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Arteaga biggest of Rocky's four track signings
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-- For an updated list of college-bound local athletes, please see the bottom of this story on www.qconline.com/sports. A quartet of Rock Island senior athletes celebrated their college signings Thursday at the school. Four of those feted are girls' track athletes for the Rocks, and the biggest of those inkings was Celeste Arteaga signing a Division I National Letter of Intent to Drake University. Arteaga will run both track and cross country at the Des Moines, Iowa college. Her commitment to the Bulldogs was reported last month by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus. Also college-bound are teammates Ashley Anderson (D-3 Augustana for track), Trineisha Gray (NAIA St. Ambrose for track) and Shamel Mangrum (Southwesrern Junior College in Creston, Iowa). Mangrum will compete in both volleyball and track. Basketball's Denzel McCauley also signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Kankakee JUCO next fall. McCauley's commitment was reported earlier this week by The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus. -- Know of a local athlete committing to play sports in college? Share the good news with us at sports@qconline.com and/or tappa@qconline.com. Where they're going -- Athletes from area schools and conferences signing with colleges this school term: Baseball: Tyler Arzola, Kewanee, Carl Sandburg (JUCO) Bret Chappel, Rock Falls, Northern Illinois John Dokolas, UTHS, Black Hawk (JUCO) Bryce Frenell, Sherrard, Black Hawk (JUCO) Trace Gingerich, Sherrard, Augustana (D-3) Brady Hanna, Pleasant Valley, Black Hawk (JUCO) Chad Johnson, Galesburg, Illinois State *Trevor Kenyon, Dav. Central, Iowa Ryan Nagle, Streator, Illinois Ryan Olsen, Sterling Newman, Northern Illinois * Keelan Prince, Alleman, Western Illinois Alex Riessen, Dav. West, Black Hawk (JUCO) Jake Scott, Kewanee, Carl Sandburg (JUCO) Timmy Wages, Moline, Southeastern (Iowa; JUCO) ** Mike Wieland, Rock Island, Arkansas-Pine Bluff Basketball: Jamaree Atwater, Moline, Kirkwood (JUCO) Marquel Beasley, Rock Island, Quakerdale Promise Academy (prep) Jasmine Binion, Assumption, Iowa Central (JUCO) Lexis Lozano-Blanks, Kewanee, Black Hawk East (JUCO) Wes DeClercq, Riverdale, Monmouth (D-3) MiKayla Fallon, United Township, Kirkwood (JUCO) Devan Griffin, Geneseo, St. Ambrose (NAIA) Sarita Goldsmith, Rock Island, Ashford (NAIA) Austin Ingels, Galva, Black Hawk East (JUCO) Aimee Iverson, Sherrard, Parkland (JUCO) Tayvian Johnson, United Township, Augustana (D-3) Brady Landis, Galva, Black Hawk East (JUCO) Denzel McCauley, Rock Island, Kankakee (JUCO) Marcus McCreight, Sherrard, Black Hawk (JUCO) Evan McGaughey, Carthage Illini West, Quincy (D-2) Mitchell Morrisey, Alleman, Dubuque (D-3) Kile Mott, Galva, Black Hawk East (JUCO) Damon Overton, United Township. Ashford (NAIA) Kelcie Rombach, Ottawa, St. Bonaventure Kylie Romeo, Moline, Luther (D-3) Tanner Williams, Orion, Brewster Academy (Prep) Tyler Yeocum, Alleman, Ashford (NAIA) Football: Tanner Bohling, Muscatine, Wayne State (Neb.; D-2) Jacob Boraas, Sherrard, St. Ambrose (NAIA) Cal Breedlove, Kewanee, Air Force Logan Carney, Pleasant Valley, Truman State (D-2) Brandon Cox, UTHS, St. Ambrose J.P. Flynn, Bettendorf, Montana State (D-1 FCS) Griffin Gaeta, Muscatine, Nothern Iowa (D-1 FCS) Mitchell Keppy, Riverdale, Iowa Tim