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PRAIRIE ADVOCATE ON THE LOOKOUT

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A wild turkey hen watches the roadway as others forage for food between Lanark and Forreston on a foggy, damp Saturday. Fifteen turkeys were walking through a yard on the south side of Chambers Road when this photo was taken.

OBITUARIES

JEAN GRISWOLD

Born: March 21, 1925

Died: December 3, 2022

Barbara “Jean”

Griswold, age 97, of Savanna, IL, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Alverno Nursing Home, in Clinton, IA.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 10, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church, in Savanna, at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held Friday, December 9, 2022 at Law Jones Funeral Home, in Savanna, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., as well as from 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. at the church on Saturday. Burial will take place as Savanna Township

SHARON ANN FISHER BELLDIZE

Born: August 2, 1951 in Marion, VA

Died: December 6, 2022 in Wheeling, WV

Sharon Ann Fisher Bell-Dize, 71, of Moundsville, WV passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Liza’s Place.

She was born in Marion, VA, on August 2, 1951, daughter of the late Marvin “Leon” and Virginia Chapman Fisher.

Sharon retired as a research specialist with the American Red Cross and was a member of Glen Dale United Methodist Church. She loved Christmas, Halloween, and decorating for each holiday. She encouraged the heart of children for the holidays by playing the musical ornaments. She liked to bake, especially peanut butter fudge, was known for her giving heart, lived for her grandchildren, and had a love for the ocean and the beach.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded

Cemetery.

Jean was born and raised on a farm in Northwest Iowa, the youngest of five brothers and two sisters. She fondly remembered her brothers sitting around a radio listening to baseball games, trading eggs for piano lessons, and that her mother preferred to hitch up a team of horses over driving a car. She met her future husband Gerald in 1945 while attending Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI). He was still in the Navy helping with the decommissioning of the WAVS training school as WW2 was coming to a close. They married and lived in Minneapolis before moving on to Chicago where Jerry worked in Union Station for the Milwaukee Road railroad. Jean also worked for a while in Union Station as well as Marshall Field’s before starting her teaching career in Bensenville, IL.

Jerry had an opportunity to move back to Savanna and continue working on the railroad and Jean started teaching fulltime at Avenue School. They made lasting relationships with many of the faculty and administrators. Once they started their family, Jean transitioned to being a fulltime mom and substitute teacher in the Savanna school system. As her kids grew older, she became a Cub Scouts den mother and enjoyed attending their musical activities and performances. Jean taught Sunday School classes at the First Presbyterian Church and was active in the church choir and the Presbyterian Women’s group. When grandchildren and great grandchildren began to arrive, she loved spending time with each new member of the family.

Jean and Jerry loved to travel, frequently visiting Northern Wisconsin and Colorado as

well as relatives in Iowa, Indiana, California, Louisiana and Nebraska. Jean adored and spoiled all four of Jeff’s dogs. She was his doggy daycare while he was at work and the dogs kept her company and helped her stay active and young. She was a very strong and independent person throughout her life, driving her car until the age of 86 and taking care of all business transactions until age 94.

She was a great communicator (cards, phone calls) remembering birthdays and anniversaries.

Jean is survived by two sons and one daughter: Jay (MaryAnn) Griswold of St Charles, Illinois; Jeff Griswold of Savanna; and Judy (Mark) Rehm of Pine, Colorado. She has six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her husband Jerry in February 2002.

in death by her sister, Connie Barrett.

Surviving is her husband, Coley Dize; four children, Jodi (Ranae) Bell of Rock Falls, IL, Dacia (Bob) Hutchison of Milledgeville, IL, Elisha (Michael) Carl of Wheeling, WV, and Jennifer Dize of Bethlehem, PA; one brother, Michael Fisher of Rock Falls, IL; twelve grandchildren, Co Daniel (Mary) Alstrand, Erika (Thomas) Gabbard, Morgan Alstrand, Paige Alstrand, Branninghan (Owen) Brown, Chase Hutchison, Christian Bell, Timothy Eure, James Potts, III, Kayde Potts, Lindsay Carl, and Phillip (Laura) Carl; thirteen great grandchildren; two dogs, Gracie and Bently; and one grandpuppy, Willow.

A celebration of life will be held at The Bridge Tavern, Terminal Room, 950 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003, on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 7 pm.

Arrangements by Kepner Funeral Home, 1308 Chapline Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 (304-232-5110).

