An eight-run explosion in the first inning carried the Morrison Mustangs to a 12-2 win in five innings, over Bureau Valley on Monday, May 9, 2016.
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Tracy Henson submitted this report. The Morrison Junior High School swimmers traveled to Freeport, IL, to swim against the Freeport Pretzels, on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. The Colts had another great event and won the meet with 242 points over Freeport’s 147. The MJHS Colts results follow.
On Saturday, May 7, 2016, Conant High School (Hoffman Estates, IL,) used the home run to score four of their five runs. But the Morrison Fillies pounded out 13 hits and 11 runs to cage the Cougars, 11-4, in their third game of the day in the Marengo Tournament.
In game two of the Saturday, May 7, 2016, Marengo Tournament, the Morrison Fillies gave opportunities to the Batavia Lady Bulldogs. Morrison paid the price each time as they absorbed an 11-0 loss. Unable to generate any offense and held to two hits, the Fillies allowed the Lady Bulldogs on
In game one of the Marengo Tournament, the Morrison Fillies shutout the Belvidere Bucs 4-0, on Saturday, May 7, 2016.
Morrison Varsity Baseball fell to Spring Valley Hall on Friday, May 6, 2016. The loss moves Joey Brackemyer’s season record to 3-2.
The Morrison Fillies made the long trek to Peru St. Bede on Thursday, May 5, 2016, and needed a seventh-inning rally to scratch out a win of 1-0.
The Morrison Mustangs used the long ball to eliminate the Riverdale Rams in a make-up game at Port Byron, IL, on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. The final score was Morrison 15, Riverdale 4.
Tracy Henson submitted this report and photograph. Skylar Drolema qualified and swam at the 2016 Illinois Winter Age Group State Championships on Sunday, March 13, 2016. The meet was held at the University of Illinois Chicago Campus Swimming Pool. Skylar swam a 2:23.40 (AA Time) in the 200 Individual Medley,
Tracy Henson submitted this report. The Rock Island, IL, Junior High Swim Team came to Morrison, IL, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, to swim against the MJHS Colts. The Morrison swimmers added another win to their record, by scoring 253 points to Rock Island’s 89 points. The Colts broke three
The Morrison, IL, Fillies traveled to the Quad Cites to take on the Moline, IL, Maroons from the Big 6 Conference, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The local girls suffered a loss after giving up a three-run homer in the first inning.
The Milledgeville, IL, Missiles flew into Morrison, IL, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, and were grounded by a 12-hit attack. The Mustangs sent them home with a 15-4 defeat. Behind the six hit pitching of Ethan Fischbach, the Mustangs collected five runs in the first inning. MIlledgeville’s Schmidt hit Ben
The Morrison Fillies started the month of May with a defeat of the Riverdale Lady Rams, behind the 5-hit pitching of Lauren Pannier. Final score was Morrison 12, Riverdale 1.
Kewanee Boilermakers’ Johnson and Morrison Mustangs’ Joey Brackemyer hooked up in a pitcher’s duel in Kewanee, IL, on Friday, April 29, 2016. Kewanee earned the win on the no-hit effort by Johnson.
The Morrison Fillies traveled to Kewanee, IL, on Friday afternoon, April 29, 2016, and made quick work of the Lady Boilermakers in a 15-0 rout.