Girls soccer Class A sectional finals
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
9 St. Viator 4 Vernon Hills 1
At St. Viator
Brittany Johnson scored 2 goals–both assisted by Elise Weber, who scored 1 of her own for Lions (21-3-1). “I think it’s going to be an amazing experience,” Johnson said of reaching the state quarterfinals. “It’s a rebuilding year for our program, so to just make it there is amazing.” Bethany Brown scored for Vernon Hills (18-3-2).
Rockford Boylan 4 Wauconda 0
At Rockford Boylan
Kelly Hassen scored 3 goals, 2 on headers, as Titans (15-4-3) secured 4th straight state tournament appearance. G Sarah Halbrader had 4 saves in shutout. Wauconda finished 18-2-2.
St. Ignatius 3 Fenwick 2
At St. Ignatius
Lisa Forgione scored all 3 goals for Wolfpack (19-5-1), which avenged last year’s 2-1 sectional final loss to earn 1st state tournament berth. “This was the game we were looking forward to all year long, and we finally put it together,” Forgione said. Candace Ruff and Vittoria Frangella scored goals for Fenwick (12-6-4).
Girls soccer Class AA regional semifinals
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
1 New Trier 9 Steinmetz 0
At Niles West
Kayanne Gummersall scored 3 goals, Jenny Stone had 2 goals, 1 assist and Jessie Wall had 3 assists for Trevians (24-1).
3 Naperville Cent. 8 Romeoville 0
At Bolingbrook
Jessica Levitt scored 4 goals in 8-minute span of 1st half for Red Hawks (19-3-2). Jackie Iacovelli, Casey Short, Kelly Gleason and Alissa Vonderhaar each had 1 goal, 1 assist.
5 Wheaton South 3 Glenbard West 0
At Wheaton North
Laura Heaton, Lauren Holcomb and Carlie Hoekstra scored goals for Tigers (14-4-4).
6 Waubonsie Val. 8 West Aurora 0
At Waubonsie Valley
Molly Borchardt scored 3 goals to spark Warriors (19-4-2). G Amanda Boe presided over shutout with 2 saves.
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7 Fremd 4 Rolling Meadows 1
At Fremd
Caroline VanAcker had 2 goals for Vikings (18-6-1), and Liz Holby and Erin Woloszyn scored 1 each.
8 Geneva 4 West Chicago 1
At Geneva
Annie Wyer scored 2 goals and Callie Hemming added 2 assists for Vikings (17-3-2).
10 Barrington 4 Grayslake 0
At Mundelein
Jenny Solberg scored 2 goals and Kelly Mitchell and Liz Khoshaba scored 1 each for Fillies (16-4-3). G Loren Jensen had 3 saves in shutout.
Stevenson 2 Deerfield 1
At Buffalo Grove
Sam Kohn and Kristin Baader scored 2nd-half goals off assists from Jo Polychronos and Laura Schroeder, respectively, for Patriots (14-3-3).
Softball Class AA regionals
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
4 Lake Park 5 Fenton 0
At Lake Park
Stephanie Blagaich tossed 1-hitter with 16 strikeouts and also went 2-for-4 for Lancers (30-5). Nicole Dimiceli went 3-for-3 with triple and solo HR, Dana Dimiceli went 2-for-3 with RBI and Stephanie Madry had 2B, 2 RBIs.
5 Oak Park 11 Prosser 0
At Oak Park
A.J. Snow threw 5-inning no-hitter, walking only 1 and striking out 12 for Huskies (28-6). Leah Schwestka went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs and Snow had triple and 2 RBIs.
7 Glenbard North 5 Batavia 1
At St. Charles East
Jenna Szybowicz threw 2-hitter and struck out 6 to lead Panthers (28-4). Bridget Paine and Michelle Batts each had RBI double.
8 Marian Catholic 6 T.F. North 0
At Marian Catholic
Kathleen Jacoby faced minimum while throwing no-hitter and striking out 9 for Spartans (31-5, 18-0). Sarah Padove went 2-for-3 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, 1 RBI.