Maple Leafs Track & Field Season Is Underway!

The 2024 Geneseo Boys Track & Field season kicked off on Saturday March 2nd as GHS competed in the Gold Medal meet at Westwood Center in Sterling. On the following Tuesday at St. Ambrose University, the Leafs competed at the SAU Classic. Next Up: Back to Westwood Center this Tuesday for a triangular with Sterling and Alleman.

Gold Medal Results - Westwood Center - Sterling, IL
60m

5th: Jackson VanHyfte (7.50)
9th: Gavin Hintgen (7.52)
26th: Jayden Wexell (8.16)
31st: Jarett Hasson (8.37)
33rd: Evan Brooks (8.46)
35th: Grant Collins (8.58)
37th: Maddox Jansen (8.67)
38th: Colten Mooney (8.75)

200m
22nd: Gavin Nicholson (27.09)

400m
8th: Rylan Lambert (1:02.67)

800m
7th: Max Johnson (2:14.09)
9th: Jack Kreiss (2:20.45)
14th: Calvin Bell (2:47.10)

1600m
3rd: Dylan Gehl (4:51.50)
10th: Kaden Elmer (5:19.59)
12th: Mason Anderson (5:49.28)
13th: James Shoemaker (5:49.63)
16th: Connor Douglas (5:55.94)
17th: Christian Haney (6:01.45)
19th: Jacob Taylor (6:25.39)

60m Hurdles
1st: Jacob Rapps (8.76)
3rd: Cedric Kehoe (9.25)
6th: Jack Mickley (9.67)
10th: Reed Preston (10.56)

4x200 Relay
2nd: Gavin Hintgen, Cedric Kehoe, Jackson VanHyfte, & Jayden Wexell (1:39.90)
10th: Gage Buckallew, Gavin Nicholson, Isaac Nixon, & Maddox Jansen (1:48.32)
17th: Matt Darnall, Connor Runty, Jarett Hasson, & Evan Brooks (1:51.56)
18th: Grant Collins, Andre Diediker, Owen Finegan, Finnegan Schaad (1:51.99)

4x400 Relay
2nd: Cedric Kehoe, Gavin Hintgen, Jack Kreiss, & Micah Johnson (3:46.75)
4th: Isaac Nixon, Austin Hull, Jack Mickley, & Matt Darnall (3:59.27)
10th: Connor Runty, Mason Anderson, Calvin Bell, & James Shoemaker (4:25.64)

4x800 Relay
3rd: Dylan Gehl, Rylan Lambert, Graysen Carlson, & Christian Haney (9:21.62)
5th: Kaden Elmer, Micah Johnson, Jacob Taylor, & Austin Hull (10:05.65)

Shot Put
1st: Kaden Salisbury (15.21m)
2nd: Luke Johnsen (15.05m)
7th: Carter Huizenga (12.18m)
8th: Cole Freeman (12.13m)
13th: Kaden VanAntwerp (11.77m)
26th: Colten Mooney (10.50m)
30th: Jason Foss (10.14m)
32nd: Jeremiah Helm (10.01m)
33rd: Tyler Nelson (9.94m)
34th: Theodore Phillips (9.93m)
41st: Tyler Chamberlain (9.13m)
50th: Daniel Medrano (8.37m)

High Jump
3rd: Jack Kreiss (1.75m)
8th: Jack Mickley (1.60m)
13th: Austin Hull (1.55m)
13th: Owen Finegan (1.55m)

Pole Vault
1st: Cooper Schaad (4.80m)
3rd: Brayden Combs (3.89m)
4th: Finnegan Schaad (3.58m)
5th: Matt Darnall (3.28m)

Long Jump
4th: Jackson VanHyfte (5.67m)
13th: Gage Buckallew (5.07m)
20th: Maddox Jansen (4.82m)
27th: Evan Brooks (4.47m)
30th: Jayden Wexell (4.40m)
31st: Gavin Nicholson (4.27m)

Triple Jump
1st: Brayden Combs (12.25m)
2nd: Andre Diediker (11.22m)
7th: Gage Buckallew (9.74m)

SAU Boys Classic Results- St. Ambrose University - Davenport, IA
Top 5 Teams
1st: UTHS (71.52)
2nd: Bettendorf, IA (54)
3rd: Pleasant Valley, IA (51.5)
4th: Moline (50)
5th: Geneseo (46)

60m
21st: Jackson VanHyfte (7.48)
28th: Gavin Hintgen (7.60)
52nd: Jayden Wexell (8.19)

200m
18th: Jackson VanHyfte (24.72)
34th: Brayden Combs (25.60)
43rd: Jayden Wexell (26.58)

