Basketball: Maple Leafs Cap Regular Season, Regional Quarterfinals Coming Up

February 18 - GHS Gym
Sterling 88 Maple Leafs 44

Sophomore Score
Sterling 50 GHS Sophs 38

February 14 - Galesburg High School
Galesburg 64 Maple Leafs 29

Sophomore Score
Galesburg 72 GHS Sophs 45

February 11 - Wharton Field House - Moline
Moline 73 Maple Leafs 55

Sophomore Score
No Score Reported

Next Up
02/24 - 6:00: Maple Leafs at Galesburg (3A Regional Quarterfinals)

Final Regular Season Standings (WB6, Overall)
Quincy (13-1, 27-3)
Rock Island (12-2, 26-5)
Moline (10-4, 24-7)
UTHS (9-5, 22-8)
Sterling (6-8, 15-15)
Galesburg (4-10, 10-21)
Alleman (1-13, 4-25 - One Regular Season Game Remaining)
Geneseo (1-13, 1-25)

Basketball: Lady Leafs Wrap Up The Season In Peoria

February 18 - 3A Peoria (Richwoods) Regional Semifinals - Richwoods High School
#2 Galesburg 49 #8 Lady Leafs 36
Lady Leafs finish the 2024-25 season with an overall record of 9-21 (3-11 WB6)

February 13 - GHS Gym
Lady Leafs 47 UTHS 20

F/S Score
UTHS 54 GHS F/S 43

Final Regular Season Standings (Western Big 6, Overall)
Sterling (13-1, 26-5)
Galesburg (11-3, 22-7)
Alleman (9-5, 22-9)
Quincy (9-5, 19-10)
Moline (6-8, 13-15)
Rock Island (5-9, 13-15)
Geneseo (3-11, 9-20)
UTHS (0-14, 1-30)

Wrestling: Maple Leafs Tie School Record, Qualify Eight For State!

February 14-15 - 2A Washington Sectional - Washington High School

(Photos Submitted By Brian Sebastian - Thank You!)

GHS Results

106
Champ. Round 1: Owen Sater (Morris) over Brycen Fahnestock (18-23 (Fall 1:11)
Cons. Round 1: Brycen Fahnestock (Bye)
Cons. Round 2: Kaleb Fuchs (Bartonville (Limestone) over Brycen Fahnestock (MD 13-5)

120 - Landen Vincent 3rd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Brandon Anderson (Morris) over Landen Vincent (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 1: Landen Vincent (Bye)
Cons. Round 2: Landen Vincent over Brody Watson (Morton) (Fall 3:30)
Cons. Round 3: Landen Vincent over Christian Johnson (Bartonville (Limestone) (Fall 0:39)
Cons. Semi: Landen Vincent over Brandon Anderson (Morris) (Dec 8-5)
3rd Place Match: Landen Vincent over Michael Olson (Sycamore) (Dec 5-0)

126 - Tim Sebastian 3rd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Tim Sebastian over Bryson Teunissen (Belvidere (North) (Dec 10-4)
Quarterfinal: Brock Claypool (Morris) over Tim Sebastian (Dec 11-5)
Cons. Round 2: Tim Sebastian over Tyler Wieland (Peoria (Richwoods) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 3: Tim Sebastian over Taqi Baker (Woodstock) (MD 14-0)
Cons. Semi: Tim Sebastian over Tyler Lockhart (Sycamore) (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match: Tim Sebastian over Brock Claypool (Morris) (Dec 1-0)

132 - Devan Hornback 2nd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Devan Hornback over Jesus Martinez (Streator) (TF 17-1)
Quarterfinal: Devan Hornback over Cooper Chester (East Peoria) (Fall 1:55)
Semifinal: Devan Hornback over Lucas Nelson (Polo) (TF 18-3)
1st Place Match: Zyan Westbrook (Sterling) over Devan Hornback (MD 10-1)

144 - Izaac Gaines 2nd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Izaac Gaines over Connor Graham (Metamora) (Dec 7-5)
Quarterfinal: Izaac Gaines over Carter Skoff (Morris) (Dec 4-1)
Semifinal: Izaac Gaines over Dominick Girardin (Belvidere (North) (Dec 4-1)
1st Place Match: Peyton Cox (Washington) over Izaac Gaines (MD 12-2)

