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This is a daily list of top performers for girls soccer, boys tennis and track and field in the Springfield area for April 14-19, compiled from information provided to The State Journal-Register by coaches, athletic directors, and team statisticians.
Results can be emailed to [email protected].
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Game of the Day
Rochester 2, Sacred Heart-Griffin 1
Rochester sophomore Kate Gross somehow threaded the ball inside the near post with under 12 minutes left for the go-ahead goal and Central State Eight Conference win.
The Rockets (9-3, 5-1 CS8) initially grabbed a 1-0 lead in the opening minutes of the second half on junior Mary Jane Keller’s assist to senior Taylor Offer.
Offer, the catalyst in the girls basketball team’s Class 3A regional title, leads the team with 12 goals and 12 assists this season. Evan Burke, in his first season at the helm, described Offer as a fourth coach.
“It doesn’t matter who we play, they really know she’s the one on the field, which helps us with all of our other players,” Burke said. “It opens them up a little bit too. She’s invaluable, it’s sad to see her go after this year.”
SHG (6-3, 3-2) was without University of Illinois recruit Ava Hancock due to an ankle injury. Senior Caroline Sheehan roped the game-tying goal on a free kick with under 26 minutes remaining. Gross answered with her second goal of the season on Alaina Stock’s assist.
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“We possessed the ball and we built up, but then we got out of what we’re supposed to do through the build-up,” SHG coach Mike Lindsey said. “We need to keep to our game plan and play the way we know how to play. Give them credit, they did a great job: game-planned to sit and counter on us and get in the game in the first half. They had a lot of good chances with their speed.”
— Bill Welt
Rylann Law, Chatham Glenwood: The senior standout delivered the hat trick in a 3-2 win over Pleasant Plains.
Brooklyn Termine/Claire Corredato, Williamsville: The duo each scored two goals in a 6-0 win over Athens.
Jordyn Loveless, Carlinville: Loveless ripped off four goals and Carlinville posted a 5-0 win over Pana. Mylee Ribble scored once and goalie Savanna Siglock had three saves for her seventh shutout this season.
Keirsten Shamblin, Riverton: She got the Hawknadoes on the board with a goal in the fifth minute of Riverton’s 1-1 tie with Macon Meridian.
Weston Kuykendall, Carlinville: The Cavaliers’ senior swept the shot put and discus events of the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro. He won the shot with a throw of 44-feet, 0-inches and took the discus with a toss of 130-7 ¾. Carlinville won the three-team event with 79 ½ team points against Hillsboro’s 62 and Pana’s 33 ½ points.
Amony Anderson, Hillsboro: The Hiltoppers’ junior won the 100-meter dash and the long jump events of the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro. He took the 100 with a personal record 11.2 seconds and won the long jump at 19-feet, 9-inches.
Sam Sims, Pana: The Panthers’ senior won the 200-meter dash and the high jump events of the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro. He won the 200 in 24.2 seconds and won the high jump at 6-feet, 0-inches.
Madeline Murphy/Lilly Foiles, Carlinville: The junior Murphy won the 800-meter and 1,600-meter run events of the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro. She finished the 800-run in 2 minutes, 45.4 seconds and was first in the 1,600 in 6:30.5. Foiles swept the hurdles, winning the 100-high hurdles in 18.9 seconds and the 300-low hurdles in :58.4.
Samantha Page, Hillsboro: The senior won the long jump at the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro with a leap of 15-feet, 1-inch and took first in the 200-meter dash with a finish of 28.6 seconds.
Chatham Glenwood 6, Normal U-High 3
Ben Loeffler, Talha Arshad and Will Ehrlich scored five of Glenwood’s six points as the Titans doubled up U-High for a Central State Eight Conference home win.
Loeffler defeated Chase Boester 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles match and paired with Jayden Orama to record a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ian Shin and Parker Kim at No. 3 doubles.
Arshad won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 over Shin at No. 2 singles — and with Ehrlich — took down Bryse Boester and Chase Boester 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles. Ehrlich was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Vivaan Bommareddi in the No. 3 singles match.
Yazan Said gave Glenwood a point by beating Bryse Boester 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles slot.
Mary Jane Keller, Rochester: Keller scored twice and assisted on another goal in Rochester’s 3-1 win over Normal West. Alaina Stock added a goal and an assist and goalie Grace Webb had six saves.
Emme Divjak, Auburn: Divjak scored twice in Auburn’s 3-0 win over Riverton. Callie Gill scored a goal.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Springfield area girls soccer, track, tennis top performers April 14-19
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Results can be emailed to [email protected].
