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Baseball: Shane Brown lifts Simeon to first Public League title since ‘04
Shane Brown pitched a three-hitter with 13 strikeouts and doubled in a run to lead Simeon to a 2-1 victory over Lane in the Public Read More
- Monday’s results Updated: May 21, 2012
- Saturday’s results Updated: May 19, 2012
- Friday’s results Updated: May 18, 2012
Central’s Nashert, Schank combine to pitch shutout
BASEBALL: A pair of juniors, Jim Nashert and Jeff Schank, dominated Oswego hitters all game long in combining on a two-hitter and led the way in Naperville Central’s 3-0 shutout of Oswego on Tuesday in Naperville.
Neuqua dominates West Chicago Invitational
GIRLS SWIMMING: Neuqua Valley wins West Chicago Invitational convincingly behind solid performance by Brooke Bedford.
Turnovers help Central topple West Aurora
FOOTBALL: Naperville Central won its DuPage Valley Conference game Friday night 35-20 on the strength of three West Aurora turnovers, including a fumble recovery for a touchdown. The Redhawks (3-1, 2-0) held the ball for just over 33 minutes, allowing running back Matt Randolph to chew up 190 yards on 36 carries.
Naperville Central wins boys title while Metea Valley girls take second
CROSS COUNTRY: A pair of fourth place individual finishes at Saturday’s 39th Annual Kevin Keogh Mustang Run guided area teams to top finishes.
Benet tops Hinsdale South to win tournament
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Benet picked up a 25-16, 25-22 win over Hinsdale South to capture the championship at the prestigious 24-team Wheaton Classic. The Redwings now hold a 15-1 record on the season and have now won this tournament three of the four years they have played in it. Fellow East Suburban Catholic team Marist won the title last year.
Metea suffers first defeat, loss of starting QB
FOOTBALL: Playing on its new on-campus home field for the first time, South Elgin gave a jam-packed home crowd plenty to cheer about by posting a 33-0 shutout against Metea Valley. A key turning point in the Upstate Eight Valley contest came in the first quarter when Mustangs quarterback Jarrett House injured his right knee on the final play of his team’s first possession.
Benet falls on Marist’s last-second field goal
FOOTBALL: In search of its first win in front of a homecoming crowd at Benedictine University, Benet went up two touchdowns in the first half, only to see Marist rally for a 17-14 victory. Cillian Hannon’s 21-yard field goal on the final play of the game won it for the Redhawks.
North upsets WW South behind Gehr, Puknaitis
FOOTBALL: Naperville North hands Wheaton Warrenville South its first DuPage Valley Conference since 2008, beating the Tigers 17-14 Friday night. Huskies quarterback Tyler Gehr and running back Dan Puknaitis came up with two big scoring plays and combined to rush for 232 yards in the game.
Favia paces Benet to win over Naperville Central
GIRLS SWIMMING: Benet senior Christina Favia finished first in two individual events, swam on two winning relay teams and — she was asked to this Saturday’s Benet Homecoming Dance in a very public way. The Redwings defeated Naperville Central 90-85 in the meet.
Neuqua solid in UEC meet against Waubonsie
GIRLS SWIMMING: Neuqua Valley was an easy victor over Waubonsie Valley in the Upstate Eight Conference opener, taking first in all but two events.
Sophomore Hunt a sign of future promise for Warriors
GIRLS SWIMMING NOTEBOOK: Waubonsie sophomore Maddie Hunt turned in a solid performance at the Neuqua Valley Invitational, winning the 50 freestyle and finished third in the 100 backstroke. The Warriors’ medley relay team also represents a great deal of coach Katie Peterson’s optimism for the future, because Hunt’s teammates were sophomores Molly Devine and Melina Moussetis and freshman Alexa Steffl.
Benet sophomore Pavich making most of her chance
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Benet’s Brittany Pavich shining while getting the opportunity to play.
North doubles team develops good chemistry
GIRLS TENNIS: Naperville North junior Kamile Stadalninkaite and freshman Abbie Boswell have come together as friends and are developing into a solid doubles team.
Naperville North hands West Chicago first loss
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Naperville North needed two comebacks to topple visiting DuPage Valley Conference foe West Chicago from the unbeaten ranks.
Neuqua Valley freshman Ross hits hat trick
BOYS SOCCER: Neuqua Valley freshman Ryan Ross, moved up to the varsity recently, scored all three of the Wildcats’ goals in a 3-1 victory over Metea Valley.