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Girls Soccer: St. Edward ousted in supersectional
St. Edward’s bid for a return trip to the Class 1A state finals ended with a 1-0 loss to Lisle on Tuesday in the Hinckley-Big Rock Supersectional. The Green Wave’s season ended with a 19-8-2 record.
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
Roundup: St. Charles North volleyball advances
St. Charles North advanced to the finals of the St. Charles East Volleyball Regional by defeating the host Saints 25-23, 25-14 Tuesday night. The fourth-seeded North Stars will take on No. 5 Schaumburg at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the finals.
Softball: Burlington Centrals overpowers rival Hampshire
Burlington Central got home runs from Brooke Gaylord and Bekah Harnish in a 13-4 regional semifinal victory over visiting Hampshire on Tuesday. The Rockets advance to the finals of their own Class 3A regional.
Girls Soccer: Prairie Ridge downs Burlington Central
A goal by Bri Fenton lifted Prairie Ridge past Burlington Central on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A Belvidere Sectional.
Elgin Sports Hall of Fame names scholarship winners
The Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Foundation has announced its scholarship recipients for 2012. Although the ESHOF has several missions, one of its main focuses is to provide scholarship money to student athletes. These young women and men must live in and/or attend high school in Elgin, have excelled in their area of competition, and are seeking to further their education at the college level.
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: 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.
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.
Jacobs High announces inaugural athletic hall of fame class
The Jacobs High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its inaugural class, which will be inducted in ceremonies on September 14. Nine athletes and one coach make up the group of honorees.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.