Genoa-Kingston Cogs

G-K’s Price, Lucca named to all-BNC baseball team

GENOA – Rhealene Cleveland took off from third base, but the Genoa-Kingston senior didn’t have the chance to make it home.

GENOA – When she arrives at the softball diamond on game day, Emily Wakeley has no idea where she will be playing.

Genoa-Kingston sophomore catcher Paige Keegan and junior IB/OF Emily Wakeley were the lone Cogs selections on the Big Northern All-Conference team.

GENOA – The 2012 Genoa-Kingston softball team isn’t similar to last year’s team that finished the season with just two losses and graduated most of its starting lineup.

DeKalb's Brown takes 4th in triple jump; G-K's Neisendorf 7th in high jump

ROCHELLE – Before Thursday’s Class 2A Rochelle Sectional, Kaneland boys track and field coach Eric Baron projected his team to score 91 points.

Once again, conference realignment appears on the horizon in the region.

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GENOA – On some occasions, Danielle Engel will ask her mother if it looked like she ran the bases fast.

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STILLMAN VALLEY – The umpire remarked to Genoa-Kingston starting pitcher Adam Price that he wasn’t catching any breaks during Monday’s Class 1A Stillman Valley Regional quarterfinal against the host Cardinals.

The Genoa-Kingston baseball team swept a doubleheader against Plano on Saturday, winning the first game, 11-7, and the second, 7-6.

At Friday’s Class 2A Sterling girls track sectional, Sycamore senior Lake Kwaza won the 100-meter dash and qualified for state, running a time of 12.8 seconds.

GENOA – Too many injuries. Too many options taken away. And too much talent from St. Edward.

At Friday’s Class 2A Sterling girls track sectional, Sycamore senior Lake Kwaza won the 100-meter dash and qualified for state, running a time of 12.8 seconds.

The DeKalb girls track and field team had three athletes qualify for next weekend's Class 3A state meet out of Thursday's Hononegah Sectional.

Tatonni performs well for Kaneland

DeKalb-Sycamore II would have changes

GENOA – Shannon Schumacher could only throw her hands up to describe how open Ixtel Viramontes was 10 minutes into the second half against Westminster Christian.

One run, no hits, one balk.

Cogs can get comfortable at home

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Meranda Brashears and Brittany Huber each hit home runs in the Sycamore softball team's 6-0 win over Antioch. Claire Koertner was 1 for 2 with an RBI while Becca Schroeder went 1 for 2 for the Spartans.

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Katherine Kohler scored on an assist from Emma Norris, and Lauren Miller scored on a penalty kick in the Sycamore girls soccer team’s 2-0 win against Kaneland on Thursday.

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The IHSA released the seed for the Class 2A and 1A state softball tournaments. Here is where the local teams are headed.

The IHSA released the seed for the Class 2A and 1A state baseball tournaments. Here is where the local teams are headed.

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DeKalb’s Jaylaan Slaughter set a school record in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 26.07 seconds, to lead the DeKalb girls track team to a 71-45 victory against Sycamore on Tuesday.

GENOA – Pitcher Danielle Engel didn’t like the result, but she found plenty to like about the finish.

The DeKalb baseball team lost to Yorkville, 6-4, on Monday.

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