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Serena boys soccer goes 1-1-1 in own tournament: The Times Saturday Roundup

Streator places 3rd at Ottawa Invitational

Serena Huskers

Boys soccer

Serena goes 1-1-1 in own tournament: At Serena, the host Huskers defeated Indian Creek 2-1, played to a scoreless tie against Hinckley-Big Rock, then fell to champion Ottawa 1-0 in Saturday’s invitational.

In the win over the Timberwolves, Damien Gonzalez scored both goals for Serena (2-2-1), with assists coming from Justin Delgado and Finn Rosengren.

Mendota wins Bulldog Invitational: At the James Street Recreation Area, after an 8-1 loss to Mendota, in which Evan Graff scored off an assist from Mason Decker, Streator (0-5) fell to both Limestone and Bloomington by 2-0 scores.

“This is a tournament, no matter what year, we host to gain experience,” Streator coach J.T. Huey said. “These three games back-to-back-to-back give us a great opportunity to see what our strengths are and the aspects we need to improve on. ...

“Today is going to pay off for us down the road.”

— Read Brian Hoxsey’s full report on this tournament at www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley.

Girls volleyball

Streator 3rd, Ottawa 4th: At Kingman Gym, the Bulldogs defeated Bryon (25-19, 25-20) and Indian Creek (25-12, 25-13) while falling to Lexington (25-14, 25-14) in pool play at the Ottawa Invitational, before topping the host Pirates (25-17, 25-13) in the third-place match.

For host Ottawa, which finished fourth, Belle Markey (18 kills), Bella Knoll (15 kills, six blocks), Bailey Etscheid (13 digs), Jordyn Allen (nine aces, 29 assists) led the way.

Golf

Seneca 1st, Marquette 8th at PC Scramble: At Edgewood Park Golf Club in McNabb, the Fighting Irish captured the title of the 5-man scramble tournament after carding a 56. The victorious Seneca team included Ethan Hasselbring, Cody Malak, Raiden Terry, Cooper Thorson and Zander Newberry.

Fieldcrest scored a 63, and the Crusaders’ Braxton Nelle, Carter Gray, Sawyer Ernat, Griffin Dobberstein and Lillian Pollnow shot a 70.

Brian Hoxsey

Brian Hoxsey

I worked for 25 years as a CNC operator and in 2005 answered an ad in The Times for a freelance sports writer position. I became a full-time sports writer/columnist for The Times in February of 2016. I enjoy researching high school athletics history, and in my spare time like to do the same, but also play video games and watch Twitch.