St. Bede softball edges Henry: Thursday’s NewsTribune roundup

SOFTBALL

St. Bede 5, Henry-Senachwine 3: The Bruins drew a pair of bases-loaded walks in the top of the seventh inning to pull out a Tri-County Conference victory Thursday in Henry.

St. Bede scored three runs in the top of the sixth to take a 3-0 lead before the Mallards responded with three in their half of the sixth.

Reagan Stoudt finished 1 for 2 with two RBIs for St. Bede (16-2, 9-0 TCC), while Bella Pinter was 1 for 3 with a run and an RBI.

Ella Hermes pitched a complete game to earn the win, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits while striking out 16 batters and walking one.

Lauren Harbison was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and a run for the Mallards (10-10, 4-8 TCC). She also took the loss as she gave up five earned runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and four walks in seven innings.

Marquette 7, Putnam County 0: Paxton Stunkel, Maggie Richetta and Salina Breckenridge each had a hit as the Panthers lost a Tri-County Conference game in Ottawa.

Newman 15, Mendota 7: Ava Eddy was 3 for 5 with a triple, a double and two RBIs as the Trojans lost a Three Rivers Conference East Division game in Sterling.

Abbie Kreiser went 2 for 2 with a double, two RBIs and a run for Mendota (2-9, 1-7 TRC East).

BASEBALL

St. Bede 7, Woodland 0: Gino Ferrari went 2 for 3 with a triple, two runs and two RBIs to help the Bruins to a Tri-County Conference victory at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

Luke Tunnell was 2 for 3 with a double and two runs for St. Bede (14-11, 6-5 TCC), while Evan Entrican went 1 for 2 with a run and an RBI.

Alex Ankiewicz pitched five scoreless innings to earn the win, allowing two hits with five strikeouts and three walks. Alan Spencer tossed two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

Bureau Valley 5, Princeton 1: Bryce Helms threw a complete game, allowing one earned run on five hits while striking out nine batters and walking two to lead the Storm to a Three Rivers Conference East Division victory in Manlius.

Brock Rediger was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and a run for BV (10-9, 4-3 TRC East), while Landen Birdsley was 2 for 3 with a run.

Nolan Kloepping went 2 for 3 with a double and a run for the Tigers (6-7, 3-5), while Jace Stuckey was 1 for 3 with an RBI.

Fieldcrest 6, Henry-Senachwine 2: Layten Gerdes, Lucas May and Koltin Kearfott each had a hit, a run and an RBI as the Knights earned a nonconference victory in Wenona.

Lucas Anson got a no-decision on the mound for Fieldcrest (7-9), pitching 3 1/3 scoreless innings and allowing no hits with three strikeouts and five walks. Kearfott earned the win in relief as he gave up two earned runs on five hits with three strikeouts and no walks in 3 2/3 innings.

Carson Rowe was 2 for 3 with an RBI for Henry, while Lance Kiesewetter doubled, had an RBI and a run. Kiesewetter also took the loss on the mound, giving up six runs (five earned) on five hits with 11 strikeouts and three walks in 4 2/3 innings.

Marquette 4, Putnam County 3: The Panthers built a 3-0 lead but allowed four runs in the fifth inning in a Tri-County Conference loss in Ottawa.

Drew Carlson was 1 for 4 with two RBIs for PC (5-13, 4-6 TCC), while Jonathan Stunkel went 2 for 2 with two runs.

Newman 5, Mendota 1: Justin Randolph launched a solo home run in the Trojans’ Three Rivers Conference East Division loss in Sterling.

GIRLS SOCCER

Mendota 3, DePue-Hall 0: Crystal Garcia scored two goals and had an assist to lead the Trojans to a victory over the Little Giants.

Linnea Escatel had a goal and an assist for Mendota (10-6-1).

TRACK AND FIELD

At Peru: Henry-Midland swept a five-team meet at St. Bede.

In the girls meet, the Timberducks scored 185 points to beat St. Bede (124), Earlville (124), Marquette (47) and Yorkville Christian (21).

Daniella Bumber led Henry as she won the 100-meter dash (12.6 seconds) and 400 (59.65).

