Lincoln-Way East won 11 events and scored 168 points to claim the conference title over runner-up Homewood-Flossmoor (102) and third-place Lockport (81) in Saturday's SouthWest Suburban Blue meet.
After surviving a one-run first inning, Andrew pitcher Hannah Theilmann went on to shut down Lincoln-Way Central 6-1 behind a strong Thunderbolt defensive performance on Thursday afternoon.
Lockport (26 points) notched five runner-up finishes and placed second in its own loaded 12-team badminton tournament on Saturday. T.F. South claimed the title with 31 points.
T.F. South captured five titles en route to top honors at the 12-team badminton Lockport Tournament on Saturday and continue to cruise like a top contender in the state.
Lincoln-Way Central's Danijela Jackovich will play water polo for Stanford next season. For now, she's assisting the growth of the sport in the Chicago area, and helping her teammates develop.
Fenwick, which won its fourth state title in five years last season, returns most of its starters as it preps for a repeat bid. Check out Paul Johnson's lists of top girls water polo teams and athletes here.
Lincoln-Way Central was on its heels early in a Friday night showdown with Marist until Brooke Mejdrich and Sara Petrone scored 61 seconds apart for the game’s only goals as the Knights earned a 2-0 win in New Lenox.
Lockport (108 points) won the SouthWest Suburban Blue indoor track meet on Saturday. Megan Sullivan won the long jump and triple jump for runner-up Sandburg (103).
Lincoln-Way Central earned fourth-place in the Class 3A dual team state tournament on Saturday. It was the second-best finish in school history, behind the 2008 third-place team