Marquette moves to 9-0 after topping R-B: The Times Tuesday Area Roundup

Baseball

Marquette 10, Roanoke-Benson 3: At Roanoke, the Crusaders improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in Tri-County Conference play with the win over the Rockets. The visitors broke a 3-3 tie by scoring two in the sixth and five in the seventh.

Marquette starting and winning pitcher Alec Novotney allowed just four hits and one earned run while walking none and striking out eight in five innings. Carson Zellers went the final two innings giving up two hits and fanning four. Keaton Davis went 3 for 3 with Novotney (RBI) and Jackson Higgins (two RBIs) each recording two hits. Anthony Couch doubled in a run, with Zellers, Sam Mitre and Charlie Mullen all registering an RBI.

Morris 7, Ottawa 0: At Morris, the Pirates (6-6, 0-1) recorded just two hits — singles by Adam Swanson and Cam Loomis — in falling in their Interstate 8 Conference opener.

Seneca 10, Fieldcrest 0 (5 inn.): At Seneca, the Fighting Irish scored seven times in the third inning in the triumph over the Knights.

Seneca pitcher Brody Rademacher tossed a no-hitter, walking two and striking out five. Paxton Giertz (two doubles, three RBIs), Casey Clennon (double, two RBIs) and Chase Buis each had two hits. Aidan Vilcek posted a pair of RBIs, with Kenny Daggett and Austin Aldrige both doubling in runs.

Somonauk 3, Serena 1: At Serena, the Bobcats (1-5, 1-1) plated all three of their runs in the third inning in the Little Ten Conference win over the Huskers (2-8, 1-1).

Noah Brandt singled, doubled and drove in two runs for Somonauk, while Tristian Reed (Win, 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K) and Aldo Resendez (2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K) combined efforts on the hill.

Carson Baker had Serena’s lone RBI while Jimmy Faltz smacked a double. Baker (4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 6 K) suffered the pitching loss, with Beau Raikes (3 IP, 1 H, 8 K) finishing up.

Hinckley-Big Rock 3, Newark 1: At Newark, the Norsemen failed to record a hit in falling to 2-12 overall and 2-2 in the LTC with the loss to the Royals.

Clay Friestad pitched 6 1/3 innings for Newark, allowing six hits, one earned run, with no walks and four strikeouts.

Softball

WFC 5, Putnam Co. 1: At rural Streator, the host Warriors (6-3 overall, 3-3 Tri-County Conference) trailed 1-0 heading into the third inning before plating three runs to take a lead winning pitcher Shae Simons (7 IP, 0 ER, 14 K) would not relinquish. Emma Palaschak singled, tripled and drove home two runs for Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell. Simons helped her own cause with a double and two RBIs, with Olivia Chismarick also driving home a run.

Coal City 13, Streator 5: At the SHS Athletic Fields, the host Bulldogs (3-7 overall, 0-4 Illinois Central Eight Conference) led 2-0 heading into a fifth inning where they surrendered seven runs on their way to the ICE sweep. Makenna Ondrey singled, doubled, homered and drove home a pair of runs for Streator. Mya Zavada added a double and an RBI in support of losing pitcher Caitlyn Talty (6 1/3 IP, 6 ER, 5 K).

Marquette 15, Lowpoint-Washburn 0 (5 inn.): the Crusaders scored eight runs in the first inning to jumpstart the T-CC win over the Wildcats.

Maisie Lyons (home run, three RBIs), Taylor Cuchra (home run, RBI) and Anna Hjerpe (double, RBI) all had three hits to pace Marquette. Avery Durdan (double, RBI), Caleigh Rick (double) and Emma Rinearson (RBI) all had two hits. Makayla Backos had a home run and three RBIs.

Hunter Hopkins (Win, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K), Lyons (2 IP, 2 H, 4 K0 and Hjerpe (1 IP) all shared time in the circle for MA.

Serena 13, Somonauk/Leland 8: At Serena, the Huskers scored nine times in the second in the LTC win over the Bobcats.

RayElle Brennan (triple), Jenna Setchell (two RBIs), Maddie Glade (RBI) and Cassie Walsh (double, three RBIs) all had two hits for Serena, while Cali Edwards doubled and Lanee Cole tripled. Setchell (7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K) earned the pitching victory.

Brooke Bahrey (triple, RBI) and Haley McCoy (two triples, three RBIs) each had two hits for Somonauk/Leland, while Kennedy Barshinger had two RBIs.

Richmond-Burton 4, Sandwich 1: At Sandwich, the Indians fell to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in Kishwaukee River Conference action with the loss to the Rockets.

