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Girls Track: Lindblom’s Shamier Little achieves gigantic feat

May 21, 2012

Lindblom junior Shamier Little set Class 2A records in her first three races of the day on Saturday at O’Brien Stadium in Charleston, then finished runner-up in the 200 meters to lead the Eagles to a third-place finish — their first in a girls sport.

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Girls Track: Waubonsie Valley’s Morolake Akinosun ties all-class record in the 100

May 21, 2012

Morolake Akinson won the 100 meters Saturday in the IHSA Class 3A state meet at O’Brien Stadium in 11.41 seconds, tying the all-class IHSA record set by Morgan Park’s Alexandria Anderson in 2004. To do that, Akinosun had to hold off Lincoln-Way East junior Aaliyah Brown, who was the two-time defending Class 3A champ and who owns the nation’s second-fastest time in the event this spring.

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Boys Water Polo: Joe Shannon scores six goals as Lyons grabs first state title

May 21, 2012

Junior Joe Shannon scored six goals, and Lyons picked up the first title in program history, and the first by a public school in the 11 years of the IHSA state series, with a dominating 14-6 win over Loyola Saturday at Stevenson.

Girls Water Polo: Fenwick escapes with second straight championship

May 21, 2012

Only five girls remain from Fenwick’s state championship team from last year, and this year’s roster featured nine sophomores. But the Friars still found a way to defeat a resilient Naperville Central squad, 10-7, in Saturday’s state championship game at Stevenson.

Boys Water Polo: Matt Veldman leads Sandburg to third-place finish

May 19, 2012

Matt Veldman scored four goals, giving him 141 for the season, as Sandburg rolled to a 10-4 victory over Lockport in the state third-place game Saturday at Stevenson.

Girls Water Polo: St Ignatius captures third place behind Becky Insalaco, Maggie Maloney

May 19, 2012

Behind three goals apiece from Becky Insalaco and Maggie Maloney, St. Ignatius kept New Trier at bay Saturday in a 12-8 win to capture third place in the state finals at Stevenson.

Boys Tennis: Hinsdale Central dominates Lyons Sectional

May 21, 2012

Hinsdale Central dominated the Lyons sectional in such a fashion that its two top singles and doubles teams played against each other for championships on Saturday.

Boys Tennis: New Trier sweeps its way to sectional title

May 19, 2012

At Saturday’s New Trier Sectional, the seeds suggested the singles final would not be an all-Trevian affair. Yet, thanks to senior Rob Jacobson’s semifinal upset of No. 1 seed Dave Bacalla of Niles North, the home team made up all four championship spots.

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Boys Tennis: Marian Catholic captures own sectional

May 19, 2012

In a three-set slugfest Saturday, Marian Catholic’s Julian Childers defeated Homewood-Flossmoor’s Brad Holt 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the No. 1 singles final of the Marian Catholic Sectional. The host Spartans won their second straight sectional title, totaling 30 points.

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Tennis: Tom Carney delivers sectional title for Joliet West Co-op

May 19, 2012

Joliet West Co-op’s Tom Carney completed a whirlwind Saturday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Lemont’s top-seeded Nick Urban in the singles final to give the Tigers their second straight sectional title.

Boys Tennis: Michael Levin and Michael Sellitto help Glenbrook South capture sectional

May 19, 2012

Glenbrook South’s Michael Levin and Michael Sellitto fended off Barrington’s George Coll and Varun Parekh 7-5, 6-2 in the doubles final Saturday to help clinch a team victory for the Titans at the Schaumburg Sectional.

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Boys Tennis: Marmion wins sectional as magical season continues

May 19, 2012

Marmion continued its historic season on Saturday when two singles players and one doubles team qualified for state as the Cadets finished in first place at the West Aurora Sectional.

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Girls Track: Lindblom’s Shamier Little breezes through 2A state prelims

May 19, 2012

Lindblom junior Shamier Little qualified for state in four events and got through Friday's Class 2A prelims in every one. On Saturday she plans to run in all four and does not plan to ease up in any of them in order to get through what is expected to be a summer-like day.

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Girls Track: Class 3A sprints shaping up to be sensational

May 19, 2012

Lincoln-Way East’s Aaliyah Brown won her heats in the 100 and 200 Friday at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium and is the No. 2 qualifier in each. Plainfield North’s Cessily Jones is No. 1 in the 100 (11.66) and No. 4 in the 200 (24.37). Also in the mix are Waubonsie Valley’s Morolake Akinosun (11.71; 24.40), Willowbrook’s Cherise Porter (11.85; 24.33) and 200 top qualifier Margaret Bamgbose of Evanston (24.17).

Girls Water Polo: New Trier pulls away from Lincoln-Way Central late

May 19, 2012

Tied 5-5 early in the fourth quarter, scored four unanswered goals, two coming on rebounds by junior Lindsey Siegel, to pull away for a 9-6 victory. New Trier will face defending state champion Fenwick at 12:45 p.m. in the semifinals Saturday.