150 - Malaki Jackson 3rd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1 - Malaki Jackson (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Malaki Jackson over Colton Mosack (Dunlap) (Fall 3:39)
Semifinal - Dana Wickson (Rockford (East) over Malaki Jackson (MD 11-1)
Cons. Semi - Malaki Jackson over Antione Gilford (Plano) (MD 12-2)
3rd Place Match - Malaki Jackson over Josiah Carter (Galesburg) (Dec 15-8)

157 - Grady Hull 2nd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: - Grady Hull (Bye)
Quarterfinal: - Grady Hull over Robby Nelson (Yorkville Christian) (Dec 8-2)
Semifinal: - Grady Hull over Ty Smart (Rockford (East) (Dec 8-6)
1st Place Match: - Wyatt Medlin (Washington) over Grady Hull (TF 20-4)

165 - Zachary Montez Sectional Champion (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Zachary Montez (Bye)
Quarterfinal: Zachary Montez over Mark Aeschliman (Metamora) (TF 21-5)
Semifinal: Zachary Montez over Jayden Schmick (Dunlap) (MD 12-2)
1st Place Match: Zachary Montez over Grant Gensler (Rochelle) (Dec 2-1)

175 - Kye Weinzierl Sectional Champion (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Kye Weinzierl (Bye)
Quarterfinal: Kye Weinzierl over Gabe Martinez (Peoria Richwoods) (Fall 1:33)
Semifinal: Kye Weinzierl over Colton Mckee (Morton) (Fall 3:29)
1st Place Match: Kye Weinzierl over Cooper Bode (Sycamore) (TF 16-0)

215
Champ. Round 1: Colten Mooney over Xander Oliver (Yorkville Christian) (MD 10-0)
Quarterfinal: Josh Hoffer (Washington) over Colten Mooney (Fall 1:44)
Cons. Round 2: Colten Mooney over Clyde Nott (Sycamore) (Fall 4:31)
Cons. Round 3: Colten Mooney over Israel Goodman (Freeport) (Fall 5:11)
Cons. Semi: Benjamin Chaffer (Morton) over Colten Mooney (Dec 7-4)

285
Champ. Round 1: Owen King (Bye)
Quarterfinal: Owen King over Sean Thornton (Washington) (Dec 1-0)
Semifinal: Collin Hughes (Sycamore) over Owen King (Dec 11-5)
Cons. Semi: Larry Randolph (Galesburg) over Owen King (Dec 6-5)

Wrestling: Lady Leafs Are Sectional Champions! Five Heading To State!

February 14-15 - Geneseo Sectional - GHS Gym

Final Standings (Top Ten Only)
1: Geneseo (117.0)
2: Maple Park (Kaneland) (98.0)
3: New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) (93.5)
T4: Canton (85.0)
T4: DeKalb (85.0)
6: Rockton (Hononegah) (59.0)
7: Burlington (Central) (46.5)
8: Macomb (45.0)
9: Plainfield (South) (42.5)
10: Morris (39.0)

GHS Results
100 - Molly Snyder - 2nd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Molly Snyder (Bye)
Quarterfinal: Molly Snyder over Analiese Garretson (Yorkville) (Fall 1:38)
Semifinal: Molly Snyder over Emily Peyton (New Lenox Lincoln-Way Central) (Fall 3:15)
1st Place Match: Saya Hongmoungkhoune (Rockford East) over Molly Snyder (TF 18-2)

105
Champ. Round 1: Addison Hadsall (Bye)
Quarterfinal: Chloe Wong (Joliet West) over Addison Hadsall (Fall 1:55)
Cons. Round 2: Addison Hadsall over Shayla Schielein (Canton) (Fall 1:20)
Cons. Round 3: Addison Yacko (Streator) over Addison Hadsall (Fall 5:08)

120 - Lydia King 3rd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1 - Lydia King (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Lydia King over Jaydah Green (Peoria (Richwoods) (Fall 1:29)
Semifinal - Sadie Sparks (New Lenox Lincoln-Way Central) over Lydia King (Fall 1:14)
Cons. Semi - Lydia King over Reese Zimmer (DeKalb) (Fall 3:31)
3rd Place Match - Lydia King over Daisy Gil (Beardstown) (Fall 3:05)

125
Champ. Round 1 - Bella Curcuru (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Isabella Mottler (Peoria Richwoods) over Bella Curcuru (TF 19-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Bella Curcuru over Briahna Klobnak (Joliet (West)) (Fall 5:01)
Cons. Round 3 - Aubrianna Rapier (Bradley-Bourbonnais) over Bella Curcuru (Fall 2:51)

