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Tennis: Leafs Improve Dual Record To 8-4 With Win Over Belleville West

April 19, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

Dru Curcuru

April 18 - GHS Courts
Maple Leafs 4 Belleville West 2
Singles

G-Ben Robinson over BW-Jay Naylor 6-3, 6-1
BW-Landon Kinder over G-Eric States 6-2, 6-2
BW-Dilan Patel over Carter French 5-7, 6-0, 10-5
G-Jacob Nelson over BW-Bryce Sansocie 6-4, 6-1
G-Dru Curcuru over BW-Donavan Sheely 6-0, 6-4
G-Joe Versluis over BW-Joel Kurfman 7-6, (4), 6-0


Next Up
04/21 - 4:00pm: at Galesburg
04/24 - 4:00pm: vs Mendota (Autograph Night)
04/26 - 8:30am: at Streaks Invitational (Galesburg)
04/26 - 9:00am: at Spartans Invitational (Pleasant Valley, IA)

In tennis

Baseball: Leafs Blow Out Bloomington, Busy Week Coming Up

April 19, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

#17 Chris Berry - 2025 Maple Leafs Baseball Photo Galleries

April 18 - Bloomington High School
Maple Leafs 11 Bloomington 1

Chris Berry gave up just three hits plus a run over the course of six innings and Kale Whitaker stayed hot at the plate as he went 3-3 with three RBI and two runs scored as GHS won their second straight. Jackson McAvoy also collected three hits with 2 RBI and scoring three in the victory. Ethan Galloway, Kolten Schmoll-Burton, and Jacob Holley each added a double with Galloway knocking in two and Holley one. The Leafs record now stands at 8-9 overall and 4-2 in conference play.


Underclass Score
Rockridge 6 Freshmen Leafs 4 (at Rockridge)
(Nichols 2-2, SB, R, RBI - Windisch 2B, RBI, R)


Next Up (Varsity)
04/21 - 4:30pm: at Rock Island
04/23 - 4:30pm: vs Rock Island
04/24 - 4:00pm: vs Dunlap (at Dozier Field - Peoria)
04/26 - 10:00am: at Plains Invite (at Pleasant Plains - 2 games)

Next Up (JV)
04/21 - 4:30pm: at Rock Island
04/23 - 4:30pm: vs Rock Island
04/24 - 4:00pm: vs Dunlap

Next Up (Freshmen)
04/23 - 4:30pm: at Chillicothe IVC
04/24 - 4:30pm: vs Dunlap
04/26 - 11:00am: vs Sterling (DH 5-inning games)

In baseball

Track & Field: Maple Leafs Compete At The Streaks ABC Invite

April 19, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

2025 GHS Track & Field Photo Galleries

April 18 - Streaks ABC Invite - Galesburg High School
Finishing first for GHS were Isaac Nixon (400m B), Carter Holke (300m Hurdles C), and the 4x200 relay (A) team of Devan Hornback, Max Johnson, Jayden Wexell, & Gavin Hintgen.

Final Standings A
1st: UTHS (132)
2nd: Morton (112)
3rd: Galesburg (94)
4th: Bartonville Limestone (77)
5th: Geneseo (71)
6th: Quincy (66)
7th: Monmouth-Roseville (49)
8th: Canton (26)

Final Standings B
1st: UTHS (137)
2nd: Galesburg (111)
3rd: Morton (104)
4th: Geneseo (87)
5th: Quincy (65)
6th: Bartonville Limestone (42)
7th: Canton (28)
8th: Monmouth-Roseville (16)

Final Standings C
1st: UTHS (112)
2nd: Morton (70)
3rd: Galesburg (68)
4th: Quincy (65)
5th: Geneseo (61)
6th: Bartonville Limestone (42)
7th: Monmouth-Roseville) (37)
8th: Canton (15)

Final Standings Throwers
1st: Morton (10)
2nd: Galesburg (8)
3rd: Monmouth-Roseville (6)
4th: Bartonville Limestone (5)
5th: Geneseo (4)
6th: Quincy (3)


GHS Results
100 Meters A
5th: Gavin Hintgen (11.81)

100 Meters B
5th: Devan Hornback (12.19)

100 Meters C
4th: Max Johnson (12.49)

200 Meters A
7th: Isaac Nixon (24.67)

200 Meters B
4th: Nolan Burton (26.26)

200 Meters C
Connor Runty (DNS)

400 Meters A
4th: Micah Nicke (53.69)

400 Meters B
1st: Isaac Nixon (54.17)

400 Meters C
5th: Jack Mickley (59.93)

800 Meters A
5th: Micah Johnson (2:16.75)

800 Meters B
3rd: Henley Bourne (2:16.18)

800 Meters C
7th: Rylan Carlson (2:41.87)

1600 Meters A
2nd: Jaxson Sottos (4:43.30)

1600 Meters B
2nd: Graysen Carlson (4:51.26)

1600 Meters C
2nd: Aidan Bries (4:51.31)

3200 Meters B
3rd: Greyson Claerhout (10:59.85)

110m Hurdles A
Dylon DeBoef (DNS)

