High School Sports
Price sets four tournament records as boys, girls capture third place at Carlinville Holiday Tournament
Nick Price set two new tournament records this week with 42 points in a single game and 129 total points in the tournament. Price was also a pick for the all-tournament team. (Archived photo)
Both the Gillespie girls’ and boys’ basketball programs finished in third place on Thursday in the annual Carlinville Holiday Tournament after winning three of their four games this week. The boys knocked off Mt. Olive in overtime 72-69 for the bronze finish while the girls beat Carlinville 44-39 for third.
Despite failing in third place, Gillespie’s Nick Price set four new tournament records while tying another. Price scored 42 points versus Mt. Olive in the third place game breaking the 1976 record of 41 points set by Terry Bruckert for most points scored in a single game and finished the tournament with 129 points setting the new record for most points scored in a tournament passing Mike Tisdale’s 2005 record of 118 points. He also set two free throw records – beating a 1992 record for most free throws in a game (16) and most free throws in the tournament (39). Price also tied the record for most three-point baskets in the tournament (16).
Earning all-tournament team honors from Gillespie were Nick Price and Amanda Schmidt.
Earning all-tournament team honors from Gillespie were Nick Price and Amanda Schmidt.
GIRLS TOURNAMENT
The Miners (6-7) nearly evened their record at the tournament after entering the Christmas break with a 3-6 record. Gillespie bounced Staunton for the second time this season in the first game of the tournament on Monday winning 75-21, and then followed Monday’s performance with a two-point loss to the tournament victors Litchfield Panthers – the only loss suffered by the Miners at the tournament, 55-57.
After facing Abby Brockmeier and company 10 days prior to seeing them again in the tournament, the Miners were much better prepared the second time around after losing 29-53 to Litchfield on Dec. 19. Gillespie led the Panthers 25-22 at halftime, but couldn’t hold the edge in the second half as the Brockmeier scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half. Schmidt led Gillespie with 18 points versus Litchfield while Paige Niemeyer followed with 11.
Gillespie cinched a seat in the third place game with a Wednesday night victory over Bunker Hill, 47-44.
Third place went home with the Miners on Thursday after the team defeated Carlinville 44-39 on the Cavie’s home court. Despite losing to the Cavaliers back on Nov. 28, Gillespie beat the South Central Conference rival in a back and forth concluding game of the tournament. The Miners led Carlinville by two points at halftime and one point heading into the fourth quarter but sealed the victory from the charity line scoring seven of the team’s 16 fourth-quarter points from the free throw line. Schmidt led all scorers with 15 points while Niemeyer finished with seven and Carr tallied six.
Senior Amanda Schmidt was named to the tournament’s all-tournament team after the Miners finished third on Thursday. (Archived photo)
The girls have a short break until they take the floor again next week on Thursday, Jan. 5 against Hillsboro in Gillespie.
BOYS TOURNAMENT
The boys (6-7) also nearly evened their record in the Carlinville Holiday Tournament after snapping a four-game losing streak with a victory over Staunton, 56-41, in the team’s first game of the tournament on Monday. Price posted 27 despite being heavily pressured by Staunton and Tate Wargo helped the Miners with 12 as the duo nearly outscored the Bulldogs themselves.
The Miners knocked off the Litchfield Panthers in the second night of pool play, 61-52, as Price scored 31. Gillespie led 12-11 after the first quarter and 25-24 at halftime, but extended their lead in the third quarter thanks to some precision shooting and full-court defensive pressure.
The team’s first loss of the tournament came on Wednesday as Bunker Hill squashed Gillespie’s hopes of playing for the championship. Price led all scorers with 28 points, but Bunker Hill’s scoring pair tossed up a combined 38 points as Dane Sellars scored 20 and Chase Williams scored 18. Yates also scored 11 for the Minutemen and freshman Anthony Kravanya was Gillespie’s next top scorer adding 10 for the Miners.
Gillespie brought home third place on Thursday with an overtime victory over Mt. Olive as Price scored a tournament-high 42 points.
In a game similar to the Gillespie girls’ game versus Bunker Hill, the Miners trailed Mt. Olive after the first, second and third quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Miners snapped a four-point deficit as Price scored 12 of the team’s 16 fourth quarter points – seven of which came from the free-throw line. Wargo and Kravanya each added two in the fourth quarter.
The Miners outscored Mt. Olive 13-10 in overtime for the bronze title as Price scored eight in the extra period, Wargo and Daniel Dobrino each scored two and Kravanya scored one. The Miners made 78 percent of their free throws finding the bottom of the net 19 of 25 attempted times as Mt. Olive only made 12 of their 21.
Gillespie has the New Year’s weekend off and will be back in action on Tuesday, Jan. 3 when they host Pleasant Plains.
Hillsboro won the boys’ tournament title defeating Bunker Hill, 41-28.
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Gillespie Varsity Miners earned another win on the season Wednesday, March 27th, by steamrolling Nokomis 11 to 3. Wolber gained the win on the mound for Gillespie, only giving up four hits, three runs, and striking out seven through five innings of work.
The Miners were the first to put a run on the board with a single from Buhs, Kaylor, and Griffith, each touching home plate.
Schuckenbrock showed up and showed out at the plate, going 3 for 3, with one RBI, a double in the second, and 3 runs scored. In the 9 hole, Haywood went 2 for 2 with one run across and one base on balls. Hohnsbehn, Berry, Kaylor, Griffith, and Hailstone each had a hit in their winning efforts.
The miners had a total of 12 hits throughout the game.
