Plainfield North upset Naperville Central 5-4 to win the Naperville Central regional Saturday afternoon. The Redhawks had ended two of the Tigers’ three 30-win seasons in the last three years in the sectional.
The five seniors on Lincoln-Way West have taken a beating at times during their tenure on varsity, but Saturday made it worth while when the Warriors captured their first regional title with a 7-1 win over Marian Catholic.
05/25/2013, 4:00pm CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Providence had at lost 15 of its last 17 games at one point in the season, but the Celtics have been piping hot lately. They didn't relent on Saturday, shutting down Stagg 4-0 to score the Sandburg Regional championship.
Pitcher Holly Haberkorn went the distance for the Roadrunners and added four RBI at the plate in a 9-2 win over Riverside-Brookfield in the Riverside-Brookfield regional.
05/25/2013, 3:30pm CDT, By Tony Baranek tbaranek@southtownstar.com
Sarah Gillespie threw a five-hit shutout and Tinley Park got a run on a Megan Laib bloop single as it won a regional title by defeating Oak Forest 1-0 Saturday afternoon.
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.
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.