High School Sports
Girls basketball sets record at holiday tournament, beats Roxana
Paige Niemeyer (center, #12) brings the ball up for the Miners as Rylee Jarman (right) looks for the pass. (archived photo)
The Gillespie High School girls’ basketball team (7-8) finished out 2017 with a fifth-place finish in the annual Carlinville Holiday Tournament by defeating Greenfield and setting a new tournament record for free throw percentage. In 2018, the team is 1-1 with a win over Roxana and a loss to Hillsboro. The Miners will play two more games ahead of the Macoupin County Tournament that will be played in North Mac’s Girard campus which starts on Saturday.
CARLINVILLE TOURNAMENT
The Miners went 2-2 in the tournament with wins over Litchfield and Greenfield and losses to Nokomis and Bunker Hill to finish in fifth place. Carlinville finished the tournament in first, Nokomis in second, Staunton third, Bunker Hill fourth, Greenfield sixth, Litchfield seventh and East-Alton Wood River last. Paige Niemeyer was the sole Miner to be named to the all-tournament team.
Gillespie also established a new tournament team free throw percentage record by making 38 of 49 attempted for an overall 77.6 percent.
LITCHFIELD (41-35) – The team beat Litchfield 41-35 on the day after Christmas to even their record to 5-5. The Miners led 14-12 at half but trailed 22-27 heading into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, Gillespie outscored the Panthers 19-8 to take the victory. Niemeyer carried the team with 19 points, Rachel Ely scored seven and Emily Schmidt posted six.
NOKOMIS (41-45) – Gillespie barely dropped their first game of the tournament to the Redskins. The teams were knotted at 11 after the first quarter and the Miners trailed by one heading into the fourth quarter where Nokomis outscored Gillespie 9-6 for the victory. Niemeyer led with 17, Grace Bertolino followed with nine and Shelby Taylor finished with six.
BUNKER HILL (49-61) – The Miners suffered their largest defeat of the tournament to Bunker Hill who went on to finish ahead of Gillespie in fourth place. Gillespie trailed 25-30 at halftime and 41-45 at the end of the third quarter, but then only scored eight points in the fourth quarter to drop the match-up. Seven Miners combined for 49 points including Niemeyer (19), Rylee Jarman (7), McKenzy Mix (7), Keaton Link (6), Abbie Barber (4), Schmidt (4) and Bertolino (2).
GREENFIELD (56-21) – Gillespie easily knocked out Greenfield in the fifth-place game on Dec. 29. The Miners coasted to a 15-3 lead by the end of the first quarter and continued to extend their lead each quarter. At halftime, the Miners led 24-11 and extended their lead to 43-19 at the end of the third quarter. Leading the Miners were Niemeyer and Jarman who posted 15 and 10 points, respected.
2018
Gillespie started off 2018 with a loss and win. The Miners lost to Hillsboro last Thursday 53-59, but bounced back with a victory over Roxana on Monday night beating the Shells 55-40. Niemeyer led with 19 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals. Barber followed with 12 points while Jarman and Mix each posted 10 for Gillespie. The Miners also shot 100 percent from the charity line.
The Miners will travel to Bunker Hill on Wednesday and then host Metro-East Lutheran on Thursday evening before starting the Macoupin County Tournament next week. Gillespie is seeded third in the tournament and plays Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. All the games will be played at the North Mac south campus in Girard.
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The Gillespie High School baseball team earned another win on the season on Wednesday, March 27 by steamrolling Nokomis 11 to 3. Daniel 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 Bryce Buhs, Jack Kaylor, and Colin 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, Sean Haywood went 2 for 2 with one run across and one base on balls. Hohnsbehn, Jesse Berry, Kaylor, Griffith, and Carson Hailstone each had a hit in their winning efforts.
The Miners had a total of 12 hits throughout the game.
The boys fell to New Berlin on Friday, March 29, 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. New 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.
Luke Schuckenbrock and Berry were alone in the hit column for the Miners, collecting two hits apiece.
The Miners will face off against Litchfield on Tuesday.
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The Gillespie High School softball team faced Triad on Wednesday, March 27, taking the win, 11-0. 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 Sadie Sholtis going 1-2 with 3 RBIs, Lauren Bertagnolli going 1-3 with two runs scored, Gipson going 3-3 with 3 RBIs and one run scored, Paxton Reid and Macie Wright both going 2-3 at the plate, and Delaney 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 28, a final score of 8-4.
Gipson came in clutch at the plate, knocking two over the fence and driving in four runs. Reid joined Gipson with a home run in the top of the third and Sholtis homered 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 30. They fell 0-2 against Pleasant Plains and 1-2 against the Olympia Spartans.
The Miners were able to grab a win this weekend over the Havana Lady Ducks, with a final score of 6-2. 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 High School baseball team defeated Auburn 18 to 10 on Tuesday, March 19. Daniel Wolber earned the win on the mound for Gillespie, picking up three strikeouts over two-thirds innings. Bryce Buhs started on the mound for Gillespie, striking out eight and giving up nine walks. Tristen 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, Luke Schuckenbrock, Jack Kaylor, Bryce Hohnsbehn, Bryce Buhs, Jaydon Baker, and Colin Griffith all produced RBIs at the plate. 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 22 in a 0-3 game. 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 Griffith. Wargo, Shaw, and Buhs each picked up a walk in the game.
Gillespie faced Riverton on Saturday, March 23, tacking on another win for the season with a final score of 6 to 0. 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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