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Baseball and softball scores scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

Baseball and softball scores scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

Chicago Tribune6 days ago

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.FRIDAY'S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BASEBALL
CLASS 3A REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
ST. LAURENCE
Tinley Park 2, Crete-Monee 0
Tinley (18-16): Austin Brazitis 6 IP, 2 H, 8 Ks. Danny Weed 2-for-3, double, run, RBI.
GIRLS SOCCER
CLASS 3A SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
FREMD
Libertyville 2, Fremd 1
GLENBARD WEST
Wheaton Warrenville South 6, St. Charles North 0
JOLIET WEST
Lincoln-Way East 3, Lincoln-Way Central 0
NAPERVILLE NORTH
Naperville North 2, Neuqua Valley 1
Naperville North (15-5-3): Claire DeCook 2 goals.
CLASS 2A SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
KANKAKEE
Providence 3, St. Laurence 1
SOFTBALL
CLASS 4A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ANDREW
Lincoln-Way West 2, Andrew 0
BENET
Marist 10, Benet 0 (5 innings)
Marist (33-2): Lexi Kyros 3-for-4, 3-run HR, 5 RBIs. Bree Hanik 2-for-4, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs. Ellie Holmstrom 3-for-3, 2 runs, RBI.
BUFFALO GROVE
Mundelein 6, Libertyville 0
GLENBARD NORTH
St. Charles East 6, Glenbard North 4
St. Charles East (21-15): Addison Wolf 3 RBIs.
GLENBROOK NORTH
Stevenson 10, Palatine 0
HAMPSHIRE
Hampshire 10, Harlem 2
JOLIET WEST
Lincoln-Way East 9, Plainfield South 5
Lincoln-Way East (28-7): Maddie Henry 2 2-run HRs. Mia Balta 3 RBIs. Audrey Bullock 2 RBIs.
LAKE ZURICH
Barrington 7, Lake Zurich 2
Lake Zurich (15-19-1): Claire Kohlman RBI.
LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL
Lincoln-Way Central 10, Homewood-Flossmoor 0 (5 innings)
Lincoln-Way Central (33-1): Lisabella Dimitrijevic CG, 2 H, 14 Ks; 2-for-2, double, HR, 3 RBIs. Mia Degliomini 3-for-3, double, triple, run, 2 RBIs.
MCHENRY
Huntley 4, Grant 2
NEW TRIER
Loyola 6, Warren 2
OSWEGO EAST
Oswego 6, Neuqua Valley 0
ROLLING MEADOWS
St. Charles North 8, Glenbard West 0
St. Charles North (22-9): Paige Murray CG, H; 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBIs. Julianna Kouba 2-for-4, double, 2 runs, 2 RBIs. Ella Heimbuch 3-for-3, double, 2 runs.
SHEPARD
Lockport 2, Shepard 0
Lockport (28-9): Kelcie McGraw 6 IP, H, 13 Ks. Taylor Lane 2-run single.
SOUTH ELGIN
South Elgin 2, Lake Park 1
South Elgin (28-4): Anna Kiel CG, 8 Ks. Chloe Richards solo HR. Amber Gnutek double, RBI.
YORK
York 3, Reavis 0
YORKVILLE
Yorkville 1, Plainfield East 0
Yorkville (24-12): Isabella Rosauer (W) 2.1 IP in relief, 0 H, 3 Ks. Ellie Fox RBI single.
CLASS 3A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
CARMEL
Carmel 11, Amundsen 3 (6 innings)
Carmel (19-9): Kaitlyn Konen 2-for-3, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBIs. Grace Brown 2-for-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs. Grace King 2-for-3, triple, HR, 3 RBIs.
CARY-GROVE
Antioch 6, Cary-Grove 3
DE LA SALLE
De La Salle 12, Hancock 0 (5 innings)
De La Salle (25-10): Abby Trendle CG, 6Ks; 2-for-3, double, 2 runs, RBI. Lilah Serrano run, 2 RBIs.
