Galesburg High School

Limestone holds off Galesburg soccer

Limestone scored twice in the first half and held on to beat Galesburg 2-1 April 30 in a nonconference girls soccer match.

The Rockets took a 2-0 lead into halftime on goals by Makinzie Williams and Savannah Meyers. Gracie Sims assisted on both goals.

“It was a disappointing night for us with a 1-2 loss,” coach Jessica Jones said. “Limestone scored their two in the first half, and we were only able to answer with one goal. However, the girls played so hard during the second half and left it all on the field.”

Galesburg cut the deficit in the second half when freshman Haleigh Jezek-Irle scored. Grace Hansen had the assist for the Silver Streaks.

Galesburg’s Haleigh Jezek-Irle (3) scores the Silver Streaks’ lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Limestone on April 30. (Photo by Loran Lewis/GCN)

The loss was Galesburg’s third straight and dropped the Silver Streaks to 7-6-1. Limestone improved to 10-6-1. The result also avenged a 5-0 loss to Galesburg earlier this season.

Galesburg is scheduled to host Manual at 11 a.m. May 2 before traveling to Moline on May 4.

Geneseo blanks Galesburg in softball

Kendyl Wassenhove tossed a two-hit shutout and struck out 10 as Geneseo defeated Galesburg 7-0 April 30 in Western Big 6 Conference softball.

The Maple Leafs scored three runs in the first inning, added one in the fourth and put the game away with three more in the seventh. Geneseo finished with 10 hits and no errors, while Galesburg committed four errors.

Addison Stanley recorded two hits and an RBI for Galesburg in a loss to Geneseo on April 30. (Photo courtesy of Galesburg High School)

Wassenhove went the distance, allowing two hits and two walks over seven innings.

Addison Stanley and Evelin Guel had Galesburg’s two hits.

Taylor Lee pitched all seven innings for the Silver Streaks, allowing seven runs, five earned, on 10 hits. She struck out three and walked one.

Lauren Piquard led Geneseo at the plate, going 2 for 4 with two home runs and four RBIs. Penny Kline was 3 for 4 with a double, a triple and a run scored, and Jaylee Brudos went 2 for 4 with a triple and a run.

Galesburg fell to 4-19 overall and 0-10 in the Western Big 6. It was the Silver Streaks’ second loss to Geneseo this season after a 9-0 defeat April 7.

Galesburg is scheduled to host Monmouth United at 4:30 p.m. Monday, then travel to Sterling on Tuesday and Moline on Thursday.

Moline sweeps Galesburg in WB6 baseball doubleheader

Moline completed a two-game Western Big 6 Conference sweep of Galesburg on April 29, winning the completion of a suspended game 5-3 before taking the regularly scheduled game 3-2.

The opener, which began April 27 in Moline and resumed in Galesburg, saw the Silver Streaks take a 3-0 lead before Moline rallied with four runs in the fourth inning and added an insurance run late.

Nicolas Ojeda and Henry Ikrami each had two hits for Galesburg. Ojeda doubled, scored and drove in a run, while Noah Nalley added a double, a run and an RBI.

Moline built a 3-1 lead early in the second game and held on for the 3-2 win.

Grady Hickey and Hayden Ralston each had two hits for Galesburg. Nalley and Alfred Ayala drove in runs, and Caden Riley struck out 11 in 5⅔ innings in the loss.

Galesburg fell to 7-15 overall and 4-6 in the Western Big 6. The Silver Streaks host Dunlap at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Washington at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Sterling tops Galesburg in boys tennis

Sterling defeated the Silver Streaks 8-1 in a varsity boys tennis match rescheduled from April 27.

Galesburg’s lone win came at No. 1 singles, where Mohamed Shehata defeated Xavian Prather 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (9).

Sterling swept the remaining singles matches. Gavin Staats defeated Carter Bohm 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles, Jereston Falls defeated Carson Stecher 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3, Jacob Marruffo defeated Mahmoud Shehata 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4, Sam Chino defeated Timothy Tudengjiacuo 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 and Jose Vazquez defeated Jackson Warren 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6.

