Friday
Oregon Class 1A Sectional
Team Standings
1) Byron: 120 pts (3rd Sectional Title)
2) Oregon: 80 pts
3) Christian Life: 65 pts
4) Polo-Forreston: 64 pts
8) Amboy: 15 pts
13) AFC: 3 pts
State Qualifiers
**Byron: 1st Place: TJ Pitcock 3200, 800 (2nd Place)
Danny Falconer 110 Hurdles
300 Hurdles (2nd), Pole Vault (2nd)
Ross Sealby Discus and Shot Put
3200 Relay
2nd Place: Peter Hodapp High Jump
Will Carlson Long Jump
400 Relay
**Oregon: 1st Place: Ashton Rutherford 300 Hurdles and Pole Vault
400, 800 and 1600 Relays
2nd Place: Josh Drew 100
Troy Pudlas Discus
**Polo-Forreston: 2nd Place: Brian Cavanaugh Triple Jump
800 and 1600 Relays
College Track
University of Chicago track athlete Michelle Dobbs of Rochelle turned in a top eight prelim time and qualified for the 800-meter final at day two of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday.
Dobbs entered the national meet as the fifth seed in the 800 meters. On Friday, her prelims time of 2:11.64 made her the 6th best time and qualifier her for the final, which is due to take place today
By virtue of her spot in the final, Dobbs clinched All-American status for the second time this year. The freshman finished fourth in the 800 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in March.
Lexie Sondgeroth of Rochelle is also an All-American. The Junior from Wisconsin-Whitewater finished in 2nd place in the Long Jump with a mark of just over 19 feet.
Lexie is also in the finals in the 400 and 200 races today. She has the fastest prelim time in the 400 and 4th best time in the 200.
Baseball
Rochelle 8 (8-20-1)
Dixon 4 (8-21)
**Rochelle: 1st home win this season
**Dixon: Led 4-0 after a half inning (5 Hits)
**Rochelle: 3 runs in the 1st and 4th innings
**Tyler Joyce (RTHS): Double, 2 Singles, 2 RBI
**Winner (2-3), 6 innings, 8 strikeouts
**Doug Johnson (RTHS): Double, Single, RBI
**Jake Ryan (RTHS): Solo Home Run (#3)
**Rochelle: Plays Freeport Wednesday at Sterling Class 3A Regional (7pm)
**Pre-Game Show at 6:45pm on Newstalk 1060 and wrhl.net
Aurora Central 6 Kaneland 0
Girls Softball
United Township (East Moline) 13 (15-13)
Rochelle 5 (4-19)
**United Township: 6-run 5th Inning
**12 hits in the game
**Shayla Morrissette (RTHS): 2-run Double
**Paige Myroth (RTHS): RBI Triple
**Mickaya Rhoads (RTHS): 2 Singles
**Tracy Ellis (RTHS): Losing Pitcher (4-18)
**Rochelle: Play Dixon Monday in the Class 3A Regional (Doug Creason Athletic Complex)
**Pre-Game Show at 10:45am on Newstalk 1060 and wrhl.net
Ottawa Sectional
**Rochelle will not have anyone qualify for the State Meet
**Singles: Brendan O'Rorke Lost to Morris 6-3, 6-3
Calvin Parker Lost to Belvidere North 6-0, 6-0
**Doubles: Mario Belmonte & Miguel Astudilo Beat Peru St. Bede 6-2, 6-1
Lost to Morris 6-0, 6-0
Jason Pierce & Alex Escobar Lost to Lasalle-Peru 6-2, 6-0
Girls Soccer
Class 2A Regionals (Championship Games)
At Burlington Central: DeKalb 2 Burlington Central 1
At Geneseo: Geneseo 5 United Township 1
(East Moline)
At Rockford: Rockford Boylan 3 Freeport 1
Class 3A Regionals (Championship Games)
At Rockford: Harlem 2 Hononegah 0
High School Basketball
Officials at Forreston High School have announced that Travis Ross has been named the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for the Cardinals.
He replaces Jonathan Scheniderman who resigned after 9 seasons on the sidelines.
Ross, a 1997 graduate of Forreston High School, has been with the program for the past 13 years at the junior high level along with Frosh-Soph and Varsity coaching.
He was an assistant coach on the varsity this past season.
