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Marquette baseball, softball stay unbeaten in TCC : The Times Tuesday Roundup

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Marquette baseball, softball stay unbeaten in TCC : The Times Tuesday Roundup

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Marquette baseball, softball stay unbeaten in TCC : The Times Tuesday Roundup

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Marquette baseball, softball stay unbeaten in TCC : The Times Tuesday Roundup

Marquette 20, Dwight 7 (5 inn.): At Masinelli Field in Ottawa, the Crusaders (12-0, 4-0) scored six runs in the first, five in the third, and nine in the fourth in the Tri-County Conference victory over the Trojans (9-5, 4-3).Griffin Dobberstein went 4 for 4 with three runs scored and an RBI for Marquette. Anthony Couch (two RBIs), Easton Debernardi (double, three RBIs), Jaxsen Higgins (double, three RBIs) and Caden Durdan (RBI) all had two hits. Alec Novotney (three RBIs) and Connor Baker (RBI) both doubled and Grady Dose recorded a pair of RBIs. Debernardi (2 IP, 2 K) earned the win on the mound.Joey Starks singled and doubled for Dwight, while Zack Bumpous drove in a pair of runs and Jacob Wilkey took the pitching loss.Herscher 8, Streator 2: At SHS Athletic Fields, the visiting Tigers scored three times in the first, then added a pair of runs in both the fourth and sixth in the Illinois Central Eight Conference win over the Bulldogs (5-9-1, 1-5).Talon Melvin had two of the hosts four hits and drove in a run, while Quintin Stevens also posted an RBI. Colin Byers (4 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) suffered the loss. Kaneland 6, Ottawa 3: At Ottawa, the Knights scored three times in the fifth to take the lead for good in the Interstate 8 Conference win over the Pirates (4-5-1, 0-1).Brendyn Fuchs (double, three RBIs) had three hits for Ottawa, Jake Torres added two hits and Adam Swanson doubled. Lucas Farabaugh (4⅓ IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K) took the loss.St. Bede 12, Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 2 (5 inn.): At Peru, the Bruins scored 10 runs over the opening two innings in the TCC triumph over the Warriors.Losing pitcher Reece Pelnarsh, Nolan Price, and Noah Lopez each singled for WFC (0-7, 0-6) while Brezdyn Simons and Blaine Bates had RBIs.Somonauk 14, Hinckley-Big Rock 1 (5 inn): At Somonauk, the Bobcats (7-2, 4-0) scored eight runs in the fifth in the Little Ten Conference win over the Royals.Kaden Geers-Clason (home run) and Tristan Reed each drove in four runs for Somonauk, while Cole Gudmunson (RBI), Luke Hartsell (triple, RBI) and James Havlicek all had two hits. Landon Johnson doubled and had two RBIs. Hartsell (4⅓ IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K) earned the vin on the hill.Newark 12, Indian Creek 1 (5 inn.): At Newark, the Norsemen (3-9, 2-1) plated four runs in the first to jumpstart the LTC win over the Timberwolves.Toby Steffen (two RBIs) tripled, while Colin Shields (RBI), David Ulrich (RBI) and Liam Begovac each doubled. Eastin McBroom (Win, 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) and Steffen (2 IP, 2 K) combined efforts on the mound.Serena 10, Earlville 2: At Serena, the Huskers (6-3, 4-0) took control in the LTC victory with six runs in the fifth against the Red Raiders.Nolan Muffler (RBI) and Payton Twait (RBI) each had two hits to lead the Serena offense. Nate Kelley (7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K) earned the complete