CHARLIE DANNELS

Charlie Dannels, 83, of Savanna, Illinois, passed on December 4, 2022.

Arrangements entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Additional information: 815-273-2264.

LYDIA ANN ROOT

Lydia Ann Root, 90, of Savanna, Illinois, passed on November 28, 2022.

Arrangements entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Additional information: 815-273-2264.

MILDRED ‘JIMMIE’ SHORES

Mildred “Jimmie” Shores, 98, of Savanna, Illinois, passed on December 6, 2022.

Arrangements entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Additional information: 815-273-2264.

ROSE STEWART

Rose Mary Stewart, 74, of Savanna, Illinois, passed on December 2, 2022.

Arrangements entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Additional information: 815-273-2264.

DONALD DALE WAND

Donald Dale Wand, 84, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed on December 5, 2022.

Arrangements entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Additional information: 815-858-3317.

WILLIAM ‘BILL’ WEIDMAN

William “Bill” Weidman, 92, of Savanna, Illinois, passed on December 2, 2022.

Arrangements entrusted to Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Additional information: 815-273-2264.

Young Leaders clean house with Harvest for All awards

I have been going to the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting for 17 years. This year, it seemed like a lot of reminiscing was happening.

Maybe it was because most of us have been going for so many years, or maybe it was because we continue to see changes. Whatever it was, it always instills in me a passion in our organization.

The Young Leader awards program always pulls on the heartstrings to see the younger members full of passion and hope.

One of my favorite traditions is the voluntary run Saturday morning. For me, it is a time to talk to those I don’t get to see on a regular basis, along with a time to discuss anything and everything.

Discussing issues and picking one anothers’ brains in my mind is always beneficial.

Not only did the Young Leaders clean house with the Harvest for All awards, along with Jeremy being named the Top Chair for our membership group, we also won the County Activity of Excellence for our Ag Summer Reading Program. I will be working again on the summer reading pro-

AT A GLANCE

Chastity Welch

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This year, I went to my first Bears game while at the meeting. I feel like I am checking off my Illinois bucket list. I lucked out as it wasn’t nearly as cold as it could have been and our seats were up against a wall so we also didn’t have the wind.

I was a Bears fan till my freshman year of high school when I became a Chiefs fan. While I still see the games on TV, I have to say that I couldn’t name but one player for the Bears. Tucker would be very disappointed in me as he is a little like Rain Man when it comes to sports!

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If you are interested in the New England rails and trails, there will be a virtual meeting on the trip at 6 p.m. Jan. 11. You can reach out to me for the Zoom link. I also have brochures

Carroll County Farm Bureau members can place up to two free classified ads per week, with a limit of 250 characters per ad (not including spaces). Ads are limited to personal or farm items for sale/wanted to buy, or farm

For Sale: Small bales for 2nd crop grass hay, 815-590-3305.

For Sale: Minneapolis Moline front suitcase weights, 815-590-3305.

For Sale: Hay and straw, small squares, large squares and round bales, 815-499-0463.

Wanted: International 1300 sickle bar mower, 815-631-5501.

For Sale: 5 aluminum combination storm windows, 30” x 62”; 2 white, 3 unpainted, $10 per window or all 5 for $45. Call 815-541-2350 after 5 p.m.

on the trip at the office if you would like one.

Stay tuned as it is time for scholarship opportunities to be announced. Our foundation will be meeting to announce scholarships next week. The IAA Foundation is going to be opening its application process Jan. 1. You can check out the opportunities at that time at www.iaafoundation.org.

If you need a last-minute gift and

are looking for nuts and candies, we have you covered. I have received all our shipments. I have plenty of cashews, pecans, bridge mix, pecan clusters and more!

I want to remind you of our holiday office hours. We will be closing Wednesday, Dec. 21, and will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3. You likely will find me in and out throughout that week, so leave a message and I will return your call.

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labor or services available or wanted. No ads for the sale or rental of real estate, garage sales or commercial businesses will be accepted. To place an ad, call the Farm Bureau office at 815-244-3001 by 3 p.m. Thursday to get your ad in the following week’s paper. The Farm Bureau office compiles the ads and Shaw Media runs them in the Prairie Advocate as a courtesy in conjunction with the weekly column. Shaw Media is not responsible for the ads and any errors or corrections need to be made to the Farm Bureau office.

