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Suit: Let disabled athletes go to state

May 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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.

Boys Water Polo: Loyola holds off New Trier for sectional crown

May 15, 2012

Loyola goalkeeper Robbie O’Connor made the game-winning save on New Trier’s Jordan Palmer, who launched his game-tying attempt with two seconds remaining, to preserve the Ramblers’ 10-9 victory Saturday in the Glenbrook South Sectional final.

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Boys Water Polo: Sandburg rallies to edge Stagg in sectional final

May 15, 2012

Matt Veldman had three goals while Tunney, Mike O’Malley, Stephen Zieler and Anthony Bonnar all scored twice as Sandburg Eagles rallied from a 9-7 deficit with 4:26 left for an 11-10 win against host Stagg in a sectional championship match Saturday.

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Girls Water Polo: Mother McAuley routs Sandburg to advance to state

May 15, 2012

After a slow start Saturday, Mother McAuley’s offense clicked on all cylinders as Clare Bryar scored six goals and Kristen Kleist added four as the Mighty Macs pulled away for a 15-8 win over Sandburg in the championship match of the Stagg Sectional.

Boys Tennis: Neuqua Valley swats competition for Upstate Eight Valley title

May 15, 2012

Neuqua Valley won six of seven title matches Saturday’s Upstate Eight Valley tournament at Waubonsie Valley — including all three singles — on its way to a first-place finish with 83 points.

Boys Track: Reggie Murphy helps Evanston capture Central Suburban South title

May 15, 2012

Evanston freshman Reggie Murphy won the 100 and helped the Wildkits to firsts in the 400 and 800 relays en route to claiming the team title of the Central Suburban South meet Friday at Niles West with 134.5 points.

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Boys Gymnastics: Wheaton Co-op snags team title; Glenbard West freshman Alex Diab wins all-around

May 15, 2012

Scoring a season-high 160.8 points, Wheaton Co-op won the second title in program history at Friday’s IHSA boys gymnastics state finals team championship at Lincoln-Way East in Frankfort. Glenbard West freshman Alex Diab edged Lincoln-Way Co-op senior Ajani Cargle for the all-around title, 56.7 to 56.35.

Badminton: Naperville North’s Ellen Lin, Tracy Kwan advance to quarterfinals

May 15, 2012

Naperville North senior Ellen Lin breezed to three victories at the state badminton tournament Friday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston on an upset-filled day that saw only three of the top eight singles seeds advance. Her unseeded teammate, Tracy Kwan, also advanced.

Girls Water Polo: Fenwick makes early work of York

May 15, 2012

Fenwick cruised to a 10-3 win against host York Friday to advance to Saturday’s sectional title game against Lyons. With the game in hand early on, Mackenzie Bonk and Maureen Barron were able to leave after the first quarter to quickly get ready for prom and their teammates took care of the rest.

Boys Water Polo: Lyons dominates Curie to set up showdown

May 15, 2012

Lyons rolled past a high-powered Curie squad, 11-1 in Friday’s York Sectional semifinals, to set up Saturday’s noon title game against Fenwick. Fenwick topped Lyons early in the year, and the Lions returned the favor by snapping the Friars’ 82-game win streak later in the season.

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Girls Track: St Charles East captures Bartlett Sectional title

May 15, 2012

The four-point difference between St. Charles East winning the final event, the 1,600-meter relay in a school record 3:57.61, and Metea Valley finishing third in the event gave the Saints the Class 3A Bartlett Sectional team crown over the Mustangs.

Boys Track: Zach Booth helps Oak Park-River Forest blaze to conference crown

May 15, 2012

Junior sprinter Zach Booth won the 200-meter dash and keyed two winning relays as Oak Park-River Forest dominated traditional power York in capturing its first …

Boys Track: Deerfield edges Niles North for Central Suburban North title

May 15, 2012

Deerfield’s 1,600-meter relay team beat second-place Niles North by more than three seconds in Friday’s Central Suburban North meet at Maine East. The Warriors then waited for the meet’s results. After more than 10 minutes, the final scores were announced and the Warriors erupted in elation. Deerfield ended the Vikings’ seven-year reign atop the CSL North by one point, 163-162.

