Pitching leads Huntley to sweep of Wave
With winds blowing at 30 miles per hour, the pitchers seemed to have a definite advantage over the hitters Saturday afternoon.
In the end, Huntley's pitching was a little better than St. Edward's. Getting solid efforts in the pitcher's circle from Samantha Clemons and Kasey Kane, the Red Raiders were able to sweep a nonconference doubleheader from St. Edward, 3-1 and 4-1 In Huntley.
"It was certainly a challenge to play today with the way the elements were," said Huntley coach Mark Petryniec. "Samantha pitched a great game and we just brought up Kasey from the JV team and she pitched great. She rose to the ocassion."
Not only did Kane, hurl a great game in Game 2, she came up with the clutch hit.
In 7 innings, Kane allowed just 1 run on 5 hits. She struck out six with 3 walks. In the bottom of the sixth with the score tied at 1, Kane delivered a game-winning 2-run single.
A third run then scored on an error.
In Game 1, Clemons was masterful after a tough first inning.
The junior allowed the Green Wave (9-9) an unearned run in the first inning. St Edward took advantage of 2 walks by Clemons and a Huntley error in grabbing an early 1-0 lead.
Clemons totally shut down St. Edward during the final six innings, allowing just 2 singles without allowing a run. For the game, the right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 9 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Huntley scored all 3 of its runs in the first inning. Jenna Mychko contributed a 2-run single while Arianna Albanese delivered a 2-out RBI single as the Red Raiders led 3-1 after one inning.
Like Huntley, St. Edward got a pair of solid pitching efforts. In Game 1, freshman Sarah Field blanked the Red Raiders during the final five innings on 1 hit. Retiring the final 12 hitters she faced, Field struck out six without allowing a walk.
In Game 2, senior Erin McGraw gave up 1 run on 2 hits through five innings. Huntley roughed up McGraw for 3 runs on 3 hits in the sixth.
"We got great pitching from Sarah and Erin," said St. Edward coach Mike Rolando. "There is nothing wrong with our pitching and defense. That is encouraging because pitching and defense wins championships. Right now, we are not hitting the ball. We hit the ball in practice and during off-season workouts. These girls are good hitters. They have a mental block right now. We just need to keep working on hitting drills in practice and keep working at it."
Softball
Jacobs 6, Lake Zurich 4: Jacobs scored 3 runs in the top of the seventh inning to earn this nonconference win on the road.
Lauren Arceneauz was 2-for-2 with a double and a triple for the Golden Eagles (14-2), while Lizzy Andrews went 3-for-4, also with a double and a triple.
Becky Wilson (7-2) picked up the win for Jacobs and Kara Arceneaux came on for the save.
South Elgin sweeps PR: Rebecca French and Lauren Vitieloo each threw 1-hitters as the Storm (12-3) ran its winning streak to eight with this nonconference sweep, winning 4-2 and 2-0.
Vitiello was 3-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI in the opener for the Storm. Katelyn Stonecipher had 2 hits. While Caitlin Stredde, Layla Ismajlaj and Cary Thereon each had doubles. French struck out 10. Anna Patras had a 2-run double for Prairie Ridge and Erika Trojan suffered the loss.
In the nightcap, Vitiello struck out six for South Elgin. Courtney Bosteder and Alyssa Krause drove in runs for the Storm.
Fremd sweeps Cary-Grove: The Trojans managed only 5 hits in a 7-0 loss in Game 1, then fell 10-7 in Game 2 of this nonconference doubleheader.
Alex Haley and Lindsey Fritz each had doubles in the opener and Julie Clemment suffered the loss in the circle.
In the second game, Katie Berg, Ellen Jesse, Kelly Smith and Fritz each had doubles for the Trojans (11-7) and Kristin Bauer suffered the loss.
Glenbard North sweeps Streamwood: Streamwood (4-13) was no-hit in a 10-0 loss in Game 1, then fell 7-1 in the nightcap of this nonconference twinbill.
Barb Posinger struck out six but the Sabres committed 6 errors in the opener. In the nightcap, Kelsey Johnson had 5 strikeouts in taking the loss.
Byron 2, Hampshire 0: Byron's Lindsey Nauman allowed Hampshire (12-7) just 2 hits and had 16 strikeouts in this Big Northern crossover game.
Baseball
Bartlett 11-12, East Aurora 1-2:The Hawks swept a pair of Upstate Eight Conference home games from East Aurora, both in five innings.
Bartlett (11-5, 10-4) won the opener 11-1. Dan Kasper held the Tomcats to 1 unearned run on 4 hits and was helped at the plate by Ryan Walker (2-for-3), Ryan Schrader (HR, 2 RBI) and 2-for-3 performances by Mike Derby and Mike Selvaggi.
The Hawks won Game 2 12-2 behind Jon Wodjula's 2-hit, 5-inning pitching performance. Schrader doubled, Derby tripled and Tucker Erickson homered for Bartlett.
Streamwood 6-6, St. Charles North 2-18: The Sabres and North Stars split a pair of Upstate Eight Conference games in St. Charles. Sophomore Mike Diebold pitched the Sabres to a 6-2 victory in the opener. He finished a complete game with 7 strikeouts and no walks. Ryan Kiesel went 2-for-3, Brian Brauer doubled and homered and Gabe Roman went 2-for-3 for Streamwood (5-13, 3-7).
The North Stars bounced back with an 18-6 victory, helped by 4 Streamwood errors. Zach Klein gave up just 8 hits in taking the loss. Roman went 2-for-3 with a double.
