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Redhawks advance

In a rematch of last year's sectional final, Natalie Wunderlich (17-5) fired her third no-hitter of the season at the Class 4A West Aurora regional for a 4-0 softball victory over Plainfield South on Tuesday.

Wunderlich, who struck out six, retired the first 16 batters before a one-out walk in the sixth.

Erin Graham doubled in a run in the first inning and Kelsey Gonzalez had an RBI double in the sixth for Naperville Central (27-6), who will play either West Aurora or Wheaton Warrenville South on Saturday.

Rainouts: Several regional games were pushed back due to Tuesday's inclement weather. The Class 4A Lake Park regional game between Lake Park and York, the Class 4A Hinsdale South regional matchup between Downers Grove South and Oswego East, the Class 4A Lockport regional game between Lockport and Waubonsie Valley, the Class 4A Naperville North regional game between Benet and Hinsdale Central and the Class 4A Addison Trail regional game between Elk Grove and Addison Trail were all postponed to today. Games in those regionals scheduled for today were pushed back to Thursday. The Class 4A Schaumburg regional game between West Chicago and Schaumburg was suspended in the fourth inning with the Wildcats leading 3-1. The Class 3A Montini regional game between Montini and Chicago Maria was postponed to Thursday.

In girls soccer sectional semifinals, Wheaton Academy's Class 2A home game was postponed until 5 p.m. today, just before St. Francis plays. In Class 3A at Bolingbrook, Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie Valley are tied at 1 with about 12 minutes to play in the second half in a game suspended until today. Naperville Central and Naperville North will play shortly after.

In baseball Naperville Central's regional game against Hinsdale Central was rescheduled for this afternoon.

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