Lady Leafs Top Ottawa, Fall To LP In Home Opener

September 5 - GHS Courts
Lady Leafs 3 Ottawa 2
Singles
O-Zulee Moreland defeated G-Erica DeDecker 6-4, 6-3
O-Yaquelin Hernandez-Solis defeated G-Annabelle Betcher 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
G-Madison Reade/Jenny Parsons defeated O-Rylee Harsted/Brooklyn Byone 7-5, 6-2
G-Addi Snodgrass/Lily Taylor defeated O-Gabby Cooper/Reese Purcell 6-2, 6-1
G-Kendyl Wassenhove/Stella Smith defeated O-Tessa Diaz/Laurel Fisher 6-0, 6-1

September 5 - GHS Courts
LaSalle-Peru 4 Lady Leafs 1
Singles
LP-Eva Cervantas defeated G-Erica DeDecker 6-1, 6-2
LP-Dagny Greer defeated G-Annabelle Betcher 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
LP-Grace Pecchio/Cali Mickley defeated G-Madison Reade/Jenny Parsons 6-1, 6-2
G-Addi Snodgrass/Lily Taylor defeated LP-Elena Leone/Izzy Pecchio
LP-Raleigh Leinger/Phoebe Shetterly defeated G-Kendyl Wassenhove/Stella Smith 6-4, 2-6, 10-8

Lady Leafs Drop A Tough One To Morton, Open WB6 Play With Huge Win In Sterling

September 4 - Morton High School
Morton 25-21, 21-25, 25-14 Lady Leafs
(Morton Placed 4th In The 2023 3A State Finals)
Digs: Kailee Williams 19
Assists: Katherine Barickman 25
Block Assists: Kendall Ellerbrock 5

Underclass Scores
Morton 25-17, 25-15 Sophomores
Morton 25-11, 25-9 Freshmen

September 5 - Sterling High School
Lady Leafs 25-18, 23-25, 25-22 Sterling
Kills: Kailee Williams 13, Elli Barickman 10, Lizzie Rapps 6
Digs: Ava DeSplinter 18, Williams 14, Rapps 9, Sydney Nelson 7
Aces: Williams 3, Katherine Barickman 1, Elli Barickman 1
Assists: Katherine Barickman 23
Blocks: Kendall Ellerbrock 2, Elli Barickman 2

Underclass Scores
Sophomores 25-15, 22-25, 25-22 Sterling
Sterling 19-25, 25-19, 25-13 Freshmen

Green Machine Wins In Wisconsin, WB6 Play Begins Next Friday

September 6 - Clinton High School
Green Machine 20 Clinton, WI 6

1st Quarter
G-Carter Holke 9 Yard Pass From Jackson McAvoy (Holke PAT) (7-0)

2nd Quarter
C-2 Yard Run (PAT Failed) (7-6)
G-Dylon DeBoef 1 Yard Run (Holke PAT) (14-6)
G-McAvoy 82 Yard Run (PAT Failed) (20-6)

3rd Quarter
No Scoring

4th Quarter
No Scoring

Western Big 6 play begins next Friday as Moline comes to Bob Reade Field. The Maroons will enter the game with a 1-1 record.
Week 1: Moline 41 Fenton (Rockwood Summit), Mo 40 (OT)
Week 2: Lisle (Benet Academy) 49 Moline 29

Leafs Win At Deer Valley, Come Up Short Against Moline

September 4 - Deer Valley
Maple Leafs 153, Byron 157, Rock Falls 172
t-1st: Bryson VanHoutte (37 / +1)
t-1st: Elijah Ford (37 / +1)
t-3rd: Kwin VanKerrebroeck (38 / +2)
t-8th: Drew Kelly (41 / +5)
12th: Ashton Veloz (43 / +7)
14th: Dylan Cotty (47 / +11)

JV 193, Rock Falls 216, Byron 240
1st: Brody Clementz (46 / +10)
2nd: Owen Parker (47 / +11)
3rd: Kellen VanKerrebroeck (48 / +12)
6th: Carter Dickey (52 / +16)
t-7th: Matt Johnson (53 / +17)
t-9th: Grady Bernahl (56 / +20)

September 5 - Country View GC
Moline 139 Maple Leafs 146
 2nd: Bryson VanHoutte (34 / -2)
5th: Kwin VanKerrebroeck (35 / -1)
6th: Elijah Ford (38 / +2)
7th: Ashton Veloz (39 / +3)
10th: Drew Kelly (43 / +7)
12th: Grady Bernahl (44 / +8)

Moline 158 JV 180
5th: Owen Parker (44 / +8)
t-6th: Kellen VanKerrebroeck (45 / +9)
t-6th: Bryce Nixon (45 / +9)
8th: Brody Clementz (46 / +10)
t-9th: Carter Dickey (47 / +11)
t-9th: Dylan Cotta (47 / +11)

