Batavia tennis dominates own quad
The Batavia boys tennis team went 3-0 Saturday at their own quad.
The Bulldogs defeated Conant 6-1, IMSA 7-0 and Bartlett 6-1.
No. 1 singles player Jordan Broadway won his matches 6-4, 6-1 against Conant, 7-6, (7-0), 6-2 against Bartlett and 6-4, 7-5 against IMSA.
Batavia's dual meet record is now 9-6.
Girls soccer
Geneva 2, Lincoln-Way Central 1: Natalie Johnson and Abby Schroeder each scored for the Vikings in the Best of the Midwest tournament in Aurora.
Kaneland 6, Minooka 1:ŒAfter a tie at 1 at the half, the Knights exploded for 5 goals in this nonconference contest win in Minooka.
Bridget Crosby scored twice for the Knights (5-7-1).
Softball
Kaneland shuts down Oswego East twice: The Knights combined for 24 hits in the sweep over nonconference Oswego East.
In Game 1, Kaneland won 12-2 in 6 innings. The Knights prevailed 16-4 in 5 innings in Game 2 in Maple Park.
The first game was highlighted by Maggie Yagen's grand slam in the second inning. Vicki Mathiew was the star of Game 2 going 3-for-3 with 3 RBI. Kaneland is now 11-3 overall.
Geneva 10, Oswego 2: Rachel Hunter tallied 2 RBI, leading the way for the Vikings in a nonconference game against the Panthers.
Kelly McCaffrey pitched the distance, allowing 4 hits and 4 walks and fanning 11. Geneva improved to 10-7.
Naperville Central tops St. Charles North, 7-0, 5-4: The North Stars lost twice to the Redhawks in Naperville. In the first game, Christina Barriuta led the way with 2 doubles. In Game 2, Sydney Russell posted 3 hits and Loren Cihlar had 2 hits. St. Charles North is 12-5 overall.
Neuqua Valley beats Rosary twice: The Wildcats swept the Royals in nonconference action, 9-0 in Game 1 and 12-3 in Game 2.
In Game 1, Brenda Rocha, Kylie Schalz and Ali Keenum each had a hit for the Royals. In the second game, Colleen VanBogaert hit a 3-run home run and Schalz finished with 3 hits for Rosary (8-9).
Chicago Christian sweeps doubleheader: Aurora Christian fell in both games of the doubleheader in which the Knights won 7-2 in Game 1 and 5-0 in the second game.
In the first game, Shannah Morris posted an RBI and scored a run for the Eagles (0-14, 0-8).
Glenbard South 12, St. Francis 0 (5 innings):ŒPlaying five games in six days this week, Glenbard South has had little opportunity for batting practice.
The Raiders got plenty in Saturday.
Glenbard South batted around in the third and fourth innings of a nonconference win over St. Francis in Glen Ellyn.
"We can hit," Raiders coach Julie Fonda said, "but a lot of times we have trouble stringing the hits together, putting the ball in play when we have runners in scoring position. But we did a good job with that today."
Nikki Simpson went 3-for-3 with a double and run scored in the first, a bunt single during a four-run third and a one-out triple to ignite a six-run fourth. Jenny Wittenberg went 2-for-3 with 4 runs batted in for Glenbard South (14-3).
"That's something we've been really focusing on this week," Simpson said, "was hitting and getting our hits together."
Lauren Podgorski's infield single and Simpson's bunt hit started the third with Glenbard South already ahead 2-0. Jess Fijolek laid down a bunt, and Podgorski and Simpson scored on an errant throw to third base. Terese O'Shea later scored on another St. Francis error.
In the fourth Emily Braem blooped a 2-run single to right and Wittenberg cleared the bases with a 3-run triple. The Raiders also repeatedly advanced on stolen bases and wild pitches.
"Their speed on the bases put pressure on us, and forced us into mistakes," said St. Francis coach Ralph Remus, who starts five freshmen on varsity. "It's a good experience for us, playing a team like Glenbard South."
The Spartans' (8-8) best chance to score came in the second when Laura Behnke, Monica Mraz and Kelsey Fabianski singled to load the bases with none out.
But Glenbard South pitcher Robin Borowski came back to strike out the next two batters, and a grounder to third ended the inning.
"In situations like that, you really have to bear down and focus that much more," Borowski said. "That was big, to get out of that inning."
Borowski allowed just 1 hit the rest of the way, striking out seven in the game.
The Raiders get a day off before hosting Sandburg on Monday, in a matchup of two of the top 10 teams in the Chicago area.
"We have a good rivalry," Simpson said. "We look forward to playing them every year."
-- Joshua Welge
Boys lacrosse
St. Charles 8, Stevenson 3: Sean Brogan's 3 goals and 2 assists led the way at Stevenson.
Chad Ellis and Cam Caruso each scored twice while goalkeeper Sean McGushin had 4 saves. The defense held Stevenson to 7 shots.
Men's baseball
Aurora University scores 51 runs in 2 games: Against Marantha Baptist, the Spartans won 32-1 in Game 1 and 19-0 in Game 2 at Solfisburg Park in Aurora.
Martin Diaz led the way in the first game with 4 RBI and Kirk Williamson had 3 in the second game for Aurora (22-12, 14-5).
Waubonsee splits doubleheader with Lindenwood JV: ŒThe Chiefs won the first game, 7-3, only to lose the second, 12-11 at home in Maple Park.