Kilfoy, Assumption, Nothern Iowa (D-1 FCS) Daltin Klavon, Riverdale, St. Ambrose (NAIA) DeAdrian King, Bettendorf, Iowa Western (JUCO) Eric Lammers, Assumption, Wayne State (Neb.; D-2) Colton McConnaha, Muscatine, Wayne State (Neb.; D-2) Cole McGinnis, Rock Island, William Penn (NAIA) Trae Nichols, Rock Island, William Penn (NAIA) Alejandro Rivera, Sterling, Illinois State (D-1 FCS, walk-on) Chuck Rocker, Riverdale, Cornell (Iowa; D3) Payton Nimrick, Riverdale, Wisconsin-Platteville (D-3) Colton Schulenberg, Orion, Augustana (D-3) Nate Shaw, Bettendorf, Nothern Iowa (D-1 FCS) Austin Sink, Muscatine, William Penn (NAIA) Brad Steger, Rock Island, Nothern Illinois (walk-on) Ben Trewyn, Pleasant Valley, Northwest Missouri State (D-2) Justin Van Houtan, Bettendorf, Iowa Western (JUCO) Gilbert Venegas, UTHS, William Penn Golf: Allison Farrell, Geneseo, Western Illinois Kelby Rescinito, Galesburg, Black Hawk (JUCO) Katie Thompson, Rock Island, Ashford (NAIA) Kyle Workman, Fulton, Black Hawk (JUCO) Hockey: Matt Truninger, Clinton/QC Jr. Flames, Navy Soccer: Talye Anderson, Sherrard, Scott CC (JUCO) Alberto Garcia, Moline, Illinois Central (JUCO) Daniel Koffie, UTHS, Scott (JUCO) Bri Navares, UTHS, Scott (JUCO) Eddie Ramirez, Moline, Lincoln (JUCO) Neiko Summers, UTHS, Scott (JUCO) Erika Torres, Moline, St. Mary's (Minn.; D-3) Abby VanDeventer, United Township, Illinois State Softball: Ashley Anderson, Sherrard, Augustana (D-3) Erika Bowers, Softball, Illinois-Springfield (D-2) Brittny Drish, Moline, Illinois State Kaitlyn Knary, Moline, Illinois State Hayley Marlier, Moline, Illinois State Rebecca Patterson, Sherrard, Lake Land (JUCO) Emily Rasche, Moline, Southwestern (Tx.; D-3) Kimberly Teats, Erie, Lewis (D-2) Jenna Winthurst, Moline, Black Hawk (JUCO) Rachel Wirt, Riverdale, Butler Swimming: Matt Dassow, United Township, Wright State (Ohio) Felipe Hernandez, United Township, Augustana (D-3) Beranna Hoepfner, United Township, Monmouth (D-3) Ryan Thompson, Moline, Illinois Wesleyan (D-3) Tennis: Maggie Helms, Moline, Luther (D-3) Austin Schoeck, Alleman, Augustana (D-3) Track & field/Cross-country: Ashley Anderson, Rock Island, Augustana (D-3) Celeste Arteaga, Rock Island, Drake Matt Butler, Bettendorf, Iowa Trineisha Gray, Rock Island, St. Ambrose (NAIA) Erica Grubbs, Assumption, Northwestern Michael Holdsworth, Sherrard, Creighton Katie Kirwin, Sherrard, Carthage (D-3) Halle Lewis, United Township, St. Ambrose (NAIA) Ellen Renk, LaSalle-Peru, Northern Illinois Keith Sands, UTHS, Augustana (D-3) Kaci Storm, Geneseo, Iowa State Cassie Thorngren, UTHS, UW-Platteville (D-3) Autumn Vergyle, UTHS, St. Ambrose (NAIA) Allison Wells, Moline, Wisconsin-Platteville (D-3) Volleyball: Livi Glaudel, Riverdale, Coe (D-3) Kayleen Green, Dav. Central, Truman State (D-2) Breanna Hamerlinck, Sherrard, Benedictine (D-3) Mary Hemm, Riverdale, Clarke (NAIA) Jordan Jackson, Annawan, Western Illinois @ Shamel Mangrum, Rock Island, Southwestern (Iowa; JUCO) Allie Matt, Sherrard, Blackburn (D-3) Shannon Sellers, Kewanee, Black Hawk East (JUCO) Wrestling: Topher Carton, Assumption, Iowa *-Junior college transfer from Black Hawk; **-JUCO transfer from Heartland @-Also competing in track and field. #-Note: 2012-13 verbal commitments made by Rock Island's Derrick Willies (Iowa football) and Moline's Jordan de los Reyes (Illinois State softball). 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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