In early May, Kaneland swept Rosary, 10-3 and 15-6. But in a Class 3A regional championship game, the Royals’ softball team gained revenge with a 7-6 victory Saturday afternoon.
Making just his second start this season, Stevenson’s Mitch Goll gave up just two runs, both in the first inning, as the Patriots defeated Carmel 7-2 to win the Carmel regional. It is their fourth regional title in six years.
Fenwick won its first sectional title since 2004 with a 1-0 win over defending state champion St. Francis is the Class 2A Riverside-Brookfield sectional Saurday afternoon.
A moment of magic by freshman sensation Devin Burns gave No. 1 seed Loyola a 1-0 victory over New Trier in Friday’s Class 3A New Trier Sectional final in Northfield.
When Brother Rice roared out to a seven-point first-set victory Friday night in an Andrew Sectional semifinal, Lincoln-Way East never lost its poise, storming back to an 18-25, 25-22, 25-21 win.
Libertyville held Stevenson scoreless for 23 minutes and ran out to a 3-0 lead but had to hold off the Patriots 9-7 in a Class A IHSLA playoff game. The Wildcats play Glenbrook North in the quarterfinals.
The last time Oak Park-River Forest met Morton, OPRF fell in three games. But thanks to some resolved health issues, the full-strength Huskies brought their game and took down the Mustangs 25-14, 25-18 on Friday to advance to play St. Rita Tuesday night.
Burlington Central's Ryan Oleson ran the second fastest 400-meter, while teammate Lucas Ege qualified in the 400 with the fourth fastest time Friday at the Class 2A boys track preliminaries at Eastern Illinois.
Sara Busse scored eight minutes into Buffalo Grove's sectional final matchup with Hersey Friday and that was all the Bison needed, as they rolled to a 3-0 win and will play the winner of the New Trier Sectional Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Glenbrook South.
Neuqua Valley made quick work of Waubonsie Valley, 25-20, 25-17, at the Proviso West sectional Friday. The Wildcats face off with Downers South for the title Tuesday.
05/24/2013, 11:15pm CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Ryan Waaso went the distance for Marian Catholic, scattering seven hits and striking out two as the Spartans grabbed a 2-1 victory from Homewood-Flossmoor in a Class 4A regional semifinal at T.F. North on Friday.
Will Tischler had four kills, including Downers South's last two, as the Mustangs defeated Naperville North 25-12, 14-25, 25-23 Friday at Proviso West.
05/24/2013, 11:15pm CDT, By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com
Andrew Helmin had the fastest qualifying time in the 110-meter hurdles Friday in the Class 3A preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Field, but believes he can do better Saturday once he sorts out his footwork. Check out how other Southtown-area athletes performed here.
Kelly Manski's free kick was all the scoring St. Charles North got, but it was all it needed, as the North Stars won the Hoffman Estates Sectional Friday.
05/24/2013, 9:37pm CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Brother Rice named Rick Harrigan, Class 2002, its basketball coach on Friday. Harrigan was named the Catholic League’s Most Outstanding Player his senior season, as well as Lawless Award winner in 2002.
Evanston will not play in the IHSA baseball playoffs this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly “sexted” risque photos to each other.
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.
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.
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.