110m Hurdles C
3rd: Lukas Rodriguez (21.64)

300m Hurdles A
Jayden Wexell (DNS)

300m Hurdles B
Max Johnson (DQ)

300m Hurdles C
1st: Carter Holke (45.18)

4x100 Relay A
7th: Mark Nelms, Connor Runty, Nolan Burton, & Isaac Nixon (47.47)

4x100 Relay B
4th: Carter Holke, Logan Goodwin, Jaxson Seals, & Jack Kreiss (47.87)

4x100 Throwers Relay
5th: Kaden VanAntwerp, Cooper Juchcinski, Freddy Jimenez, & Colten Mooney (52.45)

4x200 Relay A
1st: Devan Hornback, Max Johnson, Jayden Wexell, & Gavin Hintgen (1:31.31)

4x200 Relay B
3rd: Mark Nelms, Jaxson Seals, Nolan Burton, & Kael McCord (1:40.00)

4x400 Relay A
3rd: Max Johnson, Gavin Hintgen, Micah Nicke, & Devan Hornback (3:34.90)

4x400 Relay B
4th: Jack Kreiss, Kael McCord, Micah Johnson, & Jaxson Sottos (3:48.43)

4x800 Relay A
7th: Christian Haney, Jameson Coppejans, Calvin Bell, & Jacob Berry (10:15.29)

Shot Put A
5th: Colten Mooney (12.41m)

Shot Put B
5th: Kaden VanAntwerp (11.57m)

Shot Put C
5th: Cooper Juchcinski (11.23m)

Discus A
4th: Kaden VanAntwerp (39.60m)

Discus B
5th: Tyler Nelson (32.52m)

Discus C
5th: Colten Mooney (28.60m)

High Jump A
5th: Jack Kreiss (1.80m)

High Jump B
4th: Dylon DeBoef (1.75m)

High Jump C
Lukas Rodriguez (NH)

Pole Vault A
3rd: Finnegan Schaad (3.35m)

Pole Vault B
2nd: Henley Bourne (3.35m)

Pole Vault C
2nd: Kael McCord (3.20m)

Long Jump A
4th: Jayden Wexell (6.34m)

Long Jump B
4th: Mark Nelms (5.56m)

Long Jump C
4th: Gage Buckallew (5.68m)

Triple Jump A
5th: Gage Buckallew (11.21m)

Triple Jump B
3rd: Andre Diediker (11.70m)

Triple Jump C
4th: Logan Goodwin (11.29m)


Next Up
04/22 - 4:00pm: at Moline JV Invite (CANCELLED)
04/25 - 4:00pm: at Metamora ABC Invite

In track & field

Baseball: Leafs Bounce Back, Split With Alleman

April 17, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

#99 Kale Whitaker - 2025 Maple Leafs Photo Galleries

April 14 - Stone Field
Alleman 8 Maple Leafs 6

Kale Whitaker had a big day at the plate, going 3-3 with an RBI and a couple runs scored while Cooper Ries smacked a pair of doubles and drove in a run but the visiting Pioneers held off the Leafs 8-6 to send GHS to their third consecutive loss.


Underclass Scores
JV Leafs 11 Alleman 0
(Calloway 3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI - Turigliatti 2-4, HR, 4 RBI) - Janczak 1-3, 2B, 5 IP, 2 H 0 R, 9 K)
Freshmen Leafs 14 UTHS 9 (April 15)
(Wheaton 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3.1 IP, 3 H 1 ER, 5K - Emerick 2 RBI, 2 R)


April 16 - Alleman Athletic Complex - Moline
Maple Leafs 8 Alleman 1

Leafs found themselves back in the win column as the took advantage of Alleman errors enroute to a 8-1 victory. Kale Whitaker stayed hot at the plate with a pair of doubles while driving in four runs. Kolten Schmoll-Burton hit a two-run homer and Aidan Brudos went six innings on the hill, giving up just five hits and striking out six.

Underclass Scores
JV Leafs 22 Alleman 3
(Babcock 3-5, 2B, RBI, 4 R - Janczak 1-4, 2B, 4 RBI - Turigliatti 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI - Brown 2-4, 2 RBI, 4 R, 5 IP, 6 H 2 ER, 6 K) - Smith 2-4, 3 RBI)
Moline 12 Freshmen Leafs 0 (April 17)


Next Up (Varsity)
04/18 - 4:30pm: at Bloomington
04/21 - 4:30pm: at Rock Island
04/23 - 4:30pm: vs Rock Island
04/24 - 4:00pm: vs Dunlap (at Dozer Field - Peoria)

Next Up (JV)
04/21 - 4:30pm: at Rock Island
04/23 - 4:30pm: vs Rock Island
04/24 - 4:00pm: vs Dunlap

