The NIU Huskies finished up spring practise yesterday as they held their 1st "Huskie Bowl".
The Black Team defeated the Cardinal Team 31-7.
Quarterback Drew Hare lead the Black Team as he was 7-10 for 143 yards and 1 TD. Sean Evans also had 2 interceptions for the Black Team.
NIU is coming off a (12-2) record last season which included their 2nd straight MAC Championship and a game in the Discover Orange Bowl game against Florida State.
NIU opens up the season on Saturday, August 31st, at Iowa. Their home opener is Saturday, September 21st vs Eastern Illinois. 4 of the 1st 5 games are on the road for the Huskies in 2013.
Baseball
Rochelle at Kaneland (DH) (Postponed due to a wet field)
Oregon 9 11 West Carroll 8 0
**2nd Game 5 Innings
Pleasant Plains Tournament: Byron 7 Rochester 1
Pleasant Plains 1 Byron 0
Sterling 5 Rock Falls 3
Yorkville 8 Plainfield Central 3
Hononegah 4 Wauconda 3
Freeport 3 Rockford Auburn 2
Softball
Byron Dawg Daze Tournament
3rd Place
Rochelle 9 (4-5)
Byron 2
**Rochelle: 6-run 1st Inning
**Christina Williams: 3 hits (Triple, Double, Single), RBI (8-10 for the day)
**Tracy Ellis: 2 Singles, 3 RBI
**Lauren Murphy: Double, Single, 2 RBI
**Tracy Ellis: Fires a 2-Hitter (1-1)
Pool Play: Rochelle 11 North Boone 2
**Christina Williams: 2 Singles, Double, 2 RBI
**Brooke Miller: Winning Pitcher (2-2)
Dakota 7 Rochelle 4
**Dakota: 6-Run 2nd Inning (4 Unearned Runs)
**Talina Nava: 2-Run Home Run
**Christina Williams: Solo Home Run and Single
**Tracy Ellis: Losing Pitcher
**Byron: Beat Pecatonica 4-0
Lost to Rockford Boylan 5-2
**Championship Game: Rockford Boylan 3 Dakota 2
DeKalb 6 8 Hononegah 4 9 (Split)
Barrington 6 Marengo 0
Sterling 9 Yorkville 4
Genoa-Kingston 7 9 Mendota 4 0
Milledgeville 13 8 South Beloit 1 0
Boys Track
Peterson Prep Invitational (Kaneland High School)
1) Kaneland: 145 1/3 pts
2) DeKalb: 58 pts
3) Oswego East: 57 pts
11) Rochelle: 18 pts (17 Teams)
**Rochelle: 1st place: Chris Weber High Jump (6-2)
3rd Place: Evan White Long Jump
6th Place: Vinny Singleton 110 High Hurdles
400 Relay
Girls Track
Oregon Invitational
Teams standings
1) Burlington Central: 135 pts
2) Oregon: 121 pts
3) Byron: 110 pts
8) Winnebago: 17 pts (14 Schools)
**Oregon: 1st Place: Cydney Long 100 hurdles, 200
Gabi Ramirez Discus
Shannon Cullen Shot Put
400 and 800 Relays
2nd Place: Grace Nelson Long Jump
Sarah Lauer Triple Jump
**Byron: 1st Place: Elyse Adkins 100 (2nd Place in 200)
Challen Jackson 400
1600 Relay
2nd Place: Kelsey Hildreth 3200
Jael Christensen 100 Hurdles
Brooke Holloway 300 Hurdles
3200 and 400 Relays
**Winnebago: 2nd Place: Michele Polkowski 100
Jen Jenkins of Rochelle finished in 2nd place in 2 events yesterday at the Redbird Spring Invitational held at Illinois State University in Normal.
Jen took 2nd in the Long jump with a mark of 17-11.75 and 2nd in the Triple Jump at 37-4.
Jenkins is a Senior at ISU.
Girls Soccer
Barbfest Tournament (DeKalb)
5th Place
Hinckley-Big Rock 3
Rochelle 1 (1-7-1)
**HBR: Lead 2-1 at Half Time
**Rochelle Goal: Maddie Hanson
Pool Play
Rochelle 7
Hall 0
**Rochelle: Lead 4-0 at Half Time
**Abby Marquez: 2 Goals
**Amy Cepeda and Abby Carlson: Goals
**Maddie Hanson: 3 Goals in the 2nd Half
**Rochelle: Out shot Hall 35-1
Stillman Valley 6 North Boone 0
Kaneland 8 IMSA 0
