville 8, South Beloit 7: At South Beloit, the Red Raiders, with winning pitcher Addie Scherer striking out 11, topped the Sobos.

Scherer also singled twice, doubled and drove in two at the plate. Bailey Miller, Rylee Hill (double, RBI), Chesney Auter and Sam Sanders (double, four RBIs) had two hits apiece.

Richmond-Burton 5, Sandwich 3: At Richmond, the host Rockets scored twice in the fifth to grab the Kishwaukee River Conference victory.

Kayden Corneils singled, tripled and drove in two runs for Sandwich (11-6, 5-5), while Alexis Sinetos also recorded an RBI. Aubrey Cyr (6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) suffered the pitching loss.

Baseball

Kaneland 13, Ottawa 3 (5 inn.): At Maple Park, the Knights broke the Interstate 8 Conference contest open with seven runs in the third.

Adam Swanson (RBI) and Jaxon Cooper each had two hits to lead Ottawa (9-15, 3-7).

Streator 7, Lisle 1: At Lisle, the Bulldogs scored three runs in the first in the Illinois Central Eight Conference triumph.

Blaize Bressner (two RBIs) paced Streator (10-13, 7-3) with three hits, while Jake Hagie (RBI) and Landon Muntz (double, RBI) each had two hits. Joe Hoekstra had a double and two RBIs, and Cole Winterrowd and Keegan Angelico doubled. Hagie (6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K) earned the pitching win, with Zander McCloskey (1 IP, 2 K) closing the game.

Henry-Senachwine 8, Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 2: At Henry, the Warriors dropped the T-CC road contest.

Tucker Hill doubled, while Theron Essman (RBI), Dylan Duhnam (RBI) and Sam Schmitz singled for WFC.

Serena 10, Newark 5 (8 inn.): At Newark, the Huskers scored five runs in the eighth inning to top the Norsemen in the Little Ten Conference game.

Beau Raikes (2 doubles, 3 RBIs), Carson Baker (double, RBI), Payton Twait (double, RBI) and Tanner Faivre all had two hits for Serena (7-11, 5-1). Baker allowed one hit and struck out 15 in 5 2/3 innings, while Raikes (02/3 IP, 2 K) grabbed the win in relief.

David Ulrich singled in a pair of runs for Newark (8-18, 7-4).

Somonauk 13, Hiawatha 2 (5 inn.): At Somonauk, the Bobcats scored six in the second and seven in the fourth to earn the LTC win.

Silas Johnson (three RBIs), Tristan Reed (two RBIs), Carson Bahrey (double, three RBIs), Luke Rader and Alex Barnes (double, three RBIs) all had two hits for Somonauk (5-11, 5-5). Bahrey (5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K) was the winning pitcher.

Girls soccer

Streator 6, Wilmington 1: At Wilmington, Abby Calderon, Bridgit McGurk and Zuzu Gonzales all scored twice in the Bulldogs’ Illinois Central Eight Conference victory.

Alyssa Arambula, Audrey Arambula and Gonzalez each had assists for Streator (10-9-2, 3-3), while Lahla Thompson earned her second straight win in the net.

Boys track and field

Seneca repeats as Tri-County Conference champion: At Seneca, the Fighting Irish scored 130 points to finish ahead of runner-up Dwight (123 1/2), while Marquette placed fifth with 51.

Earning individual first-place marks for Seneca were Travis Barr (200-meter run), Sam Churchill (pole vault) and Ryan Flynn (triple jump), with the 4x200 relay team of Churchill, Barr, Drew Danek and AJ Keedy also placing first. The Irish also had second-place finishes from Matt Stach (400), Jaxson Finch (1,600), Alex Bogner-Kidwell (shot put), Sean Sigler (pole vault) and the 4x400 relay (Keedy, Danek, Stach, Churchill). Noah Odum won the wheelchair shot put and discus.

