Three Southland singles platers — Marian Catholic’s Kyle Scheffers, Sandburg’s Eric Pontow and Lemont's Nick Urban — made it to the Round of 32 before being sent to the consolation bracket, where the best they can finish is fifth place.
05/23/2013, 10:00pm CDT, By Dick Goss dgoss@stmedianetwork.com
Lemont's Charlie Wright pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and the Indians scored four runs in each of the fifth and sixth innings en route to a 9-1 victory over Lincoln-Way West in the semifinals of the Class 3A Lemont Regional.
05/23/2013, 3:59pm CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Homewood-Flossmoor pitcher Jameson Lamb suffered a devastating injury last summer when a flaming projectile from a Roman candle firework exploded in his right eye. Despite the mishap, Lamb has returned to the mound this season.
05/22/2013, 9:56pm CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Stagg, behind a gem of a pitching performance by Max Strus and key contributions from the bottom of the batting order, stunned Sandburg 4-2 in a Class 4A Sandburg Regional semifinal on Wednesday.
Kim Jerantowski found the back of the net twice as Lemont took care of business in its sectional semifinal matchup with Joliet Catholic, 3-1, on Wednesday to set up a championship game with Marian Catholic this Saturday.
After entering the postseason with a 3-12-3 record, Marian Catholic will be one of the final 16 Class 2A teams standing in the state after they pulled off another upset Wednesday night, topping Tinley Park 1-0 in a Lincoln-Way West Sectional semifinal.
Jake Walenga recorded 10 kills and Brad McFarland returned to action for the first time since injuring his ankle in practice on Monday to help Lincoln-Way North earn a 25-16, 25-18 victory over Lincoln-Way West in the Lincoln-Way Central Regional final on Wednesday.
When it comes to Southland success in the state tennis tournament, its history can probably be written on a sheet of paper rather than in a book. But Marian Catholic's Kyle Scheffers and Sandburg's Eric Pontow will look to help change that trend this weeked.
After being sidelined because of an ankle injury when Sandburg lost in the Class 8A football playoffs, Lemonte Booker is looking to end his high school athletic career on a high note when he competes in two events at this weekend's Class 3A state finals.
Kayla O’Brien’s bloop two-run single in the third inning put host Lincoln-Way North up for good in a 4-3 win over Lincoln-Way Central in a 4A regional semifinal Tuesday.
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.
05/22/2013, 9:56pm CDT, By Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com
Stagg, behind a gem of a pitching performance by Max Strus and key contributions from the bottom of the batting order, stunned Sandburg 4-2 in a Class 4A Sandburg Regional semifinal on Wednesday.
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.