Next Up (Freshmen)
04/18 - 3:00pm: at Rockridge (5-inning game)
04/23 - 4:30pm: at Chillicothe IVC
04/24 - 4:30pm: vs Dunlap

In baseball

Softball: Rocks Hold Off Lady Leafs, GHS Win Streak Stopped At Nine

April 17, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

#31 Penny Kline - 2025 Lady Leaf Softball Photo Galleries

April 15 - Rock Island High School
Rock Island 3 Lady Leafs 1

Down 3-0 in the 7th, the Lady Leafs managed to load the bases and push across a run on a Kyah Newell walk to score Madisyn Buysse but the Rocks held firm to hand GHS their first setback since March 27. Penny Kline collected a couple hits while Kendyl Wassenhove gave up just six hits and three runs in the loss.

Underclass Scores
Rock Island 10 JV Lady Leafs 6
Freshmen Lady Leafs 12 Rock Island 9 (April 14)


April 17 - JFE
Lady Leafs vs Sterling (V & JV Postponed To May 23)


Next Up (Varsity)
04/18 - 4:45pm: vs Williamsville (at Washington Tournament - Washington High School)
04/18 - 8:00pm: vs Washington (at Washington Tournament - Washington High School)
04/19 - 9:00am: vs West Aurora (at Washington Tournament - Washington High School)
04/19 - TBA: vs TBD

In softball

Track & Field: Galesburg Wins Over GHS, Weekend Invites Coming Up

April 17, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

2025 Maple Leafs Track & Field Photo Galleries

April 14 - Galesburg High School
Galesburg 89 Maple Leafs 57
Galesburg 90 Lady Leafs 46

GHS Results
100m - Maple Leafs
1st: Gavin Hintgen (11.32)
5th: Devan Hornback (11.70)
9th: Max Johnson (11.90)
11th: Jayden Wexell (11.99)
17th: Isaac Nixon (12.35)
20th: Jaxson Seals (12.54)
21st: Mark Nelms (12.63)
22nd: Cole Clifton (12.84)
23rd: Aiden Hawkins (13.06)
25th: Cameron Jansen (13.50)
26th: Taeton Chirchir (13.64)
27th: Memphis Ramsey (13.88)
28th: Andrew Feely (14.19)
29th: Patrick Versluis (14.24)
Connor Runty (DNS)

100m - Lady Leafs
3rd: Breckan Gomez (13.79)
5th: Natalie Reisner (13.93)
7th: Anna Davis (14.02)
8th: Molly Snyder (14.08)
9th: Addison Hadsall (14.43)
10th: Greta Bolme (14.78)
12th: Keely Henry (14.84)
13th: Janey Neumann (14.85)
14th: Avery Catour (14.94)
15th: Luise Jacobi (15.34)
Ellah Clifton (SCR)

200m - Maple Leafs
1st: Gavin Hintgen (22.92)
5th: Micah Nicke (24.31)
8th: Isaac Nixon (24.67)
14th: Finnegan Schaad (25.35)
16th: Jack Kreiss (25.52)
17th: Cole Clifton (25.68)
19th: Kael McCord (25.91)
21st: Taeton Chirchir (27.94)
23rd: Patrick Versluis (29.01)
24th: Memphis Ramsey (29.87)

200m - Lady Leafs
4th: Payton Boone (28.48)
6th: Breckan Gomez (29.18)
7th: Nina Schmedding (29.20)
8th: Anna Davis (29.22)
9th: Natalie Reisner (29.58)
10th: Molly Snyder (30.17)
11th: Addison Hadsall (31.00)
13th: Keely Henry (31.65)
14th: Avery Catour (31.96)
15th: Meghan Scheider (32.01)
16th: Janey Neumann (32.07)
17th: Lindsay Herington (32.46)
19th: Elena Anderson (33.91)
20th: Luise Jacobi (33.96)

400m - Maple Leafs
2nd: Devan Hornback (52.96)
6th: Micah Johnson (56.75)
7th: Kael McCord (56.86)
8th: Jayden Wexell (57.28)
10th: Connor Runty (58.75)
11th: Mark Nelms (58.77)

400m - Lady Leafs
2nd: Emily Hall (1:11.25)
3rd: Ida Rowold (1:12.82)
6th: Jessa Gramling (1:23.73)

800m - Maple Leafs
1st: Micah Nicke (2:11.77)
5th: Aidan Daly (2:24.64)
7th: Jameson Coppejans (2:40.69)
8th: Fritz Bolme (2:41.89)

800m - Lady Leafs
3rd: Rachael Roodhouse (3:06.13)

1600m - Maple Leafs
5th: Jack Mickley (5:20.58)
9th: Calvin Bell (5:45.60)
Henley Bourne (SCR)

1600m - Lady Leafs
2nd: Liberty Brumbaugh (6:20.37)
3rd: Keira Disterhoft (6:41.26)

