Area Roundup: Streator boys tennis, Serena softball, Newark baseball among winners on busy Monday

At La Salle, the Streator boys tennis team opened its season with a triangular split – falling 3-2 to host La Salle-Peru but besting St. Bede 5-0.

Streator won both singles matches against L-P – No. 1 Davey Rashid winning 6-0, 6-0, and No. 2 Ryan Beck a victor by a 6-2, 6-4 score. All three doubles matches went to third-set tiebreakers, with the Cavaliers winning them all.

The Bulldogs won them all against the Bedans – Rashid at No. 1 singles (6-0, 6-1), Izak Gallick No. 2 singles (forfeit), Cooper Wahl and Brenden Christiansen at No. 1 doubles (6-2, 2-6, 10-4), Ryan Beck and Andrew Vogel at No. 2 doubles (6-1, 6-0) and Jack Sorensen and Quinn Baker at No. 3 doubles (6-0, 6-0).

Softball

Annawan 3, Earlville 2: At Amboy, the Red Raiders (3-2) led early but surrendered one run in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings in the nonconference defeat.

Madyson Olson and Alexis Olson (RBI) were each 2 for 3 at the plate. Paige Marks (7 IP, 2 ER, 2 K) took the loss.

La Salle-Peru 10, Sandwich 0 (6 inn.): At Peru, the visiting Indians managed six hits – led by Allison Olson’s two singles and a double from Alexis Sexton – but no runs in the Interstate Eight defeat.

Maggie Knepper (2 IP, 5 ER, 1 K) took the loss.

Serena 13, WFC 2: At rural Streator, the visiting Huskers scored six runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back on heir way to the nonconference win.

Lanee Cole (3 for 3, two RBIs) and Paisley Twait (3 for 5, three RBIs, three runs scored) both homered for Serena. Katie Baker (single, triple, RBI), Jenna Setchell (triple, two RBIs), Alexis Linder (two singles, RBI) and Makayla McNally (double, single, RBI) also supported winning pitcher Maddie Glade (7 IP, 2 ER, 11 K).

Ella Sibert singled, homered and drove home two for the Warriors. Shae Simons (4 2/3 IP, 10 ER, 3 K) took the loss.

Newark 17, Hiawatha 1 (4 inn.): At Newark, the Norsemen (7-2) scored 12 runs in the opening two innings to notch the Little Ten Conference win.

Kaitlyn Schofield (4 IP, 1 ER, 7 K) got the win and homered as part of a three-hit, two-double, four-RBI day at the plate. Kailey Wohead was 3 for 4 with four RBIs, with Bre Dixon adding a pair of hits and three RBIs.

Indian Creek 7, Somonauk/HBR/Leland 4: At Somonauk, the host Bobcats were defeated in the Little Ten game despite a three-RBI day from Taylor Johnson and two hits off the bat of Morgan Potter.

Bre VerCautren (7 IP, 3 ER, 9 K) took the loss.

Seneca 15, Prairie Central 3 (4 inn.): At Fairbury, the Fighting Irish (3-0) took control with an 11-run third in support of winning pitcher Alyssa Zellers (4 IP, 3 ER, 2 K).

Kennedy Hartwig (home run, three RBIs), Ella Sterling (two doubles, two RBIs), Zoe Hougas (single, home run, RBI) and Maddy Klicker (two doubles, triple, 3 RBIs) spearheaded the Seneca onslaught.

Streator 7, Peotone 1: At the SHS Athletic Fields, the host Bulldogs (2-2, 1-0) won their Illinois Central Eight Conference opener behind the pitching of Jaelyn Blakemore (7 IP, 1 ER, 13 K).

Kadence Ondrey drove in two runs; Lilly Kupec singled, tripled and had an RBI; Emma Augustine had two singles and an RBI; Blakemore drove in a run; and Rilee Talty had a pair of singles in the victory.

Baseball

Morris 10, Sandwich 0: At Morris, the visiting Indians managed only one hit – a Hunter Pavia single – in support of losing pitcher Andy Golinski (4 IP, 9 ER, 5 K).

Newark 10, Hiawatha 0 (5 inn.): At Newark, the Norsemen notched the Little Ten win behind a combined no-hitter tossed by starter Joe Martin (4 IP, 0 R, 11 K) and reliever Jake Kruser (1 IP, 0 R, 2 K).

Mitchell Kruser doubled and drove home three runs, with Jake Kruser and Caden Wheeler (3 for 3) driving in two runs apiece.

Annawan 18, Earlville 2 (4 inn.): In nonconference play, the Red Raiders allowed a 13-run second inning.

Bryar Keller doubled and drove in a run for Earlville. Ryan Browder (1 1/3 IP, 11 ER, 2 K) took the loss.

Boys track and field

Seneca 2nd, Streator 3rd at 7-teamer: At Seneca, the Irish (59.5 points) and Streator (40 points) finished second and third behind winner Westmont (66.5).

Seneca victories were scored by Josh Doloski (28.06 seconds in 100 men’s wheelchair) and Brady Danek (2:13.33 in 800).

Wins for Streator came courtesy of the 4x100 relay team of Cade Stevens, Collin Jeffries, Quentin Goforth and Aneefy Ford (45.97 seconds); Kody Danko (10:38.25 in 3200; 53.78 seconds in 400); and Ford (11.53 seconds in 100).

Girls track and field

Seneca 1st, Newark 2nd of 8 teams: At Seneca, the Fighting Irish (113 team points) were first, Newark (70) second and Streator (18) fifth.

Event winners for Seneca included the 4x800 team of Ashley Alsvig, Evelyn O’Connor, Natalie Misener and Gracie Steffes (11:33.94); the 4x100 team of Faith Deering, Taylor Draves, Emma Smith and Caitlyn O’Boyle (52.49 seconds); O’Connor (2:28.42 in 800); Smith (1:03.68 in 400); Ashley Alsvig (5:43.88 in 1600); the 4x400 team of Clara Bruno, O’Connor, Smith and Keeli Pumphrey (4:28.61); Teagan Johnson (3.05 in pole vault); Anna Bruno (5.48 meters in long jump); Gabi Maxwell (9.44 in shot put); and Deering (35.00 in discus).

Winners for Newark were Megan Williams (16.47 seconds in 100 hurdles; 10.30 meters in triple jump); Kiara Wesseh (13.26 seconds in 100); the 4x200 team of Peyton Eike, Lindsey Hateberg, Addison Ness and Tess Carlson (1:57.99); and Wesseh (27.60 seconds in 200; 1.60 meters in high jump).

Scoring an event win for Streator was Abby Pierce (51.82 seconds in 300 hurdles).