Lake Forest College remained alive in the NCAA Division III softball regional it’s hosting this weekend by winning one game and leading in a second when the game was suspended by rain and lightning late Friday afternoon.
The Foresters rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Wisconsin-Whitewater 3-2 in 11 innings, and then led North Central 2-1 in the top of the seventh when the game was halted by rain and lightning. It will be finished at 11 a.m. on Saturday, and the winner will then take on Hope.
In Friday’s first game, Hope from Michigan beat North Central 5-0.
Currently, Hopes it 2-0 in the four-team, double-elimination tournament, while Lake Forest and North Central are 1-1. Whitewater went 0-2 and has been eliminated.
In Lake Forest’s win, Mundelein grad Alex Hemmer’s two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the 10th tied the game at 2-2, and Lake Forest won it in the 11th on a sacrifice fly.
In the game against North Central, the Foresters fell behind 1-0 on an unearned run, but scored twice in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run single by Kaleigh Ambrose.
In the top of the seventh, the first North Central batter walked and the second hitter struck out. That’s when the game was stopped.
The winner of the Lake Forest-North Central game will have to beat Hope twice Saturday to win the regional and advance to the tournament’s Sweet 16.
Fight tickets
Boxing fans who want to watch undefeated Lake County heavyweight Nick Asberry fight dangerous Lyle McDowell in a six-round match on Saturday, May 16 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond can purchase tickets from Asberry’s trainer, Mateen Ahmad, by contacting him at (847) 507-3565.
Tickets cost $40.
This will be Asberry’s first six-round bout. He has won seven straight four-rounders. In his last fight, Asberry was in big trouble in the third round against Grover Young, but regrouped to win Round 4 and take a decision.
McDowell, a southpaw who is billed as “Iceman,” is coming off a victory last November when his fight was stopped in the fourth round of a scheduled 10-rounder. That win earned McDowell a title belt as the Universal Boxing Federation All-Americas champion.
The 24-year-old Asberry is moving up to the six-round level in an attempt to accelerate his career. The 6-foot-5, 240-pounder has a 7-0 record in four-round fights but has recorded just three knockouts.
Waukegan run
The annual Run With the Bulldogs 5K will be held on Sunday, May 17 on the east side of Waukegan.
The sophomore class at Waukegan High School is hosting the event, which benefits the Leukemia Research Foundation.
The race starts at 9 a.m. and is a down-and-back course. It will start and finish near the intersection of Sheridan Road and Grand Avenue, with runners heading north on Sheridan for more than a mile before turning..
Runners can sign up on race day for $22 starting at 7 a.m. Online registration is at http://bit.ly/aLAgAD, and the cost is $20 for adults, $15 for students and $12 for runners age 12-under. The first 100 registrants will receive a race T-shirt.
Youth soccer
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Mione Community Park on Midlothian Road in Mundelein will be the site of a Challenger Soccer Camp next month.
Challenger Soccer Camp (www.challengersports.com/britishsoccercamps.aspx) is for youngsters ages 3-14. The camp offers a three-hour daily program providing technical and tactical instruction in all areas for ages 6-9 and 10-14; a 90-minute program for players ages 4-6; and a 60-minute program for players ages 3-4.
Camp will run June 15-19. Emphasis is placed on individual ball control and skill development through a mix of maximum participation, maximum touches on the ball and maximum fun. Each camper will receive a ball, a British Soccer camp T-shirt and an individual skills evaluation.
The deadline to register is June 6. For more information, see website http://www.mundeleinparks.org. Anyone interested in being a host family for a Challenger coach should contact Scott Schleiden at (847) 388-5462.