3200m - Maple Leafs
3rd: Fritz Bolme (12:34.24)
4th: Rylan Carlson (12:34.72)

110m Hurdles - Maple Leafs
3rd: Vance Hansen (21.18)

100m Hurdles - Lady Leafs
1st: Payton Boone (17.23)
4th: Emma Vandeveer (22.13)

300m Hurdles - Maple Leafs
2nd: Max Johnson (46.80)
5th: Lukas Rodriguez (49.48)
6th: Vance Hansen (54.14)

300m Hurdles - Lady Leafs
2nd: Madison Fontenoy (53.07)
4th: Nina Schmedding (57.82)

4x100 Relay - Maple Leafs
2nd: Colten Mooney, Freddy Jimenez, Erik Bjorkman, & Kaden VanAntwerp (52.15)
3rd: Jaxon Wainscott, Cameron Jansen, & Memphis Ramsey, & Taeton Chirchir (53.34)

4x100 Relay - Lady Leafs
2nd: Madison Reade, Madison Fontenoy, Breckan Gomez, & Nina Schmedding (53.41)
3rd: Natalie Reisner, Avery Catour, Lindsay Herington, Addison Hadsall (57.75)
4th: Ellah Clifton, Keely Henry, Emma Vandeveer, & Allison Reade (59.33)

4x200 Relay - Maple Leafs
2nd: Cameron Jansen, Andrew Feely, William Osborn, & Jaxon Wainscott (1:53.40)

4x200 Relay - Lady Leafs
2nd: Madison Reade, Madison Fontenoy, Allison Reade, & Breckan Gomez (1:53.24)
3rd: Natalie Reisner, Payton Boone, Avery Catour, & Addison Hadsall (2:00.62)
4th: Molly Snyder, Lindsay Herington, Keira Disterhoft, & Liberty Brumbaugh (2:07.04)
5th: Anna Davis, Janey Neumann, Elena Anderson, & Luise Jacobi (2:07.52)

4x400 Relay - Maple Leafs
1st: Micah Johnson, Aidan Daly, Aiden Hawkins, & Calvin Bell (3:58.25)

4x400 Relay - Lady Leafs
3rd: Ida Rowold, Rachael Roodhouse, Greta Bolme, & Emily Hall (5:11.07)

4x800 Relay - Maple Leafs
1st: Jaxson Sottos, Aidan Bries, Kaden Elmer, & Graysen Carlson (9:42.81)
2nd: Greyson Claerhout, Christian Haney, Jameson Coppejans, & Jacob Berry (9:43.07)

Shot Put - Maple Leafs
2nd: Colten Mooney (12.79m)
6th: Cooper Juchcinski (10.85m)
7th: Tyler Nelson (10.81m)
9th: Kaden VanAntwerp (10.53m)
10th: Freddy Jimenez (10.48m)
11th: Erik Bjorkman (10.13m)
14th: Flynn Arnett (8.40m)
Jackson Frank (DNS)

Shot Put - Lady Leafs
1st: Bella Brown (9.80m)
2nd: Kaylee Floming (8.74m)
6th: Caroline Girten (7.70m)
7th: Alex Bagby (7.58m)
9th: Brooke Shollenberger (7.40m)
11th: Brooklyn Ruby (7.23m)
12th: Lainey Norville (6.58m)
13th: Erica DeDecker (6.57m)
15th: Delaney Vroman (5.88m)
16th: Grace Carlson (5.83m)
18th: Hazel Harris (5.21m)
19th: Zoe Friedline (5.00m)
Gretchen Fuelling (DNS)
Rachael Roodhouse (DNS)
Rebekah Zimmerman (DNS)
Sophia Snell (DNS)
Eliana Barickman (DNS)

Discus - Maple Leafs
3rd: Kaden VanAntwerp (37.75m)
4th: Tyler Nelson (32.68m)
6th: Cooper Juchcinski (29.71m)
7th: Colten Mooney (29.41m)
9th: Freddy Jimenez (26.60m)
11th: Erik Bjorkman (25.97m)
Flynn Arnett (ND)
Jackson Frank (DNS)

Discus - Lady Leafs
1st: Bella Brown (34.15m)
3rd: Brooklyn Ruby (23.77m)
5th: Alex Bagby (22.07m)
6th: Lily Roodhouse (22.06m)
8th: Kaylee Floming (21.66m)
10th: Caroline Girten (20.60m)
12th: Brooke Shollenberger (19.10m)
13th: Erica DeDecker (18.77m)
14th: Grace Carlson (18.05m)
15th: Delaney Vroman (17.97m)
16th: Rebekah Zimmerman (16.46m)
17th: Lainey Norville (15.93m)
19th: Zoe Friedline (13.96m)
Gretchen Fuelling (DNS)
Eliana Barickman (DNS)
Sophia Snell (DNS)
Hazel Harris (DNS)

