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Thursday’s softball roundup

May 12, 2011
Antioch 11, Wauconda 3: Olivia Duehr hit a three-run homer and Amber Mysliwiec had five RBI.
Barrington 8, Fremd 2: Elizabeth Owen was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI, while Colleen Shandley was 3-for-4 with one RBI for Barrington (21-10, 9-4).
DeKalb 8, Sterling 1: Katie Kowalski pitched a complete game, and Mackenzie Johnson and Lauren Baker each hit homeruns.
Gage Park 20, Carver 9: Shaquita Harris had six strikeouts for Gage Park (3-4).
Hinsdale South 5, West Chicago 3: Cecie Portillo was 3-for-4 with one double, an RBI and a run, and Cori Coleman was 2-for-4 with one double and two RBI.
Kennedy 15, Washington 4: Nicole Radtke had six strikeouts and gave up three hits in five innings for Kennedy (9-7, 8-6). Christina Colon was 3-for-3 with a homer, triple and three RBI, and Ashley Pasperkiewicz was 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Leyden 14, Proviso East 0: Winning pitcher Hannah Seymore didn’t give up a hit for Leyden (20-5, 7-2).
Lincoln-Way West 20, Thornton 0: Meghan Dieringer was 2-for-3 with one homerun and three RBI. Meg Fahrforth was the winning pitcher.
Lisle 2, Wilmington 0: Bekka Houda (14-2) threw a complete game for Lisle (21-3, 13-3) giving up one hit, striking out 11. Shelby Kretman was 1-for-3 with one homer and an RBI.
Montini 14, Walther Lutheran 0: Montini (11-11, 8-6) was led by Sara Ross (2-for-3, three runs) and Tracy Bonaccorsi (2-for-4, one run).
Morton 6, Willowbrook 2: Heather Mackowiak (7-7) struck out nine and gave up five hits for Morton (14-11). Gabby King was 2-for-4 with one homerun and a double. Rose Capone was 2-for-4, as well.
Mother McAuley 11, Loyola 1: Ashley Rogers (15-4) was the winning pitcher for Mother McAuley (23-6). Molly Cummings was 3-for-4 with one homerun, a double and three runs.
Oak Forest 6, T.F. North 0: Colleen Sherwood (7-0) had 10 strikeouts, two walks and gave up one hit for Oak Forest (22-3, 16-1). Brianna was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run, Jourdan Skirha was 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Payton 10, Jones 0: Maya Rodriguez (12-5) had 15 strikeouts and gave up one hit to lead Payton (14-5, 11-2). She was also 2-for-3 with a triple, while Killian Madden was 3-for-3 with a homerun and five RBI.
Plainfield Central 11, Romeoville 0: Kaleigh Nagle struck out six and was 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI. Carly Trenhaile was 3-for-3 with one homerun and two RBI.
Reavis 6, Eisenhower 0: Meghan Higgins (5-4) pitched a complete game for Reavis (16-8, 14-3) striking out eight, giving up four hits. Amanda Raschke was 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Richards 13, Argo 4: Brianna LeBeau pitched for four innings and picked up the win for No. 2 Richards (24-0, 17-0). Kristina Apato was 3-for-5 with one RBI, while Sam Kusta and Kristin Renken were each 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Riverside-Brookfield 12, Timothy Christian 2: Rachel Denney was the winning pitcher for Riverside-Brookfield (19-6, 7-3), giving up three hits and two earned runs. Emily Hastings was 3-for-4 with one homer, three RBI and three runs.
St. Francis 15, Aurora Christin 0: Laura Behnke threw a no-hitter and had two triples for St. Francis (19-4, 13-0).
St. Ignatius 7, De La Salle 6: Gina Lenti was 2-for-4, scored three runs and had the game-winning RBI for St. Ignatius (13-12). Kate Lorenz was 4-for-4 with one run.
Trinity 5, Queen of Peace 1: Chase Machain pitched a complete game for No. 9 Trinity (23-3). She had four strikeouts and gave up 10 hits and one earned run. Monica Garcia was 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Erin Baldwin was 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Naperville North 210 000 0 —3-7-2
Glenbard East 100 000 0 —1-5-2
WP: Dieckmann (10-7).
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Glenbard South 14, Elmwood Park 1
Glenbard South 0 1 0 3 0 10 —14-15-1
Elmwood Park 0 0 0 1 0 0 —1-2-3
2B: GS: Wrona. HR: Wittenberg.WP: Wilkes (15-2) LP: Vuelle.
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Naperville Central 1, Wheaton North 0
Wheaton North 000 000 0 —0-3-1
Naperville Cent. 100 000 0 —1-4-0
2B: NC: Kappelman. WP: Wunderlich (12-3) LP: Nolan.
Barrington 8, Fremd 2
Barrington 002 111 3 —8-13-0
Fremd 000 200 0 —2-8-2
2B: Bar: Owen, Kryzsko, Kazmier; Frd: Patenbaude, Mazur
HR: Bar: Di Iorio.
WP: Dolezal LP: Doering.


Conant 3, palatine 0
Palatine 000 000 0 —0-5-3
Conant 101 001 x —3-7-1
2B: Con: M. Cavin (2), O’Donnell; Pal: Jablonski;
3B: Pal: Jablonski
WP: B. Cavin LP: Boisvert.


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Stagg 2, Naperville Central 1 (Game 1)

WP: LaSota (19-2). LP: Wunderlich (12-4)

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Naperville Central 4, Stagg 0 (Game 2)

Stagg 000 000 0 —0-2-1

Naperville Cent. 101 110 X —4-9-0

2B: S: Rapacz, Arelbalo. WP: Vizza (8-3) LP: LaSota (19-3).

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Downers Grove North 10, Lemont 0

Lemont 000 000 —0-0-0

Downers North 005 203 —10-13-0

2B: DGN: Hunzinger, Bradley, K. Ryndak. HR: DGN: K. Ryndak, Yeager, D. Ryndak. WP: K. Ryndak (13-1) LP: Anderson.

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lake Park 4, Neuqua Valley 3 (game 1)

Neuqua Valley 300 000 0 —3-9-3

Lake Park 001 030 X —4-8-2

2B: NV:Meyer. LP: O’Neil, Aronson. HR: NV: Nebendahl. WP: Baumgart (14-6) LP: Boudreau (8-8).

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Neuqua Valley 4, Lake Park 2 (Game 2)

Neuqua Valley 000 021 1 —4-10-1

Lake Park 110 000 0 —2-6-2

2B: NV: Boudreau. WP: J. O’Brien (1-0) LP: O’Neill (0-2).

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Naperville North 12, Plainfield North 2 (Game 1)

Naperville North 112 105 2—12-12-2

Plainfield North 110 000 0 —2-2-0

2B: NN: Ready. 3B: Marshall, Dieckmann. HR: Warren. WP: Dieckmann LP: .Enke

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Naperville North 13, Plainfield North 1 (Game 2)

Naperville North 403 324 —13-16-0

Plainfield North 010 000 —1-6-2

2B: NN: Warren 2, Degl-Innocenti. HR: NN: Waren, Dieckmann. WP: Hahne LP: Roberts.

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York 19, Maine South 8 (Game 1)

York 670 24 —19-16-2

Maine South 111 14 —8-10-5

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Maine South 8, York 7 (Game 2)

York 001 100 5 —7-17-2

Maine South 312 100 1 —8-9-2

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Somonauk 12, Wheaton Academy 5

Somonauk 180 210 0—12-15-2

Wheaton Acad. 200 021 0 —5-9-3

2B: WA: Gagliano. WP: Merril LP: Olson (0-4).

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St. Francis 11, St. Edward 1

St. Edward 000 01 —1-3-8

St. Francis 510 05 —11-13-0

2B: SE: Kossakowski, Larson. WP: Ronchetto LP: Field (13-9).