GMS XC Invite Results, Ehlert Finishes 2nd, Wachtel 5th

7th Grade Boys
 2nd: Will Ehlert (12:05.40)
6th: Kyle Wirth (12:19.70)
9th: Henry Woodward (12:43.70)
12th: Declan Gillespie (13:05.70)
29th: Adler Vanopdorp (14:58.60)
52nd: Hunter Olson (17:59.70)
61st: Tatum Eiselstein (19:48.80)
70th: Lucas Fuelling (23:29.90)

7th Grade Girls
23rd: Scarlett Sunstrom (16:56.20)
29th: Hailey Olson (17:29.50)
32nd: Baylen Poffenberger (18:00.00)
36th: Aspen Znamenacek (18:05.70)
38th: Emily Hayes (18:13.80)

8th Grade Boys
29th: William Davis (14:08.00)
33rd: Novak Ryerson (14:144.10)
47th: Miles Curcuru (16:06.40)

8th Grade Girls
5th: Charlize Wachtel (13:50.30)
14th: Annika Brumbaugh (14:40.90)
19th: Faith Kuster (15:52.40)
37th: Genevieve Talley (17:13.70)
41st: Tylaiha Medina (17:34.20)

BRAKEdown - 'Enthusiastic' Leafs are Making Progress

By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current

The idea is to constantly improve, says Geneseo Football Coach Matt Furlong.

Did the Leafs improve during their 48-0 season-opening win over Chicago Comer?

“Absolutely,” Furlong said. “Defensively we at first were a little tentative out on the edge, but we got better,” the coach said.

Comer had the opening drive and it lasted almost half the first quarter. But it produced no points.

Furlong said Geneseo taking every snap under center, “gives us an advantage by wearing teams down,” and that was evident as the game pounded on.

Furlong said the Leafs eliminated some pre-snap problems that happened against Pleasant Valley in the previous week's scrimmage.

“Pleasant Valley is a good program and we knew any deficiencies we had would be exposed,” the coach said.

Furlong said taking on Pleasant Valley, “wasn't pretty at times but in the long run, it will help us,” he said. “They had some guys in their lines who are going to be college players.”

So this week, it's on (to) Wisconsin for someone new to us, Clinton, located nine miles east of Beloit.

“They're a week ahead of us on the schedule,” Furlong said. “They're a solid 1-1 team. They had a couple of guys out the first week,” he said. They were back last week in a win over Whitewater.

“They have been in and out of their playoffs the last several years,” Furlong said.

“They're a good matchup for us after Comer.”

The Geneseo coach took a look back at the summer off-season the Leafs had.

“We emphasize showing up consistently,” Furlong said. “By the end of summer, the guys had improved a lot. This fall, we picked up right where we left off.”

“This group has enthusiasm and wants to work hard,” the coach said. “They get after it and the more you put in, the better outcome you will get,” he said.

“I am happy with how we are progressing,” Furlong said.

A part of the offense you haven't seen from this team yet is the wing-T.

It's coming.

“None of the quarterbacks in our system had ever taken a snap from under center until now,” said the coach.

Come to think of it, Geneseo hasn't lined up in the wing-T in uhh . . .a while. . .

Are we all that old?

Well, I am.

But I think I'll recognize it when I see it again.

“The guys are enjoying learning it,” Furlong said.

Maple Leafs 148-163 Over Sterling

September 3 - Country View GC - Maple Leafs 148 Sterling 163

1st: Bryson VanHoutte (32 / -4)
2nd: Drew Kelly (37 / +1)
3rd: Ashton Veloz (39 / +3)
4th: Elijah Ford (40 / +4)
t-6th: Kwin VanKerrebroeck (41 / +5)
10th: Dylan Cotty (44 / +8)

JV 177 Sterling 228
1st: Grady Bernahl (42 / +6)
2nd: Adam Johnson (43 / +7)
t-3rd: Carter Dickey (46 / +10)
t-4th: Kellen VanKerrebroeck (46 / +10)
t-4th: Owen Parker (46 / +10)
6th: Brody Clementz (47 / +11)

GMS Cross Country Rosters

Head Coaches: Erin Gillespie (Girls) & Melanie Henderson (Boys)
Assistant Coach: Natalie Voss

8th Grade
Annika Brumbaugh
Miles Curcuru
William Davis
Faith Kuster
Tylaiha Medina
Novak Ryerson
Charlene Scott
Genevieve Talley
Charlize Wachtel

7th Grade
Kellan Courtright
Will Ehlert
Tatum Eiselstein
Lucas Fuelling
Declan Gillespie
Gia Haars
Emily Hayes
Hunter Olson
Hailey Olson
Baylen Poffenberger
Scarlett Sunstrom
Adler VanOpdorp
Kyle Wirth
Henry Woodward
Aspen Znamenacek