Freeport police seek information on Dec. 8 shooting

FREEPORT – The Freeport Police Department is seeking the public’s help to solve a Dec. 8 incident in which two men were struck by gunfire in an attempted armed robbery in the 600 block of West Avon Street.

About 4:50 p.m., Freeport officers responded to shots fired at the location and on arrival located two male victims, ages 18 and 20, who had been struck by gunfire.

Both victims were transported to

Freeport Memorial Hospital. The 18-year-old was then transferred to a Rockford area hospital for treatment. Both victims are in stable condition, police said in a news release.

“During the investigation, officers learned that the suspect was known to the victims and met up at another location to ride in the same vehicle. While driving, the suspect had attempted to rob the victims, which ended in the suspect firing shots at the

victims,” according to the release. “The suspect in the shooting has been identified as a 16-year-old juvenile and charges have been approved for the suspect’s arrest. Police are actively searching for his whereabouts.”

The Freeport Police Department is asking anyone who has any information about this crime to contact either the Freeport Police Department at 815235-8222 or Stateline Area Crime Stoppers at 866-TIPSNOW.

Tips to Stateline Area Crime Stoppers also can be submitted online at www.statelineareacrimestoppers.com or on the P-3 mobile app.

Tipsters to the Stateline Area Crime Stoppers always remains anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000.

Stateline Area Crime Stoppers is the official Crime Stoppers organization of Freeport and Stephenson County.

Freeport police arrest man for armed robbery

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FREEPORT – A Freeport man appeared in Stephenson County Court on Dec. 8 after being charged with attempting to rob an elderly woman during a Nov. 7 incident.

Issom Brown, 36, is facing a charge of aggravated armed robbery, a Class 2 felony, after being taken into custody in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The Freeport Police Department provided the following information in a Dec. 8 news release: On Nov. 7 about 4:45 p.m., officers of the Freeport Police Department investigated an attempted armed robbery in the 2000 block of West Galena. The 81-year-old female victim

reported that a Black male approached her demanding money and threatened her life by saying he was armed with a weapon. The victim refused and was able to get away from the suspect, later identified as Issom Brown, who then left the area.”

An arrest warrant was issued for Brown on Nov. 20. He was taken into custody in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Nov. 22. He was transported to the Stephenson County Jail on Dec. 8, according to the release. Brown appeared in court Dec. 8 via video hearing and was appointed a public defender. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 15.

Brown is being held at the Stephenson County Jail on $100,000 bond.

NEWS BRIEF

Illinois State Police release November activity

Illinois State Police District 1 Commander Dyan Talbot announced enforcement figures and activity for November.

Illinois State Police District 1 troopers issued 331 citations and 472 written warnings and made two criminal arrests during the month of November. Troopers issued 194 citations for speeding, 20 citations for distracted driving violations and 20 citations for seat belt violations. There were 16 arrests for no valid driver’s license or driving while license suspended/ revoked.

Troopers investigated 19 traffic crashes, assisted 87 motorists and conducted 101 commercial motor vehicle inspections. There were two arrests for driving under the influence.

District 1, which encompasses Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties, investigated no fatal traffic crashes in November.

Federal REAL ID deadline extended to May 7, 2025

SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the federal REAL ID deadline an additional two years from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025. With

NEWS BRIEFS

Jeff Norton promoted to senior vice president

Jeff Norton has been promoted to senior vice president for First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll.

Norton has 28 years of banking experience and began working at First State Bank in April 2008 as first vice president.

“He has been managing our Lake Carroll branch for nearly 15 years while being active in all areas of lending and credit administration,” said Robin Wil-

travel until May 7, 2025.

Illinoisans interested in applying for a REAL ID are encouraged to visit REALID.ilsos.gov and use the interactive document checklist. This checklist is designed to help ensure REAL ID applicants gather all the documents required by the federal government to obtain a

REAL ID before visiting a Driver Services facility. First-time REAL ID applicants are required by DHS to visit a Driver Services facility in person.

Not everyone needs a REAL ID. In Illinois, the Secretary of State’s office gives Illinoisans a choice. Illinoisans who do not fly domestically do not nec-

essarily need a REAL ID.

Additionally, a valid U.S. passport is a compliant REAL ID document; therefore, those with valid U.S. passports do not necessarily need a REAL ID.

As of Dec. 1, the Illinois Secretary of State’s office has issued more than 3 million REAL IDs.

helms Saar, president and CEO in a news release. “Jeff will be the senior manager of our lending team with oversight responsibilities of credit administration and lending compliance. He will also continue his role as branch manager at our Lake Carroll location.”

