Coal City Courant

Coalers avenge the Wildcats, win I-8 North Division

Published by admin on Tue, 05/16/2017 - 6:25pm

    Coal City’s varsity baseball team savored the sweet taste of revenge Monday, defeating Wilmington in a non-conference game, 11-6.
    The Coalers took the initial lead with two runs in the first inning, scoring off a two-run single from Zack Nolan, plating Payton Hutchings and Kaleb Spreitzer.
    Wilmington answered in the third by taking a 3-2 lead, but that didn’t last as Coal City erupted for nine runs over the next two innings.

Lady Coalers clinch I-8 North Division, regional up next

Published by admin on Tue, 05/16/2017 - 6:22pm

    The Coal City varsity softball team suffered a loss Monday during a high scoring affair with Beecher.
    The Lady Coalers (13-14 overall) took too long to get started while Beecher built a nine-run lead through four innings.
    Leah Campos finally got Coal City on the board in the fourth, hitting a two-run homer, plating herself and Blaire Harseim to cut into the lead, 9-2.

Coaler anglers compete in Sectional, place fourth, fifth

Published by admin on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 6:41pm

    The Coal City bass fishing team hosted the Sectional at Heidecke Lake Monday, where they faced teams for the opportunity to travel to Carlyle Lake for the State Final.
    The Coalers wound up just missing the mark, as No. 2 team of Austin Planeta and Bret Blecha finished in fourth.
    They qualify only as an alternate, but will have to wait and see if a team drops out before they are able to go to state.
    The no. 2 team, which was captained by Chad Planeta, wound up with a total catch of 2 lbs. 15 oz., as they finished just outside the top three teams.

Lady Coalers still battling for top spot in the I-8

Published by admin on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 6:40pm

    The Coal City varsity softball team picked up a shutout win on Monday, as they defeated Plano 10-0 in six innings.
    The win keeps the Lady Coalers tied at the top of the I-8 Conference North Division. They remain even with Seneca, as both teams hold conference records of 10-4.
    Leslie Youskevtch, along with her defense behind her, earned the win. Youskevtch pitched all six innings without letting up a run, allowing just three hits, three walks, and striking out nine.

Elrod and Best do the hitting, Hutchings fans 12

Published by admin on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 6:37pm

    The Coal City varsity baseball team rallied late Monday for their 14th straight win, defeating Plano, 3-1.
    The Coalers (23-5 overall, 13-1 conference) bounced back after trailing by one run in the fourth inning.
    Coal City came back with some clutch hitting from their eight and nine hitters. Cody Elrod and Connor Best came up with three big hits, and all three runs scored.
    Elrod had a double to start the rally in the fifth, going 2-for-2 on the day with one run. Best added one hit with two runs scored.

Lady Coalers close regular season, prepare for Reed-Custer Regional

Published by admin on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 6:35pm

    The Coal City varsity girls soccer team built some steam heading into Regional action this week, as they earned a win over Reed-Custer, and secured a tie against Ottawa.
    Against Ottawa, the match was scoreless through the first half, but it only took 30 seconds for the Lady Coalers to score in the second half.
    Sophomore forward Lauren Phillips scored off an assist from senior midfielder Ashley Matusiak.
    Ottawa wound up tying the game up midway through the second half, and was able to keep Coal City off the scoreboard.

How is your aim?

Published by admin on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 6:31pm

Disc golf club to hold local tournament

    The Southland Rivals Disc Golf Club has big plans heading into the summer season with the 2017 Southland Open.
    After constructing new concrete tee boxes at the Wesley Township park, the club will be hosting their first ever tournament on June 10 and will include two different disc golf courses.
    The tournament will start on that Saturday at Rivals Lookout Disc Golf Course, with sign in being held from 8-9 a.m.
    A player meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m., and the rounds immediately follow.

Coalers strike down defending state champs

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 5:07pm

    The Coal City varsity baseball team put its defense on display Friday, shutting out another I-8 powerhouse, Reed-Custer, 8-0.
    Coal City never trailed and easily worked through Reed-Custer’s line-up, letting up only two hits.
    “Early in the game our pitch selection was very good, in fact it was good all game,” said Coaler coach Jerry McDowell. “We took (Eddie) Wilkins, who is a great pitcher, deep in the count a few times. We got to see our pitches, and it made a big difference for us down the road.”

Lady Coalers move up in conference ranks with shutout

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 5:01pm

    The Coal City varsity softball team celebrated  a big win Friday, after defeating Reed-Custer 1-0.
    The victory is a confidence boost for a team that improves to 7-3 in the conference (8-10 overall) and tied at the top with Seneca.
    “We had some tough losses to Dwight and Seneca this past week, and we sat down as a team and talked about what we wanted to do this season,” said Lady Coaler coach Stephanie Harmon. “We want to finish the season strong.”

Coaler netters backhand Lisle

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 4:56pm

    The Coal City varsity tennis team wound up going 1-1 over the past week, as they split two games, winning against Lisle, but falling to Streator.
    Against the Bulldogs, the Coalers suffered a 3-2 loss.
    In singles action, No. 1 player Xander Smith picked up a win over his opponent, winning both sets, 6-4.
    No. 2 singles player, Adam Wren, wound up losing his match in two sets, falling 6-1, 6-2.
    The No. 1 doubles team of Joey Fatigante and Logan Schoen also suffered a loss, falling in two, 6-4, 6-1.