South Elgin 20-2, Elgin 3-0:ŒSouth Elgin won a laugher and a white-knuckler on the road to sweeping Elgin in Upstate Eight play. The Storm (8-5, 8-5) scored 6 runs in each of the first two innings to pull away in Game 1. Ryan Kellner went 3-for-5 with a double and 4 RBI, Drew Buddle went 3-for-4 with 3 runs and Chris Ciccone finished 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and 5 RBI. Josh Meyers (2-2) earned the win, tossing 5 innings of 6-hit ball with 5 strikeouts.
The Maroons (3-11, 3-10) couldn't touch South Elgin's Pete Scaffidi in Game 2. The senior gave up just 4 hits in 6 innings and Buddle earned the save with a scoreless seventh. Josh Smith (1-3) scattered 10 hits over 7 innings for Elgin. South Elgin took a 1-0 lead in the first and tacked on an insurance run in the sixth. Ciccone led the charge at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple.
Westminster Christian 18-15, Luther North 1-4: The Warriors swept to a pair of victories in Private School League action. Westminster won the opener 18-1 behind a pair of home runs from catcher Carter Ward, who now has 6 long homers this season. Ward also tripled and drove in 5. Ted Grossman hit a grand slam and Steve Berglund whacked a 3-run home run for the Warriors. Brandon Siewert improved to 5-0 this season with a 3-hitter in 5 innings pitched
It was more of the same in Game 2 as Westminster Christian (17-4-1) jumped to a 12-1 lead through three innings. Cory Hodge went 3-for-3 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI, Casey Schuring went 2-for3 with a triple and Ward went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI. Ryan Donahue (4-2) earned the win for the Warriors.
Wauconda 3, Cary-Grove 2:ŒThe Trojans gave up 2 runs in the seventh inning, including an unearned run on a dropped flyball with two outs that allowed the winning run to cross in this nonconference game in Cary. Eric Aguilera doubled for Cary-Grove. Junior Corey Bruns was the hard-luck loser for Cary-Grove (13-6).
Prairie Ridge 13, Grant 9:ŒThe suddenly hot Wolves used a 4-run second inning and a 6-run fourth to win their seventh straight in nonconference action in Crystal Lake. Logan Olson and T.J. Swank each homered, Will Mack doubled twice and Bobby Martin went 2-for-3 with a triple to back winning pitcher Donny Baran (1-0).
Schaumburg 14, Jacobs 8:ŒThe Golden Eagles took one on the chin in nonconference action despite a 2-run home run from senior Mike Castillo. Bobby Molinaro took the loss on the mound for the Golden Eagles (7-5).
Girls soccer
Prairie Ridge 1, Vernon Hills 1: The Wolves led until the final three minutes, when Vernon Hills knocked in a ball from outside the box that PR failed to clear. Sandra Nirva had the goal for Prairie Ridge (), assisted by Julie Schwartz. Kyli Humm made 4 saves for PR while Amy Burton saved 3 for Vernon Hills.
Dundee-Crown 0, Rolling Meadows 0:ŒThe Chargers and Mustangs finished in a scoreless draw in this Dundee-Crown tournament match.. Deanna Libricz made 6 saves for D-C.
Dundee-Crown 2, Rockford Guilford 0:ŒKatie Dunning and Yasmine Hernandez found the back of the net for the Chargers (3-8-3), who split a pair of games at their own tournament. Deanna Libricz grabbed 4 saves for the Chargers.
South Elgin splits: South Elgin (3-12-1) lost to Rolling Meadows 3-2 but then came back to beat Rockford Guilford 3-0 in the Dundee-Crown tournament. Monserrath Bustamante and Ashley Naccarato scored for the Storm in the loss to Meadows and Danielle Wagner had 9 saves in goal. In the win over Guilford, Alyssa Gemein, Jenna Dicarlo and Maccarato each scored for the Storm and Wagner made 1 save in goal.
Larkin splits: Larkin fell to Richmond 2-0 and then came back to beat Grant 2-1 in the Crystal Lake Central tournament. Jacqulin Goodlove and Ana Medina scored the goals for the Royals (5-8-3) in their win. Anna Goodlove was in goal for both games, making 7 saves against Richmond and 3 against Grant.
Boys volleyball
South Elgin at Hersey tournament: The Storm (6-16) dropped all five of its matches at the Hersey tournament Saturday.
South Elgin lost to Conant 25-15, 25-9; Schaumburg 25-17, 25-23; St. Viator 25-7, 25-23; Prospect 25-9, 25-15, and to Hersey 25-10, 25-8.
Jim McMahon had 15 kills and 16 digs on the day to lead the Storm, while Andrew Gleason had 12 kills and 18 digs, and Tony Thomas added 11 kills and 15 digs. Akash Patel also contributed 11 digs. Robbie Vasquez had 26 assists and John Kuzik 16.
College softball
Judson finishes 3rd: The Judson University softball team lost to Palm Beach Atlantic 7-5 Saturday and finished third at the NCCAA National Tournament in Palm Beach,. Fla.
Aimee Ewert (10-10) suffered the loss for the Eagles, who made 8 errors in the game. Tricia Lakotish had a 2-run inside-the-park home run, Nicole Dimiceli had 2 hits and an RBI and Carrie Sensor had an RBI.
Dimiceli and Debra Leganski were tabbed NCCAA All-Americans while Ewert, Lakotish and Dimiceli were selected to the all-tournament team for Judson (22-21). Amy Meier and Lakotish were also tabbed academic all-Americans.
"Everybody thought we'd be two-and-out down here and we finished third in the nation for Christian colleges," said Judson coach Becky Bruns. "I'm pretty proud of them."