Norton and his wife, Angie, live in Lake Carroll and have two daughters, Grace and Emma.

Bag sale at thrift shop

The Carroll County Help Center Thrift Shop is having Santa’s Bag Sale on Fridays and Saturdays in December. Everything is a “Buck-a-Bag” with a limit of five bags a person.

The Thrift Shop, located at 126 S.

Fourth St., Savanna, is celebrating 50 years of service to Carroll County. The shop is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

The Thrift Shop will be closed Dec. 24, 30 and 31 and will reopen Jan. 6. The shop will not be accepting any donations of used items after Dec. 23 until it reopens Jan. 6.

Toastmasters to meet Dec. 20

The Inspiring Speakers Toastmaster Club will meet at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20. Toastmasters builds communication and leadership skills for career and personal growth in a fun, friendly and supportive environment.

The club meets the first and third

Tuesdays of each month at the Freeport Public Library. The meeting has an online option via Zoom. Guests are welcome.

For more information, contact Tom Willison at 815-275-7111 or tomwillison3@ gmail.com and visit toastmasters.org.

Social Security Administration unveils new web portal

Visitors to SSA.gov will experience a fresh homepage and a new design to help them find what they need more easily.

Improved self-service capability allows people to skip calling or visiting an office, which helps Social Security staff focus on visitors who need in-person assistance. The redesign is intended to provide a clear path to the tasks customers need to accomplish.

Jeff Norton

Volunteers needed for midwinter bald eagle count

APPLE RIVER – The Eagle Nature Foundation (ENF) is seeking volunteers to help with its 63rd Annual Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Count, set for Jan. 28 and 29.

This bald eagle count is being conducted throughout the Midwest from northern Minnesota to Louisiana. To eliminate duplication, the count actually is a three-hour count on Saturday, with Sunday being used only if weather, or health, does not allow a person or organization to count the bald eagles in their locality on the official count day.

At least 90% of the eagles will be counted before 11 a.m. Saturday.

“Each year some counters start the day by counting the bald eagles that may be seen leaving their nighttime roosts while it is still so dark that the birds are only silhouettes flying overhead. Some conservation organizations use teams to count the bald eagles as a project for their club. Counters have used cars, boats and airplanes to count the bald eagles during past counts,” said Terrence N. Ingram, president and executive director of the Eagle Nature Foundation.

The annual count was started and coordinated for 22 years by the late Elton Fawks from Moline.

Ingram has been the coordinator of the count for the past 42 years.

“This count has been the most important bald eagle count in the nation for many, many years. It was the results of this count in the early 1960s that truly documented the decline of the bald eagle in the nation,” he said. “Now this count is the only accu-

rate record of how our eagles are reproducing in the Midwest. Since the USFW removed the bald eagle from the Endangered Species List in 2007, there has been no funding for agencies to be involved in monitoring the bald eagle’s reproduction. Most all of their reproduction records are just estimates, or extrapolations, of how many young have been raised. This count helps document what percentage of those young birds have survived.”

The past few years have documented a low number of immatures being recorded during this count. This number actually is lower than the same low number that the count had recorded in the early 1960s, Ingram said.

“The cause for this low number of documented immatures on this count is unknown and any suggestions about a cause have been purely speculative. It could be that the immatures are wintering somewhere else, or something could actually be affecting their survival such as starvation; poisoning by chemicals, such as Roundup or neonicotinoids; or a disease, such as West Nile Virus; or many of the young may be getting killed by vehicle collisions or wind turbines,” he said.

Organizations and volunteers for this count are needed all across the Midwest.

“ENF would like to document the bald eagles that may be found all along the Mississippi River, from Minnesota to Louisiana, as well as along the Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Rock, Pecatonica, Des Moines, Iowa, Skunk, Cedar, Turkey, Maquoketa and Wisconsin rivers and many historic inland wintering areas, which the bald eagle still uses,” Ingram said.

Anyone interested in helping with this research to document the bald eagle population by counting the bald eagles in their own area can contact Ingram at ENF, 300 E. Hickory St., Apple River, IL 61001 or phone 815-594-2306 to get the necessary count forms and to receive their area assignment.

Contacting Ingram and getting an area assigned must be done in advance of the count.