Top baseball performers: Frantz throws gem in New Berlin win, plus other best efforts in area
Top softball performers: Shimkus helps Cardinals slam Trojans, plus other top softball performers from the Springfield area
Tuesday, April 15
Girls Soccer
Game of the Day
Rochester 2, Sacred Heart-Griffin 1
Rochester sophomore Kate Gross somehow threaded the ball inside the near post with under 12 minutes left for the go-ahead goal and Central State Eight Conference win.
The Rockets (9-3, 5-1 CS8) initially grabbed a 1-0 lead in the opening minutes of the second half on junior Mary Jane Keller’s assist to senior Taylor Offer.
Offer, the catalyst in the girls basketball team’s Class 3A regional title, leads the team with 12 goals and 12 assists this season. Evan Burke, in his first season at the helm, described Offer as a fourth coach.
“It doesn’t matter who we play, they really know she’s the one on the field, which helps us with all of our other players,” Burke said. “It opens them up a little bit too. She’s invaluable, it’s sad to see her go after this year.”
SHG (6-3, 3-2) was without University of Illinois recruit Ava Hancock due to an ankle injury. Senior Caroline Sheehan roped the game-tying goal on a free kick with under 26 minutes remaining. Gross answered with her second goal of the season on Alaina Stock’s assist.
Girls soccer preview: Here are 22 area girls soccer players to watch in the 2025 high school season
“We possessed the ball and we built up, but then we got out of what we’re supposed to do through the build-up,” SHG coach Mike Lindsey said. “We need to keep to our game plan and play the way we know how to play. Give them credit, they did a great job: game-planned to sit and counter on us and get in the game in the first half. They had a lot of good chances with their speed.”
— Bill Welt
Rylann Law, Chatham Glenwood: The senior standout delivered the hat trick in a 3-2 win over Pleasant Plains.
Brooklyn Termine/Claire Corredato, Williamsville: The duo each scored two goals in a 6-0 win over Athens.
Jordyn Loveless, Carlinville: Loveless ripped off four goals and Carlinville posted a 5-0 win over Pana. Mylee Ribble scored once and goalie Savanna Siglock had three saves for her seventh shutout this season.
Keirsten Shamblin, Riverton: She got the Hawknadoes on the board with a goal in the fifth minute of Riverton’s 1-1 tie with Macon Meridian.
Boys Track and Field
Weston Kuykendall, Carlinville: The Cavaliers’ senior swept the shot put and discus events of the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro. He won the shot with a throw of 44-feet, 0-inches and took the discus with a toss of 130-7 ¾. Carlinville won the three-team event with 79 ½ team points against Hillsboro’s 62 and Pana’s 33 ½ points.
Amony Anderson, Hillsboro: The Hiltoppers’ junior won the 100-meter dash and the long jump events of the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro. He took the 100 with a personal record 11.2 seconds and won the long jump at 19-feet, 9-inches.
Sam Sims, Pana: The Panthers’ senior won the 200-meter dash and the high jump events of the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro. He won the 200 in 24.2 seconds and won the high jump at 6-feet, 0-inches.
Girls Track and Field
Madeline Murphy/Lilly Foiles, Carlinville: The junior Murphy won the 800-meter and 1,600-meter run events of the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro. She finished the 800-run in 2 minutes, 45.4 seconds and was first in the 1,600 in 6:30.5. Foiles swept the hurdles, winning the 100-high hurdles in 18.9 seconds and the 300-low hurdles in :58.4.
Samantha Page, Hillsboro: The senior won the long jump at the Hiltopper Open in Hillsboro with a leap of 15-feet, 1-inch and took first in the 200-meter dash with a finish of 28.6 seconds.
Boys Tennis
Match of the Day
Chatham Glenwood 6, Normal U-High 3
Ben Loeffler, Talha Arshad and Will Ehrlich scored five of Glenwood’s six points as the Titans doubled up U-High for a Central State Eight Conference home win.
Loeffler defeated Chase Boester 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles match and paired with Jayden Orama to record a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ian Shin and Parker Kim at No. 3 doubles.
Arshad won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 over Shin at No. 2 singles — and with Ehrlich — took down Bryse Boester and Chase Boester 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles. Ehrlich was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Vivaan Bommareddi in the No. 3 singles match.
Yazan Said gave Glenwood a point by beating Bryse Boester 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles slot.
Monday, April 14
Girls Soccer
Mary Jane Keller, Rochester: Keller scored twice and assisted on another goal in Rochester’s 3-1 win over Normal West. Alaina Stock added a goal and an assist and goalie Grace Webb had six saves.
Emme Divjak, Auburn: Divjak scored twice in Auburn’s 3-0 win over Riverton. Callie Gill scored a goal.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Springfield area girls soccer, track, tennis top performers April 14-19
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