Lady Leafs Down The Pioneers

September 23 - Riverside Park
Lady Leafs 7 Alleman 2

Singles
RIA-Mary Reagan defeated G-Addi Snodgrass 6-2, 6-1
RIA-Kate Walsh defeated G-Madison Reade 6-2, 7-5
G-Kendyl Wassenhove defeated RIA-Hannah Andrews 6-4, 7-6 (3)

Doubles
G-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove defeated RIA-Maddie Vrana/Kate Walsh 6-0, 6-1
G-Annie Maxwell/Stella Smith defeated RIA-Hannah Andrews/Jolin Pottkamp 6-0, 6-1
G-Addi Snodgrass/Lily Taylor defeated RIA-Mary Reagan/Maggie Reagan 6-4, 7-5

BRAKEdown - 'Finishing' Includes Putting Things Together

By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current

Finish plays. Finish . . .drives. Finish . . . .games!

“Finishing” might be a mantra for the Maple Leafs this week as they await Galesburg's invasion Friday night at Bob Reade Field.

Geneseo is 2-2 on the season, but it's the last two that have left marks on the Leafs' way of thinking.

Respected opponents, Moline and United Township, were clearly in the Green Machine's sights as halftime arrived in both Western Big Six games.

The Leafs trailed Moline 24-21 at half, and led UT 16-14 at intermission.

Moline wound up winning 51-21 and UT beat the Leafs 35-16.

“Our points of emphasis this season are growth and improvement,” said Geneseo first-year coach Matt Furlong. “We want to be playing our best football in weeks seven, eight, nine and into the playoffs.”

“But when plays go against you,” said Furlong, “some self-doubt can creep into your mind.”

Galesburg brings a 1-3 record in, the victory being over a winless Bartonville Limestone team. They lost to Dunlap, Morrison and Sterling.

The Silver Streaks “have explosive ability and can create problems in that regard,” Furlong said. “They're like UT in that they want to get the ball to fast guys out on the edge. And they have a back who rushed for almost 400 yards in one game.”

Against UT, the Leafs led 9-0 after one quarter and took it out to 16-7 midway through the second period.

The Panthers hit a 20-yard touchdown pass to cut it to 16-14 with 2:23 left in the half.

Geneseo drove, but missed a late 27-yard field goal attempt.

And then came something that hasn't been friendly to Geneseo's offense the last three games – the second half.

The Leafs didn't score in the second half in their win at Clinton, Wis., nor in the second halves against Moline and UTHS.

“UTHS played well defensively, but they gave us some space,” Furlong said. “We've got to be able to attack that.”

The coach had no criticism of any sort about how backup quarterback Ethan Galloway ran Geneseo's offense. “He did what he needed to do,” Furlong said.

He noted that usual starter Jackson McAvoy should be ready to go against Galesburg.

“We continued to limit our penalties,” Furlong said. “When we all do our assignments and play well as a unit, we play well,” said the coach. “When we don't, we struggle.”

UT's pass blocking was air-tight as the Panthers struck twice through the air in the third quarter.

Trailing 28-16 after the third, the Leafs still had a mathematical chance.

The Panthers finished things with a 90-yard scoring drive that ended about two minutes before the final buzzer.

“Our kids' effort has been great,” Furlong said. “Now, we've got to get everything to come together.”

Lady Leafs Tennis Take Down Princeton, Dominate Kewanee

September 16 - GHS Courts
Lady Leafs 3 Princeton 2
Singles
P-Emilee Merkel defeated G-Stella Smith 6-2, 7-5
P-Audrey Thompson defeated G-Erica DeDecker 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
G-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove defeated P-Nora Schneider/Fiona Wempe 6-3, 6-1
G-Addi Snodgrass/Lily Taylor defeated Katelynn Hartmann/Anna Ellis 6-0, 6-0
G-Jenny Parsons/Annie Maxwell defeated P-Paige Jesse/Ella Kinnamon 6-1, 6-1

