The Trenton Torpedoes Dive Team took on the Greenville Clippers Dive Team on Wednesday July 11th. The Torpedoes performed very well and were pleased with the results.

10& under Boys: 2nd place Brennan McVey

Exhibition Alex Rivera

10& under Girls: 3rd place Katja Doebelin

11-13 Boys: 2nd place Trent Rieger

11-13 Girls: 3rd place Kelsey Huelsmann

4th place Teah Bliven

14& over Boys: 2nd place Jason Bliven

14& over Girls: 2nd place Maria Zagorski

3rd place Stephanie Saunders

The Torpedoes Dive Team will finish off their season at the Dive Conference held in Columbia on Wednesday July 18th.

Trenton took just its second district loss of the season Sunday night, in a make-up game at Salem.

Salem's Daniel Winchester fired a six-hitter and didn't allow an earned run in dealing the Gator a 6-1 defeat. Jameson Rakers took the loss for Trenton. Salem's key inning was the second, when they plated four runs.

Paul Ritzheimer, Ryan Spicer, Justin Dunning, Blake Zurliene, Tyler Shaw, and Rakers had Trenton's hits.

Trenton hosted Mt. Vernon for "Senior Night" on Tuesday, inducting Brent Brede, Fred Dintelman, and Bill Dunning into its Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony.

The Gator close out their regular season tonight (Wednesday) in a makeup game at New Baden, with the district title potentially riding on the outcome.

The Trenton Torpedo Swim/Dive Team finished their dual meet season at Greenville this past Wednesday, July 11th. While the Greenville dive squad gave the Clippers an initial lead after diving, the Torpedo swimmers came back strong and were leading in the team point total after the individual freestyle events. The butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke races turned the tide, and after the final freestyle race the Torpedoes had a 60 point win over the Greenville Clippers.

The Torpedoes finished their dual meet season with an excellent showing of 4 wins and 2 losses. The Torpedoes now prepare for the conference meet, to be held in Columbia, this week. The diving finals are Wednesday, July 18th, and swimming preliminary races on Thursday the 19th, with swimming finals to be held Saturday morning, July 21st, at the Columbia swimming pool. Congratulations to all the wonderful Torpedo swimmers and divers who have had such a great season and so much fun this summer!

Greenville results are below.

Winning medley relays:

8 and under girls: Sierra Zanger, Maddie Chapman, Gretchen Krumsieg, Paige Thomas

9-10 boys: Tyler Woods, Blake Baer, Wade Rieger, Will Kasson

9-10 girls: Rachel Ford, Renee Rivera, Zoe Conley, Tia Bliven

11-12 boys: Adam Ford, Blake Gibson, Alex Timmerman, Jordan Gibson

13-14 girls: Maria Zagorski, Ellen Maue, Sarah Denaro, Lauren Dowd

15-18 boys: Nick Takacs, Kenny Krumsieg, Scott Delorme, Daniel Takacs

15-18 girls: Sam Crandall, Lauren Haukapp, Caitlyn Dunning, Stephanie Saunders

Winning freestyle relays:

8 and under girls: Gretchen Krumsieg, Sierra Zanger, Paige Thomas, Maddie Chapman

9-10 boys: Tyler Woods, Will Kasson,Wade Riger, Blake Baer

11-12 boys: Alex Timmermann, Jordan Gibson, Adam Ford, Blake Gibson

13-14 boys: Nick Takacs, Kenny Krumsieg, Michael Swift, Conward Swift

13-14 girls: Lauren Dowd, Ellen Maue, Maria Zagorski, Sarah Denaro

15-18 girls: Sam Crandall, Amy Ford, Cristina White, Caitlyn Dunning

Individual results:

6 and under girls:

Kristina Doebelin, free 1st, back 1st; Alicia Trimble, free 2nd, back 2nd

8 and under boys:

Ryan Timmermann, free 4th, fly 3rd; Jacob Brown, free 5th, back 4th

8 and under girls:

Maddie Chapman, free 1st, fly 2nd, breast 1st; Paige Thomas, free 3rd, breast 3rd; Allison Smith, free 5th, back 6th; Gretchen Krumsieg, fly 1st, back 1st, breast 4th; Sierra Zanger, fly 3rd, back 5th

9-10 boys:

Blake Baer, IM 1st, fly 1st, breast 1st; Tyler Woods, free 1st, fly 2nd, back 3rd; Wade Rieger, free 2nd, fly 4th, back 5th; Will Kasson, free 5th, back 2nd, breast 3rd

9-10 girls:

Rachel Ford, IM 1st, fly 1st,; Alexis Strieker, IM 3rd, back 3rd; Renee River, IM 4th, breast 1st; Zoe Conley, free 3rd; Katie Foppe, free 4th; Katja Doebelin, free 5th, back 5th; Tia Bliven, fly 4th; Amanda Boeckman, fly 6th; Allyssa Hollenkamp, back 4th; Aspen Lohman, breast 4th

11-12 boys:

Alex Timmermann, IM 1st, fly 1st, breast 2nd; Daniel Takacs, IM 3rd, back 3rd,; Jordan Gibson, free 1st, back 1st; Adam Ford, free 3rd, back 2nd; Andrew Timmermann, free 4th; Joseph Billhartz, fly 3rd, breast 3rd; Jason Bliven, fly 4th

11-12 girls:

