Baseball: Top 20
1. St. Charles North (27-6) Fell to New Trier on Saturday
2. Hinsdale South (29-5) Team to beat at Plainfield E. regional
3. Barrington (25-8) Facing tough regional road
4. Crystal Lake S. (26-6) Split a pair of Saturday tune-ups
5. Naperville Central (23-10) Claimed share of DVC title
6. Cary-Grove (22-11) Came up short vs. Stevenson
7. Wauconda (24-4) Bulldogs win NSC in a thriller
8. Waubonsie Valley (22-10) Neville still unbeaten at 9-0
9. Downers South (23-9) Another huge year from Oriente
10. Glenbard East (26-8) Outright UEC Valley champions
11. Elk Grove (22-12) Three-peat in Mid-Suburban
12. Neuqua Valley (21-13) Dark horse as a six seed
13. Stevenson (23-8-1) NSC Lake champs win vs. C-G
14. Mundelein (24-9) Hitting postseason with momentum
15. Metea Valley (21-13) Nine straight wins
16. Carmel (20-9) East Suburban Catholic champs
17. Lake Park (20-12) Defending home field for regional
18. Warren (24-10) 2-game skid entering playoffs
19. St. Francis (21-12) Primed for jump to Class 4A
20. South Elgin (19-10) 2-3 against tough foes last week
(with records through games of Saturday, May 21)