Tessa Krull fans 22 in Seneca’s win over Serena: The Times Saturday Area Roundup

Softball

Seneca 7, Serena 5 (9 inn.): At Serena, the Fighting Irish (6-0) scored two in the top of the seventh to tie the game, then plated three runs in the ninth in topping the Huskers (3-4) on Saturday.

Seneca pitcher Tessa Krull earned the complete-game win in the circle after giving up seven hits, four earned runs while walking three and striking out an eye-popping 22 batters. Camryn Stecken (RBI) recorded three hits, while Alyssa Zellers (double, triple, RBI) and Sam Vandevelde (double, triple, two RBIs) each had two hits. Emma Mino and Lexie Buis also added RBIs.

RayElle Brennan had three hits, including a triple, and an RBI for Serena, Paisley Twait blasted a 3-run homer in the sixth and Makayla McNally added an RBI. Maddie Glade (7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K) suffered the loss with Cassie Walsh (2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K) also seeing time in the circle.

Ottawa 14, Rock Falls 4 (6 inn.); Rockridge 3, Ottawa 1: At King Field, the Pirates (6-4) recorded 10 hits and took advantage of 10 errors in the win over Rock Falls, but then only mustered four hits in the loss to Rockridge.

Against Rock Falls, Piper Lewis (double, RBI), Bobbi Snook, Kendall Lowery and Peyton Bryson (RBI) all had a pair of hits for Ottawa. Maura Condon (4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K) earned the pitching win with help from Adelynn Russell (2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K).

Lowery had two hits and two stolen bases in the loss, with Lewis and Bryson (RBI). Condon (5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) suffered the loss, with Bryson (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K) finishing up.

Newark 13, Indian Creek 0 (5 inn.); Newark 12, Indian Creek 1 (6 inn.): At Shabbona, the Norsemen (12-1, 3-0) rolled to a Little Ten Conference double-header sweep over the Timberwolves.

In the opener, Kodi Rizzo pitched a perfect game with 14 strikeouts for Newark. Kate Bromeland (double, home run, three RBIs) led the way at the plate with three hits, with Rizzo (double, triple, RBI), Dottie Wood (double, RBI), Danica Peshia (double) and Stephanie Snyder (home run, two RBIs) all collecting two hits. Sadie Pottinger and Ryan Williams both homered and drove in three runs.

In Game 2, Rizzo (home run, two RBIs) and Williams (two doubles, two RBIs) each had three hits, while Peshia (home run, five RBIs) and Snyder (RBI) recorded two hits each. Wood (6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) earned the win in the circle.

Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 5, Clifton Central 0: At Clifton, Shae Simons had three hits at the plate, and fired a complete-game two-hitter with no walks and 19 strikeouts in the circle to lead the Warriors to the win over the Comets.

Ella Derossett and Emma Palaschack also added multiple hits each for WFC (6-3).

Aurora Central Catholic 11, Somonauk/Leland 3: At Aurora, the Chargers scored seven times in the second inning in the win over the Bobcats.

Kennedy Barshinger doubled, tripled and drove in a run for Somonauk/Leland (1-5), while Haley McCoy smacked a double.

Sandwich 3, Morris 1: At Sandwich, in the first inning after singles by Kayden Corneils and Johanna Freemon, Aubrey Cyr smacked a two-run triple, then scored on a wild pitch for the Indians (4-1).

Sandwich pitcher Brooklyn Marks made those runs stand up, earning the complete-game win after giving up just three hits, no earned runs, with two walks and nine strikeouts.

Putnam County 5, Fieldcrest 3: At Minonk, the visiting Panthers scored four times in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie in the win over the Knights.

TeriLynn Timmerman and Allie Wiesenhofer (RBI) each posted a pair of hits for Fieldcrest (0-3), while Pru Mangan registered an RBI. Keara Barisch (7 IP, 2 K) suffered the pitching loss.

Baseball

Washington 7, Ottawa 6: At Washington, the Panthers scored the winning on a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh in the win over the Pirates.

Adam Swanson had two hits for Ottawa (6-5), while Jack Henson and Lucas Farabaugh each drove in two runs and Packston Miller a single tally. A trio of pitchers — Colin Fowler (2 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K), Cam Loomis (1 IP, 2 K) and Swanson (Loss, 3 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 K) took the hill for the visitors.

Rochelle 1, Streator 0; Streator 6, Rochelle 0: At Rochelle, the Bulldogs (4-6) split a doubleheader with the Hubs.

In Game 1, Jake Hagie, Cole Winterrowd, Luke Bemont and Landen Cook all singled for Streator, while Zander McCloskey (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 BB) and Landon Muntz (Loss, 3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K) shared pitching efforts.

In the second game, the visitors scored twice in the first and three times in the second while Clay Christoff fired a complete-game shutout, allowing just two hits, walking one and striking out nine. Noah Camp (double, two RBIs), Hagie (two RBIs) and McCloskey each had two hits, while Cook and Bemont also drove in single runs.

Marquette 7, Parkview Christian Academy 1: At Masinelli Field, the Crusaders (8-0) plated five runs in the first inning to jumpstart the win over the Falcons.

