York and Lyons Township boys and girls water polo teams all advanced to the state finals with sectional final wins, Nazareth baseball beat Joliet Catholic to finish 14-0 in the ESCC and Wheaton North softball and soccer were both winners in Saturday's roundup.
Nazareth baseball beat Marist to improve to 30-0, Lucas Hicks struck out 13 in a Westmont baseball win and Erin Metz struck out 13 and Reagan Crosthwaite and Monica Kading homered in a big Wheaton North softball win in Friday's roundup.
Led by senior right-handed pitcher Michael Sosna, Fenwick has won the Chicago Catholic League White Division title and already topped last season’s 17-win total. That, Lyons suffers a tough injury loss plus notes on Nazareth, Downers Grove North and Montini from Bob Narang.
Erin Metz struck out 13 and Metz and Reagan Crosthwaite as Wheaton North beat Wheaton Warrenville South to take the DuKane Conference lead, and Downers Grove North baseball scored six in the fifth to rally past Lyons. That and more in Wednesday's roundup.
Wheaton Academy baseball coach Justin Swider earned his 100th career win and Glenbard East and Glenbard South boys volleyball were both winners in Tuesday's Suburban Life sports roundup.
Jimmy Janicki homered as Downers Grove North baseball beat Lyons in the first of a three-game series between West Suburban Silver leaders, and Wheaton North, Nazareth and Glenbard North softball were all winners in Monday's roundup.
Wheaton Warrenville South's Maddie Pool tossed a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts, David Cox hit two homers and drove in six as Nazareth baseball improved to 28-0 and Wheaton Academy soccer also stayed unbeaten in Saturday's roundup.
Lucas Hicks threw 63 of his 96 pitches for strikes and struck out 13 in a complete-game two-hitter, and Westmont blew open a close game late and went on to a 9-0 nonconference win at Plano Friday.
Jimmy Janicki was a starter on Downers Grove North's football state runner-up last fall, and carries a big bat as a leader for a Trojans' baseball team with similar aspirations. That, plus notes on Downers Grove South, Glenbard West and Nazareth from Bob Narang.