Girls Water Polo: Fenwick overcomes slow start to knock off Fremd

May 19, 2012

Fenwick outscored Fremd 7-2 in the second half to pull away for a 12-6 victory in a state quarterfinal Friday at Stevenson.

Girls Water Polo: Dominant ‘D’ keys Naperville Central win over Mother McAuley

May 19, 2012

Abbey Kerth scored three goals, Julia Campbell stopped 13 shots in net and Emily Sejna was dominant defensively to lead Naperville Central to a 7-2 state quarterfinal victory Friday over Mother Mcauley at Stevenson.

Girls Water Polo: St Ignatius eases past Stevenson

May 19, 2012

Stephanie Fernandez scored three goals and sophomore Rebecca Martinez added two as St. Ignatius defeated host Stevenson 9-3 in a state quarterfinal Friday.

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Boys Track: Geneva’s Pete Archibald holds off rival in 800

May 19, 2012

Pete Archibald’s inspired victory in the 800-meter run, in a time of 1:53.91, highlighted Geneva’s effort on a night when they finished second to Bartlett (94) as a team with 62 points along with Metea Valley and earned four berths at state, advancing from the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional.

Boys Track: Glenbard South dominates Lisle Sectional

May 19, 2012

Glenbard South left the competition in its dust as it took first place in 10 of 12 running events to win the Class 2A Lisle Sectional championship Friday night in Lisle.

Boys Water Polo: Matt Veldman fuels Sandburg victory over Fremd

May 19, 2012

After falling behind 3-0 to upstart Fremd, Sandburg rallied for an 11-5 win behind seven goals from senior Matt Veldmann in Thursday’s state quarterfinals.

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Boys Water Polo: Lyons puts the clamps on Naperville North

May 19, 2012

Tied 4-4 at the half, Lyons held Naperville North scoreless in the second half en route to an 8-4 victory in a state quarterfinal Thursday at Stevenson.

Boys Water Polo: Loyola holds off Latin

May 19, 2012

After having a six-goal lead cut to one in a state quarterfinal Thursday at Stevenson, Loyola tacked on a late goal and hung on to defeat Latin 14-12.

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Boys Water Polo: Lockport defeats Stevenson to reach program’s first semifinal

May 19, 2012

Lockport’s Dan Oldendorf scored two goals down the stretch to push the lead to 9-6 as the Porters held on to topple host Stevenson by the same score on Thursday to advance to the program’s first state semifinal.

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Boys Track: David Timlin’s 1,600 gambit pays off; Oak Park-River Forest wins sectional

May 19, 2012

Lane’s David Timlin helped the 1,600 and 3,200 relays to victory and set a fierce pace to win the 1,600 Thursday in the Class 3A Oak Park-River Forest Sectional at Concordia University in River Forest. Oak Park scored 175 points to win its fourth consecutive title.

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Boys Track: Darvell Harris dominates for Dunbar at St Ignatius Sectional

May 19, 2012

Darvell Harris anchored Dunbar to dominant wins in the 400- and 800-meter relays and was an easy winner in the 200 Thursday at the Class 3A St. Ignatius Sectional at Concordia University in River Forest. St. Ignatius held off Brother Rice 98-87 for the team title.

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Boys Track: New Trier shatters program record in amazing 3,200 relay

May 19, 2012

All eight entries in the final heat of Thursday’s 3,200 relay at the Loyola Sectional qualified for the state meet, led by New Trier’s 7:44.30, which established a track and program record. Evanston won the team title with 79 points.

Boys Track: Minooka captures Naperville North Sectional title

May 19, 2012

Dan Popek anchored Minooka’s winning 3,200 relay team, and later captured the 800 meters (1:57.82) to lead the Southwest Prairie Conference champion Indians to the team title of the 16-team sectional with 80 points, two ahead of Neuqua Valley.

Boys Track: Lockport claims own sectional

May 19, 2012

The senior combination of Billy Reed and Jonathan Goins finished 1-2 in the 110-meter hurdles as Reed was one of four different champions for Lockport, which claimed a Class 3A sectional title on its home track.

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Boys Track: Providence makes impressive statement in 2A

May 19, 2012

In its first meet at 2A since the inception of the three-class system, Catholic League champion Providence used a methodical all-around performance Thursday to win the Lincoln-Way West Sectional.

Boys Track: Kaneland wins Rochelle Sectional

May 19, 2012

Kaneland claimed a sectional championship for the fourth consecutive year, finishing with 114 points at the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional. The Knights advanced six individuals and three relays to state.

Girls Water Polo: Stevenson seeks elusive state title

May 19, 2012

Host Stevenson opens the IHSA state championship this weekend against St. Ignatius Friday before a potential showdown with Naperville Central in the semifinals and perhaps a shot at Fenwick in the title game. The Patriots faced the same three teams last season en route to a runner-up finish.

