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Softball Game Preview: Crete-Monee on Home-Turf
Crete-Monee is 9-1 against Rich Township since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Crete-Monee Warriors will be playing at home against the Rich Township Raptors at 4:30 p.m. Crete-Monee will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Last...
Softball Game Preview: Marian Catholic Leaves Home
Marian Catholic is 0-4 against St. Laurence since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Marian Catholic Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the St. Laurence Vikings at 4:30 p.m. The pair are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Jordyn Clark’s multi-event success crucial to TF South Track’s sectional chances – other local scores
LANSING, Ill. (May 7, 2024) – It’s been a whirlwind spring for TF South freshman Jordyn Clark. After playing varsity basketball over the winter, Clark jumped right into her spring sport. “I only had a week off (after) basketball,” she said. “I went straight from basketball to here...
Prep Spotlight: Volpert leads SHS past Rochester, Glenwood wins CS8, plus more from May 6-7
Here are the local high school softball results from The State Journal-Register's coverage area on Monday and Tuesday, May 6-7: More: Track records, clutch RBIs: Vote for the SJ-R's athlete of the week More: Basketball firepower: Introducing the SJ-R's all-area boys basketball teams Tuesday's results ...
Tommy Banas of Providence qualifies for Pan-Am games: The Herald-News Wednesday Roundup
Banas 1st at US Open: At Las Vegas, Nev., Tommy Banas, a freshman at Providence Catholic, finished first at 57 kilograms (125.5 pounds) in the 15U division during the recently completed USA Wrestling US Open. Banas, who finished sixth in the state at 126 pounds in Class 2A this past...
Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown girls soccer rankings and player of the week
Homewood-Flossmoor, Providence and Mother McAuley move up in rankings, while Reavis’ Alyssa Juarez is the player of the week. Top 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Lockport 22-0 (1) Megan Posmer scores twice vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais as Porters complete perfect regular season. 2. Andrew 14-5-2 (2) Emily Crotty’s two goals, two assists vs. Lincoln-Way West ...
One day as a kid, Oak Forest’s Justin Gibbs decided to throw left-handed instead of right. ‘And it just clicked.’
Oak Forest’s Justin Gibbs can easily pin down the moment that catapulted his baseball career. When he was 8 or 9 years old, Gibbs made a dramatic switch that started on the baseball field and carried over to the rest of his life. “I used to be right-handed,” Gibbs said. “One day I just tried throwing left-handed, and it just clicked. It felt right. That’s when I really started becoming a good ...
Athlete spotlights of the week: TF South’s Andrew Danehl, and Illiana’s Mikayla Derks
LANSING, Ill. (May 6, 2024) – Each week, the Lansing Journal will spotlight notable performances by athletes in our coverage area. Coaches and athletic directors may submit nominations by noon Monday via email to: [email protected]. Male Athlete Spotlight for April 22-27 Andrew Danehl, TF South baseball. The senior,...
Scoring twice, Ava Peterson makes her final home game memorable for Lincoln-Way West. ‘She’s literally an icon.’
Over a four-year varsity career, senior forward Ava Peterson has made quite a mark on the Lincoln-Way West girls soccer program. If you want to know how big of an impact, just ask junior forward Emily Tigchelaar. “She’s literally an icon,” Tigchelaar said of Peterson. The Wisconsin-Platteville recruit made her final home game a memorable one Wednesday, scoring twice to lift the Warriors to a ...
Baseball Game Recap: Milford Comes Up Short
On Wednesday, the Milford Bearcats came up short against the Peotone Blue Devils and fell 5-1. For Peotone's part, Jake Eaheart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. At the plate, Ruben Velasco was incredible, going 3-for-3...
Baseball Game Preview: Munster Plays at Home
Munster is 1-9 against Andrean since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Munster Mustangs will be playing at home against the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 5:00 p.m. The last four games Munster has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lincoln-Way Central baseball hands Lincoln-Way West its first loss: The Herald-News Sports Roundup for Monday
Lincoln-Way Central 6, Lincoln-Way West 1: At New Lenox, Luke Mensik and the Knights did something Monday no other team this season could do – beat the Warriors. Mensik went six innings, allowing four hits while striking out six in the SouthWest Suburban Conference game. At the plate, Landon Mensik, Collin Mowry and Collin Senkpeil drove in two runs each to lead the offense for Central (17-6, 6-1 SWSC). Conor Essenburg struck out seven in five innings but allowed a season-high five runs for West (23-1, 6-1).
Baseball Recap: Peotone snaps four-game streak of losses on the road
Peotone had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged the Herscher Tigers out 7-5. For Peotone, this counts as revenge for the 14-3 loss Herscher walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
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