Fremd clinches berth in MSL Cup

There was no letdown for Fremd after a big Mid-Suburban League West Division girls soccer win over Conant on Friday.

The Vikings (13-2-1, 9-1) came back on Saturday and clinched at least a share of the West title and a berth in Thursday's MSL Cup with a 3-0 crossover victory over Rolling Meadows.

Melissa Castles, Laura Mayer and Susie Plager had the goals for Fremd, which can wrap up the division outright with a tie or win at Hoffman Estates on Monday. Freshmen Nicole Leginski and Elise Kotsakis had assists, and Allison Norenberg was in goal for the shutout.

Hersey 2, Barrington 0: Kristin Gierman got her 11th and 12th assists in the first 10 minutes off a dead ball and a corner kick as Hersey (12-2-4, 6-1-2) clinched at least a share of the MSL East title with the crossover win.

Kathryn Korff and Amanda Slove had the goals and Julia Fredian had 5 saves in her 11th shutout.

"We were just very focused from the beginning," said Hersey coach Brad Abel. "It was nice to get 2 goals and see them hold up because Barrington did put a lot of pressure on us the second half."

Hersey can clinch the title outright and an MSL Cup berth with a tie or win when it hosts Rolling Meadows on Monday or plays Hoffman Estates on Tuesday.

Palatine wins tourney: Palatine won its own tournament by beating St. Viator 2-1 and playing a scoreless draw against Evanston.

Badminton

Schaumburg had a pair of third-place finishes at the Willowbrook sectional.

Nisargi Thakkar qualified for next weekend's state tourney in Charleston as she finished third with a 21-17, 21-19 victory over Lauren Mohr of South Elgin.

The Saxons' doubles team of junior Amanda Hardt and senior Katrina Naeva also qualified by taking third. They rebounded from a loss in their first match to beat Elk Grove seniors Kinjal and Ripple Patel 21-15, 21-12.