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ON THE COVER East View Elementary School on Route 71 in Oswego has served as School District 308’s kindergarten center for the past several years. However, the district board of education is considering a plan that would return kindergarten classes to schools throughout the district. See story on page 3. Photo by Eric Miller - emiller@shawmedia.com
Waste hauling pact extended New deal includes old tube TV pickup for Oswego homes By ERIKA WURST
news@kendallcountynow.com Oswego Village Board members unanimously approved a new, five-year contract extension with the village’s solid waste hauler, Groot Industries Inc., Tuesday evening that includes a provision that will allow residents to put out old tube TVs for recycling along with their weekly trash and other recycling items. The extended contract with its expanded service goes into effect May 1. Village Administrator Daniel Di Santo said that a key factor in the village’s negotiations with Groot was to address the difficulties residents have had with recycling tube televisions, which are not accepted by Oswego’s current electronics recycler or other local recyclers. Curbside collection of electronic waste, including televisions, will be provided at no additional charge for village customers, if the pickup is scheduled 24 hours in advance, according to Di Santo. Di Santo said that in an effort to boost the village’s “go green” initiatives, Groot will also provide organic waste collection or “composting” services to residents for an additional price of $15 a month, should they decide they’d like to utilize the services. The organics collection “opt-in” program will provide residents enrolled in the program with a 95-gallon cart for
CIVIC MEETINGS WEEK OF APRIL 25-29 Monday, 6 p.m.: Montgomery Intergovernmental and Community Committee, Montgomery Village Hall. Monday, 7 p.m.: Montgomery Village Board, Montgomery Village Hall. Tuesday, 7 p.m.: Oswego Village Board (if necessary), Oswego Village Hall. Wednesday, 5 p.m.: Oswego Public Library District Board, Oswego Campus Library. Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Kendall County Regional Plan Commission, County Office Building, Yorkville. Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Oswego Historic Preservation Commission, Oswego Village Hall. Thursday, 3:15 p.m.: Oswego Police Pension Board, Oswego Law Enforcement Center. Thursday, 5:30 p.m.: KenCom Executive Board, County Public Safety Center, Yorkville.
yard waste and food scraps, which will be picked up weekly during landscape waste season. According to a memo posted by the village, Oswego originally contracted with Groot for solid waste hauling and recycling services four years ago for a contract term of July 1, 2012, to April 30, 2017. The existing contract requires 5 percent annual increases to take place every May 1. Di Santo said that with the monthly rate set to increase 5 percent on May 1, 2016 for the final year of the contract, village staff began discussing a contract extension with Groot based on monthly rates in the marketplace, increased level of service, and in an attempt to avoid the upcoming 5 percent increase. After discussions, the new five-year contract extension from May 1, 2017, to April 30, 2022, was negotiated. Rather than increasing Oswego’s current rate from $19.97 to $20.97 per the 5 percent increase in the contract, consumers’ rates will decrease by 3.9 percent from the current rate to $19.20, saving the village approximately $215,000 during the next contract year. The contract also states that instead
At a glance • Residents can schedule tube TV pickups at least 24 hours in advance • Residents can opt in to a composting collection service for $15 per month • Yard waste stickers will cost more beginning in May 2017 of seeing 5 percent annual increases, the rate would escalate based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for Garbage Collection, with a minimum of 2 percent and a maximum of 4 percent. Yard waste sticker fees, however, are expected to gradually rise in price over the next several years. Currently Oswego residents are charged $1 per sticker. Di Santo said other communities charge between $2 and $3.83 per sticker, and Oswego’s prices will rise to reflect those pricing standards beginning on May 1, 2017. Prices will increase gradually until 2021 when stickers will cost $2.50 each. All other service levels and contract terms would remain the same.
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The village of Oswego’s annual Reuse & Recycling Extravaganza will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, April 23, at the Public Works Facility, 100 Theodore Drive, just south of Oswego High School. The following items will be accepted: bicycles, books, clothing, electronics, eyeglasses, keys, lawn mowers, LCD/ LED/plasma televisions, polystyrene foam, packing materials, scrap metal, school supplies, suitcases, toys, prescriptions and over-the-counter medications and more. You can also exchange used books, videotapes, CDs and DVDs. Tube televisions and latex paints will not be accepted this year.
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Taking kindergartners out of East View could have domino effect By MATT SCHURY
mschury@kendallcountynow.com The School District 308 Board of Education agreed at their April 11 meeting that they want to vote on moving kindergarten from the East View Kindergarten Center in Oswego back to separate neighborhood schools. Board members had a lengthy discussion about the plan, prepared by an architectural firm, to move the district’s early childhood program from the Brokaw Early Learning Center in Oswego to East View and then relocating the G.O.A.L. and Opportunity Programs to Brokaw from the former Traughber Junior High School, also in Oswego. Architects Mike Elliott and Clayton Haldeman, with the engineering firm of Kluber and Associates, presented a plan that would renovate and expand East View and Brokaw as well as move the special education transition program into a single-family home in the district. Renovations to Brokaw are estimated at about $3.5 million and about $726,000 to bring East View up to speed, according to the plans. Haldeman said it would cost about $248,000 to buy the single-family home, bringing the grand total of about $4.4 million for all of the projects. “On paper it works just fine but it’s gonna cost money to make it happen,” Superintendent Dr. Matthew Wendt said. Board member Greg O’Neil was the most vocal critic of the plan. “I’m a definite no,” O’Neil said. “We just don’t have the money. I don’t even know why we are having this conversation because we can’t do it. There’s just no way – it’s not gonna happen. I don’t even know why we are wasting our time on it.” Wendt said the programs need to be
moved and that students can’t stay in the old Traughber building. “I think these programs are in crisis,” Wendt said. “This is not some luxury, this needs to be addressed and it won’t matter who’s sitting around this table, this won’t go away.” O’Neil responded that the board hears about all of these programs and that the cost is always piecemeal. “It’s all adding up to bankrupt this community,” he said. “We are going to have to figure out how we live in the means that we have.” Greg O’Neil Board Chairman Matt Bauman described the current facilities for the programs as “embarrassing.” O’Neil said he wasn’t going to be convinced. “Because parents want it and parents are demanding it because we want to provide better services... blah, blah, blah – somebody has got to pick that check up,” O’Neil said. “It’s not about what the parents want, it’s about what this community can afford.” Bauman said that the district needs to move the GOAL, Opportunity and transition program students out of their current building. “Transitioning those students out of that building is something that should be part of the best that we can do,” Bauman said. Wendt added that serving the needs of those students is required by federal law. Board member Danielle Paul agreed that the district could have a big problem on their hands. “This needs to be fixed and this is embarrassing,” Paul said. “We are going to end up with lawsuits that will cost us far more than putting this money into these buildings now.”
