Lake Park Preps
Lake Park took second and Lyons third behind team champion Palatine at Saturday's state boys gymnastics meet. Downers Grove North was sixth, Hinsdale Central seventh and Wheaton co-op eighth.
Jalen Buckley broke a 31-year-old Batavia record in the triple jump, one of four wins for the Bulldogs who soared to the DuKane Conference title. On the track,St. Charles North's Joshua Duncan – already owner of the state's fastest 100 – won the 200 in a state-best 21.10 seconds.
Meghan Nicastro singled in two runs, and St. Charles North twice rallied from deficits against Lake Park to beat the Lancers 9-7 in a matchup of DuKane Conference leaders.
St. Charles North hosted Lake Park in varsity softball on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
Led by all-around champion Karl Vachlin, Lake Park won the sectional title to automatically qualify for a berth at the state tournament, while Wheaton co-op was second.
St. Charles East pitcher Izzy Howe struck out 15 batters, but Lake Park edged the Saints 3-2 in a matchup of DuKane Conference co-leaders on Monday.
Lake Park scored seven runs in the bottom of the third inning, and St. Charles North's late rally came up short in an 11-9 loss on Monday in Roselle.
York edged Hinsdale Central to win the Bud Mohns Invitational title on Saturday at Downers Grove South, while Lake Park shined in the field events.
Seth Winkler pitched six strong innings, striking out five, and Jake Zitella homered for the second consecutive day to power St. Charles East past Lake Park 6-2.
Jonah Fallon set Batavia's field-house record in the 400-meter dash Saturday to help the host Bulldogs win the DuKane Conference boys track and field indoor championship.
Batavia High School hosted the DuKane Boys Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
Essie Newburn swept the three shortest individual sprints to propel Batavia past second-place Wheaton Warrenville South for the Bulldogs first indoor DuKane Conference title in three years.
Caroline Gaither, making her second start since returning from a stress fracture in her foot that cost her two months, scored seven points and helped key Wheaton North's 44-28 win over Lake Park in the Class 4A Hoffman Estates Regional final.
Mick Lawrence finished with three 3-pointers for 17 points and Jimmy Rasmussen added two 3s for a game-leading 20 points as Geneva beat Lake Park 57-45 for the Vikings' fourth win in five games heading into the playoffs.
After a sluggish start, Wheaton Warrenville South cobbled together a few runs and played stellar defense to squeeze out a 30-26 victory over Lake Park on Senior Night to cap off an unbeaten DuKane Conference championship run.