Jo-Carroll Energy seeks board of director nominations for districts 3, 6 and 9

Nomination petitions for the Jo-Carroll Energy Board of Directors are now available from the cooperative’s Elizabeth headquarters, Savanna office, Geneseo office or online at jocarroll.com. A larger map of director districts can be found on the website.

Petitions may be filed no earlier than January 6, 2023 and no later than April 6, 2023. Members may only seek nomination from the district of their primary residence.

Complete details on director qualifications and the nomination procedure can be found in Jo-Carroll Energy ’s bylaws, posted on the cooperative’s website.

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A bald eagle dines on a dead skunk in a field east of Thomson last January.

Morrison 57, Sherrard 34: Danny Mouw and Chase Newman combined for 34

the Mustangs past the visiting Tigers in a Three Rivers West game.

Mouw scored a game-high 19 points with three 3-pointers, and Newman added 15 points for Morrison. DaeShaun McQueen chipped in eight points for the Mustangs.

Leading Sherrard were Holland Anderson with 12 points and Jack Hatlestad with 11 points.

River Ridge 51, Milledgeville 40: The Wildcats used a 26-15 second-half scoring run to pull away for an NUIC crossover win in Milledgeville.

Connor Nye paced Milledgeville with 12 points, while Kacen Johnson and Khrystiyan Dunn added nine points apiece.

George Winter and Ethan Walters scored nine points each to lead River Ridge.

Morrison 63, Milledgeville 48: Morrison led by 10 at halftime and pulled away in the third quarter for a 63-48 victory over Milledgeville in a nonconference game.

Danny Mouw hit five of his eight 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with a game-high 26 points to lead the Mustangs, who led 18-9 after one quarter and 35-25 at halftime before outscoring the Missiles 18-9

in the third quarter.

Chase Newman had 11 points, Brenden Martin scored 10, and DaeShaun McQueen added eight for Morrison.

Connor Nye’s nine points led a balanced effort for Milledgeville. Ten Missiles scored in the game.

Konner Johnson added eight points, and Byce Aude scored seven.

Eastland 56, Forreston 41: With a strong second quarter and a 20-13 fourth-quarter scoring run, the visiting Cougars topped the Cardinals in NUIC South play.

Carsen Heeren paced Eastland with 14 points, Parker Krogman scored 10 and Peyton Spears added eight.

Brock Smith scored 13 points to lead Forreston, while Brendan Greenfield chipped in 10.

Lena-Winslow 44, Fulton 41: Gunar Lobdell hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to send the Panthers past the Steamers in an NUIC crossover contest in Lena.

Ethan Price hit four 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 24 points for Fulton, while Baylen Damhoff added eight points and Ryan Eads scored seven.

Jake Zeal’s 11 points paced Le-Win, with

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Brock Stoltow

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39-20.

Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media Polo’s

drives to the basket as a Stockton player draws the offensive foul during Dec.

action against Stockton. Stockton won the game

Lobdell adding 10 and Rowen Schulz chipping in nine.

Polo 58, West Carroll 38: The Marcos built a 29-16 halftime lead with a 15-5 scoring edge in the second quarter, then outscored the Thunder 23-12 in the fourth period to pull away for an NUIC crossover victory at home.

Carson Jones hit three 3-pointers and poured in 27 points to pace Polo. Carter Merdian added eight points, and Brady Wolber scored six.

AJ Boardman’s 18 points led West Carroll, and Caleb Good chipped in 10.

River Ridge 40, Eastland 38: The Cougars led 23-19 at halftime, but were outscored 21-15 in the second half of an NUIC crossover loss in Lanark.

Trevor Janssen led the way with 13 points for Eastland, while Carsen Heeren scored seven, Parker Krogman added six, and Max McCullough finished with five.

George Winter had 12 points to pace the Wildcats, while Seth Nicholas added nine and Dawson Kloss scored seven.

Lena-Winslow 57, Forreston 28: The Cardinals trailed 20-11 by the end of the first quarter and 32-13 by halftime in an NUIC crossover loss at home.

Nikolas Valenzuela led Forreston (2-3) with 10 points, and Owen Greenfield scored six.

Rowen Schulz had a game-high 18 points for Le-Win, and Owen Gilbertson added 10.

Ashton-Franklin Center 57, West Carroll 32: Behind Kaleb Goldman’s 22 points and a 41-point second half, the Raiders rolled past the Thunder in an NUIC matchup.