135 - Annibelle Juarez 2nd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Annibelle Juarez (Bye)
Quarterfinal: Annibelle Juarez over Sammie Greisen (Seneca) (Fall 1:50)
Semifinal: Annibelle Juarez over Lana Zimmerman (DeKalb) (Fall 2:19)
1st Place Match: Bella Castelli (Rockton Hononegah) over Annibelle Juarez (Fall 5:13)

140
Champ. Round 1: Lauren Piquard over Vanesa Penaloza (Freeport (H.S.)) 16-13 (Fall 0:39)
Quarterfinal: Lauren Piquard over Isabella Gibson (Princeton) 15-6 (Fall 1:09)
Semifinal: Ema Durst (Sycamore) over Lauren Piquard (Geneseo) 33-12 (Fall 2:53)
Cons. Semi: Ella Giertuga (New Lenox Lincoln-Way Central) over Lauren Piquard (TB 11-3)

145 - Mady Mooney 2nd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1 - Mady Mooney (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Mady Mooney over Jacqeline Diaz (Plano) (Fall 3:41)
Semifinal - Mady Mooney over Katelyn Marvel (Canton) (MD 10-2)
1st Place Match - Dempsey Atkinson (Rochelle) over Mady Mooney (Fall 1:01)

155 - Sophie Bellagamba 3rd Place (Advances To State Finals)
Champ. Round 1: Sophie Bellagamba (Bye)
Quarterfinal: Sophie Bellagamba over Avery Holeman (New Lenox Lincoln-Way Central) (Fall 1:29)
Semifinal: Teagan Aurich (Plainfield South) over Sophie Bellagamba (Fall 1:19)
Cons. Semi: Sophie Bellagamba over Maggie Quinn (Quincy) (Dec 9-7)
3rd Place Match: Sophie Bellagamba over Caitlyn Manier (Maple Park Kaneland) (Fall 3:50)

Basketball: Maple Leafs & Lady Leafs Roundup, LL Picked Up Wins At Fulton & LP

February 3 - Fulton High School
Lady Leafs 38 Fulton 26

Freshmen Score (@Wethersfield High School)
Lady Leafs 51 Kewanee Wethersfield 44

February 4 - LaSalle-Peru High School
Lady Leafs 44 LaSalle-Peru 41

Fresh/Soph Score
LaSalle-Peru 35 GHS F/S 10

February 6 - GHS Gym
Galesburg 45 Lady Leafs 22

Fresh/Soph Score
Galesburg 56 GHS F/S 39

February 7 - Rock Island High School
Rock Island 84 Maple Leafs 24

Sophomore Score
Rock Island 54 GHS Sophs 46

February 8 - Don Morris Gym - Alleman High School
Alleman 57 Lady Leafs 30

Fresh/Soph Score
Alleman 50 GHS F/S 43

February 8 - GHS Gym
Orion 53 Maple Leafs 33

Sophomore Score
GHS Sophs 59 Orion 50

Bowling: Lady Leafs Bowling Roundup, Johnson & Durnell Headed To Sectionals

February 3 - Western Big 6 Championship - Backyard Bowl - Milan

Final Standings
Rock Island (5193)
Sterling (5134)
Moline (4891)
Galesburg (4747)
Geneseo (4742)
UTHS (4735)

GHS Results
Katelyn Durnell (1095)
Emilia Schmitt (1012)
Lexi Johnson (1002)
Jessa Gramling (877)
Marley Cherry (756)

February 4 - Arcadia Family Fun Center
Lady Leafs 2620 Erie-Prophetstown 2456

GHS Results
Emilia Schmitt (503)
Lexi Johnson (477)
Katelyn Durnell (467)
Marley Cherry (402)
Ava Rusk (389)
Julia Lewis (382)

Erie-Prophetstown 1555 GHS JV 1389

GHS JV Results
Haylee Short (333)
Beth Mroz (303)
Alexis Williams (290)
Greta Bolme (241)
Natalie Aukee (222)

February 7 - IHSA Dixon Regional - Plum Hollow Family Center - Dixon

Final Standings
LaSalle-Peru (5648)
Sterling (5260)
Freeport (5240)
Moline (5123)
Rock Island (5007)
Ottawa (4962)
UTHS (4787)
Oregon (4704)
Peru (St. Bede) (4702)
Dixon (4669)
Geneseo (4650)
Rochelle (4447)
Dakota (4363)
Erie (4301)
Spring Valley (Hall) (3664)