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Benet 6, Joliet catholic 1

Benet 310 000 2 —6-9-1

Joliet Catholic 001 000 0 —1-7-1

2B: B: McGuire 2, Panko, Rurka. JC: Gerll. HR: B: McGuire. WP: Staats (17-8) LP: Schearins.

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Benet 6, Joliet Catholic 4

Joliet Catholic 200 200 0 —4-4-1

Benet 100 221 0 —6-13-2

2B: JC: Gerll. B: McGuire, Duffy 2. WP: Staats (18-8) LP: Goulding.

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Wheaton North 9, Lyons 4 (Game 1)

Wheaton North 100 800 0 —9-14-3

Lyons 301 000 0 —4-6-1

2B: WN: Ullrich. L: Caithamer, Riddle, Rykman. WP: Nolan (12-6) LP: Caithamer.

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Wheaton North 5, Lyons 1 (Game 2)

Wheaton North 100 003 1 —5-11-2

Lyons 000 010 0 —1-2-1

2B: WN: Wilson. 3B: WN: Wilson. WP: Thornton (3-4) LP: Caithamer.

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Glenbard North 9, Glenbard East 6

2B: GN: Simone, Jasinki 3. HR: GN: Simone. .

WP: Fecho.

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Glenbard East 3, Addison Trail 0 (Game 1)

WP: Camp LP: Raimondi.

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Addison Trail 9, Glenbard East 7 (Game 2)

HR: GE: Stranski. AT: Santilli. WP: Morry LP: Cotterill.

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Fenton Bison Blast

Willowbrook 9, Maine East 4

Timothy Christian 15, Maine East 5

Taft 13, Walther Lutheran 0

Willowbrook 4, Lane Tech 3

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Fenton 7, Waukegan 6

Fenton 200 120 2 —7-9-1

Waukegan 002 031 0 —6-5-4

3B: F: Welch. W: Rodriguez. WP: Ciepley LP: Anderson.

Consolation: Taft 7, Timothy Christian 2

7th Place: Walther Lutheran 21, Maine East 6

3rd Place: Lane Tech 7, Waukegan 4

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Championship: Wilowbrook 12, Fenton 2

Fenton 010 10 —2-2-1

Willowbrook 121 26 —12-13-0

2B: Wbk: Pelsor 2. 3B: Wbk: Kalal, Torres. WP: Pelsor LP: LaSala.

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Lisle Tournament

Rockridge 4, Lisle 3

Morrison 9, Immaculate Conception 3

3rd Place: Lisle 6, Immaculate Conception 0

Championship: Morrison 3, Rockridge 0

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bUFFALO gROVE 8, wHEELING 0

Wheeling 000 000 0 —0- 2-2

Buffalo Grove 003 005 x —8-10-1

2B: BG: Dax; HR: BG: Begnel.

WP: Dax; LP: Quagliano.

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Conant 2, Fremd 0

Fremd 000 000 0 —0-2-1

Conant 000 002 x —2-5-1

3B: Con: M.Cavin WP: B.Cavin; LP: Doering.

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Elk Grove 12, Lake park 0

Elk Grove 051 33 —12-12-2

Lake Park 000 00 — 0- 1-2

2B: EG: Walz, K.Keegan; 3B: EG: Cetkovic; HR: EG: Goranson

WP: Goranson; LP: Perry.

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schaumburg 10, hoffman estates 3

Schaumburg 413 002 0 —10-14-4

Hoffman Estates 003 000 0 — 3- 5-4

2B: Sch: Thompson, Anderson 3B: HE: Tuminaro; HR: Sch: Lane.

WP: Lancaster; LP: Allan.

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leyden 4, libertyville 2

Libertyville 000 000 0 —2-4-3

Leyden 000 000 0 —4-3-2

WP: Maize; LP: Teitz

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LEYDEN 9, LIBERTYVILLE 4

Libertyville 000 000 0 —4- 9-2

Leyden 000 000 0 —9-10-7

WP: Seymore; LP: Kym.



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Naperville Central earns 500th win for Nussbaum
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It isn’t every day that Andy Nussbaum can celebrate a milestone like Saturday’s. He savored every minute of it.

Nussbaum’s Naperville Central Redhawks beat Stagg 4-0 in the second game of a doubleheader in Naperville, giving the 28th-year coach his 500th career victory.

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Minutes after taking photos with players and his own children, Nussbaum was still basking in the glow.

“I love this job,” said Nussbaum, laughing afterward that “with respect to Mayor Daley, I have the best job.”

Nussbaum is the fifth softball coach from DuPage County to reach 500 wins, joining Bill Voves (Glenbard South), Brenda Whitesell (Hinsdale South), Tom Babyar (York) and Ron Havelka (Downers Grove South).

Nussbaum has two state tournament appearances on his resume and one DuPage Valley Conference championship. He can clinch at least a share of a second DVC title with a win Monday at West Chicago.

Nussbaum was all of 25 his first season as Redhawks coach — “before I even met my wife.” His wife, Wendy, and six of their seven children were on hand Saturday for the celebration.

“You think of all the teams and games, all the things that went into it,” Nussbaum said. “This is pretty satisfying. I love the game, I love the kids. I hope they’ve enjoyed it as much as I have.”

Kelsey Gonzalez singled in the Redhawks’ first two runs and played a sparkling shortstop. She knew how significant this win was to her coach, and for that matter the Naperville Central players.

“It’s a huge accomplishment for him,” Gonzalez said. “He’s been working at this for a long time. He reminded us Friday that this is a big day for him. It’s awesome to be a part of it.”

Kristina Vizza (8-3), starting for the first time in a week, threw one of her best outings of the year. The junior lefty struck out eight in 2-hitting Stagg (24-5) for her second shutout.

“I felt like everything was working, especially my dropball,” Vizza said.

No. 7 Naperville Central (20-7) lost the first game 2-1, two errors in the bottom of the sixth leading to Stagg’s go-ahead run. The Redhawks played a crisp Game 2, though. Gonzalez alone made 9 putouts. In the fourth she made a leaping grab of a sinking liner in short left field, and one out later she ranged deep into the hole at shortstop to gun the runner at first.

“We had a lot to prove after that first game,” Gonzalez said. “Good to get that second one in.”

Stagg pitcher Leah LaSota (19-3) started both ends of the doubleheader, and the Redhawks solved her with a second crack.

Nicole Kappelman singled and scored on a Gonzalez single in the first inning, and successive singles by Kappelman, Keegan Hayes and Gonzalez in the third made it 2-0. Hayes singled in Dierking in the fourth and Dierking’s sacrifice fly scored Maddi Doane in the fifth.

Kappelman was 3-for-3 and reached base 4 times, with Hayes and Gonzalez both singling twice.

“That was one of Vizza’s better games, if not her best game of the year,” Nussbaum said. “It was a pretty satisfying win against a very good team. We bounced back well.”



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Downers North 10, Lemont 0: The No. 3 Trojans (26-3) were led by Kendall Ryndak’s six perfect innings.


Andrew 8, Reavis 0: Brooke Hofer went the distance for the Thunderbolts (21-8), scattering two hits. Kelly Christner had two RBI.


Beecher 13, Morris 2: Mallory Ivers got the win on the rubber, while Smantha Nissen went 2-for-3 with three RBI for Beecher (28-1).


Elmwood Park 11, Rolling Meadows 1: The Tigers (18-12) got contributions from Brittant Fanella (3-for-4, home run, three RBI), Late Zucker (4-for-4, three doubles, three RBI) and Isaly Roman (3-for-3, RBI) in its rout.


Leyden 4-9, Libertyville 2-4: Morgan Maize (18-3) fanned 10 in the complete-game Game 1 win for Leyden (22-5). In Game 2 Maize went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and April Markowski went 3-for-3.


Marian Catholic 11-18, Carmel 1-3: In the opner, Becca Stanton powered her way to three home runs and five RBI for the Spartans (17-3).


Morton 8, Hinsdale Central 1: Gabby King went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Jessica Garcia went 2-for-3 with two RBI to lead Morton (15-11). Alyssa Galasso was the winning pitcher.


