GLENBARD NORTH OUTSLUGS WEST CHICAGO

Baseball fans hungry for an old-fashioned slugfest could have feasted Tuesday on Glenbard North’s 12-9 victory at West Chicago.

Each team had 15 hits, and 10 of the 30 hits went for extra bases as Glenbard North improved to 18-4, 9-2 in the DuPage Valley. West Chicago fell to 7-11, 1-10.

Almost every batter in both lineups was a “tough out.” For example, West Chicago’s top pitcher, Dan Barzo, had 15 of his pitches fouled off and needed 48 pitches to get through the four-run top of the first inning. And West Chicago’s Nos. 7-8-9 hitters–Tim Warren, Kevin Stott and Joe Lureau–combined for six hits.

“We usually do hit like this,” Glenbard North coach Mike Franzen said. “But we usually do other things better than we did today–like field the ball.”

Franzen’s center-fielder, Brian Shipbaugh, proved to the slickest fielder. He made a diving catch of Phil Piemonte’s drive into the gap. Leading hitters included both leadoff men. Glenbard shortstop Eric Markovic had four hits, and West Chicago designated hitter Tommy Huen had a single, double, home run and three RBIs.

— Bill Jauss.

New Trier 7, Maine South 1: Matt Lottich had three RBIs and Eric Willson struck out seven to pace No. 2 New Trier (17-4, 9-0) in the Central Suburban League South.

Mundelein 3, Antioch 1: Kyle Zaleski struck out eight to earn the win for No. 4 Mundelein (23-2, 7-0) in the North Suburban. Chris Malek took the loss for Antioch (19-4, 5-2) despite tossing a two-hitter with nine strikeouts.

Stagg 11, Oak Forest 5: Bob Peck had a two-run home run and three RBIs and Jeff Reinke added a three-run homer and four RBIs for No. 6 Stagg (20-4).

De La Salle 14, Leo 4: Bob Diliberto drove in three runs and Tim Orszula added a grand slam for the No. 7 Meteors (17-4, 7-3) in the Catholic League.

Sandburg 13, Andrew 3: Matt Hallett hit two two-run home runs for No. 8 Sandburg (13-5, 1-2) in the SICA West.

Oak Park 5, Hinsdale Central 1: Pete Wolf hit a three-run home run and Jeremiah Kaye scattered six hits over seven innings for Oak Park (16-6, 11-1) in the West Suburban Silver.

Bloom 12, Thornton 0: Bloom (11-5, 2-2) rolled in the SICA East behind a five-inning no-hitter from Isaac Banda and two hits and three RBIs from James Wheeler.

Curie 6, Bogan 3: Bill Starr struck out 11 and Armondo Mora added a three-run homer for Curie (14-8, 5-3) in the Public League South.

Downers Grove North 3, York 2: Clay Hughes allowed three hits and struck out six for Downers North (17-6, 11-2) in the West Suburban Silver.

Glenbrook North 2, Maine West 1: Steve Ruh allowed four hits and struck out 11 for Glenbrook North (12-5, 6-3) in the Central Suburban League North.

Hinsdale South 6, Willowbrook 2: Randy Wostratzky had three hits and drove in two runs to lead Hinsdale South (17-9, 7-6) in the West Suburban Gold.

Juarez 11, Lincoln Park 6: Mauricio Vargas struck out seven and Nicholas Riveria knocked in four runs for Juarez (8-2, 6-0) in the Public League Northeast.

Libertyville 8, Lake Forest 4: Ben Johnson had three hits and three RBIs for Libertyville (14-8, 3-4) in the North Suburban.

Lyons 6, Leyden 5: Matt Russo drove in two runs to lead Lyons (15-7).

McHenry 13, Crystal Lake Central 0: Brady Noll hit three home runs and drove in six to pace McHenry (20-6, 12-2) in the Fox Valley.

St. Benedict 11, Northside Prep 1: Richard Diversy had three hits, including a three-run home run, and drove in four runs and Oscar Jimenez added a home run and three RBIs for St. Benedict (21-4).

