IC Catholic Preps

Here is the Suburban Life All-Area softball team.

Margaret Slove fulfilled Richmond-Burton's goal of making it to the Class 1A state finals when she scored in the final five minutes Tuesday against IC Catholic to help the Rockets win the Class 1A Concordia University Supersectional.

Richmond-Burton topped IC Catholic in the Class 1A Concordia University Supersectional on Tuesday in River Forest.

Vanderbilt recruit Audrey Allman added to Glenbard West's rich distance history on Saturday, winning the 1,600 state title at the state track and field meet. Meanwhile Downers Grove South's Sophia McNerney took second in the 1,600 and ran a school record for fifth in the 3,200.

IC Catholic's Carly Manchester advanced to the Class 1A state finals in the 800 and 1,600 with qualifying runs in Thursday's prelims, Jacob York's walk-off single lifted Wheaton Academy in a regional semi and Briggs Templeton hit a grand slam for Westmont in Thursday's roundup.

Seneca topped Newark for the Irish's 10th consecutive girls sectional chasmpionship.

Analisa Raffaelli, who broke an IC Catholic Prep stolen base record as a freshman, and power-hitting Riley Venn fuel the Knights' high-powered offense. That, soph Zoe Levine putting up big numbers for Riverside Brookfield and Ava Paganis' big homer for Lyons in softball notes.

Early returns are positive for the Morton soccer team, off to a 10-3 start and eyeing a potential regional title. That, IC Catholic Prep responding to expectations for a memorable season and more in Bob Narang's soccer notebook.

The girls track and field season is underway. Here are Bill Stone's previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The boys track and field season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

IC Catholic Prep senior Nick Renteria, who won the Class 1A 120-pound state title last month, is the Suburban Life Wrestler of the Year. Read more about him, and the Suburban Life All-Area team.

The softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The high school baseball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Led by Player of the Year Lenee Beaumont, here is the Suburban Life All-Area girls basketball team.

Benet junior guard Lenee Beaumont has been named to the Associated Press Class 4A All-State Second Team in voting by a statewide panel of sports writers, broadcasters and internet-site reporters.