Richards 11, Riverside-Brookfield 4: Winning pitcher Brianna LeBeau (20-0) went 2-for-5 with a homer, double and three RBI in the win for No. 2 Richards (25-0). Hannah Jenkins went 2-for-5 with a triple and RBI. Kailie Tobin went 2-for-5 and Kristina Apato went 2-for-4 with an RBI.


Regina 14, St. Joseph 10: Jen Fox and Dan Devlin both smacked homers for Regina (9-13).


Taft 7, Timothy Christian 4: Emily Schmalbach’s homer and five RBI helped the Eagles grab the win.

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Andrew 8, Reavis 0
Kelly Christner was 2-for-3 with an RBI double and an RBI triple to lead Andrew (21-8).

Chicago Christian 7, Argo 2
Ashley Quinlan hit an RBI triple and scored a run for Chicago Christian (16-10, 11-4). Lindsey Norway (9-6) won the game in the circle.

Conant 2, Fremd 0
Bri Cavin struck out 11 and gave up 1 hit for Conant.

Crystal Lake Central 15, Grayslake Central 4 (5 innings)
Brittany York was 3-for-3 with 2 doubles, 5 RBIs and 3 runs for Crystal Lake Central (18-7, 11-3).

Downers Grove North 10, Lemont 0 (6 innings)
Kendall Ryndak threw a perfect game with 7 strikeouts. She also hit a home run and Dale Ryndak and Sam Yeager also homered for Downers North (26-3).


Elmwood Park 11, Rolling Meadows 1 (6 innings)
Brittany Fanella went 3-for-4, hitting a single, a double and a home run for Elmwood Park (18-12), scoring 2 runs and totaling 3 RBIs. Kate Zucker went 4-for-4 with a single, 3 doubles, 1 run scored, and 3 RBIs.

Gage Park 18, Harper 0
Winning pitcher Shaquita Harris struck out 6 for Gage Park (6-4).

Glenbard East 3-7, Addison Trail 0-9
Dana Camp was Glenbard East's winning pitcher in Game 1, and Michaela Stranski hit a home run in the Game 2 loss.

Glenbard North 9, Glenbard East 6
Alexis Simone was 3-for-4 with a double, a 3-run home run and 4 RBIs and Alyssa Jasinski was 3-for-4 with 3 doubles and an RBI for Glenbard North (15-4, 8-4).

Hope Academy 15, Cristo Rey 5
Uryah Oliver and Elizabeth Alvarez each hit 2 triples for Hope Academy (20-0), and Sara Ramirez had a home run.

Lake Park 4-2, Neuqua Valley 3-4
In Game 2, Leigh Nebendahl was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs for Neuqua Valley (13-8).

Leyden 4-9, Libertyville 2-4
In Game 1, winning pitcher Morgan Maize (18-3) gave up 4 hits, struck out 10 and walked 2. Leyden's Dana Sullivan was 2-for-3. In Game 2, Morgan Maize was 2-for-3 with a grand slam and Kelly Nessling was 2-for-3 with a triple for Leyden (22-5).

Marengo 6, Huntley 4
Chloe Montgomery pitched a complete game for Marengo, striking out 10 and giving up 4 runs, 2 earned, on 8 hits. She also went 3-for-3, with 2 doubles, a home run and 2 RBIs.

Marian Catholic 11-18, Carmel 1-3
Becca Gray (17-3) won Game 1 by striking out 7 in 5 innings and going 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Becca Stanton led the Game 2 offense for Marian Catholic (24-5, 13-1), going 3-for-3 with 3 home runs and 5 RBIs. Rachel Glenn (7-2) struck out 9 and gave up 3 runs, 2 earned, on 4 hits in 5 innings to win Game 2 in the circle.

Marist 11-15, St. Viator 1-0 (Both games, 5 innings)
In Game 1, Marist's Brooke Wyderski hit a home run. In Game 2, Teagan Walsh was the winning pitcher and hit a home run. Rikki Alcarez also homered.

Minooka 7-11, Kaneland 1-5
Kaneland is now 12-17, 3-7 in conference.

Naperville North 12-13, Plainfield North 2-1
Emily Dieckeman pitched a complete Game 1 for Naperville North (12-10), striking out 6. She also hit a triple in that game, and a 2-run homer in Game 2. Caitlyn Warren contributed 2 homers and 2 doubles on the day.

Providence 5-5, Fenwick 3-6
Providence's Amanda Wilson (10-10) struck out 5 and went 2-for-4 from the plate in Game 1. Caroline Casper went 2-for-3 with a double, a run, and an RBI in Game 2, an effort that couldn't secure Providence (14-15-1, 9-7) a second win. Olivia Soja pitched all 9 innings of Game 2 for Fenwick (12-15), and Alex Tomasek went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and a walk.

Queen of Peace 13, Loyola 12
Becca Doyle went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs for Queen of Peace (11-12), and Kristi Gierman went 2-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBIs.

Richards 11, Riverside-Brookfield 4
Brianna LeBeau, Kristin Renken, and Hannah Jenkens each went 2-for-5 for Richards (25-0). LeBeau had a double, a 2-run homer, and 3 RBIs, while Renken had a double and an RBI, and Jenkens hit a triple and notched an RBI. Nicole Ellement went 2-for-4 with a triple and 2 RBIs.

Rosary 6-2, Geneva 5-6
Audrey Ruddy pitched all of Game 1 for Rosary, striking out 8 and giving up 4 earned runs on 8 hits. Taylor Medernach went 3-for-3 to lead the Game 2 offense for Geneva (5-18-11), and Melissa Barber hit a double and a home run.

St. Francis 11, St. Edward 1 (5 innings)
Taylor Ronchetto was the winning pitcher for St. Francis (20-4, 14-0).

St. Ignatius 10, Mt. Assisi 10 (called, rain)
Michaela Mackey went 3-for-5 for St. Ignatius (13-12-1), hitting a single, a double, and a triple, scoring a run, and notching 4 RBIs.

Somonauk 12, Wheaton Academy 5
Ashlee Kawall was 5-for-5 with 5 stolen bases for Somonauk.

Stagg 2-0, Naperville Central 1-4
Lea LaSota pitched all of Game 1 for Stagg (24-5, 8-3), striking out 5 and giving up 1 earned run on 4 hits. She struck out 7 and gave up 2 earned runs on 6 hits in 5 innings of the Game 2 loss. Nicole Kappelman went 3-3 and Krisitna Vizza pitched the 2 hit shutout for coach Andy Nussbaum's 500 th victory in game two.

Sycamore 12, Huntley 2
Ashley Laxner (2-2) threw a complete game and went 2-for-3 with a double, but couldn't get the win for Huntley (13-14, 7-5). Haley Salazar led the winning effort for Sycamore, going 3-for-5 with a double and 3 RBIs.

York 19-7, Maine South 8-8 (5 innings)
Gracie Sullivan went 7-for-8 for the day for York (16-14, 8-1). Angela Scalzitti and Ellen Barry were each 5-for-8 with a home run.

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As a toddler, Conant coach CathyAnn Smith probably had a hard time even picking up a bat in 1974.

That’s when Barb Bostian’s Conant softball team won the first Mid-Suburban League championship game.

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But 37 years later, Smith and the retired Hall of Fame coach Bostian have something in common.

They are the coaches of the school’s only championship softball teams.

Conant junior Briana Cavin threw a 2-hitter with 11 strikeouts while her sophomore sister and catcher Miranda (2-for-3) had the game-winning RBI triple as the Cougars blanked visiting Fremd 2-0 on a chilly and wet Saturday afternoon in Hoffman Estates.

“It took every little piece coming together,” said Smith, who was 2 years old when the Cougars defeated Wheeling in the first MSL title game. “The chemistry between Briana and Miranda is something words can’t explain.”

