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Hayes named all-state

Posted on November 19, 2009 - 12:41:47

Sycamore High senior Marckie Hayes was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association 5A All-State football team on Wednesday.

Hayes finished the season with 1,792 yards rushing and 17 rushing touchdowns for the Spartans. He is now second all-time in the school's rushing leaderboard.

Thompson signs with Xavier

Posted on November 19, 2009 - 12:40:08

DeKalb High senior Chad Thompson signed to swim at Xavier on Wednesday. Thompson will join former DeKalb/Sycamore co-op and DeKalb County Swim Team teammate David Gordon at the school in Cincinnati next year.

Complete WSC football list

Posted on November 16, 2009 - 15:57:13

I've posted pieces throughout the day. Here's the complete list:

Co-MVP offense: Marckie Hayes (Sycamore) and Trace Wanless (Glenbard South)

Co-MVP defense: Austin Teitsma (Glenbard South) and Frank Boenzi (Geneva)

Offense: Justin Craig (OL, Geneva), Sr.

Dan Carlson (OL, Geneva), Sr.

Dan Marshall (OL, Glenbard South), Jr.

Eric Dratnol (OL, Kaneland), Sr.

Brett Ketza (OL, Kaneland), Sr.

Taylor Isley (OL, Rochelle), Sr.

Scott Stolte (OL, Rochelle), Sr.

D.J. Yunek (OL, Sycamore), Jr.

Alex Calendo (OL, Sycamore), Sr.

Matt Anzelc (OL, Yorkville), Jr.

Dylan Donnelly (WR, DeKalb), Sr.

Nick Slezak (WR, Glenbard South), Sr.

Connor Douglass (WR, Glenbard South), Sr.

Ryley Bailey (WR, Kaneland), Sr.

C.J. Compher (WR, Sycamore), Sr.

Jaden Richardson (TE, Yorkville), Jr.

Connor Quinn (RB, Geneva), Jr.

Josh Bernardin (RB, Rochelle), Jr.

Marckie Hayes (RB, Sycamore), Sr.

Joe Dougherty (RB, Sycamore), Sr.

Tony LaMantia (RB, Yorkville), Jr.

Brandon Beitzel (QB, Geneva), Sr.

Trace Wanless (QB, Glenbard South), Sr.

Joe Camiliere (QB, Kaneland), Jr.

Defense: Brian Wilson (DL, Batavia), Jr.

Frank Boenzi (DL, Geneva), Sr.

Andrew Mariotti (DL, Geneva), Jr.

Austin Teitsma (DL, Glenbard South), Sr.

Pat Childs (DL, Glenbard South), Sr.

Jimmy Boyle (DL, Kaneland), Jr.

Beck Ackmann (DL, Sycamore), Sr.

Harlan Johnson (DL, Sycamore), Sr.

Patrick Dabbs (DL, Yorkville), Sr.

Ben Fornek (DB, Batavia), Jr.

Michael Santacaterina (DB, Geneva), Sr.

Nolan Block (DB, Geneva), Sr.

Dan Parks (DB, Glenbard South), Sr.

Brandon Phillips (DB, Glenbard South), Sr.

Taylor Andrews (DB, Kaneland), Jr.

Evan Tracy (DB, Rochelle), Sr.

Eric Ray (DB, Sycamore), Jr.

Sean Anderson (DB, Yorkville), Sr.

Spencer Blank-Jones (LB, DeKalb), Jr.

Brett Shannon (LB, Geneva), St.

Brian Duffy (LB, Glenbard South), Sr.

Tyler Callaghan (LB, Kaneland), Jr.

Blake Serpa (LB, Kaneland), Jr.

Steve Nayman (LB, Sycamore), Sr.

Special Teams: Ben Allison (Batavia), Jr.

Jack Delabar (Geneva), Jr.

Will Parker (Yorkville), Jr.

Charlie James (Geneva), Sr.

Terry Moneghini (Batavia), Sr.

Robbie Miller (DeKalb), Jr.

DeKalb trio makes WSC team

Posted on November 16, 2009 - 14:50:05

DeKalb's Dylan Donnelly, Spencer Blank-Jones and special teamser Robbie Jones all made the final Western Sun Conference football team.