Ryne Rende pitched the distance, Jordan Kohler had 3 hits and 2 RBI and Nick Golich had 2 hits in Game 1. In the second game, Kohler scored 4 times and went 2-for-2 for the Chiefs (20-22).
Girls track
Palatine Relays:ŒBarrington's girls track team and Conant senior Toni Graham put on an encore performance at the 76th annual Palatine Relays on Saturday.
As a chilly west wind howled across Chic Anderson Field, the Fillies and Graham roared to some impressive marks.
Barrington won five events in capturing its third straight relay title with 129 points, followed by Palatine (112 points), Conant (60 points), and Hoffman Estates (51 points).
"The competition was great," said Barrington coach Jody Gitelis of the 16-team field. "The weather dealt all of us a difficult hand, but you have to do what you have to do."
And Graham did what she had to do in breezing to victories in the 100 dash (12.0) and 200 dash (24.7). The Alabama-bound senior also anchored the winning the 400 relay (48.5) and 800 relay (1:41.8) in securing her second straight Gerald McElroy Award for the meet's most outstanding female athlete.
"I'm a pretty happy kid," said Graham, who hit a personal best in the 200. "It's senior year so we're looking to bring home some gold medals."
Barrington knows all about gold medals after securing the Class AA state title last year and the Fillies don't seem to be in any hurry to give up that title.
Starting with senior Molly Glantz, who came from behind in the 300 low hurdles, the opening event of the day, powering down the final 100 meters to secure the victory and set a school record (43.7).
Glantz also combined with Rebecca Tracy, Amanda Schnack, and Kayla Bingham to win the distance medley (12:37.3).
The senior finished her day by combining with Bingham, Mel Brindise, and Samantha Learch to bring home the victory in the 3,200 relay (9:33.5).
"We don't have anything to chase, we're already in front," said Glantz of defending the state title. "We just have to watch our backs, but we can do that. I think we're trying to prove to ourselves we're still Barrington and we can still do great things."
And that's what Barrington did, as Learch combined with Jayne Jaderholm, Amanda Schnack and Jorie Frey in leading the Fillies to a victory in the meet-ending 1,600 relay (4:03.3).
"I think as team we do better when we don't think or don't worry about anything," said Learch, who also finished an impressive second (2:15.9) to a state-best effort so far from Bloomington's Ashely Verplank (2:11.3). "I think we still have some things to work on, but it's coming."
Tracy added a victory in the 1,600 (5:16.6) for the Fillies, who are ready to strut their stuff.
"We know what we have, it's just getting a chance to prove it," added Tracy.
A young Palatine team is starting to prove that they too are a threat as the Pirates won four events in taking second.
"I was extremely happy with how we competed," said Palatine coach Steve Currins. "Today it was all about competing and not about fast times. I think the older kids are setting a tone and the younger ones are grabbing ahold of it."
And the youngster certainly did that as sophomores Ruth Allen and Angie Gonzalez combined with freshmen Meghan Flannagan and Sarah McIntosh to lead Palatine to a victory in the frosh/soph 1,600 medley relay (4:21.8).
Senior Jocelyn Kuksa then combined with sophomore Robin Anderson and freshmen Flannagan and Morgan Quinnett to lead the Pirates to a victory in the 400 high hurdle shuttle relay (1:07.2).
Kuksa also cleared 11 feet in a stiff wind to lead the Pirates to victory in the pole vault relay (19-6).
"We're real excited about the team coming together," said Kuksa, who took an early lead in the 300 low hurdles before finishing third.
And let's not forget about the powerful Palatine throwers. Junior Katie MacFabe had a breakout day, hitting 40-11 and leading the Pirates to second place in the shot put to Mahomet-Seymour and Danielle Bunch, who hit a meet record 48-10½.
MacFabe (129-06) then combined with Lauren Orris and Martha Shepard in setting a meet record and winning the discus relay (356-0).
"Everything was just kind of clicking for me today," said MacFabe of her throws. "It showed me a little bit more of my potential, which I wasn't sure I had."
Speaking of potential, the Conant sprint relays showed they have plenty.
Brianna Millar, Emily Quinones, Destiny Arps and Graham ran right through the wind in picking up a pair of comfortable victories in the 400 and 800 relays.
"We're taking it seriously and we know what we have to do," said Arps as the Cougars zero in on the state target.
"They are on a mission," said Conant coach Bob Borczak of his relay team and sprinting standout Graham. "They're running with a bit of an edge and I think we're ready."
Hoffman Estates' Altrese Hawkins also looks ready. The senior hit 17-4½ in the long jump, combining with Cindy Allen (15-11) and Brittany Phee (15.85) to secure first place for the Hawks in the jump relay.
"I'm focusing on my form and making sure I pop," said Hawkins, who is eyeing a state berth in the long jump. "I'm really excited but I'm just taking it one meet at a time."
Ashley Chervinko hit 41-6 in leading Hoffman to third place in the shot put relay.
Angela Tichelbaut (16-7) and Angie Bacci (17-5) combined to lead Wheeling to second place in the long jump relay.
"The wind was at our backs, which helped," added Bacci, who hit a career best. "I think we both work off each other."
Jamie Notaro hit 17-0 in the long jump, Ashley Ruff hit 35-1 in the triple jump, and Ashley Fullerton cleared 5-1 in the high jump to lead Fremd.
Sarah Ross cleared 11-0 in the pole vault to lead Jacobs to second place.
"Just had to cope with the environment today," said Ross, who has cleared a state best 11-9 in the pole vault. "Today was another learning step. I'm happy with the vaulting."
-- Mike Eaken