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NewsTribune sports roundup for Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022

L-P/Ottawa swimming wins every event against Geneseo

By Shaw Local News Network
DePue's Emily Marquez bumps the ball during their match against Indian Creek Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Shabbona.

DePue's Emily Marquez bumps the ball during their match against Indian Creek Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Shabbona. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

The La Salle-Peru/Ottawa girls swimming team won every event Thursday in a dual with Geneseo to claim a 68-18 victory in La Salle.

Kailey Goetsch won two individual events and swam on two winning relays. She won the 50-yard freestyle (28.76 seconds) and the 100 breaststroke (1:27.63). Goetsch teamed with Lily Miller, Addy Nance and MiKenna DeSpain to win the 200 medley relay (2:16.69) and swam with DeSpain, Lily Mustered and Clara Guglielmetti to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:56.72).

Guglielmetti also won two individual events, claiming the 200 freestyle (2:17.22) and the 100 freestyle (1:01.44).

La Salle-Peru def. Rochelle 25-22, 25-20: The balanced Cavaliers earned an Interstate 8 Conference win in Rochelle.

Taylor Martyn had 11 points, three aces and seven digs for L-P (14-11, 7-5 I8), while Emma Garretson put down seven kills and Addison Urbanski had 13 assists.

St. Bede def. Bureau Valley 25-21, 26-24: The Bruins picked up a Three Rivers Conference East Division victory in Peru.

Kate Salisbury had 16 assists and seven digs for the Storm (11-14, 6-5 TRC East), while Ella Thacker added nine kills, nine points and two aces.

Fieldcrest def. Lexington 25-14, 25-9: Kaitlyn White had 22 assists and two aces to help the Knights to a Heart of Illinois Conference victory in Lexington.

Allie Wiesenhofer put down 11 kills for Fieldcrest (23-3, 9-3 HOIC), while Carolyn Megow added 10 digs.

Hall def. Kewanee 25-23, 26-24: The Red Devils earned a Three Rivers Conference East Division victory in Spring Valley.

At Seneca

Putnam County lost 21-25, 25-19, 25-19 to Woodland in the third-place match of the Tri-County Conference Tournament.

Leading the way for the Panthers (13-11-3) were their two all-tournament selections — Maggie Richetta with 14 kills and Tori Balma with 24 assists and three kills.

Henry-Senachwine lost 18-25, 25-14, 25-22 to Roanoke-Benson in the consolation final.

Gabriella Garcia, Kaitlyn Anderson and Catherine Miller were named to the all-tournament team for the Mallards.

Newman def. Princeton, 25-10, 25-22: Miyah Fox had 10 digs and three points as the Tigresses fell in a Three Rivers Conference East Division match in Princeton.

Olivia Gartin added six kills for Princeton (12-18, 8-4 TRC East).

Indian Creek def. DePue, 25-21, 25-6: The Little Giants lost a Little Ten Conference match in Shabbona.

Earlville def. IMSA, 25-15, 25-14: Hannah Pfaff collected eight kills and Nevaeh Sansone had six to lead the Red Raiders to a Little Ten Conference victory in Earlville.

Brooklyn Guelde added 20 assists for Earlville (12-9, 6-2 LTC).

Somonauk def. LaMoille 25-22, 22-25, 25-17: The Lions lost a Little Ten Conference match in LaMoille.

BOYS SOCCER

La Salle-Peru 2, Streator 0: The Cavaliers earned a shutout victory in a nonconference game in La Salle.

The teams will meet again Tuesday in a Class 2A La Salle-Peru Regional semifinal.