Comets win clash at the top

Eastern's softball squad beat Western 3-2 Tuesday night at Greentown in a pivotal Mid-Indiana Conference game that puts the Class 2A No. 7 Comets in the drivers' seat for the championship.

Western led 2-1 through four innings but Eastern pitcher Abby Oyler plated the tying run with a single in the bottom of the fifth, and Rachel Wingate singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

Both Western (16-5) and Eastern (17-4) entered the game with 5-0 league marks. Eastern clinched at least a share of its fourth straight MIC title with the win. The Comets face Hamilton Heights today for a chance to win the title outright.

"It was two senior-laden, experienced teams really playing hard against each other," Eastern coach Jerry Haines said. "It was really a nerve-wracking game. Every time we thought we should be scoring, somehow we didn't get it. All three of our runs basically were using walks, sacrifices, a passed ball, anything we could get."

After taking the lead in the bottom of the sixth, the Comets just had to take care of business with a clean inning in the seventh. Abby Oyler made sure of that.

"Abby came up there in the seventh when she had that lead, she struck out their fourth and fifth batters, which are really good batters," Haines said.

Abby Oyler, who finished with two singles at the plate, threw all seven for the win with seven hits, two walks an earned run and six strikeouts.

On the Western side, Erika Beeler took the loss, throwing all seven with five hits, six walks, two earned runs and four strikeouts. On offense, Kiersten Durbin had two singles, including an RBI base knock, Abby Renken doubled, and Haleigh Conaway had an RBI single.

"We had a lot of chances we left 11 runners on base, left the bases loaded twice," Western coach Jim Clouse said. "I've been coaching for nine years and I've watched [the Comets] win games like this over and over. It's something they've thrived on for years. It was really the kind of game you would expect with two undefeated teams in the conference playing each other."

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Softball: Comets beat Missiles at their own game

By Ty Reynolds treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554

LANARK The last 2 years, the Milledgeville Missiles have made runs to the Class 1A state softball tournament because of several factors not the least of which was taking advantage of opportunities their opponents presented them with.

But the defending 1A state champions got a taste of their own medicine Tuesday afternoon in the semifinals of the Eastland Regional.

The Newman Comets made Missile mental and physical miscues hurt in a 6-5 victory in Lanark.

"They did what we've been doing the last 2 years," Milledgeville senior Courtney Swalve said. "It felt like they had the answer for every mistake we made, and they took advantage of everything we gave them."

Whether it was taking an extra base the Comets did that five times in the first three innings or finding the gaps in the Missiles defense thanks to some perfectly-placed hits, Newman (14-11) put the pressure on Milledgeville (20-7) throughout the game, and responded better in nearly every situation.

"We put up a great fight today, and it was an all-around game," Newman junior Julie Hurd said. "Our outfield made some nice plays, our infield got the job done, and both our pitchers threw strikes. We also hit the ball well, and hit it in a lot of places where they weren't."

Facing a 2-0 deficit before their first at-bat, the Comets took the momentum back quickly. Hurd stole home on a bases-loaded pickoff attempt at second in the first inning, then Newman took its first lead on Hurd's two-out, two-run triple to left in the second.

Tied 3-3 in the bottom of the third, the Comets sent nine hitters to the plate and got an RBI single from Lakyn Waldschmidt and a run-scoring fielder's choice from Sam Miller before Hurd drew a bases-loaded walk.

"The intangibles are what won us this game," Newman coach JD Waldschmidt said. "We took advantage of every opportunity laid out in front of us, and that's an area we've seen tremendous improvement in throughout the season."

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May 21, 2014 Blue Devils rock Comets Top-seeded Bismarck-Henning advances to regional title game

BY CHAD DARE cdare@dancomnews.com The Commercial-News The Commercial-News Wed May 21, 2014, 01:59 AM CDT

GIBSON CITY Every senior knows that any postseason game could be their last.

Bismarck-Henning catcher and leadoff hitter Brittney Ribbe used that as her motivation on Tuesday afternoon.

