Charles Farmer fans 13, picks up the win, Seth Boles gets the save over Woodlawn
Lady Cardinals top WSV
Recent High School Baseball action
Z-R-C picks up a pair of wins Saturday. First they defeat Johnston City 11-6. Nick Hale with the win. Steven Anderson, Shane McCowen and Bryce Pratt all with two hits. Pratt with three RBI’s and Anderson drove in two runs.
In game two Gabriel Motsinger pitches a shutout as the Tornadoes down the Crab Orchard Trojans, 8-0. Kaeleb Pedigo has three hits on the afternoon, Steven Anderson and Luke Garver with two each.
Z-R-C improves two 12-4 on the season and scheduled to have a home game with the Joppa Rangers at 4:30 this afternoon, weather permitting.
The Waltonville-Sesser-Valier Spartans go on the road to pick up an 8-5 road win over the Odin Eagles in Midland Trail Conference play Saturday.
On Thursday the Benton Rangers pick up a home SIRR Ohio Conference Win at Benton 17-7.
Redbird reliever Brendan Johnson pitches 1 2/3 innings to pick the victory in a come from behind win over Harrisburg Thursday.
Also on Thursday afternoon, Brendan Johnson comes out of the Redbird bullpen and picks up the win, in a come from behind victory over the Harrisburg Bulldogs 10-7.
The Rangers and Redbirds are slated for a 4:30 start this afternoon at Bill McKee field, weather permitting.
In high school girls softball the Benton Rangerettes will be facing the West Frankfort Redbirds at 4:30 weather permitting.
I would like to feature scores and info from every HS baseball-softball team in the county. Please email me at sdunford1970@hotmail.com or send me, Steve Dunford a message on Facebook. If you could send me some information about the game and a picture of the scorebook for both teams I would appreciate it.
I plan on covering the Benton-West Frankfort baseball game today, and West Frankfort and Z-R-C this afternoon, weather permitting.
sd
W-S-V Spartans win their own invitational
WALTONVILLE, IL (Mt. Vernon register news staff report. Please click to read the full story. Here are some excerpts) The Waltonville/Sesser-Valier baseball team won a pair of games at its own invitational Saturday. WSV started the morning with a 15-0 victory over Webber in four innings. The Spartans followed with a 12-10 afternoon victory over Gallatin County. In the Webber Game, WSV scored 10 runs in the opening inning and tacked on five more in the second. In the Gallatin County game,The Spartans trailed 5-2 after four innings, but scored eight times in the fifth to take control of the game. Gallatin County closed the gap with four runs in the seventh. Benton Lions’ Club, Rend Lake College host 39th annual All-Star Games
INA, IL (Amanda Jarzynski- Benton Evening News. Please click on the link to read the full story. Here is an excerpt. The Benton Lions Club and Rend Lake College teamed up Friday night to host the 39th annual Basketball All-Star Games. Four boys teams and two girls team–made up of 107 young athletes from all over Southern Illinois high schools–took to the court for a night of fun, no-pressure basket“It was a lot of fun,” said Sesser-Valier’s Hannah Garacia. “It’s nice to know that you’re coming in with nothing at stake… it’s just everyone having a good time playing basketball.”The athletes also competed in 3-point tournaments and the boys took part in a slam dunk challenge.
Several Franklin County basketball players are Lions Club All Stars
In what was one of the original All-Star games in the state of Illinois, the 39th Annual Lions Club All Star Games will be played tomorrow night at James “Hummer” Waugh gym on the campus of Rend Lake College.
Nathan Wheeler, Coordinator of Digital Media & Marketing for Rend Lake College had this to say about the event. “There was such an overwhelming response to the club’s guest list this year that it has forced a change in format. Instead of one boys Purple vs Gold game, there will be two boys games (30 minutes each), featuring two different Purple and Gold teams and 2 game MVP’S. The girls format is unchanged from previous years.”
“The event will include all the staples from previous years — Dunk Contest, Three Point Contests, Apparel & MVPs.”
Playing in the girls game from Franklin County are the following: Alexis Abney, Mikayla Abney, Ally Gisher and Kaylee Pedigo from Benton; Hannah Garascia, Jaylin Hayley; and Taylor Frank from Sesser-Valier-Waltonville; Maddie Gossett and Megan Wilson from Christopher; and Morgan Griffith from West Frankfort.
