Sports Roundup

Girls Golf

Bureau Valley 200, Erie-Prophet-

stown 221, Princeton 222: The Storm swept a Three Rivers triangular at Hidden Lakes, while the Panthers split.

Lillian McWilliams led Erie-Prophetstown with a 54, Jaelin Hawkins fired a 55, and McKenzie Winckler and Taylor Wilson both shot 56s. Hannah Huisman (65) and Michelle Naftzger (66) also played for the Panthers.

Kewanee Boilermaker Invite: Erie-Prophetstown took 16th with a 420 and Morrison was 17th with a 441 in the 19-team tournament at Baker Park.

The Panthers were led by Caden VanHorn with a 95, Blake Geuns with a 98 and Keith Goodson with a 99. Also competing for E-P were Colin Ashdown (128), Eli Wetzell (133) and Robert Winters (139).

Adam Tichler was the top Morrison golfer, posting a round of 97; Blake Huizenga fired a 109, Austin Boonstra tallied a 114, Sarah Wetzell shot a 118 and Zayden Boonstra added a 121.

Boys Golf

River Ridge-Scales Mound 162, Ful-

ton 169: The Steamers dropped an NUIC dual at Fulton Country Club, as neither

Alex T. Paschal - apaschal@shawmedia.com Fulton’s Brooklyn Brennan sets the ball against Eastland during their NUIC match Tuesday, Sept. 6, in Lanark.

team had a golfer shoot higher than 50.

Fulton’s Landon Meyers and RRSM’s Joseph Winter both shot 39s to share medalist honors.

Also for the Steamers, Jacob Voss had a 42, Reed Owen and Zach Winkel both fired 44s, Brady Read had a 48, and Dawson Price added a 50.

Riverdale wins TRAC quad in Erie:

Riverdale tallied a 160, Mendota totaled a 177, Newman had a 178, and Erie-Prophetstown recorded a 188 in a four-team Three Rivers meet at Lake Erie Country Club.

Riverdale’s Blake Sutton was medalist with a 39.

The Panthers were led by Blake Geuns’ 42 and Caden Van Horn’s 44, while Bryce VanDeWostine and Keith Goodson shot a pair of 51s, Colin Ashdown posted a 53, and Robert Winters registered a 68.

Fulton 171, Amboy 202, Lena-

Winslow/Pearl City 240: The Steamers swept an NUIC triangular at Shady Oaks Country Club, while Amboy’s Wes Wilson was medalist with a 40.

Reed Owen led Fulton with a 41, Dawson Price had a 42, Landon Meyers shot a 43, and Jacob Voss fired a 45. Brady Read had a 46, and Zach Winkel added a 49.

Volleyball

Fulton def. Eastland 25-15, 25-13:

The Fulton Steamers defeated the Eastland Cougars convincingly in a Tuesday night NUIC matchup in Lanark, winning a two-set match 25-15, 25-13, after seizing all the momentum in the first set.

Strong performances from outside hitters Miraya Pessman, Brooklyn Brennan

See SPORTS ROUNDUP, Page 17

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and Reese Dykstra were critical factors for Fulton – and a big part of its fast start.

Brennan had six kills, five assists, six digs and two aces, Pessman paced Fulton with four kills, 11 assists and three aces, and Hackett added three kills and two aces. Ava Bowen added four kills and two aces, and Resse Germann chipped in seven digs, two assists and two aces. The Steamers scored eight times on serves.

Forreston def. Fulton 25-19,

18-25, 25-16: The Steamers lost to the Cardinals in three sets of NUIC play, falling to 3-2 on the season.

Leaders for Fulton were Brooklyn Brennan with 14 digs, eight assists and seven kills, Miraya Pessman with 17 assists and 16 digs, and Annaka Hackett with nine kills and five digs. Ava Bowen chipped in seven kills, six digs and two blocks, Reese Dykstra had five kills, and Resse Germann added nine digs for the Steamers.

Sherrard def. Erie-Prophet-

stown 18-25 , 25-18, 25-11: After dropping the first set, the Tigers claimed two straight wins to edge the Panthers.

Leaders for E-P were Aylah Jones with six kills, Lauren Abbott with four kills and two blocks, Jamie Neumiller with 14 digs, Olivia Purvis with six digs, and Kennedy Buck with 15 assists and two blocks.

Byron Varsity Power Classic: Fulton went 3-2 at the Byron tournament, defeating Scales Mound 25-17, 25-19, Winnebago 25-22, 25-17, and Belvidere 25-22, 25-15. Its losses came against Aquin (20-25, 25-14, 10-15) and Dakota (12-25, 8-25).

Leaders for the Steamers were Brooklyn Brennan with 40 assists, 33 digs and 25 kills; Miraya Pessman with 31 digs, 31 assists and 19 kills; Reese Germann with 47 digs and six aces; Reese Dykstra with 18 kills, four blocks and seven aces; and Annaka Hackett with 18 kills, 10 digs and three blocks.

Cross Country

River City Race: Charlie Link came in 58th with a 16:55.9 to lead the Erie-Prophetstown boys, and Jillian Norman was the top Panther girl, running a 23:06.08 for 170th.

The Erie-Prophetstown boys finished 24th with 727 and the Erie-Prophetstown girls took 38th with a 1056.

Football

Erie-Prophetstown 35, Sher-

rard 28: Panthers running back Jase Grunder did his best Derrick Henry impression this weekend, rushing 32 times for 214 yards and three touchdowns to fuel a Three Rivers Conference win.

Grunder’s scores came on runs of 3, 6 and 7 yards.

Tyler Ballard was another force for Erie-Prophetstown on the ground, handling 10 carries for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Ballard’s scores came on runs of 42 and 60 yards.

Collectively, the Panthers rushed for 390 yards and five touchdowns on 45 carries, registering an 8.67 yards-per-carry average.

Social Secur it y off ice moves to new location

STERLING – Starting Monday, the Social Security office in Sterling will be at a new location: 3610 East Lincolnway.

The move is a short one. Friday was the last day of operations at its previous location, 3512 East Lincolnway, Suite C.

Office hours are from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The agency continues to require COVID-19 safety measures, including masking.

The agency encourages people to use its online services at www.socialsecurity.gov, call on the phone or schedule appointments when possible. On a busy day, not all walk-ins may be served before the end of business.

Most Social Security services are available to the public online with a “My Social Security” account or by telephone. Most services do not require an office visit. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount to set up an online account.

If they already receive Social Security benefits, they can start or change direct deposit online, request a replacement SSA-1099, and if they need proof of their benefits, they can print or download a current Benefit Verification Letter from their account. People not yet receiving benefits can use their online account to get a personalized Social Security Statement, which provides their earnings information as well as estimates of their future benefits. The portal also includes a retirement calculator and links to information about other online services.

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