Wednesday, May 28, 2014
LOCAL SPORTS
Rude, Mayberry good rivals CURVES
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“It was crazy,� Mayberry said. “I was stronger than I ever was, but I was tall and lean. Those guys were just huge, and I didn’t know how I stood a chance against those guys. I didn’t really run the 100 that [junior] year, because they just had so much power, and I’d just get blown out of the water.� This year, Mayberry has run as a fast as a windaided 10.93 seconds in the 100, in the preliminaries at the Three Rivers Meet. That blazing time was due in part to a fast start out of the blocks, an area in which he readily admits is not his strong suit. With his height, it takes Mayberry a while to get going, and he often finds himself playing catchup. He didn’t train to be a sprinter until last
summer, putting himself at a disadvantage. “I think if I would have lifted more and did more legwork, that would have definitely helped my start a lot,� Mayberry said. “It’s hard for me to get out quick.� Rickels has seen improvement in that area, however, and it’s just a matter of gaining experience. “Most of it is just repetition, getting used to doing the same thing over and over, and then just being patient for the gun,� Rickels said. Mayberry has run as fast as 22.42 in the 200, and 50.49 in the 400. He’ll run all three sprints at the state meet preliminaries on Thursday in Charleston, and while he thinks he has a fighting chance to make the finals in all three, he noted the 400 is likely his best shot. His long strides, as well as endurance left over
from his days as a distance runner, make that his best race. “The shorter guys, when they run the 400, they have to take a lot more steps than I do,� Mayberry said. One of those shorter guys is Newman’s Brady Rude, a powerfully-built sophomore who fits the traditional mold of a sprinter. He’s been the gold standard among small-school sprinters in the area this season, and Mayberry has been right there with him. At the Three Rivers Meet, Rude won the 100 and 200 by a combined .06 of a second. “We both like to push each other,� Mayberry said. “Sometimes I’ll get out, and I’ll be ahead of him, and he’ll play catchup and pass me at the end. Or he’ll be ahead of me, and I’ll have to catch up to him. I think we both push each other to run our best times.�
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SVM SCOUTS 1A BOYS STATE TRACK CLASS 1A | THURSDAY, SATURDAY Long jump (31 entries) 3YLVESTER 0YDICH 3T "ENEDICT SR -ARCUS 3ITKO 3TAUNTON JR 4YLER 2AUBERTS 0AXTON "UCKLEY ,ODA SR 18t. Brady Rude .EWMAN SO
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Discus (30) *ASON &RY 3TEWARDSON 3TRASBURG SR "LAZE -URFIN )LLINI 7EST JR *OHN -AC"EAN /TTAWA -ARQUETTE JR 10. Troy Pudlas /REGON SR
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Warriors hit three homers in win ROUTINE
“The thing that I was most happy about is how comfortable we were today at the plate,� Edmondson said. “With it being the regional, and with the weather being goofy, we didn’t want to be nervous.� Edmondson even reminded the team of the importance of being ahead early, noting last week’s regional game between Morrison and Erie-Prophetstown that was stopped in the sixth inning because of lightning. Morrison was ahead, and later declared the winner by the IHSA, who said the teams could not continue playing the next day. Emily McDonald seemed to find a routine of her own against the Duchesses. The junior outfielder clubbed home runs to left field to lead off both the second and third innings against Dixon’s Beccah Jones. She popped out in her third at bat off reliever Erin Smith. “I was just seeing the ball really well,� said McDonald, who was wearing contacts that colored her eyes red. “It made it hard not to get too excited during that third time up.� Karlie Mellott also got in the home run mode, blasting a two-run shot in the third inning. Dixon (8-24) had a promising start against Sterling’s freshman hurler Lexy Staples. After Smith grounded out, Daytona Geesey ripped a double that bounced to the centerfield fence. Geesey was stranded there after a strikeout and groundout. “I thought we made some good contact at times,� Dixon coach Chris Jones said. “Not as much as they did, but we still had some good swings.� Dixon had one other hit in the game, a single by Ally Jacobson in the fifth off of reliever Cheyenne
#HICAGO ,EO %UREKA !URORA #HRISTIAN Erie-Prophetstown Grant Ames, Chris Bauer, Jack Bauer, Dvaree Thompson Oregon Pierce Dhaese, Josh Drew, Ashton Rutherford, Mitchell Nehrkorn
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200 (31)
2/76! %UREKA -OOSEHEART Bureau Valley Daniel Trone, Tucker Schoff, Colton Peterson, Kane Eastwood Erie-Prophetstown Kyle Pannier, Chris Bauer, Dvaree Thompson, Grant Ames 18. Oregon Carson Buck, Josh Drew, Pierce Dhaese, Caleb Mennen Polo-Forreston Brad Cavanaugh, Max Barkalow, Brian Cavanaugh, Kevin Cheeseman
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Dixon’s Bre Grobe throws Nadia Trujillo out at first, after Trujillo laid down a sacrifice bunt during Tuesday’s game at the 3A Rock Falls Regional.
