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St. Charles’ Cole Selig (15) tries to shoot past Mundelein’s goalie (1A) during the St. Charles Varsity Boys Water Polo Tournament Saturday, April 4, 2026 in St. Charles.

Boys water polo: St. Charles co-op clinches tournament title; Hersey tops Mundelein for third place

St. Charles co-op defeated Glenbrook South 11-6 at the St. Charles boys water polo tournament championship match Saturday.

Boys volleyball: West Aurora, Naperville North revel in the challenge at tournament

Bolingbrook defeated West Aurora in three sets at the West Aurora Invite boys volleyball tournament Saturday.

Boys volleyball: Conant finds good clues, but not a championship at own tournament

Conant placed second in its own boys volleyball tournament, losing the championship match Saturday to Taft in three games.

Hersey High School graduate Leah Nawrot was an all-conference volleyball player with no rowing experience before she was recruited to join the University of Iowa women's rowing team.

College Achievers: Once a Hersey volleyball star, now one of Iowa’s women in the boat

College Achievers: The Big Ten Conference last week named its “Boats of the Week” for rowing. One of them was the University of Iowa women’s Varsity Eight. On that Hawkeyes boat — which she never could have imagined before her junior year at Hersey High School — was sophomore Leah Nawrot.

Baseball: Hoffman Estates beats the rain, Elgin thanks to move

Hoffman Estates defeated Elgin 8-0 Saturday in a nonconference baseball game played in West Chicago.

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Montini junior quarterback Israel Abrams announces commitment to Miami (Florida)

Montini junior quarterback Israel Abrams, one of the top quarterback prospects in the country, announced his commitment to the University of Miami during the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN Friday afternoon. Abrams is the No. 3 quarterback in the country, according to 247Sports composite.

Wheaton Academy baseball players, from left, Luke Lopatka, Charlie Scherer, Sam Markley and Mateo Perez pause during the third inning of Wednesday's game against Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Fla., to watch the NASA launch of the Artemis II rocket (arcing toward the light pole in the middle) from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. “Sounds and vibration were felt well into the rest of the inning,” said Wheaton Academy coach Justin Swider. Wheaton Academy went on to beat Eau Gallie 8-7.

Baseball notes: Fremd’s good start helps coach claim his 400th varsity victory

An early-season update about suburban high school varsity baseball teams.