September 18 - GHS Courts
Lady Leafs 9 Kewanee 0
Singles
G-Madison Reade defeated K-London Currie 6-0, 6-0
G-Kendyl Wassenhove defeated K-Julia Pendergrass 6-0, 6-0
G-Stella Smith defeated K-Jordan Anderson 6-1, 6-0
G-Jenny Parsons defeated K-Azucena Cabada 6-0, 6-0
G-Erica DeDecker defeated K-London Pettis 6-1, 6-0
G-Emilia Schmidt defeated K-Maelie Jermenc 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
G-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove defeated K-Emma Brants/Hallee Switzer 6-1, 6-0
G-Lily Taylor/Addi Snodgrass defeated K-Lilibeth Bretado/Chayse Sturtevant 6-0, 6-0
G-Annie Maxwell/Ava Sedam defeated K-Riley McClimans/Avalynn Hughes 6-0, 6-1

September 21 - Galesburg High School - Streaks Invite
(Majority Of The Invite Was Cancelled Due To Rain)
Singles
UT-Lilith Priester defeated G-Stella Smith 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
RIA-Mary Reagan/Hannah Andrews defeated G-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove 6-3, 7-5

Lady Leafs On A Roll....Collect Wins Over UT, Orion, & Galesburg

September 17 - United Township High School
Lady Leafs 25-17, 25-13 UTHS

Underclass Scores
Sophomores 25-23, 25-13 UTHS
Freshmen 25-20, 25-19 UTHS

September 18 - GHS Gym
Lady Leafs 25-17, 25-23 Orion

Underclass Scores
Sophomores 26-24, 15-25, 25-3 Orion
Orion 25-20, 25-15 Freshmen

September 19 - Galesburg High School
Lady Leafs 25-13, 25-18 Galesburg

Underclass
Sophomores 25-19, 25-27, 25-21 Galesburg
Freshmen 25-18, 25-8

Overall Record: 9-4 (4-1 WB6)

Panthers Rally For Win After The Green Machines Quick Start

September 20 - Soule Bowl
UTHS 35 Green Machine 16
1st Quarter
G-Hayden Schaaf 5 yard pass from Ethan Galloway (Carson Peters PAT) (7-0)
G-Safety, UT snaps ball out of the endzone (9-0)

2nd Quarter
UT-5 yard run (PAT) (9-7)
G-Quinn VanHyfte 30 yard run (Peters PAT) (16-7)
UT-25 yard pass (PAT) (16-14)

3rd Quarter
UT-1 yard run (PAT) (16-21)
UT-22 yard pass (PAT) (16-28)

4th Quarter
UT-2 yard run (PAT) (35-16)


Underclass Score
Freshmen 16 UTHS 14

GHS Invite Results, Gehl & Smith Take 1st

September 21 - GHS Invite - Richmond Hill
Senior Boys
 1st: Dylan Gehl (16:08.50)
14th: Max Johnson (18:47.40)
18th: Rylan Lambert (19:27.80)
20th: Jacob Taylor (20:15.20)
25th: Christian Haney (20:51.90)
30th: Tyler Holtzen (21:43.10)
31st: Connor Douglas (21:54.10)
33rd: Shane Bagby (22:18.90)
35th: Mason Anderson (23:24.60)
38th: Camden Baumgardner (25:21.70)

Senior Girls
 4th: Jeslen Rink (22:47.30)
5th: Elanor DeBlieck (23:18.60)
8th: Kady Fouts (25:10.20)
12th: Rachael Roodhouse (27:14.80)
13th: Hope Kuster (28:14.00)
15th: Bella Curcuru (29:18.80)

Junior Boys
3rd: Jaxon Sottos (16:22.10)
9th: Graysen Carlson (17:56.90)
11th: Kaden Elmer (18:29.20)
12th: Aidan Bries (18:38.30)
22nd: Calvin Bell (20:22.70)
34th: Matthew Darnall (26:32.60)

Junior Girls
13th: Hannah Stone (24:31.90)
19th: Liberty Brumbaugh (28:24.30)
20th: Jessa Gramling (28:43.10)
23rd: Kjerstin Wildemuth (32:03.40)

