Wesclin's football Warriors overwhelmed Sesser-Valier Friday night, picking up their first win of the season in what head coach Brandon Murphy described as the most complete game his squad has played this year.

Wesclin took a 22-0 first quarter lead and finished off a 41-20 victory on the road.

Letwon Williams ran roughshod over Sesser-Valier, scoring four touchdowns on 189 yards and passing for another score.

Murphy said getting the ball into Williams' hands more often was a focus during preparation for the game. Murphy also praised the line's play in opening up holes for Williams.

Williams made his presence felt on Wesclin's first possession, when he tossed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Paul Ritzheimer.

Ritzheimer returned Sesser's subsequent punt 21 yards and Williams sprinted to paydirt from 31 yards out to give Wesclin a 15-0 lead. Williams added a 33-yard touchdown burst before the first quarter ended.

Both teams scored twice in the second quarter, with Ritzheimer and Williams doing the honors from five and four yards out respectively.

Williams scored Wesclin's final touchdown on a one-yard plunge late in the third quarter.

After two consecutive ties, Wesclin's soccer team found its form with impressive wins over Alton and Altamont.

Wesclin 0, Centralia 0

The Warriors outshot Centralia 13 to 5 but couldn't find the back of the night in a rain-soaked affair in New Baden. The game was called a tie with about 20 minutes left in the second half, when torrential rains and lightning halted the match.

Wesclin 3, Alton 1

Tyler Shaw scored two goals and Justin Stern put in an insurance goal for the Warriors at Alton.

Wesclin led 1-0 at halftime on Shaw's unassisted goal, and the senior attacked added another unassisted tally in the second half. Jim Jenkins picked up the helper on Stern's goal.

The game featured a rarity when Alton's goalkeeper was red-carded and tossed from the game after taking down Wesclin's Nick Mastromatteo on a breakaway.

Wesclin junior varsity lost 3-0.

Wesclin 5, Altamont 0

The Warriors pelted visiting Altamont with 34 shots on goal in an easy win in New Baden. Nick Mastromatteo put in two goals in the first half, at 26 minutes from Luke Pakosta and at 35 minutes from Shane Kirkland. Tyler Shaw struck with a pair of lightning bolts in the second half, at seven minutes in froom Justin Stern and just a minute later on assists from Brad Reibold and Mastromatteo. Reibold provided the capper on a free kick mimicking a similar Brazilian effort in a recent international game.

The jayvee Warriors won a 1-0 shutout on a diving header by Brian Lallish.

Wesclin's volleyball team suffered its first loss of the year this past week in a well-played match at Freeburg, but won four of five matches overall to improve to 9-1 on the young season. The Lady Warriors won the championship of the Wood River Tournament on Saturday, navigating the field by winning three matches without dropping so much as a game.

Wesclin 25-22-25,

Highland 13-25-15

The Lady Warriors traveled to Highland last Tuesday and came away with a three-game win that took advantage of Highland mistakes. Brittany Wallace had 13 successful service points, eight assists, and ten digs, and Jillian Hausmann had 11 service points while matching Wallace's assist total.

Kayla Drummond led Wesclin attackers with eight kills, and Gretchen Rieger tallied four.

Wesclin 23-25-25,

Freeburg 25-18-25

The Lady Warriors suffered their first setback of the season in front of a raucous crowd at Freeburg Thursday night.

Gretchen Rieger and Kayla Drummond both reached double digit kill totals with 16 and 11 respectively, Brittany Wallace had 20 assists, and Jillian Hausmann set up 18 kills for Wesclin.

Defensive specialist Kelsey Boeser had 18 digs for Wesclin, and Wallace, Erin Ranz, and Rieger all reached double figures as well.

Wesclin 25-25,

Hillsboro 16-11

Wesclin started play in the Wood River Tournament Friday night with a two-game sweep of Hillsboro.

Hausmann had 13 assists and Brittany Wallace 12 in a well-balanced attack that featured nine kills from Kayla Drummond, eight from Gretchen Rieger, and four from Alicia Litteken. Boeser was the serving leader with 12 points.

Wesclin 25-25,

Piasa 18-16

The Lady Warriors continued their romp though the tournament with a sweep of Piasa. Alicia Litteken had eight kills to lead Wesclin, followed by Brittany Wallace with seven, Kayla Drummond with six, and Hausmann and Rieger with four each. Hausmann had 16 assists, and Wallace had 13 for Wesclin. Erin Ranz had 11 digs.

Wesclin 25-25,

Cahokia 9-12

The Lady Comanches put up little rersistance in the tourney's championship match as the Lady Warriors won again in two games. Rieger had eight kills, Erin Ranz six, and Littteken and Wallace four each for Wesclin. Wallace had 17 assists and Hausmann 12, while Wallace and Reiger both reached double digit dig totals.

Wesclin's golf team continued on a steady improvement arc this past week, posting a season-low team score in placing second in a triangular match with Waterloo-Gibault and Metro East Lutheran. Gibault won the affair with a total of 152, while Wesclin's top four totaled 174.

Brian Phagan and Kyle Zimmermann fired matching 40's over the nine-hole round, Shawn Arentsen shot 45, and Ross Turner and Andrew Martiszus each posted 49's.

"I'm beginning to see more consistent scores from many of our guys," said Wesclin coach Jason Schleifer. "I think we're doing a better job of avoiding those big numbers that ruin a round. They're beginning to realize a bogey is okay. I would like to think we're playing smarter golf and making better decisions."

While Phagan and Zimmermann are both capable of posting par or near-par rounds, Schleifer said other players have been more consistent of late. "Shawn Arentsen has been consistently giving us counting scores (top four in a given match), and Andrew Martiszus, a freshman, has also shown consistent improvement. His 49 on Monday was his first varsity score that counted," Schleifer said.

The Warriors were rained out Wednesday after seven holes of a conference match at Red Bud.