Troy Talaga was named honorable mention.

Sycamore football represented well on WSC list

Posted on November 16, 2009 - 11:52:35

The Sycamore High football team had several members receive Western Sun All-Conference mentions this season. Running back Marckie Hayes was also named Co-Offensive Player of the Year along with Glenbard South's Trace Wanless.

Here are the first teamers: C.J. Compher, D.J. Yunek, Beck Ackmann, Harlan Johnson, Alex Calendo, Steve Nayman, Eric Ray and Joe Dougherty.
 
Honorable mention are Zach Fraedrich, Steve Boekenhauer, Adam Dobson and Dorian Hryniewicki.

We'll release the lists from the rest of the teams as soon as we receive them.

Threloff makes commitment official

Posted on November 12, 2009 - 17:17:28

Jordan Threloff has an old notebook that became the key to his college decision.

Over two pages, he charted the good and bad for his top 10 college options.

Then, after staring at those pages for hours, taking three official visits and having countless conversations with coaches, assistant coaches and players, Threloff chose Illinois State.

On Thursday afternoon, the 6-foot-10 senior center made the decision official by signing a National Letter of Intent in DeKalb High's auditorium.

"They have everything I was looking for," Threloff said.

Threloff said one of the exciting parts of the recruiting process was getting contacted by Illinois coach Bruce Weber and St. Louis coach Rick Majerus. But, when decision time came, he knew he made the right decision.

"It was a great honor to know that they saw potential in me," Threloff said. "But I know I truly picked the right place."

For their part, Illinois State was just as happy.


“We are excited to say the least that Jordan has decided to join our program,” Illinois State coach Tim Jankovich said.  “We have targeted him for the better part of two years and are celebrating a long, but important, recruiting battle.  His size is obvious.  But more than his size, he’s a talented offensive player with outstanding touch, hands and passing ability.  We think he will have an outstanding career at Illinois State.”

 
 

Powers commits to Penn State

Posted on November 11, 2009 - 18:15:24

Sycamore resident Mackenzie Powers committed to swim in college at Penn State last Friday and will sign her Letter of Intent with the school in the next week.

Powers is a Rosary senior who won the IHSA individual title in the 100 butterfly last season.

She chose Penn State over Tennessee and Louisville after taking four official visits.

DeKalb resident Glasgow starting for Marmion

Posted on November 6, 2009 - 00:21:43

Sycamore isn't the only team with local high school football players still alive in the playoffs.

DeKalb resident Graham Glasgow will start for Marmion at left tackle Friday night when the Cadets play at 7:30 p.m. against Prairie Ridge in a Class 6A playoff game.

Glasgow has started all 10 games this season for the Cadets (9-1) this season. His coach said on Thursday that the 6-foot-6 junior is extremely skilled in downfield blocks on long runs.

"Graham has improved so much from freshman year and again within this season," Cadets coach Dan Thorpe said. "He was a question mark coming in, but now he's a tremendous contributor. People have challenged him for that starting spot but he's kept it and been solid throughout."

Glasgow's younger brother, Ryan, is an offensive and defensive lineman that was called up last week and saw time on special teams.

The Glasgows will play their second varsity football game together Friday night for the Cadets.
 

