Sports Shorts – 5/7/2024 - Roscoe/Rockton/South Beloit, IL
In the news: middle school bowling, college softball, summer camps at Hononegah
April 19 and April 20 saw the Stephen Mack boys & girls teams compete in the 2023-2024 IESA State Bowling finals from Town & Country Lanes in Joliet. Both teams finished inside the top 10. The boys from Stephen Mack finished 4th overall. The five man team included 8th graders Jayme Brooks, Ethan Palm, Dylan Weber and Damien Woolger. The lone 7th grader on the team was Ian Scharre. The Stephen Mack boys finished 420 pins behind the boys state champion team from Harlem Loves Park. Harlem rolled a 7,673 while Stephen Mack rolled a 7,253.
The Stephen Mack girls bowling team finished 10th in the state finals from Joliet. The team rolled a 5,498 as a team that consisted of 8th graders (Alyssa Martin, Allison Martin, Abigail Lawson) and 7th graders (Reese Henrey, and Hailey Hounshell).
Former Hononegah Indians student-athlete Josh Keener is now leading the softball program at Black Hawk College in Moline, IL. The Talons lost to Rock Valley College recently, falling 5-3 in postseason play.
Hononegah alumni Briella Sendele was a part of the winning Rock Valley College softball team. On the season the freshmen utility player for RVC played in 38 games, batting 284 while knocking in 24 runs and hitting 2 homeruns for the 29-13 Golden Eagles.
With summertime right around the corner, it’s a good time to remind everyone about the Hononegah sport camps.
2024 Girls Volleyball Camps
- High School Camp July 15th – July 19th 11 am – 1 pm
- Middle School Camp July 15th – July 19th 8 am – 10 am
- Details and registration
Football Camps & Calendar:
- Lifting/Agility Training Only June 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 24-27
- Lifting/Agility/FB Skills July 8-11, 15-28, 22-25, July 29-Aug 1
- 2024 Football Team Training Camp
- Football Summer Calendar
- June 24-27th 12-1:30 pm
- 2024 Youth Football Camp Grades 3-8
Boys Basketball Camps:
- June 10-13, 2024:
- Boys entering 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade 10-11:30 AM
- Boys entering 6th, 7th, and 8th grade 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
- 2024 Boys Basketball Camp Grades 3-8
- June 29th – June 30th
- Boys Basketball 3 on 3 Flyer:
Boys & Girls Tennis Camp: June 10 – 13, June 17 - 20
- Campers going into K-3rd grades will be at 8 am until 8:50 am
- Campers going into 4th-6th grade will be at 9 am until 10 am
- Campers going into 7-9th grade will be from 10:20 am until 11:20 am
- 2024 Boys & Girls Tennis Camp Grades K-9
Girls Basketball Camps:
- May 12th, May 19th & June 24 - 27
- Youth Spring and Summer Camps (2nd-7th Graders)
- High School Summer Camp (9th-12th Graders)
A self-described sports evangelist, Harold Bone is the Rockton-Roscoe News sports editor who is committed to finding stories behind-the-box scores and discovering engaging sports content. Harold has a background in many forms of media - everything from radio to TV. He has spent the last 25-plus years attending, following, and cheering for teams and athletes from the pros and colleges to local high schools and youth recreational leagues. Harold is passionate about creating engaging stories for athletes and sports fans in the Rockton/Roscoe/South Beloit, Illinois communities. Got a story idea? Contact Harold via email at harold@roscoenews.com and follow him on Twitter at @SPRTSEDRRNews.