High Jump - Maple Leafs
2nd: Jack Kreiss (1.82m)
5th: Lukas Rodriguez (1.52m)
6th: Patrick Versluis (1.47m)
Andre Diediker (DNS)

High Jump - Lady Leafs
1st: Madison Reade (1.49m)

Pole Vault - Maple Leafs
1st: Finnegan Schaad (3.65m)
2nd: Henley Bourne (3.35m)
3rd: Kael McCord (3.20m)
4th: William Osborn (2.45m)
5th: Vance Hansen (2.30m)

Pole Vault - Lady Leafs
1st: Greta Bolme (2.60m)
2nd: Meghan Scheider (2.60m)
3rd: Elena Anderson (2.15m)

Long Jump - Maple Leafs
1st: Mark Nelms (5.86m)
2nd: Gage Buckallew (5.86m)
8th: Jaxon Wainscott (4.21m)
9th: Cole Clifton (4.17m)
Logan Goodwin (DNS)

Long Jump - Lady Leafs
4th: Evelyn Dahl (3.88m)

Next Up (Maple Leafs)
04/18 - 11:00am: at Streaks ABC Invitational (Galesburg)
04/22 - 4:00pm: at Moline JV Invite
04/25 - 4:00pm: at Metamora ABC Invite

Next Up (Lady Leafs)
04/19 - 4:00pm: at Rock Island ABC Invite
04/21 - 4:00pm: at UTHS Quad
04/25 - 4:00pm: GHS Girls Invite

In track & field

Tennis: Maple Leafs 3 Ottawa 2, LaSalle-Peru 3 Maple Leafs 2 (Photos) →

April 17, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff
In tennis

Tennis: Leafs Split Home Meet With Ottawa, LaSalle-Peru

April 17, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

Dru Curcuru - 2025 Maple Leaf Tennis Photo Galleries

April 16 - GHS Courts
Maple Leafs 3 Ottawa 2
Singles
O-Ayden Sexton over G-Carter French 6-4, 6-4
G-Dru Curcuru over O-Charlie Thiry 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
G-Ben Robinson/Eric States over O-Noah Gross/Evan Krafft 7-5, 3-6, 10-8
G-Jacob Nelson/Joe Versluis over O-Tucker Ditchfield/Kaden Araujo 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
O-Caden Walter/Landon Sawin over G-Brady Hamer/Jaxon Ernst 6-2, 5-7, 10-4

April 16 - GHS Courts
LaSalle-Peru 3 Maple Leafs 2
Singles
LP-Nick Olivero over G-Carter French 6-0, 6-0
G-Dru Curcuru over LP-John Crane 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
LP-Michael Milota/Danny Santoy over G-Ben Robinson/Eric States 4-6, 6-3, 10-5
G-Jacob Nelson/Joe Versluis over LP-Jackson Sellett/Riley Cetwinski 7-6 (2), 1-6, 10-7
LP-Diego Mondragon/Kevin Guo over G-Brady Hamer/Jaxon Ernst 1-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8


Next Up
04/18 - 4:00pm: Belleville West
04/19 - 9:00am: GHS F/S Tournament
04/21 - 4:00pm: at Galesburg

In tennis

Maple Leaf Coaches Corner: April 16

April 16, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff
In coaches

AOTW: McKenna Johnson Wins Village Home Stores Athlete Of The Week!

April 16, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

#11 McKenna Johnson

Congratulations To McKenna Johnson on winning Village Home Stores Athlete Of The Week (4/7 - 4/12)! McKenna hit a walk-off two run single to complete the Lady Leafs 6-5 comeback win over Moline on Thursday April 10!

2025 Lady Leafs Softball Team

In aotw, softball

Soccer: Lady Leafs Win Two In Chicagoland, Extend Winning Streak To Four

April 14, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

#3 Annie Maxwell, #4 Lily Taylor, & #24 Kjerstin Wildermuth - 2025 Lady Leafs Soccer Photo Galleries

April 10 - Clinton High School - Clinton, IA
Lady Leafs 9 Clinton, IA 0

Goals
Olivia DeSplinter (2), Ava DeSplinter (2), Addison Espe (2), Lily Taylor, Evelyn DeBane, & Emilee Coons

Assists
Ava DeSplinter (3), Lily Taylor (2), Stella Smith, & Emilee Coons


Underclass Score
JV Lady Leafs 5 Clinton, IA 0


April 12 - BODYARMOR Sports Series - Waukegan Sports Park - Waukegan, IL
Lady Leafs 4 Chicago Mother McAuley 2

Goals
Ava DeSplinter (2), Stella Smith, & Olivia DeSplinter

Assists
Ava DeSplinter, Emilee Coons, & Evelyn DeBaene


April 12 - BODYARMOR Sports Series - Waukegan Sports Park - Waukegan, IL
Lady Leafs 1 Skokie Niles North 0