Playing in the boys games from Franklin County are the following: Austin Wills and Timmy Henson from Benton; Noah Allen and Austin Glodich from West Frankfort; Kaeleb Pedigo and Gabe Schimpf from Christopher and Brendan Whiting from Zeigler-Royalton.
Here is the full roster. The players from the Black Diamond, Southern Illinois River to River and the GEC will be in caps.
Girls Southern Illinois Lions Club All-Stars
GOLD TEAM HOME Roger Stieg (Centralia)
53 ALEXIS ABNEY (BENTON)
52 MAKALYA ABNEY (BENTON)
32 Brook Nossett (Centralia)
25 Brynn Rogers (Carbondale)
15 MAKALYA SMOTHERS (HERRIN)
22 MAGGIE CONNER (HERRIN)
12 ALOURA MOYARD (JOHNSTON CITY)
23 MAGGIE PRICE (JOHNSTON CITY)
4 TAYLOR STONER (MASSAC CO.)
20 Bria Meyer (Mt Vernon)
10 ANGEL JONES (MURPHYSBORO)
33 JANIE HOLLIE (Nashville)
15 Sydney Geurin (Salem)
3 HANNAH GARASCIA (SESSER-VALIER-WALTONVILLE)
Taylor Lyas (Cairo)
Ukari Posey (Cairo)
McKynlee Schwartz (Carbondale)
MEGAN BARRETT (CARTERVILLE)
MADDIE GOSSETT (CHRISTOPHER)
MEGHAN WILSON (CHRISTOPHER)
ELLIE BASLER (ANNA-JONESBORO)
Daneesha Carthell (Egyptian)
EMILY BLADES (HAMILTON CO.)
ADRIENNE WINEMILLER (HAMILTON CO.)
Abbey Livesay (Shawnee)
PURPLE TEAM AWAY Jeff Lonnon & Cody Hiller (Mt. Vernon)
12 ALLY GISCHER (BENTON)
23 KAYLEE PEDIGO (BENTON)
2 LAUREN VAUGHN (FAIRFIELD)
22 BRENNI TRIPP – (GOREVILLE)
20 EMMA DEATON (HERRIN)
23 HANNAH GROUTAGE (HERRIN)
2 NATALIE HOSMAN (MASSAC CO.)
24 India Wade (Meridian)
22 MIKALYA BRASEL (MURPHYSBORO)
2 LAUREN HEINZMAN (Mt. VERNON)
23 CAITLYN ANDERSON (PINCKNEYVILLE)
24 RAYGAN YATES (PINCKNEYVILLE)
22 Haley Gregg (Salem)
22 JAYLYN HALEY (SESSER-VALIER-WALTONVILLE)
44 TAYLOR FRANK (SESSER-VALIER-WALTONVILLE)
34 CALLIE CLAY (VIENNA)
Sharell Woods (Cairo)
Johnecia Kyles (Carbondale)
MORGAN COMBS (CARMI-WHITE COUNTY)
Latavia Maines (Centralia)
KATE SMITH (DuQUOIN)
SYDNEY WILLIAMS (HAMILTON CO.)
TONI CRISP (HARRISBURG)
Madi Ellet (Shawnee)
Allison Bass (Wayne City)
MORGAN GRIFFITH (WEST FRANKFORT)
BOYS Southern Illinois Lions Club All-Stars
GOLD TEAM (HOME) Coach Mike Mooneyham (Herrin)
