Saturday (At Skokie) Boys Baseball
Rochelle 12
Rockford Guilford 1 (5)
**Rochelle: Scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning and 2 runs in the 4th and 5th innings
**Rochelle: 12 hits in the game
**Jake Ryan: 2 singles, RBI, 2 stolen bases, 4 runs scored
**Aaron Mehrings: Double, 2 singles, 3 RBI's
**Doug Johnson: 2 singles and 3 RBI's
**Dylan Hopkins: Winning pitcher (1-0) (2 hits, 8 strikeouts)
Niles West 8
Rochelle 5 (5-8)
**Rochelle pitchers; 6 walks and 5 hit batters
**4 errors in the game
**Rochelle: Out hit Niles West 10-5
**Mark Wanner (RTHS): Double, 2 singles, 2 RBI's
**Doug Johnson: Double, single, 2 RBI's
**Jake Ryan and Aaron Mehrings (RTHS): Each had 2 singles
**Aaron Mehrings: Losing pitcher (0-2)
**Rochelle: At home Monday vs Yorkville
**Pre-Game Show at 4:20pm on Newstalk 1060 and wrhl.net
Byron 12 Eastland 2
Rockford Christian 12 Byron 6 (14-3)
Rock Falls 10 10 Foreston 0 (6) 1 (6-7)
**Forreston: Held to 4 hits in each game
Rockford East 7 1 Stillman Valley 5 0
Richmond-Burton 11 Oregon 1
**Oregon: 3 hits
Kaneland 7 Geneva 6 (9)
Yorkville 12 Crete-Monee 0 (5)
Reed Custer 10 Yorkville 9
Huntley 13 Belvidere North 3 (5)
Rockford Lutheran 8 Rockford Jefferson 5
Girls Softball
Sterling 11
Rochelle 0 (6)
Hononegah 22
Rochelle 0 (5) (2-9)
**Rochelle: Held hitless in both games
**Tracy Ellis (RTHS): Losing pitcher in both games (2-8)
**1 run earned out of 17 runs she gave up in the 2 games
**Rochelle: 4 errors in the 1st game and 5 errors in the 2nd game
**Rochelle: At Yorkville Thursday
Sterling 5 Hononegah 4 (8)
Stillman Valley 12 14 Sycamore 0 10
Oregon 10 18 Rockford Jefferson 3 19 (Split)
**Oregon: 4-run 6th inning (Game #1)
**21 hits in Game #2
**Rockford Jefferson: 4-run 7th inning for win in Game #2
Belvidere North 4 8 Byron 0 7
Belvidere 9 12 Winnebago 1 2
Geneva 9 0 Kaneland 8 3 (Split)
DeKalb 9 Oswego East 0
Rock Falls 12 14 Rockford Boylan 5 3
Burlington Central 3 St. Charles North 1
Marengo 10 Gurnee Warren 2
Dixon 9 West Carroll 8
Boys Track
38th Annual Hub Relays (Doug Creason Athletic Complex at RTHS)
1) Dixon: 122 pts
2) Rochelle: 100 pts
3) Harlem: 96 pts
5) Oregon: 69 pts (7 schools)
**Rochelle: 1st Place: Frosh-Soph 400 Relay
2nd Place: Evan White Long Jump
Ben Worthington Discus
440 Shuttle Hurdle
**Oregon: 2nd Place: Ashton Rutherford Pole Vault
Distance Medley
Frosh-Soph 1600 Relay
Girls Soccer
Barbfest Tournamnent (At Dekalb)
Indian Creek 2
Rochelle 0
**Indian Creek: Led 2-0 at Half Time
**Out shot Rochelle 8-5
DeKalb 4
Rochelle 0 (1-7)
**Rochelle: Has lost 7 straight games
**DeKalb: Led 2-0 at Half Time
**Out shot Rochelle 18-1
**Rochelle: At DeKalb Monday afternoon
DeKalb 2 Indian Creek 0
Yorkville 1 Hinckley-Big Rock 0
Yorkville 2 Hampshire 0
High School Basketball
Rising Stars Basketball Game (Rockford Jefferson High School)
Boys Game
NIC-10 Team 124
Area Team 105
**Daniel Lowe (Byron): 32 pts (Area Team)
Girls Game
NIC-10 Team 92
Area Team 86
**Sam Lambrightsen (Oregon): 36 pts (Area Team)
**12 rebounds and 4 steals
NIU Football
DeKALB, Ill. - The Northern Illinois University Huskies wrapped up 2014 spring football practices Saturday at Huskie Stadium with a modified version of the "Huskie Bowl" won by the Cardinal Team made up of the entire NIU defense.
Points were awarded for one-one-one drills, a field goal competition and third-down conversions in seven-on-seven situations before the offense and defense squared off in a non-tackling scrimmage. Following all of the drills, field goals and seven-on-seven plays, the Cardinal (Defense) led the Black (Offense) just 33-30. The scrimmage session was all defense, though, as the Cardinal Team earned 36 points for forcing three-and-outs and turnovers, and stopping the offense before it reached midfield.
In 13 drives, the Huskie offense was able to generate one touchdown as junior quarterback Matt McIntosh hit Juwan Brescacin on a 75-yard touchdown pass. The defense negated that score with a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown by linebacker Ladell Fleming off a McIntosh pass on the scrimmage's first drive.
NIU Head Coach Rod Carey said he saw a lot to like from the Huskie defense, which was playing a lot of young players.
"Defensively there were a number of guys that impressed me, it was good to see," Carey said. "[We had] a bunch of young guys running around out there like William Lee inside, who impressed. Perez Ford and Austin Smaha played well today. At linebacker, I noticed Cody (Hazelett), Jamaal (Payton), Sean Folliard, Boomer (Mays). Marlon (Moore) did a great job at safety."
The Brescacin touchdown was one of just two times that the NIU offense crossed midfield during the scrimmage as the defense scored at least two points on 11 drives during the scrimmage.
The Huskies' three candidates to replace Heisman Trophy finalist Jordan Lynch at quarterback - McIntosh, Drew Hare and Anthony Maddie - split reps throughout the spring and again during the scrimmage periods on Saturday. All three have had better days this spring, according to Carey.
NIU opens up the season on August 28th at home against Presbyterian College.