Harrington. Ally Cullen did crush a ball over the left-field fence, but it veered foul by a few feet. Staples went four innings, allowing one hit with six strikeouts and one walk. She did that by throwing only 56 pitches. “We’ve been trying to keep Lexy’s pitch count down the last few weeks,� Edmondson said. “She did a nice job today of throwing strikes and getting ahead in counts.� Sterling scored three runs in the bottom of the first, thanks in part to two throwing errors. Lauren Fritz had an RBI single, and Shannon Long drove in a run on a groundout. McDonald’s homer to start the second sparked a six-run inning. Darien Bardoner, Gabby Sandoval and Erin Stroup followed with singles. After a
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popout to short by Nadia Trujillo, Mellott drilled a double to center to score two runs. After another popout, Shannon Long tripled to drive in three runs, and then scored after a throw trying to get her at third sailed high and out of play. Sterling scored four more runs in the third inning, including Mellott’s two-run blast. The Cornell-bound shortstop finished the day 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored. “We had everybody hitting today,� McDonald said. “I think when that happens, everyone starts to relax and have more fun.� Beccah Jones pitched three innings, allowing 13 runs (10 earned) with no strikeouts and two walks. Smith held the Warriors scoreless in the fourth. “I put this loss on me,� Chris Jones said. “We debated about who should start, and who should come in to relieve. We went with Beccah, and we hoped to get her through the lineup twice. But, they started timing her quickly, and I should have got her out of there quicker. “That’s my fault, and there’s not much more to say than hopefully we can come back next year stronger.�
1,600 (33)
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Star of the game: Karlie Mellott, Sterling, FOR " (2 RUNS 2")S Key performers: $AYTONA 'EESEY $IXON " WALK %MILY McDonald, Sterling, 2 HOME RUNS 2")S Up next: ! 2OCK &ALLS 2EGIONAL CHAMPION SHIP 3TERLING VS 2OCK &ALLS OR -ENDOTA P M 3ATURDAY
6AUGHN 'ENTZLER 0AXTON "UCKLEY ,ODA SR $REW #ROOK 'ILLESPIE SR 2ONNIE $RUMMOND 4RENTON 7ESCLIN SR 11. Bryce Holesinger &ULTON SR Regan Todhunter .EWMAN JR 24t. Dylan Binion %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN SO 24t. Tucker Schoff "UREAU 6ALLEY SR Ashton Rutherford /REGON SR
3,200 (33) *ON $AVIS &ITHIAN /AKWOOD SO .ICK (ESS 3T 4HOMAS -ORE SR #ALEB )MIG 4REMONT SR
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400 (33) !NDREW 3HARP !LTAMONT SR "EN -ONTGOMERY !THENS SR +URTERRY 3INGLETON (OLY 4RINITY SR Ryan Mayberry -ORRISON SR
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400 relay (31)
Dixon’s Brooke Bailey tags out Sterling’s Abri Hale at second base Tuesday at the 3A Rock Falls Regional. Sterling won 13-0 in five innings.
+NOXVILLE %UREKA !URORA #HRISTIAN 4. Newman Micah Trancoso, Nolan McGinn, Ethan Nash, Brady Rude Erie-Prophetstown Grant Ames, Kyle Pannier, Dvaree Thompson, Chris Bauer Oregon Carson Buck, Pierce Dhaese, Josh Drew, Caleb Mennen Polo-Forreston Brian Cavanaugh, Brad Cavanaugh, Max Barkalow, Nathan Stukenberg 28. Fulton Rodney Gossard, Bryce Holesinger, Devin Kuehl, Jason Osborn
300 hurdles (38)
1. Bureau Valley 8:12.48 Ryan Taylor, Daniel Trone, Colton Peterson, Kane Eastwood 2. Newman Bryson Reyes, Micah Trancoso, Drew Rosengren, Quincy Coomes 3T *OSEPH /GDEN
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800 relay (38)
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#OREY +ERSEY .EOGA JR "EN -ONTGOMERY !THENS SR #HRIS 7ALKER .ORTH "OONE SR 12. Nolan McGinn .EWMAN JR Rodney Gossard &ULTON SO Brian Cavanaugh 0OLO SR
11.42 11.49
800 (33) 4YE 3UTHERLAND #UMBERLAND SR !NDREW 7ARNES 4OLONO 5NITY SO 3AM 0OWERS 3T 4HOMAS -ORE SR 20. Kane Eastwood "UREAU 6ALLEY SR Bryson Reyes .EWMAN JR
Pole vault (34) *ACK $ENYB #ARLINVILLE SR 2ILEY 3MITH #ASEY 7ESTFIELD JR Ashton Rutherford /REGON SR T Jared Cole %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN JR 19t. Kyle Pannier %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN SR
20. Brady Rude, Newman so. 24. Ryan Mayberry, Morrison sr. Josh Drew /REGON SR
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