Conant (24-1, 13-2) clinched the MSL West crown, grabbing a two-game lead over 2010 champ Fremd (21-4-1, 11-4) and 2½ over Barrington (22-10, 10-4) with one game to play.

The Cougars also set the single-season school record for wins on Saturday, surpassing Smith’s 2005 team that was 23-12.

“We worked our hearts out to get this,” said Miranda Cavin, whose big one-out triple in the bottom of the sixth inning scored senior shortstop Allie Bauch, who had produced an infield single and stole second. “This was our goal.”

Miranda Cavin’s triple was Conant’s fifth and final hit off Fremd junior Rachel Doering (11-3), who struck out six.

Miranda Cavin scored the second run of the inning when junior Kim Jacobson reached on an error with one out.

“Oh my God, that (triple) felt amazing,” added Miranda. “Briana did really well at clipping the corners and she had really good defense behind her all the way.”

Briana Cavin’s 19th win is also a single-season school record.

“That was very exciting,” said Briana, who has already committed to Wisconsin-Green Bay. “It’s really great that we were able to accomplish something that hasn’t been done for such a long time at our school and now we can put a new banner up.”

Conant’s other hits in the game were back-to-back singles by Sarah Thompson and Paige Ward to lead off the bottom of the fifth.

However, Doering got out of the jam on a sacrifice bunt and 2 strikeouts.

“Rachel pitched a great game,” said Fremd coach Jim Weaver. “We had a chance in the first inning (two runners on base and one out) but we couldn’t push across a run.

“I think that would have made a difference in the game.”

One of those runners on base in the first was sophomore Mandi Matsumoto, who singled to left. She had the Vikings’ only 2 hits in the game.

“Offensively, I was happy, no complaints,” Weaver added. “I know it may sound strange saying that when we were shut out, but I thought we had good swings all day.

“Defensively there were a couple of plays we should have made. We still have a little work to do. We’ve got to tighten up the defense.”

Conant will visit Elk Grove (26-3, 14-1) on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. to decide the 38th annual Mid-Suburban League softball championship.

“We knew it would be tough playing Fremd — because of where they are and where they have been,” Smith said. “But our girls knew what they wanted do all season. This was their goal. This is a special group and I could not be more proud of them.”



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Monday’s softball roundup

May 16, 2011
Sandburg 8, Lincoln-Way East 1: Winning pitcher Laura Olson gave up just one earned run and one hit while striking out five in the complete-game performance for No. 6 Sandburg (20-5, 11-1 SouthWest Suburban Blue). Lizzie Wojtowicz was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
Cary-Grove 3, Crystal Lake South 0: Winning pitcher Lindsay Efflandt (21-1) went the distance and allowed four hits while striking out six for No. 8 Cary-Grove (23-1).
Barrington 3, Fremd 0: Kiley Dolezal (19-7) pitched a complete-game win for Barrington (23-10) that featured five hits allowed as well as five strikeouts.
Brooks 6, Curie 2: Brooks (13-4, 10-4 Red-South) was fueled by Mari Hooper (complete game, four K’s) on the mound with Cynthia Hughes (2-for-4, two runs, double) and Sydney Blanch (2-for-3) aiding at the plate.
Chicago Christian 8, Montini 0: Lindsey Norway (10-6) gave up three hits and struck out 11 in the complete-game victory for Chicago Christian (17-10). Norway also went 2-for-4 at the plate, driving in three runs. Megan Glynn was 2-for-4, hit a home run and drove in two runs.
Conant 3, Palatine 2: Winning pitcher Bri Cavin scattered three hits and fanned nine.
Glenbard West 3, Oak Park 1: Taylor Langtry earned the win with five innings pithced, one earned run and four hits.
Huntley 11, Dundee-Crown 0: Winning pitcher Taylor Larson went five innings, giving up two hits and stricking out six in the shutout for Huntley (14-14, 8-5).
Joliet Catholic 3, Marist 2: Mallory Goulding pitched the win and Haley Gerl drove in two runs fot Joliet Catholic.
Kennedy 9, Morgan Park 4: Nicole Radtke had a strong performance on the mound for Kennedy (10-7). She allowed just three hits in the complete-game win. Erin Maca was 2-for-2 at the plate with two RBI and teammate Jen Doyle was 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Leyden 7, Addison Trail 2: Pithcer Morgan Maize (20-3) had a big day, throwing a complete game in which she gave up no earned runs and just two hits as well as striking out 11. Maize hit a home run and drove in three runs at the plate for Lyeyden (23-5). Christina was Morgan 2-for-3.
Lockport 5, Lincoln-Way Central 0: Allison Foley (1-for-3, home run) and Jessica Kobinski (1-for-1, home run) helped lead Lockport to victory.
Longwood 13, Jones 3: Armani Procter had 12 K’s en route to her win for Longwood (13-5-1).
Marian Catholic 10, Providence 0: Becca Gray (3-for-4, three runs scored) and Shawna Sadler (2-for-4, tripple, three RBI) powred Marian Catholic (25-5, 14-1 East Suburban Catholic).
Riverside-Brookfield 3, De La Salle 2: Kylie O’Connell pithed a complete game in the Riverside-Brookfield (20-7) win. Emily Hastings went 2-for-3 with a tipple, duble, two RBI and a run scored.
Taft 18, Lincoln Park 0: Kyra Vidas hit a homer and pitcher Kathleen Meersman (10-7) allowed only two hits in the Taft (14-15) win.
UIC Prep 19, Cristo Rey 1: Carolina Leanos pitched the win for UIC Prep (13-1) and struck out seven. Mary Olvera went for 4-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and Brianna Dowling went 2-for-3, including a homer and three RBI.
Warren 8, Stevenson 2: Jessica Demski tossed a complete game. Megan Sowa was 2-for-3 with a tripple, double and two runs scored. Sam Belletini was 3-for-3 with two RBI.
West Chicago 1, Naperville Central 0: Mary Connelly threw a no-hitter for West Chicago (16-9, 9-2 DuPage Valley).
Wheaton Academy 8, East Aurora 4: Winning pitcher Paige Huizenga went six innings, allowed four hits and struck out six for Wheaton Academy (9-16).
York 21, Proviso West 1: Nikki Mordini earned the win, scattering three hits and fanning nine.
Wilmington 7, Reed-Custer 0: Paula Tupper struck out seven and gave up seven hits in the win. Carrie Falasca was 3-for-4 with a RBI. Liz Alberico was 2-for-4.
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Mid-Suburban League West Division champion Conant pulled out a squeaker in its final conference game Monday.
Trailing 2-1 going into its last at-bats, the Cougars (25-2, 14-2) scored twice and held on for a 3-2 triumph at Palatine (19-9, 7-7).
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Conant senior first baseman Paige Ward (2-for-3) led off the top of the seventh with a home run to tie the game.
Winning pitcher Briana Cavin (20-2) got a two-out single to center and Hilary O’Donnell drove in the winning run with a double to right-center. O’Donnell scored the decisive run in Conant’s MSL West-clinching victory over Fremd on Saturday.
After Cavin recorded a leadoff strikeout in the bottom of the seventh inning, Palatine got two runners on base.
But Cavin struck out the next two batters to end the game.
Palatine’s Katie Mnichowicz and Conant’s Hilary O’Donnell each doubled in the game.


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Tuesday’s softball roundup

May 17, 2011
Richards 6, Reavis 1: Kristina Apato went 3-for-4 and Brianna LeBeau went 2-for-4 for No. 2 Richards. Breanna Kaminski (2-for-4, two RBI), Danielle Kapple (2-for-4, two RBI) and Hannah Jenkins (2-for-4, run) also contributed offensively.


Downers North 2, Mother McAuley 0: Dale Ryndak threw a complete game five-hitter and hit a two-run homer to carry the No. 4 Trojans (28-3) over the Mighty Macs.


