Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022
WHITESIDE NEWS
12 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP Boys basketball
Fulton 59, Polo 22: The Steamers won an NUIC game on the road, led by Baylen Damhoff’s 19 points. Ethan Price scored 10 for Fulton (17-1, 2-0), which is ranked No. 4 in the latest AP Class 1A poll.
Girls basketball
Morrison 71, Newman 17: The Morrison girls basketball team jumped out to a big lead and defeated Newman 71-17 in a Three Rivers Conference crossover game Wednesday night in Morrison. The Fillies led 26-4 after the opening quarter and 41-9 by halftime. Shelby Veltrop had 21 points, Kendra Fisher added 18 and Camryn Veltrop scored 16. Morrison 61, Orion 36: Camryn and Shelby Veltrop combined for 38 points to lift the Morrison girls basketball team to a 61-36 win over host Orion in a Three Rivers West contest Thursday night. Camryn Veltop led all scorers with 22 points, and Shelby Veltrop added 16 points for Morrison. Jordan Eads and Kendra Fisher had eight points each, and Diana Robbins scored seven. Eastland 57, Fulton 13: The Cougars led 18-3 after the opening quarter, then pitched a shutout in the second period to take a 33-3 lead into halftime in an NUIC South win. Kylie Smither scored four points for Fulton, and Reese Dykstra and Kira Wilson added three points apiece.
Wrestling
Panthers split at home: Erie-Prophetstown fell to Newman 55-24, but defeated Polo 39-35 in a pair of duals in Erie. Newman got wins from Daniel Kelly (technical fall at 132 pounds), Seamus McDonnell (decision at 138) and Hunter Luyando (pin at 182), as well as seven forfeits against the Panthers. E-P got pins from Nick Ballard (220) and Elijah Friedrichsen (285). Ballard also won by pin against Polo, and Alex Bomleny (138) won a 5-4 decision, while the Panthers received five forfeits. Wyatt Doty (132) won by technical fall and Wyatt Queckboerner (182) won by pin for the Marcos, who received four forfeits. Morrison swept in Edgington: The Mustangs lost 30-27 to Mercer County and 47-24 to host Rockridge in a Three Rivers triangular. Nathan Schaefer (220 pounds) had a pair of pins for Morrison, and Donny Reavy (138) won by pin and decision. Cameron McDonnell (195) added an 11-second pin against Rockridge, and Kayden White (195) notched a first-period pin against Mercer County.
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ABOVE: Fulton’s Jacob Jones grabs a rebound during Jan. 14 action against Polo. LEFT: Fulton’s Ethan Price shoots against Polo. Riverdale hosts triangular: The Comets defeated host Riverdale 53-18 and St. Bede 66-6 in a Three Rivers triangular in Port Byron. Carter Rude (132 pounds), Daniel Kelly (138), Hunter Luyando (182) and Hayden Witt (285) all had a pair of pins for Newman, while Brady Grennan (120) won by technical fall and pin, and Brendan Tunink (145) won by decision and pin. Nik Nardini (220) added a decision win against Riverdale, while Briar Ivey (113), Mason Glaudel (152) and Tom Powers (160) all won by pin against St. Bede. Erie-Prophetstown sweeps at home:
The Panthers defeated Monmouth-Roseville 55-18 and Mendota 66-12 in a pair of Three Rivers wins in Erie. Wyatt Goossens (113 pounds) and Aiden Jepson (132) both won twice with pins for E-P. Grace Friedrichsen (138) added a pin against Mendota, and the Panthers also got eight forfeits from the Trojans. Victor Bonnell (138), Andrew Bomleny (195) and Elijah Friedrichsen (285) all had pins against Mon-Rose, with Luke Otten (182) winning a 15-2 major decision and Alex Bomleny (145) adding a 9-7 decision.
EP, Oregon, Polo, Fulton in top 5 at Kewanee: Erie-Prophetstown (173
points) was runner-up to the host Boilermakers (203) at the Kewanee Invitational, while Oregon took third (155), Polo placed fourth (136.5) and Fulton finished fifth (120). Morrison took 12th (16). Eight area wrestlers won their weight classes: Polo’s Wyatt Doty
(132), Oregon’s Seth Stevens (138) and Anthony Bauer (145), Fulton’s Zane Pannell (170), Morrison Kayden White (182), and Erie-Prophetstown’s Andrew Bomleny (195), Nick Ballard (220) and Elijah Friedrichsen (285), who was named outstanding wrestler of the upper weights. Bomleny and Ballard both won their title bouts with pins, while Friedrichsen won an 8-7 decision. The Panthers got runner-up finishes from Jaelin Hawkins (106), Wyatt Goossens (113) and Jacob Gibson (120), and a third from Aiden Jepson (132). Luke Otten (182) and Bryce Folsom (195) finished fifth, and Kaitlyn Dennison (120) and Braylon Swertferger (152) both took six for Erie-Prophetstown. Fulton’s Pannell won by pin in his title match, and Ben Fosdick (138), Conner Sheridan (145) and Xander Walling (220) all took second. Broden VenHuizen (126) finished fourth, and Chris Carroll (195) placed sixth for the Steamers. White won a 12-6 decision in his title bout, and was the only Morrison place-winner.
Boys bowling
Geneseo 3,477, Erie-Prophetstown 2,005: Bryce VanDeWostine bowled a
526 series, and Michael Miner rolled a 513 to lead the Panthers in a nonconference loss on the road. Shawn Chandler had a 388, Keith Goodson added a 299, and Dom Bray chipped in a 279 to finish out the Panthers’ scoring. Sterling regional: Erie-Prophetstown senior Michael Miner made the most of his final regional, rolling a
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Erie’s Michael Miner advanced to sectionals at Viking Lanes in South Beloit. Sectionals are Saturday, Jan. 22. 1,134 to finish 14th overall and claim the fourth individual qualifying spot. He said it was his focus and improvement throughout the day that made the difference. “I just went out there, focused on hitting my marks. I definitely played better in the afternoon, just knowing the lanes better than the morning,” Miner said. “My main goal was to move on to sectionals, and I achieved that. Next week, though, I think I’m going to have to pick it up from my average by 20 pins or so. But I’ll keep working at it.”
