Palatine freshman Tom Hanus was battling a cold during Saturday’s tennis sectional at Fremd. It was about the only thing that gave him trouble.
Hanus easily won the sectional singles title, taking three of four matches by 6-0, 6-0 scores. He was unstoppable in the final, beating Fremd senior Jason Kedzuch.
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Barrington junior Karl Morgan pushed the top-seeded Hanus in the semifinals, winning two games in the first set before falling 6-2, 6-0.
“I was trying to get used to the court and get my feet moving,” Hanus said of the semifinal match. “After I got into my groove, I was coming into the net and finishing points off. I took control and nothing could stop me.
“When I started today, I was still fighting the cold and I felt kind of weak. But as time and the matches went on, I got stronger and got my rhythm back”
Hanus moves on to the state meet with hopes of being one of the top four seeds. His record is 24-0, with 16 of those wins coming as 6-0, 6-0 victories.
While Hanus controlled the singles competition, the race for the team sectional title when down to the doubles title match. Barrington’s 29 points edged Fremd’s 26 for the championship.
Barrington’s No. 2 doubles team of Andy Fitzgerald and Raheel Zahid beat Fremd’s No. 1 team of Alvin Wang and Ryan Gazda 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 for the doubles title.
Barrington, in winning its sectional for the fourth straight year, was without its best player, junior Chuck Leger, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury last week.
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Prospect sectional: Glenbrook North dominated, taking the team title 28-18 over Buffalo Grove. Glenbrook North’s Jeremy Edelson beat Prospect’s Donovan Eckhardt 6-0, 6-3 for the singles championship and a battle of teammates secured the top two spots in doubles for the Spartans.
Edelson, a junior, cruised through the first three matches of the tournament without dropping a game point. He went up 5-0 in the second set before Eckhardt finally broke his string with three consecutive points.
“I played real solid,” Edelson said. “I didn’t make any errors. I was probably thinking about (the shutout streak) toward the end. He started going for some different shots and that kind of got to me a little.”
Glenbrook North’s No. 1 doubles team of Jon Kasper and Louis Jacobsohn outlasted teammates Paul Dunn and David Wolff 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 for the title.
Evanston sectional: Two-time defending state champion New Trier had both singles players and doubles teams advance to state, winning the sectional title with 40 points to Highland Park’s 21.
The Trevians’ Russell Bennett beat teammate Pete Rose 6-3, 6-1 for the singles title, and Paget Neave and Mike Barhmasel narrowly defeated teammates Joe Smeeton and Robert Quandt 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-5 for the doubles crown.
“For us winning this tournament doesn’t matter if we don’t take state,” Bennett said. “You can win every tournament, but the season is a wash if you don’t win state.”
Girls soccer sectionals
Downers Grove South: No. 3 Naperville North (17-2-3) eliminated Lemont 8-0 with two goals and an assist by Emily Clarke, whose second goal gave her a school-record 76 for her career. The Huskies’ Aileen Guiney did not play because of a concussion she suffered in Friday’s loss to New Trier but may return Tuesday, Naperville North coach Alan Harris said. . . . Sarah Rowland notched her 100th career goal as No. 5 Glenbard West (18-2-1) cruised past Bolingbrook 10-0. . . . Bridget Brody scored in the 52nd minute to put Hinsdale Central (11-7-1) ahead for good in its 4-2 victory over Lockport (8-11-1). . . . Three goals by Julie McHale powered No. 8 Naperville Central (16-3-2) past Plainfield 8-0. Ashleigh Koenig set a single-season school record for Naperville with her 15th shutout.
Eisenhower: Illiana Christian (11-6-2) edged Shepard 1-0 on a goal by Lanae Bleyenburg, her first of the year. . . . Araceli Izaguirre’s two goals and an assist helped Eisenhower (9-8-1) defeat Reavis 4-3. Izaguirre has 28 goals and 15 assists for the year.
Hersey: No. 9 Schaumburg (15-3-1) used three goals by Tracy Gleixner, who has 22 this season, and two by Abby Zizak in its 15-0 drubbing of Streamwood (1-16). . . . Ashley Baron’s two goals paced Prospect (10-8-3) in its 4-1 victory over Elk Grove (6-12-2).
Libertyville: Two goals and an assist by Tiffany DeClark helped Stevenson (10-7) defeat Wheeling 9-0. . . . Amy O’Leary’s hat trick sparked Lake Zurich (19-2-2) in its 9-0 victory over Waukegan. . . . Octavia Bonds scored the lone goal as Warren (13-5-3) eliminated Glenbrook North 1-0.
Lincoln-Way: No. 7 Lincoln-Way (17-4-1) topped Bloom 9-0 as Kim Jedlo registered two goals and an assist. . . . Danielle Quintanilla’s goal and two assists helped Rich East (16-2) eliminate Joliet 4-0. . . . Homewood-Flossmoor (17-3-1) used three goals by Debbie Liang to defeat Providence 10-0.
New Trier: Megan Creevy collected three goals and two assists as Loyola (18-4) downed St. Benedict 17-0. . . . Joanna Czaicka tallied twice as Maine East (7-10-2) beat Niles West 4-2. . . . Three goals by Rosie Vosmak helped Niles North (10-8-1) shut out Resurrection 4-0.
Marian Central Catholic: Emily Snyder’s four goals and three each by Kim Grodek and Sophia Selssor carried Barrington (15-4-3) in its 14-0 rout of McHenry (5-10). . . . No. 10 Cary-Grove (20-1-3) used two goals and two assists by Liz Malmen to dismantle Marengo 9-0.
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St. Charles: The top-ranked Saints (22-0-1) routed Aurora Christian 10-0 with two goals each by Kristin Winterich, Jenna Stormo and Stephanie Salb.
Willowbrook: Theresa Wardell’s two goals helped Immaculate Heart of Mary (15-2-1) blank Mother Guerin 4-0. . . . Argo (17-1) ousted Morton 2-0 as Araceli Garcia and Candice Geschrey scored. Mekime Xheraj had 14 saves for her 14th shutout. . . . Leslie Josefowicz collected two goals and one assist, and Sarah Gardinier added a goal and four assists as York (12-10) dismissed Leyden 8-1.
Boys volleyball
Catholic League tournament: No. 2 Providence captured its second straight title with a 15-4, 4-15, 15-7 victory over Brother Rice. Brad Stoub recorded 12 kills while Luke Olczyk added nine for the Celtics (32-1), who have not lost a league match since 1996. Dan Sanders had nine kills for Brother Rice (18-13).