Jordan Harris scored eight points, and Carson Rueff chipped in seven points for AFC.

West Carroll was led by Garrett Law with 11 points and AJ Boardman with seven points.

Warren 65, Milledgeville 56: The Missiles played the Warriors to within five points at halftime, but were outscored 22-17 in the fourth quarter of the NUIC loss.

Kacen Johnson scored 18 points and Connor Nye added 11 points as the leading Milledgeville scorers. Zach Pauley chipped in nine points for the Missiles.

Warren was led by Brady Stietz with 21 points and Reed McNutt with 17 points.

Hinckley-Big Rock 49, Amboy 12: The Royals built a 26-9 halftime lead en route to a 37-point win over the Clippers.

Kyler McNinch scored six points and Troy Anderson chipped in four points as the leading scorers for Amboy.

Martin Ledbetter and Ben Hintzsche scored 14 and 12 points to lead Hinckley-Big Rock.

Riverdale 78, Morrison 60: The Mustangs

played the Rams to a 36-36 halftime tie, but were outscored 42-24 in the second half to lose the Three Rivers Conference game on their home court.

Brenden Martin and Chase Newman scored 19 points apiece, while Danny Mouw added 16 points for Morrison.

Ethan Kiddoo and Jake Willems led Riverdale with 26 and 21 points.

Girls basketball

River Ridge-Scales Mound 59, Milledgeville 15: The Missiles fell behind 16-2 after one quarter and trailed 38-5 by halftime in an NUIC crossover loss at home.

Lilianna Smith had five points, and Olivia Schurman and Olivia Wooden both scored four for Milledgeville.

Addison Albrecht’s 11 points led a balanced effort by RRSM, as 11 players scored in the game.

Oregon 51, West Carroll 20: The Hawks raced to a 16-0 first-quarter lead and never relented, downing the Thunder by 31 points in a nonconference clash at the Blackhawk Center.

Hadley Lutz scored a game-high 17 points, and Liz Mois chipped in 13 for Oregon. Mariah Drake scored seven for the Hawks.

Tori Moshure had five points, and Kendal Asay and Emma Randecker each scored four for West Carroll.

Amboy 35, Forreston 31: The Clippers used an 11-4 scoring edge in the second quarter to take a 17-11 lead into halftime, then held on for an NUIC South win despite the Cardinals’ 20-18 scoring edge in the second half.

Maeve Larson had 11 points and five

Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media Polo’s Carter Merdian shoots as a Stockton player defends during Dec. 10 action in Stockton. The Marcos lost the game 39-20. See SPORTS ROUNDUP,

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS FOR FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL

NUIC all-conference football nods

Local teams were well-represented on the NUIC all-conference football team, as 11 Fulton players, 10 Forreston players and six Eastland-Pearl City players were honored.

Fulton senior offensive lineman Braiden Damhoff, senior end Ethan Price and junior tight end Baylen Damhoff were all unanimous selections, and were joined on the first team offense by senior quarterback Brayden Dykstra. Senior linebacker Conner Sheridan and senior edge rusher Joel Ford were unanimous picks on defense, and were joined on the first team by senior lineman Zane Pannell and senior defensive back Ryan Eads. Senior kicker Endi Qunaj also was a unanimous selection.

Also for the Steamers, senior Lukas Schroeder was a second-team pick at running back and an honorable mention selection at punter, Braiden Damhoff was a second-teamer on the defensive line, Pannell was an honorable mention pick at center, and Ben Fosdick was named honorable mention at defensive back.

Forreston senior Johnny Kobler was a unanimous selection at both running back and defensive line, while senior Casey DeVries was a unanimous choice at offensive lineman and a second-team pick at defensive line. Senior Kyler Ganz was a first-teamer at tight end and a second-teamer at linebacker, junior Kaleb Sanders was first-team at edge rusher and honorable mention at running back, senior Quinten Frederick was a first-team linebacker, and junior Micah Nelson was a first-team defensive back.

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rebounds, and Emily Sachs added eight points and five boards for Amboy (7-1, 1-0).

Elly Jones scored seven points, Addison Pertell finished with five points and three steals, and Tyrah Vaessen stuffed the stat sheet with four points, nine rebounds, five steals and three assists.

Brooke Boettner and Hailey Greenfield scored 12 points apiece to lead Forreston, and Jenna Greenfield finished with five.