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Girls Track: Aurora Christian seeks repeat in 800 relay

May 19, 2012

A year ago, Aurora Christian won the Class 1A title in the 800-meter relay. The Eagles are competing in Class 2A this season, but hopes remain high for a repeat performance.

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Girls Track: Elgin-area athletes taking aim at state finals

May 19, 2012

Burlington Central’s Alexa Tovsen will be running not in the 400 meters that provided her previous berths. Instead, she is a qualifier in an event she just started this season — the 300-meter hurdles.

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Boys Tennis: Naperville-area teams eye state berths at sectionals

May 19, 2012

Neuqua Valley has first- and third-seeded singles players and first- and third-seed doubles teams at the Plainfield Central Sectional Saturday as area teams look to qualify players for state. Naperville North and Benet are competing at the Huskies sectional, while defending champion Naperville Central, along with Waubonsie Valley and Metea Valley, are competing at West Aurora.

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Girls Track: Shamier Little cool, calm and collected heading into state

May 19, 2012

Lindblom’s Shamier Little heads back to O’Brien Stadium in Charleston this weekend as the owner of six medals and the reigning Class 2A champion in the 100-meter hurdles and 400 dash. She is also a qualifier in the maximum of four events, nationally ranked in three of them.

Boys Water Polo: Lockport’s surreal season not over yet

May 19, 2012

Coming into the season, Lockport’s goals were modest. The Porters wanted to finish over .500 and try to reach a sectional title game. Things went much better than that. They are 21-7 heading into the state tournament this weekend.

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Suit: Let disabled athletes go to state

May 19, 2012

A lawsuit to be filed Wednesday by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in federal court aims to make it possible for student-athletes with disabilities, like Fenwick’s Mary Kate Callahan, who is paralyzed from the waist down, to compete in future IHSA state meets.

Girls Track: Multidimensional Margaret Bamgbose faces debate at state

May 19, 2012

Margaret Bamgbose won’t know which events she’s competing in until Evanston arrives in Charleston later this week. The superstar hurdler and sprinter won three individual races last week at the Niles West Sectional, coach Fenton Gunter said he’s unsure where to enter the Notre Dame recruit this weekend at O’Brien Stadium.

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Girls Track: Plainfield North’s Cessily Jones ready for the spotlight

May 19, 2012

Plainfield North senior sprinter Cessily Jones is hoping to make the Class 3A finals in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes for the fourth straight season.

Boys Tennis: Naperville Central gets three-peat in DuPage Valley

May 19, 2012

Naperville Central’s depth throughout the lineup was crucial Monday as the Redhawks won the DuPage Valley boys tennis title for the third straight season.

Girls Track: Oak Park-River Forest’s McKenzee Kroeschell goes the distance in vault

May 19, 2012

Oak Park-River Forest’s McKenzee Kroeschell is willing to travel long distances to get better in the pole vault.

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Boys Gymnastics: Ajani Cargle wins all six events in record-breaking state finals

May 19, 2012

Lincoln-Way Co-op senior Ajani Cargle put the finishing touches on a brilliant high school career in Saturday’s IHSA boys gymnastics individual championships, becoming the first gymnast in state history to win all six events.

Badminton: Ellen Lin upsets Wan Wan Liu to propel Naperville North to tie for state title

May 19, 2012

Naperville North’s Ellen Lin’s 21-14, 21-16 victory over Stevenson’s top-seeded Wan Wan Liu in the singles final Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston enabled her to become her school’s first state badminton champ and moved the Huskies into a first-place tie with Stevenson for the team title.

Boys Water Polo: Lyons shocks Fenwick, snaps eight-year reign

May 19, 2012

With a berth in next weekend’s state tournament on the line in Saturday’s York Sectional final, Lyons halted eight-time defending state champion Fenwick’s dynasty with a dramatic 8-7 win.

Girls Water Polo: Fenwick knocks out Lyons in third overtime

May 19, 2012

Haley Wickham converted a pass from sophomore Cara Borkevec 13 seconds into the sudden-victory third overtime to give Fenwick a 7-6 win over Lyons Saturday in the York Sectional championship game.

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Girls Soccer: York senior Christina Ordonez making it look easy

May 19, 2012

Michigan recruit Christina Ordonez has put up spellbinding figures in her four-year career, constantly scoring against defenses marked to deny her. This year, she has 32 goals and six assists through 22 games.

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Girls Water Polo: Naperville Central cruises to sectional title

May 19, 2012

Naperville Central won its fifth straight sectional title with an 18-3 rout of host Metea Valley. The Redhawks have won seven of the past eight sectional crowns.

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Boys Water Polo: Naperville North unseats Naperville Central for sectional crown

May 19, 2012

Naperville North’s 13-8 victory Saturday in the Metea Valley Sectional final ended Naperville Central’s sectional championship streak at four.

Girls Water Polo: New Trier puts away Loyola early

May 19, 2012

New Trier scored six goals in the first quarter of Saturday’s Glenbrook South Sectional final against Loyola en route to a 15-9 victory.