Sterling also swept doubles play.

Galesburg competes in the Moline Invite at 9 a.m. May 2, then hosts Alleman at 4 p.m. May 4.

Carl Sandburg College

Sandburg falls to Illinois Central in slugfest

Damien Snell reached base five times, but Sandburg came up short April 29 in a 12-11 loss at Illinois Central.

Snell went 3 for 3 with two walks, two runs and an RBI.

Sandburg jumped ahead 4-0 in the first inning on Carter Ramsey’s RBI double, run-scoring singles by Chuck Hathaway and Snell, and Burke Miller’s RBI groundout.

Damien Snell reaches base five times, finishing with three hits and two walks for Carl Sandburg College against Illinois Central on April 29. (Photo courtesy of Carl Sandburg College)

The Chargers added four more runs in the third. Miller doubled in two runs, and Kody Knecht followed with a two-run single.

Illinois Central built a 12-8 lead before Sandburg answered in the sixth on Hathaway’s second RBI single.

Trailing 12-9 in the seventh, Sandburg loaded the bases with one out before Jameson Dickerson drew a bases-loaded walk and Knecht scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit to one. Ramsey struck out and Hathaway popped out to end the threat.

Ramsey finished 2 for 4 with a double, a run and an RBI. Hathaway was 2 for 4 with a walk, two runs and two RBIs. Miller drove in three runs, while Knecht had two RBIs, a run and a stolen base.

Dawson Fenton took the loss for Sandburg in relief.

The Chargers close the regular season with three consecutive Region 4 doubleheaders beginning May 1.

Knox College

Grinnell sweeps Knox softball

Knox dropped a doubleheader at Grinnell on April 29, falling 10-0 in the first game and 7-4 in the second.

The Prairie Fire (8-28 overall, 2-12 Midwest Conference) closes the regular season at home Saturday against Ripon.

In the second game, Knox trailed 1-0 after an inning before Kylie Thomson doubled home Cheyanne Merkel in the second to tie the score.

Grinnell answered with a run in the bottom half and added another in the third to take a 3-1 lead.

Kara Burwell drove in two runs for Knox College in a Game 2 loss to Grinnell on April 29. (Photo by _/GCN)

Knox tied the game in the fifth when Chelsea McKee and Janet Lentini reached base before Kara Burwell doubled to left, scoring both runners.

Grinnell scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to regain the lead.

Knox added a run in the seventh when Merkel doubled home McKee, but could not complete the comeback.

Merkel led Knox with three hits, a run and an RBI. Burwell drove in two runs. Maddie Hicks had two hits, and McKee scored twice.

McKee had two hits in the first game as Knox was held to five hits.

Knox baseball closes home season with 16-6 win

Knox defeated Eureka 16-6 in seven innings April 29 to close the home portion of its regular-season schedule.

Knox (6-31) closes the regular season this weekend with a three-game series at Ripon.

The Prairie Fire scored in every inning.

Nicholas Nitti went 4 for 6 with four runs scored and eight RBIs, including a grand slam that gave Knox an 8-0 lead in the third inning.

Nicholas Nitti goes 4 for 6 with four runs scored and eight RBIs, including a grand slam, in Knox’s 16-6 win over Eureka on April 29. (Photo courtesy of Knox College)

Hayden Derlein added four hits, a run and an RBI. Thomas Wilmot had three hits and two RBIs. Clayton Rice had three hits and scored twice. Tyler Kemp had three hits, an RBI and four runs scored.

All nine starters recorded at least one hit, seven players drove in a run and eight scored at least once.

Patrick Shannon earned the win. Lucas Fujii finished the game on the mound.

The four runs scored by Nitti and Kemp tied for third most in a single game in program history. Nitti’s grand slam made him the 19th player in program history to accomplish the feat, and his eight RBIs are the second most in a single game.