Burlington Central 10, Byron 2: P.J. Sportsman doubled, homered and drove in three runs and Aaron Jossart added two hits and two RBIs to keep Burlington Central (10-0-1, 8-0) rolling in the Big Northern.
Libertyville 6, Antioch 3: The Wildcats (13-2) won their North Suburban opener by scoring three runs in the top of the ninth. Bill Oakley won in relief and improved to 4-0.
Marian Central 6, Johnsburg 1: John Kobylanski (4-0) helped his cause with two hits and an RBI, and Joe Rockers went 2 for 3 and drove in a run to lead the Hurricanes (9-1-1, 2-0 Northwest Suburban).
McHenry 10, Crystal Lake Central 5: Al Wilson (four RBIs) doubled and homered to spark McHenry (11-2-2, 3-2) in the Fox Valley.
Streamwood 3, Larkin 0: Steve Lamberti (1-0) allowed two hits over 5 1/3 innings and Chad Wester earned the save for Streamwood (3-8-1, 3-5) in the Upstate Eight.
Zion-Benton 5, Mundelein 1: Nate Korach (3-3) struck out eight to guide Zion-Benton (8-4, 1-0) in the North Suburban.
Barrington 3, Wauconda 2: Barrington (14-2) trailed 2-0 in the third before Christine Pedersen (8-2) took over pitching duties. Pedersen shut down Wauconda (11-2) the rest of the way, allowing two hits and striking out five. Courtney Murdock scored the winning run in the seventh.
Crystal Lake Central 3, Johnsburg 1: Kristin Buck struck out seven and Gretchen Schurr hit a two-out single with the bases loaded in the seventh, driving in two runs for Crystal Lake Central (6-3).
Elk Grove 4, Hoffman Estates 3: Tina Nobile singled home two runs in the fourth and Colleen Ryan (4-3) struck out six for Elk Grove (5-5, 3-0) in the Mid-Suburban South.
Libertyville 4, Antioch 3: Katie Peterson’s single scored Mary Milbury (2 for 3, three RBIs) in the fourth to put Libertyville (6-1, 1-0) ahead for good in the North Suburban.
Mundelein 7, Zion-Benton 0: Katie Prezell (2 for 4, RBI) went the distance, allowing two hits and striking out eight for Mundelein (5-2, 2-0) in the North Suburban.
St. Viator 8, Palatine 7: Leslie Carey (4 for 4, three RBIs) made a diving catch in center field to perserve the one-run lead, and Jen Kohnke drove in two runs and earned the pitching victory for St. Viator (5-6).
Stevenson 4, Warren 2: Stevenson (9-3) won its North Suburban opener behind Julie Seyller (two hits, RBI).
SOCCER
St. Charles 1, Geneva 0: Julie Atkocaitis scored with 10 minutes left to give the top-ranked Saints (8-0-1) the victory. Laura Rowland made two saves in the shutout.
Libertyville 4, Lake Forest 0: Susan McNeil scored twice and Tiffany Anderson and Megan Anderson added a goal apiece for the seventh-ranked Wildcats (5-1, 2-0 North Suburban). Allison Farrington (five saves) posted her third shutout.
VOLLEYBALL
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Fremd d. Hersey 18-20, 15-7, 15-4: Woytek Kawczynski had 18 kills, Chris Barker added 12 and Tim Kim totaled 36 assists as Fremd (10-3, 4-0) handed No. 7 Hersey (11-1, 4-1) its first loss with the Mid-Suburban North defeat.
“We play our hearts out and lose 20-18 (in Game 1),” said Fremd coach Dave Boze. “We could have folded very easily. This is the way we should play every time we step on the court.”
Hoffman Estates d. Schaumburg 15-7, 16-14: Jeremy Bavolek had 11 kills and three blocks and Jason Bavolek 18 assists as No. 10 Hoffman Estates (12-2, 5-0) upended the Saxons (8-5, 2-3) in the Mid-Suburban North.
Palatine d. Wheeling 15-3, 15-4: Nick Church recorded six kills and Bill Knapstein 17 assists as Palatine (7-9, 2-3) swept in the Mid-Suburban North.