Green Machine At Chicago Sullivan, Ticket Info & More

November 2 - 1:00pm - 4A 1st Round - Winnemac Stadium
#16 Green Machine (5-4) at #1 Chicago Sullivan (9-0).
Gates open at 12:00.

Tickets - https://gofan.co/event/2123829?schoolId=IHSA
Watch - http://wb6network.com/

 

Chicago (Sullivan) Tigers
Conference: CPL White-North
Classification Enrollment: 580
2023 Record: 4-5
2024 Record: 9-0

2024 Schedule & Results
Chicago Sullivan 57 Chicago (Uplift) 0
Chicago Sullivan 30 Chicago (Phoenix) 16
Chicago Sullivan 12 Chicago (Curie) 6
Chicago Sullivan 14 Chicago (Lake View) 0
Chicago Sullivan 26 Chicago (Crane) 8
Chicago Sullivan 20 Chicago (UP/Bronzeville) 6
Chicago Sullivan 26 Chicago (Senn) 0
Chicago Sullivan 6 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 0
Chicago Sullivan 12 Chicago (Mather) 0

Playoff History (0-16)
1979 (4A): Lost-Norridge (Ridgewood) 40-8
1980 (4A): Lost-Cary-Grove 26-8
1981 (4A): Lost-Richton Park (Rich South) 34-12
1982 (4A): Lost-Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 28-0
1984 (4A): Lost-Lisle (Benet) 24-0
1985 (4A): Lost-Elmwood Park 28-0
1988 (4A): Lost-Midlothian (Bremen) 18-14
1989 (4A): Lost-Oak Lawn (Richards) 45-12
1990 (4A): Lost-Midlothian (Bremen) 34-6
1991 (5A): Lost-Skokie (Niles West) 33-8
1994 (5A): Lost-Park Ridge (Maine South) 23-0
2017 (4A): Lost-Norridge (Ridgewood) 49-14
2018 (4A): Lost-Marengo 47-20
2019 (4A): Lost-Elmhurst (IC Catholic) 28-0
2021 (4A): Lost-Richmond-Burton 56-0
2022 (4A): Lost-Chicago (UP/Bronzeville) 32-6

4A Bracket - North
#16 Geneseo (5-4) at #1 Chicago (Sullivan) (9-0)
#9 Chicago (DePaul) (6-3) at #8 Chicago (Dyett) (7-2)
#13 Sandwich(5-4) at #4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (8-1)
#12 Burbank (St. Laurence) (6-3) a #5 Richmond-Burton (7-2)

#15 Rockford (Boylan) (5-4) at #2 Chicago (South Shore) (9-0)
#10 Johnsburg (6-3) at #7 Coal City (7-2)
#14 Marengo (5-4) at #3 Dixon (8-1)
#11 Chicago (Clemente) (6-2) at #6 Chicago (Ag Science) (7-2)

4A Bracket - South
#16 Harrisburg (5-4) at #1 Breese (Central) (9-0)
#9 Murphysboro (7-2) at #8 Macomb (7-2)
#13 Peoria (Notre Dame) (5-4) at #4 Rochester (7-2)
#12 Mt. Zion (6-3) at #5 Carterville (7-2)

#15 Kewanee (5-4) at #2 Olney (Richland County) (9-0)
#10 Normal (University) (7-2) at #7 Manteno (7-2)
#14 Taylorville (5-4) at #3 Waterloo (8-1)
#11 Columbia (6-3) at #6 Cahokia (7-2)

GHS Girls Swim Club Competed At WB6 Championship

(Submitted By Coach Gina Schweitzer)

The girls traveled to Galesburg High School the past Saturday for Girls Swimming WB6.

Jordan Thomas represented our team in the JV division. She placed 4th in the 50 free and 5th in the 100 breaststroke dropping over 5 seconds!

Jordan Cechowicz swam the 100 fly and earned a 6th place finish and dropped over 2 seconds. In the 100 breaststroke she finished with an 8th place finish.

Nyna Schweitzer swam the 50 free and placed 9th. In the 100 breaststroke she placed 10th.

Off to Sectionals in Peoria on Nov 9th.

Left To Right: Jordan Thomas, Jordan Cechowicz, & Nyna Schweitzer (Photo Submitted)

Jordan Cechowicz (Photo Submitted)

Nya Schweitzer (Photo Submitted)

BRAKEdown - Some Good Things Happened for the Leafs

By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current

Geneseo Football Coach Matt Furlong wanted his first Leafs team to be playing its best football during weeks seven through nine of the season.

He said last week's 34-13 win over Rock Island, was, “start to finish, our best performance of the year. And we wanted to do that.”

“For the most part, we played clean. We did have some penalties and a fumble – things we can work on.”

Geneseo made the playoffs qualifying 244th out of 256 teams chosen.

“And our (playoff draw) was not a bad one,” the coach said.

Instead of being sent south like the last two years, the Maple Leafs were sent northeast, into Chicago, “where we definitely have a chance to get to round two,” he said. Back to first round opponent Chicago Sullivan in a bit . . .