GHS Results
Lexi Johnson (1125 - Sectional Qualifier)
Katelyn Durnell (1102 - Sectional Qualifier)
Marley Cherry (696)
Emilia Schmitt (586 - 4 Of 6 Games)
Lizzie Lane (452 - 3 of 6 Games)
Ava Rusk (446 - 3 of 6 Games)
Julia Lewis (243 - 2 of 6 Games)

Next Up
02/15 - IHSA Oregon Sectional - Plum Hollow Family Center

Wrestling: Maple Leafs Dominate Dixon Regional, Ten Advance To Individual Sectional

February 8 - IHSA 2A Dixon Regional - Dixon High School

Final Standings
Geneseo (225.5)
Rochelle (138.5)
Dixon (131.5)
Galesburg (120.5)
Sterling (109.5)
Rock Island (92.5)
Freeport (76.0)
Polo (36.0)

(Photos Submitted By Brian Sebastian - Thank You!)

GHS Results
106 - Brycen Fahnestock 4th Place
Quarterfinal: Riley Paredes (Dixon)over Brycen Fahnestock (MD 12-0)
Cons. Round 1: Brycen Fahnestock over Taryn Heather (Polo) (Fall 0:51)
Cons. Semi: Brycen Fahnestock over AJ Milan (Rochelle) (TF 19-4)
3rd Place Match: Angelo Parker (Rock Island) over Brycen Fahnestock (Dec 12-6)

113 - Elliot Kreiner 4th Place
Quarterfinal: Elliott Kreiner over Owen Bohm (Galesburg) (Fall 1:49)
Semifinal: Freddie Hernandez (Rochelle) over Elliott Kreiner (MD 16-3)
Cons. Semi: Elliott Kreiner over Tyquez Hudson (Rock Island) (MD 12-0)
3rd Place Match: Evan Jones (Sterling) over Elliott Kreiner (Dec 13-9)

120 - Landen Vincent 3rd Place
Quarterfinal: Landen Vincent over Landon Darst (Galesburg) (Fall 1:07)
Semifinal: Aidan Lopez (Rochelle) over Landen Vincent(Dec 6-4)
Cons. Semi: Landen Vincent over Landon Heckman (Sterling) (Fall 3:35)
3rd Place Match: Landen Vincent over Landon Darst (Galesburg) (Fall 2:49)

126 - Tim Sebastian 2nd Place
Quarterfinal: Tim Sebastian (Bye)
Semifinal: Tim Sebastian over Cael Lyons (Sterling) (Fall 1:55)
1st Place Match: Xavier Villalobos (Rochelle) over Tim Sebastian (MD 14-4)

132 - Devan Hornback 3rd Place
Quarterfinal: Devan Hornback over Elijah Venegas (Rock Island) (Dec 13-6)
Semifinal: Lucas Nelson (Polo) over Devan Hornback (Fall 4:59)
Cons. Semi: Devan Hornback over Deegan Schabacker (Rochelle) (Fall 1:38)
3rd Place Match: Devan Hornback over Gavin Kramer (Dixon) (Fall 2:38)

138 - Lincoln Barnett 4th Place
Quarterfinal: Lincoln Barnett over Elijah King (Rock Island) (Dec 14-13)
Semifinal: Orlando Castellano (Galesburg) over Lincoln Barnett (Dec 10-6)
Cons. Semi: Lincoln Barnett over Keagan Albers (Rochelle) (TF 18-0)
3rd Place Match: Elijah King (Rock Island) over Lincoln Barnett (Dec 6-5)

144 - Izaac Gaines 2nd Place
Quarterfinal: Izaac Gaines over Christian Ryia (Polo) (Fall 0:34)
Semifinal: Izaac Gaines over Blake Slusser (Freeport) (Fall 1:09)
1st Place Match: Antonio Parker (Rock Island) over Izaac Gaines (Dec 8-5)

150 - Malaki Jackson Regional Champion
Quarterfinal: Malaki Jackson (Bye)
Semifinal: Malaki Jackson over Sajjad Nathan Abdulrazzaq (Freeport) (Fall 3:44)
1st Place Match: Malaki Jackson over Josiah Carter (Galesburg) (MD 14-5)

157 - Grady Hull Regional Champion
Quarterfinal: Grady Hull over Brandin Kirk (Rochelle) (Fall 3:09)
Semifinal: Grady Hull over Ian McGowan (Rock Island) (Fall 1:13)
1st Place Match: Grady Hull over Donavyn Fernandez (Freeport) (TF 17-2)

