St. Charles East’s Koenen in command

St. Charles East’s Justin Bowman swats a return while playing against Eric Marbach of Waubonsie Valley in first-round state tournament singles action Thursday at Rolling Meadows.

May 23, 2013 7:53 PM

Jasper Koenen made a convincing start to his boys tennis state tournament campaign on Thursday, starting fast and never looking back with three straight-set victories to book himself into Friday’s fourth round of the championship bracket when play resumes Friday at host Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.

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Rodriguez wins it for South Elgin

South Elgin senior Kara Rodriguez won the regional semifinal game against Elgin with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning at St. Charles North Thursday.

May 24, 2013 12:24 AM

South Elgin senior Kara Rodriguez did not have much success in her first two at-bats against Elgin junior standout Jennah Perryman Thursday, striking out both times. But with the game on the line, South Elgin's Female Athlete of the Year showed the determination of a champion and won the game for her team. Rodriguez lined a clean single up the middle to score Paige Allen from third base with the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Storm beat the Maroons 4-3...

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Coronado’s 2-homer day, Wagner’s pitching carry Warren

Warren runner Megan Sowa slides under the tag of Grayslake North catcher Kaitlyn Olsen in the third inning during Class 4A regional semifinal play Thursday at Warren.

May 23, 2013 8:18 PM

An injured index finger, jammed in practice on Wednesday, didn’t seem to bother Warren’s Selaina Coronado all that much. Coronado smacked a pair of home runs and finished with 7 RBI on Thursday afternoon, and Jana Wagner pitched 5 innings of no-hit ball before allowing a hit and a couple of runs as second-seeded Warren outslugged No. 3 seed Grayslake North 15-2 in 6 innings in Class 4A regional semifinal play in Gurnee. The Blue Devils (23-6) next host top-seeded Zion-Benton in the regional...

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Carefree Buffalo Grove surprises Mundelein

Buffalo Grove’s Josh Guertler is met at home plate after his fourth inning homer against Mundelein during the Bison’s 11-9 victory Thursday at St. Viator.

May 23, 2013 10:17 PM

Buffalo Grove just doesn’t worry. Even when the 17th-seeded Bison were trailing top-seeded Mundelein 5-0 in the top of the fourth inning, Buffalo Grove didn’t flinch. And when the Bison rallied to close the gap to 8-6 in the sixth inning and Mundelein brought in Mitch Schulewitz, one of the area’s top pitchers, still Buffalo Grove was nearly emotionless. But the Bison did finally explode when right fielder Nick Capinelli caught a flyball for the final out of the game as Buffalo Grove rallied to...

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Carmel collects win at Judson

Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com ¬ Lake Zurich hitter Anthony Drago gets a hit during the Class 4A regional play-in baseball game between Prospect and Lake Zurich Monday at Lake Zurich High School.

May 23, 2013 10:46 PM

Wet grounds at Carmel Catholic forced the baseball team to travel to Elgin to play a “home” game in the state tournament. The Corsairs apparently didn’t mind. Tyler Murphy belted a 2-run homer, and Dalton Wright scattered 5 hits over 6 innings, as No. 3 Carmel blanked No. 19 Wheeling 6-0 at Judson University on Thursday night.

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Bush leads Stevenson as NSC brings numbers

Kristiyan Trukov of Warren swings into action against Glenbard North’s Matt Krzyzaniak on Thursday at Rolling Meadows.

May 23, 2013 8:38 PM

Stevenson lived up to its billing, and its North Suburban Conference brethren stayed in the limelight as well as the first day of the 98th boys tennis state tournament drew to a close Thursday. After brief rainfall welcomed the 64-player singles field at 12 sites near host Hersey in Arlington Heights, Patriots top player Jeremy Bush sent a trio of opponents packing to earn his spot in the fourth round against 17-32 seed Mack Galvin (35-5), a freshman from Rolling Meadows. Their 9 a.m. Friday...

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RM’s Galvin, Schaumburg’s Lin roll through first three rounds

Mack Galvin of Rolling Meadows competes during his first-round match Thursday at Rolling Meadows.

May 23, 2013 10:31 PM

With his cool, calm demeanor and 30-plus victories, Mack Galvin has shattered the stereotype of freshmen lacking the proper high school experience to be successful on his sport’s biggest stage, the state tournament. The Rolling Meadows frosh booked his place in today’s fourth round championship bracket after an impressive 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 victory over 9-16 seed Brandon Harris (24-7) of Edwardsville. The earned Galvin a spot opposite 3-4 seed Jeremy Bush, a four-time state qualifier from state...

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