Downers Grove North baseball beats Downers Grove South: Saturday’s Suburban Life sports roundup

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Baseball

Downers Grove North 10, Downers Grove South 4

Brady Schallmoser was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and JD Cumbee and Joah Ratio also drove in two runs for the Trojans (15-1) in the crosstown win. Winning pitcher Nicky Konopiots allowed three earned runs over six innings, striking out one.

Nazareth 12-7, Carmel 6-15

Roadrunners split on the day, with Jaden Fauske homering twice and driving in three runs and Landon Thome going deep and doubling with three RBIs in the Game 1 win. Kam Alikhan was 2 for 5 for Nazareth (16-2, 2-2) in the win

Westmont 7, Christ the King 0

Jaime Murphy threw a shutout for the Sentinels (11-8-1).

Bishop McNamara 8, Wheaton Academy 4

Softball

Hinsdale Central 13, Hinsdale South 12 (8 innings)

Emersyn Willits had five hits, including a home run and triple, and drove in four runs, and Gabriella Georganas had the walk-off hit in the bottom of the eighth, driving in Malia Kuo, for the Red Devils.

Girls Soccer

Benet 9, Marian Catholic 0

Keira Stone scored two goals and Caira Zupo a goal and an assist for Benet (6-2-2. 3-0-0).

Joshua  Welge

Joshua Welge

I am the Sports Editor for Kendall County Newspapers, the Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, covering primarily sports in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and western Cook counties. I've been covering high school sports for 24 years. I also assist with our news coverage.