GMS XC Competes At Moline Invite, 7th Grade Boys Take 1st

August 28 - Empire Park
7th Grade Boys
Final Standings
Geneseo (45)
Wilson (75)
Seton (84)
Hampton (94)
Washington (105)
Glenview (109)
John Deere (130)

GMS Results
1st: Will Ehlert (12:17.4)
3rd: Kyle Wirth (13:01.1)
8th: Henry Woodward (14:17.8)
9th: Declan Gillespie (14:17.9)
24th: Hunter Olson (17:32.5)
28th: Adler Vanopdorp (18:17.5)
42nd: Tatum Eiselstein (21:55.6)
46th: Lucas Fuelling (25.22.2)

7th Grade Girls
Final Standings
Glenview (22)
Geneseo (35)
Seton (68)
Washington (105)

GMS Results
8th: Scarlett Sunstrom (18:27.2)
10th: Hailey Olson (18:52.8)
12th: Aspen Znamenacek (19:48.0)
15th: Emily Hayes (20:30.5)
19th: Baylen Poffenberger (22:51.2)
32nd: Gia Haars (28:40.6)

8th Grade Girls
Final Standings
John Deere (43)
Geneseo (44)
Glenview (70)
Edison (86)
Seton (89)

GMS Results
1st: Charlize Wachtel (14:23.6)
4th: Annika Brumbaugh (15:16.0)
8th: Faith Kuster (16.53.7)
20th: Tylaiha Medina (19:18.9)
21st: Genevieve Talley (19:29.1)

8th Grade Boys
Final Standings
Glenview (32)
Washington (43)
Wilson (48)
Geneseo ran only three, did not qualify for team standings.

GMS Results
19th: William Davis (16:00.7)
20th: Novak Ryerson (16:01.6)
23rd: Miles Curcuru (16:37.6)

Strong Start For Lady Leafs Volleyball, Williams Named Macomb Classic All-Tourney

August 27 - GHS - Lady Leafs 25-15, 25-15 Rock Falls
Aces: Katherine Barickman 2
Digs:Kailee Williams 8, Elli Barickman 8, Sydney Nelson 7, Lizzie Rapps 6
Kills: Ellie Barickman 8, Kailee Williams 7, Lizzie Rapps 5, Katie VanDeWoestyne 5
Blocks: Elli Barickman 2, Lizzie Rapps 1, Katie VanDeWoestyne 1
Assists: Katherine Barickman 15

Underclass Results
GHS Sophs 25-22, 25-23 Rock Falls
GHS Freshmen 25-15, 25-19 Rock Falls

August 29 - GHS - Lady Leafs 25-19, 26-24 Chillicothe IVC
Digs: Kailee Williams 8, Sydney Nelson, 7 Lizzie Rapps 6
Kills: Ellie Barickman 8, Kailee Williams 7, LIzzie Rapps 5, Katie VanDeWoestyne 5
Aces: Katherine Barickman 2, Lizzie Rapps 1
Assists: Katherine Barickman 15Blocks-Elli Barickman 2 Lizzie Rapps and Katie VanDeWoestyne 1

Underclass Results
GHS Sophs Defeated IVC
IVC Defeated GHS Freshmen

August 31 - Macomb High School - Macomb Classic
Lady Leafs 25-18, 25-17 Kewanee
Macomb 25-16, 25-19 Lady Leafs
Lady Leafs 25-18, 25-13 Monmouth United
Orion 25-15, 25-20 Lady Leafs
Lady Leafs 25-17, 25-22 Chillicothe IVC
Senior Kailee Williams was named to the Macomb Classic All-Tournament 2nd Team.

Lady Leaf Tennis Wins In Sterling

August 31 - Sterling High School - Lady Leafs 3 Sterling 2
Singles
S-Ellie Aitken defeated G-Erica DeDecker 6-0 , 6-0
S-Caylee Lyons defeated G-Annabelle Betcher 6-1 , 6-3

Doubles
G-Madison Reade/Jenny Parsons defeated S-Fareeda Alkhalaf/Sadie Hendrix 6-1 , 6-2
G-Lily Taylor/Addi Snodgrass defeated S-Christina Mata/Emma Pham 6-0 , 7-6 (5)
G-Stella Smith/Kendyl Wassenhove defeated Avery Moran/McKenzie Dir 6-2 , 6-0

August 31 - Sterling High School - Lady Leafs 3 United Township 2
Singles
UT-Ellie Aitken defeated G-Erica DeDecker 6-0, 6-0
UT-Caylee Lyons defeated G-Annabelle Betcher 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
G-Madison Reade/Jenny Parsons defeated UT-Fareeda Alkhalaf/Sadie Hendrix 6-1, 6-2
G-Addi Snodgrass/Lily Taylor defeated UT-Christina Mata/Emma Pham 6-0, 7-6 (5)
G-Kendyl Wassenhove/Stella Smith defeated UT-Avery Moran/McKenzie Dir 6-2, 6-0