Naperville Central captured its first trophy Saturday by racking up 12 points to tie Fremd for second place at the state finals at Eastern Illinois University.
Naperville North star senior forward Zoe Swift scored two goals to lead the top-ranked Huskies past No. 7 Neuqua Valley 2-1 in the semifinals of the Naperville Invitational Friday night at Naperville Central.
Dan Koch recorded 11 kills to help Naperville North rally from deficits in each of the first two sets in its match with Glenbard East to earn a 26-24, 25-21 victory on Thursday.
Fresh off conference titles and Top 16 state showings in 2012, Neuqua Valley, Benet and Naperville Central headline a loaded field of Naperville and Aurora tennis teams eager for another strong run on the courts this spring.
T.F. South returns six state qualifiers and is ranked No. 1 in the Sun-Times badminton rankings. Here is a full list of the top 10 teams and top individuals for this season.
Nick Czarnowski scored 17 points to power Naperville Central to a 50-43 overtime victory over Naperville North in a Class 4A Benet Regioinal semifinal on Thursday.
Benet hosts a regional for the first time since 2007 this week and brings two familiar foes with it. Naperville North and Naperville Central have faced each other and Benet this season, but this time it’s a ‘win or go home’ atmosphere.
Waubonsie Valley’s 200 freestyle relay team has earned a first seed at this weekend’s state finals with its time of 1:25.47. Waubonsie’s Adam Stacklin and Naperville Central’s Noah Wood have both landed a pair of top 12 slots in the 200 freestyle.
Derek Westman recorded 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, and Naperville North scored 11 of the game’s last 17 points in a 52-48 victory over Naperville Central Saturday.
02/15/2013, 11:09pm CST, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
Bryan LoLordo scored 20 points to lead Naperville North to a 62-60 road win over West Aurora Friday night. A 22-2 second-half run by the Huskies was the difference.