Golf
A IHSA Class 1A girls golf tournament was held at Kewanee’s Baker Park on Wednesday. The host Boilermakers and Rockridge Rockets will move on to the sectionals after finishing 1-2 in the team standings. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, for this year, only the top two teams and top four individuals will move on to the next round. Kewanee shot a score of 380 to claim the regional championship plaque. In a normal year, Mercer County and West Central would’ve moved on, as well, as they finish in 3rd and 4th place with team scores of 395 and 416, respectively. United was 5th with a 445 and Knoxville placed 11th with a 504. Kewanee’s Mya Mirocha was the individual champ, carding a 78. Mercer County’s Mia Hillyer placed 3rd with a 91 and will move on as an individual. West Central will have two golfers at the Rock Falls Sectional at Rock River Golf course next Tuesday. Elaina Fisher tied for 3rd with a 91 and her teammate Olivia Hines was 6th with a 94. United will also have a golfer at the sectional tournament as Paige McKeown was 5th with a 93. Knoxville was led by Kaci Luptak’s 9th place score of 96.
Qualifying teams and golfers from the Macomb Class 1A regional at Gold Hills Golf Club in Colchester also moved on to the Rock Falls Sectional Tournament. The Macomb Bomber girls will be a part of that sectional. The Lady Bombers placed 2nd, two shots behind Peoria Notre Dame with a 339. Macomb had three golfers place in the top-10, individually. Laine Torrance tied for 2nd with a 77. Lily Vardaman was 6th with an 83 and Ellen Meixner tied for 7th with an 84.
The Galesburg Silver Streak girls golfers were at the Pekin Class 2A regional tournament at Lick Creek Golf Course. The Silver Streaks placed 6th as a team with a team total of 462. Dunlap won the team title with a score of 363. Becca Watson led Galesburg with a 17th place score of 106.
Cross Country
The United boys and girls cross country teams took part in a 3-team meet in Princeville against the host Princes and Mid County. The United girls took 2nd, led by Bridget Brokaw’s winning time of 21:28. Makaela Robinson was 6th and Luci Kane was 7th for the Red Storm, as well. On the boy’s side, Princeville had the top 6 runners to win the team competition. There was just one United runner in the race as Ben McVey placed 16th.
