Rangers put on good shows

Monday, April 16, 2007 2:23 AM CDT

Journal Times staff

The UW-Parkside men's soccer team didn't come away with a victory Sunday, but it still left a positive impression on coach Rick Kilps.

Playing in the Bowling Green Invitational, the Rangers acquitted themselves well in two matches against Division I teams.

The Rangers tied Wright State 1-1 and then lost to Ohio State 2-0.

"I'm pretty proud of our kids," Kilps said.

Against Wright State, Parkside took a 1-0 lead at the 12th minute on a goal from 18 yards by freshman forward Johnson Thao. Wright State then countered with a goal at the 19th-minute mark.

Neither team could find the net the rest of the way in the 60-minute match.

Against Ohio State, the Rangers trailed 1-0 after the Buckeyes scored at the 14-minute mark. The Rangers stayed within striking range of their Big Ten Conference opponent the rest of the way, with the Buckeyes scoring their second goal with only one minute remaining in the match.

"The first half was very difficult for us because there was a strong wind in our face," Kilps said. "But we kept battling. Bar none, they are the best team we've played this spring."

Victor Perez was in goal in both games for the Rangers, who are 1-1-3.

Track and field

PARKSIDE: Naomi Fulton and Jessica Lamp each recorded first-place finishes in the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic over the weekend at Lewisburg, Pa.

Fulton had a personal-best time of 4:28.33 to win the 1,500-meter run Friday night. Lamp placed second at 4:29.65, also a career best.

Saturday, Lamp won the 800-meter run and Fulton finished second. Lamp was timed at a career-best 2:10.15, and Fulton was timed at 2:12.81. Jill Winkler was sixth.

Winkler and Fulton were also members of Parkside's winning 3,200-meter relay team. Fulton, Winkler, Laura Braunreiter and Jessica Enderby had a time of 9:30.14.

"Jessica Lamp and Naomi Fulton each raced very well in the 1,500 and 8000," Parkside coach Mike De Witt said. "The 1,500 was a race they could follow a fast pace in and then close out with a good finish. But in the 800, they got out of traffic early and ran away from the field.

"It was a good experience for all of the athletes to compete in a meet like this."

In the men's portion of the meet, Parkside's Brendan Kelly placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles.

Parkside also had runners compete at the Elmhurt College Invitational Saturday. Mark Snodgrass wn the 400 meter hurdles at 58.81 and Melissa Nilles won the pole vault at 10 feet.

Heidi Andesen was second in the 1,500-meter run at 5:05.09 and was seventh in the 800 run at 2:33.41.

Baseball

CARTHAGE: The Redmen swept a Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin doubleheader from Augustana College, winning 10-8 and 11-4 at Moline, Il.

In the first game, Carthage rallied from a 4-0 deficit.

The Red Men took a 10-8 lead in the seventh in RBI singles by Steve Coughlin and Tyler Yapp.

Carthage's Ryan Roufus (2-1) pitched the final two innings and allowed one run on two hits.

In the second game, Carthage scored three runs in the second inning to take the lead for good. Chris Sadjak tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by MikeHughes, and Steve Coughlin drove in two runs with a single.

Carthage pitcher Jeff Livek (4-1) went the distance. He allowed three earned runs on 11 hits.

Carthage improved its CCIW record to 8-2. The Red Men are 15-8 overall. Augustana is 19-7 and 5-6.

Softball

PARKSIDE: The Rangers won both games of a doubleheader against Saint Joseph's College in dramatic fashion at Case Complex in Somers.

In the first game, Alea McNellis hit a walk-off, two-run homer to give the Rangers a 4-3 victory. Carrie Schieve was on base when McNellis homered.

In the second game, Katrina Homa hit a walk-off, solo home run to give Parkside another 4-3 triumph. It was Homa's fifth homer of the season.

Meagan Shimkus won both games. In the opener, she pitched a 3-hitter. In the second game, she came on in relief.

Parkside is 7-7 in the GLVC, 17-14 overall. Saint Joseph's College is 21-17 and 8-6.

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