Sports Briefs: October 5-11

Local sports briefs published in the Journal-Courier from Oct. 5-11:

Hawks All-Alumni Football Reunion — Carrollton Hawks All-Alumni Football Reunion will be held Oct. 11, with a pre-game tailgate lunch at Goetten’s Oasis behind the rear parking lot at 11 a.m. Kickoff for the Carrollton vs. North Greene game is at 2 p.m. The alumni will be recognized at halftime. At 5 p.m. there will be a tailgate dinner and social time at Goetten’s Oasis behind the rear parking lot. The cost per person is $5 for all-you-can-eat fried fish, barbecue pork, hot dogs, baked beans and potato salad. All proceeds will benefit the Hawk Pride Football Club.

JHS’ Loughary takes 2nd at regional — Crimson sophomore Paige Loughary shot an 81 to place second at the Class AA Charleston Girls’ Golf Regional. Champaign Centennial senior Jenna Dombroski won medalist honors with a 5-over-par 77. Centennial won the team championship with a 352. Chatham finished second with a 371. Third place went to Springfield High with a 377. Loughary will now advance to the Mascoutah Sectionals, which will be played Monday at Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville.

Challenge Cup tourney continues — Jacksonville’s 18th Annual Challenge Cup Soccer Tournament will continue today at 4 p.m. In the red pool, Taylorville will play Galesburg on field one. In the white pool, Lanphier will play Decatur MacArthur on field two. On field three, also from the white pool, Lincoln will play Bloomington. At 6 p.m., from the red pool, Jacksonville will play Decatur Lutheran.

Shamrock Scramble set for Oct. 12 — The 2nd Annual Shamrock Scramble golf tournament benefiting Our Saviour Athletics will be played Oct. 12 at The Links Golf Course. The tournament is a scramble format with a co-ed division (two men, two women), a women’s division, and a men’s division. Entry fee is $55 per golfer which includes greens fees, cart, skins game (per division), hole and door prizes, and a meal at the KC Hall following the outing. Links pass holders will pay a reduced rate. Golf starts with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. To sign up a team, call Pat Gibson at 370-8890 or the KC Hall at 243-1015.

JHS Dugout Club meeting tonight (Wednesday) — The JHS Dugout Club will hold its monthly meeting tonight at Jacksonville High School at 6 p.m. All parents of prospective JHS baseball players are encouraged to attend. For more information, call Bud Sexton at 491-0749 or Tim Howell at 243-5760.

Devlin recognized at Blackhawks camp — Liam Devlin of Springfield was one of three skills finalists from the week-long Chicago Blackhawks Youth Hockey Camp competition he attended in Winnetka this summer. He competed Sunday against other Skills Challenge finalists who won similar competitions during Blackhawks Youth Hockey Camps held throughout the Chicago area. Finalists were scored on three events before determining overall winners at each level of play. Liam placed third in the Agility Skate and Score Competition in the Mite/Squirt category. Liam is a second-grader at Chatham Elementary School and is the grandson of Mrs. Harry Devlin of Virginia. He plays on the Springfield Kings Mite AA team.

IC’s Graham earns soccer honors — Nick Graham, forward for the Illinois College soccer team, was awarded Offensive Player of the Week honors by the Midwest Conference. He is a junior from Virden. Graham made the most of his limited time in the lineup for the Blueboys by scoring pivotal goals in his team’s victories over MacMurray College and Knox College. Graham came off the bench and put the Blueboys ahead of crosstown rival MacMurray by scoring the game’s first goal en route to a 3-1 victory. Graham converted his only shot on goal in the 2-1 victory over Knox. His score, which came at 35:46 in the first half, proved to be the game-winner.

Armstrong running cross country at IC — Amanda Armstrong, a sophomore from Waverly, is a member of the Illinois College cross country team this fall. Armstrong participated in the team’s first meet of the season when the Blueboys and Lady Blues competed Aug. 30 in St. Louis at the Early Bird Invitational hosted by Washington University. Armstrong ran the three-kilometer race in a time of 20:24 and placed 80th. The Lady Blues finished in 13th place. Armstrong also participated in the team’s second meet of the season when the Blueboys and Lady Blues competed at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships hosted by Illinois State University at Normal. Armstrong, a graduate of Waverly High School, covered the five-kilometer course in a time of 26:53 and finished 156th.

Charlie’s Golf Outing Oct. 25 — Charlie’s First Annual Golf Outing will be held Oct. 25 at Plum Creek Golf Course in Winchester. The three-person best ball outing will begin at 10 a.m. Entry fee is $35 per person, which includes greens fees and cart. Payback will be 100 percent. The outing will be flighted depending on the number of teams, and there will be prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive male/female, and longest putt. For more information, or to reserve a spot, call (217) 742-5712.

Annual Ducks Unlimited banquet set — The annual Pike County Ducks Unlimited Chapter banquet and auction will be held Oct. 21 at the Pittsfield American Legion hall. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 and the auction at 7:30. The menu will be prime rib with baked potato, salad, vegetable and assorted desserts all prepared by Jennifer Niebur of Catering and More. Eleven guns will be raffled. Signed and numbered Terry Redlin and Jim Killen prints and bronze sculptures, along with several other items, will be auctioned by Brian Curless. Many Greenwing prizes and two guns will be offered in the Greenwings drawing. Seating and tickets are limited; there will be no ticket sales at the door. Call Mike Niebur at (217) 285-5505 or any committee member.