400m
25th: Micah Johnson (58.70)
26th: Jack Mickley (59.04)
43th: Rylan Lambert (1:02.91)

800m
6th: Max Johnson (2:06.44)
30th: Mason Anderson (2:21.64)

1600m
20th: Kaden Elmer (5:07.92)
24th: Christian Haney (5:14.27)
34th: James Shoemaker (5:43.46)

3200m
1st: Dylan Gehl (9:48.82)

60m Hurdles
1st: Jacob Rapps (8.58)
19th: Cedric Kehoe (9.55)
36th: Jack Mickley (12.82)

4x200 Relay
4th: Gavin Hintgen, Cedric Kehoe, Jackson VanHyfte, & Jacob Rapps (1:36.08)

4x400 Relay
4th: Cedric Kehoe, Gavin Hintgen, Jacob Rapps, & Max Johnson (3:39.33)

4x800 Relay
7th: Micah Johnson, Kaden Elmer, Rylan Lambert, & Graysen Carlson (9:29.74)

Shot Put
4th: Kaden Salisbury (50-00.00)
8th: Luke Johnsen (46-11.00)
33rd: Carter Huizenga (36-08.00)

High Jump
4th: Jackson Reade (6-00.00)
12th: Jack Kreiss (5-06:00)
20th: Jack Mickley (5-02.00)

Pole Vault
1st: Cooper Schaad (15-04.00)
2nd: Brayden Combs (12-06.00)
4th: Matthew Darnall (11-00.00)

Long Jump
9th: Jackson VanHyfte (5.98m)
29th: Gage Buckallew (5.14m)
34th: Jayden Wexell (5.04m)

Triple Jump
5th: Brayden Combs (12.22m)
7th: Andre Diediker (11.31m)
8th: Gage Buckallew (11.11m)

GHS Freshman Basketball Team Finishes Season at 9-5

By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current

Members of the GHS Freshman Boys’ Basketball Team include, in front from left, Carter Dickey, Ethan Galloway, Dylan Haser, Gavin Hintgen, Jayden Wexell, Reese Minnaert; in back, Coach Josh Spensley, Tyler Gross, Jaydon Burrage, Keaton Ariano, Jack Kreiss and Andre Diedicker. Owen Finegan also was on the team, but joined the group after the photo was taken. Contributed Photo

The Geneseo High School Freshman Boys’ Basketball Squad finished their season with a 9-5 record, and Coach Josh Spensley said, “The Freshmen had a great season. We played an up-tempo game with full court pressure and a quick attacking offense.”

“Above all, a great group of guys on the court and off the court,” he added.

The team recorded 5-4 in Western Big 6 Conference play; 4-3 on the road; and 5-2 at home.

The road wins were against Rock Island, Galesburg, Moline and Kewanee.

GHS Sophomore Boys’ Basketball Team Finishes Season 12-13

By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current

The Geneseo High School Sophomore Boys’ Basketball team finished their season with a 12-13 record; 6-8 in the WB 6 Conference. The team’s road wins were at Dixon, Quincy, Sterling and Alleman. In the photo are, front from left, Ashton Veloz, Aden McCann and Brody Clementz; in back, Coach Ky VanKerrebroeck, Grant Bomleny, Grady Bernahl, Kwin VanKerrebroeck and Landon Nordstrom. Greyson Carlson also is also a sophomore on the team, but was absent for the photo. There were five freshman that played on the team. Jack Kreiss, Keaton Ariano, Jaydon Burrage, Gavin Hintgen, and Dylan Haser. Contributed Photo

Lady Leaf Pink Zone January 25th

By Dalcon DeMaranville
Geneseo Current

In what has become an annual event, the Geneseo High School girls basketball team will once again be hosting Pink Zone Night. I talked with Morgan Wassenhove about this years event and why it’s so important.

“Pink Zone Night is January 25th”, said Morgan Wassenhove. The soph game tips at 5:30 and the varsity at 7:00.” Cancer survivors have been invited to be in attendance. Lady Leafs will have an opportunity to have a slideshow played in memory of friends and family on the videoboard.

I asked Mrs. Wassenhove about the recipient of this years event. “All donations are going to 3D Strong Cancer Wellness Group at Hammond-Henry Hospital and Geneseo Breast Cancer Support Group.” Wassenhove noted “There’s a 50/50 raffle, a silent auction with items donated by local businesse, and a bake sale all in the main hallway. We also sold pink shirts and a portion of those sales will also be donated.”

The Lady Leafs welcome Sterling this Thursday the 25th. All students K-12 wearing pink will be admitted free. The Lady Leafs will be sporting their pink uni’s for breast cancer awareness.

2023 Pink Zone