Kaneland cruises behind Garcia's 2 early goals
Kaneland finally started clicking on all cylinders. For Hampshire, it was another step in the process.
Those were the differing takes on Kaneland's 6-1 victory against Hampshire in the Burlington Central tournament Saturday. Genaro Garcia scored twice in the first half to lead the Knights (2-0-1).
"We needed this," said Kaneland coach Scott Parillo. "Our first 2 games, we played pretty lackluster against some teams that we should have beaten easily. We would dominate 95 percent of the game, but mental lapses would kill us.
"That's just inexperience. We graduated 13 guys from last year's squad. So this was a good game for us. We were able to shut them down a little bit. We started off slow. Our passing was awful early on. I think once we got that goal, we started clicking."
The Knights got on the board first when Santiago Tovar converted a penalty kick 15 minutes in. Garcia added 2 more goals in the first half, the second one coming just seconds before intermission.
Kaneland continued to build the lead in the second half, with Nick Williams, Kevin Szatkowski and starting goalkeeper Chris Ott adding scores. Andrew Obmalay scored for Hampshire (0-2) with about 15 minutes left. It was the Whip-Purs' first goal of the season.
Hampshire coach John Gosling is taking a long-term approach with his young squad. The Whips have just 3 seniors, but 9 freshmen and sophomores on the roster.
"We're building for the future," said Gosling. "We can't care about what's going on up on the scoreboard. But you have to care about what's going on out on the field."
Nathan Sorg was in the net for Hampshire.
Women's soccer
St. Scholastica 2, Aurora 1 (2 OT): Jen Krokum scored in the 17th minute of overtime as the Spartans fell to 1-1. Aurora opened the scoring during the first half when Allison Bailey scored her first goal of the season with assists from Lindsey Horneck and Heather Skeen.
Football
Golf outing: The Geneva football program will hold a benefit golf outing Sept. 1 to help defray the costs of assistant coach Mark Fagot's expenses as he battles cancer.
The outing will start at 1:30 p.m. at Hughes Creek Golf Course in Elburn. There is a dinner and silent auction at 6:30 p.m.
Golf and dinner costs $125. Dinner only is $40, and $5 for children.
Registration can be made through the Geneva athletic department. E-mail jkafer@geneva304.org or call (630) 463-3812 with questions.
Baseball
Fall league: Waubonsee Community College will be hosting a fall baseball hitting and game league for high school players who are not participating in any fall high school sports. This IHSA approved league is the area's longest running and most economical fall league. Over 1,900 players have participated through the past 23 years with hundreds going on to compete at the collegiate level.
The league is scheduled to run from Thursday, Sept. 4, through Sept. 30. Games will be played on every Tuesday and Thursday during the month of September beginning at 4:30 p.m. All games will be played on Waubonsee Community College's baseball diamond in Sugar Grove and all players signed up are guaranteed playing time.
Each of the eight game days will provide players the opportunity to use Waubonsee's new outdoor hitting facility that features two astro-turfed batting cages and multiple hitting stations.
Individuals interested in playing should attend an organizational meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 4:30 p.m. on the Sugar Grove campus. The meeting will take place in Room 218 of Erickson Hall, Waubonsee's gymnasium, with a $60 fee due at that time. For more information, contact Waubonsee baseball coach Dave Randall at (630) 466-2527.
Basketball
Storm registration: The St. Charles Storm Basketball Organization is holding online registration until Sept. 2 for all of their basketball programs. The Storm is open to all District 303 participants. For information and registration go to www.stcstorm.com or call (630) 584-6505 for more information