Sophomore Boys
9th: Jack Kriess (18:53.30)
15th: Micah Johnson (19:37.90)
19th: Alex Aleman (20:34.90)
25th: Connor Runty (21:59.70)

Sophomore Girls
 1st: Brooklyn Smith (19:32.80)
2nd: Lucille Wachtel (20:52.40)
7th: Ayla Schultz (22:24.70)

Freshmen Boys
 2nd: Henley Bourne (18:03.20)
9th: Kael McCord (19:14.80)
14th: Greyson Claerhout (20:22.30)
16th: Fritz Bolme (21:05.30)
31st: Rylan Carlson (23:56.10)
33rd: Patrick Versluis (24:04.00)

Freshmen Girls
10th: Alivia Brown (24:04.40)
11th: Jacey Gehl (24:28.50)
16th: Stella Allison (26:31.50)
21st: Ella Taylor (28:09.90)

Busy Week For The Maple Leafs, VanHoutte Medalist In Galesburg

September 16 - Pirate Invitational - Deer Park CC
Final Standings
1st: Normal (University) 285
2nd: Minooka 288
3rd: Ottawa (Red) 291
4th: Aurora (Marmion) 297
5th: Beecher 303
6th: Geneseo 304
t-7th: Bartonville (Limestone) 308
t-7th: Spring Valley (Hall) 308
9th: Peoria (Christian) 319
10th: Morris 321
t-11th: Oswego 323
t-11th: Maple Park (Kaneland) 323
13th: LaSalle-Peru 329
14th: Dixon 333
15th: Streator 336
16th: Ottawa (White) 339
17th: Yorkville (Parkview Christian) 379
18th: Sycamore 380

GHS Results
3rd: Bryson VanHoutte (68 / -2)
t-27th: Kwin VanKerrebroeck (77 / +7)
t-34th: Ashton Veloz (78 / +8)
t-44th: Elijah Ford (81 / +11)
t-63rd: Drew Kelly (85 / +15)
96th: Owen Parker (95 / +25)

September 17 - Oak Run GC
Maple Leafs 161 Williamsfield 164

GHS Results
 2nd: Kwin VanKerrebroeck (39 / +4)
3rd: Ashton Veloz (40 / +5)
t-4th: Drew Kelly (41 / +6)
t-4th: Grady Bernahl (41 / +6)
t-9th: Dylan Cotty (44 / +9)
11th: Owen Parker (45 / +10)

Underclass Score
JV 165 Williamsfield 201
t-1st: Kellen VanKerrebroeck (40 / +5)
t-1st: Brody Clementz (40 / +5)
3rd: Carter Dickey (42 / +7)
4th: Matthew Johnson (43 / +8)
t-7th: Adam Johnson (52 / +17)
11th: Brock Marshall (55 / +20)

September 18 - Bettendorf Golf Invite - Palmer Hills GC
Final Standings
Pleasant Valley 290
Dubuque (Wahlert) 295
Eldridge (North Scott) 297
Moline 299
Port Byron (Riverdale) 300
Central DeWitt 301
Bettendorf 309
Metamora 325
Davenport (Assumption) 335
Geneseo 339
Rock Island 344
Burlington 344
Clinton 373
Davenport (Central) 376

GHS Results
Bryson VanHoutte (78 / +7)
Kwin VanKerrebroeck (83 / +12)
Ashton Veloz (87 / +16)
Drew Kelly (91 / +20)
Elijah Ford (93 / +22)
Kellen VanKerrebroeck (98 /+27)

September 19 - Bunker Links GC
Galesburg 158, Maple Leafs 162, Alleman 191

GHS Results
Medalist: Bryson VanHoutte (34)
Elijah Ford (39)
Owen Parker (44)
Grady Bernahl (45)
Dylan Cotty (51)
Kellen VanKerrebroeck (52)

September 20 & 21 - Pekin Dragon Invite - Lick Creek GC
GHS Results
Bryson VanHoutte (145 / +1)
Kwin VanKerrebroeck (168 / +24)
Elijah Ford (168 / +24)
Ashton Veloz (169 / +25)
Drew Kelly (173 / +29)
Brody Clementz (205 / +61)