“I’m a definite no. We just don’t have the money. I don’t even know why we are having this conversation because we can’t do it. There’s just no way – it’s not gonna happen. I don’t even know why we are wasting our time on it.” Greg O’Neil
School District 308 Board member Paul stressed that they are not appropriately serving the students who are in the programs. “We are legally bound to serve those kids,” she said. “We are doing the best we can with what we have – go ahead and sue us if that’s not good enough. You can’t say that’s a reason to spend $4 million on this program,” O’Neil said. The district’s attorney, Maureen Lemon, said they have to provide the programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the “cost is not a factor in ensuring that the needs of the students are met.” “In addition to individual lawsuits by parents you could have all your federal money taken away,” Lemon said. Paul said the services are inadequate in a building that is suffering structural inefficiencies and mold. “Oh, God, now it’s a mold issue, OK,” O’Neil said. “We’re not making this up,” Wendt said. Bauman said he recalled that it was estimated to cost about $11 million to refurbish the old Traughber building, which would include a new roof.
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An attempted abduction of a McDole Elementary School student near the school on Montgomery’s far west side April 11 did not occur, according to a statement from Police Chief Daniel Meyers issued late April 13. Police had reported they were investigating the incident in a statement issued April 12. Kaneland School District officials, in a statement sent to parents and guardians at 8 a.m. April 14, said: “On Tuesday, April 12, we informed the community of an attempted abduction before school of a McDole Elementary student. The Montgomery Police Department, after further investigation by detectives which included multiple interviews with the student and family, has determined that this incident did not occur. ... Kaneland CUSD 302 is grateful that our student’s safety was not compromised. Although the incident reported to us was false, we wish to reiterate the importance of continued discussions regarding personal safety with your student.”
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Tragedy for Hastert’s victims and their families Next Wednesday, April 27, former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is scheduled to be sentenced in a federal courtroom in Chicago for violating banking laws in an aborted attempt to buy the continued silence of a person prosecutors have called “Individual A” at a cost of $3.5 million. Individual A is one of at least four members of the Yorkville High School wrestling team that prosecutors say were sexually abused by Hastert when he taught and coached at YHS from 1965 to 1981. Prosecutors have said they would have preferred to have filed sexual abuse charges against the 74-year-old Hastert but the statute of limitations on those potential charges ran out years ago.
Hastert, a Plano area resident, had kept a low profile since retiring from Congress in 2007. He would occasionally be seen picking up the mail at the Yorkville post office or doing other errands, but made few public appearances. When federal prosecutors filed the banking charges against him last May, his many local friends and longtime supporters were left stunned and saddened. The allegations that Hastert sexually abused at least four YHS student wrestlers during his years at the school – as detailed in the prosecutors’ court filings over the past several weeks – are outrageous and truly tragic for those who he victimized. Hastert’s own attorneys have said their client “acknowledges
that as a young man he committed transgressions for which he is profoundly sorry.” Our sympathies are with Hastert’s victims and their families. As a successful politician for nearly three decades, Hastert appeared to embody much of what was good about public service and government. He worked effectively and seemingly with a high degree of integrity in Springfield and Washington to build consensus among his fellow lawmakers to improve the lives of the people and the communities he served. Little did we realize that as Hastert went about his work in the General Assembly and then in Congress that he harbored some very dark and tragic secrets.
Santa Anna + Wrigley = A match made in heaven Back in 1995, the William Wrigley Jr. Company opened a chewing gum factory on property they had owned in Yorkville for several years. And I don’t know if you saw the news or not a couple years ago when the company announced they were expanding their Yorkville operation. For years, Wrigley manufactured several chewing gum brands in Yorkville. But then in 2014, the company announced the exciting news that they were going to start making Skittles right here in Kendall County. Exciting, that is, if you like Skittles, which I can take or leave, although mostly leave. Juicy Fruit and Double Mint gum are both OK, but I have never really been a fan of fruit-flavored candy. But back to chewing gum, which has been popular – almost an obsession – in the U.S. since the late 1860s. And the story of that obsession here in the U.S. begins with one of the arch-villains of yesteryear, Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the guy that rubbed out Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett at the Alamo back in 1836. The former Mexican dictator and below-average, though over-achieving, general had been deposed for years before he decided to vacation on New York’s Staten Island in 1868. Being a haven for the world’s bad guys is sort of U.S. tradition. Ferdinand Marcos (the kleptomaniac who ran the Philippines), and the Shah of Iran both went there after their own people kicked them out. Even so, Santa Anna ambling around Staten Island still seems seriously odd to me. But anyway, as he strolled along the beach, Mexico’s former maximum leader was spied breaking off pieces of chicle and chewing it. Chicle is derived from the bark of
