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1 day ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
BELOIT — The way Beloit Turner’s Sawyer Wightman carried himself on the mound Thursday evening, you would guess he was pitching in a pick-up game with friends or maybe getting some throws in at a weekday practice. You certainly wouldn’t think the sophomore was starting in a WIAA Division 2 regional championship. kAmqFE (:89E>2?’D 4@@= 2D 2 4F4F>36C A6CD@?2=:EJ 42? 36 5646:G:?8 H96?
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1 day ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. — A few hours after the North Boone softball team defeated IC Catholic 7-6 in Monday's super sectional to punch a second-straight trip to the IHSA 2A state tournament, Carterville finished off a dominant 8-0 victory over Newton to become the Vikings' opening opponent.
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2 days ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
JEFFERSON, Wis. — When NCAA Division I-bound throwers are going toe-to-toe from the pitching circle, all of those small plays a squad must execute become a whole lot bigger.
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3 days ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
BELOIT — The Beloit Turner track and field team decided before the season got underway that it was going to put a bigger emphasis than ever on team success rather than individual fortune. It resulted in a slew of strong placements including a Trojans’ sweep for the team title at the Beloit Daily News Invitational and a first-place finish for Turner’s girls at the RVC Rock Conference meet, its first league crown since 1979. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$@[ :E’D @?=J 7:EE:?8 E92E E@ 42A @77 E96 D62D@?
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4 days ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
LISLE, Ill. — The North Boone softball coaching staff gave its players the nickname “Kardiac Kids” at the beginning of the season for the squad’s ability to make every game a nail-bitter. So, when the fourth-seeded Vikings jumped out to a 7-0 lead against No. 1 IC Catholic of Elmhurst after the first five innings of Monday evening’s IHSA 2A super sectional, it seemed like North Boone was finely going to give head coach Tim Fleming’s heart a break.
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5 days ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Donning different styles of face paint and letting loose a jubilant scream every time an out was made or a strike was delivered, the Morrison softball team was obviously intent on making Friday evening's IHSA 2A sectional hosted at Marian Central Catholic High final their celebration. But North Boone took on the role of party pooper. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m%96 ':<:?8D C2==:65 7C@> 2 b\` 567:4:E E@ 7@C46 6IEC2 :??:?8D 367@C6 r@FCE?6J %C@FEEVD 92C5\9:E 8C@F?56C :?
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1 week ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
BELOIT — Marshall ace Kennedy Weisensel put any potential upcoming opponents in the WIAA Division 3 postseason on notice with her nine-inning, 19-strikeout performance in a 3-1 victory over Clinton in Tuesday’s regional semifinal.
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1 week ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
ROCKTON — It’s hard to imagine someone as big and imposing as 6-foot-5, 280-pound Hononegah’s Jacob Benson feeling nervous when it comes to just about anything, let alone when it comes to doing what he does best: using his strength to prevail over the competition. But the senior had to admit there was some anxiety as he stepped up to throw the shot put at last Thursday’s IHSA 3A Huntley Sectional. kAm(9:=6 q6?D@? 925 =:EE=6 C62D@? E@ ?@E ECFDE 9:>D6=7[ 96 925 366?
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1 week ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
BELOIT — Never one to shy away from a good metaphor, Beloit Turner baseball head coach Jeff Clowes compared his Trojans scheduling Jefferson as their final opponent of the regular season to proper meal habits. “We tell the kids all the time, ‘You eat cupcakes, get soft. You eat steak, you get strong.’”kAm%96 t28=6D[ H9@ H6C6 2H2C565 E96 D64@?5 D665 :? E96 (xpp s:G:D:@? a A@DED62D@? 27E6C 2 DEC@?8 D62D@? E92E D2H E96> H:? E96 #'r '2==6J 4C@H? 2E `a\a[ >@DE 46CE2:?=J 72== :?
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1 week ago | 
beloitdailynews.com | Jimmy Oswald
JOHNSBURG, Ill. — North Boone baseball head coach Andrew Baden figures if his squad had the chance to take on Johnsburg in a best-of-three series, the Vikings would have had a real shot at moving on to sectionals. Unfortunately, the IHSA postseason is a one-and-done situation, and the third-seeded Skyhawks took advantage by ousting No. 2 North Boone with a 5-0 victory in their own IHSA 2A regional championship on a cloudy and chilly Saturday evening.
