Maple Leafs Take 1st At Rockford East Giardini Invite!

(Photo Credit: Brian Sebastian)

The Maple Leafs continue to roll as they finished 1st at the Rockford East Giardini Invite on Saturday December 2! With a final point total of 232.5, GHS beat out 2nd place Rochelle (223) and 3rd place Chicago St. Patrick (199). Tim Sebastian (113), Zachary Montez (150), & Kye Weinzierl were crowned champions of their respective weight classes. Montez was also named Giardini Tournament MVP!

Maple Leaf Results
113: Tim Sebastian - 1st Place
150: Zachary Montez - 1st Place (MVP)
165: Kye Weinzierl - 1st Place

132: Grady Hull - 2nd Place
138: Izaac Gaines - 2nd Place

126: Devan Hornback - 3rd Place
157: Malaki Jackson - 3rd Place
285: Brayden Franzen - 3rd Place

190: Logan Palmer - 5th Place
215: Aaron Betcher - 7th Place

Also competing for the Leafs were Cole Miller (120), Josh Hock (144), & Wyatt Newmann (175)

Next Up: At Galesburg On Tuesday December 5 (5:00pm).

Lady Leafs End The Week On A Strong Note!

On Thursday November 30 in Quincy, the Lady Leafs took one on the chin as the host Blue Devils dominated from start to finish in their 51-19 win. GHS (4-3, 1-2 WB6) came back with a vengeance on Saturday afternoon at GHS as they held off a tough Rock Island squad 34-32. Next Up: At Sterling on Thursday December 7 (7:00pm).

Busy Week Of Bowling For GHS!

Lady Leafs bowling traveled to Blackhawk Lanes in Sterling on Monday November 27 where the host Warriors picked up a 2,886-2,538 victory. Paige Swain led GHS with a 457 series followed by Lexi Johnson (455), and Olivia Dickey (450). Next Up: Home on Monday December 4 vs Rock Island (4:00pm).

A 653 series from Bryce Sanders led the Leafs in their 3,226-2,844 victory over the Warriors on November 28 in Sterling. GHS followed up the victory the following day with a tough loss at Rock Island 3,633-3,496 but rebounded on November 30 with a 3,587-3,351 win at Abingdon-Avon. Carter VanOpdorp paced the Maple Leafs with a 681 series. Next Up: At Mendota on Monday (4:00pm).

Maple Leaf Wrestling Defeats Alleman 76-0 In Home Debut!

The 2023-24 GHS Boys Wrestling Team made their home debut on Thursday November 30 where they cruised to a 76-0 squashing of WB6 foe Alleman. Picking up pinfall victories for the Leafs were Devan Hornback (126), Grady Hull (132), Zachary Montez (150), Aaron Betcher (215), & Brayden Franzen (285).

Malaki Jackson (157) grabbed a 20-10 major decision win while Izaac Gaines (144) along with Logan Palmer (190) each earned decisions with scores of 4-3 and 5-1 respectively. Forfeit wins went to Esref Onder (106), Cole Miller (113), Tim Sebastian (120), Lincoln Barett (138), Kye Weinzierl (165), Wyatt Neumann (175).

Next Up: At the Rockford East E-Rab Giardini Varsity Invitational on Friday December 1 (5:00pm) and Saturday December 2 (9:00am).

GHS Boys & Girls Bowling Teams In Action!

Maple Leafs Bowling finished 3rd at the Harlem Invite on Saturday November 25. Landon Pruett had the high game of 255 and finished 2nd overall with a 1,365 series. The Leafs totaled 5,892 pin during the meet.

Lady Leafs Bowling kicked off their season on Saturday November 25 at the Rock Island Invitational. Led by Allyson Fords 1,070 series, GHS finished 9th overall with 4,466 pins.

Next Up: The Lady Leafs travel to Blackhawk Lanes to take on Sterling on Monday November 27 and the Maple Leafs will make the same trip the following day. Both meets begin at 4:00pm.

Leafs Wrap Up Thanksgiving Tourney. Parker Named All-Tournament.

The 2023-24 Maple Leafs Basketball team opened up their season on Monday November 20 with a 58-41 victory over Erie-Prophetstown. The Leafs overall finished the Geneseo Thanksgiving Tournament with a 1-3 record and Owen Parker was named to the All-Tournament Team. 2A state finalist Rockridge were champions of the tournament with Rock Falls finishing 2nd.

GHS Results
Geneseo 58 Erie-Prophetstown 41
Kewanee 59 Geneseo 27
Rock Falls 55 Geneseo 29
Rockridge 60 Geneseo 25

Next Up: Tuesday November 28 at home vs Macomb (7:30pm).

Lady Leaf Wrestling Takes 1st In Rockford!

