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At the IHSA Class 2A Boys Golf State Finals held at Weibring Golf Club in Normal, Ottawa’s Drake Kaufman finished his season tied for 30th, following his 7-over-par 78 on Friday with another 78 Saturday to finish with a two-day total of 156.
Over the two days, the Pirates ace recorded 22 pars and one birdie, with that birdie coming on the 423-yard, par-4 No. 18 Saturday.
Kaufman, The Times 2021 Boys Golfer of the Year, was the last area golfer still alive in the state tournament.
GIRLS TENNIS
La Salle-Peru 2nd, Ottawa 3rd at I-8 Meet: In the Interstate 8 Conference Meet hosted by L-P, the host Cavaliers (21 team points) finished second behind champion Sycamore (25) and ahead of third-place Ottawa (20) in the six-school field.
At No. 1 singles, L-P’s Carlie Miller won both of her matches on the day to claim the conference title, finished by a 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 triumph over Sycamore. Ottawa entrant Emma Cushing won her first match before defaulting in her final two matches to take fourth.
At No. 2 singles, Ottawa’s Layne Krug posted a 2-1 mark to claim third place, winning the third-place match 6-1, 6-0 over Rochelle. L-P’s Rylee Waite went 0-2 to finish sixth.
At No. 1 doubles, the Ottawa teaming of Jenna Smithmeyer and Rylee O’Fallon went 2-0, besting Sycamore’s top team 6-2, 7-5 in the title match to claim first place. La Salle-Peru’s Emmie Hachenberger and Ava Lannen went 1-2 to finish fourth.
At No. 2 doubles, the La Salle-Peru tandem of Izzy Pohar and Kaylie Reese claimed first place with a 3-0 day capped by a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Morris in the championship match. Ottawa’s Isabel Heimsoth and Emma Walker went 0-2 and placed fourth.
At No. 3 doubles, L-P’s Kylee Halm and Elena Leone finished as runners-up after going 2-1, ultimately losing the championship match 6-2, 6-2 to Sycamore. The Ottawa duo of Makenzie Eichelkraut and Mika Moreland went 1-1 and placed third, winning that match 6-0, 6-1 over Rochelle.
FOOTBALL
Stockton 59, Fieldcrest 12: At Stockton, the visiting Knights suffered a nonconference loss to slip to 1-6 on the season.
Fieldcrest, which is back in action Friday at Deer Creek-Mackinaw, trailed 20-6 after one quarter and 46-6 by halftime.
CROSS COUNTRY
Krischel’s 4th best for Knights: At the Heyworth Hornet Invitational at Centennial Park, Fieldcrest’s Caleb Krischel placed fourth in the boys event with a time of 16:37.
Landin Wright (22nd, 18:38) in the boys race and both Clare Phillips (12th, 21:06) and Hannah Schumacher (20th, 22:30) in the girls race scored top-25 finishes for the Knights, who did not field full teams.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Newark def. Serena 25-27, 25-15, 25-15: At LaMoille in the championship match of the 2022 Little Ten Conference Tournament, the Newark Norsemen claimed the title for the sixth consecutive season with a come-from-behind, three-set victory over the Huskers.
Taylor Kruser (15 digs), Dani Peshia (17 assists, three aces), Kiara Wesseh (10 kills) and Lauren Ulrich (double-double of 17 kills and 16 assists) led the Norsemen (22-4) to the title.
Earlier in the night, Indian Creek defeated Earlville 25-19, 25-17 for third place. The consolation title went to IMSA with a 17-25, 25-16, 25-23 win over Hinckley-Big Rock.