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State-bound

Trenton native Ritzheimer named 'Pitcher of Week' for college conference

Loop honors for Klein, Schmitt

Trenton baseball, softball registration starts Saturday

State-bound

WESCLIN'S SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DANCE TEAM has qualified for the Illinois Dance Team Association (IDTA) state competition this Saturday, March 13 at the University of Illinois. Wesclin qualified for the state competition by virtue of the dancers' performance at a recent competition at Highland High School. Wesclin's dancers placed first among eight teams in the pom dance competition for their routine to a medley of music entitled "What a Feeling," and earned second place for their kick dance routine "Mamma Mia." They will perform both dances at the state finals this weekend. Front row, Miranda Kollmann, Captain Jesse Haar, and Paige Bann; kneeling, Mariah Sauerhage, assistant coach Jackie Depper, coach Lisa Middleton, assistant coach Mary Flowers, and Kayla Madison; directly behind Coach Middleton, co-captain Marie Zagorski; back row, Dylan Beimfohr, Sophi Frazer, Kristen Sleeper, Megan Korte, Caitlin Johnson, Meaghan Ranz, and Darby Christopher.

Trenton native Ritzheimer named 'Pitcher of Week' for college conference

SHELDON RITZHEIMER OF TRENTON, shown here in her high school days, is now pitching for Augustana College, and hurled a gem last week as Augustana defeated the second-ranked team in the country, Ohio Northern.

Former Wesclin softball player Sheldon Ritzheimer, now a junior at Augustana College, was named pitcher of the week for the week ending March 7 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. Ritzheimer compiled a 3-0 record on Augustana's road trip to Clermont, Florida, where the Vikings sprinted to a 7-2 start to their season.

Ritzheimer's signature win came when she hurled a six-hitter against Ohio Northern, the second-ranked team in NCAA Division III polls, in a 2-1 Augustana victory

Ritzheimer struck out five against no walks in the complete-game gem, dancing out of jams in the sixth and seventh innings.

Sheldon is the daughter of Randy and Ashley Ritzheimer of Trenton. She is a business and marketing major at Augustana.

Loop honors for Klein, Schmitt

Wesclin girls' basketball players Chelsea Klein and Abby Schmitt were both named to the ten-member All-Cahokia Conference team announced this week.

Klein finished among the area leaders in points, rebounds, free-throw percentage, three-point proficiency, and blocked shots.

Klein was also a second-team all state choice in the Associated Press poll and third-team all state in Illinois Basketball Coaches' Association (IBCA) voting.

Schmitt was among the top three-point shooters in the area.

Wesclin's Paige Laird was among the area rebounding leaders, and Wesclin's Blair Turner was one of the top assists producers.

All four players are juniors.

Trenton baseball, softball registration starts Saturday

Registration for Trenton city league baseball and softball will be conducted on three upcoming dates.

There will be registration on Saturday, March 13 and Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. to noon each day, and on Sunday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Registration received after March 21 will be considered late, and additional fees will apply if such requests can be accommodated.

This year's registration fee is $40 for those residing within Trenton city limits, and $45 for those outside the city limits. Fees for additional children within the same family are $5 less.

Children who will begin kindergarten in the fall of 2010 through those currently in eighth grade are eligible to play.

Trenton's Park Boosters have agreed to pay registration fees for a limited number of players who are in financial need. Contact Pete Schumacher at 224-9347 or Andy Weh at 224-6048 for more information on the program.