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2 hours ago
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Dakota's softball team clinches trip to the IHSA State Tournament
STERLING, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Dakota Indians have only one senior on their roster, but that hasn't stopped them from advancing to the IHSA 1A State Softball Tournament. Monday afternoon the Indians edged Henry-Senachwine 2-0 to win the Sterling Super-Sectional. Sophomore Hailey Kerchner had a pair of doubles. One in the top of the first inning gave Dakota the only two runs of the pitcher AJ Howarth took care of the rest. She pitched a shutout allowing only four hits to the advances to the state's Final Four for the first time in school history. The Indians will play in the 1A semifinals Friday in Peoria at 12:30 against LeRoy. For highlights of Dakota's Super-Sectional win and postgame reaction, watch the media player Boone's softball team is headed to the 2A State Tournament for the second straight year. The Vikings won the Lisle 2A Super-Sectional Monday afternoon by edging IC Catholic 7-6. North Boone will play a state semifinal game Friday in Peoria at 3 p.m. against We were unable to get to both Sterling and Lisle Monday, so we don't have highlights of North Boone's win. We will have both teams covered on Friday at State. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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North Boone Unified Track & Field Team wins state championship
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — A big shoutout to North Boone High School's Unified Track & Field Team. Thursday, the team won the State Unified Track & Field Meet for Class 1A at Eastern Illinois is the fourth time North Boone has won the State meet is run by the Special Olympics. Unified teams combine athletes with and without intellectual disabilities. They are also co-ed teams. The goal is to promote social inclusion, friendship and job North Boone! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
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Stillman Valley and North Boone share the BNC softball championship after earning clutch wins Friday
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Big Northern Conference played in girls softball finished up Friday with co-champions. Stillman Valley and North Boone share the title after both teams picked up wins in their final Valley defeated Oregon 5-4, and North Boone defeated Byron the Stillman game in Davis Junction, the Cardinals put five runs on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 5-1 lead. The big blow was a two-run homerun by starting pitcher Makenzie tightened things up by scoring three runs in the top of the sixth. Shortstop Ella Dannhorn hit a two-run homerun. Stillman relief pitcher Kendal Noll prevented Oregon from doing any more worked 5 2/3 innings in the circle for Stillman allowing only four hits and three earned runs while striking out six batters. Addison Adler had three hits to lead Stillman's 11-hit attack. The Cardinals also stole six North Boone's win over Byron, third baseman Khloe Osborne had three hits including a homer, and she drove in five runs. Shortstop Hayden Staver and leftfielder Avarie Torres also had three hits apiece. Pitcher Courtney Troutt went all five innings before the run-rule kicked in. She allowed five hits while striking out seven Stillman Valley and North Boone finished Big Northern Conference play with 15-1 records. They split their two head-to-head games this highlights of both games, watch the media player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-05-2025
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Byron clinches Big Northern Championship as Andrew Talbert does it all against North Boone
BYRON, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Byron Tigers have clinched the Big Northern Conference Championship outright, and there might be no stopping them. They won their 23rd straight game Tuesday by blanking the second-place team in the BNC North Boone was senior night for the Tigers, but sophomore Andrew Talbert was the big story. He pitched 4 2/3 hitless innings while striking out seven batters. Talbert also slugged a pair of home runs. He had three hits and 5 Knoll added three hits in Byron's 11-hit attack. Weston Auker had a pair of hits. Nolan Brass had a big two-run Tigers were also flawless in the field. They did not commit an overall record is now 26-4. The Tigers are 16-0 in the BNC. North Boone is 25-6, has two conference games remaining against Stillman Valley Wednesday and at North Boone highlights of this game, watch the media player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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Stillman Valley's win against North Boone tightens up Big Northern Conference softball race
DAVIS JUNCTION, Ill. — The race for the Big Northern Conference softball championship couldn't be much tighter than it is right now. North Boone at 11-1 has a slight edge over 10-1 Stillman Valley after Stillman knocked off the Vikings Tuesday 12-2 in six innings North Boone jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Vikings didn't score the rest of the game. Stillman pitcher Makenzie Shere was in control. She went all six innings allowing only the two runs. She didn't walk a batter, and she struck out seven. Stillman scored one run in the first inning and then took command with a four-run bottom of the second. The big blow was a two-run home run over the left field fence by catcher Mylee Hulstedt. The Cardinals broke the game open by scoring five more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 0-2 lead. Abby Gilliam had a big two-run double that inning. Aubrey Adler had a big day at the plate for Stillman going 4-4 with two RBIs. Third baseman Aurora Lagerhausen had three hits, and she drove in a run. Shortstop Sydney Musial added a pair of hits, and she drove in three runs from the leadoff spot in the lineup. These two teams have now split their two games. On April 15 North Boone edged Stillman Valley 10-9. For highlights, watch the media player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to MyStateline | WTVO News, Weather and Sports.
