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Girls carry tourney momentum into new year
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LASALLE -- A tougher Geneseo girls basketball team took the court Friday night. Coming off a State Farm Classic showing in which they went 2-2 against some of the state's best teams, the Maple Leafs showed a confidence not yet seen this season in dropping LaSalle-Peru 48-36 in Northern Illinois Big 12 West play. The win moves the Leafs (8-10, 2-2 NIB-12W) up a wrung in the conference standings and they will host basement-dwelling Streator (0-4 NIB-12W) next Friday. The Leafs won with balanced scoring as four of the starting five scored 10 points. All of Geneseo's scoring came from those five. More than just the scoring, though, Geneseo dominated on defense, forcing the Lady Cavs into 23 turnovers. At halftime, LP had 14 turnovers and just 10 points. Molly DeBrock was on the stealing end of five Cavs passes, while Emily Ford was a nightmare for LP, forcing several of those turnovers. Ford was guarding senior star Brittany Zawacki and held her to a dozen points on 3-of-7 shooting. "Emily kept Zawacki locked down and she's an awfully good shooter," Geneseo coach Scott Hardison said. "The girls are learning to keep a lead and keep pushing." It appears they're learning how to win, too, getting "Ws" in three of their last five games. "Coming off the tournament, we have been used to playing state-ranked teams and at that level," Ford said. "If we can keep up the same intensity we needed to play with them we'll be better." Ford and DeBrock each scored 10, as did Anna Wise and Jamie DeFauw. Darci Dietrich added eight in the win. "Winning can be contagious and it starts with defensive pressure," Hardison said. "I could see the spark in the girls' eyes. They're starting to figure it out." Geneseo held LP to just 25-percent shooting as the Cavs made just two baskets in the first half while the Leafs built what proved to be an insurmountable lead. "Our strong suit is defense," Ford said. "All of our momentum starts with our defense." Geneseo led by 13 at the half and the game was never in jeopardy. LP got only as close as eight points, but was held scoreless in the final 3:10 as the lead got back to double digits. 
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Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2013. There are 221 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A military escort will be at the square at 9 a.m. tomorrow forthe funeral of Lieut. Joseph Eaton. The county judge is absent in Chicago, which willaccount for his not being in the procession.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Rock Island's City Council last night appropriated $95,000 forexpenses for the 1888 and 1889 fiscal year.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Mrs. F.W. Reimers last night was re-elected president of the RockIsland Musical Club at a meeting in the New Harper Hotel.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 21 got their Eagle badges lastnight. They were Ralph Hurt, Robert Nelson, Howard Schersten, Cecil Nelson, RobertFryxell, Clarence Stone and Rollin Hurt.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Mayor Morris Muhleman has resorted to a form letter in an effort toanswer objections to the wheel tax increase. "It was my hope that I could, in some way,restore the faith of the citizens in our city. In order to do this I knew I must face the factthat I would become very unpopular."All they are trying to do is protect the citizensproperty and build their town.
1988 -- 25 years ago: RICCA, the Rock Island County Council on Addictions, inconjunction with the Quad City Downs, will hold its annual "Night at the Races" June 2.The benefit "Night at the Races" will raise funds locally to assist in maintaining the twohalfway houses, New Hope Lodge (for women) and Beacon House (for men).
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