Naperville North’s Zoe Swift, a Kentucky recruit, has been named the Gatorade Player of the Year for girls soccer in Illinois, which qualifies her for the national award.
Plainfield North pitcher Zach Zyburt threw a complete-game four hitter to lead his team to a 4-0 win over Naperville North in a Class 4A Regional semifinal at Naperville Central Thursday.
Downers South freshman Caroline Hedgcock fired a complete-game two-hitter and went 2-for-3 with two RBI to key the Mustangs to an 8-2 victory over Naperville Naperville North in a Class 4A regional semifinal at Batavia on Thursday.
Emery Barnes looks to bring home the first medal in a horizontal jumping event in Neuqua Valley program history at the upcoming state meet at Eastern Illinois University.
Third-seeded Waubonsie Valley scored on three of its first five shots and rolled to a 4-0 victory over No. 2 seed Plainfield North Wednesday in the Class 3A Bolingbrook Sectional semifinals.
Waubonsie Valley won its first regional in seven years by pulling off its second upset in as many nights, defeating WW South 20-25, 25-22, 25-20 at Waubonsie Valley Wednesday.
Zoe Swift scored three goals, including two in the second half, to lift Naperville North to a riveting 4-3 victory over Neuqua Valley Wednesday in a Class 3A Bolingbrook Sectional semifinal.
Senior left-hander Jeff Schank struck out four while allowing four hits to lead Naperville Central to a 7-0 victory over West Aurora Wednesday in a Class 4A Naperville Central Regional semifinal.
Hinsdale Central scored three times in seven minutes in the second half, as it eased to a 3-0 sectional semifinal win against Benet. The Red Devils move on to face the winner of the Lyons/WW South match.
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.
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.
Hinsdale Central was held in check by Benet for the entire first half, but eventually broke free for a 3-0 victory Tuesday in a Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional semifinal.
05/18/2013, 11:00pm CDT, By Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com
Neuqua Valley sophomore Maya Neal claimed a pair of medals and a quartet of Naperville Central athletes won two medals by placing in both sprint relays Saturday.