Sandburg 11, Homewood-Flossmoor 1: Lora Olson allowed three hits and struck out eight for No. 6 Sandburg ((21-5, 12-1 SouthWest Suburban Blue). Lizzie Wojtowicz (2-for-4, three RBI), Lexi Bryant (2-for-4, HR, two RBI), Karissa Kouchis (2-for-3, RBI) and Jess Perkins (HR) starred offensively for the Eagles.


Cary-Grove 9, Dundee-Crown 5: Emma Gaulke (3-0) scattered six hits and struck out two in six innings for No. 8 Cary Grove (24-1). Sarah Leudo belted a home run and drove in three runs.


Barrington 6, Schaumburg 2, 8 inn: The Fillies (24-10, 12-4 Mid-Suburban West) broke open a close MSL matchup in the eighth inning as Ellizabeth Owen and Kiersten Tinkoff both went 2-for-4 for the game.


Benet 6, St. Viator 1: Allyson Staats (20-8) struck out eight and walked none to pick up the victory. Mikayla Panko belted a two-run homer for Benet (22-9, 13-5 East Suburban Catholic).


Carmel 7, Deerfield 1: Nicole Bitter earned the win for the Corsairs.


Crystal Lake Central 6, Woodstock 1: Taylor Ward gave up three hits and fanned 12 over five innings for the win. Brittany York had a triple and three RBI for Crystal Lake Central (20-7).


De La Salle 7, Guerin 2: Kathy Crowley allowed eight hits and struck out five to notch the win. Anisa McHugh had a home run and drove in two runs for the Meteors (11-13).


Downers South 8, Leyden 2: Chelsea Lavin hit two home runs with three RBI and Marissa Mersch went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Downers South (22-6, 10-1 West Suburban Gold). Aleisha Bozek tossed a six-hitter for the win and also went 2-for-4 with an RBI at the plate.


Evanston 16, Highland Park 8: Anna Balch had a monster game going 6-for-6 with three doubles and eight RBI at the plate. Carolina Duke was the Wildkits’ other hitting star with four hits and three RBI.


Evergreen Park 6, Loyola 5: Michelle Putlak turned in a complete-game performance as Evergreen Park (17-10) edged the Ramblers. Teresa Ziebarth and Alyssa Langevin both went 2-for-3 at the plate.


Fenwick 1, Queen of Peace 0, 9 inn.: Jessica Mrozek allowed four hits over five innings to get the win for Fenwick (13-15). Natalie Marotta and Oliva Soja both finished 2-for-4 against the Pride.


Glenbard East 10, Montini 7: Jena Camp hit a pair of homers for Glenbard East. Pitcher Dana Camp notched the win.


Jacobs 12, Huntley 2: Amber Livingston gave up five hits and fanned three to earn the win for Jacobs. Maggie Hanson (2-for-3, HR, two RBI), Kelsey Peterson (HR, two RBI), Alyssa Lauch (3-for-4, three RBI) and Morissa Lombardo (2-for-4, three RBI) sparked the Rams’ offense.


Lemont 12, T.F. North 2: The Indians (22-7) rolled as Carli Kavanaugh went 4-for-5 with two homers, nine RBI and four runs while Rachel Hall went 3-for-3 with a triple, double and three runs. Becka Anderson notched the victory.


Libertyville 8, Lake Forest 1: Winning pitcher Emilie Teitz recorded seven strikeouts for Libertyville.


Lincoln-Way North 3, Lincoln-Way West 1: Bridget Stoh (7-4) threw a one-hitter and recorded four strikeouts for Lincoln-Way North (18-9). Jill Galich went 2-for-3 with a double and two RNI while Kristen Iverson had an RBI double.


Lisle 5, Westmont 0: Winning pitcher Bekka Houda (17-2) fanned five in the win for Lisle (24-4). Summer Stitt went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs, while Melanie Early went 3-for-4 with an RBI.


Minooka 3, Oswego East 2: Katie Chitkowski drove in the game-winning run for Minooka (25-7). Kassie Marsala added two hits and Kayla Rvettiger had a double. Sara Novak (10-2) allowed just one hit and struck out 12 in a complete-game win.


Neuqua Valley 12, East Aurora 0: Marisa Donnelly (4-0) threw a two-hit shutout and struck out 10 for Neuqua Valley (15-8). Chelsea Miller and Rebecca Lincoln added three hits apiece.


Niles West 5, Regina 1: Gracie McDonaugh threw five innings of three-hit ball and fanned four for the win. Shelby Peters went 3-for-4 at the plate for Niles West (14-16).


Plainfield Central 14, Oswego 0: Corey Shahan allowed no hits and fanned five in five innings. Olivia Scott finished 2-for-4 with a homer and three runs for Plainfield Central (21-8).


Plainfield South 13, Plainfield North 2: Whitney Lanphier had a home run and drove in five runs and Alyssa Mannucci went 2-for-2 and scored four times for Plainfield South (6-18). Rachel Mickow was the winning pitcher.


Riverside-Brookfield 5, Ridgewood 1: After hitting four home runs last week, Becky Mantel stayed hot going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and a run for the Bulldogs (21-7, 8-3 Metro Suburban). Rachel Dennenny (10-2) yielded five hits and struck out nine.


St. Ignatius 10, Gordon Tech 0: Ali Lenti struck out seven over three innings to earn the win for the Wolfpack (14-12-1). Maura Lynch struck out four in innings of relief while Diane Casini had a triple, double and scored two runs.


Shepard 10, Eiseenhower 0: Franchesca Graffeo had a home run, double and three RBI for the Astros. Devon Neubaur tosed a three-hitter and fanned nine for the win.


South Elgin 5, Metea Valley 0: Samantha Bolin earned a complete-game win for South Elgin (18-13). Kara Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with two RBI at the plate.


Stagg 14, Thornwood 0: Lea LaSota (21-5) turned in another dominant performance allowing one hit and striking out 12 hitters. Catherine Michels had a triple, two RBI and scored three times.


T.F. South 5, Oak Forest 4: Sophie Kessler went 2-for-3 with a triple, double and three RBI while Cori Reynolds went 2-for-3 with an RBI for T.F. South (13-10, 11-7 South Suburban Blue). Megan Frieling added a home run.


West Chicago 2, West Aurora 0: Mary Connolly (15-6) threw a one-hitter and struck out 11 for the Wildcats. Morgan Dastych and Amanda Gosbeth each hit a homer for West Chicago (17-9).


Willowbrook 9, Morton 8: Lizzie Kalal drove in the game-winning run for Willowbrook. Darian Pelsor earned the win.

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Softball | Bill Harrison's Tribune Top 10
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5:46 p.m. CDT, May 16, 2011
Records through Sunday; previous rank in parentheses.

1. Elk Grove 26-3 (1)

Meets Conant in MSL title game Thursday; 11-game win streak.

2. Richards 25-0 (2)

Meets Reavis on Tuesday for SSC Red title; came back from 7-0 deficit against McAuley.

3. St. Charles North 21-2 (3)

Injuries and illness don't stop North from going 3-0 last week.

4. Downers Grove North 26-3 (4)

Glenbard South gets the best of North 1-0, but 2-0 win over Stagg is impressive.

5. Cary-Grove 22-1 (6)

Clinches Fox Valley Conference with win over McHenry to improve to 12-0.

6. Beecher 28-1 (7)

Outscores opponents 58-11 last week; Kevin Hayhurst may have his best offensive team yet.

7. Sandburg 19-5 (8)

Finishes easy week with lopsided wins over Joliet West and Central; Jess Perkins heating up.

8. Conant 24-2 (9)

Can't wait to avenge early loss to No. 1 Elk Grove in MSL title game Thursday.

9. Marian Catholic 24-5 (10)

Becca Stanton hits three homers against Carmel and ties team's single season home run mark (11).

10. Trinity 24-3 (NR)

McAuley goes down 8-3 in GCAC Red title game; Blazers improve win streak to 12.

On the verge: Oak Forest 22-3, Glenbard South 19-4, Fremd 22-4, Lincoln-Way East 19-4, Stagg 24-5.