as one of the premier “drummers” in the nation. At age 31, after sampling Colgan’s Roger Taffy-Tolu, the super soap salesman Matile decided this new take on Adams’ chewing gum was the wave of the future, the sapodilla tree, an evergreen native and figured a fortune could be made to Central America and Mexico. The with the product. Mayas and the Aztecs were the first The first gum manufacturer to use the stuff as chewing gum, but it Wrigley visited had the nerve to keep failed to pique anyone’s interest here him waiting more than 10 minutes. in the U.S. until Santa Anna took his A stickler for promptness, Wrigley stroll along the beach just after the stomped over to the office of a more Civil War. prompt businessman Young Thomas Adwith whom he deigned ams, who was working to work. as the secretary for MexThe former soap sales ico’s former Napoleon genius quickly transwanna-be, frequently ferred his know-how to saw the former dictator selling gum. When he walking and chewing began making his own Antonio William chicle at the same time, chewing gum, he named Lopez de Wrigley Jr. and decided chicle might Santa Anna his first product “Lotta,” be a money-maker. Adas in “Lotta value for ams ordered 5,000 pounds of the stuff your money” (he was apparently less and invented a machine that produced a stickler for grammar than promptchicle in long, thin strips, notched ness). every few inches so that store owners Within 40 years, Wrigley’s firm procould break off lengths for sale. Adams duced and sold more than 113 billion marketed his product under the Adams sticks of gum, and earned more than New York Gum label. $185 million for his firm’s stockholdJohn Colgan, a druggist in Louisers. ville, Kentucky, found Adams’ gum Wrigley was never a shy fellow, interesting but tasteless, so he added and his growing fortune allowed him tolu balsam – a pleasant flavoring obto enjoy life as he saw it. He always tained from yet another Central Ameri- bought bright red autos, claiming, with can tree – to chicle, selling the product some justification, they were easier to under his own Taffy-Tolu label. find. He bragged he could sell anything Enter William Wrigley Jr. to anyone (which he probably could), Wrigley, born in 1861, was expelled boasting to the press he could sell from school in Philadelphia at the pianos to armless men in Borneo if age of 12, and ran away from home to need be. sell newspapers on the streets of New His was an ego definitely Donald York. He later earned $1.50 a week Trump-sized. In 1902, to inspire his working in his father’s soap factory, legions of gum salesmen throughout moving up to become a traveling soap the U.S., Wrigley sent each of them – salesman. He soon established himself all 12,000 – hand-autographed photos of
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himself. And the thing is, he was a sales genius. He shipped free packets of his gum to every person listed in phone books in the U.S. Twice. He even had the Mother Goose tales rewritten so the stories included chewing gum. Then he had 14 million copies printed and distributed them all over the country. Best of all from his perspective, it all worked. Per capita consumption of chewing gum increased from 39 sticks per person in 1914 to 130 by 1947. In 1925, William turned management of his gum empire over to his son, P.K. Wrigley, who, with his son, continued his father’s promotional tactics to the great benefit of the company. For instance, when World War II broke out, the Wrigley company had a huge stockpile of aluminum used to make gum wrappers. But P.K., with an appropriate public relations blitz, turned all of the strategically important metal over to the government, and in return Uncle Sam made sure Wrigley got a lucrative contract to package military rations. Of course, a pack of gum went with virtually every ration package, helping Wrigley reach a relatively captive audience. All of which goes to show that everything – even chewing gum – has a history. And it also goes to show that people usually make history, and not the other way around. If Charles Adams hadn’t spied Gen. Santa Anna pensively chewing chicle on that Staten Island beach back in 1868, the world would have had neither Wrigley Spearmint Gum, nor Adams’ Chiclets to chew on.
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FORUM To the Editor: Have you heard of the Kendall Country Sheriff’s Department of Redundancy? Sheriff Dwight Baird likes to use it often, frequently, and repeatedly at the expense of Kendall County taxpayers. Before Sheriff Baird took office in 2014, the Kendall County chief deputy managed police operations, records, and corrections. Thanks to Sheriff Baird, that one position became two: chief deputy in addition to a new position, undersheriff. This new job came with a hefty salary of $108,000 per year Kendall County taxpayers are now paying. Sheriff Baird appointed Harold Martin, retired Yorkville chief of police, to be undersheriff. According to public documents, retired Yorkville Chief of Police Martin collects a pension from Yorkville taxpayers’ Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) in the amount of $111,328, in addition to his new Kendall County salary of $108,000. Retired Chief Martin’s current withdrawal from the city of Yorkville and Kendall County is a combined $219,328. There is no current law against this. What’s worse, according to the Better Government Association’s annual police statement of retirees and benefits, retiree Martin only contributed $117,496.65 in total of his own money towards his own retirement. In other words, his current annual pension withdrawal from Yorkville’s police pension fund is almost as much as he contributed to it during his 31 years of employment for the city of Yorkville. Why would Sheriff Baird create the new job of undersheriff that never existed before January 2015? Why would he then appoint a retiree currently taking a city of Yorkville taxpayer-funded pension of $111,328 and then require those same Yorkville (county) residents to pay retiree Martin an additional salary of $108,000? Most consider this double-dipping. Sheriff Baird may argue retiree Martin has experience for the position, a position deemed unnecessary until he became Kendall County sheriff. This position could possibly afford another patrol officer or two on the roads of Kendall County. Sheriff Baird may also argue that retiree Martin does not currently take health insurance benefits in order to offset the cost of his employment, as though that puts a dent in this issue of double-dipping. Retiree Martin is part of a systemic problem Illinois taxpayers have faced
for decades. It is a primary cause for our excessive property taxes. If you want to do something about this, simply call or write your Yorkville aldermen and ask them to please pass a city resolution in support of House Bill 1320 (HB1320). This bill has already passed the Illinois House of Representatives, and is now pending in the Illinois Senate in order to prevent government pension double-dipping. Once the aldermen of Yorkville have passed the resolution, it can be sent to the state legislature to make it a law. Some say the devil is in the details. Perhaps the devil is in the Good Ol’ Boys’ Department of Redundancy.