Triopia to host Volley for the Cure — On Oct. 9, the Triopia volleyball team will host Greenfield for the Volley for the Cure night beginning at 6:15 p.m. Both teams will be wearing pink uniforms to highlight the breast cancer awareness theme for the evening. Officials will be wearing pink uniforms, and the game ball will be pink and white. Triopia High School will be donating the gate admissions from the evening to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. Between the JV and varsity matches that evening, a “serve into the hoop” contest will be held at $1 per chance with the proceeds also going to breast cancer research. Also, a 50/50 drawing will be held that evening with proceeds going to Mrs. Clinton, a Triopia teacher, to offset medical costs for her husband’s battle with cancer. Everyone is invited to put on their pink shirts and support the Volley for the Cure event.

IC wins 6th consecutive golf title — GRINNELL, Iowa — Illinois College turned in a dominating performance Sunday en route to capturing its sixth consecutive Midwest Conference women’s golf title. Senior Meredith Robinson won medalist honors with a 54-hole total of 254 and finished five strokes ahead of teammate and runner-up Ashley Edwards who carded a 259. All six of the Lady Blues’ golfers finished in the Top Ten and captured all-Midwest Conference honors. Seniors Janelle Kuhn and Leah Reuschel finished in fourth and fifth places, respectively, while junior Nicole DeMatteo tied for eighth place and sophomore Juliann Papesch finished in a four-way tie for 10th. Illinois College completed the three day event at the Grinnell Golf and Country Club with a tournament-best round of 332. Head Coach Brenna Kelly’s squad opened with a 344 on Friday and shot 352 Saturday en route to the 1,028 total. Second-place Grinnell was 50 strokes behind at 1,078. Carroll was third at 1,115, followed by Ripon (1,118), Monmouth (1,167), Knox (1,173) and St. Norbert (1,175). The six consecutive titles marks the longest championship streak in any sport for Illinois College since the school joined the conference in 1983. Edwards, a sophomore from Rushville, was the individual leader after two rounds before Robinson, who finished third at the league championship a year ago, closed out with an 84 Sunday to edge her IC teammate for medalist honors. Robinson is a graduate of Barrington High School. Kuhn, the MWC runner-up in 2007, carded an 82 Sunday and edged Reuschel by two strokes. Kuhn is a graduate of Okawville High School, while Reuschel graduated from Camp Point Central High School. DeMatteo put her name into the record book by registering Illinois College’s first hole-in-one during tournament play on Saturday. The Willowbrook High School graduate fired an 88 Sunday and finished with a 269 total. Papesch, a Lincoln High School graduate, closed out play with an 84 – her best round of the tournament, and finished with a 270 total.

Ezard to distribute deer harvest pins — The Jacksonville city clerk’s office, with approval from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, will again distribute deer harvest pins during the 2008 archery, youth, muzzleloader and firearm seasons. This year’s pin commemorate 30 years of the Deer Harvest Pin Program in Illinois. The IDNR historically distributed harvest pins only at check stations or through the mail. However, with the elimination of check stations, the department has made pins available through select vendors throughout the state. “Since the elimination of check stations, hunters from Jacksonville and the surrounding area have had trouble finding the harvest pins,” Jacksonville City Clerk Andy Ezard said. “By distributing the pins from my office, I saw a way to fill a need and provide a service to the community at no cost to city taxpayers.” Pins are free of charge and may be picked up at the city clerk’s office during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Identification is not required. For more information, call Ezard at 479-4613.

Sportman’s trade show Oct. 11-12 — The Sportman’s Gun, Hunting and Sport Trade Show will be held at Schuyler County Fairgrounds in the Merchants Building on Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or to make a booth reservation, call John at (217) 322-7621.

Armstrong running cross country at IC — Amanda Armstrong, a sophomore from Waverly, is a member of the Illinois College cross country team this fall. Armstrong participated in the team’s first meet of the season when the Blueboys and Lady Blues competed Aug. 30 in St. Louis at the Early Bird Invitational hosted by Washington University. Armstrong ran the three-kilometer race in a time of 20:24 and placed 80th. The Lady Blues finished in 13th place. Armstrong also participated in the team’s second meet of the season when the Blueboys and Lady Blues competed at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships hosted by Illinois State University at Normal. Armstrong, a graduate of Waverly High School, covered the five-kilometer course in a time of 26:53 and finished 156th.

JHS announces senior dates — Jacksonville High School has set dates to honor senior athletes. The girls’ swim team senior celebration will be at 10:45 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, at the MacMurray pool. The boys’ soccer team will have its senior night at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the JHS soccer field. The girls’ volleyball team will honor its seniors at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the JHS Bowl. At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, the golf, football and cross country teams will have their senior night. The JHS band will also honor its seniors Saturday, Oct. 25, at halftime.