Updated: October 11th at 10:58 AM
The Kewanee Boilermakers won their Homecoming game against Mendota 49 to 14. Picture of senior Marquelle King and junior Abram Hicks taken by junior Owen Laue during Friday’s action against the Mendota Trojans.
KHS Soccer hosted Oregon HS on October 5th. Both the varsity and JV teams won their matches 1-0. Student photographer Ra’Kiya Amos, a junior, took the attached picture of senior Cristian Diaz.
Kewanee ran in Elmwood on Saturday, October 5th, in the Elmwood Invitational. Girls Nolie Charlet was Kewanee’s top finisher at 50th place with a time of 21:24.50, Alejandra Martinez finished 89th with a time of 23:20.20, Esmeralda Martinez finished in 113th at 24:30.90, and Tiffany Helton in 181st with a 30:53.20. For the boys Jordan Housely ran a 17:58.30 and Jermain McKnight ran 19:57.60 in the 2.55 mile F/S race finishing in 32nd and 49th places. In the varsity boys race Jason Rusk finished the 3 mile race in 80th place with a time of 18:22.80 and Mitchal Thorp in 184th with a time of 22:10.20. Kewanee heads to Erie on Tuesday.
Kewanee Boilermaker Varsity volleyball fell to Alleman 2-1. The freshman and sophomore teams won against Alleman.
Kewanee fell to Alleman 18-25, 25-20, 23-25.
Kewanee Tennis fell to Princeton on October 8th. Hallee Switzer & London Pettis win 9-7, and Emma Brants vs. Jumana Al Baytai, Emma Brants win 6-3 in their exhibition rounds.
Princeton – 5, Kewanee (H.S.) – 0,
Singles:
No. 1 – Emilee Merkel, Princeton def. London Currie, Kewanee (H.S.), 1-6 , 0-6 , -;
No. 2 – Audrey Thompson, Princeton def. Julia Pendergrass, Kewanee (H.S.), 0-6 , 0-6 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 – Nora Schneider, Princeton – Fiona Wempe, Princeton def. Emma Brants, Kewanee (H.S.) – Jazlyn Dearing, Kewanee (H.S.), 0-6 , 0-6 , -;
No. 2 – Anna Ellis, Princeton – Paige Jesse, Princeton def. Chayse Sturtevant, Kewanee (H.S.) – Lilibeth Bretado, Kewanee (H.S.), 0-6 , 0-6 , -;
No. 3 – Ella Kinnamon, Princeton – Tessa Carlson, Princeton def. Maelie Jermenc, Kewanee (H.S.) – Jorden Anderson, Kewanee (H.S.), 1-6 , 0-6 , -;
Exhibition
Rebeca Corral & Daniella Chavez, loss 2-8
Riley McClimans & Avalyn Hughes, loss 4-8
Hallee Switzer & London Pettis, win 9-7
Emma Brants vs. Jumana Al Baytai, Emma Brants win 6-3
Kewanee Varsity Volleyball fell to Princeton on October 8th. The Boilermaker Freshman and Sophomore teams won at Princeton.
Kewanee fell to Princeton 8-25, 22-25
Stats for Kewanee
Tejhiana Amos: 2 kills, 1 block
Macee Pickering: 4 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs
Claire Taylor: 7 digs, 1 service point
Taylor VanWinkle: 6 digs, 1 service point
Macy Anderson: 1 kill, 2 aces, 4 service points
Damaris Diaz: 1 kill, 2 blocks
Kendyl DeBlieck: 5 assists, 1 dig, 1 ace, 2 service points
Aaliyah Duarte: 4 digs, 2 service points
Katy Carton: 1 dig
Kewanee sophomores won 25-18, 25-14
Kewanee freshmen won 26-14, 25-18
Coach Jeff King said, “The Kewanee Boilermakers Cross Country teams ran in the Panther Invitational at Erie on Tuesday. The two medalists for the Boilers were Nolie Charlet finishing 4th with a personal best of 20:50.43 and Alejandra Martinez finishing 12th with her best of 22:32.68. Other finishers for the girls were Esmeralda Martinez finishing 20th running at 23:46.25 and Tiffany Helton in 49th with a 29:28. On the boys side Jason Rusk missed a medal by one place finishing 16th with a time of 18:11.29, next for the Boilers was Mitchal Thorp in 52nd running 21:38.94 then Jermain McKnight in 56th at 22:22.77. Kewanee will travel to Amboy on Monday.”
Kewanee Boilermaker Tennis fell to St. Bede on October 10th.
Peru (St. Bede) – 5, Kewanee (H.S.) – 0,
Singles:
No. 1 – Bailey Engels, Peru (St. Bede) def. Julia Pendergrass, Kewanee (H.S.), 0-6 , 0-6 , -;
No. 2 – Mona Desai, Peru (St. Bede) def. Rebeca Coral, Kewanee (H.S.), 0-6 , 2-6 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 – Chipper Rossi, Peru (St. Bede) – Lillian Soliman, Peru (St. Bede) def. Emma Brants, Kewanee (H.S.) – London Currie, Kewanee (H.S.), 2-6 , 4-6 , -;
No. 2 – Alondra Delao, Peru (St. Bede) – Libby Huffaker, Peru (St. Bede) def. Chayse Sturtevant, Kewanee (H.S.) – Jorden Anderson, Kewanee (H.S.), 3-6 , 0-6 , -;
No. 3 – Yuno Kawai, Peru (St. Bede) – Emerald De La Torre, Peru (St. Bede) def. Maelie Jermenc, Kewanee (H.S.) – London Pettis, Kewanee (H.S.), 1-6 , 2-6 , -;
Avalyn Hughes & Riley McClimans (Kewanee) vs. Kyra Finley & Alicia Barreras (St. Bede): Kewanee loss 6-8
Daniella Chavez & Jumana Al Bayati (Kewanee) vs. Sophia Ni & Josia Trujillo (St. Bede): Kewanee loss 2-8
