Conant tops Elk Grove, makes Fremd semis
Carmen Rosas had 3 goals, Angie Skittone and Deana Becker had 2 each and Emily Weingart had 4 steals and 3 drawn ejections to lift Conant past Elk Grove 7-6 in Fremd girls water polo sectional quarterfinal action Wednesday.
Conant (12-16) scored twice in the fourth quarter and did not allow a goal in the period. Maddy Demaret finished with 20 saves and 4 steals for the Cougars.
Senior Kathryn Noonan had 3 goals for Elk Grove (17-12).
Conant meet tops seed Barrington (24-4), a 12-4 winner against Hoffman Estates, in a 4:30 p.m. Friday semifinal.
Fremd 13, St. Viator 4: Fremd all-conference picks Tori Boldt (4 goals) and Mandy Borre (2) led the way as the No. 2 seed Vikings advance to a 5:45 p.m. Friday semifinal against No. 3 seed Hersey.
Sophomore Loretta Stelnicki also had 2 goals for Fremd (19-11).
Hersey 8 Schaumburg 5: The MSL East champion Huskies moved on to the semifinals despite a strong effort from the Saxons.
Glenbrook N. sectional
Loyola eliminated Maine West in an 18-8 decision, and Prospect came up a goal short in a 9-8 loss to Glenbrook South.
Mundelein sectional
Libertyville 9, Palatine 8: The fifth-seeded Wildcats eliminated fourth-seeded Palatine despite a 4-1 scoring edge in favor of the Pirates in the fourth quarter. Palatine was hampered by an 0-for-8 performance on the power player in the first half.
Rachel Chumbook led all scorers with 5 goals, and Caroline Wojtas had 2 for Palatine (18-11).
Wheeling 6, BG 4: The Wildcats advanced to a 5:45 p.m. Friday semifinal against Stevenson.