TEAM ONE
12 D.J. SPELL (HERRIN)
2 JAKE HARTLINE (HERRIN)
2 Justin Shadowens (Marion)
32 Jacob Schmid (Marion)
21 Sam Swinford (Marion)
24 Dawson Berry (Centralia)
4 KAELEB PEDIGO (CHRISTOPHER)
20 BRODY WALKER (CARRIER MILLS)
34 Cameryn Curtis (Egyptian)
24 TIM MARTSON (Murphysboro)
33 Reid Frederking (Steeleville)
42 JAMIE LANCE (SESSER-VALIER)
31 Jackson Helm (Webber Township)
22 DARIAN ROUNDTREE (MASSAC CO.)
23 Dave Taylor (Cairo)
TEAM 2
11 AUSTIN WILLS (BENTON)
24 JAKE DOWNEN (HERRIN)
35 DALTON BUSH (HERRIN)
22 LUKE LAWRENCE (GALATIA)
14 MISHONT GIBBS (MURPHYSBORO)
24 E. J. THOMPSON (JOHNSTON CITY)
11 Byron Nesby (Meridian)
10 T. J. Nichols (Meridian)
24 Brenden Boles (Salem)
20 ADDISON BAXTER (SESSER-VALIER)
25 Andrew Grafton (Steeleville)
10 AUSTIN GLODICH (WEST FRANKFORT)
PURPLE TEAM (AWAY) Coach Justin Barrington (DuQuoin)
TEAM ONE
4 TIMMY HENSON (BENTON)
4 MATT RICE (CARMI–WHITE COUNTY)
12 Eli Cox (Carlyle)
3 BLAKE JACKSON (CARTERVILLE)
30 BRENDAN BEASLEY (CARTERVILLE)
50 TAYLOR HEIL (CARTERVILLE)
12 SAVION SMITH (CHESTER)
15 CALEB VOGEL (DuQUOIN)
50 BRADEN HEAPE (DuQUOIN)
32 ETHAN PARTRIGE (ELDORADO)
30 Quinton Kujawa (Mt Vernon)
10 HADEN HAGGEMEYER (Nashville)
30 RYAN BRINK (NASHVILLE)
45 BROGAN KEMP (NASHVILLE)
TEAM 2
24 JUSTICE HILL (CARRIER MILLS)
10 Jachai Webster (Centralia)
11 GABE SCHIMPF (CHRISTOPHER)
30 CALEB VAUGHN (CRAB ORCHARD)
11 TYLER WINTERS (HARDIN CO.)
32 Jabare Patrick (Meridan)
14 MATT LONG (NCOE)
34 COOPER WELLS (NCOE)
13 CHARLES FARMER (SESSER-VALIER)
13 Ike McPhail (Waltonville)
24 Zane Wilson (Waltonville)
4 Eric Green (Wayne City)
42 Chad Dickey (Wayne City)
11 BRENDAN WHITING (ZEIGLER-ROYALTON)
2016 Results:
Boys | Purple 139 – Gold 107
Coaches – Eric Stallman, Kevin Cox
Game MVP – Roi’Yell Nesbitt (Mt. Vernon)
Slam Dunk Champ – Jarrett Sims (Meridian)
3-Point Shootout Champ – Kyle Cox (Dongola)
Girls | Gold 82 – Purple 76
Coaches – Mary Alice Jenkis, DeAirdre Dagg
Game MVP – Avery English (Carterville)
3-Point Shootout Champ – Cortini Lockhart (Centralia)
W-S-V falls at Herrin
HERRIN, IL The Waltonville-Sesser-Valier Spartans fall yesterday 4-2 against the Herrin Tigers.
Leading the Spartan offense was Hannah Garascia, who went 2-2 with a triple.
Jaylyn Haley went 2-3 and drove in a run.
Gretchen Whitter took the loss for W-S-V
Diamond notes
Hamilton Page picks up the win on the mound yesterday against Centrailia.
After some games getting pushed back a day or two because of the weather, high school baseball was off to a chilly start around the region.
In Evalodi field yesterday Parker Williams goes 3-3 at the plate, Tyson Houghland 3-4, and Hamilton Page 2-3 as Benton defeats Centralia 17-7. Page picks up the win for the Rangers.
At the Webber Township Tournament Gabe Schimpf goes 3-4 at the plate and pitches a shutout, as Z-R-C defeats NCOE 9-0.
W-S-V also picks up a win at Webber yesterday as Seth Boles goes 4-4, hits a grand slam and drives in seven runs as the Spartans defeat the Odin Eagles 12-10.
All softball and baseball coaches, if you could send me any info about your team, I would be more than happy to publish it. Please call or text me at 513-2516, you could also call at 937-0253, send me an email at sdunford1970@hotmail.com, or send me a message on facebook. -sd
Whiting in Country Financial Three Point Showdown at Peoria
Steve Dunford – franklincounty-news.com
Zeigler-Royalton’s Brendan Whiting will be participating in the Country Financial Three Point Showdown this weekend at the Class 1A/2A State Tournament at Peoria this weekend.