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By Tim Tierney

May 17, 2011
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The SouthWest Suburban Blue softball game Tuesday between Joliet Central and host Lockport was a contrast in programs: one that has reached the top and the other starting to build a foundation.
Two-time Class AA state champion Lockport ended its next-to-last home game with a solo dinger by Jessica Kubinski for a 10-0 six-inning victory.
Joliet Central has two victories in its first varsity season since 1993, when Central and West were combined.
“We’re building from the ground up,’’ Joliet Central coach Erin Douglas said. “I was happy with today. The score doesn’t show it, but the last time we played them the score was significantly different. That shows a lot of heart and desire by the girls to keep improving.’’
Douglas shouts encouragement from the third-base box or the dugout, using game situations to continue teaching. “Bases loaded, ball right to you, force at three’’ she pointed out after a miscue.
“I told their coach from the first time we saw them in Joliet to now, there’s 100 percent improvement,’’ Lockport coach Marissa Chovanec said. “They’re doing a good job. It’s going to take time.’’
Brianna Carney sparked the Lockport offense, going 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Alyssa Visvardis had a two-run single in the second and Tierney Bottino contributed an RBI double in the fifth.
“It was a slower pitcher, so I had to wait back a little bit,’’ Carney said. “I made my adjustments at the plate as best I could.’’
Carney opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first and added RBI singles in the second and fifth innings.
“A couple of weeks ago we started putting her in the lineup,’’ Chovanec said. “She’s been a hot bat for us. I hope she keeps going the next couple weeks.’’
Lockport starter Kelly Bowler and Amanda Oberc both threw three innings with six strikeouts apiece. Oberc yielded the only hit, a single by Kiara Collins in the fourth, and then fanned six of the last seven batters.
“I think my curveball was working really well today, I was hitting the corners,’’ Bowler said.
Lockport (22-8-1, 9-4) completes its Blue season Thursday at Lincoln-Way East, with a victory giving the Porters at least a tie for second place. Lockport’s home finale is today against Stagg, the Porters’ Senior Night.
“Stagg is always a good team, and I disagreeistant coach (Rachel Gensch) went to Stagg,’’ Chovanec said. “It’s a rivalry a little bit.’’
Joliet Central (2-21, 0-12) finishes its Blue season with a doubleheader Thursday against Bolingbrook. Central’s regular-season finale is Saturday at Plainfield North.
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Wednesday’s softball roundup

May 18, 2011
Richards 3, Lyons 1: No. 2 Richards (27-0) was powered by Brianna LeBeau (2-for-2, double, RBI), Brenna Kaminski (1-for-3, RBI), Danielle Kappel (1-for-3) and Kailie Tobin (RBI).
Oak Forest 8, Lincoln-Way West 0: Sam Bal went 2-for-4 with three runs in the win for No. 10 Oak Forest. Winning pitcher Emily Norton allowed no hits and fanned eight.
Andrew 2, T.F. South 1: Katie Christner went 2-for-3 with two runs and winning pitcher Brooke Hofer (15-9) fanned nine and allowed just four hits.
Antioch 5, Carmel 0: Olivia Duehr fanned 13 in the complete-game win for Antioch (23-7). Amber Mysliwiec went 2-for-2 with two RBI and Kaylene Ressler drove in one run.
Barrington 5, Rolling Meadows 0: Barrington was led by Liz Owen (1-for-2, homer, three RBI) and Ally McLaughlin (2-for-4, run).
Beecher 1, Manteno 0: Mallory Ivers fanned eight in the complete-game win for Beeceher.
Downers South 10, Willowbrook 0: Marissa Mersch went 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs while Danielle Trezzo went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and two runs.
Elgin 3, Geneva 1: Winning pitcher Hannah Perryman fanned 17 in the complete-game win for Elgin (19-13, 8-9 Upstate Eight River).
Fremd 5, Buffalo Grove 2: Allie Gaeding went 2-for-4 for Fremd (24-5-1).
Glenbard West 5, York 1: Emily Rooney went 3-for-3 with a run, RBI and two stolen bases for Glenbard West (22-6, 9-3). Taylor Steinhilber (10-4) struck out seven.
Immaculate Conception 5, Timothy Christian 2: Maria Kieliszewsk went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and run to power Immaculate Conception. Jocelyn Sanchez went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run. Briana Iosco fanned seven to register the win.
Libertyville 15, North Chicago 0: Dana Kym went 3-for-3 with three runs.
Marian Catholic 4, Providence 2: Marian Catholic (26-5, 15-1 East Suburban Catholic) was led by Bri Clark (2-for-4, double, RBI, run), Alex Nickey (2-for-3, run), Becca Stanton (1-for-3, RBI) and Kelly Foley (1-for-3, RBI).
Momence 9, Clifton Central 0: Cheyenne Fitzgerald went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a triple. Jessica Sthingy went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Montini 17, St. Joseph 5: Montini (13-15) was powered by Tori Shipbaugh (2-for-3, seven RBI) and Sara Ross (1-for-3, grand slam, three runs).
Resurrection 6, Maine South 5: Resurrection (12-17) was led by Melissa Barone (3-for-4), Amber Makowski (2-for-4, two RBI), Nicole Raia (2-for-4, four RBI).
Sandburg 5, New Trier 0: Candice Koch went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs to lead Sandburg (22-5). Lizzey Wojtowicz went 3-for-4 with two runs and Jess Perkins went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Taft 12, Brooks 1: Emily Schmalbach went 3-for-5 with five RBI in the win for Taft (15-15). Kyra Vidas was the winning pitcher.
Yorkville 6, Streator 5, 9 inn.: Stefanie Miller drove in the game-winning run for Yorkville (18-10, 5-19). Winning pitcher Rachael Owens fanned 10 and Megan Kuhn went 2-for-5 with a double.
Waubonsie Valley 5, Metea Valley 1: Waubonsie Valley (10-18, 7-11 Upstate Eight Valley) was led by Erin Hohman (3-for-3, two RBI) and Jack Kreiner (2-for-3, two RBI).
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London lifts Lockport by Stagg
BY RANDY WHALEN