game win.Declan Brennan singled and doubled for Earlville (2-5, 0-4) while Landen Tirevold (3⅔ IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) suffered the loss.Herscher 7, Streator 0: At Herscher, the Bulldogs (1-11-2, 1-1) dropped the ICE match to the Tigers.DePue 5, Sandwich 0: At Sandwich, the Indians trailed just 1-0 at halftime in the loss to the Little Giants.Sandwich keeper Shayla Green recorded 12 saves.Herscher 11, Streator 8: At Streator, the Bulldogs rallied late but eventually dropped the ICE game to the Tigers.Ava Glisson, Morgan Kostal (RBI) and Raegan Morgan (two doubles) each had two hits for Streator (2-12, 1-5), while Peyton Marin drove in two runs. Maddie Campbell (1⅔ IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) suffered the loss.Marquette 11, Dwight 3: At June Gross Field in Ottawa, the Crusaders (11-3, 4-0) pushed across nine runs in the first inning in the TCC win over the Trojans.Kelsey Cuchra doubled three times, homered and drove in three runs to lead Marquette. Hunter Hopkins (three RBIs) and Kinley Rick (RBI) each had two hits with Lily Brewer recording two RBIs. Rick (WIN, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 BB, 8 K) and Savannah Erickson (2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K) combined efforts in the circle.McKenna Woodcock doubled twice for Dwight (6-7, 4-3) while Sarah Parker drove in a run. Madison Ely (5⅔ IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 9 K) suffered the loss. St. Bede 19, Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 0 (3 inn.): At rural Streator, the Warriors (0-5, 0-5) were no-hit in the TCC loss to the Bruins.Seneca 10, Midland 0 (5 inn.): At rural Varna, the Fighting Irish (18-0, 7-0) recorded 13 hits while winning pitcher Hayden Pfeifer allowed just three hits and struck out 12 in the TCC win over the Timberwolves.Emma Mino (two doubles, triple, four RBIs) had four hits to lead the Seneca offense. Graysen Provance had three hits, while Lexie Buis (double, two RBIs) and Tessa Krull (home run, two RBIs) each had two hits. Sandwich 13, Richmond-Burton 5: At Sandwich, the Indians (9-5, 2-2) scored 10 runs in the final three innings to earn the Kishwaukee River Conference win over the Rockets.Kendal Petre (two RBIs) led Sandwich with three hits, while Kayden Corneils (double), Coraline Stevens (RBI), Abigail Johnson (two doubles, two RBIs), Jullian Freemon (triple, two RBIs) and Audryna Brain (RBI) each had two hits. Freemon (7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB. 6 K) earned the victory.Newark 10, Indian Creek 3: At Newark, the Norsemen’s Rylie Carlson had three hits, including a pair of homers, and drove in five in the LTC triumph over the Timberwolves.Zoey Carlson (double) also had three hits for Newark, while Cayla Pottinger, Claudia Heubel (home run, two RBIs) and LeAnn Monsess each had two hits. Rylie Carlson (Win, 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K) and Pottinger (3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K) shared time in the circle.Serena 6, Earlville 3: At Serena, the Huskers scored four times in the third inning to take the lead for good in the LTC win over the Red Raiders.Finley Brodbeck had three hits for Serena (5-6, 4-0) while Anna Hjerpe singled, doubled and drove in two runs. Cassie Walsh (7 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K0 earned the victory.Addie Scherer singled, tripled and had an RBI for Earlville, while Riley Kelly (6 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K) took the loss.