165 - Zachary Montez Regional Champion
Quarterfinal: Zachary Montez over Maddox Olson (Freeport) (TF 17-2)
Semifinal: Zachary Montez over Micah Stringini (Polo) (Fall 2:38)
1st Place Match: Zachary Montez over Grant Gensler (Rochelle) (MD 13-3)

175 - Kye Weinzierl Regional Champion
Quarterfinal: Kye Weinzierl over Matt Lynn (Rochelle) (TF 21-5)
Semifinal: Kye Weinzierl over Daniel Fordham (Dixon) (TF 22-5)
1st Place Match: Kye Weinzierl over Gage Tate (Sterling) (TF 17-2)

190
Quarterfinal: Aaron Betcher over Shawn Patton (Polo) (Fall 3:09)
Semifinal: Roman Villalobos (Rochelle) over Aaron Betcher (Fall 0:56)
Cons. Semi: Will Howell (Dixon) over Aaron Betcher (Fall 5:01)

215 - Colten Mooney 2nd Place
Quarterfinal: Colten Mooney over Landon Petty (Galesburg) (Fall 0:46)
Semifinal: Colten Mooney over Israel Goodman (Freeport) (Dec 8-4)
1st Place Match: Kaiden Morris over Colten Mooney (Fall 1:59)

285 - Owen King Regional Champion
Quarterfinal: Owen King (Bye)
Semifinal: Owen King over Emilio Guzman (Rock Island) (Dec 1-0)
1st Place Match: Owen King over Larry Randolph (Galesburg) (Fall 3:39)

Basketball: Maple Leafs & Lady Leafs Roundup

January 28 - GHS Gym
United Township 48 Maple Leafs 20

Sophomore Score
UTHS 65 GHS Sophs 44

January 28 - Peoria Manual High School
Peoria (Manual) 57 Lady Leafs 44

F/S Score
Peoria (Manual) 58 GHS F/S 36

January 30 - Sterling High School
Sterling 84 Lady Leafs 28

F/S Score
Sterling 54 GHS F/S 42

January 31 - GHS Gym
Maple Leafs 61 Alleman 52

Sophomore Score
Alleman 44 GHS Sophs 36

February 1 - Canton High School
Canton 44 Maple Leafs 29

Sophomore Score
Canton 58 GHS Sophs 52
Jack Kreiss dropped 25 for GHS Sophs

February 1 - Hoops For The Cure Shootout - Kaneland High School
Lady Leafs 45 Burlington Central 37

F/S Score
GHS F/S 43 Burlington Central 34

Next Up (Lady Leafs)
02/03 - 5:30 - at Fulton
02/04 - 7:00 - at LaSalle-Peru
02/06 - 7:00 - vs Galesburg (Senior Night)
02/08 - 1:00 - at Alleman

Next Up (Maple Leafs)
02/07 - 7:00 - at Rock Island
02/08 - 1:00 - vs Orion

Bowling: Lady Leafs Roundup

January 28
Moline 2585 Lady Leafs 2471

GHS Results
Emilia Schmitt (502)
Katelyn Durnell (501)
Lexi Johnson (404)
Jessa Gramling (382)
Lizzie Lane (344)
Julia Lewis (338)

GHS JV Results
Emma Skovronski (325)
Haylee Short (307)
Beth Mroz (279)
Maria Hartsock (269)
Layna Bassett (266)
Natalie Aukee (222)

January 30
Dixon 2750 Lady Leafs 2384

GHS Results
Katelyn Durnell (548)
Lexi Johnson (467)
Emilia Schmitt (411)
Lizzie Lane (339)
Ava Rusk (324)
Julia Lewis (295)

GHS JV Results
Haylee Short (330)
Maria Hartsock (319)
Alexis Williams (280)
Emma Skovronski (271)
Greta Bolme (262)
Natalie Aukee (256)

February 1 - Dixon Invitational - Plum Hollow - Dixon

Final Standings
Sterling (5161)
Moline (5119)
Dixon (5029)
Rock Island (4972)
Streator (4919)
Sycamore (4884)
Galesburg (4758)
Kaneland (4711)
Freeport (4521)
Abingdon-Avon (4512)
UTHS (4482)
Rochelle (4447)
Kewanee (4438)
Geneseo (4320)
Oregon (4151)
Dakota (3967)
Spring Valley (Hall) (3530)
Lisle (3521)
Erie-Prophetstown (3408)
Mendota (2957)

Next Up
02/03 - 9:00 - at Western Big 6 Championship (Backyard Bowl - Milan)
02/04 - 4:00 - Erie (Arcadia Family Fun Center - Regular Season Finale)