High point at Loras for Stevenson's Heiser

Stevenson graduate Tony Heiser enjoyed a big week for the Loras College baseball team and earned one of the school's Champion of the Week honors.

The sophomore outfielder helped lead his team to a pair of conference wins.

In the home opener against Simpson, he belted his second home run of the season to tie the game at 3-3. The home run ignited the Duhawks and kept the game alive.

With the game still tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Heiser returned to the plate with an opportunity to be the hero.

He came through with a single up the middle that brought home the game-winning run and gave Loras the first win of the weekend.

He had another standout performance the next day against Simpson, finishing the weekend 8-of-14 with 7 RBI. Heiser raised both his on-base percentage (.500) and his batting average (. 449).

Softball

Wooster senior Paige Goldberg (Lake Zurich) provided a silver lining for Wooster in a 6-3 loss to Wisconsin-Superior in the second game of a doubleheader in Florida.

She collected 2 hits to become the program's all-time hits leader with 132, surpassing Erica Villa's 131 (2010-13).

As a junior, Goldberg became only the second player in program history to record 5 hits in a game, with a perfect 5-for-5 effort in a win over New Jersey City.

• Northwestern senior outfielder Olivia Duehr (Antioch) was named Big Ten player of the week as she belted 4 home runs in 3 games, guiding the Wildcats to a sweep of Penn State. She had at least 1 hit, 1 run, a RBI and a home run in each contest while leading the conference with a slugging percentage of 1.700.

Duehr's final home run was a game-winner in extra innings.

High school soccer

There will be at least a handful of Libertyville High School soccer players to keep an eye on in the collegiate ranks.

Five Wildcats have made commitments to play the sport at the next level.

The list includes Sabrina Ramirez (Benedictine University), Cam Fragassi (Dayton), Sam Kratzer (Augustana College), Ryan Pacholski (Loras College) and Trey Toohey (McGill University).

Men's tennis

Washington University's (St. Louis) junior Ross Putterman (Stevenson) received the University Athletic Association's tennis athlete of the week award for the second straight week and third time in his career after posting a pair of wins.

He led Washington to a 9-0 victory over Principia College. Putterman and sophomore Jeremy Bush teamed up for an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles. Putterman then posted a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles. The doubles win for Putterman was the 80th of his career, seventh most in school history.

Men's track

North Park senior Dave Anderson (Grayslake North) was named a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin men's outdoor track and field athlete of the week.

Anderson took second in the hammer and fourth in the discus at St. Joseph's Edmund Invitational in Rensselaer, Ind.

His toss of 52.08 meters in the hammer was 5 meters better than his personal record and established a school record. His throw of 46.55 meters in the discus ranks No. 7 in NCAA Division III and is No. 2 on the all-time North Park career list.

Women's lacrosse

Augustana junior Emily Handrahan (Lake Zurich) had 4 goals and an assist for the Vikings in an 18-3 victory over Alma.

• Augustana sophomore Olivia Mayer (Libertyville) had the third goal for the Vikings in an 18-7 victory over Kenyon College. She also controlled five draws while senior teammate Gina Filippo (Libertyville) had a team-high 3 ground balls.

Men's lacrosse

Dubuque sophomore Colin Grever (Grayslake North) scored 2 goals in the Spartan's season-opening 8-4 win over Defiance.

• Augustana junior Tyler Amidei (Vernon Hills) has caused a team-high 9 turnovers this season while senior teammate Ty Benson (Libertyville) is right behind with eight. Junior teammate Jonathan Bryk (Fremd) has 23 ground balls.

Men's basketball

Georgia Southern freshman Jake Allsmiller, son of former Buffalo Grove all-stater Brian Allsmiller, played a key role off the bench this season for the Sun Belt Conference runners-up.

The 6-5 Allsmiller, whose father played for Vanderbilt, played four years at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, winning state championships in 2012 and 2013. He was a three-time All-State selection and once made 12 three-pointers in a game. He made 457 career three-pointers to set a new school record and rank third in Tennessee history.

Women's basketball

Old Dominion sophomore forward Destinee Young (Hoffman Estates) scored a career-high 20 points with 7 rebounds in 26 minutes during a 69-62 win over Virgina in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament.

Young netted 8 points and 7 rebounds in the Lady Monarchs' final game of the season, a 71-66 loss at Villanova in the second round of the NIT.

Adult softball

The Gurnee Park District adult softball league registration begins on Thursday.

The park district offers two men's leagues on Monday and Tuesday nights and a co‐ed league on Wednesday night.

For additional information contact Ron Dorsey at ron@gurneeparkdistrict.com.

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