Lake Zurich rallied for a 5-4 win over Glenbrook North in nine innings on Thursday in regional action after junior Maria Schroeder drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth. The original matchup had been scheduled for Wednesday, but was postponed due to rain.
05/23/2013, 10:00pm CDT, By Dick Goss dgoss@stmedianetwork.com
Lemont's Charlie Wright pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and the Indians scored four runs in each of the fifth and sixth innings en route to a 9-1 victory over Lincoln-Way West in the semifinals of the Class 3A Lemont Regional.
05/23/2013, 9:57pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
Westmont junior Tim Doll came from behind to win his 400 heat Thursday in the IHSA Class 1A boys track preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University, while Mooseheart's Wal Khat qualified in the 800 and 1,600.
After flying under the radar while containing a model of consistency for its program, Parker will play in the Class 1A state semifinals on Friday with hopes of obtaining the school's first state championship.
Naperville North’s Zoe Swift, a Kentucky recruit, has been named the Gatorade Player of the Year for girls soccer in Illinois, which qualifies her for the national award.
05/23/2013, 9:45pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
Beecher senior Grant Nykaza, a Florida State recruit, is chasing Class 1A state records in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races at this weekend's state track finals at Eastern Illinois University.
Senior Kara Rodriguez bounced a single up the middle in the eighth inning to lift South Elgin to a 4-3 regional semifinal victory against Elgin on Thursday.
05/23/2013, 9:00pm CDT, By George Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerpress.com
Hinsdale South, a No. 9 seed, scored a pair of runs to force extra innings and eventually came away with the 5-3 win over No. 7-seed Lyons in a Class 4A regional semifinal at Lyons Thursday.
Senior Lockport pitcher Carly Dundee blasted a pair of home runs, including a game-ending grand slam, and had six RBI as Lockport defeated host Romeoville 14-4 in five innings on Thursday afternoon in the Class 4A regional semifinal match.
Plainfield North pitcher Zach Zyburt threw a complete-game four hitter to lead his team to a 4-0 win over Naperville North in a Class 4A Regional semifinal at Naperville Central Thursday.
Downers South freshman Caroline Hedgcock fired a complete-game two-hitter and went 2-for-3 with two RBI to key the Mustangs to an 8-2 victory over Naperville Naperville North in a Class 4A regional semifinal at Batavia on Thursday.
Burlington Central scored all of its runs in the first inning and Danny Gerke went the distance on the mound as the Rockets claimed a 6-2 regional semifinal victory against Marengo on Thursday.
Hoffman Estates used six consecutive hits to score four runs in the top of the sixth inning and upset Batavia 5-4 in a Class 4A Bartlett Regional semifinal Thursday.
After flying under the radar while containing a model of consistency for its program, Parker will play in the Class 1A state semifinals on Friday with hopes of obtaining the school's first state championship.
Red-hot Bishop McNamara has risen to the top of the rankings, while the other nine slots were shaken up. Find a complete list of Bill Harrison's rankings here.