Other winners for the Timberducks were Sam Nauman in the 1,600 (6:50.29), Elizabeth Knuckey in the 3,200 (17:47.69), Daphaney Kessling in the high jump (1.52), Taylor Frawley in the long jump (4.45) and Amanda Manzanares in the triple jump (8.63).

For the Bruins, Lily Bosnich won the 200 (26.17), 100 hurdles (15.53) and 300 hurdles (49.33) and ran with Emerald De La Torre, Sierah Shaver and Grace Millington to win the 4x100 (52.28).

St. Bede swept the throws with Savannah Bray in the shot put (10.22) and Macklin Brady in the discus (29.72), while Maggie Arkins won the 800 (2:43.34).

Earlville’s Vyvienn O’Connell won the pole vault by clearing 2.89.

In the boys meet, Henry tallied 122 points to top Yorkville Christian (105), Marquette (95), St. Bede (86) and Earlville (35).

Connor Keinath swept the throws for H-M with tosses of 13.49 in the shot put and 34.31 in the discus, while James Braun won the high jump (1.75) and Blade Ragains won the 3200 (13:41.19).

St. Bede’s Greyson Marincic won the 110 hurdles (16.48), the 300 hurdles (43.9) and the triple jump (10.11).

At Morris: Morgan Foes won a pair of events to help the Princeton girls to a victory in a five-team meet at Morris.

The Tigresses scored 83 points to beat second-place Coal City (58.75).

Foes won the shot put (11.6) and the discus (37.27).

Camryn Driscoll won the 400 in 1:01.75, while Miyah Fox won the 100 hurdles in 17.19. Driscoll and Fox ran with Georgie and Scarlet Fulton to win the 4x100 relay in 53.09.

Also for Princeton, Natalie Meyer won the 1,600 (6:38.86), while Brinley Kloepping, Abigail Harris, Keaira Knupp and Avery Waca won the sprint medley relay (5:15.02).

In the boys meet, Princeton scored 61 points to tie with Joliet Catholic for second place behind Morris (87.7).

Tyler VandeVenter won the 1,600 in 4:58.52 for the Tigers, while Payne Miller won the shot put (17.04), Ian Morris won the discus (46.42) and Andrew Peacock won the pole vault (3.51).

At Eureka: The Bureau Valley boys placed third in Eureka’s Roger Washburn Invitational.

The Storm had a pair of runners-up in Brady Hartz in the 100 (11.82) and Landon Hulsing in the discus (44.39).

Bureau Valley finished fifth in the girls meet behind second-place finishes from Connie Gibson in the 100 (13.51) and Maddie Wetzell in the 3,200 (12:14.34).

At Colfax: The Fieldcrest boys and girls teams each placed third at the Ridgeview Invitational.

For the Fieldcrest boys, Jackson Hakes won the discus with a toss of 41.07 meters, while Michael Beckett won the triple jump with a leap of 11.52.

In the girls meet, Fieldcrest’s Pru Mangan won the discus (30.12) and placed second in the shot put (9.22), while Macy Gochanour was runner-up in the 400 meters (1:05.26), 100 hurdles (17.91) and 300 hurdles (52.29).

At Pecatonica: The Amboy co-op won the Du-Pec Girls Invite with 203 points to beat second-place Milledgeville by 87 points.

Maddie Althaus won the 100 (13.79) and 400 (1:05.82) for the Clippers, while Elly Jones won the 100 hurdles (17.07) and triple jump (10.08) and took second in the long jump (4.43).

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

IVCC 9-2, Carl Sandburg 0-1: The Eagles swept an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader in Oglesby.

In IVCC’s 9-0, five-inning win in the opener, Ella Sibert and Emma Augustine were each 2 for 2 with two RBIs.

Katie Bates threw a no-hitter, striking out six and walking two.

Augustine was 2 for 3 with a run in the Eagles’ 2-1 win in the second game, while Maddy Pangrcic went 1 for 3 with an RBI.

Kara Staley earned the win for IVCC (23-5, 13-3 Arrowhead), allowing no runs on two hits with two strikeouts and one walk in 1 1/3 innings, while Bates picked up the save with 1 2/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts.