1 1 • Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - Shopper’s Guide Serving the communities in Stephenson County GET MORE APPLY ONLINE With CSB, owning your own home is just a click away! It’s quick and easy to get started with our online mortgage application available 24/7 at www.csbnow.com! Confident. Courteous. Close By. WWW.CSBNOW.COM Lena: 815-369-4524 • Stockton: 815-947-3366 NMLS #740680 Freeport: 815-801-4524 Shopper’s Guide 343955 VOL. 81 • NO. 18 YOUR FREE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 Scheuerell wins 400th game for Orangeville By Trent Scheidegger dredth win. REPORTER After being held scoreless the entire Orangeville’s softball head coach game, Tori Plowman battled from the Lon Scheuerell has had quite a dec- mound as she pitched seven innings orated career as the shot caller for the while striking out eight and doing just Lady Broncos. His track record re- enough to keep her team within reach cently became even more impressive to get the win. as he picked up his four hundredth Coach Scheuerell knows that he career victory in his eighteenth season couldn’t have done it all on his own, with the squad, bringing his career saying “I have been blessed to have record to 400-172. Throughout his some very talented and hardworking eighteen years Scheuerell has seven players that have come through the regional titles, two sectional titles, and Orangeville softball program through- an astounding fifteen straight twen- out eighteen seasons. I am thankful ty-win seasons. He was also recent- for the support of the Orangeville ly inducted into the Illinois Coaches community, parents, and school dis- Association Hall of Fame this only trict. Without them, the accomplish- further proves he belongs. ment would not have been possible.” Orangeville high school and their Orangeville softball has been COURTESY PHOTO Shopper’s Guide athletic director, William Guy, would known as one of the better teams in like to congratulate and offer thanks the area for the entirety of Lon’s ca- to coach Scheuerell saying “Coach reer, and as humble as he is, he has Pearl City Young Authors Scheuerell, thank you for all the sac- played a large role in pushing the girls Rayne Becker, Alyssa Ehlers, Karlee Hammer, Diem Gronewold, Gemma Musser, Camdyn Smith rifices you have made as a coach and and putting them in the best place to and Carmen Strohecker. Not pictured is Hendrix Feld. as a teacher for our community, our be successful. school district, and most of all our students.” The four hundredth victory came after the Broncos pulled off an incred- Lady Panthers win over Milledgeville ible comeback in the late innings of a By Trent Scheidegger third. Lena-Winslow with two innings re- for the Panthers going two for four battle with Dakota. In fact the come- REPORTER They would extend their lead to maining. and driving in two runs while scoring back came entirely in the final inning, The Lena-Winslow softball team 4-0 in the fourth when Streckwald The Panthers were able to extend another two of her own. Maya Curtis and it came with some fireworks. traveled to Milledgeville last Friday singled to right field bringing in their lead in the final two innings. In and Schulz also had two rbi’s on the After the Indians put up three runs for yet another matchup on their sea- Wolfrum to score. They added an- the top of the seventh Schulz doubled day as it was a team effort to get the in the top of the third, they gave them- son. other run in the top of the fifth when bringing in two runs to put the game victory. selves a lead that they would hold It was a battle to start as both Bidlingmaier doubled to left field al- practically out of reach as they went Curtis got it done on the other side onto until the very end. The Broncos teams went scoreless throughout lowing Brunner to score. up 10-3. Milledgeville managed to of the ball as well as she pitched all were held scoreless until the bottom the first two innings. The Panthers Milledgeville wouldn’t go down put up two runs in the bottom of the seven innings while striking out five half of the seventh inning when Em- jumped on the board first, however, without a fight, however. In the seventh, but it was too little too late and allowing four earned runs on her ily George hit a two run home run when they put up a three spot in the bottom of the fifth they put up three as the Lady Panthers walked away way to getting the win. to bring them within just one run of top of the third. A pair of Milled- runs thanks to a triple and a Panthers with a 10-5 victory. The win pushed the Panthers re- the Indians. With two outs, Timber geville errors are what sparked the error which brought the score to 5-3 Brunner led the way offensively cord to 10-6 on the year. Oakes reached base off an Indian’s momentum for the Panthers offense error, giving the Broncos another life and allowed Brunner tripled on a line right at the end. Then, the freshman drive to center field bringing in two came through as Tessa Janecke hit the runs. Brunner played a major role in Broncos second two run home run of the second inning as she eventually the inning to give Orangeville a walk EXPERIENCE YOU CAN COUNT ON stole home allowing them to go up off win for Scheuerell’s four hun- 3-0 heading into the bottom of the g Free Estimates g Certified Technicians g Free Pickup & Delivery g All Insurance Welcome g Free Car Rental* PUBLISHINGLLC ROCK VALLEY ROCK 301 Dodds Drive, Lena, IL PAID g Competitive Rates US POSTAGE US Postal Customer **ecrwss **ecrwss Customer Postal PR SRT STD SRT PR g 815-369-4148 Lifetime Guarantee 344816 2 SWITCH 2 • Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - Shopper’s Guide Pearl City School Young Author celebrations Lena Library news Pearl City Elementary School re- By Brittany Gaulrapp Sign-up will begin the first week in cently held two Young Author Cele- DIRECTOR June, so mark your calendars. You bration nights to recognize winning Easter is on its way. I hope that won’t want to miss this year’s theme: writers from Kindergarten through means sunshine and warmer tem- Showtime. At your library. sixth grade. Judged on aspects like peratures are on their way as well. New Books: Dark Tribute-Iris colorful details and logical format, Mrs. Kathy and the kiddos have been Johansen, The Fifth Doctrine-Kar- book awards included classroom very busy getting ready. The After en Robards, The First Lady-James winners for K-3 and 4-6; in addition, school kids decorated spring flowers Patterson, The Last Second-Cath- an overall winner from each grade and Easter eggs to add some color to erine Coulter, The Last Year of the of 4th, 5th, and 6th will be traveling our walls here. As always, they all War-Susan Meissner, A Lethal Lega- to the Young Author Conference for did a great job, and they really cheer cy-Heather Graham, Run Away-Har- Illinois in May. At the celebration up the wall. After all of their hard len Coben, Wild Card-Stuart Woods, nights, each author shared aloud work they deserved a day of fun and and Wolf Pack-C.J. Box. his or her book with the audience. games, and that’s exactly what they Just a reminder to all of our pa- Winners included: K: Karlee Ham- got this past week. They all played trons, we will be closed Friday, April mer, Alyssa Ehlers; 1st: Carmen springtime charades and had relay 19, for Good Friday. We will be Strohecker, Diem Gronewold; 2nd: races. It sounded like everyone had open Saturday, April 20, with regular Hendrix Feld, Rayne Becker; 3rd: a great time. hours. Happy Easter. Camdyn Smith, Gemma Musser; 4th: The Story Hour theme this month Join us for book club on April 24, Mackenzie Lotz, Scarlett Snyder; is “April Showers Bring May Flow- at 9:30. Bring a favorite book you’ve 5th: Savannah VanHorn; 6th: Alon- ers.” The kids each made their own reading or just come and enjoy a cup na Posey, Nathan Woodley. Overall “cool bunny” craft and a spring of coffee with us. You’ll be sure to grade winners traveling to the con- sticker scene. Books read were What leave with a list of good books to try. ference include Sydney Gassman Makes a Rainbow? ,and Little Bun- (4th), Xander Krolow (5th), and Syl- COURTESY PHOTO Shopper’s Guide ny’s Happy Spring. They even had via Schnoor (6th). Congratulations to Alonna Posey, Sylvia Schnoor, Scarlett Snyder, Nathan Woodley, time for a few songs “It’s Spring”, Every minute all participants! Mackenzie Lotz, Sydney Gassman, Savannah VanHorn, Xander Kro- “April Showers”, “The Rabbit”, low. and “I Wish I Was A Little Hunk of matters in Mud”. This past week the Story Hour kids made a chocolate bunny craft Gold Key Award Winner ® and decorated Peanuts Easter bags stroke care Beyond the expected. Knowing the signs of stroke and Top 2% of Pekin Insurance Agents to use for their upcoming egg hunt. getting help fast can save a life. 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