On Saturday November 25, the Lady Leafs Wrestling team took 1st place at the Rockford East Girls Invitational! With 142 points, they beat out 2nd place Wheeling (106) and 3rd place Richmond-Burton (99) to take the crown. Fourteen GHS grapplers finished in the top six of their respective weight classes including Molly Snyder who picked up another 1st place finish at 105.

Lady Leaf Results
105: Molly Snyder - 1st Place
135: Grace Schilling - 2nd Place
140: Reagan Bopes - 2nd Place
145: Gia Ritter - 2nd Place
125: Lydia King - 3rd Place
130: Bella Curcuru - 3rd Place
130: Emily Bopes - 4th Place
145: Brooke Shollengerger - 4th Place
120: Rachel Roodhouse - 5th Place
140: Lily Roodhouse - 5th Place
145: Lauren Piquard - 5th Place
155: Mady Mooney - 5th Place
155: Madelynn Roberts - 6th Place
170: Molly Neumann - 6th Place
Also competing for GHS was Annabelle Ropp (155), Sophie Bellagamba (155), Aj Juarez (190), & Addison Ericson (190).

Next Up: Saturday December 2 at the Blackhawk JV Tournament in Princeton. Varsity will head to Ottawa Township High School on Tuesday December 5 for the Ottawa Quad.

Maple Leaf Wrestling Off To Another Strong Start!

(Photo Credit: Brian Sebastian)

The 2023-24 Maple Leaf wrestling team kicked off the season at Sycamore High School on November 22 with a triple victory as they defeated the host Spartans 47-26, Hampshire 50-24, and Vernon Hills 75-6!

3 Wins
Tim Sebastian (113)
Devan Hornback (126)
Grady Hull (132)
Izaac Gaines (138)
Josh Hock (144)
Zachary Montez (150)
Malaki Jackson (157)
Kye Weinzierl (175)

2 Wins
Aaron Betcher (215)
Brayden Franzen (285)
Esref Onder (106)

1 Win
Brennan Lambin (165)
Logan Palmer (190)

Next Up: Vs Alleman on Thursday November 30 (6:00pm) at GHS!

Lady Leaf Grapplers Finish 5th At Minooka Tourney!

2023-24 Lady Leafs Wrestling Team (Photo Submitted)

Molly Snyder - 1st Place! (Photo Submitted)

The 2023-24 Lady Leaf wrestling team started off the season in strong fashion at the Minooka Girls Thanksgiving Throwdown on Wednesday November 22! With 185 points, GHS finished 5th overall out of 23 teams with 9 of 15 wrestlers placing in the top 5! Finishing ahead of the Lady Leafs were West Aurora (286), host Minooka (262), Lockport (246.5), & Tinley Park Andrew (226).

GHS Varsity Top 5
100: Molly Snyder - 1st Place
135: Grace Schilling - 4th Place
125: Lydia King - 5th Place
130: Bella Curcuru - 5th Place
145: Gia Ritter - 5th Place
190: Aj Juarez - 5th Place

GHS JV Top 5
145: Lauren Piquard - 1st Place
130: Emily Bopes - 3rd Place
170: Macy Litherland - 3rd Place

Also competing for varsity were Rachel Roodhouse (120), Reagan Bopes (140), Sophie Bellagamba (155), & Molly Neumann (170). Lily Roodhouse (140) and Madelynn Roberts (155) also competed for JV.

Next Up: Saturday November 25 at the Rockford East Girls Invite! Event begins at 9:00am.

One in a Row!

By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current

And Geneseo's varsity boys basketball team will take this new winning streak, thank you.

The Leafs began the Ryan Hill coaching era with a 58-41 win over the Erie-Prophetstown co-op team on Monday evening, Nov. 20.

It was the first game of the season, and it was part of the Geneseo Thanksgiving Tournament.

Geneseo didn't win a boys basketball game all of last season. That led to the dismissal of former Coach Brad Storm, and the hiring of Hill, who had been coaching at Davenport Central.

The Leafs showed a fast-moving defense and the ability to move the ball quickly on offense and hit shots from the wings in taking a 42-21 halftime lead.

The Panthers got more pressure on the ball after halftime and played their best quarter, outscoring Geneseo 16-8 to cut the Leaf lead to 50-37.

That gave Geneseo a chance to work on a time-killing weave on offense.

The Leafs wound up outscoring Erie-Prophetstown 8-4 in the fourth quarter to pull away to the 17-point victory.

There were some celebratory hugs as the Geneseo regulars came out in the closing seconds.

The tourney continues for Geneseo on Wednesday, Nov. 22, when the Leafs host Kewanee.

2023 WB6 All-Conference Soccer

Congratulations!

#6 Brayden Combs
2nd Team

#11 Brady Hamer
Honorable Mention