Casey Etheridge, Princeton win own Howard-Monier Invite

Princeton coach Dave Moore walked up to Casey Etheridge at the end of the Howard-Monier Invite at Rathje Track Tuesday evening and said, “Casey Etheridge, one heck of a day.”Indeed it was. All the senior standout did was sweep the hurdles and take part in the winning relays in the 4x100 and 4x400, the latter setting a new meet record. His efforts helped lead the Tigers to a first-place finish over runner-up Kewanee by 24 points, 193.5 to 169.5.“I keep progressing and our team keeps progressing,” he said. “The growth our team’s [had] since my sophomore year has just been amazing. We went from not contributing much at each meet to being up there top 3 every meet. I think the strides we’ve been making each year is really cool and shows how hard we’ve been working.“Ayden (Agushi) from his freshman year to now, he’s went from above a minute 400 to into the 52s. And Gavin (Lanham) was really a never sprint sport kid and we got him to go out and he’s done great things in our relays. A lot of people are making contributions so it keeps getting better. It’s fun to see.”Etheridge capped the night running the lead leg of the 4x400 relay along with Lanham, Tyler VandeVenter and Agushi, setting a meet record of 3:34.02.He ran top times in the hurdles with a 15.29 in the 110s and 40.0 in the 300 lows.“The nice thing about the hurdles, it’s easier to tweak your form if you work on it,” he said. “I think a lot of that is Coach Moore, especially the 110s. He encouraged me to run them last year. I’ve come so far from last year to this year. My best time last year was a 15.92 and then first outdoor meet this year I was at 15.84 and today I was 15.29.”Moore said he had to talk Etheridge into not only come out for track last year, but to run the 110 hurdles.“And look at him now. He ran (state) qualifying (times) in the 110s today and the 300s,” Moore said.In the 4x100, Etheridge teamed up with Agushi, Lanham and Beckett Funderberg for a winning time of 45.09.“We’ve got a good nucleus of kids, Casey Etheridge being one of them,“ Moore said. ” ... Ayden Agushi’s done himself a big favor getting in pretty decent shape this year. It’s just a matter of time before we get Gavin (Lanham) and Tyler (VandeVenter) in shape and we’ll bring the times down even more."Landen Hoffman had such a breakout freshman year for Princeton a year ago, coming just a final throw by senior teammate Ian Morris from winning the Class 2A state championship. But as good as a year he had, Hoffman could never take flight in his home ring.On Tuesday he did, flinging the discus with a winning toss of 50.38m“I’ve never had a great day here until today,” Hoffman said. “I’d always come here and not quite do as good as I’d do at a different meet. But today, did pretty good. Got the farthest one I’ve thrown here so far, throwing 20 feet further this year than I did last year. “I was looking for the 50-meter mark and I got it today. So I knew I had it, but there’s a lot more left. I’ve been really consistent at the high 150s (feet) so I know that soon we’re going to have a really good one.”Throws coach Curtis Odell said it’s just the first step for Hoffman.“He’s been working hard and has one goal, to be state champion. He’s been practicing hard and has had a few good meets in a row,” Odell said. “To be throwing over 50 meters on April 14th is a great place to be. He’s just getting started.”Hoffman also won the shot put at 13.52m with teammate Common Green, a newcomer to throws, landing third (12.01m).Agushi won the 400 (53.19) and placed second in the high jump (1.98m) while Tyler VandeVenter won the 800 (2:08.9), Augustus Swanson won the 1,600 (5:13.39) and the Tigers’ 4x200 relay of Funderberg, Lanham, Gavin Cain and Ethan Knaak clocked a winning time of 1:37.55Princeton also got seconds from Aiden Robinson in the long jump (5.92m) and the 4x800 relay (9:23.86), Hall’s top finishers were Joseph Caracheo, second in the 3,200 (12:24.81), and Gabe Wamhoff, second in the 200 (24.35) and third in the 100 (11.73). Serena’s Connor Hollenback raced off with the 200 with a top time of 23.95.Kewanee’s Dontel Wommack won the pole vault (3.35m) and triple jump (11.32m). The Boilermakers also got wins from Noah Feltner in the 3,200 (10:59.49), Chris Rowe in the long jump (6.53m) and the the 4x800 relay (9:10.18) and Annawan-Wethersfield’s Danny Heston won the 100 (11.49).

Casey Etheridge, Princeton win own Howard-Monier Invite

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Senior standout Casey Etheridge swept the hurdles and took part in the winning relays in the 4×100 and 4×400 relay, the latter setting a new meet record. His efforts helped lead the Tigers to a first-place finish

Casey Etheridge, Princeton win own Howard-Monier Invite

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Casey Etheridge, Princeton win own Howard-Monier Invite

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Casey Etheridge, Princeton win own Howard-Monier Invite

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Casey Etheridge, Princeton win own Howard-Monier Invite

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