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Prep girls basketball
Prophetstown 50, Sterling Newman 38: Cassie Reiley's 11-point second half fueled the Lady Prophets, who trailed 21-20 at the half. Reiley scored a team-high 14 points leading Prophetstown. Karli Stafford scored nine points and Riley Walters eight in the victory.

Sherrard 64, Macomb 46: The Sherrard Tigers rolled to the West Central Conference North Division win at Harry Hunt Gym, keeping their perfect league record. Carly Adams led the way with 26 points, six steals and four rebounds. Riley Strandgard (15 points) and Erin Barton (10) both reach double figures for Sherrard (19-1, 6-0), which received 10 rebounds from Anne Winston.

Geneseo 48, Ridgewood 34: The Geneseo Maple Leafs made it an early night, using a 20-2 run to end the first half and take a 30-15 lead into halftime. Geneseo's Molly DeBrock scored a game-high 21 points. The Leafs also had nine scorers add to the point total. The Leafs are now on a four game win streak and got back to .500 on the season (10-10). Jasmine Jefko had 10 points to lead Ridgewood.

Illini West 61, Monmouth-Roseville 34: The Mon-Rose Titans went to Carthage and suffered a West Central Conference North Division loss. No other information was available at press time.

Prep bowling
Rock Island 2,857, Galesburg 2,229: The Rock Island bowling team had a strong showing in what Coach Jim Braet called "our best performance of the year." Jordan Sholl and Aubree Hooks led the charge, each firing a 654 series at Milan Lanes. Hooks had the high game with a 223. Assia Filali was the third highest bowler for the Rocks with a 525. The win pushes Rocky's dual-meet record to 3-3 as it heads to the Galesburg Invitational this weekend along with United Township and Moline.

Prep wrestling
Geneseo 52, Ottawa 16: The Maple Leafs wrapped up the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference West Division title with the comfortable win at Ottawa. Tumbo Tumbarello (106 pounds), Hunter Grau (120), Josiah Cropp (145), Ryan Pitra (160) and Mitch Miller (182) won by fall for Geneseo (21-2, 5-0), which also received wins from Gunner Gaines (113), Clayton Kennedy (126), Cole Hunzeker (152) and Nick Verbeck (285).

Rams earn split: Riverdale earned a split at the Ashton-Franklin Center triangular, earning a with a36-27 win over the hosts and suffering a 36-24 Three Rivers Conference loss toSterling Newman. Against AFC, the Rams' Joe Tanner (138 pounds) won by pin in 3:20. Casey Gonzalez's pin at 220 was Riverdale's bright spot against Newman.

Morrison sweeps conference duals: The Mustangs galloped to a pair of Three Rivers Conference wins, topping Fulton (51-21) and Kewanee (52-26) at the Fulton Triangular. Cody Vanderlaan (106), Nolan Dykema (152), Bobby Deter (160), Leather Lewis (170), Calvin Harridge (195), Tyler Todd (220), Austin Shoup (182) and Adam Deter (285) each had two wins for the Mustangs. Kewanee earned a 47-24 win over Fulton in the other dual. Connor Oetzel (102), Bo Walters (126/132) and Mark Breedlove (138/145) secured two wins for the Boilermakers. Jake Hoffman (113) and Aaron Field (132) were the Steamers' lone two-bout winners.



















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  Today is Sunday, May 26, the 146th day of 2013. There are 219 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The information called for in yesterday's Argus, in relation to thechild abandoned in Moline, by its mother two years ago, was furnished us last evening.The child was found by a Swede and has been kindly cared for.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The annual review and inspection of the Rock Island volunteerfire department took place today, and there will be a firemen's ball tonight.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Captain H.F. Young, former Mississippi river pilot, and T.W.Chapman left Rock Island today for Alaska to enter river service there.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Poppies were blooming today at the headquarters of the Rock Islandunit of the American Legion auxiliary at the Y.M.C.A. as the little red memorial flowers, which the people of Rock Island will wear in honor of veterans.
1963 -- 50 years ago: One hundred and fifty of the best show horses in Illinois and Iowaare expected to compete tomorrow for some $500 in trophies, ribbons and prize money inthe first major horse show of the season.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Moline Public Hospital presented blue ribbons to the winnersof a recent poster contest, held in conjunction with National Hospital Week. Utilizingthe theme of "You're Our Specialty," the following were grand prize winners: MindyBenson, Moline; Thao Dang, Moline; Gared Laux, Moline; John Murphy, Rock Island;Justin Pulford and Bennie Jo Starkey, Moline.




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