Softball / Lake County roundup
Warren 8, Stevenson 2: Warren won its fourth game in a row with the victory. The Blue Devils are now 19-10 on the season and 8-3 in the NSC Lake.
Sam Belletini had 3 hits, including a double while Megan Sowa went 2-for-3 with a double and triple and Lexi Leneau had 2 hits. Abby Anderson added a 2-run home run in the fifth for Warren, which already had a 4-0 lead.
Warren pitcher Jessica Demski got the win, allowing zero earned runs.
For Stevenson, Ashley Niedermayer, Alison Castriano and Lara Horwitz each had doubles. Niedermayer finished with 3 hits while Castriano and Sam Feder each had 2 hits.
Lakes 19, Round Lake 0: Lakes pitchers Shannon Cooley and Taylor Dishinger shared the circle for a five-inning perfect game. The Eagles, who move to 16-8-2 overall and 8-3 in the NSC Prairie, got 3 home runs out of Cooley and 2 triples out of Jamie Dykstra.
Libertyville 9, Lake Forest 1: On Senior Night at Libertyville, senior Toni Kintzer made the most of her swan song. She went 4-for-4 with 3 doubles and 3 runs scored.
Senior Liv Wilcox also had a big game with 2 hits and 3 runs scored.
Meanwhile, junior Andie Grant drove in 3 runs and had 2 hits, including a 2-run homer.
She also pitched and rolled up 6 strikeouts in getting the win.
Grayslake North 14, Grayslake Central 3: Grayslake North rolled up 17 hits in the cross-town victory.
The Knights were led by Jordyn Bowen, Kristina Gandy and Nikki Livengood, each of whom had 3 hits. Bowen, Kelsey Borders and Brooke Tracy all had doubles while Christina Freese and Livengood each had home runs.
Gandy also pitched and got he win. She rolled up 5 strikeouts in 7 innings.
For Grayslake Central, Claire Brennan had 2 hits, including a home run.
Mundelein 3, New Trier 1: Pitcher Hillary Bunnelle rolled up 9 strikeouts and gave up just 1 earned run and 3 hits in leading Mundelein to victory. She also gave up no walks.
The Mustangs (12-12) got a home run out of Alex Hemmer.
Zion-Benton 10, Lake Zurich 7: Alli McGinnis blasted her second grand slam home run of the year but it wasn’t enough to lift Lake Zurich past Zion-Benton.
Th Bears (16-7, 8-2 NSC Lake) got 3 hits out of both Kelly Neises and Maria Schroeder and 2 hits out of Carlee Parsons.