library must think that means to destroy it. How would you like a “good neighbor” like that? The college student daughter of that adjacent neighbor asked the library board why they didn’t spend the $175,000 on buying books needed by students to lower their educational costs – she’s still waiting for an answer to that excellent question. The secret court proceedings are another example of shameful library governance. It might assert court cases are not secret, but when a public body goes into court, without any public notice of what and why, it’s more than fair to call it “secret.” This case was filed by the library Leah Philpot (“Plaintiff”) under eminent domain, a Oswego legal concept authorizing taxing bodies to condemn property so that they can Time to take an interest build on it. The court found “Plaintiff has To the Editor: authority to exercise the right of eminent My earlier letters presented facts on domain and the property is subject to the the elected officials of the Oswego Public exercise of such right.” The court also Library District which have added to ordered “By virtue of this proceeding and Kendall County’s rise from 41st to 29th in … all restrictions on use of the property highest USA property taxes, from 3,143 shall be and are released and a declaracounties in only nine years. Let’s present tion of restrictive covenant recorded July more details on the library. 21, 1994 as… is hereby determined to be The library spent $25,000 more than null and void.” the $150,000 appraisal to buy property One does not need to be a rocket scifor “maintaining and preserving the view entist to see the library is not truthful to from the thousands of square feet of taxpayers, who pay the bills – they clearwindows that overlook the creek and the ly have some plan other than “view,” but property.” they choose to be untruthful. The library described itself as “a Isn’t it time for you to start taking good neighbor” in a letter to enraged more of an active interest in how your neighbors that are still waiting for many tax money is being spent? My email is answers from its March Board meeting. It wcginc@aol.com. was silent about the secret court order it obtained that quashed the 1994 reLeonard R. Wass stricted covenant that this property “be Captain, USN (Ret.) Oswego preserved in perpetuity” (i.e. absolutely NO construction whatsoever, including Fine people who care parking lots). Let’s look at the “good To the Editor: neighbor” claim and the secret court Once again I open this newspaper and proceedings more closely. The library was such a “good neighbor” see local residents Leonard and Kathy Wass in the letter to the editor section to the adjacent current property owner disparaging with accusations and wild that it: 1. Refused to discuss them purconspiracy theories another group of fine chasing the historic urban barn; forced people who are trying hard to make our them to file Freedom of Information Act community a better place. In the past requests to get public information on the property purchase; ignored requests it was the Oswegoland Park District, our current Village Board and now the for clarity of utility right-of-ways, even public library. Their suggestions that the though gas, electric, and water run both ways under their properties; nailed Oswego Public Library is now the root of all local financial challenges is unfoundan eviction notice to the urban barn, ed. Additionally, they make statements demanding that renters remove their storage items – this urban barn is “eligi- implying that people are leaving Oswego, ble for landmark status” per the Oswego yet there is evidence of just the opposite. New homes and businesses are being Historic Preservation Commission – the
built and our school population continues to grow. One should be proud of our new schools, public buildings and, of course, our library as many other communities in this country have far less. We should be proud of our new fire department and soon to be new police station that is very much deserved for the men and women in our police department. It seems that the word “progress” to Mr. and Mrs. Wass always equates to waste or some type of grand conspiracy by the very people who are running our community. Many of these people they talk about have been lifelong members who have the best intentions, volunteering their time year after year to run our community as they pay taxes like the rest of us. They don’t quit under protest or controversy when the tough gets going either. I firmly believe in a spirited debate and we should always tactfully question our public officials as we have the right to answers. Mr. and Mrs. Wass imply the actions of these local boards have acted out of negligence or criminal-like activity that is often over the top. I would argue that standing in place, doing nothing and not making forward-thinking investments is far more costly and negligent in the end. Our public library is a magnificent building that provides a wide variety of services to our school kids, people researching for a new job or just a nice place to enjoy their favorite book. The Oswego Public Library has evolved from a limited small town building many years ago to an impressive facility that required years of thought, planning and forward thinking. One cannot argue their success and decision making when you look at what stands before us today. We owe a debt of gratitude to people like Terry Tamblyn, Vernita Hettrich and Ruth Badal (retired) and many others for their dedication and commitment to Oswego. They will be remembered long after they are sadly gone for doing what’s right for Oswego while not seeking personal attention. Personally I won’t stand by and let these people continually make unwarranted statements of the fine people who do care about our community, the taxes we pay and the money they spend on our behalf for the greater good as those who run our Oswego Public Library. David R. Edelman Oswego
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OSWEGO LEDGER Oswegoland Woman’s Civic Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Celebrate Differences at 5375 Route 34, Oswego. Lauri Doyle, District 308 School Board member and Art Appreciation Chair from Long Beach School, will provide an update on the school district. Co-hostesses are Judy Smith and Carole Houck. A raffle will be held with proceeds benefiting the Kendall County Food Pantry. The club will participate in Wine on the Fox with raffle baskets on May 7 at Hudson Crossing Park, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (drawing will be at 7 p.m.). Club members will be bringing lots of good-
ies for the following basket themes: Gardening, Italian, Mexican, Woman’s Spa, “Oswego,” and “Potpourri.” Snack and individually wrapped food items will also be collected for Hands of Hope treat bags to be delivered to patients receiving treatment at Dryer Cancer Center. Election of officers for club year 2016-17 will be held. Nominations are: President, Kathy Guseman; vice president, Judy Siedlecki; treasurer, Rebecca Christiansen; co-secretaries, Katherine Martens and Ann Lannert. For information, call Judy Siedlecki at 630-551-1852, Judy Smith at 630-5548097, or Mary Jo Hartley at 630-892-8355, or visit OswegolandWomansCivicClub.org.
Montgomery flushing water mains OSWEGO LEDGER The village of Montgomery Public Works Department crews are now flushing water mains in the village and unincorporated Boulder Hill subdivision. This procedure clears sediment from the water distribution line, helps maintain water quality, and verifies proper operation of the hydrants. Residents are encouraged to refrain from washing laundry when flushing is done in or near their neighborhood as the temporarily discolored water may cause laundry staining. Residents should also run their cold water taps first to clean out any sediment that may enter the water lines inside the homes. Public Works crews will flush hydrants from approximately 7 a.m. to 6
p.m. daily according to the following schedule: • Week of April 18: In unincorporated Boulder Hill, south of Route 30 to Circle Drive West and from Route 25 to Douglas Road; within the village of Montgomery, Lakewood Creek West, Fairfield Way and Foxmoor. • Week of April 25: Areas west of Orchard Road to Dickson Road and from Galena Road to Jericho Road, including: Montgomery Crossings, Lakewood Creek, Blackberry Crossing, Blackberry Crossing West, Huntington Chase, Balmorea, Orchard Prairie North, and Saratoga Springs. If you have any questions about the hydrant flushing program, or any other Public Works service, contact the Public Works Department at 630-8969241.
