Two conclusions can be drawn from Monday night’s 0-0 tie between No. 1 St. Charles and No. 4 Naperville North in girls soccer.
St. Charles, the two-time defending state champion and recently recognized as the No. 1 high school girls team in the nation, is as dangerous as ever.
And Naperville North goalkeeper Missy Wickart, putting it simply, had one great game.
The Iowa-bound senior made 13 saves, including spectacular ones denying Patrice Feulner and Sarah Lynch, to help the Huskies (10-1-1) gain the tie. Host St. Charles outshot North 15-8, as Saints goalkeeper Lynley Hilligoss came up with four saves–all in the second half.
St. Charles’ unbeaten streak reached 67 games, but this is the first tie this season for the Saints (13-0-1). Glenbard West was the last team to tie the Saints, that coming in a 0-0 game May 24, 1997.
“They definitely kept me on my toes,” said Wickart, who thought this was her best game of the season. “It’s probably the most I’ve been tested.”
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Argo 3, Reavis 0: In the SICA North, Mekime Xheraj collected her tenth shutout of the season with nine saves and Heather Rusch, Dora Jimenez and Monica Schueler each scored for Argo (12-0, 7-0).
Benet 7, Marian Catholic 0: Katie Holmes had a hat trick and Jill Veselick notched two goals as Benet (10-3-1) rolled in the East Suburban Catholic.
Shepard 4, Eisenhower 2: Kristy Stahr scored three goals and had an assist and Stephanie Bennett added a goal for Shepard (7-5, 7-3) in the SICA East.
Baseball
Andrew 2, Lincoln-Way 1: The No. 1 Thunderbolts (18-0, 2-0) prevailed in the SICA West Keith Nawrocki (8-0) went the distance and struck out five and gave up four hits.
Mt. Carmel 8, Loyola 4: Nolan McCue went 3 for 4 and Steve Furtek doubled twice and drove in two runs to lift No. 11 Mt. Carmel (15-4, 8-1) in the Catholic League crossover.
Joliet 10, Stagg 2: Barry Vanderhyden (3-3) and Andrew Hill (2-4) batted in two runs apiece and Dan Jordan hit a solo homer for No. 14 Joliet (17-6-1, 3-0) in the SICA West.
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Agricultural Science 9, Fenger 0: Juan Herrera (3-1) went the distance and allowed just one hit and struck out seven and Travis Morgan went 2 for 3 with two RBIs for the Cyclones (8-3, 6-1) in the Public Southwest.
Bremen 13, Rich Central 3: Kevin Curtin (2-4) hit a homer with four RBIs to lead Bremen (14-8).
Curie 7, Kennedy 2: Tito Andablo went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for Curie (13-8, 6-2) in the Public South Central.
Homewood-Flossmoor 18, Thornridge 0: Brian Grohe and Seth Heilicser hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning and Tom Santiago added two doubles and three RBIs for the Vikings (11-7, 3-0) in the SICA East.
Softball
Chicago Vocational 12, Hirsch 2: Ericka Hunter pitched a no-hitter with six strike outs and three walks, while Rachel Wilson went 3 for 3 with three RBIs for the Cavaliers (6-1, 5-1 Public League South).
Mother McAuley 3, Loyola 2: Jenny Clark went 3 for 3, Sue Stanley drove in two runs and Anne Farrell (7-0) struck out six for the Mighty Macs (17-4, 8-0) in the GCAC Red.
Reavis 3, Argo 1: In the SICA North, Julie Rydberg (11-6) pitched a two-hitter with five stikeouts and Kristy Hornick (2-3) scored and stole a base for Reavis (14-9, 3-0).
Boys volleyball
Naperville Central d. Lake Park 16-14, 15-8: Nathan Mayer had eight kills and 10 digs, Ryan Adamson eight kills and Tim Weil 30 assists for the No. 4 Redhawks (18-2, 5-0) in the DuPage Valley.
Fremd d. Glenbrook North 15-11, 15-10: No. 5 Fremd (16-2) rolled behind 11 kills from Chris Barker and six from Eric Tellschow.
Sandburg d. Lincoln-Way 15-4, 15-3: Kyle Owens had 12 blocks and six kills and Bob St. Leger six kills for the No. 6 Eagles (16-5, 6-2) in the SICA West.
Andrew d. Stagg 8-15, 17-15, 15-10: Mazin Qureshi had 29 assists and Tom Nelson had nine kills and four blocks for Andrew (18-5, 7-1) in the SICA West.
Eisenhower d. Illiana Christian 10-15, 15-12, 15-13: Dustin Ritter had 10 kills and Joe Adduci had nine kills for Eisenhower (11-7).