The Gillespie Varsity Miners fell to New Berlin on Friday, March 29th, with a final score of 1 to 3. Runs were hard to come by in this game, as the pitching staff on both sides was stellar. Berlin put the first run on the board in the top of the first on a wild pitch, with the Miners scoring in the bottom of the first on a passed ball.
New Berlin took and kept the lead in the top of the second. Bixby earned the win on the mound for New Berlin, striking out 13 and walking one. Buhs took a loss for the Gillespie Varsity Miners.
Schuckenbrock and Berry were alone in the hit column for the Miners, collecting two hits apiece.
The Gillespie Varsity Miners will face off against Litchfield on Tuesday.
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The Gillespie Varsity Softball team faced Triad on Wednesday, March 27th, taking the win. The final score was eleven to zero. Starting pitcher Emma Gipson had another strong showing in the circle. Gipson rang up 12 Triad batters, giving up only three hits and zero runs over five innings.
Ava Parish went three for three at the plate with a solo homer in the second inning. The bats were hot for Gillespie in this game with Sholtis going 1-2 with 3 RBIs, Bertagnolli going 1-3 with two runs scored, Gipson going 3-3 with 3 RBIs and one run scored, Reid and Wright both going 2-3 at the plate, and Taylor going 1-2 with two RBIs. Wright also had an RBI in the win.
Delaney Hess holds the loss for Triad. She struck out one batter, giving up nine runs on ten hits. Gillespie had a total of 13 hits in their win.
Gillespie had stellar defense in this game, committing zero errors. Triad’s Green, Hagarty, and Feldma each got a hit off Gipson in their efforts against the powerhouse.
Gillespie earned another win over the Highland Bulldogs on March 28th, a final score of 8-4.
Emma Gipson came in clutch at the plate, knocking two over the fence and driving in four runs. Paxton joined Gipson with a home run in the top of the third. We saw a homer from Sholtis over the center field wall in the top of the seventh.
Parish and Bertagnolli went one for four at the plate, Parish scoring one run. Reid stood tall at the plate, going two for four in the game, with one RBI and one run scored. Wright had a strong showing, going two for four with one RBI. In the 9 hole, Taylor showed up and showed out, going two for three.
Gipson gained another win in the circle against Highland. She sat down six Bulldogs with a strikeout, giving up six hits and four runs in seven innings. Kaitlyn Wilson took the loss for the Bulldogs, giving up eight runs on eleven hits, sitting down eight with a strikeout. Mettler, Alex Schultz, Abby Shultz, Wilson, Ritz, and Becker got into the hit column for Highland.
Gillespie picked up two losses on the season this weekend on March 30th. They fell 0-2 against Pleasant Plains and 1-2 against the Olympia Spartans.
Gillespie Varsity was able to grab a win this weekend over the Havana Lady Ducks, with a final score of 6-2. Emma Gipson had a strong showing in the circle, striking out 13 batters. She allowed only two hits and two runs in five innings.
Bertagnolli went 3-3 at the plate with 3 RBIs. Parish went 2 for 3. Gipson and Schuckenbrock went 1 for 2, with Gipson driving in two runs. Wright had one hit in the win with one RBI. Sholtis also had an RBI in the game.
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The Gillespie Varsity Miners defeated Auburn 18 to 10 on Tuesday, March 19th. Wolber earned the win on the mound for Gillespie, picking up three strikeouts over two-thirds innings. Buhs started on the mound for Gillespie, striking out eight and giving up nine base on balls. Wargo gave a brief relief appearance on the mound for the Miners.
Runs were not hard to come by in this high-scoring game. Wargo, Schuckenbrock, Kaylor, Hohnsbehn, Buhs, Baker, and Griffith all produced RBIs at the plate. RF Berry was hot at the plate, going 4 for 4 with a home run to right field, 5 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. The team collectively produced 13 hits in the win.
The Miners fell to Columbia on Friday, March 22nd, in a 0-3 game. Jack Kaylor recorded the loss for the Miners on the mound, pitching a total of two innings, allowing three runs and striking out two. Relief came in the form of Brody Shaw, throwing five innings, allowing two hits and no runs, and striking out one batter. Matthews earned the win for Columbia. The two hits of the night for Gillespie came from the bottom of the lineup in the 8 and 9 spots from DH Baker and CF Griffith. Wargo, Shaw, and Buhs each picked up a walk in the game.
Gillespie faced Riverton on Saturday, March 23rd, tacking on another win for the season with a final score of 6 to 0. Luke Schuckenbrock pitched six innings for Gillespie, earning the win. Schuckenbrock surrendered five hits, zero runs, and collected six strikeouts.
Berry was dynamic at the plate, going 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored, and a base on balls. Wargo, Hohnsbehn, and Griffith tallied two hits apiece in the win. Schuckenbrock, Buhs, and Baker got a hit each on the night. Hailstone and Kaylor also recorded an RBI in the books. Wargo proved to be a menace on the base path with two steals. Bates took the loss on the mound for Riverton.
The Miners also faced Heyworth on Saturday in a nail-biting 3-1 victory. SP Tristen Wargo collected the win on the mound. Wargo gave up five hits and one run, pocketing four strikeouts in the game. Wolber stepped on the mound in a relief appearance.
Hohnsbehn put Gillespie’s first run on the board in the top of the first with a sac fly, which was swiftly matched by Heyworth in the bottom of the first to tie up the game. Runs were hard to come by on both sides of the field until the top of the sixth, when Gillespie scored two – one run coming off a single from Griffith.
Wargo, Buhs, and Griffith recorded two hits each in the winning efforts. Hohnsbehn and Berry put a one in the hit column. Wills took the loss for Heyworth on the mound.
The Miners face Metro-East Lutheran on Monday.
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