Kayden Corneils singled and tripled, while Aubrey Cyr singled in a run. Brooklyn Marks (7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 10 K) suffered the pitching loss.

Track and field

Ottawa boys 1st, girls 2nd in dual with Morris at King Field: The Pirates boys outpointed Morris 73-54, while the visiting girls won 69-53.

The Ottawa boys had individual wins from Keevon Peterson (100, triple jump), Jack Thomas (400), Kasey Dose (1600), Weston Averkamp (110 and 300 hurdles), Stephon Patrick (shot put, discus) and Austin Hellman (pole vault). The 4X100 relay team (Averkamp, Corwin Diaz, Colby Mortenson, Thomas) also claimed first.

The Pirates girls received wins from Shaylen Quinn (400), Mayla Ragan (1600), Isabella Markey (100 hurdles, high jump), Krisee Clark (shot put, discus) and Ashlynn Gainere (long jump).

Seneca girls first, boys second at own 7-team event: the Fighting Irish girls squad posted 218 points to finish ahead of runner-up Newark (127) and fifth-place Marquette (51), while the Seneca boys registered 133 points to place behind champion Pontiac, but ahead of Marquette (5th, 34) and Newark (6th, 33).

Winning induvial events for Seneca girls were Lila Coleman (100-meter run, 200, 400), Natalie Misener (800), Faith Baker (shot put, discus) and Teagan Johnson (pole vault). The 4X800 relay team (Misener, Evelyn O’Connor, Julie Mueller, Grace Steffes) also claimed first place.

Newark’s Kiara Wesseh place first in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, high jump and long jump, while Addison Ness won the triple jump. The Norsemen 4X200 (Madison Sittler, Isabella Creps, Brooklyn Hatteberg, Tess Carlson) and 4X400 (Carlson, Sittler, Ness, Creps) relays also finished first.

Marquette’s Gwen Jimenez (shot put) and Maera Jimenez (discus) placed third in their respective events.

The Seneca boys received individual wins from Colton Pumphrey (300 hurdles), Alex Bogner-Kidwell (shot put) and Sam Churchill (pole vault). The Irish 4X200 relay team (Drew Danek, AJ Keedy, Matt Stach, Pumphrey) also placed first.

Newark’s Logan Pasakarnis (800) and the 4X400 relay squad (Reggie Chapman, Henry Mathre, Lance Pasakarnis, Logan Pasakarnis) each placed second.

Marquette’s Jacoby Gooden won both the 100 and 200.

Sandwich competes at Woodstock North: The Indians participated in a triangular with the host Thunder and Johnsburg.

Alex Walsh (800), Josh Schaefers (1600), Shaun Smith (300 hurdles) and Simeion Harris (long jump) won induvial events. Sandwich’s 4X200 (Nathan Hill, Jacob Ross, Harris, Kayden Page) and 4X400 (Harris, Page, Smith, Max Cryer) relay teams also finished first.

For the girls, Sunny Weber (800) and Joanna Rivera (1600) earned wins, as did the 4X100 (Clara Schiradelly, Addyson Cline, Teagan Lederman, Delanie Card), 4X200 (Schiradelly, Dulce Arriola, Lederman, Card), 4X400 (Rivera, Kayla Kressin, Erin Lissman, Weber) and 4X800 (Rivera, Karlee Henkins, Emily Urbanski, Lissman) relay teams.

Somonauk/Leland girls 2nd at Hall: The Bobcats scored 52 points to finish second behind Amboy (97), but ahead of Hall (39) and Ashton-Franklin Center (14).

Earning individual wins for S/L were Ellie Wiegman (1600), Junia Johnson (3200) and Alexis Punsalan (pole vault). The 4X100 relay team (Rylie Donahue, Taleigh Mullen, Punsalan, Reannah Cappi) also finished first.

Fieldcrest, Flanagan-Cornell compete at Dee-Mack COED: The Knights and Falcons competed in a 7-team event host by Dee-Mack.

On the girls side, Fieldcrest’s Pru Mangan finished first in the shot put and second in the discus, Macy Gochanour placed third in the both the 400 and 100 hurdles and Angel Serna third in the long jump. F-C’s Alivia Waschle finished third in the 100 and fourth in the 200. The Falcons’ 4X200 relay team (Waschle, Piper McMillan, Gabby Jacobs, Kaylee Delheimer) placed second.

For the boys, Jackosn Hakes placed second in both the shot put and discus, while Jozia Johnson finished third in the 100 and Michael Beckett third in the triple jump for the Knights. Connor Reed’s fourth in the 200 led F-C.