May 18, 2011
The Lockport softball team was celebrating senior night.
But it was a sophomore who delivered.
Ashley London went 2-for-3 with three RBI as the Porters toppled visiting Stagg 4-1 in a nonconference game between old SouthWest Suburban Conference rivals Wednesday afternoon.
The win was the 10 in 11 games for Lockport (23-8-1), which had lost six of seven games in a midseason slump to fall off the radar.
However, the Porters look to be back now, thanks to key contributions from people like London.
“Ashley has done that all year for us big time,” Lockport coach Marissa Chovanec said. “She is our second highest RBI person on the team behind (senior catcher) Lia Romeo, and adjusts well at the plate.”
London, a sophomore second baseman who stands 5-foot-1, did that in the bottom of the third inning. With the Porters trailing 1-0, she came up with no outs and the bases loaded. After falling behind 0-2 in the count, she knocked the fifth pitch of the at-bat up the middle, past the drawn in infield, for a 2-run single.
“Before I went up to the plate, I was watching how she (Stagg senior pitcher Lea LaSota) was pitching to the other hitters,” London said. “I noticed she was going outside and the first time I was up, I had the chance and didn’t get it (striking out on a high outside pitch in the first). So the next time I was more determined and more confident.”
After a bunt single by Jenn Bond,Tierney Bottino lined an RBI single to center to make it 3-0. London added to the lead in fourth, when she battled to a full-count before lashing a two-out RBI single to center.
That scored Sam DeMasi (2-for-4), who had a bunt single to start the inning and was sacrificed to second by senior first baseman Allie Phad. Romeo went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles for the Porters.
The pitching combo of Kelly Bowler, who improved to 7-4 by going the first four innings, and Amanda Oberc did the rest. The senior right-handers combined on a five-hitter, with four strikeouts and two walks.
“We hit a little speed bump in the middle of the season,” Bowler said. “But it’s good to come out of it playing Porter ball again.”
The loss prevented Stagg (26-6) from reaching 27 wins for the first time since 1999. The Chargers have lost five of 10, after opening 21-1. LaSota (21-6), took the loss. The senior righty went the distance, allowing four earned runs on 10 hits, with a hit batter, three walks and seven strikeouts.
Stagg scored in the top of the third. Senior second baseman Victoria Dellorto (3-for-3, walk) led off with a bloop single to right, moved to second on a LaSota sacrifice, and scored on a one-out single to center by senior shortstop Faith Johnson. But the Chargers stranded eight runners in the game.
“We didn’t feel like we played our best and you can’t beat a team like Lockport unless you play your best,” Stagg coach Missy Mason said. “But that’s why we play teams like Lockport, to get ready for the postseason.
“This game wasn’t even a scheduled crossover, but we wanted to play them. Now we hope to be back here (at Lockport) for the sectional.”
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3B: Lks: Rivera, Dykstra.
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Round Lake 100 10 —2-3-7
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WP: Trotter.
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St. Charles North 9, Larkin 0
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Elgin 3, Geneva 1
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Batavia 9, Streamwood 3
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Waubonsie Valley 5, Metea Valley 1
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Glenbard North 4, Naperville Central 3
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Downers Grove South 10, Willowbrook 0
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Rosary 16, Wheaton Academy 0
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Benet 9, Fenwick 0
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Lake Park 16, East Aurora 0
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Montini 17, St. Joseph 5
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Naperville North 9, West Chicago 0
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Neuqua Valley 6, Bartlett 5
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Glenbard West 5, York 1
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Immaculate Conception 5, TImothy Christian 2
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Barrington 5, Rolling Meadows 0
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Fremd 5, Buffalo Grove 2
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Leyden 5, Morton 2
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Despite loss, Redhawks softball still alive in DVC

The race for the DuPage Valley Conference softball title just got a little more interesting.
Moments after Glenbard North beat Naperville Central, 4-3, in eight innings in Naperville, word got around quickly that Naperville North beat West Chicago, 9-0.
That means West Chicago is now 10-3 in the DVC with one more conference game left to play against Wheaton Warrenville South. Both Glenbard North and Naperville Central ended league play at 10-4. If the Wildcats — last year’s champs — beat the Tigers, they win the conference outright. If they lose, there will be a three-way tie for the title.
“(The title race) is coming down right to the end, just like last year,” Glenbard North coach Josh Sanew said. “But it’s fun. It’s good for the conference.”
This was Naperville Central’s second loss in as many games in extra innings. The Redhawks fell victim to West Chicago 1-0 in nine innings Monday.
With the game tied at 3 in the bottom of the eighth, Glenbard North’s Sydney Benz hit a single and moved to second on another single from Alyssa Jasinski. Benz scored on a two-out RBI single from the hot-hitting bat of pitcher Lilly Fecho.
The Redhawks had a great chance in the bottom of the inning when Keegan Hayes led off with a single. Her pinch-runner, Kayla Skinner, got to second on a Katie Walker sacrifice bunt. With one out, Alyssa Wunderlich hit the ball right at Fecho, who quickly turned around and threw the ball to second base, where Skinner was off the bag and was tagged out to end it.
“It’s disappointing,” Naperville Central coach Andy Nussbaum said. “There were things we did really well and other things we didn’t do really well. Major mistakes and lack of execution.”
Naperville Central (20-9, 10-4) tied the game at 3 in the bottom of the seventh. Pinch-hitter Laura Dierking led off with a single and moved to second on a Nicole Kappelman single in the next at-bat. Dierking went to third and Kappelman second on a wild pitch. An out later, Glenbard North attempted to intentionally walk Kelsey Gonzalez, but one of the pitches in the process went wild and Dierking slapped home plate safely.
Kappelman moved to third on the wild pitch, Gonzalez was eventually walked and the next batter, Meghan Griffin, was hit by a pitch and the bases were loaded with one out.
As Maddi Doane struck out for the second out, Kappelman headed for home on what was first thought of as a dropped third strike.
Glenbard North’s catcher, Alexis Simone, quickly recovered the ball and tagged Kappelman for the third out of the inning.
Earlier, Glenbard North (18-4, 10-4) scored first in the first on Jasinski’s sacrifice fly. Naperville Central came back with two runs in the bottom of the inning, thanks to a Glenbard North error that allowed Gonzalez (who singled) and Griffin (who was hit by a pitch) to score. The Panthers got the lead in the fourth on Fecho’s two-run home run to right field. Both teams finished with seven hits.
Wunderlich, the Redhawks’ pitcher, finished with 11 strikeouts. Fecho finished with three of the Panthers’ seven hits.
“It’s exciting to come out here and face a good pitcher,” Fecho said.

[Homer Hawks Site Administrator]

Conant keeps Elk Grove in check, claim MSL
BY DICK QUAGLIANO

May 19, 2011 Conant’s Bri Cavin kept No. 1 Elk Grove in check while her teammates went yard twice as the Cougars bounced the Grenediers 5-1 Thursday at the Mid-Suburban League championship game at Elk Grove.


Cavin fanned eight and kept Elk Grove (27-4) off balance allowing just four hits as Conant (26-2) avenged a 6-2 loss to Elk Grove back in April. It was Conant’s first MSL softball title since 1976.


“There was no pressure on us,” said Cavin, who is 21-2. “Especially with Hilary’s (O’Donnell) homer. With some runs it made it easier on me


O’Donnell’s homer was one of 12 hits off of Elk Grove ace Dani Goranson (24-4). Seven of those hits went for extra bases.


“Our hitting has been down the past few games,” Conant coach CathyAnn Smith said. “The girls said they needed to bring it today and they did.”


Cavin got all the hits and runs she needed in the Cougars first at bat when they strung together three consecutive hits.


O’Donnell had a 2-2 count on Goranson when she fouled off four consecutive pitches. She then delivered a 200-foot blast to center, the first of her career, to make it 1-0.


“It was amazing,” said O’Donnell, who was 3-for-4 and also had a double.


“I was just looking to stay in there and make contact. It was a solid hit.”


Allie Bauch followed O’Donnell with a double off the left-field fence. She then scored on a single by Miranda Cavin (2-for-4).


Elk Grove (26-4) had their chance to get back in the game in the fifth.


The Grenediers closed to 2-1 on Devan Parkison’s double and had runners on second and third with two outs. Instead of pitching around Goranson, who is hitting over .500, with a 3-0 count, Briana Cavin went after her and got her to pop to short on. 3-2 pitch to end the threat.


“I have been playing against her for a long time,” Bri Cavin said. “I knew what to throw to her to get her out.”


Conant put the game away in the 6th. Sarah Thompson reached on an infield single with two out. Paige Ward (2-for-3) then followed with a two-run blast to right. Consecutive doubles by Rachel O’Malley and Kailee Pasbrig made it 5-1.


“It is very exciting for the girls,” Smith said.

[Homer Hawks Site Administrator]

Thursday’s softball roundup

May 19, 2011 Richards 7, Oak Lawn 1: Winning pitcher Kailie Tobin (6-0) allowed five hits and struck out five while finishing 3-for-4 with a triple and one RBI to power No. 2 Richards (28-0, 19-0 South Sububurban Red). Kristina Apato tripled with one run driven in, and Brianna LeBeau went 3-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI.


Conant 5, Elk Grove 1: Bri Cavin (21-2) struck out eight to power No. 3 Conant (26-2). Hilary O’Donnell went 3-for-4.


Sandburg 5, Joliet West 0: Lora Olson (14-4) threw a complete-game two-hit shutout for No. 6 Sandburg (23-5) while striking out nine and allowing no walks. Olson went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Karissa Kouchis went 3-for-4.


Andrew 18, Thornwood 1: Gabby D’Oronzo went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a two-run double for Andrew (24-9, 13-1 SouthWest Suburban Red).