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days of flushing. Also, before running your hot water, run all cold water taps to The village of Oswego Public Works De- make sure the water is running clear. partment will flush water mains through Hilltop Gardeners seeking April 29, weather permitting. Crews begin flushing at 7 a.m. each day. plant donations for yearly sale Hilltop Gardeners Garden Club will Residents are asked to do laundry before hold its 50th annual plant sale from 10 that time or after 6 p.m. on these days to 2 p.m. May 7 at Fox Bend Golf Course to avoid rust discoloration of clothes. If Pavilion, 3516 Route 34, Oswego. It is the clothes become discolored, notify the club’s only fundraiser and proceeds are Public Works Department at 630-554used to beautify the Oswegoland area. 3242. Each year club members and friends The Public Works Department flushes donate perennials for the sale. Again this all fire hydrants in April and September under the recommendation of the Illinois year the club would appreciate area residents who may be dividing their garden EPA. Flushing does a number of things, perennials and would like to donate them including cleaning of water mains and for the sale. Call Esther at 630-554-6810. moving fresh water to areas of the sysPlants may be bagged rather than potted tem that have low or very little usage. If the village crews are in your area, do and a club member will pick them up. – Oswego Ledger not do laundry until after 6 p.m. on the
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MONTGOMERY POLICE REPORTS Endangerment charge Montgomery police arrested Jenna Brewer, 26, of the 2300 block of Prairie Street, Aurora, at 12:13 p.m. April 16 in the 2000 block of Orchard Road on a charge of endangering the life and health of a child. Police said Brewer left her two small children in her vehicle while she went into a business to get her eyebrows done. Police said Brewer was also wanted on two DuPage County warrants for contempt of court. Tires punctured A Montgomery resident told village police that someone punctured the two front tires on her vehicle while it was parked in the 1300 block of Howell Place in the village April 16 at 1:54 a.m. Warrant arrest Montgomery police arrested Shyanna Simpson, 23, of the 600 block of Madison Street, Oswego, on Route 30 at Orchard Road at 2:02 p.m. April 15. Police said Simpson was wanted on a DeKalb county Sheriff’s Office warrant for driving under the influence. Retail theft charge Montgomery police arrested Tyrone Jackson, 43, of the 600 block of South River Street, Aurora, on a charge of retail theft at a store in the 1700 block of Douglas Road at
OSWEGO POLICE REPORTS 12:17 a.m. April 13. Police said Jackson was observed by a manager concealing three bottles of alcohol in his jacket. Vehicle burglary A GPS unit and hammer drill were stolen from a vehicle that was left unlocked in the 2000 block of Orchard Road in Montgomery, village police were notified April 12 at 3:30 p.m. Possession charge Montgomery police arrested Ismael Alvarado, 37, of the 1200 block of State Street, Aurora, at 4:05 p.m. April 9 after stopping his vehicle for a traffic violation on Douglas Road at Route 30. Police said Alvarado has been charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and was issued tickets for driving on a revoked license and fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. Traffic citations Kenlan Burt, 45, of the 100 block of Springbrook Trail south, Oswego, driving on a suspended license. Burt was also found to be wanted on a DuPage County warrant for contempt of court. Filimon Lopez, 25, of the 1000 block of Douglas Road, Aurora, driving on a revoked license. Henry Moses, 27, of the 1700 block of Walnut Park Lane, Aurora, driving on a suspended license.
115 mph on Route 34 Oswego police ticketed Stephen Sanchez, 25, of the 100 block of Sherman Avenue, Montgomery, for speeding after they stopped his vehicle on Route 34 at Kendall Point Drive in the village April 17 at 11 p.m. Police said Sanchez was driving 115 mph in a 45 mph zone. Battery arrest Oswego police arrested Laura M. Downs, 37, of the 300 block of Chicago Road, Oswego, in the 200 block of Douglas Road in the village April 18 at 10:46 p.m. Police said Downs faces charges of battery and disorderly conduct. DUI, cannabis arrest Oswego police arrested Monica M. Curtean-Garland, 24, of the 100 block of Springbrook Trail South in Oswego, after stopping her vehicle in the 100 block of Seton Creek Drive in the village April 16 at 2:45 a.m. Police said Curtean-Garland faces charges of driving under the influence, unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Hit-and-run reported Oswego police are investigating a reported hit and run accident that occurred near the intersection of Route 30 and Wolf’s Crossing Road in the village April 17 at 9:39 a.m. DUI arrest Oswego police arrested Heather R. Bolen, 37, of the 1600 block of Northpoint Drive, Aurora,
after stopping her vehicle on Treasure Drive at Harvey Road in the village April 15 at 11:58 p.m. Police said Bolen was charged with driving under the influence. Battery, disorderly arrest Oswego police arrested Oswaldo Barajas Alvarez, 21, of the 700 block of Sumner Avenue, Aurora, on charges of battery and disorderly conduct April 15 at 12:52 a.m. at a restaurant in the 2800 block of Route 34 in the village. Police said Alvarez posted bond and was released pending a court appearance next month. Warrant arrest Oswego police arrested Victor Garcia, 32, of the 300 block of Middle Avenue, Aurora, on Douglas Road near Seasons Ridge Boulevard in Montgomery at 11:29 p.m. April 15. Police said Garcia was wanted on an in-state warrant. He was taken to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. Domestic battery Oswego police arrested Cary M. Hess, 66, of the 200 block of Lynx Lane, Oswego, on a charge of domestic battery at his residence April 14 at 9:30 p.m. Domestic arrest Oswego police arrested Ryan J. Dewey, 36, of the 200 block of Waterbury Circle at his • Continued on page 9
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a single stem rose was taken. Anyone with information is urged to call The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office is Kendall County Crime Stoppers at 630seeking information on a theft that occurred during an estate sale between 8:30 553-5999. Callers remain anonymous and a.m. and 4 p.m. March 12 at a home in the are eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 for 0-100 block of Fall Creek Circle in the Boul- tips leading to the arrest of the offenders. – Oswego Ledger der Hill subdivision. A bronze sculpture of
OSWEGO POLICE REPORTS • Continued from page 8 residence April 14 at 11:40 a.m. on a charge of domestic battery. Police said Dewey was detained at the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. ID theft reported An Oswego resident told village police that someone used her driver’s license number and Social Security card number to open a credit card account last December.
TV stolen from store Someone stole a television valued at $398 from a store in the 2300 block of Route 34 in Oswego April 11, village police reported.
Arboretum burglary A home in the 400 block of Arboretum Way in Oswego was burglarized April 13, village police reported. Police said property worth over $1,000 was taken from the residence. Home burglarized A home in the 200 block of Morgan Valley Drive in Oswego was burglarized April 13 between 8 a.m. and 8:45 p.m., village police reported. Police said property worth over $500 was taken from the home.
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Compactor stolen A Bomag compactor valued at $3,000 was stolen from a job site in the 10th bock of Stonehill Road in Oswego on April 12 or 13, village police reported.
Police said the theft occurred at 3:43 a.m. and the culprit fled the store with the television through a fire exit door.