Goals
Ava DeSplinter

Assists
Olivia DeSplinter

Next Up (Varsity)
04/15 - 6:00pm: at Sterling
04/17 - 6:00pm: at Dunlap

Next Up (JV)
04/15 - 4:30pm: at Sterling
04/17 - 4:30pm: at Alleman

In soccer

Softball: Lady Leafs 12 Kewanee 10 (Photos) →

April 13, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff
In softball

Softball: Lady Leafs Win 9th Straight, Rally Late Over Kewanee

April 13, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

April 12 - JFE
Lady Leafs 12 Kewanee 10

Another day, another rally for the Lady Leafs. Lillian Brown smacked three doubles and scored three runs with Madisyn Buysse collecting a couple hits while driving in three as the Lady Leafs rallied late for the second consecutive game to defeat Kewanee 12-10. Avery Kennedy and McKenna Johnson each doubled and Mackenzie Air gave up a pair of hits and a single run over four plus innings in relief. The Lady Leafs ninth straight win improves their record to 11-4 overall.


Next Up (Varsity)
04/15 - 4:30pm: at Rock Island
04/17 - 4:30pm: at Sterling
04/18 - 4:45pm: vs Williamsville (at Washington Tournament - Washington High School)
04/18 - 8:00pm: vs Washington (at Washington Tournament - Washington High School)
04/19 - 9:00am: vs West Aurora (at Washington Tournament - Washington High School)

Next Up (JV)
04/15 - 4:30pm: at Rock Island
04/17 - 4:30pm: at Sterling

In softball

UPDATED-Tennis:Leafs Win Two Of Three At Ottawa Doubles Invite, GHS Hosts JV Invite

April 12, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

2025 Maple Leafs Tennis Photo Galleries

April 12 - Ottawa Doubles Invite - Ottawa Township High School

Ottawa 3 Maple Leafs 1
O-Noah Gross/Evan Krafft over G-Ben Robinson/Eric States 3-6, 6-2, 10-5
G-Jacob Nelson/Carter French over O-Tucker Ditchfield/Kaden Araujo 6-4, 0-6, 10-1
O-Ayden Sexton/Collin Olszewski over G-Joe Versluis/Dru Curcuru 6-1, 7-5

Maple Leafs 4 Plainfield East 0
G-Ben Robinson/Eric States over PE-Sanjay Govindarajan/Logan Hensley 7-6 (4), 4-6, 10-5
G-Jacob Nelson/Carter French over PE-Brock VanderTurk 4-6, 6-2, 11-9
G-Joe Versluis/Dru Curcuru over PE-Giann Aligno/Mitchell Thulin 7-5, 6-2

Maple Leafs 4 Burbank Reavis 0
G-Ben Robinson/Eric States over BR-Dan Mudrak/Anthony Marquez-Munoz 6-2, 6-2
G-Jacob Nelson/Carter French over BR-Elias Loeza/Alex Paslawski 6-1, 6-1
G-Joe Versluis/Dru Curcuru over BR-Nich Vana/Adrian Morales 6-1, 6-2

Overall Records
Jacob Nelson/Carter French (3-0)
Ben Robinson/Eric States (2-1)
Joe Versluis/Dru Curcuru (2-1)


April 12 - GHS JV Invite - GHS Courts

GHS Results

5th: GHS White
6th: GHS Green

Singles 1
5th: Owen Parker
6th: Tyler Holtzen

Singles 2
5th: Christopher Hill
6th: Wyatt Neumann

Doubles 1
3rd: Shane Bagby/Will Baum
5th: Adam Johnson/Landry Possin

Doubles 2
1st: Matthew Johnson/Jordan Ramirez
2nd: Sam Curcuru/Quinnland Einfeldt

Doubles 3
7th: Tim Sebastian/Shrey Patel
8th: Mason Anderson/Rylan Lambert


Next Up
04/16 - 3:30pm: at LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa, Sterling Quad (at LaSalle-Peru)
04/16 - 3:30pm: vs Ottawa, Sterling, & LaSalle-Peru
04/18 - 4:00pm: vs Belleville West
04/19 - 9:00am: at Fresh/Soph Tournament (at LaSalle-Peru)

In tennis

Baseball: Tough End Of The Week For The Leafs. Drop Games To Moline, Lisle Benet Academy

April 12, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

2025 Maple Leafs Baseball Photo Galleries

April 9 - Moline High School
Moline 4 Maple Leafs 0

Moline pitching cooled off the Leaf bats on Wednesday as a Kale Whitaker single was all GHS managed to scratch out versus the host Maroons. Aiden Brudos pitched a solid six innings, giving up just six hits and four runs. The loss ended the Leafs three game conference winning streak and pushed their overall record to 6-7 (3-1 WB6).