For the first-time in her career, Ribbe blasted a leadoff homer off Oakwoods Kylie Harden and the top-seeded Blue Devils rode that momentum to an 8-run first inning en route to a 15-2 victory over the Comets in the IHSA Class 2A Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Regional semifinal.

I told everyone on this team that I didnt want this to be my last high school softball game, said Ribbe, who went 3-for-3 with a walk in four plate appearances in the five-inning game.

I felt it coming off the bat and I knew it was a home run, Ribbe said. It was a great feeling rounding those bases, especially being a senior.

Ribbe also had a two-run single to right in the 8-run first inning for the Blue Devils, which improve to 18-7 overall and they advance to Saturdays 11 a.m. regional championship against either Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley or Hoopeston Area.

The Falcons and Cornjerkers will meet in a regional semifinal contest today in Gibson City.

We came out really strong, Ribbe said. We played them twice during the season (Bismarck-Henning won both meetings), but I still felt we needed to get a lead against them.

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Workington Comets into cup semi-finals after win in Glasgow

By John Walsh

Last updated at 12:30, Monday, 19 May 2014

Glasgow Tigers 40 Workington Comets 50: Workington Comets produced a highly-charged performance at Glasgow to book their place in the semi-final of the League Cup.

Rene Bach

Ahead from heat six, and needing to win by seven points, the Comets finally clinched their objective in the final race as top pair Rene Bach and Josh Grajczonek gated well for a 5-1.

Gating was the key to Workington's success as they consistently got away in the majority of races to pose serious questions of the home side.

Bach and Grajczonek both reached double figures and were the top scoring riders in the meeting. Bach had three race wins and Grajczonek one, while Workington in total had nine heat winners.

The only real concern for the Comets was at reserve where the Glasgow pair outscored their Workington counterparts 14-5.

Ashley Morris had a particularly disappointing meeting with two retirements through mechanical problems and an exclusion following a fall. Morris, in fact, was the only Comet who did not register a heat win.

His partner Chris Mills scored a very important win in heat six. He gated and, along with Bach, team rode through the four laps to put Workington in front for the first time.

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Softball: Newman hoping regional start of new era

The top three seeds at the 1A Eastland Regional could very well be different rungs on a ladder even if they aren't currently ordered from top to bottom in terms of overall softball success.

The Milledgeville Missiles - the No. 3 seed are the defending state champions. Over the last decade, the program which once was a co-op with Polo has been one of the best in the Sauk Valley. The state championship was the culmination of that ascension.

Despite that and another NUIC East title, the Missiles are the No. 3 seed, forcing them to prove that they are still the power from the last few years.

The Amboy Cilppers the No. 1 seed were once an afterthought in the spring. That hasn't been the case the last few years. Amboy has won three straight regional titles.

However the last 2 years, the Missiles have ousted the Clippers in the sectional round. It's about time in the Clippers' minds that they move up a rung.

The second seed appears to be the upstart - the Newman Comets. Only three of the 12 players on the roster are seniors, and for the first time in program history, the Comets fielded a sophomore team.

At 13-11 and with a regular-season win over the Missiles, Newman hopes this regional can be a springboard to better things in years to come.

"We talked about that after Saturday's game (a 4-3 loss to Bureau Valley)," Newman coach J.D. Waldschmidt said. "We have two teams for the first time. We lose only three players. Win or lose, we want this regional to inspire the program for the future."

The Comets beat Milledgeville 11-5 in extra innings on a windy day on April 16. If the Missiles beat AFC today, they will play Newman Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in Lanark.

The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but it was moved to Tuesday because of Newman's graduation.

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Comets have bright future in golf

VELMA An eighth-place finish at the Class 2A state tournament provided a disheartening end to a successful season for Velma-Alma boys golf.

With just one senior, Alan Beck, coach Greg Gothard knew that this year might be one of rebuilding.

The Comets snuck through the qualifying with a fifth-place finish, just four strokes better than final-qualifier Mangum. The team hit its stride in regional play, scoring third place with one of its best showings of the year. It gave Gothard a glimpse of the current players potential not only for the state tournament, but for the future as well.

We werent sure we could make it (to state), Gothard said. Were relatively young... For us to make it to the state tournament, I thought it was a big deal for us. I thought they did a great job.