Traffic citations Daniel W. Crain, 20, of the 2800 block of Grande Ridge, Aurora, failure to yield in a property damage crash. Wioletta Sroda, 51, of Plainfield, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS Identity theft Sheriff’s police are investigating an identity theft incident involving an Oswego Township resident. Police said someone obtained the victim’s personal information, set up several lines of credit and then charged over $6,000 to those accounts. Boulder Hill man arrested County sheriff’s deputies arrested Alfonso Andrew Juarez, 23, of the 0-100 block of Circle Court, Boulder Hill, after stopping his vehicle for a speeding violation April 18 on Circle Drive East and Boulder Hill Pass. Police said Juarez was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a prior charge of possession of not more than 2.5 grams of cannabis. He was taken to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Guillen Wilson, 21, of the 100 block of Fernwood Road, Boulder Hill, at 11:54 a.m. April 17 at his residence. Police said Wilson was wanted on an Aurora Police Department warrant for failure to appear in court on a prior charge. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Matthew A. Taylor, 22, of the 20th block of South Bereman Road, Boulder Hill, at the Oswego police station April 16 at 10:54 a.m. on an Aurora Police Department warrant for failure
to appear in court. Police said Taylor was names of potential suspects. taken to the Kendall County Jail pending court proceedings. Two face charges County sheriff’s deputies arrested Cyrus Identity theft Rex Hedblade, 19, of the 100 block of Dolores A rural Oswego couple filed an identity Street, Oswego, and Tara Kathleen Bukovsky, theft report with the county sheriff’s office 18, of the 280 block of Campton Hill Road, April 15. Police said the couple learned of the St. Charles, after stopping their vehicle for a theft when they went to file their income tax speeding violation at Dolores Street and Lauforms and discovered that someone else had rie Lane in unincorporated Oswego Township filed them earlier using their Social Security at 11:49 p.m. April 13. Police said Hedblade numbers. has been charged with driving on a suspended license and possession and consumption Arrest two after rollover of alcohol by a person under 21 years of age. County sheriff’s deputies arrested Joseph J. Police said Bukovsky faces charges of posKrev, 25, of the 3800 block of Cheryl Court, session of drug paraphernalia and unlawful Aurora, and Ashley N. Kelly 23, of the 2700 possession of cannabis. block of Light Road, Oswego, after their vehicle was involved in a rollover accident in Disorderly conduct the area of Commerce Drive east of Dolores County sheriff’s deputies arrested Nicholas Street in Oswego Township at 6:52 p.m. April David Parello, 20, of the 2000 block of Farm14. Police said Krev and Kelly had fled the ac- ington Lakes Drive, Oswego, on a charge of cident, but were later located and positively identified by two witnesses. Krev has been charged with driving under the influence, driving on a revoked license, reckless driving and obstructing a peace officer. Kelly was charged with obstructing a peace officer, police said.
disorderly conduct at a residence in the 70th block of Eastfield Road in Boulder Hill at 3:40 a.m. April 13. Police said Parello was found trying to gain access to a residence through a back door. He was charged after deputies spoke to the residents of the home, according to police. Traffic citations Diandre Montrell Jeffries, 21, of the 400 block of Avon, Aurora, driving without a valid license. Miguel Salvador Lopez, 34, of the 13000 block of West Baker Road, Manhattan, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and displaying a false insurance card. Samantha Denise Washington, 28, of the 14000 block of Jefferson Avenue, Plainfield, driving on a revoked license and speeding. Sergio Vargas, 17, of the 600 block of Fourth Avenue, Aurora, operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license.
Motor vehicle stolen An Aurora resident told county sheriff’s deputies that his vehicle was stolen in the 2700 block of Light Road, Oswego, April 14. Police said the victim declined to provide them with
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Goetz’ RBI double. Oswego’s big inning was the fourth, when it scored four runs on five hits, led by RBI from Mitch Gwodz and Cody Peterlin. The Panthers tacked on three more runs in the top of the fourth, thanks to an RBI double from Colton White (three hits) and an RBI walk drawn by Austin Cepeda. By then, they led 8-2. Oswego East attempted a comeback in the bottom of the sixth with three runs on three hits, including Vince Schwartz’ two RBI single with two outs. In Game 2 of the series, Goetz (three hits), Mason Madalinski, Grant Argyilan and Jake Leonard each had clutch two out RBIs in the sixth inning, when the Wolves scored all their runs. Josh Litkenhus got the win on the mound for the Wolves. Oswego notes: After Oswego East, the Panthers lost to Plainfield East (7-5 last Friday) but defeated Riverside-Brookfield 7-3 on Saturday. The series with Plainfield North will take place this week. Oswego East notes: After Oswego, the Wolves topped Plano, 16-5, in five innings on Saturday. Oswego East will begin the series with Romeoville this week.
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The Oswego boys’ volleyball team was aggressive behind the service line, and that proved to be the difference in clinching a two-game sweep over Oswego in Thursday’s Southwest Prairie Conference crosstown match. Oswego ended the night with junior Jacob Bentz serving six straight points including an ace to seal the Panthers’ 25-21, 25-15 win over visiting Oswego East. “They’re a very good team and a very dangerous team, so I’m relieved to get out of here with a win,” Oswego coach Zach Splitt said. “One of the things that I’m constantly trying to get the guys to buy into is that we’re a great practice serving team because there’s less consequence. When we get into a match we’re not as aggressive. We need to get comfortable with serving aggressive, and the kids did an excellent job of that in the last set. We were making sure we were putting their offense in a better situation that we could defend.” With the win, Oswego improves to
10-7 on the season and 2-2 in SPC play. Oswego East is now 12-8 overall and 1-3 in the league after a 5-0 finish at the IMSA Invite on Saturday. The teams went point for point in the opening set with Oswego East’s Adam Densberger securing two early points for the Wolves and Oswego’s Nick Ramos connecting on the opposite end for a pair of kills to put the Panthers ahead 16-14. The scoreboard was tied three more times before Oswego East’s Josh Schroeder secured a kill for the 21-20 edge. “We missed four serves in the second game and we missed two in the first. We made less errors [in Set 1], but we didn’t execute a game plan,” Oswego East coach Brian Zerfas said. “If we can get the ball up there, it’s a whole new ball game, but we did not execute that. It’s been a tough week for them. They’ve shown improvement and we’re seeing the growth. We have to put it all together for a full match against a quality opponent. Oswego came out and served tough. We have to out-play them on first contact.” Two Oswego East errors put the match point in the Panthers’ hands,
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Oswego East prevails at Matt Wulf Invite By KRISTIN SHARP
ksharp@kendallcountynow.com The Oswego East boys’ track and field team endured back-to-back events, winning Yorkville’s Matt Wulf Invite on Friday night before taking fifth at the Ottawa ABC Invite on Saturday. On Friday at Campbell Field, Oswego East scored 173 points to lead the seven-team event ahead of Yorkville (140) and Rockford Christian (97). The Foxes secured big points in the sprint events and went toe-to-toe with the Foxes in the distance events before pulling ahead in the final events. “One thing we have the luxury of this year, we have a lot of depth,” Oswego East coach Aaron Kimpton said. “It was close around the mile, but once the 200 came around, that’s when we pulled away and made the difference. It’s close every single year with Yorkville. You never know how it’s going to go that night.” Oswego East had two top placewinners in each of the sprint events, with Bobby Maggit winning the 100-meter event with a time of 11.52 seconds, just ahead of runner-up Joshua Bruce (11.58). Gavin Vernell won the 200 (23.0) just ahead of runner-up Bruce (23.35),
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Oswego East’s Adrian Corona launches his discus at Friday’s Matt Wulf Invite in Yorkville. and Kijana Caldwell was second in the 400 (52.99) just ahead of teammate Jacob Salazar (53.54). Tanner McQuality was second in the 800 (2:01) and Dylan Zangri won the 1,600 (4:26) while Jake Klancir won the 3,200 (10:00.5). Peyton Frankenreider was second in the 110-meter hurdles (16.54) while Greg Darata was second
PREP BASEBALL
Panthers top Wolves at last, but East takes series By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com
The Oswego baseball team stayed away from the Southwest Prairie Conference series sweep against rival Oswego East on Thursday after an 8-5 victory at Oswego East. Even though the Panthers (10-4, 2-4) won the game, they were not 100 percent happy with the final outcome. “It doesn’t feel like a win because we didn’t finish it,” Oswego coach Mark Johnson said. “We didn’t seal the deal in the past two games [against Oswego East]. We talked about going up 8-2 and adding a run. But we couldn’t do this, we couldn’t do that. We’ve talked about putting teams away when we have the lead.” “We were just trying to get the ‘W,’ trying to avoid the sweep,” Oswego’s winning pitcher Jacob Nalley added. “[Playing Oswego East], we definitely felt the pressure to get the job done at the end.”
