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Ventrella pitches Lisle into sectional final May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
DuPage baseball roundup
The kicker is, St. Francis gets win May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Francis sophomore Corky Hart cramped up during Wednesday's Class 2A Riverside-Brookfield sectional semifinal against Hinsdale South. Hart's dehydration and cramping started at her calfs and hamstrings and eventually extended all the way to her back. She was undoubtedly tight and sore for most of the second half. Thankfully, she was able to deliver the biggest play of the game late in the first half before tightening up. Hart scored with 8:12 before halftime to break a 1-1 tie and lift the Spartans to a 2-1 victory. They advance to Saturday's sectional title game against Fenwick.
Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from track, baseball, softball, volleyball, water polo and soccer.
Images: St. Francis High School graduation May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Images from the St. Francis graduation ceremony Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Simmons is back, and so is Waubonsie Valley May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
As they say, in high school volleyball anything can happen in the postseason, and Tuesday produced the first big upset of the tournament as the regional host and No. 15 seed Waubonsie Valley knocked off the No. 3-seeded St. Francis 25-15, 28-26.
The best will be at Neuqua Valley May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
It boasts the area's best team. Its best pitcher. Its best lineup. And that's not even including Waubonsie Valley, the hottest team in the group. If there is a better sectional around, particularly at the top, than the one at Neuqua Valley, good luck finding it.
Lisle advances to regional final May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Naperville Central clinches DuPage Valley crown May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from water polo, track, baseball, softball, gymnastics, volleyball and soccer.
Sectionals bring stirring storylines May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Among the intrigue of track and field state sectionals is the element of surprise — boys whose great performances lift themselves from the cusp of state qualification to Charleston. DuPage County teams are filled with such stories. Here are a few.
Streak-busters Rosary claim SCC title May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
As she got ready to take the field Saturday, Rosary keeper Lauren Frasca reminded the officials that she had things to do in the afternoon the intimation being that she didn't want to be there for long. And yet Frasca and her teammates spent the maximum amount of time on their home field for the conclusion of the May 3 contest stopped by thunderstorms with 32:17 left in the second half. Originally played at Glenbard South, Saturday's finale took place at Rosary though the Royals played in Blue and were the road team, as they were in the original portion of the match. And when the match ended after a scoreless completion to the second half, two scoreless overtimes and a penalty kick shootout — it was 1-0 to Rosary (15-3-3, 9-0), earning the team its first conference title since 2007.
Vatch 2-hitter helps Lake Park earn split May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
DuPage baseball roundup
Marmion wins sixth straight SCC title May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The odds were stacked overwhelmingly against the nearest Marmion pursuers Saturday morning and afternoon in Wheaton. The Cadets, unblemished in regular-season Suburban Christian Conference boys tennis dual meets, were seeking a sixth consecutive league championship. Marmion was almost as flawless at St. Francis during the conference tournament, scoring 13 out of a possible 15 points by capturing all three doubles championships and second singles en route to 20 total points.
Glenbard South seniors claim fourth straight sectional May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
With 17 seniors on his team, Glenbard South coach Mark Tacchi knows the Raiders might struggle a little next year. But he's enjoying this group too much to worry about that. The Raiders won their fourth consecutive Class 2A sectional, scoring 149 points to run away with the team title Friday in Glen Ellyn.
St. Francis overcomes slow start May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Francis didn't have come out with the intensity needed to take care of a talented Wheaton Academy boys volleyball team on Thursday.
To McWhirter, recognition is always all about the kidsMay 8, 2013 12:00 AM
It's obvious Naperville North girls water polo coach Andy McWhirter prefers talking about his team, players past and present and the growth of the sport than about being inducted into the Illinois Water Polo Hall of Fame in Elmhurst May 28.
Marmion handles pressure, wins SCC againMay 8, 2013 12:00 AM
There's nothing wrong with a little pressure. Marmion's John Graft felt it Wednesday. Set to launch into the 1,600-meter run he was told that with a win the Cadets could clinch the Suburban Christian Conference boys track and field championship. On the home track of Marmion's greatest conference rival, no less, Aurora Central Catholic.
Naperville Central wins in 11th inning May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Glenbard North squeaks past WW South May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Fernandez comes through for St. Francis May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
It was no secret to Alyssa Fernandez that Montini was making every effort to pitch her carefully short of an intentional walk. Only one problem, though. "I think what they don't realize is I really like low and inside pitches," said the St. Francis senior. "They kept pitching me inside. I don't think they caught on." And for that, Fernandez made it hurt. With two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the seventh, Fernandez hit a two-run walk-off homer — her second of the game — the Spartans rallying for a dramatic 6-5 win in Monday's matchup of Suburban Christian Conference Blue leaders in Wheaton.