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Notebook: Mary Scheri, Mason Kimberly repeat as Spring Creek club champions

Spring Creek Golf Course

Mary Scheri and Mason Kimberly retained their club championships at Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley.

Scheri won for the ninth straight time, Kimberly for the seventh.

Scheri took first place for the women’s tournament with Bonnie Marusich claiming second.

Vickie Frenzer won the Women’s A Flight with Sue Jereb second.

Kimberly, the Hall High School golf coach, shot a 71, edging TJ Templeton (72) by one stroke to take top honors for the men.

Joey Dudek won the A Flight with Austin Pelzynski second.

Jake Postula was the B Flight champion and Jim Knoblach was second.

Bill Grotti was the “Senior” champ and won C Flight with Rick Fusinatto in second.

Mason Kimberly and Mary Scheri repeated as Spring Creek club champions for 2025.

Fall travel softball

Piper Hansen, a sophomore pitcher from Princeton, played for the KC Select Fastpitch Backsmeyer, who won the Top Gun Select Invite in Kansas City last weekend. The win earned the Select a bid to the IDT in Colorado next July.

Hansen had a 3-0 record with a save, seven strikeouts and 1.07 ERA over 13 innings pitched.

Two more Princeton girls, Avah Oertel and Kiyrra Morris, played for the Heartland Havoc Premier Maraden in the tournament in a different bracket.

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