Anthony Couch (2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K) and Griffin Dobberstein (4 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) combined for the one-hitter on the hill. Couch also had two hits and an RBI and Carson Zellers doubled. Dobberstein and Charlie Mullen each drove in a pair of runs, with Alec Novotney and Keaton Davis recording single RBIs.

Seneca 9, Serena 3: At Serena, the Fighting Irish (8-3) scored eight runs in the final two innings in the win over the Huskers (1-6).

Paxton Giertz (two RBIs) and Casey Clennon (two doubles, two RBIs) each had three hits, with Kenny Daggett adding a single, double and three RBIs for Seneca.

Tanner Faivre and Beau Raikes (RBI) each had two hits for Serena, with Carson Baker driving in a run.

Newark 14, Indian Creek 7; Newark 17, Indian Creek 13: At Shabbona, the Norsemen (2-10, 2-0) scored 31 runs in sweeping the LTC foe Timberwolves for their first two wins of the season.

Newark took advantage 13 walks, six errors and five hit batsmen while also getting RBIs from Landon Begovac, David Ulrich, Blake Adams and Kiptyn Bleuer. Bleuer (6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K) earned the win on the mound.

In Game 2, Newark scored 13 times in the fifth and held on. Payton Wills had three hits and three RBIs to lead the way at the plate. Begovac (double, five RBis), Ulrich, Jackson Walker (two RBIs), Clay Friestad (two doubles), Adams and Bleuer all had two hits. Begovac, Ulrich and Friestad combine on the hill for 13 strikeouts.

Sandwich 9, Johnsburg 1; Sandwich 9, Johnsburg 4: At Sandwich, the Indians (4-5, 2-0) swept the Kishwaukee River Conference doubleheader from the Skyhawks.

Chance Lange earned the pitching win in the opener after allowing just three hits, no earned runs, two walks and 10 strikeouts for Sandwich. Lange also doubled and knocked in two runs, while Taylor Adams homered with two RBIs and Tyler Lissman doubled.

In Game 2, Adams (6 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 5 K) picked up the pitching win while also smacking a trio of hits. Chris Barbor and Jeffery Ashley each recorded a pair of RBIs.

Track and field

Streator boys post solid marks at L-P Classic: The Bulldogs scored 51 team points to finish tied for fourth at the L-P Cavalier Classic at the L-P Sports Complex.

Streator had first-place finishes from Luke Gebhardt in the shot put (11.71 meters) and the 4X100 relay squad of Jon Davis, Isaiah Brown, Tyke Legeralde and Collin Jeffries in 44.86 seconds. Other top three finishes were earned by Brown (100, 2nd, :11.76; 200, 2nd, :28.76), Legeralde (300 hurdles, 2nd, :44.17; 110 hurdles, 3rd, :18.39) and Jacob Isermann (shot put, 2nd, 11.09).

Marquette girls compete in Granville: The Crusaders were led by a first-place finish in the 800 (2:46.32) and second-place mark in the 400 (1:15.38) from Maggie Jewett at the triangular hosted by Putnam County and including Henry-Senachwine.

Marquette also received top three finishes from Emily Ryan-Adair (800, 2nd, 3:03.81; 400, 3rd 1:21.02), Gwen Jimenez (shot put, 2nd, 8.17) and Maera Jimenez (shot put, 3rd, 7.05; discus, 3rd, 19.43).

Many solid finishes for locals at Mendota: Athletes from Sandwich, Somonauk, Newark and Fieldcrest produced great times at the Don Gooden Invitational.

On the boys side, the Indians were led individually by Simeion Harris (400, 1st, :51.26), Max Cryer (1600, 2nd, 4:47.77) and Shaun Smith (300 hurdles, 1st, :45.52; 110 hurdles, 2nd, :17.99). Sandwich took the top spot in the 4X100 (Nathan Hill, Harris, Brodie Case, Kayden Page, :45.80), the 4X200 (Hill, Jacob Ross, Ayden Russell, Page, 1:37.17) and the 4X400 (Harris, page, Smith, Cryer, 3:40.89).

Newark’s Logan Pasakarnis placed third in the 800 (2:08.03), while the Norsemen finished third in the 4X400 (Reggie Chapman, Henry Mathre, Lance Pasakarnis, Logan Pasakarnis, 3:45.99).

Somonauk’s Landin Stillwell crossed the finish line third in the 3200 (10:57.46), while the Bobcats’ 4X800 relay team (Stillwell, Jackson Brockway, Gunnar Swenson, Caden Hamer, 9:12.11) finished first.

For the girls, Newark had solid individual marks from Kiara Wesseh (200, 1st, :26.59; 100 hurdles, 1st, :16.50; 300 hurdles, 1st, :50.16), Addison Ness (400, 2nd, 1:04.18) and Tess Carlson (300 hurdles, 2nd, :52.14). The Norsemen 4X200 relay squad (Wesseh, Madison Sittler, Ness, Carlson, 1:50.69) also finished first.

Sandwich had Sunny Weber (1600, 1st, 5:02.40) and Joanna Rivera (800, 3rd, 2:44.31) record individual top threes, while the 4X400 relay (Delanie Card, Kayla Kressin, Emily Urbanski, Weber, 4:29.76) and the 4x800 (Rivera, Erin Lissman, Karlee Henkins, Weber, 10:41.31) posted solid races.

Fieldcrest’s Macy Gochanour finished third (:53.38) in the 300 hurdles.