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Here's the WMOI/WRAM Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 14th, 2019:

Monmouth-Roseville Titan Athlete of the Week is freshman softball player, Karliegh Ashby. Karleigh had a great hitting week for the Titans. In three games she was 4-for-5 at the plate. Two of those hits were for extra bases. All of this while also throwing most of the innings for the Titan pitching staff as well.

The United Red Storm Athlete of the Week is junior baseball player, Alec Thompson. In a 3-game stretch last week, nobody was as hot at the plate as Alec. He was 5-for-10 and scored three runs. Alec also knocked in five runs and showed the rare combination of speed and power. He ripped two doubles and also stole a pair of bases.

The West Central Heat Athlete of the Week is sophomore baseball player, Jordon Roller. Jordon's bat was on fire last week in four games for the Heat. He was 7-for-11, scoring six runs in the process. He smashed three doubles and even stole a few bases. Jordon even got a break from the tough catching position to pitch six innings as well.

The A-Town Tornado Athlete of the Week is junior baseball player, Nick Inness. Wow, what a day Nick had at the plate in a double header sweep over Peoria Heights. He was 4-for-7 in the two games. Nick scored three runs and totaled three extra base hits, including two doubles and a grand slam home run.

The Galesburg Silver Streak Athlete of the Week is junior boys tennis player, Chris Pamatmat. Chris brought home some hardware from the Pekin Invitational on Saturday. He was a perfect (3-0) at #3 singles. Chris only dropped one set the entire day, defeating two of his opponents in straight sets. As a team, the Silver Streak boys took 3rd place out of eight

Congrats to all of these student-athletes!! Thanks to our AOTW sponsors, MC Sport and More, McDonough Telephone Cooperative (mdtc), Tompkins State Bank and Galesburg Toyota!! ... See MoreSee Less

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Here's the WMOI/WRAM Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 7th, 2019:

The Monmouth-Roseville Titan Athlete of the Week. This week the spotlight shines on junior track and field athlete, Jakob Thomas. Jakob won the shot put event at the highly competitive Lee Calhoun Invitational in Macomb. His toss of 47' 7.5" was good enough to beat all throwers. He also placed 2nd in the discus event with a throw of 135' 9".

The United Red Storm Athlete of the Week is junior long distance runner, Anne Gregory. Anne picked up a couple of top-3 finishes at the Dale Collis Invitational in Galva. She ran the grueling double of the 1600 and 3200 meter races. Anne ran a time of 12:31.43 to win the 3200 meter. This was just after placing 3rd in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:49.44.

The West Central Heat Athlete of the Week freshman softball player, MacKenzy Ludington. In three Heat wins last week, MacKenzy was a terror at the plate. She batted 6-for-12 and scored five runs. MacKenzy also showed some power, blasting two home runs against Annawan/Wethersfield. She totaled six rbis for the week as well.

The A-Town Tornado Athlete of the Week is sophomore baseball player, T.J. Meyers. T.J. had a great week in four games last week. He was a blistering 6-for-9 at the plate. T.J. scored five and also drove in five runs. Maybe the most amazing stat of the week, he stole eight bases.

The Galesburg Silver Streak Athlete of the Week is senior softball player, Andrea Sampson. In a pair of wins last week, Andrea went 4-for-7 at the plate. Among those four hits was a pair of home runs against Knoxville. She scored five runs and knocked in six runs. Andrea already holds several Galesburg softball program records and signed her letter of intent to continue playing softball at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston in the fall.

Congrats to all of these student-athletes!! Thanks to our AOTW sponsors, MC Sport and More, McDonough Telephone Cooperative (mdtc), Tompkins State Bank and Galesburg Toyota!! ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations to Joe Bratcher for winning our 2019 March Madhouse Contest!! Here's the complete list of winners. You can pick up your prizes at our Prairie Radio office from Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm. Or call (309)734-9452 to make arrangements.

Since the the following contestant's team won their first round game, these folks receive a free delicious donut from Maple City Donuts in Monmouth:
Kaitlyn Kinney, Joyce Paschal, Pam Epperson, Bob Mings, Kris Champion, Shawn Severn, Ryan Brown, Kevin Cunningham, Lynn Shimmin, Jennifer Reed, Dana Poole, Robin Eiler, Kris Kinney, Caleb Bennett, Barb Lung, Richard Ankle, Joe Bratcher, Tom Putnam, Stephanie McVey, Leslie Laughlin, Mark McVey, Jan Helms, Ashley Brownlee, Michelle Thomas, PJ Brooks, Larry Mitchell, Tracy Warner, Jerry Kinney, Greg Hart, Dana Sammons, Jane Berg and Jennifer Cook

In addition to a free donut, the following contestants will receive a $20 gift card to MC Sport and More in Monmouth and Galesburg because their teams won 2nd round games:
Kaitlyn Kinney, Bob Mings, Shawn Severn, Kevin Cunningham, Lynn Shimmin, Robin Eiler, Caleb Bennett, Richard Ankle, Joe Bratcher, Stephanie McVey, Jan Helms, Michelle Thomas, PJ Brooks, Tracy Warner, Dana Sammons and Jennifer Cook.

As well as winning a donut and MC Sport and More gift card, these contestants won themselves a $20 gift card to Papas Bar and Grill in Monmouth:
Kaitlyn Kinney, Kevin Cunningham, Lynn Shimmin, Caleb Bennett, Joe Bratcher, Jan Helms, Tracy Warner and Jennifer Cook.

Winners of the 4th round games receive all of the above and also get themselves a free large pizza at the Italian Village in Monmouth:
Kevin Cunningham, Caleb Bennett, Joe Bratcher and Tracy Warner.

By virtue of their teams making the championship game, Caleb Bennett and Joe Bratcher will both receive a $25 gift certificate to Charred 51 Artisan Bar & Bistro in Galesburg

With Virginia winning the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship, Joe Bratcher wins the grand prize of a free hotel room for 2 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino, a dinner for two at Boyd's Steakhouse AND $97 in cash.

Congrats to Joe and thanks to all our contestants for playing!! ... See MoreSee Less

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