Mack men making their mark at Grinnell
The Mack brothers, who both played for Libertyville's baseball program, are now together on the collegiate level.
And together, they helped Grinnell's baseball team to its fifth Midwest Conference South Division title in the last six years.
Junior Anthony Mack and freshman brother Andrew were both named to the All-MWC South team.
In 16 league games, Anthony (6-foot-1 center fielder) hit .344 with 22 hits in 64 at-bats. He hit 3 homers with 2 triples and 6 doubles to go along with 16 RBI and 23 runs. He had a slugging percentage of .641.
Andrew, a 6-foot-3 pitcher, was 2-1 in league play with a 2.08 ERA. He struck out 16 batters in 31⅓ innings of work.
Anthony ranked No. 1 on the team in runs scored (35), hits (49), stolen bases (13) and total bases (80) while batting .345.
He was tied for first in conference with 4 triples and ranked among the leaders in several more departments.
Andrew had an ERA of 3.81 and was tied for seventh in the conference in walks allowed with 13.
Libertyville signees
Libertyville athletic director Bryant Kelly announced the following commitments of seniors at his school:
Kalla Stronas (swimming at Wooster), Jacob Vogt (baseball at Luther College), Matt Dunsing (lacrosse at Aurora), Kyle Robson (soccer at North Park). Max Roberts (track and field at Benedictine) and Mark Dunsing (wrestling at Ohio U.).
Men's tennis
Marquette's Kristiyan Trukov (Warren) was named an All-BIG EAST selection for the first time in his career.
He played a key role in Marquette's run to the BIG EAST Conference championship match, where it ultimately fell to St. John's 4-2.
Trukov, who was also a unanimous selection, posted a team-best singles record of 23-12, including winning eight of his last nine matches to finish the season.
He also tied for the team lead with 15 singles wins in dual play.
In doubles, Trukov primarily teamed with freshman Andre Romanello and the pair produced a 10-4 record to lead all MU doubles combinations.
He went 2-0 during singles play in the BIG EAST tournament.
Trukov shared team MVP honors at the Golden Eagles' end-of-the-year banquet.
Men's track
Augustana freshman Kevin Barbian (Libertyville) was a double winner, taking the shot (48-3½) and discus (150-1) at the St. Ambrose-Augustana Twilight meet at the Knowlton Outdoor Athletics Complex.
Women's basketball
Antioch senior Carley McCameron has made a commitment to play basketball for coach Mark Beinborn at Augustana.
The Sequoits' 6-foot-1 post and team captain was an all-area selection this winter and helped coach Tim Borries' club to a 30-4 record.
The Sequoits also won the North Suburban Prairie Division championship and advanced to the Class 3A supersectional.
McCameron averaged 9.5 points, a team-leading 9.2 rebounds and 2 blocked shots per game this season, shooting 47 percent from the field.
She also lettered in field hockey and track and field for coaches Terry Dewing and Dan Oslage, respectively, at Antioch.
A high jumper, McCameron earned all-conference and all-sectional recognition for the Sequoits and finished third at sectionals as a sophomore and fourth during her junior season.
She is an academic team honoree in all three sports at Antioch. McCameron is a member of the National Honor Society, along with the Spanish and Math National Honor Societies.
She was involved in many community activities including the Open Arms Mission and Sequoit Sidekicks, a mentoring program. She is planning on a pre-physical therapy major at Augustana.
Women's track
Lewis senior Amy Polhemus (Lake Zurich) notched a team-season best time and second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles (1:02.51) at the Dr. Keeler Invitational, hosted by North Central College, at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.
Amy Polhemus (Lake Zurich) was also part of the Flyers' 4x400 relay team that broke the school-record and set an NCAA Provisional time of 3:43.47 at the Hillsdale Track and Field Classic.
The previous time of 3:44.86 was set in 2014. The current standard puts Lewis in seventh place overall in the country.
Baseball
Illinois State's Paul DeJong (Antioch) has earned Capital One Academic All-District honors. DeJong was named to the District 5 First Team.
All first-team selections are now eligible for CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America honors.
DeJong, a redshirt junior infielder/catcher, leads Illinois State in most offensive statistical categories, including batting average (. 353), slugging percentage (. 652), hits (66), runs (46), doubles (14), home runs (14), RBI (45) and total bases (122). He leads the Missouri Valley Conference in home runs and total bases, and is tied for eighth nationally in home runs.
• Illinois redshirt senior Rob McDonnell (Barrington) owns a 7-1 record and 2.35 ERA for the No. 3-ranked Illini, who are 43-6-1 and have won 24 in a row after Sunday's 28-13 triumph over Rutgers.
Redshirt sophomore Adam Walton (Stevenson) is batting .318 with 12 doubles and 29 RBI.
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