St. Rita 10, St. Francis de Sales 2: John McCarthy, Carlos Jackson and Pat Connelly each scored two runs to lead St. Rita (12-11, 6-6) in the Catholic League.

Zion-Benton 8, Warren 7: Lonnie Palmer had three hits, including a home run, and two RBIs for Zion-Benton (15-6, 4-3) in the North Suburban.

Softball

Joliet 3, Lincoln-Way 0: Top-ranked Joliet (18-0, 3-0) prevailed over No. 4 Lincoln-Way as Mary Jaszczak picked up her 12th win of the season without a loss and 11th by shutout. Joliet scored all the runs it needed in the first inning when Elene Planinsek cleared the bases with a three-run triple.

Sandburg 1, Andrew 0: Erin Cunningham reached on an error in the third inning and scored on Alicia Hammel’s double for the only run of the game for No. 6 Sandburg (18-3, 2-1) in the SICA West.

Eisenhower 8, T.F. South 4: Michele Staron had two doubles and three RBIs for No. 8 Eisenhower (20-2, 8-0) in the SICA Central.

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Larkin 5, Bartlett 1: Tami Potter tossed a three-hitter to improve to 8-0 for No. 9 Larkin (19-2, 9-0) in the Upstate Eight.

Fremd 10, Palatine 0: Danielle Clarizio had three hits and three RBIs and Ellen Stoddard added a home run and two RBIs for Fremd (18-2, 9-1) in the Mid-Suburban League West.

Chicago Christian 2, Illiana Christian 1: Janelle Pattara improved to 11-3 with the four-hitter. Chicago Christian (16-3, 11-0) scored twice in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run triple by Tara Assink.

Lyons 5, Glenbard West 2: Kerri Omerza’s three-run homer in the top of the 17th put an end to the West Suburban Silver marathon. Jaime LeGros pitched all 17 innings for Lyons (15-3-1, 5-1).

Prospect 5, Buffalo Grove 1: Stephanie Richenberger had two hits and drove in two runs and Jackie Decker scattered seven hits to earn the victory for Prospect (17-5, 7-3) in the Mid-Suburban League East.

Ridgewood 2, Riverside-Brookfield 1: Jennene Fields fired a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts and also tripled home the winning run for Ridgewood (17-6, 6-3) in the Suburban Prairie White.

Schaumburg 1, Hoffman Estates 0: Colette Gallagher tossed a three-hit shutout for Schaumburg (12-9, 5-3) in the Mid-Suburban League West.

Girls soccer

St. Charles 6, Larkin 0: Anne Poulin scored two goals to lead No. 1 St. Charles (12-2-2, 4-0) in the Upstate Eight.

Lyons 1, Glenbard West 0: Kristie Simon scored the game’s only goal for No. 4 Lyons (14-1-1, 4-0) in the West Suburban Silver.

Antioch 9, Rockford Jefferson 0: Emily Niles scored three goals and Lauren Cole added a pair for Antioch (10-3-2).

Roosevelt 3, Tilden 0: Brenda Juarez put in two goals for Roosevelt (8-1, 7-1) in the Public League Red North.

Boys volleyball

Glenbrook North d. Niles North 15-8, 15-9: Kyle Reid had 14 kills and Andy Kim 28 assists for Glenbrook North (12-4, 5-0) in the Central Suburban League North.

Lyons Township d. Hinsdale Central 15-3, 15-8: Greg Ganzel had seven kills and Todd Van Cleave added five kills for No. 10 Lyons (15-3, 3-0) in the West Suburban Silver.

Steinmetz d. Foreman 15-13, 15-13: Walter Molina had 13 assists and Albert Putnam 11 kills for Steinmetz (8-9, 7-4) in the Public League North.

Von Steuben d. Kelvyn Park 15-13, 15-7: Mark Jutton had seven kills and Fadi Karadsheh added five blocks to lead Von Steuben (5-5) in the Public League.