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Hinsdale Central wins West Suburban Silver boys track title: Thursday’s Suburban Life sports roundup
Hinsdale Central edged Downers Grove North to win the West Suburban Silver boys track and field championship, Lyons baseball was a walk-off winner over Hinsdale Central, York baseball was a walk-off winner over Glenbard West, and Downers Grove South baseball won in extra innings.

Winning has become contagious these days for Willowbrook baseball. Following a 1-4 start, the Warriors have engineered a school-record winning streak that reached 25 following Thursday’s 11-7 victory over Morton in Villa Park.

The IHSA has released the baseball playoff schedule. Here are pairings for Suburban Life-area teams.

Downers Grove North girls track and field won the sectional title at Shepard, DGN's Colin Doyle struck out 12 in a four-hit shutout of Lyons, Willowbrook baseball won its 24th straight and Emily McNichols hit two of York softball's four homers in a win in Wednesday's roundup.

Jacob Johnson hit a bases-clearing double to cap off a five-run inning, and Alex Popham limited the damage on the mound to help Wheaton North snap Geneva's nine-game win streak with a 5-2 victory.

A day after clinching the white division of the Chicago Catholic League, Montini was all business behind Blake Heyer's shutout of St. Francis Tuesday.

Landon Thome and Gavin Hartigan homered in Nazareth baseball's win over Westmont and Glenbard West, Wheaton Warrenville South and Hinsdale South baseball and Riverside-Brookfield and IC Catholic Prep softball were winners Tuesday.

Jory Crocker scored on a wild pitch as Willowbrook baseball walked it off for its 23rd straight win, St. Francis softball scored three in the seventh and seven in the 10 for a comeback win, and Hinsdale Central and Montini baseball and York softball were among the other winners.

Benet's Jonathan Giedraitis and two relievers threw a combined no-hitter, Willowbrook baseball won its 22nd straight game, Lemont's Cannon Madej struck out 10 in a dominant outing and Fenwick softball beat Oak Park-River Forest for the first time since 2011.


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