EVERGREEN PARK
Evergreen Park 15, Payton 0 (4 innings)
Evergreen (18-14): Layne Schillo CG, H, 6 Ks. Grace Fontaine 3-run HR, 5 RBIs. Addison Mrskos 2 runs, 2 RBIs.
GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL
Resurrection 8, Grayslake Central 6
Grayslake Central (15-15): Autumn Aliff 4-for-4, double, triple, 4 runs, RBI. Emma Andrews 2-for-4, run, RBI.
LAKES
Grayslake North 10, Lakes 0 (5 innings)
Grayslake North (17-11): Riley O'Brien CG, H, 11 Ks; triple, 2 RBIs. Brena Dalton 3-for-3, double, 2 runs, 3 RBIs. Jane Pritchard 2-for-2, 2 runs, 3 RBIs.
LEMONT
Lemont 21, T.F. North 0
OAK FOREST
Tinley Park 8, Oak Forest 2
ST. LAURENCE
St. Laurence 15, Kennedy 0 (4 innings)
St. Laurence (22-7): Viviana Chavez 2 RBIs. Aoibhe Landers 2 RBIs.
WOODSTOCK NORTH
Crystal Lake Central 4, Kaneland 3
Kaneland (24-13): Addison Coulter 2 solo HRs.
CLASS 2A SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
SENECA
Beecher 1, Seneca 0
Beecher (34-2): Taylor Norkus CG, H, 10 Ks. Ava Lorenzatti HR.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BASEBALL
CLASS 4A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
ANDREW
Andrew 10, Shepard 0 (6 innings)
BATAVIA
St. Charles North 10, Batavia 2
FREMD
Lake Zurich 9, Warren 4
Lake Zurich (24-11): Alex Toth 3 RBIs.
GRANT
Dundee-Crown 4, Grant 0
Dundee-Crown (15-20): Jared Russell CG, 5 H, 11 Ks. Hayden DeMarsh RBI. Ryan Pierce run.
HOFFMAN ESTATES
Highland Park 3, Rolling Meadows 1
Highland Park (24-10-1): Ben Lichtenfeld CG, 2 H, ER; RBI. Luke Giese 2 runs.
JOLIET WEST
Joliet West 2, Richards 1
Richards (23-9): Ozzie Lopez run. Carter Gillen RBI.
MCHENRY
Jacobs 10, Streamwood 0
Jacobs (16-19): Ryan Tucker double, 3 RBIs. Aaden Colon 3 RBIs.
NAZARETH
Oak Lawn 4, Riverside-Brookfield 1
Oak Lawn (23-13): John Olejniczak CG, 7 K; 2-for-3, double, RBI. Justin Canvin 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs. Jackson Hilger 2-for-4, run.
PLAINFIELD NORTH
Oswego 4, Naperville North 1
Oswego (21-14): Andrew Ronen 6.2 IP, ER, 7 Ks. Dylan King HR.
PROSPECT
Prospect 8, Stevenson 7 (8 innings)
Stevenson (16-19): Frank Costabile 2 doubles, 3 RBIs. Jordan Levine solo HR. Ryan Harris solo HR.
ST. CHARLES EAST
St. Charles East 3, Lake Park 2
St. Charles East (15-18): Joey Arend CG, 9 Ks. James Feigleson 2 runs. Ryan McGrew RBI.
SANDBURG
Homewood-Flossmoor 4, Sandburg 3 (8 innings)
STAGG
Stagg 9, Marist 7 (11 innings)
WAUBONSIE VALLEY
Waubonsie Valley 7, Naperville Central 1
Waubonsie (19-12): Owen Roberts CG, 3 H, 0 ER, 10 Ks. Danny McGuigan 3-for-4, 2 doubles, run, 4 RBIs. Nate Cerilli 3-for-3, run, RBI.
WILLOWBROOK
Bartlett 9, Wheaton Warrenville South 8
Bartlett (18-16-1): Vince Kamarat GW single scored Austin Daubenmire in bottom 7th. Alex Bihun 3 RBIs. Vince Yario 2-for-4, run, 2 RBIs.
YORKVILLE
Romeoville 6, Yorkville 1
Yorkville (16-17): Kal Antzen RBI. Aaron Klemm run.
