Area roundup

Class 1A first round -- Top-seeded and host Dakota (10-0) defeated Mooseheart (5-5) 42-6 on Saturday.

Late in the game, Jonell Crump took a pitch in the backfield and then threw a 38-yard touchdown to Noel Yarngo for the Red Ramblers' only score.

"I thought our defense played well in the second half," Mooseheart coach Gary Urwiler said. "It seemed like all we played was defense at times. But (Dakota) had their starters in and we held them."

While key players such as Crump graduate, others such as quarterback Jonathon Hart and Yarngo will return.

"I think we're pretty optimistic about the future," Urwiler said. "I hate to be looking at that now. But with the season being over, we have to look at the future now. There's guys who played in the second half who hadn't played and I got to see them. They had some great enthusiasm."

Class 2A East Peoria Sectional -- Paced by individual champion Ali Hester (19:13), the Foxes won the meet by 14 points over runner-up Peoria Notre Dame and earned a spot at state as a team. Also scoring for Yorkville were Esther Bell (eighth, 20:09), Breezy Stuepfert, Casey Kramer and Ashley Leonetti.

Class 2A Belvidere Sectional -- Kaneland finished sixth at the meet, just 17 points out of a team spot in the state meet. Aurora Central Catholic placed 11th.

Class 2A Belvidere Sectional -- Kaneland and Marmion both advanced to the state meet by virtue of their respective fourth- and fifth-place finishes at the sectional. Trevor Holm finished 13th (16:40) overall for the Knights while the Cadets were led by Zach Young (12th, 16:37).

Class 2A East Peoria Sectional -- Yorkville finished fourth in the meet, earning a team berth in the state competition. Scott King paced the Foxes (20th, 17:07). Sandwich's Mike Gaydos advanced to state as an individual (14th, 16:54).

Class 1A Somonauk Regional -- Newark advanced to Tuesday's Serena Sectional semifinals by beating Marquette 25-19, 25-22.

Class 1A Westminster Christian Regional -- Hinckley-Big Rock got by the host school 25-20, 14-25, 25-10 to reach the Serena Sectional.

Class 2A St. Francis de Sales Regional -- Chicago Christian eliminated Plano in the regional final 25-11, 25-15.

Upstate Eight Conference -- Waubonsie Valley finished fourth with 198 points and Metea Valley fifth with 104 in the conference meet, which was won by Neuqua Valley with 280 points.

Conference champions for the Warriors were Taylor Eggenberger (366.20) in diving, Andrea Baumgartner (24.62) in the 50 freestyle and Gia Dalesandro (59.91) in the 100 backstroke.

Elgin 1, Waubonsee 0 -- Elgin's second-half goal at the 31:15 mark ended Waubonsee's stellar season in the Region IV championship match. It was an offensive struggle as Waubonsee (13-5-3) managed only three shots on goal and Elgin six. The Chiefs' Brittiany Chase made five saves.

Region IV meet -- The Chiefs qualified their entire team for the national meet for the third consecutive season and missed out on a perfect score by one place as runners finished first, second, third, fourth and sixth by easily winning the regional meet on their home course.

Greg Adelman ran the 3-mile course in 27:46.8 to win the race for the Chiefs, who are ranked 16th in the nation. Drew Schmitt, Jared Klein and Evan Ehrhardt finished behind Adelman and Max Sliwa was sixth.

Region IV meet -- Waubonsee's Erin Cinto placed eighth to qualify for nationals.