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Day: May 19, 2026

Taylor Vescogni, Anna Riva lead La Salle-Peru past Sterling in regional opener

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Taylor Vescogni, Anna Riva lead La Salle-Peru past Sterling in regional opener

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Taylor Vescogni, Anna Riva lead La Salle-Peru past Sterling in regional opener

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Taylor Vescogni, Anna Riva lead La Salle-Peru past Sterling in regional opener

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Taylor Vescogni, Anna Riva lead La Salle-Peru past Sterling in regional opener

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Taylor Vescogni, Anna Riva lead La Salle-Peru past Sterling in regional opener

Anna Riva’s third-inning home run during La Salle-Peru’s 4-1 win over Sterling in Tuesday’s Class 3A Sterling Regional semifinal went to the dogs – literally.Riva’s solo shot was her 10th of the season, triggering an agreement she made at the beginning of the spring.“I’m supposed to be getting a dog now. If I hit 10 home runs, my parents said I could get a puppy,” Riva said with a huge smile.“I was just thinking that first pitch, if it’s there, then go for it. Usually the pitcher’s trying to get that first strike on you, so I was just looking for that first-pitch strike and swung hard.”Riva’s no-doubt blast to center field gave La Salle-Peru some breathing room, and pitcher Taylor Vescogni made it stand up as she struck out 11 in a three-hitter.“That kind of took a lot of pressure off, especially our pitcher,” Riva said. “Getting early runs really helps calm her down and get us going.”Vescogni was effective, mixing her pitches and locations to keep Sterling off-balance. She had four 1-2-3 innings and didn’t allow a runner past first base through the first six innings.“They saw me throw against Metamora [in a Sterling triangular] on Saturday, and I threw mostly changeups that game, so I feel like coming in today, they were expecting a lot of changeups and kind of waiting for that pitch. So I went with mostly riseballs hard in to try and jam their hands, and I feel like that was working,” Vescogni said.“When I can trust my defense behind me, that’s when I pitch my best. And when I get ahead in the count, then I can hit a location, throw a chase pitch for the batter to swing at.”Addie Piecha, Maggie Boudreau and Dagny Greer all drove in runs for the Cavs (21-14), and Riva added a web gem at third base.Sterling’s Bree Taylor started the fifth inning with a single, then Sophie Potthoff tried to move her along with a sacrifice bunt. L-P knew it was coming, so Riva and Greer pinched in at the corners. When the bunt attempt was popped up – even though it never reached more than three feet off the ground – Riva dove in and caught it, then fired to first from her knees to double off the runner.“It was just reaction,” Riva said. “I knew they were going to bunt, so I was playing in, and since it was in the air, I took the opportunity to dive. I knew the girl was way off of first, I saw her far out there [toward second], so I just threw it.”Sterling shortstop Mya Lira turned a double play of her own on a line drive and also threw out an L-P runner at home. Martinez limited the damage in both the fourth and fifth innings, leaving three runners stranded in scoring position to keep the Cavs from pulling away.“I was throwing a lot of curveballs and riseballs today; those pitches were good, they were on, and [L-P’s hitters] were swinging and missing when I located them. When I needed to have a ground ball or fly ball, I was able to do that for my team and get out of those jams,” Martinez said. “I have so much confidence in my team backing me up, and they always get the big outs when we need them.”The Warriors’ biggest rally came in their final at-bat. Lily Cantu singled with one out in the seventh, then Rosie Cantu was hit by a pitch. Both runners moved up on a pitch in the dirt, and Lily Cantu scored when the catcher’s throw to third sailed into left field.“We all were locked in, the dugout was loud, and we wanted to get something going. We attacked the pitches, got on base, put some pressure on them,” Lily Cantu said. “Everybody was into it, and we tried to keep the rally going, but we came up short.“We wanted to fight to the very end, but it wasn’t enough – but I’m proud of how we gave it our all until the last out.”Potthoff drew a two-out walk to bring up the tying run. Olivia Castillo then worked the count full before hitting the ball hard to left field, but it settled into Boudreau’s glove for the final out.La Salle-Peru advances to Friday’s regional title game against top-seeded Sycamore. Sterling (17-16) sees its season come to an end much sooner than it wanted.“We struggled a little bit offensively throughout the game; they had a great pitcher, and we had kind of a hard time adjusting,” Warriors four-year starter Mya Lira said. “It’s sad that it has to end, but the past four years have been absolutely great. I’m grateful for my time here and just the memories, the girls, the program, the coaches, everything.“I’ll definitely miss it a lot.”

