Wheaton Warrenville South battled back after dropping the first set and came away with a 14-25, 25-17, 25-18 over Downers North Tuesday in regional semifinal play at Waubonsie Valley.
Michael Simmons had 12 kills, five aces, a block and five digs to lead 15th-seeded Waubonsie Valley to a 25-15, 28-26 upset of No. 3 seed St. Francis in a Waubonsie Valley Regional semifinal.
05/21/2013, 9:20pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
WW South upset fourth-seeded Waubonsie Valley 4-2 at the Class 4A Yorkville Regional. Winning pitcher Sammy Granger held the Warriors scoreless until the seventh inning.
Waubonsie Valley senior Eric Marbach, who skipped the two previous years of high school tennis to compete in USTA tournaments, will be put to the ultimate test Thursday in the state tournament.
It has been over a decade since an Aurora Central baseball team advanced to the sectionals. The Chargers are loose and ready to go for Wednesday’s game against Byron.
05/20/2013, 8:45pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
In a game dictated by two solid offenses, Metea Valley emerged with the 8-7 win over West Aurora on a bloop single by Alise Perna in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal at Metea Valley Monday.
Metea Valley won its last four series in the Upstate Eight Valley and the Mustangs’ conference progress continued Monday with a 10-0, five-inning win over East Aurora in the Class 4A Oswego Regional quarterfinals.
West Aurora has been a streaky baseball team this year, starting the season 6-0 before losing 16 of 17 and winning seven straight. The Blackhawks began the playoffs Monday by beating Marmion 3-1.
05/18/2013, 7:30pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
West Aurora's Emma Spagnola is committed to Northern Illinois for softball, but Saturday in Charleston, she made a statement in track by personally accounted for 26 team points in by winning the long jump (18-9) and setting personal records in both the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles.
05/18/2013, 6:45pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
Led by junior Peyton Wade, who had a hand in three first-place finishes for Aurora Christian in the Class 1A finals at Eastern Illinois University, the Eagles scored 52 points and finished third behind team champ Moweaqua Central A&M (60).
Geneva surprised everyone, including themselves, Friday night at the Class 3A Hoffman Estates Sectional. The Vikings came away with seven state berths and won the sectional title for the first time since 2010 with 103 points to Schaumburg's 88.
Freshman Paige Filipek scored on a rebound with 32:14 to play as Waubonsie Valley defeated Metea Valley 1-0 Friday to win the Class 3A Metea Valley Regional championship.
Stevenson's Willie Bourbon is a rare three-sport athlete. Through talent and hard work, the sophomore hasn't been forced to narrow his focus and doesn't look to be doing so any time soon.