CLASS 3A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
ANTIOCH
Antioch 9, Carmel 4
Antioch (23-12-1): Dylan Feldkamp grand slam.
BROOKS
Morgan Park 20, Chicago Vocational 1
CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH
Crystal Lake Central 5, Lakes 1
Lakes (21-14): Zach Raffone run.
DEERFIELD
St. Viator 3, Deerfield 2
Deerfield (15-21): Ethan Katz 2-for-3, double, run.
HINSDALE SOUTH
Hinsdale South 10, Bremen 0 (6 innings)
KANELAND
Kaneland 3, Wheaton Academy 1
Kaneland (25-10): Aidan Whitlin run, RBI. Tom Thill RBI.
MORRIS
LaSalle-Peru 17, Plano 2 (4 innings)
Plano (11-22): Eric Nunez run. Brandon Ramos run.
PAYTON
Payton 11, Thornridge 0 (5 innings)
PRAIRIE RIDGE
Lake Forest 10, Wauconda 4
Lake Forest (17-16): Blink Hartline 2-for-5, run, 4 RBIs. Stephen Cole run, 3 RBIs. Jack Lamberti 3-for-5, 2 runs.
ST. RITA
Marian Catholic 10, Solorio 3
Marian (14-22): Jazarris Mackmore 4-for-4, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 runs, 2 RBIs. Alex Kvasnicka 2 RBIs. Matt Rusin 2 runs.
WHEATON ST. FRANCIS
Montini 4, Marmion 2 (8 innings)
Marmion (22-13-1): Ethan Flores 2-for-3, 2-run HR.
CLASS 2A SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL
BEECHER
Wilmington 7, Chicago Christian 2
Chicago Christian (24-11): Micah Buikema RBI.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
BOLINGBROOK
Neuqua Valley d. Bolingbrook 25-23, 22-25, 25-17
CARMEL
Libertyville d. Grayslake Central 25-19, 25-15
DE LA SALLE
Jones d. De La Salle 25-17, 25-12
GLENBROOK SOUTH
Lake Zurich d. Glenbrook South 26-28, 25-22, 25-16
Lake Zurich (35-3): Gabe Schwartz 11 kills. Wyatt Jones 8 kills, 15 assists. Konrad Bochonko 8 kills.
IMSA
Wheaton North d. Marmion 25-14, 25-19
LINCOLN-WAY EAST
Lincoln-Way East d. Andrew 25-20, 25-16
Lincoln-Way East (31-6): Matt Muehlnickel 9 kills, 4 digs. Joey Abbeduto 6 kills. Will Hubatch 13 assists.
MANSUETO
Mount Carmel d. Kenwood 25-22, 25-18
MARIST
Marist d. St. Rita 25-13, 25-12
NEW TRIER
New Trier d. Mundelein 25-20, 20-25, 25-19
OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST
Oak Park-River Forest d. Stagg 25-12, 25-21
OSWEGO
Benet d. Oswego 25-20, 25-14
REAVIS
Reavis d. Brother Rice 25-15, 25-18
RICH TOWNSHIP
Lincoln-Way Central d. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-21, 25-20
ROCKFORD BOYLAN
Rockford Guilford d. Streamwood 25-23, 25-20
ST. CHARLES EAST
Wheaton Warrenville South d. St. Charles East 25-19, 25-20
SANDBURG
Sandburg d. Riverside-Brookfield 25-19, 25-20
VERNON HILLS
Barrington d. Stevenson 25-22, 25-16
SOFTBALL
CLASS 4A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
GLENBARD NORTH
St. Charles East 13, Elk Grove 3 (5 innings)
St. Charles East (20-15): Holly Smith HR, 4 RBIs. Addison Wolf 3 runs, RBI.
NAPERVILLE CENTRAL
West Aurora 5, Naperville Central 4
CLASS 3A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
CARMEL
Carmel 24, Northtown 1 (4 innings)
LAKES
Lakes 1, Wauconda 0 (11 innings)
Lakes (12-12): Eryn Oleson 21 Ks. Emily Ovaska GW RBI in bottom 11th.

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