Eastland 46, Ashton-Franklin Center 37: The Cougars took the lead with a 14-3 second-quarter scoring run, then finished off the Raiders with a 13-point fourth quarter.

Leading Eastland were Sarah Kempel with 11 points, Trixie Carroll with 10, and Paige Joiner with nine.

Taylor Jahn paced AFC with 18 points,

Also for the Cardinals, Drew Dieterman was a second-team selection at center, while seniors Ethan Bocker and Alex Milnes were both named honorable mention on the offensive line, and junior Zac Shuman was a honorable mention defensive lineman.

EPC junior Ethan Petta was a first-team end and honorable mention defensive back, while junior Brady Sweitzer was a first-team utility player. Senior Carsen Heeren was a second-team quarterback and honorable mention defensive back, senior Maddux Hayden was a second-team linebacker, senior Tanner Purdue was an honorable mention center, and

while Brianna Gonnerman scored nine, and Alexis Schwarz added eight.

Morrison 68, Milledgeville 22: The Fillies led 24-6 after the first quarter and never looked back in a nonconference win over the visiting Missiles.

Shelby Veltrop scored 15 of her game-high 21 points in the first half for Morrison, while Camryn Veltrop scored 13 of her 15 before halftime. Diana Robbins scored 10 points, and Jordan Eads and Sarah Weston added eight points each; Weston scored all eight in the second half.

Olivia Schurman led Milledgeville with eight points, and Marissa Sturrup and Lilianna Smith both finished with four.

AFC 39, Milledgeville 24: The Raiders outscored the host Missiles 16-7 in the second quarter and 12-4 in the third to pull away for an NUIC South road win.

Taylor Jahn hit three 3-pointers and led

freshman Will Birchen was an honorable mention linebacker for the Wildcatz.

Durand-Pecatonica senior running back AJ Mulcahy was named the league’s offensive MVP, while Lena-Winslow senior linebacker Gunar Lobdell was the defensive MVP. Mulcahy (RB/DB), Lobdell (RB/LB), Le-Win senior lineman Henry Engel and Le-Win junior RB/DL Gage Dunker joined Kobler as unanimous picks on both sides of the ball.

Volleyball

NUIC all-conference volleyball squad

Forreston’s Jaiden Schneiderman was named league MVP, and Fulton had a pair of unanimous selections on the NUIC South all-conference volleyball team.

Steamers Brooklyn Brennan and Resse Germann were voted all-conference by all of the league’s coaches, as was Schneiderman.

Eastland’s Trixie Carroll and Jenica Stoner, Forreston’s Alaina Miller, Milledgeville’s Lily Smith and Polo’s Lindee Poper also were named to the first team.

Second-team selections were Amboy’s Tyrah Vaessen, Eastland’s Quinc Haverland, Forreston’s Madyson Schoonhoven and Brooke Boettner, Fulton’s Annaka Hackett and Miraya Pessman and Milledgeville’s Lydia Faulkner.

AFC’s Taylor Jahn was an honorable mention pick, as were Amboy’s Courtney Ortgiesen, Forreston’s Rylee Broshous and Jenna Greenfield, Fulton’s Ava Bowen and Reese Dykstra, Milledgeville’s Emma Foster and Polo’s Teah Almasy.

AFC with 11 points, while Alexis Schwarz had nine points, Reese Polk added eight, and Brianna Gonnerman scored seven.

Olivia Schuman’s 12 points paced Milledgeville.

Eastland 47, Polo 24: The Cougars used a 29-12 run through the second and third quarters to pull away from the Marcos for an NUIC South win in Lanark.

Sarah Kempel had a double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals to lead Eastland, and Paige Joiner finished with eight points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals. Quinc Haverland had seven points and eight rebounds, and Trixie Carroll added six points and four rebounds.

Camrynn Jones and Courtney Grobe scored seven points apiece for Polo, and Lindee Poper added five, all from the free-throw line.

Forreston 63, Hiawatha 16: The Cardinals built an 18-5 first-quarter lead, led by four Hailey Greenfield 3-pointers, and never relented in a 47-point victory over the Hawks.

Hailey Greenfield finished with a game-high 18 points, Keeli Larson scored 15 points, and Brooke Boettner recorded a double-double in points and rebounds; she had 13 points to go with nine assists and seven steals for Forreston. Jenna Greenfield chipped in eight points for the Cardinals.

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Forreston’s Johnny Kobler runs for a gain during October action. He was a unanimous all-conference selection.

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