Baseball/Fox Valley roundup
Dundee-Crown 12, Prairie Ridge 8: Luis Garcia was 3-for-4 with a home run, double and 3 RBI as the Chargers won in the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division. Dylan Kissack was also 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI for D-C (6-9, 4-6) while Garrett Ryan was 2-for-4 with an RBI, Nick Lodi drove in a run and Kyle DeAtley had a double. Vince Damato picked up the win for Dundee-Crown.
McHenry 6, Jacobs 3: Greg Sidor had 2 doubles, Aaron Meciej was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Ben Murray had 2 hits for the Golden Eagles in this FVC Valley loss. Evan Blunk took the loss for Jacobs (13-4, 5-2).
Hampshire 10, Marian Central 5: Michael Laramie was 3-for-4 with a double, triple and 3 RBI to lead the Whip-Purs (7-7) to a nonconference win. RJ Cosigny (2B, 2 RBI), Piotr Barnas (2-for-4, RBI), Tyler Crater (RBI), Brandon Wescher (RBI), Michael Merchut (RBI), Tim Jansen (RBI) and Colin Gogoel (2B) also contributed. Andrew Brown was the winning pitcher for Hampshire, going the complete game with 4 strikeouts and no walks whole allowing 6 hits.
Westminster Christian 8, Alden-Hebron 7: Frank Angiulo was 3-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBI to lead the Warriors (4-4, 4-0) in the Northeast Athletic Conference. Chase Woods also had 2 hits for Westminster and Juston Rasmussen was the winning pitcher.
Burlington Central 12, North Boone 7: Ryan Schuring was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and 3 RBI as the Rockets won in the Big Northern East. Bryan Cynova (2-for-4, 2B, RBI), Josh Lung (2-for-4, 2B, RBI), Mike Lee (2 RBI), Blake Alexander (RBI), Michael Scott (RBI) and Danny Gerke (RBI) also contributed for BC (6-6, 5-1). Alex Bell was the winning pitcher.
Elgin Academy 13, U-High 6: Max Swienton was 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and 5 RBI and Nate Johnson went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI and 4 stolen bases to lead Elgin Academy in the Independent School League. Jeffrey Tang was the winning pitcher for the Hilltoppers (3-0, 3-0).