Freshman Tristen Dunn led the Comets with a 26th-place finish after shooting 161 in two rounds on the first day. Sophomore Trever Morrisen was second, finishing 40th.

Beck was third in the standings at 56th, but Gothard said he was the true leader of the team all season. Gothard, who coached Beck in football as well, said that while he is not the most talented player he has ever had, he has always performed consistently well and has been very coachable.

I wish they were all like that, Gothard said. Ill miss him in all the sports. He played four sports this year as he does every year.

Beck also competed in track while he was a member of the golf team. He was a member of the Velma-Alma boys basketball team that made the state tournament this year as well.

Even with his departure, though, Gothard likes the direction the program is heading. He said combined with the talent coming back, there are also a couple of eighth graders that could make a difference on the team next year.

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Catonsville girls lacrosse reaches state semifinals behind strong defense

It wouldnt be a surprise if some of the Catonsville girls celebrated with a pizza for dinner after their 11-8 Class 4A-3A state semifinal win over Sherwood at Northeast High on Saturday afternoon.

After all, they heard the word enough from Comets coach Becky Clipp Cassilly, who employed a "pizza-and-one" defense designed to stop leading scorer Emily Kenul (67 goals, 37 assists). The Comets' defense did more than that by holding the Warriors (13-2) scoreless for the first 17:09 of the second half while their offense scored five straight goals to break a 5-5 halftime tie.

Catonsville (10-7) will play Severna Park in the state championship game at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on May 20 or 21.

We went straight into basketball mode because she (Kenul) is so good, she is very, very good, and she was working us on that crease, said Cassilly, noting the defense is like a box-and-one.

Kayla Wood did most of the defending on Kenul and she got some help from Trinity McPherson.

The rest of the defense, which included senior Chloe Corbitt, Lila Nazarian, Madi Lazorchak and Maddie Schwaab, responded with strong efforts along with goalie Savannah Cheuvront.

When the defense tried to switch later in the second half, the Warriors took advantage of it.

We talked to her (Cassilly) and they scored two goals, and we went back to the pizza and it worked, Corbitt said. She knows what shes talking about so we just listen to her.

The Comets offense also needed to step up when top scorer Brooke Stevens (44 goals, 32 assists) was injured and didnt return after suffering a knee injury with 4:03 left in the first half and the Comets trailing 5-4.

Lauren McDonald (3 goals, 2 assists) responded with an outstanding feed from behind the goal to Anderson Gill that tied it at 5-5 with 1:26 remaining in the half.

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Coach believes Comets are state-title contender

Paul Limpert had a feeling this would be a special year for the Mason girls lacrosse team.

Limpert had watched the class of 2014 go undefeated as sixth graders and through junior varsity earlier in their career, so with their senior year about to unfold, Limpert beefed up the schedule.

This group plays for each other, and that is the key, Limpert said. They were excited about the opportunity in front of them.

The Comets are 11-5, but are ranked ninth in the Midwest after having played the majority of the teams ranked ahead of them.

I knew I had the players who could handle it, and also because without the challenges that a tough schedule provided, the players would not have grown, Limpert said. As it is, we have measured up to the best in the Midwest as evidenced by the rankings and our results.

Mason has relied on a balanced scoring attack led by Lindsey Zeltwanger with 49 points. Brianna Manns is a point back, Tori Blakeman has 40, Allie Specht 33 and Casey Lawson 28.

Zeltwanger, Manns, Blakeman and Specht have all signed with Division I teams.

Katie Carr, Monica Vermillion, Winnie Bohls and Jackie Leitch have provided the foundation on defense and Alexa Janus and Maggie Lortz have alternated in goal throughout the season.

The Comets concluded the regular season with a trip to Chicago for a tournament against some of the other top teams in the region. Mason lost late leads in all three games.

I guess you could look at all of those losses and say our current number nine rating is accurate, but what Id tell you is that they all served as a training ground for not only our physical and tactical growth, but for our mental and psychological growth as well, Limpert said. We now know we can play with and beat any of them and that makes us dangerous in this (state) tournament.

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