CLINTON - Pitching has continuously been the downfall for the Prince of Peace baseball team. 

CLINTON – The last home game of the first half of the season went the way it started for the Clinton LumberKings, as a brilliant starting pitching performance paired with a big inning to seal a win.

CAMANCHE – After suffering its first loss of the season Monday, the Camanche softball team returned to familiar territory with a pair of victories over Davenport Central Wednesday night.

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Former Central DeWitt baseball standout TJ Sikkema was drafted by the New York Yankees organization as the 38th selection of the 2019 MLB first-year player draft Monday night.

GOOSE LAKE – The Rebels have a new leader.

MUSCATINE – On several occasions, Molly Shannon had to turn and sprint towards the goal she was helping defend.

MOLINE, Ill. - It may not have ended how they wanted, but the Clinton girls’ tennis season was certainly a successful one.

Prince of Peace graduate Connor Evers decided four years ago to turn his passion for golf into a career. This year, that led him across the globe.

Amil Akiti was a huge asset to a growing Clinton boys soccer team.

FULTON – The Three Rivers Athletic Conference has released league honors, and members of both the Fulton baseball and softball teams were well-represented.

CHARLESTON, Ill. - The Morrison boys' track team is sending five to the finals on Saturday, including a couple of the top qualifying times. 

CAMANCHE – Chase Grim remembers doctors revealing the grave implications of an MRI test. Twice. He will not soon forget physical therapy, where he completed a series of sweat-inducing workouts. Twice.

CLINTON – A state banner hung from the door that leads to the courts at the River Cities Tennis Association's indoor complex on 4th Ave South in Clinton. The Clinton High School girls' tennis team will have to make room for another. 

FULTON, Ill. – It was a happy day on Saturday, with the town of Fulton welcoming home a whole group of state medalists back to town.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Fulton girls’ track and field team qualified three events for the finals this weekend during preliminary action Thursday afternoon on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.

SHERRARD – It is one thing to be favored to win an event on paper. The act of actually toeing the track and doing it, though, is a different story.

The Fulton track and field teams have something unique. They have a jumping-specific coach in Lee Salazar, and the benefits of that are showing.

Ulysses Patterson brings a little bit of everything to the Clinton boys track team.

DUBUQUE - In a tournament that was postponed due to weather, the Camanche boys tennis team fell just short of continuing a try for state at Dubuque Wahlert on Friday afternoon.

The Northeast track team is fast ... really. 

Freshman Brody Manemann is certainly turning heads on the tennis courts for the Clinton River Kings. 

Camanche sophomore Emy Seeser has been efficient all year in her prime event, the long jump. She's been hitting 16 feet meet after meet, consistently placing and winning the event.

Yes, it's yet another Chloe Lindeman story. 

CAMANCHE – Jesse Gabel had modest expectations for his first season as the Camanche girls' golf coach.

DAVENPORT – In the first doubleheader of the 2019 season the Clinton LumberKings walked away with a split - falling in game one 1-6 and taking game two 3-1. The LumberKings (12-10) win in game two was their first over the River Bandits (12-10) in Quad Cities since 2017.

CLINTON–The Camanche varsity team won another invitational on Saturday, and the Clinton River Kings continued prepping for their conference tournament during their home invitational. 

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Thirteen young athletes from Great River Gymnastics traveled to Bourbonnais, Ill. for the Illinois State Gymnastics Championships, and they finished about as well as they could. 

DES MOINES, Iowa - The 2019 Drake Relays kicked off officially earlier this week, and the Clinton Herald is following local athletes competing at the prestigious Iowa track and field meet. 

CLINTON - The Clinton pitching staff put up a phenomenal performance despite less than ideal weather, but the offense wasn't there to support them on Wednesday afternoon. The LumberKings dropped their second of the series 2-0 in the series finale, losing the series 2-1.

FULTON — Brent Dykstra could sense the excitement fading along the third-base line while the home team and their supporters watched a seven-run lead dissipate.

CLINTON – Naturally, the LumberKings had to make it interesting.

CAMANCHE– It really was a beautiful day on Saturday. It's a good thing it was with all the tennis that was played. 

Every year, the city of Des Moines hosts one of the country’s most prominent track and field events.

The Irish are made up of just two men this season, and the leader is senior Hansi Hudson.

Central DeWitt athletic director had one things to say on Wednesday afternoon, and it summed up the feelings of the day.

Prince of Peace senior Patrick Mulholland joined a slew of other local athletes in making his next step in his athletic career, signing a letter of intent to join the Wartburg Knights on the football field next year. 

FULTON, Ill. – The 73rd Annual Craig Faulkner Relays may not be traditional compared to a regular track meet, but it still provides great local competition for the beginning of the outdoor season.

CLINTON— The Clinton LumberKings welcomed the Quad Cities River Bandits to town Monday night. After exchanging leads three times and heading to extra innings, the LumberKings found themselves in the loss column 6-5.

CLINTON - Freshman Brody Manemann battled in an overtime win on Tuesday afternoon in windy conditions to give the River Kings a win on the tennis courts in their first meet of the year against Bettendorf. The Kings' ultimately fell 1-8, but saw some highlights.

On the first day of competition for girls soccer in Iowa, the River Queens had a tough local opponent in Central DeWitt. Not to mention it was a bitterly cold night with heavy wind coming from what seemed like all directions. 

CLINTON — The Iowa State Women’s Bowling Tournament continued this weekend, officially reaching the halfway point in the multi-week championship. 

CLINTON — The River Cities Tennis and Pickleball Association hosted yet another successful pickleball tournament on Sunday, aiding the growing sport and getting some athletes active despite brisk temperatures.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – One last time, Megan Gandrup found a 3-point spark in a River Queens jersey.

It’s track season. Well, kind of.

Prince of Peace coach Gerry Murphy has been waiting a long time to coach at Wells Fargo Arena, and finally got to do it this year. The run has earned him the 2019 Clinton Herald Coach of the Year recognition.

CLINTON — With the weather gradually shifting from tumultuous snow storms to steady rain, spring athletic programs around the area have quietly commenced preparations for the upcoming season.

CLINTON – The River Kings have taken another hit.

After going 2-for-2 on runner-up finishes at the 2019 State Bowling Tournament, Camanche head coach Jay Garvey received even more: the Class 2A Coach of the Year.

ALL-AREA WRESTLING 2019