On the girls side of things, there were three young ladies advanced to state in Bloomington from Franklin County; West Frankfort’s Megan Berry and Cali Wright in 2A and Galatia-Thompsonville’s Kassidy Rizor in 1A.
Brendan eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for his career in a game against Sesser-Valier. This is what Z-R Coach Matt Morgan had to say about his playing career. “Looking back and seeing the 5’4 110 pound freshman ,walk into our summer workout and knowing how he developed into the player that he has is absolutely amazing. I don’t know if I know of a kid that has put more effort and time into their game than Brendan has. The kid is a gym rat that loves the game more than anyone can understand. I am excited to see what the future holds for him.”
Whiting earned the right to go to Peoria after being on of the to shooters at the Norris-City Omaha Sectional. His team mate Nolan Domenick, as well as Chirstopher’s Bradley Young advanced from the Crab Orchard Regional.
Whiting shooting in the Three Point Showdown at the NCOE Sectional. (Randall Risley photo)
Along with Whiting and Domenick, Steven Anderson and Cam Newton participated at Crab Orchard. Along with Young, Jared Curry, Gabe Schimpf, and Gabriel Mostinger for Christopher. For Sesser-Valier, Tyler Winchester, Addison Baxter, Charles Farmer, and Lukas Gunter was in the contest.
Up at the Wayne City Regional, Jared Payne, Tyson Kessler, Zach Krikman, and Reed Raubach shot for the Thompsonville Tigers. Payne and Kessler was in a tie-breaker in a shootout for five spots and did not advance.
All of us back home tonight will be rooting for you Brendan Whiting. The times that I have crossed paths with him he an excellent young man. Again, good luck to you at Carver Arena whem you participate.
Black Diamond girls and boys All Conference teams released
Here is the listing of the girls and boys Black Diamond All Conference teams.
GIRLS WEST DIVISION
HANNAH GARASCIA – Sr. – Sesser-Valier-Waltonville (MVP)
JAYLIN HALEY – Sr. – Sesser-Valier-Waltonville (Captain)
Lindsay Holhubner – Jr. – Vienna
Ashlyn Darnell – Sr. – Goreville
MADDIE GOSSETT- Sr. – Christopher
Brenni Tripp – Sr. – Goreville
Lexi King – So. – Goreville
Destiny Williams – Fr. – Chester
TAYLOR FRANK – Sr. – Sesser-Valier-Waltonville
Callie Clay – Sr. – Vienna
EAST DIVISION
Jevin Shreve – So. – Fairfield (MVP)
Abby Vaughan – Jr. – Carmi-White Co. (Captain)
Morgan Combs – Sr. – Carmi-White Co.
Malia Schmittler – So. – Edwards Co.
Takiya Britton – Jr. – Eldorado
Lauren Vaughan – Sr. – Fairfield
KALIEGH DODSON – So. – Hamilton Co.
ANNA MILLER – So. – Hamilton Co.
ADRIENNE WINEMILLER – Sr. – Hamilton Co.
Maggie Price – So. – Johnston City
BOYS WEST DIVISION
Braden Webb – Jr. – Goreville (MVP)
JARED CURRY – Jr. – Christopher (Captain)
Brant Glidewell – Sr. – Goreville
Savion Smith – Sr. – Chester
LUKAS GUNTER – Jr. – Sesser-Valier
BRADLEY YOUNG – Jr. – Christopher
Jared Meyerhoff – Jr. – Trico
KAELEB PEDIGO – Sr. – Christopher
Ben Daine – Jr. – Vienna
Peyton Massey – Jr. – Goreville
Josh Haberberger – Jr. – Chester
TYLER WINCHESTER – So. – Sesser-Valier
BOYS EAST DIVISION
Braden Attebury – Jr. – Eldorado (MVP)
Nathaniel Schmittler – Sr. – Edwards Co. (Captain)
OAKLEY DIAL – Sr. – Hamilton Co.
Ethan Partridge – Sr. – Eldorado
Matt Rice – Sr. – Carmi-White Co.
Travis Black – Jr. – Carmi-White Co.
Macklin Snyder – Sr. – Fairfield
E.J. Thompson – Sr. – Johnston City
Cade Schnicker – So. – Edwards Co.
Jayden Lewis – Jr. – Fairfield