Bloom 11, Rich South 1: Monica Harte earned the win for Bloom (14-12, 12-3 Southland). Amber Dillbeck finished 3-for-4 with four RBI.


Crystal Lake Central 14, Marian Central 1: Taylor Ward allowed one run on one hit while striking out six to earn the win for Crystal Lake Central (22-7). Brittany York went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI.


Lemont 10, T.F. South 0: Winning pitcher Becka Anderson allowed two hits and struck out seven in the shutout for Lemont (23-7, 13-6 South Suburban Blue). Carli Kavanaugh went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI.


Lincoln-Way North 10, Thornton 0: Shannon O’Donnell had two RBI and scored four runs to power Lincoln-Way North (19-9, 10-4 SouthWest Suburban Red). Kirsten Iversen (6-3) earned the win.


Oak Forest 5, Lake Park 1: Emily Norton (16-4) gave up four hits and struck out eight to earn the win for Oak Forest (24-4). Emily Naegele went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI. Emily Missaggia went 2-for-3 with two RBI.


Payton 9, Washington 6: Winning pitcher Maya Rodriguez (13-5) had 14 strikeouts for Payton (15-5). Killian Madden went 4-for-5 with five RBI, and Aileena Gray went 3-for-4 with two runs.


Plainfield Central 11, Plainfield North 0: Corey Shahan allowed three hits while striking out five to earn the win for Plainfield Central (22-7, 12-2 Southwest Praire). Olivia Scott hit a two-run homer.


Riverside-Brookfield 12, Ridgewood 0: Kiley Rusen went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI to power Riverside-Brookfield (22-7, 9-3 Metro Suburban). Kylie O’Connell (12-5) allowed three hits and had three strikeouts to earn the win.


Yorkville 10, Dixon 0: Cacey Maciejewski went 2-for-2 with two RBI to lift Yorkville (19-10). Lauren Rhodes had five strikeouts to earn the win.


PUBLIC LEAGUE PLAYOFFS


Semifinals


Taft 9, Northside 5, 9 inn.: Kathleen Meersman (11-7) pitched a complete-game win for Taft (16-15). Arissa Troche went 5-for-6 with four RBI.

[Homer Hawks Site Administrator]

Conant hits it big with MSL title
Article Comments (0) Photos (8) Conant’s pitcher Briana Cavin throws delivers the heat to the last Elk Grove Village batter to win the game as her teammates start to celebrate their victory on Thursday during the Mid-Suburban League softball championship game at Elk Grove High School.


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Conant’s Paige Ward hits a sixth-inning homer which is out of reach of Elk Grove’s Kristen Cetkovic putting them up 4-1 in the Mid-Suburban League softball championship game on Thursday.


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Conant players celebrate their victory over Elk Grove on Thursday during the Mid-Suburban League softball championship game at Elk Grove High School.


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Conant’s Hilary O’Donnell, left, and Paige Ward celebrate their victory over Elk Grove on Thursday after the Mid-Suburban League softball championship game at Elk Grove High School.


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Conant’s Paige Ward, middle, hits a sixth-inning homer which is out of reach of Elk Grove’s Kristen Cetkovic in right field, putting the Cougars up 4-1 in the Mid-Suburban League softball championship game on Thursday.


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Conant pitcher Briana Cavin is hugged by her teammates as they start to celebrate their victory Thursday in the Mid-Suburban League softball championship game at Elk Grove High School.


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Conant pitcher Briana Cavin delivers the heat to the last Elk Grove hitter in the Cougars’ Mid-Suburban League championship triumph.


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Elk Grove’s Dani Goranson delivers to a Conant batter on Thursday during the Mid-Suburban League softball championship game at Elk Grove High School.


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Conant coach CathyAnn Smith hit it right on head, just like her players hit the softball in Thursday’s 37th annual Mid-Suburban League championship.

“Softball is back at Conant High School,” said Smith, after the Cougars pounded out 10 hits in a 5-1 victory at Elk Grove. “It feels wonderful to bring the MSL title back home after such a long time.”

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Thirty-six years, to be exact.

“Our coach (Smith) was 1 year old when Conant (26-2) last won this,” said Hilary O’Donnell, the Cougars senior center fielder and captain who set the tone for the offense with a solo home run over the left-field fence as the second batter of the game. “We did it for our coaches (Smith and assistant Kelly Wolff). They have done everything for us.”

O’Donnell (3-for-4) did plenty for the MSL West champs. She also had the Cougars’ final hit, a double to right-center to lead off the seventh.

“It was like a lot of pressure was taken off when Hilary hit that first homer,” said Cougars ace Briana Cavin (21-2), who put the pressure on Elk Grove (27-4) all the way while tossing a 4-hitter with 8 strikeouts.

“A lot of people told us we weren’t supposed to win, so the pressure wasn’t really on us in the first place. It was on them.”

Paige Ward applied more pressure in the sixth when the Cougars’ senior first baseman belted a 2-out, 2-run homer to right, sparking a 3-run inning.

Freshman Rachel O’Malley followed with a double down the left-field line and came home on pinch hitter Kailee Pasbrig’s double to right-center for a 5-1 lead. That was plenty for Cougars ace Briana Cavin, who gave up her only run in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out RBI single by Grens catcher Devan Parkison.

First baseman Becca Walz had started the inning by reaching on an error.

“The nerves got to everyone,” Walz said about the big game. “Now we’ve got to get ready for the postseason. Conant definitely showed it could hit.”

Seven of the Cougars’ 10 hits were for extra bases.

After O’Donnell’s blast in the first, Allie Bauch followed with a double to left-center and came home on an RBI single to center by catcher Miranda Cavin (2-for-4).

Ward also had a double to lead off the second inning.

“Our hitting hasn’t been all that great lately but the girls said they were going to bring their bats for this game,” Smith said. “They sure came alive and they did it against one of the best pitchers (junior Dani Goranson who is 24-4) in the state. So kudos to them.”

In addition to Parkison’s RBI single, the Grens other hits were a single by Jessica Balzano (third inning), a single by Tori Liewergen (fifth inning) and a double to lead off the fourth by Goranson.

Goranson defeated the Cougars 6-2 on April 11.

“It was two teams who are having terrific seasons,” said Elk Grove Hall of Famer Ken Grams, who was coaching in his 17th title game. “Somebody had to win, somebody had to lose.

“Hopefully we can play them again in the state tournament. Briana (Cavin) is terrific pitcher and she had an excellent day. It’s good to see pitchers who throw like her.”

Cavin increased her single-season school record to 21 wins.

“We were excited about this game as soon as we got on the bus coming here,” said Briana Cavin, whose sophomore catcher is her sister Miranda.

“When Bri and Miranda are in tune, I don’t think anyone can stop them,” Smith said. “They are amazing to watch.”

O’Donnell said it felt amazing to belt her first home run of the season.

“I was just looking to make solid contact,” said O’Donnell, who fouled off four pitches after a 2-2 count. “We knew this was a battle of the best two teams in the conference and we both wanted to win. I’m so proud of my team.”

So was Smith.

“Hilary was our leader all day — in the dugout, on the field,” the coach said.

“All day, the excitement was building for this game. We knew it would take every piece working together. The girls had it going from the beginning to the end. They have a special pride and I could not be prouder of them.”



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Softball

Naperville North 12, Rosary 2 — Tara Degl’Innocenti had a big day at the plate for the Huskies, going 4-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. Emily Dieckmann (13-7) was the winning pitcher for North, which boosted its overall record to 15-11.

Neuqua Valley 9, Metea Valley 7 — Five runs in the bottom of the sixth propelled the Wildcats to victory. Jaime O’Brien (2-0) was the winning pitcher for Neuqua. Amanda Mener went 3-for-5 and had two stolen bases for Neuqua (17-8, 12-7 UEC). Alise Perna went 3-for-3 for the Mustangs (9-10).