Zoe Christopher, IM 3rd, back 4th, breast 4th; Kami Moorhead, IM 4th, fly 3rd, breast 5th; Danielle Kalmer, free 1st, fly 1st; Tori Krumsieg, free 2nd, back 6th; Anna Quitmeyer, free 5th, back 2nd, breast 3rd; Alexis Zanger, fly 6th

13-14 boys:

Nick Takacs, IM 1st, fly 2nd, back 1st; Conward Swift, free 1st, fly 1st, breast 1st; Kenny Krumsieg, free 3rd

13-14 girls:

Sarah Denaro, IM 1st, fly 1st, breast 1st; Ellen Maue, IM 2nd, breast 3rd; Cristina White, IM 3rd, back 1st; Lauren Dowd, free 1st, back 3rd; Maria Zagorski, free 3rd, back 2nd; Stephanie Saunders, free 4th; Lauren Haukapp, fly 3rd, breast 5th; Kelsey Huelsmann, fly 5th

15-18 boys:

Scott Delorme, IM 2nd, fly 1st, breast 2nd; Joseph Billhartz IM 4th; Jason Bliven IM 5th; Michael Swift free 3rd; Blake Gibson fly 4th; Kenny Krumsieg back 3rd; Andrew Timmermann back 4th

15-18 girls:

Sam Crandall, IM 1st, back 1st, free 2nd; Jennifer Schuechner, IM 3rd, free 5th, back 3rd; Caitlyn Dunning, free 1st, fly 1st, breast 2nd; Amy Ford, fly 2nd, breast 1st; Stephanie Saunders fly 2nd; Kelsey Huelsmann back 4th

Trenton Post 778 will be the host July 21-26 for the 23rd district West tournament, with six teams fighting for the opportunity to represent the district at the 5th division tournament at Harrisburg.

Trenton's and New Baden's teams will both compete in the tournament, along with Aviston, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, and Salem.

It should be a competitive field. On Tuesday, Trenton and New Baden were tied atop the district standings, each with records of 8-2 in district. Both teams had two games remaining. The top two seeds in the tournament receive an opening round bye.

Trenton was scheduled to host Mt. Vernon Tuesday night, while New Baden traveled to Salem. Trenton and New Baden will make up an earlier rainout tonight (Wednesday) at New Baden. Centralia knocked off New Baden last week, and Salem took care of Trenton Sunday night, ending a 14-game winning streak by the Gator.

The action starts on Saturday, July 21 at 10 a.m. A total of four games in the double elimination tournament will be played on Saturday, with additional starts at 1, 4, and 7 p.m.

Sunday's slate starts at 1 p.m., followed by games at 4 and 7 p.m.

There will be elimination games on Monday and Tuesday nights, each starting at 7 p.m., and the championship will be Wednesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. If a second championship game is necessary, it will be played Thursday at 7 p.m.

Junior Legion Update: Trenton Post 778's junior American Legion baseball team is still alive in the 23rd district junior tournament being competed at Effingham. Trenton beat South Central Sunday 10-3 to advance to a 6 p.m. game Tuesday night against Breese Red. The winner will go to the semifinal game tonight at 8 p.m. The loser drops to the bottom bracket of the tournament and lives to fight another day. The tournament championship dates are July 20 and July 21. The top three teams in the tournament advance to Fifth Division play at Highland starting July 31. The junior squad has been on something of a tear, winning nine of their last 11 games to move to 19-12 on the season. On Sunday, Dustin Pendergraft picked up the pitching win and also collected two hits and an rbi. Andrew Buehler delivered the main offensive blow with a bases-clearing double that gave Trenton an 8-0 lead in the fourth. Timmy Paulk had two hits, Kevin Kunz drove in two runs, and Matt Sellers made a sterling defensive play to cut

down a runner at the plate from his right field position.

Trenton Post 778 and New Baden Post 321 American Legion baseball teams will square off tonight at 7 p.m. in New Baden, and the top seed in this weekend's 23rd district tournament at Trenton may hang in the balance.

As of Tuesday, both teams were 8-2, with games that night.

New Baden has had an excellent season and is tournament-tested, having competed in four already this season. Their two district losses are to Trenton and Centralia. Post 321 is led by its pitching, including the trio of Rich Derbak, Tyler Kehrer, and Steven Siegel. New Baden just returned from a tournament in Kentucky.

Trenton had a 14-game winning streak end Sunday with a loss to Salem. Post 778 won their own Gator Classic tournament earlier this summer, and also captured the crown in the Clinton County Classic. The Gator have lost to Centralia and Salem. A deep pitching staff led by Jameson Rakers and Blake Zurliene complements a dangerous lineup that pressures its opponents.

Joe Reiniger, formally of the St. Louis Steamers soccer team, is once again hosting his annual soccer school in New Baden. Joe has been bringing his soccer school to New Baden for several years and will be here again August 6-9 for pre-k through 8th grade students.

Participants ages 5 and up will play from 6:00-8:30 p.m. and the "First Kicks" ages 3-5 will play from 6:00-7:00 p.m. The fee is $55.00 for 2006 participants (First Kicks not included), $60.00 for first time participants, and $30.00 for the First Kicks program.

Joe brings many years of experience with him and teaches the kids how to play and how to have fun at the same time.

Registration forms are currently being handed out through New Baden Market Center and registration forms and other soccer school information can also be found at www.reinigersoccertraining.org.