Big Nasty: May 29th
“That better be a Big Nasty times SIX! OH MY GOSH!” Not only will you HEAR that, but that also perfectly sums up this week’s Big Nasty! As the stakes rise in post
Soccer (Girls)
Springfield High Can’t Avoid More Wildcat Magic As Normal West Breaks Senators Hearts With Overtime Goal
Aubrey Marsalgia started the scoring with a fantastic rip from outside the box to give Normal West a 1-0 lead in the first half. A few ridiculous goal sequences later saw Normal West
Nielsen Blanks SHG In Unbelievable Performance In Net To Send Normal West To Sectional Championship Date With Springfield High
SHG and Normal West played 100 minutes of soccer on Tuesday night, and still neither team could come up with a goal. That means penalty kicks. Normal West’s Bekah Nielsen was up to
She’s Shoosh, She Scores! Jorquera’s Late Heroics Send Springfield High To Sectional Championship
Springfield High was absolutely peppering the Mahomet Seymour goal with shots for 76 minutes, but they had just one goal to show for it in a 1-1 tie. Then, with about 3:30 left
Rochester Ends Season How They Start It, With Crushing Loss To Waterloo in Regional Final
The Rochester Rockets ended their CS8-winning season with a 3-1 loss to Waterloo, the same team they opened the season against with a 1-0 loss. Sydney Stephens had two goals for the Bulldogs,
Rinse And Repeat: SHG Beats Morton For The Second Time In The Last Week To Win Regional Crown
SHG beat Morton 2-0 on Friday to win the 2A Morton Regional championship. The win came exactly one week after the Cyclones beat Morton 2-0 in their regular season finale. Faith Washko opened
Titans Fall To Defending 2A Champs From Triad In Regional Championship
Triad scored two minutes into the contest and the Titans could never quite recover. The defending 2A state champion Knights beat Glenwood 2-0 on Friday night in the 2A Triad regional championship. Jordyn
Springfield High Dominates Mt. Zion To Win 2A Soccer Sectional
It took Springfield High nearly 20 minutes to find the back of the net for the first time on Friday at Lee Field, but once they found it, they became very familiar very
Pleasant Plains’ Furious Comeback Against BCC Falls One Goal Short Of Sectional Title Appearance
After a two hour rain delay just 20 minutes into a 0-0 game between Pleasant Plains and Bloomington Central Catholic, there was inevitably going to be some slip ups on either end. Early
Recent Revival Of New Berlin Athletic Program Capped With 10 College Athletic Commitments On Friday
New Berlin High School held a signing day on Friday where 10 Pretzels announced their college commitments. It was the largest such group of signees that New Berlin has produced. The 2018 graduating
Glenwood Strikes Early And Late To Beat Springfield High
It took two really good shots to beat Springfield High goalie Kalynn Clearwater and Glenwood buried them both. Skylark Staples scored three minutes in to put the Titans on top early and then
Rockets Lock Up At Least A Share of CS8 Soccer Title By Shutting Out Titans
Using the wind at their backs in the second half, Rochester scored twice to beat Glenwood 2-0 and improve to 8-0 in the CS8 conference with one road game remaining at Normal U-High
Big Nasty: April 30th
The temps are rising but the bass drops in this week’s Big Nasty. We’ve got the face first slides, dingers, and the sweetest new dance moves set to the Walmart Yodeling Kid remix.
Rochester Makes Quick Work of Metamora in Convincing Win As The Rockets Keep Flying
Brooke Steil opened the scoring with a goal in the first half, then Tessie Naumovich and Aly Crum finished things with two more in the second half for the Rockets to hand Metamora
Shoosh’s Second Half Hat Trick Sends Senators To Victory Over Cyclones
Springfield High controlled a lot of the possession in the first half but found themselves down 2-0 to SHG at the break. Maria “Shoosh” Jorquera scored three goals in the second half to