Leafs limited Rocks' speed

“We took away their effectiveness with their spread, their outside zone runs and their toss plays,” Furlong said. “They were trying to get their good running back the ball out in space.”

It didn't happen often enough for the Rocks. So . . Geneseo finished a 5-4 regular season. It's noteworthy that just one sub-.500 team made it into this year's field of 256.

The Leafs are the 16th seed in the north division of Class 4A. They'll be taking on the top seed, Chicago Sullivan, at 1 p.m. Saturday at Winnemac Stadium on the city's far north side.

Sullivan is 9-0, one of just two northern bracket teams with that record. The other 9-0 team is seeded number two. The seeding order is all determined by number of wins and playoff points earned. It leads to some early round mismatches.

With 16 playoff appearances, Sullivan is a fairly regular playoff team. But, they've never won a game. That's right, 0-16. Most of them were not close.

Sullivan's enrollment is 580. Not big, but one team in their league, Curie, counts 3,019 students. Four others have 1,392 or more.

Furlong spent 19 years at Cary-Grove, a northwest suburb just 38 miles from Sullivan's neighborhood. He knows something about the relative strengths of the city's many leagues.

For example, he said, Sullivan tends to be organized better than Chicago Comer, a team the Leafs have been playing in the early season.

“Sullivan's defense has size and speed and an aggressive style. We'll have to execute our best stuff,” Furlong said.

“On offense, they spread you out and run the ball out of it,” the coach said. “They have good skill kids.”

“On offense, too, they play physical and aggressive and try to hit you with the big play.”

The Bulldogs' defense is yielding just four points a game. Just one team has scored more than one touchdown against it.

On offense, they're scoring a modest 22.5 points a game.

A pastoral setting in the city

Winnemec Stadium is at 5105 N. Leavitt St. “If you're going to play a game in Chicago, it's a good place to play,” Furlong said.

The stadium is located in a leafy 22-acre park about 2.5 miles north of Wrigley Field and 8.5 miles north of downtown. The stadium was remodeled fairly recently, and if you're worried about finding a seat, don't be. It's plenty big. I would guess 8,000 seats, maybe more, and more than they'll need for this one.

You might worry more about finding parking, because the park, owned jointly by the Chicago Public Schools and the City, has numerous venues, for soccer, baseball, hiking and biking. I'd suggest looking it up on the Chicago parks website.

Smith 2nd, Gehl 4th As GHS Cross Country Advance To Sectionals

October 26 - 2A Dunlap Regional
Lady Leafs Results
2nd: Brooklyn Smith (18:14.78)
15th: Evelyn DeBaene (19:59.94)
20th: Lucille Wachtel (20:08.14)
27th: Ayla Schultz (20:35.38)
37th: Jeslen Rink (21:20.18)
46th: Elanor DeBlieck (22:12.99)
47th: Hannah Stone (22:42.46)

Final Standings
*Washington (33)
*Morton (59)
*Dunlap (68)
*Geneseo (97)
*Metamora (123)
*East Peoria (190)
Peoria (Richwoods) (202)
Chillicothe (IVC) (209)
Macomb (250)
*=Advances To 2A Metamora Sectional

Maple Leafs Results
4th: Dylan Gehl (15:24.14)
13th: Jaxon Sottos (15:57.43)
21st: Graysen Carlson (16:33.46)
27th: Aidan Bries (16:51.23)
33rd: Kaden Elmer (17:00.10)
56th: Max Johnson (18:08.84)
62nd: Jack Kreiss (18:47.77)

Final Standings
*Morton (35)
*Washington (64)
*Metamora (84)
*Geneseo (98)
*Dunlap (131)
*Chillicothe (IVC) (158)
Peoria (Richwoods) (184)
Macomb (237)
Galesburg (243)
Bartonville (Limestone) (270)
East Peoria (322)
*=Advances To 2A Metamora Sectional

Next Up
November 2 - 2A Metamora Sectional - Black Partridge Park
10:30am: Girls Race
11:30am: Boys Race
The first seven placing teams and the first ten runners who are not members of the advancing teams in each regional will advance to the 2024 2A State Championship in Peoria.

Lady Leafs Pick Up Wins Over Rock Island & Sherrard, Will Host Regionals

October 22 - GHS Gym
Lady Leafs 25-15, 25-13 Rock Island
Overall Record: 23-8 (12-2 WB6 - Finished 2nd)

Underclass Scores
Sophomores 18-25 25-10 25-18 Rock Island
Overall Record: 20-5-1 (11-3 WB6)

Freshmen 25-15 25-19 Rock Island
Overall Record: 14-8-3 (10-4 WB6)

October 24 - GHS Gym
Lady Leafs 25-23, 25-15 Sherrard
Overall Record: 24-8

Underclass Scores
Sophomores 25-19 27-25 Sherrard
Overall Record: 21-5-1

Freshmen 25-13 25-12 Sherrard
Overall: 15-8-3

Upcoming Schedule
October 29 - 3A Geneseo Regional Semifinals - GHS Gym
6:00: #2 Lady Leafs vs #9 Streator
7:00: #3 Ottawa vs #6 Pontiac