Prep football stats through Week 10

Posted on November 3, 2009 - 23:50:57

Our area prep football stat leaders through the first week of the playoffs

Rushing

Name    Att    Yds    Tds
Marckie Hayes, Syc    158    1416    14
Angel Hernandez, Hia    126    810    8
Nick Futrell, Sand    152    777    13
Joe Dougherty, Syc    93    719    9
Tim Schmitt, Sand    102    465    4
Rob Thurlby, G-K    99    457    6
Sam Hill, Sand    65    344    2
Joe Camiliere, Kane    103    331    7
Craig Billington, G-K    89    258    7
Garrett Johnsen, G-K    55    235    5
Dylan Donnelly, DeK    46    223    0
Jason Keneway, Hia    38    203    4
Spencer Blank-Jones, DeK    54    202    1
Austin Bankson, G-K    49    185    4
Blake Serpa, Kane    44    164    2
Joe Congine, Hia    30    160    1
Justin Wegener, Sand    38    148    0
Eric Tattoni, Kane    31    144    0
Dalton Watie, DeK    49    123    0
Jeo Andujar, Hia    31    123    2
Ryan Bartels, Syc    42    118    4
Patrick Eby, Syc    10    118    1
Devin Hill, DeK    29    95    0
Trevor Mathey, Syc    20    78    1
Brock Dyer, Kane    17    65    0
Matt Volkening, G-K    3    55    0
Connor Voss, Sand    10    54    0
Catron Puckett, Hia    19    51    0
Lopez, Sand    9    47    0
Devonte Ragsdale, DeK    12    47    0
Richard Shipley, Hia    12    43    0
Anthony Baker, DeK    11    41    0
Ace McCarty, G-K    6    36    0
Nick Lopez, G-K    3    33    0
Nick Parisot, Hia    8    32    0
Josh Fishbach, Sand    3    25    0
Trent Greer, Syc    6    22    0
Tommy Nice, Syc    11    21    1
Brad Baxter, Hia    2    21    0
Brooks, Sand    2    17    0
Mitchell Dander, G-K    3    15    1
Cody O'Bryan, DeK    4    12    0
Jace Quimby, Hia    2    11    0
Campos, Sand    1    10    1
JB Watson, Hia    2    9    0
Taylor Dupre, DeK    2    9    0
Ryley Bailey, Kane    3    6    0
Rob Ortman, Hia    3    6    0
Hoffman, Sand    2    5    0
Steven Lalowski, Syc    2    5    0
Carl Nelson, Hia    1    5    0
Malachi Larson, DeK    1    3    0
John Cwiok, G-K    2    2    2
Jake Wegener, Sand    1    2    0
Tyler Callaghan, Kan    1    2    0
Chazz Middlebrook, DeK    2    1    0
Chris Camargo, G-K    1    0    0
Taylor Andrews, Kane    2    0    0
Tim Galitz, DeK    1    0    0
Bobby Russell, DeK    6    0    0
Harlan Johnson, Syc    1    -1    0
Anthony Patitu, Syc    1    -2    0
Zerin, G-K    1    -2    0
Jake Papke, Hia    4    -2    0
Sean McIntyre, G-K    1    -3    0
C.J. Compher, Syc    1    -6    0
Price, G-K    1    -8    0
Toby Canterbury, G-K    1    -9    0
Kyle Davidson, Kane    4    -10    0
Frank Petras, DeK    45    -57    1

Passing

Name    comp-att    Yds    TD
Joe Camiliere, Kane    147 – 249    2112    20
Craig Billington, G-K    65 – 113    797    3
Ryan Bartels, Syc    29 – 49    511    6
Justin Wegener, Sand    24 – 54    467    4
Frank Petras, DeK    14 – 38    282    2
Jason Keneway, Hia    20 – 54    254    2
Dylan Donnelly, DeK    7 – 17    181    2
Trevor Mathey, Syc    8 – 16    78    2
Bobby Russell, DeK    4 – 6    26    1
Larry Walton, Hia    1 – 1    12    0
Ace McCarty, G-K    1 – 5    6    0
Blake Serpa, Kane    0 – 1    0    0
Dalton Watie, DeK    0 – 2    0    0