“I’m proud of our boys’ performance tonight,” Seneca coach Terry Maxwell said. “We lost some points in an exchange-zone disqualification in the 4x[100] relay early in the meet and had to fight back to grab first in the last two events of the meet. Dwight has some young talent that really brought it today. Finch came up big in the 1,600 to get eight points to cut Dwight’s lead to 7 1/2, then Barr and Flynn went first and third in the 200 to get 16 points and grab the lead going into the final race.”

Denver Trainor finished first in the long jump to pace Marquette, which also had second-place results from Trainor (200), Jacoby Gooden (100) and the 4x200 relay team (Trainor, Charlie McGrath, Leo Leskanich, Gooden).

Ottawa wins own 4-team meet: At King Field, the Pirates scored 97 team points to finish first ahead of Marengo (71), La Salle-Peru (60 1/2) and Mendota (43 1/2).

Ottawa had individual wins from Weston Averkamp (400, 110 hurdles), Colby Mortenson (100), Archer Cechowicz (300 hurdles), Michael Mills (shot put) and Austin Hellman (pole vault). The hosts also captured the 4x100 (Cechowicz, Joey Liebhart, Mortenson, Dominic Sartori) and 4x200 (Mason Posey, Sartori, Andrew Vercolio, Kaleb Hart) relays.

Girls track and field

Seneca extends conference meet winning streak: At Seneca, the Fighting Irish won the Tri-County Conference title, their 12th straight conference championship dating to the Interstate 8 Conference in 2012. Seneca posted 171 team points to finish ahead of runner-up Lowpoint-Washburn (115) and sixth-place Marquette (21).

Winning individual events for Seneca were Evelyn O’Connor (800, 1,600), Natalie Misener (3,200), Faith Baker (shot put), Gabi Maxwell (discus), Teagan Johnson (pole vault) and Franki Johnson (triple jump), while the 4x200 (Clara Bruno, Lila Coleman, Lainie Olson, Aubrie Jackson), 4x400 (O’Connor, Misener, Kendall Jones, Bruno) and 4x800 (Gracie Steffes, Misener, Bruno, Lily Mueller) relays also ran to victories. Addison Stiegler (pole vault), Coleman (long jump) and Baker (discus) recorded second-place finishes.

“The girls were dominant from the start, jumping out to an early lead in the field events with first-place finishes by Johnson, Maxwell, Baker and Meyers,” Seneca coach Terry Maxwell said. “The girls distance squad – O’Connor and Misener – carried the runners, and the sprint relays capped off a couple more first place finishes.”

Marquette was led by Gwen Jimenez (3rd in shot put, 5th in discus), Maggie Jewett (4th in 400, 5th in 200) and Mary Jo Lechtenberg (3rd in high jump).

Fieldcrest, Flanagan-Cornell compete at McLean County/HOIC Meet: At Eureka, the Knights (35 points) finished seventh and the Falcons (15) placed ninth at the McLean County/Heart of Illinois Conference meet. The host Hornets won the event with 219 points.

Pru Mangan placed second in the shot put and discus for Fieldcrest, while Macy Gochanour was fourth in the 400 meters and 100 hurdles.

F-C’s Bridget Hansen placed fifth in the 800, and Kaylee Delheimer took fifth in the long jump.

Sandwich 5th at KRC Meet: At Harvard, the Indians scored 56 points and finished fifth in the eight-team Kishwaukee River Conference Meet.

Sandwich’s Sunny Weber won the 1,600 and 3,200, while the 4x800 relay team of Joanna Rivera, Emily Urbanski, Erin Lissman and Kayla Kressin also finished first.

COED Track and field

Somonauk competes in 4-team meet at Hall: At Spring Valley, the Bobcats picked up six wins at the four-team meet with the host Red Devils, Princeton and DePue.

The Somonauk boys had wins from Garin Zaeske (200), Landin Stillwell (1,600) and the 4x800 relay team of Stillwell, Jackson Brockway, Gunnar Swenson and Caden Hamer. On the girls side, Reannah Cappi (100), Emma Rominski (800) and Junia Johnson (3,200) each won an event.