Underclass Score
Soph Leafs 4 Moline 3
(Babcock 2 H, 2B, RBI - McShane 2 H, RBI - Turgilatti 2 H - Brown 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER 3K)


April 12 - Lisle Benet Academy
Lisle Benet 5 Maple Leafs 2


Jackson McAvoy collected a couple of hits and scored a run but the host Red Wings of Benet Academy were too much for GHS 5-2. Jaydon Burrage added a couple hits in the loss. The Leafs record fell to 6-8 on the season.


Underclass Score
Lisle Benet 8 JV Leafs 6
(Galloway 2 2B, 2 RBI - Brudos 2 H - Burrage 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3K)


Next Up (Varsity)
04/14 - 4:30pm: vs Alleman
04/16 - 4:30pm: at Alleman
04/18 - 4:30pm: at Bloomington

Next Up (Sophs)
04/14 - 4:30pm: vs Alleman
04/16 - 4:30pm: at Alleman

Next Up (Freshmen)
04/15 - 4:30pm: at UTHS
04/17 - 4:30pm: at Moline
04/18 - 3:00pm: at Rockridge (5-inning game)

In baseball

Track & Field: Maple Leafs Compete At UTHS Kiwanis ABC Invite

April 12, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

2025 GHS Track & Field Photo Galleries

April 12 - UTHS Kiwanis Invite - Soule Bowl - East Moline

Cedric Kehoe took first place in the 300m hurdles-A with Isaac Nixon taking the honors in the 400m-C race. Finn Schaad took second place in pole vault-A as did Micah Nicke in the 400m-B run. Coming in third place were Gavin Hintgen (400m-A), Jayden Wexell (300m hurdles-B), Max Johnson (300m hurdles-C), Henley Bourne (pole vault-B), & Kael McCord (pole vault-C). Finishing fourth were Greyson Claerhout (1600m-B), Henley Bourne (1600m-C), Aidan Bries (3200m-B).

100m - A
9th: Max Johnson (11.99)
100m - B
11th: Micah Nicke (12.20)
100m - C
11th: Nolan Burton (12.74)

400m - A
3rd: Gavin Hintgen (51.95)
400m - B
2nd: Micah Nicke (53.04)
400m - C
1st: Isaac Nixon (54.81)

800m - A
9th: Micah Johnson (2:14.59)
800m - C
6th: Jack Mickley (2:15.06)

1600m - A
12th: Kaden Elmer (4:58.13)
1600m - B
4th: Greyson Claerhout (4:50.89)
1600m - C
4th: Henley Bourne (4:54.04)

3200m - A
6th: Graysen Carlson (10:18.93)
3200m - B
4th: Aidan Bries (10:52.93)
3200m - C
7th: Rylan Carlson (12:32.46)

110m Hurdles - A
6th: Dylon DeBoef (17.06)
110m Hurdles - C
6th: Vance Hansen (21.83)

300m Hurdles - A
1st: Cedric Kehoe (38.63)
300m Hurdles - B
3rd: Jayden Wexell (44.31)
300m Hurdles - C
3rd: Max Johnson (46.30)

4x100 Relay - A
7th: Max Johnson, Cedric Kehoe, Micah Nicke & Gavin Hintgen (44.19)
4x100 Relay - B
7th: Mark Nelms, Connor Runty, Cole Clifton, & Isaac Nixon (47.92)

4x200 Relay - A
10th: Dylon DeBoef, Finnegan Schaad, Nolan Burton, & Cole Clifton (1:39.82)

4x200 Relay - B
8th: Logan Goodwin, Kael McCord, Aiden Hawkins, & Mark Nelms (1:43.85)

4x800 Relay - A
12th: Jack Kreis, Kaden Elmer, Christian Haney, & Micah Johnson (9:13.73)
4x800 Relay - B
7th: Fritz Bolme, Aidan Daly, Jameson Coppejans, & Jacob Berry (9:51.42)

Shot Put - B
12th: Colten Mooney (10.40m)
Shot Put - C
8th: Tyler Nelson (11.34m)

Discus - B
7th: Kaden VanAntwerp (37.53m)
Discus - C
9th: Tyler Nelson (29.32m)

High Jump - A
7th: Jack Kreiss (1.72m)
High Jump - B
5th: Dylon DeBoef (1.62m)

Pole Vault - A
2nd: Finnegan Schaad (3.80m)
Pole Vault- B
3rd: Henley Bourne (3.20m)
Pole Vault - C
3rd: Kael McCord (2.90m)

Long Jump - B
6th: Mark Nelms (5.43m)
Long Jump - C
8th: Aiden Hawkins (5.01m)

Triple Jump - A
8th: Andre Diediker (11.94m)
Triple Jump - B
8th: Logan Goodwin (11.21m)
Triple Jump - C
6th: Aiden Hawkins (10.25m)


Next Up
04/14 - 4:30pm: at Galesburg
04/18 - 11:00am: at Streaks ABC Invitational (Galesburg)

In track & field

Track & Field: Lady Leafs Take 5th at Silver Streak Invite

April 12, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

Jocelyn Cechowicz - 2025 GHS Track & Field Photo Galleries

April 11 - 35th Annual Silver Streaks Invite - Galesburg High School

Jocelyn Cechowicz (pole vault) and Bella Brown (shot put) each took first place on Friday even in Galesburg. Brooklyn Smith took second and fourth in the 1600 meter run and 3200 meter run respectively. Payton Boone finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles and the 4x400 relay team of Oliva Yost, Katherine Barickman, Brooklyn Smith, & Molly Snyder also took fourth.