Of course, Oswego East (6-6, 3-3) would have preferred the series sweep after the 4-3 win in eight innings on Tuesday and 6-2 victory on Wednesday, but coach Matt Engelhardt knew the Panthers would be after his Wolves in Game 3. “We had a big emotional high after the first two games. There was a little bit of a let-down there, and we saw it in the warm-ups,” Oswego East coach Matt Engelhardt said. “It carried over into the game. We are just taking it one game at a time. Oswego is a good ball club, so we are happy to take two out of three. Hats off to them; [Oswego] played well today.” On Thursday, Oswego scored first in the first when Carter Turnquist led off with a single and eventually scored on an Oswego East error. The Wolves took their lone lead of the game, 2-1, after they scored twice in the bottom of the second, led by Garrett
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in the 300-meter hurdles (42.69). The 4x400-meter relay team of Salazar, Caldwell, McQuality and Darata closing the night with a first-place time of 3:29.83. The 4x800-meter relay of Darata, Caldwell, Gavin Frias and Eric Johnson were edged out by one-tenth of a second by Yorkville, taking second
place in 8:17.18. In the field events, Frankenreider won the triple jump (41-5) and Tony Henderson was third in the event (383¾) and second in the long jump (192). Adrian Corona took second in the discus (134-8) and third in the shot put (41-4¾). Malcom Wolfe was second in the pole vault, clearing 11-6. Oswego: The Oswego boys’ track team entered West Aurora’s John Bell Invite on Saturday and scored 82 points to take fourth in the eight-team field behind West Aurora (132), St. Charles East (123) and Downers Grove North (109). Steven Strange was second in the 100 with a time of 11.5 seconds and Anthony Zajac finished third in the 200 with a time of 24.08 seconds. Luke Moran placed second in the 400 (52.20) and Bennett Peterson was second in the 3,200 (9:45). Devin Breske took third in the 110-meter hurdles (17.54). In the field events, Nick Janca was third in the high jump, clearing 6-0. The 4x400 relay of Moran, Jake Smutzer, Brian Jimenez and Strange had a winning time of 3:26, and the 4x800-meter relay of David Gaytan, Collin Boone, Owen Kelty and Jackson Simon turned in a top time of 8:14.96.
BOYS TENNIS
Panthers, Wolves ready for matchup By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com
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ert [at No. 1 singles] played the best match of the season and won. He has really taken his game to another level playing one singles.” Oswego was 4-2 overall (2-0 in the SPC) after Monday’s dual against Batavia. Eckert is 5-5 this year at No. 1 singles, the No. 3 doubles duo of Dylan Pa-
tel/ Derek Ho is 5-1, the No. 2 doubles team of Max Blount/Connor Stark is 5-3, the No. 1 doubles team of Kyle Hennessy/John Watson is 5-4, No. 2 singles Ben Livingston is 4-3, the No. 4 doubles duo of Connor Sutton/Adam Pflederer is 4-1 and Connor Backus at No. 3 singles is 3-3.
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Oswego East can’t catch Batavia for invite title By KRISTIN SHARP
ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Opportunities were there, but in the end the Oswego East girls’ track and field team fell a half-point shy of capturing its own team championship at the Oswego East Invite last Saturday. Oswego East coach Lisa Cook knew the race was close with Batavia, and needed a strong finish by the 4x400-meter relay team to have a chance at catching the Bulldogs. The Wolves scored eight points with a runner-up finish, but Batavia’s fourth-place finish was enough to give them the championship, 131-130.5. “We were down 3.5 points going into the final event and we knew the scenarios that had to play out in order to win the entire thing,” Cook said. “We really felt like our team performed very well and they wanted the team win. As we looked back at the results, there were there were about 12 different opportunities that it shouldn’t have come down to a half point. Who doesn’t love a meet coming down the 4x4? It was kind of
The 4x100-meter relay team of Adaora Onyeabo, Sade Akinfe, Harris and Maya Taylor broke the school record with their first-place time of 48.26 seconds. Tara Schumacher won the 300-meter hurdles with a new school-record time of 45.71 seconds. “We’re in a really good spot,” Cook said. “It’s still just the middle of April, but the rest of the season is going to go by really fast.” Oswego: The Oswego girls’ track and field team competed at the Wheaton North Falcon Invite on Friday and secured a fourth-place finish with 75 points. Maddy Kammerer won the 1,600-meter run with a season-best time of 5:03.89, which is currently the seventh-fastest time posted in the state. The 4x800-meter relay team re-wrote Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media its school record with a finish in 9:31.41 Oswego East’s Sade Akinte lands a 17-5 long jump during the Oswego East Invite on Sat- behind the efforts of Isabelle Christiansen, Kammerer, Allyson McLaugurday. She took a runner-up finish in the event. lin and Kayla Wooten. The 4x400-me“Morgan had a phenomenal day and ter relay (4:09.13) and the 4x200-meter bittersweet.” Morgan Harris stood out with first- we know she has more coming,” Cook relay (1:49.8) also posted season-best place finishes in the 200-meter dash said. “Both her 200 and 400 times, she times. Christiansen also won the 800 in 2:20.46. distanced herself from the field.” (24.62) and 400 (56.86) events.
