Local Sports

Milledgeville has one of the best pitchers in the area in Emily Bush. So, when she was sidelined with injuries for some 3 weeks of the season, what were the Missiles to do. They turned to Morgan Adolph.

There's a reason the Eastland baseball team keeps on truckin' to successful seasons.

DIXON – Sam Gallucci walked off the field Monday stunned after watching his Dixon baseball team fall to Rochelle 7-4 in a quarterfinal of the 3A Rochelle Regional.

2A Byron When: Wednesday, Saturday Where: Byron High School

1A Dakota Sectional When: Wednesday, Saturday Where: Dakota High School

CHARLESTON – For a few brief moments, the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers girls track team thought it had won the program's first-ever state title.

Growing up in the Cobert or Rus households, the four daughters – two in each family – heard all the old war stories.

CHARLESTON – The third-place spot on the Class 1A medal podium saw some local flavor Saturday at the girls state track meet at O'Brien Stadium.

CHARLESTON – The emotions Lauren Zuidema expected came, but they were nothing like she expected.

MORRISON – Get up early. Do work. Reap the benefits. Saturday's 2A Morrison Regional championship was just another morning in the life of farmboy Kenneth Cole.

ASHTON – Amboy coach Kelly Whitman knew her team needed to answer quickly after the Newman Comets scored twice in the first inning of Saturday's 1A AFC Regional championship game.

ASHTON – Once Eastland stopped being so charitable, it seized what was within its grasp – another regional title.

FREEPORT – Late in the game, when her dad and assistant coach Drew Bush came out to the circle to visit Milledgville pitching star Emily Bush, a Dakota fan yelled suggestions to take her out. Wishful thinking.

MANLIUS – Their heads were held high, not weighed down by tears that ran down their cheeks, in between long embraces with teammates that have been together for 4 years.

Ian Holley scored the game-winning run and was immediately swarmed by his Oregon teammates as the Hawks walked off with a 1-0 regional title victory Saturday on their home diamond.