Final Standings
Moline 590
Normal (University) 604
O’Fallon 607
East Peoria 612
Washington 616
Pekin 618
Chatham (Glenwood) 618
Metamora 620
Edwardsville 622
Dunlap 624
Bartonville (Limestone) 633
Alton 640
Geneseo 640
Morton 642
Normal (Community) 644
Peoria (Notre Dame) 647
Belleville (West) 648
Quincy 648
Rock Island 651
Peoria (Christian) 660
Lockport 662
Richwoods 662
Normal (West) 667
Bloomington 669
Springfield 670
Champaign (Central) 674
Delevan 687
Springfield (SHG) 698
Pontiac 704
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 744

Successful Week For Lady Leafs Golf, Medalist Honors For DeGrave & Seei

September 17 - Oak Run GC
Lady Leafs 173 Williamsfield 215

GHS Results
 1st: Claire DeGrave (37 / +1)
2nd: Olivia Seei (38 /+2)
t-3rd: Keely Roberts (49 / +13)
t-3rd: Shay Schehl (49 / +13)
t-7th: Katy Wilson (56 / +20)
t-7th: Lillian Bellagamba (56 / +20)
Also competing for GHS was Paysli Christ (75 / +39)

September 18 - Saukie GC
Lady Leafs 171, Rock Island 192, Alleman 46 (1 golfer)

GHS Results
 1st: Olivia Seei (36 / +2)
t-2nd: Claire DeGrave (43 / +9)
t-2nd: Keely Roberts (43 / +9)
8th: Shay Schehl (49 / +15)
9th: Lillian Bellagamba (57 / +23)
12th: Paysli Christ (72 / +38)

September 19 - Oakwood CC
Moline 198 Lady Leafs 204

GHS Results
 1st: Olivia Seei (46 / +11)
t-2nd: Claire DeGrave (48 / +13)
7th: Keely Roberts (53 / +18)
9th: Shay Schehl (57 / +22)
11th: Lillian Bellagamba (68 / +33)
12th: Paysli Christ (79 / +44)

September 21 - Macomb Invitational - Gold Hills CC
Final Standings
Quincy (Notre Dame) 321
Monmouth (United) 337
Geneseo 362
Quincy 389
Glasford (Illini Bluffs) 401
Macomb 409
Carthage (Illini West) 414
Aledo (Mercer County) 426
Havana 503
Also competing were Canton, Pittsfield, & Hamilton

GHS Results
 7th: Keely Roberts (85 / +15)
12th: Olivia Seei (88 / +18)
16th: Claire DeGrave (92 / +22)
22nd: Katy Wilson (97 / +27)
26th: Shay Schehl (101 / +31)

GMS XC Finishes 5th In Sterling

September 12 - Hoover Park

Boys Final Standings
Moline (Wilson) 66
Dixon (Reagan) 70
Sterling (Challand) 80
Prophetstown (PLT) 94
Geneseo 137
Princeton (Logan) 160
Port Byron (Riverdale) 171
Byron 221
Dixon (St. Mary's) 227
Oregon 238

GMS Results
3rd: Kyle Wirth (12:35)
4th: Kellan Courtright (12:40)
40th: William Davis (14:37)
51st: Novak Ryerson (15:01)
65th: Adler Vanopdorp (15:36)
81st: Miles Curcuru (16:23)
84th: Hunter Olson (16:37)
111th: Tatum Eiselstein (20:48)
117th: Lucas Fuelling (22:02)

Girls Final Standings
Dixon (Reagan) 55
Prophetstown (PLT) 80
Princeton (Logan) 113
Sterling (Challand) 114
Geneseo 121
Oregon 133
Port Byron (Riverdale) 135
Moline (Wilson) 201
Stillman Valley (Meridian) 214

GMS Results
8th: Hailey Olson (14:07)
18th: Annika Brumbaugh (15:03)
34th: Faith Kuster (16:03)
35th: Scarlett Sunstrom (16:05)
63rd: Emily Hayes (17:52)
68th: Tylaiha Medina (18:03)
72nd: Baylen Poffenberger (18:20)
82nd: Aspen Znamenacek (19:00)