King scores 2 as Knights make team history

Quite a night for the Knights.

Grayslake North's soccer girls made some team history Thursday.

The Knights blanked visiting Zion-Benton 2-0 for the first regular-season win and first shutout in their two-year existence.

After a scoreless first half, sophomore forward Audra King scored a pair of goals. The first came on a corner kick from senior midfielder Jackie Staszczak. Junior midfielder Elese Merkovsky set up the second goal, as King dribbled around the keeper and placed the ball into an open net.

"The girls really played well in all aspects of our game," said North coach Adam DeCaluwe, whose team evened its record at 1-1. "The entire team started to show many signs of just how good this team can really be.

"After just four or five practices outside, the girls are really starting to look comfortable in the outdoor conditions, and it really showed today."

Freshman keeper Ashleigh Wonsil made 7 saves in earning the shutout.

DeCaluwe also praised the play of freshman center defender Chloe Easa.

"She just dominated," DeCaluwe said.

Mundelein 1, Carmel 0: In a nonconference battle between unbeaten teams, Mandi Affolter's goal with 4:50 left lifted the host Mustangs.

Nikki Allen made 7 saves for Mundelein (7-0), which has yet to allow a goal this season.

Grayslake Central 1, D-C 0: Freshman Kat Dickson blanked Dundee-Crown for her first career shutout, and Erin Fitzsimmons scored the only goal.

Melissa Kuehl earned the assist for Grayslake Central (4-3).

York 1, Libertyville 0: In a second-round game of the Pepsi Showdown at Elmhurst College, York scored with 7:05 left in the second half.

Erin Waehner made 6 saves in goal for Libertyville (2-1-1, 1-1).

Warren 3, Vernon Hills 2: In a Pepsi Showdown contest played at Libertyville High School, Natalia Jovanovic scored in overtime for the Blue Devils.

It was Jovanovic's second goal of the game. Lindsay Goad also scored for Warren, which trailed 2-0 at halftime.

Vernon Hills (0-3-1) received goals from Brigid Walsh and Lauren Clatch.

Softball

Carmel 7, Grayslake C. 0: Junior Shea Crowley homered and drove in 3 runs, and sophomore Rachel Tack fired a 3-hitter, as the Corsairs won their season opener.

Tack struck out eight and walked one. Sophomore Jocelyn Gravel went 2-for-3, and senior Kelly Cook had a single and RBI.

Stevenson 20, N. Chicago 0: Gennie Duffy, Jordan Willis and Allie Micucci combined on a 5-inning no-hitter with 12 strikeouts for the host Patriots.

Courtney Belcastro went 3-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI for Stevenson (1-3), while Tovah Schwartz was 3-for-3 with a walk and 2 RBI. Megan Felz went 2-for-2 with 3 RBI. Annalise Docel tripled, and Micucci doubled.

The Patriots visit Loyola today.

Warren 12, Round Lake 0: Junior Jessica Capko pitched a 5-inning 2-hitter with 5 strikeouts.

Warren (4-5) was paced offensively by Megan Carlyon (3-for-3, 2 runs scored, RBI), Capko (2-for-2, double) and Kaiti McKeon (2-for-3, 2 runs). Alex Booker (3 walks), Jenna Anderson and Kathleen Trychta also doubled for the Blue Devils.

Amanda Houghton and Erika Fragoso had the only hits for Round Lake.

"All in all, I'm happy with the game today," Panthers coach Kristin Vogt said. "It would have been nice to walk away with a win, but for our first time out, we really learned where we're at."

Vernon Hills 3, Mundelein 1: Alyssa Dougherty (2-for-2) and Adrian Longobardi (2-for-3) paced the Cougars' offense in the rain-shortened North Suburban Conference crossover.

Erin Christensen had a double for visiting Vernon Hills (5-2). Jackie Allen pitched a 5-inning complete game and earned the win after the Cougars scored twice in the fifth.

Baseball

Grayslake C. 2, Waukegan 0: How about a double no-hitter?

Central's Aaron Snyder (6 innings) and Waukegan's Mike Clark (5 innings) pulled off that feat in a rain-shortened game.

"In all my years of baseball, I've never seen that and possibly never will," Central coach Troy Whalen said of the abbreviated double no-no.

Snyder (1-1) struck out seven and walked one, as the Rams won their third straight to improve to 3-1.

"Aaron threw all his pitches for strikes and we made some nice defensive plays behind him," Whalen said.

Clark was equally great.

"Their kid was tough and we were fortunate to take advantage of a few mistakes," Whalen said.

Warren 11, Round Lake 0: At the Gurnee American Legion field, Sean Kennedy threw 4 innings for the win, striking out five and allowing 4 hits in improving to 3-1.

He also went 2-for-3 at the plate with 3 RBI.

Ryan Economos was 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI for Warren. Tony Roberts also had a double and knocked in a pair of runs.

Libertyville 7, Grant 4: Tim Matheson and Louis Educate each had 2 hits for the Wildcats in a game stopped in the fifth due to rain.

Mason Reiff had a double for Libertyville (4-1).

Carmel 6, CL South 0: Southern Illinois-bound Jordan Sivertsen pitched 6 innings of 3-hit ball, striking out five and walking none.

Sivertsen also had 2 hits and 2 RBI, as Carmel improved to 2-0.

Wauconda 6, Lake Forest 5: Matt Machon's 3-run homer in the fourth lifted the Bulldogs to the win in a game called in the fifth due to rain.

Bryce Lahrman earned the win for Wauconda (2-0).

Lake Zurich 10, Antioch 2 (susp.): Penn State-bound Joey DeBernardis belted in a 2-run homer and grand slam -- both during a 10-run first inning for the visiting Bears.

The game was suspended due to rain in the top of the third.

Reid Bergstrom and Dan Zummo hit doubles for Lake Zurich.

Mundelein 1, Vernon Hills 0 (susp.): The pitchers duel was stopped in the eighth inning due to rain.

Vernon Hills' Brad Schnitzer threw 6 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 12.

Mundelein's Eric Rohe struck out seven in 7-plus innings.

Zion-Benton 3, Lakes 2: Justin Hotle's suicide squeeze evened the score at 2-2 in the sixth for the Eagles, but the Zee-Bees got the run back for the game-winner.

Boys tennis

Lakes 4, Mundelein 1: Randall Haylock won at second singles, and the Eagles received doubles wins from Charlie Scupham/Justin Shea (No. 1), Timmy David/Joey Davis (No. 2) and Andrew Skula/Scott Boersma (No. 3).

Mundelein's win came from No. 1 singles player Tyler Patner.

Carmel 3, Nazareth 2: Doubles was the difference for the Corsairs, who received wins from the teams of Andrew Buchholz/Chris Butler (No. 1), Mike Levassuer/Dan Avampato (No. 2) and Spencer Look/Dan Reiss (No. 3).