Receiving

Name    Rec    Yds    Tds
Ryley Bailey, Kane    52    799    8
Taylor Andrews, Kane    26    511    4
David Meyer, Sand    10    260    2
Blake Serpa, Kane    25    258    2
Eric Ray, Syc    10    208    2
Tyler Callaghan, Kane    16    205    1
Nick Lopez, G-K    9    203    1
C.J. Compher, Syc    11    175    3
Quinn Buschbacher, Kane    11    166    2
Devin Hill, DeK    7    157    3
Dylan Donnelly, DeK    9    153    3
Tim Schmitt, Sand    8    146    1
Rob Thurlby, G-K    10    138    1
Brock Dyer, Kane    8    137    1
Ethan Menges, G-K    14    136    1
Dillan Smith, G-K    15    113    0
Matt Volkening, G-K    8    111    0
Jeo Andujar, Hia    3    95    0
Keith Dayton, G-K    8    73    0
Marckie Hayes, Syc    7    73    1
Jace Quimby, Hia    3    50    0
Patrick Eby, Syc    2    48    1
Angel Hernandez, Hia    5    45    0
Eric Tattoni, Kane    8    41    2
Frank Petras, DeK    1    40    0
Jake Papke, Hia    4    39    1
Javon Scruggs, DeK    2    37    0
Sam Hill, Sand    3    36    1
Joe Dougherty, Syc    2    34    1
Anthony Zimmer, Syc    1    25    0
JB Watson, Hia    4    21    0
Spencer Blank-Jones, DeK    2    18    0
Corey Landers, Kane    2    17    0
Danny Schroeder, Syc    1    14    0
Mitchell Dander, G-K    1    14    0
Taylor Dupre, DeK    2    14    0
Nick Futrell, Sand    1    14    0
Garrett Johnsen, G-K    1    13    0
Jason Keneway, Hia    1    12    0
Anthony Baker, DeK    2    11    0
Warpecha, Sand    1    11    0
Tony Talaga, DeK    1    6    0
Larry Walton, Hia    1    4    0

 

L-10 soccer all-conference

Posted on November 3, 2009 - 08:20:46

The Little Ten Conference soccer coaches met on Wednesday, October 21, to select the 16 member all-conference soccer team.  Players selected are listed below.

**Denotes a unanimous selection


Somonauk (6-0)—Conference champion, Conference Tournament runner-up

**Nick Erasmus (Sr)—F/MF…15 goals, 8 assists; 28 goals and 26 assists for career; Team captain; All sectional selection; Repeat unanimous all-conference

**Nathan Pyle (Sr)—MF…7 goals, 8 assists; 22 goals and 20 assists for career; Team captain; All-sectional honorable mention selection

Eric Green (Sr)—GK…4 shutouts, .66 GAA in conference games; Three-year starter with 30 career shutouts

Mark Skupien (Sr)—F…16 goals, 11 assists; 22 goals and 22 assists for career; Team captain

Earlville-Leland (5-1)—Conference runner-up, Conference Tournament champion, IHSA Class 1A Regional champion

**Trevor Becker (Sr)—D…2 goals, 2 assists; Team Captain

**Ryan Hardin (Sr)—F/MF…19 goals, 11 assists; Team Captain

**Dan Heath (Sr)—F/MF…18 goals, 12 assists; Team Captain

**Brad Nordlund (Sr)—D…2 goals, 1 assist; Team Captain

Hinckley-Big Rock (4-2)—Third place conference, Third place conference tournament

**Brian Michaels (Sr)—D…Three year starter at sweeper; Third time all-conference, twice a unanimous selection

Lee Klein (Jr)—MF…Two year varsity starter in midfield

Justin Salazar (JR)—GK…Three year varsity player; 13 shutouts in last two years

Indian Creek (3-3)

**Matt Kyler (Jr)—D…Team Captain; Three year starter; Team’s best defender

**Bret Ostrom (So)—MF…Team leader in goals and assists; Team MVP
Serena (2-4)

**Kevin Kreinbrink (Sr)—F…Team leader in scoring; Team captain; Three year starter

**Trevor Milam (Sr)—D…Top defender; four year starter

Paw Paw (1-5)

Brandon Safranek (Jr)—MF…14 goals, 17 assists; 23 goals and 27 assists for career; Team MVP; All Sectional selection


Newark (0-6) had no players selected.




Season Notes

--Somonauk won the conference title for only the second time in program history.  The other conference title came in 1989.

--Earlville-Leland won the conference tournament for the fourth straight year.  Only one other program (Hinckley-Big Rock 2000-2003) has won four straight tournaments.  No program has won five straight.

--Earlville-Leland won the Hinckley-Big Rock Class 1A Regional, defeating H-BR (1-0) and Somonauk (3-0) in the process.  The Red Raiders advanced to the finals of the Princeton Class 1A Sectional, where they lost to Rockford Keith 5-3.

 

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