Final Standings
1st: Dunlap (100)
2nd: Quincy (92)
3rd: Galesburg (91)
4th: Peoria (Richwoods) (55)
5th: Geneseo (48.5)
6th: UTHS (32.17)
7th: Moline (29)
8th: Peoria (Notre Dame) (25.33)
9th: East Peoria (24)
10th: Rock Falls (14)
T11th: Dixon (9)
T11th: Alleman (9)

100m
15th: Breckan Gomez (13.88)
16th: Madison Fontenoy (13.95)

200m
13th: Payton Boone (28.98)
15th: Breckan Gomez (29.41)

400m
12th: Ellah Clifton (1:07.38)
13th: Nina Schmedding (1:07.66)

800m
19th: Kiera Disterhoft (3:00.71)

1600m
4th: Brooklyn Smith (5:30.12)
10th: Lucille Wachtel (5:56.45)

3200m
2nd: Brooklyn Smith (11:19.74)
8th: Elanor DeBlieck (1:58.50)

100m Hurdles
4th: Payton Boone (17.81)
20th: Emma Vandeveer (21.91)

300m Hurdles
10th: Greta Bolme (56.39)
12th: Liberty Brumbaugh (57.25)

4x100 Relay
6th: Madison Reade, Madison Fontenoy, Breckan Gomez, & Oliva Yost (52.74)

4x200 Relay
8th: Madison Fontenoy, Natalie Reisner, Avery Catour, & Payton Boone (1:54.79)

4x400 Relay
4th: Oliva Yost, Katherine Barickman, Brooklyn Smith, & Molly Snyder (4:26.64)

4x800 Relay
5th: Liberty Brumbaugh, Lucy Wachtel, Keira Disterhoft, & Molly Snyder (11:0586)

Shot Put
1st: Bella Brown (28.26m)
10th: Eliana Barickman (9.09m)

Discus
7th: Bella Brown (28.26m)
14th: Brooklyn Ruby (21.71m)

High Jump
5th: Madison Reade (1.47m)

Pole Vault
1st: Jocelyn Cechowicz (2.73m)
2nd: Meghan Scheider (2.58m)

Long Jump
9th: Madison Reade (4.50m)
12th: Alivia Brown (4.23m)

Triple Jump
7th: Anna Davis (9.63m)
10th: Kameryn Keegan (9.41m)


Next Up
04/14 - 4:30pm: at Galesburg
04/19 - 11:00am: at Rock Island ABC Invite

In track & field

Softball: Lady Leafs Walk It Off To Stun Moline

April 11, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

#7 Avery Kennedy Scores The Winning Run As #15 Lillian Brown Greets Her At Home Plate! - 2025 Lady Leafs Softball Photo Galleries

April 10 - JFE
Lady Leafs 6 Moline 5

A two run walk-off single by McKenna Johnson scored Penny Kline and Avery Kennedy to complete a late Lady Leaf rally 6-5. Madisyn Buysse homered in the fourth to get GHS on the board and Kennedy & Lillian Brown each smacked a double. Jaylee Brudos knocked in a pair of runs and Kendyl Wassenhove gave up just six hits while striking out seven in the win.


Underclass Score
JV Lady Leafs 12 Moline 6
(State 3B, 4 RBI - Strode 2B, 2 RBI - King 3 H, 1 RBI)


Next Up (Varsity)
04/12 - 11:00am: vs Kewanee

In softball

Tennis: Maple Leafs Swing Their Way Past Sterling

April 11, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff

2025 Maple Leafs Tennis Photo Galleries

April 10 - Sterling High School
Maple Leafs 9 Sterling 0

Singles
G-Ben Robinson over S-Aron Rivera 6-3, 6-2
G-Eric States over S-Gavin Staats 6-1, 6-1
G-Carter French over S-Micah Peterson 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
G-Ben Robinson/Eric States over S-Gavin Staats/Micah Peterson 6-1, 6-0
G-Jacob Nelson/Carter French over S-Xavian Prather/Aron Rivera 6-2, 6-4
G-Joe Versluis/Dru Curcuru over Koby Bell/Jacob Prevo 6-0, 6-3

Next Up
04/12 - 8:00am: GHS JV Invite
04/12 - 9:00am: at Ottawa Doubles Invite

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Softball: Lady Leafs 6 Moline 5 (Photos) →

April 10, 2025 Geneseo Current Staff
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