Fulton freshman Kerby Germann has walk-off hit in 4-3 postseason softball win at Newman

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Fulton freshman Kerby Germann had the walk-off hit, and Jessa Read pitched a complete game in a 4-3 regional semifinal win at Newman. The Steamers advance to face top-seeded Morrison in Friday’s regional title game.

Earlville, Newark softball advance to regional final; Marquette baseball wins 31st: The Times Tuesday Roundup

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Earlville, Newark softball advance to regional final; Marquette baseball wins 31st: The Times Tuesday Roundup

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Earlville, Newark softball advance to regional final; Marquette baseball wins 31st: The Times Tuesday Roundup

Earlville 20, Harvest-Westminster Academy 5 (4 inn.): At Melrose Park in the semifinals of the Class 1A Walther Christian Regional on Tuesday, the No. 2-seeded Red Raiders (14-10) scored nine runs in the second and seven in the fourth in the victory over No. 7-seeded Harvest-Westminster Academy, which committed 13 errors.Audrey Scherer (triple, home run, five RBIs) and Samantha Knauf (two RBIs) each had two hits for Earlville, while Savana Lawton tripled, and Addie Scherer doubled and drove in three. Addie Scherer (4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) earned the win in the circle.Earlville plays Newark at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the championship game.Newark 11, Indian Creek 1: At Melrose Park in the semifinals of the Class 1A Walther Christian Regional, the Norsemen (12-15) scored four in the first to jumpstart the win over the Timberwolves.Bailey Schutter (triple, RBI), Zoey Carlson (double), Adelaide Johnson (two RBIs) and Sadie Pottinger (two RBIs) each had two hits for Newark. Rylie Carlson (triple) and Brooklyn Wallin each added two RBIs. Pottinger (6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) recorded the pitching victory.Putnam County 9, Fieldcrest 8: At Granville in the Class 1A Henry-Senachwine Regional, the Panthers scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to top the Knights.TeriLynn Timmerman (double, RBI) had three hits for Fieldcrest, while Clair Angelos and Bailey Gill each had two hits. Jersey Modro knocked three RBIs. Leah Armes (6⅔ IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 7 BB, 5 K) suffered the loss. Marquette 13, Princeton 3: At Masinelli Field in Ottawa, the Crusaders improved to 31-1 on the spring with the victory over the Tigers.Easton DeBernardi (triple, five RBIs), Caden Durdan (triple, two RBIs) and Anthony Couch (two RBIs) each had three hits for Marquette. Alec Novotney added a pair of RBIs and stolen bases. Michael Johnson (win, 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K) and Durdan (1 IP, 1 H, 2 K) shared efforts on the hill. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 7, Seneca 1: At Gibson City, the Fighting Irish fell to 13-16 on the season with the loss to the Falcons.Landyn Ramsey and Jace Mitchell each singled for Seneca’s lone hits. Cam Shriey (5⅔ IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 12 K) suffered the loss.Mendota 11, Serena 10 (9 inn.): At Serena, both teams scored twice in the eighth before the Trojans scored three in the ninth and held off a Huskers' rally.Nate Kelley (double, RBI), Tucker Whiteaker (double, RBI) and Nolan Muffler (two RBIs) each had two hits for Serena, while Payton Twait and Wesley Hendrickseach doubled. Kelley (loss, 5⅓ IP, 13 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 7 K), Twait (3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 6 Bb, 2 K) and Ryne DeBernardi (⅔ IP) shared mound duties. Sandwich 11, Woodstock 8: At Woodstock, the Indians scored six runs in the sixth in the Kishwaukee River Conference win over the Blue Streaks.Nick Michalek (two doubles, four RBIs) and Griffin Somlock (two doubles) each had three hits for Sandwich, while Jeffery Ashley (RBI) and Nolan Oros each had two hits. Cash White had a home run and three RBIs. White (2⅔ IP, 4 H, 1 ER) also earned the win in relief of Michalek (4⅓ IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 7 K).Gardner-South Wilmington 10, Somonauk 0 (5 inn.): At Gardner, the Bobcats dropped to 12-11 with the loss to the Panthers.Brady Andrews singled twice to account for the Somonauk offense, while Kaden Geers-Clason (4 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) took the loss. Dwight 7, Lexington 6: At Dwight, the Trojans (21-11) scored two runs in the sixth inning to take the lead for good in the triumph over the Minutemen.Ayden Collom (solo home run) and Joey Starks (double, RBI) each had three hits for Dwight, while Jacob Wilkey singled, doubled and knocked in three runs. Evan Cox went 6⅔ innings and earned the pitching win.Genoa-Kingston 10, Sandwich 0: In the Class 1A Genoa-Kingston Regional, the No. 8-seeded Indians had their season end with the loss to the top-seeded Cogs.
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