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Remember When: Local Sports History on This Day, May 2

Elaine Flowers’ hat trick helps Ottawa girls soccer top Plano in 2011; Marquette baseball rolls to triumph over Peoria Christian in 2006

By Brian Hoxsey

Marquette's J.C. Thumm dives for a grounder during the Crusaders' 14-4 win over Peoria Christian in 2006. (Shaw Media)

REMEMBER WHEN?

10 years ago

May 2, 2011

The Ottawa girls soccer team blanked visiting Plano, 5-0. Elaine Flowers scored three goals and passed for two assists for the Pirates, Kalyn Rightenburg added a pair of goals and two assists, and Kelsey Davis recorded an assist. Madelayne Wilson made five saves in goal to register the shutout.

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The Streator softball squad rolled past Kaneland, 14-0. Brynn Johnson had a single, double, and home run for the Bulldogs, Payton Billups had a double and triple, and winning pitcher Murphi Armstrong allowed two hits, struck out 13, and had five singles and three RBIs.

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The Sandwich softball club defeated Coal City, 8-3. Winning pitcher Morgan Murphy went the distance with six strikeouts and also clubbed a three-run home run, Hannah Prucha had a homer and three RBIs, and Tori Thompson and Jordan Johnson each had a pair of singles for the Indians.

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The Seneca baseball team slipped past Westmont, 2-1. Fighting Irish pitcher Nate Coughlin fanned seven in the complete-game win, while Tyler Moore homered and Eric Adkins doubled.

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The Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell baseball club outlasted Fisher 2-1 in 10 innings. Warriors starter Alex Bullard went the distance allowing just one hit, striking out 18, and driving in a run at the plate. Alex Alessi also had an RBI for WFC.

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15 years ago

May 2, 2006

The Ottawa baseball team topped Sterling, 4-0. Pirates’ winning pitcher Corey Kimes struck out 12 in a complete-game effort, while Adam Burant had an RBI single and two-run homer, and Mitch Johnson a run-scoring double.

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The Marquette baseball squad slugged past Peoria Christian 14-4 at Masinelli Field. The Crusaders were led by Tom McConnaughhay (three doubles, three RBIs), J.C. Thumm (double, triple), Jeff Armstrong (two singles), Nick Abernathy (two singles), and Drew Gay (winning pitcher, 3 K).

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The Newark baseball team defeated host Serena 8-4 in nine innings. Norsemen’s winning pitcher Kyle Janssen struck out 16 while slugging a game-tying three-run homer in the seventh, and the eventual game-winning RBI single in the ninth. Dale Johnson (double) had three hits and a pair of RBIs and Mitch Dunlap homered for NHS. Charlie Boyd had two hits for the Huskers, while Jeremy Foreman fanned 10 on the hill.

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35 years ago

May 2, 1986

The Marquette baseball squad topped host Streator, 14-6. Crusaders’ T.J. Less singled, doubled, and homered while winning pitcher Rob Thompson doubled and tripled. The Bulldogs’ Dave Woolford posted three hits.