Whips score 1st girls golf win
Behind a medalist round of 40 from Taylor Ellett, Hampshire won the first girls golf match in school history, downing Harvard 218 to 302 at The Oak Club of Genoa.
The other three Whip-Purs who scored did so by shooting career low rounds, as was Ellett's. Tina Tuminaro had a 54 for the Whips while Jessie Van Dorin carded a 58 and Taylor Zilch a 66.
Girls golf
St. Edward at Indian Creek: Danielle Coffman's 95 was St. Edward's best score on Saturday at the Indian Creek Invitational. Erin Schneider shot a 98, Nicole Mattoon a 102 and Brittania Schreur a 117 for the Green Wave, which finished fifth with a team score of 412. St. Francis won the event with a 325. Burlington Central was fourth with a 411.
Prairie Ridge 191, Mundelein 203: Ashley Dunn had a medalist round of 43 to lead the Wolves to this nonconference win. Allison Holly shot a 45, Brittney Johnson a 49 and Kelly Olson a 54 for PR.
Boys golf
Westminster d. IMSA: Brandon Siewert shot a medalist round of 40 at Wing Park in Elgin as Westminster Christian (1-3) tied a school record by shooting a 186, 35 strokes better than IMSA.
Brandan Weingartner had a 46 for the Warriors while Connor Egen shot a 47 and Ted Grossman a 53.
Cary-Grove d. Dundee-Crown: Behind a medalist round of 35 from Tyler Bulterman, Cary-Grove downed Dundee-Crown 150 to 161 in Fox Valley Conference play. Brian Colbert (37), Matt Efflandt (38) and Ryan Kwech (40) also scored for the Trojans.
D-C's Jordan Nelson tied for low round with a 35. Also scoring for the Chargers were Alex Campe (39), Matt Thomas (43) and Steve Cathony.
Boys soccer
Westminster Christian 4, St. Edward 0: Tyler Beachler had a hat trick and J.J. Marshall added a goal as the Warriors (2-4) shut out St. Edward in nonconference action. Brady Huddleston and Steven Hoeflich each added assists and Ethan Flickinger had 3 saves in goal for Westminster.
CL Central 2, CL South 1: The Tigers handed South its first loss of the season in this nonconference matchup. Anthony Arico scored both goals for the Tigers and Chris Chimielewski made 10 saves in goal, including stopping a penalty kick with 18 seconds left in the game.
Jordan Innis scored the Gators' lone goal on an assist from Matt Zaluyckyj. Zach Daizell made 2 saves in goal for South (4-1-1).
Burlington Central 7, Rockford Lutheran 0: Nate Parks scored 2 goals and the Rockets' defense didn't allow a shot on goal in this nonconference win. Also scoring for BC (2-1-1) were Enrique Alvarado, Brogan Peterson, Juan Gonzales and Ryan Warner. Michael McCur5dy, Jordan Werrbach, Ryan Reopolle and Scott Knewitz each had assists. Kyle DeRaedt was in goal.
Maine South 2, Streamwood 1: Streamwood (2-6) opened the Pepsi Showdown with this loss to Maine South. Roma Patino scored the Sabres' goal with an Alex Lopez assist. Juan Ortiz had 5 saves in goal for Streamwood.
Cary-Grove 4, Prairie Ridge 2: John Oberlies scored 2 goals and Cary-Grove scored all of its goals in the second half to keep its season record unblemished with this nonconference win. Nick McDonald and Calvin Brown scored the other goals for the Trojans (5-0) while Keenan Walsh and McDonald had assists. Walsh made 5 saves in goal for C-G.
"It was a tough game to play in the heat," said Cary-Grove coach Mark Olson. "PR did a nice job in the first half and then we came out in the second half and did a great job staying with it."
Brandon Pappif and Alex Saucuc scored PR's goals and A.J. Sturm had 9 saves in goal for the Wolves (0-6).
Plainfield Central 2, Larkin 1: Matt Gloss scored the only goal for Larkin (3-1) in this loss in the Pepsi Showdown. Razell Somarrida had 7 saves in goal for the Royals.
Grayslake North 4, Jacobs 0: Danny Trevor made 7 saves in goal for the Golden Eagles (1-2) in this nonconference loss.
Girls volleyball
Benet d. St. Charles North: Technically, the Benet girls volleyball team did trail the North Stars in their match against St. Charles North on Tuesday night in Lisle.
However, that moment passed as quickly as it came when the Redwings evened the first game score at 1-1.
From that point on Benet (6-0) never fell behind again, handling the North Stars 25-8, 25-14.
"I thought we played great," Redwings coach Brad Baker said. "We talked about high energy and playing with confidence, playing with passion, and that's what the girls did."
St. Charles North (4-3) hung tough against the Redwings early in the first game, staying within 3 points as late as 10-7.
When Benet junior Ariana Mankus began serving, though, the Redwings began pulling away. By the time Mankus' run ended, Benet held a comfortable 18-8 advantage, highlighted by a Mankus ace and a Natalie Patzin kill from junior Beth Kinsella.
"I thought we've served and passed better this early in the season, and that's a good sign if we're already serving and passing (so well)," Baker said. "That just shows where we're going to be by the end of the season."
And where does Baker expect his team to be by then?
"The girls have extremely high goals. St. Charles North is not a bad team by any stretch of the (imagination), and with the way we played tonight, we just need to stay focused on where we want to be and come and work hard every day in practice."
In the second game Benet's Jessica Jendryk reeled off a similar serving streak to Mankus'. Jendryk took a 5-3 lead and surrendered the serve with her team ahead 13-4, mixing in 2 aces to go along with 2 Mankus kills.
Afterward, North Stars coach Lindsay Trudell tipped her cap to the young Redwings squad.
"I am totally impressed with Benet," Trudell said. "I know they're primarily juniors and sophomores out there, and that's awesome."
St. Charles North's 4-3 record can be deceiving when you consider the tough schedule it has played so far, yet Trudell continues to strive for more. The North Stars have already competed against teams such as Naperville North, Rosary and Benet and are headed to the tough DuPage Area Invite next week.
"We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of individual talent on our team; we're just not putting it together," Trudell said. "We're unable to highlight what our strengths are right now."
-- Matthew McClarey
Men's soccer
Morton 2, ECC 0: Joe Ruffolo made 5 saves in goal but Elgin Community College fell to Morton in its Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference opener.
Judson players earn honors: Judson University's Leonardo Silva was named CCAC Offensive Player of the Week and the Eagles' Neil Thompson was coined the league's Player of the Week. Silva, a junior, had a part in each of Judson's goals in a 3-0 win over Cornerstone and Thompson, a freshman, made 8 saves in winning his first collegiate game and then recorded a shutout in his second game.
Judson currently stands 3-0-1 and is ranked No. 8 in the nation in NAIA.
Women's volleyball
Leganski earns award: Larkin graduate Deb Leganski, now playing for Judson University, has been named CCAC Libero Player of the Week. Leganski, a sophomore, recorded 123 total digs, averaging 7.69 digs per game and 7.5 passes per game during the Judson tournament.
Judson d. Calumet: Judson (4-2 overall) claimed an easy 30-17, 30-14, 30-18 win over Calumet in the CCAC opener. Danielle Dull led Judson with 8 kills and Brittany Nicely added 16 assists.