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After falling to Yorkville 5-2 on April 13, the Oswego East boys tennis team won the next two duals by 4-3 finals against both Romeoville and West Aurora. The Wolves were 3-2 overall (1-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference) after the win against the Blackhawks on Monday. “We are getting into the swing of things now, having matches on a consistent basis,” Oswego East coach Scott Gengler said. “We are scheduled to have six matches in six days this week and five matches in six days next week. Our doubles teams of Ryan Zaprzal/Giri Ekkurhti, Rohan Pisharody/ Alex Hwang and Diego Martinez/Ryan MacNicol have been playing really well so far this year and they have carried us in our victories.” One of those duals in the busy week is the Oswego-Oswego East rivalry matchup on Thursday. As much fun as the rivalry is for both the Wolves and the Panthers, both sides just want to
see their players competitive in league play. “Each match poses different challenges for our team,” Gengler said. “This allows us to be seasoned heading into postseason play. Every match in the SPC is critical on our road to the conference tournament.” “I’m excited about playing Oswego East, just like all the conference meets,” Oswego coach Ryan Parr added. “Every time we face a conference opponent we know we are going to have to play our best tennis.” After dropping the first match of the season, Oswego has won four straight duals, including West Chicago (70), last year’s conference champions Plainfield Central (4-3), Geneva (5-2) and Plainfield South (7-0). The Panthers snapped the streak with a close 4-3 loss to Batavia on Monday. They also placed fourth at Saturday’s Geneva Invite. “We are playing well. We went 4-0 last week with the fourth-place finish in a high quality tournament,” Parr said. “[Against Batavia], Anders Eck-
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Oswego East’s Giri Ekkurthi keeps his eye on the ball against Yorkville. “Our doubles teams of Ryan Zaprzal/ Giri Ekkurhti, Rohan Pisharody/ Alex Hwang and Diego Martinez/ Ryan MacNicol have been playing really well so far this year and they have carried us in our victories,” said Oswego East coach Scott Gengler.
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SPORTS PREP SOFTBALL: OSWEGO EAST 8, OSWEGO 3
HITTING BOOSTS WOLVES East swings early to knock off Oswego; now at 8-4 on the season By KRISTIN SHARP
ksharp@kendallcountynow.com The Oswego softball team was able to stop the bleeding after a hot start by Oswego East, but the Panthers could not reverse the damage on the scoreboard. The Wolves (8-4, 3-2 Southwest Prairie Conference) pounded out nine hits, including a two-run triple by junior Makenna Mittelstaedt and a solo home run by senior Emma Benson, to solidify an 8-3 victory over visiting Oswego (4-7, 0-5) in Tuesday’s game. “The big hit was Makenna coming up with the triple to knock some runs in,” Oswego East coach Laura Nussle said. “We went quiet there for a couple innings, but Emma Benson brought the energy back with her home run. Defensively, we knew they were going to have a short game and we were ready for them. Overall, their communication is great. For as young as they are, they’ve really, really been working well together.” Oswego East pitcher Sarah Schutz was on her mark early, striking out a pair of Panthers to leave one stranded in the top of the first, and opened the bottom half with a leadoff single to get things rolling for the Wolves. Dani Williams (2-for-4) knocked out an RBI double to put the Wolves on the board before Mittelstaedt’s two-run shot to the outfield fence. Nicole Schussler opened the bottom of the second with a triple, Emily Green reached on an error that allowed Schussler to score and Schultz (2-for4) singled with no outs. Williams was safe on a dropped third strike, which allowed a run to score on the passed ball, and both Juvia Davis and Rachel Johnson sacrificed in runs to put Oswego East ahead 7-0. The scoreboard remained unchanged until the fifth inning when Oswego got a leadoff double from Ashley McCance and an RBI single from Natalie Etheridge. Jessica Howard singled and Annie Scaramuzzi walked to load the bases for Kayla Moky, who hit a two-run shot. Oswego left two runners stranded after a strikeout and infield grounder, but closed the gap with a 7-3 game. “Our energy has been turned around, but we just have to bring that energy in the first inning and not wait
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ABOVE: Oswego East’s Emma Benson (1) is mobbed by her teammates as she crosses home plate after hitting a home run against Oswego during Tuesday’s Southwest Prairie Conference game. BELOW: Oswego’s Ashley McCance (10) lays down a bunt against Oswego East on Tuesday. The Wolves won the crosstown matchup, 8-3. For more photos from the game, visit KendallCountyNow.com. until the third or the fourth,” Oswego coach Amanda Stanton said. “They’re doing really well. They’re working hard. They’re making adjustments at the plate and that’s helping us get runs. They’re sacrificing themselves for their teammates.” Benson opened the bottom of the fifth by sending the pitch by Oswego freshman Jenna Veber over the left center field wall for the 8-3 game. Oswego had runners in scoring position in the sixth and seventh innings, but Schussler caught a pop up behind home plate to end the sixth inning and leave two on base, and Green made the final out at second to leave two more Panthers stranded and end the game. Schultz finished with five strikeouts and allowed five hits in the complete game effort. Oswego East notes: The Wolves
picked up a 6-4 win over Romeoville last Thursday and an 18-9 win over Hinsdale South on April 15 in a rescheduled game. Oswego East knocked out 20 hits against the Hornets. On Monday, Oswego East picked up a 10-3 win over West Chicago behind a 13-hit effort. Oswego notes: Oswego won the Fox Valley Tournament last weekend with a 3-0 finish, picking up a 10-0 win over Batavia before defeating Yorkville 6-5 last Saturday. In the title game, the Panthers topped Burlington Central, 3-2. The Panthers scored two runs in the third inning to get ahead, and Scaramuzzi went 2-for-3, with an RBI double in the third. “It was a great feeling. That weekend gave the girls the confidence boost they needed,” Stanton said. “It felt good overall.”