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Baseball: Bartlett holds off Streamwood in postseason opener
Streamwood pushed across three runs in the top of the seventh Monday, but it wasn’t enough as Bartlett hung on for a 4-3 victory on its home field in the opening game of the Class 4A Lake Park Regional.
Boys Volleyball: Well-rounded Nate Royer has volleyball in his blood
Nate Royer, a 6-1 senior who leads Lincoln-Way East in multiple statistical categories, decided not to follow in the footsteps his older brother Ryan, who Read More
- Monday’s results Updated: May 21, 2012
- Saturday’s results Updated: May 19, 2012
- Friday’s results Updated: May 18, 2012
Boys Volleyball: Strong stretches help Larkin topple Elgin
Larkin defeated crosstown rival Elgin in straight sets 25-13 and 25-10 as it began what it hopes will be a long postseason run with a convincing win in opening-round action at the Larkin Regional. The Royals move on to face No. 2 Lake Park at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Baseball: Dundee-Crown runs past Rockford Jefferson
Dundee-Crown’s Garret Ryan took advantage of a bobble in left field to come around from second base and score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as the Chargers edged Rockford Jefferson 2-1 on Monday.
Roundup: Bartlett ousts South Elgin in boys volleyball
Bartlett is moving on thanks to its 25-19, 25-23 victory against rival South Elgin on Monday at the Elk Grove Regional. Next up for the 16th-seeded Hawks is a date with top seed Elk Grove in the semifinals Tuesday.
Boys Volleyball: Surging Larkin hopes for postseason run
Larkin opened the season losing 14 of its first 15 matches but the Royals have rebounded and are eyeing a run in the postseason. Facing its crosstown rival Elgin on Monday in the first round of the playoffs is where it starts.
Softball: Burlington Central rolling into postseason
While Class 3A Burlington Central is one of the hottest teams in the area, winning 16 of its last 17, Class 4A Bartlett has lost five of its last six, but is hoping to reverse that trend as regionals open this week in both classes.
Baseball: Local teams ready for postseason push
Burlington Central, South Elgin, St. Charles East and St. Charles North are the prime candidates among area teams to make a long postseason run. All four of those squads are the favorites to win their respective regionals this week as the state playoffs begin.
Baseball: Richmond-Burton blanks St. Edward for regional title
St. Edward was no match for Richmond-Burton and pitcher Ryne Blanton as the Rockets cruised to an 8-0 victory in the championship game of the Class 2A Richmond-Burton Regional. Blanton struck out 13 and walked none.
Girls Track: Burlington Central’s Autumn Conn medals in vault
Burlington Central’s Autumn Conn took second in the Class 2A pole vault with a leap of 12 feet. The Alabama recruit tied with Bloomington Central Catholic’s Sarah Bell, who also vaulted 12-0 and was awarded the state title on less misses.
Girls Soccer: St. Edward claims second straight sectional title
St. Edward continued its trend of scoring early when it tallied two goals in the first 12 minutes en route to a 3-1 victory against Rockford Lutheran on a hot Saturday afternoon in the title game of the Class 1A Harvard Sectional. The sectional title is the second in a row for the Green Wave.
Girls Soccer: St. Charles North routs rival for regional crown
St. Charles North dominated on its own field in every phase for a 4-0 victory against rival St. Charles East on Saturday in the championship game of the Class 3A St. Charles North Regional.
Softball: Genoa-Kingston drubs St. Edward in regional final
Genoa-Kingston’s three-year regional title drought seems like seems like ancient history now after the host Cogs defeated visiting St Edward 10-1 in the Class 2A Genoa-Kingston Regional finals on Saturday.
Girls Soccer: Burlingon Central survives in triple overtime
Camille Dela Cruz’s leaping shot 2:46 into the third overtime session lifted Burlington Central to a 3-2 victory against Crystal Lake Central and the Class 2A Burlington Central Regional title Saturday night.
Roundup: Mikel Canovas lifts Elgin to sectional tennis title
Elgin’s Mikel Canovas outlasted South Elgin’s Andre Norasith 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the singles championship match to help the Maroons edge the Storm for the Elgin Sectional title Saturday.
Boys Track: Bartlett wins first sectional crown
As the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional track meet concluded Friday night, state qualifiers from Elgin School District U-46 teams all posed together for parents to take a group photo. They really needed a wide-angle lens for this one, as U-46 athletes turned back the clock to a time when they were dominant in sprints all over the track. They earned 14 state meet berths total. Of course, it helped having the powerhouse of the meet within their district — the Bartlett Hawks — the sectional champs.
Girls Track: Jacobs’ Allie Virgilio eyes triple jump medal
Jacobs triple jumper Allie Virgilio sits in third place of the Class 3A standings entering Saturday’s finals at Eastern Illlinois University.