October 31 - 3A Geneseo Regional Championship - GHS Gym
6:00: Lady Leafs/Streator winner vs Ottawa/Pontiac winner


Green Machine Fly By The Rocks, Playoffs Await

The 2024 IHSA Playoff Pairings will be released Saturday evening.
IHSA Playoff Timetable

October 25 - Almquist Field
Green Machine 34 Rock Island 13

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
G-Kye Weinzierl 20 yard pass from Jackson McAvoy (Carter Holke PAT) (7-0)

2nd Quarter
G-Holke 26 yard field goal (10-0)

3rd Quarter
G-Hayden Schaff 17 yard pass from McAvoy (Holke PAT) (17-0)
RI-Temar Hudson 8 yard run (PAT Blocked) (17-6)
G-Holke 40 yard field goal (20-6)

4th Quarter
G-Holke 26 yard pass from McAvoy (PAT) (27-6)
G-Kolten Schmoll-Burton 2 yard run (PAT) (34-6)
RI-Elijah Venegas 4 yard pass from Jae'vion Clark-Pugh (PAT) (34-13)

Overall Record
5-4 (2-4 WB6)

Underclass Score
Freshmen 28 Rock Island 14
(Final Record: 6-3)

Lady Leafs Close Out The Season At State

October 24 - 1A State Championships
Singles Championship Bracket First Round - Top Half
Lisle (Benet)-Lily Lopatka defeated Geneseo-Addi Snodgrass 6-1, 6-2

Singles Consolation Bracket First Round - Top Half
Geneseo-Addi Snodgrass defeated Normal (University)-Gabi Pecoraro 7-5, 3-6 (10-3)

Singles Consolation Bracket Second Round - Top Half
Chicago (Payton)-Saya Tanabe defeated Geneseo-Addi Snodgrass 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Championship Bracket First Round - Top Half
Geneseo-Lily Taylor/Stella Smith defeated Wheaton (St. Francis)-Cameron Rajevich/Elizabeth Szalek 6-3, 6-4

Doubles Championship Bracket Second Round - Top Half
Darien (Hinsdale Central)-Hailey Goins/Teodora Savic defeated Geneseo-Lily Taylor/Stella Smith 6-0, 6-2

Doubles Consolation Bracket Second Round - Top Half
Mahomet-Seymour-Elana Religioso/Haley Reed defeated Geneseo-Lily Taylor/Stella Smith 6-1, 6-2

Doubles Championship Bracket First Round - Bottom Half
Mt. Zion-Gadiel Valesco/Caroline Huss defeated Geneseo-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove 4-6, 6-4, 10-6

Doubles Championship Bracket First Round - Bottom Half
Geneseo-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove defeated Grayslake (North) Anna Dinkla/Maddy Porter 6-1, 6-3

Doubles Championship Bracket Second Round - Bottom Half
Metamora-Olivia Bradford/Ellie Schaffer defeated Geneseo-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove 6-3, 6-2

Lady Leafs Ready To Serve At State

October 24 - 1A State Championships
Singles Championship Bracket - Top Half
Geneseo-Addi Snodgrass vs Lisle (Benet)-Lily Lopatka (at Hoffman Estates High School)

Doubles Championship Bracket - Top Half
Geneseo-Lily Taylor/Stella Smith vs Wheaton (St. Francis)-Cameron Rajevich/Elizabeth Szalek (at Palatine High School)

Doubles Championship Bracket - Bottom Half
Geneseo-Madison Reade/Kendyl Wassenhove vs Mt. Zion-Gadiel Valesco/Caroline Huss (at Wheeling High School)

GHS Cross Country To Compete At The 2A Dunlap Regional This Saturday

October 26 - 2A Dunlap Regional - Dunlap Valley Middle School
Race Times - Girls: 10:00 & Boys: 11:00
Competing Teams Include Bartonville (Limestone), Canton, Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central), Dunlap, East Peoria, Galesburg, Geneseo, Macomb, Metamora, Morton, Peoria, Peoria (Manual), Peoria (Richwoods), & Washington.

Who Advances To The 2A Metamora Sectional?
The first six placing teams and the first five runners who are not members of the advancing teams in each regional will advance to sectional competition at the site to which they are assigned. In addition, in the event the 6th, 7th or 8th place overall individual finisher in the regional is not on a qualifying team, such 6th, 7th or 8th place overall finisher in the individual race shall advance from the regional to the sectional meet.

Good Luck Maple Leafs & Lady Leafs!

Lights Go Out On Dixon, Maple Leafs Advance To Regional Championship

October 23 - 3A Geneseo Regional Semfinals - GHS Pitch
#4 Maple Leafs 3 #5 Dixon 0
Goals: Cole Clifton (2) & Alex Snyder
Overall Record: 8-8-1
(Game included an hour long delay due to a lighting outage)

October 26 - 3A Geneseo Regional Championship - GHS Pitch
11:00: #1 Dunlap vs #4 Maple Leafs
Winner advances to the 3A Dunlap Sectional Semifinals where they will face the winner of Washington & Morton on October 30 (6:00).