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Boys Track: Wheaton North dominates DuPage Valley meet

May 15, 2012

Wheaton North won five individual championships and two relays at Friday’s DuPage Valley Conference track meet at Naperville North as it took first place with 175 points.

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Girls Water Polo: Sandburg shakes off cobwebs, wades past Bremen Co-op

May 15, 2012

Sandburg’s offensive rust showed early in Friday’s match against Bremen co-op. Thankfully for the Eagles, their defense was dominant throughout and the offense caught on eventually in an 11-7 Stagg Sectional semifinal win.

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Girls Track: Megan Paul, Griesbaum twins set pace

May 15, 2012

Senior sensation Megan Paul of Carmel, and freshman twins Brittani and Danielle Griesbaum of Lakes will be busy next weekend at the Class 2A state track meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Boys Water Polo: Naperville Central, North to meet in finals

May 15, 2012

Naperville North and Naperville Central both advanced to the finals of the Metea Valley Sectional with semifinal victories Friday. The Huskies topped Neuqua Valley 13-4, while the Redhawks defeated Hinsdale Central 17-13.

Girls Water Polo: Lyons knocks out Oak Park-River Forest, Fenwick awaits

May 15, 2012

Kirby Kaptur scored four goals, Claire Curran and Blair Hopwood each scored three and Liz Kosin and Carrie Nacht scored two apiece as Lyons cruised past Oak Park-River Forest 16-7 Friday to advance to Saturday’s York Sectional championship game against second-seeded Fenwick.

Boys Water Polo: After slow start, Fenwick topples Oak Park-River Forest

May 15, 2012

Tied 2-2 at the end of the first quarter, Fenwick used a 6-1 second-quarter surge to pull away for a 14-9 win against Oak Park-River Forest in Friday’s York Sectional semifinal.

Boys Water Polo: Stagg shocks Brother Rice in semifinal

May 15, 2012

Juan Valdez scored four goals, Nate Schaub added three, including the key insurance goal, and host Stagg stunned Brother Rice 11-9 in a sectional semifinal Friday.

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Girls Track: MaShayla Kirksy puts Walther Lutheran on the map at Fenwick Sectional

May 15, 2012

Junior MaShayla Kirksy posted Class 2A state bests in the long jump and 100 meters and anchored Walther Lutheran’s 400 relay team, which had another 2A state best, in the Class 2A Fenwick Sectional Thursday at Concordia University.

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Madlen Karnatz, Veronica Boswell lead St Ignatius to sectional crown

May 15, 2012

Madlen Karnatz won the 300-meter hurdles and was runner up in the 100 hurdles, and Veronica Boswell won the 1,600 and the 3,200 to help host St. Ignatius beat Young 149.5-109 for the team title of the Class 3A sectional at Concordia University in River Forest.

Boys Tennis: Glenbrook South’s Konrad Zieba ruled ineligible by IHSA

May 15, 2012

In his first year at Glenbrook South, junior Konrad Zieba has been ruled ineligible by the IHSA for his participation in an International Tennis Federation tournament, ending his chances at a state championship in singles.

Girls Track: Sarah Kreikemeier leads Lyons to sectional title

May 15, 2012

Sarah Kreikemeier won the 100-meter dash and anchored Lyons’ winning 1,600 relay as the host Lions (206 points) easily won the Class 3A sectional title over Oak Park-River Forest (121) on Thursday — its first sectional crown since 2002.

Girls Track: Margaret Bamgbose wins three races at Niles West Sectional

May 15, 2012

Notre Dame recruit Margaret Bamgbose won three individual races Thursday at the Niles West Sectional to lead the Wildkits to the team title. She was first in the 200-meter dash (24.51), the 100-meter high hurdles (14.51) and the 300-meter low hurdles (42.18), but isn’t sure which events she will compete in at the state meet.

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Girls Track: Rich South again sets the pace

May 15, 2012

DeAsia Garrett won the 400 meters and anchored Rich South to victory in the 1,600 relay as the Stars won the Class 2A Hillcrest Sectional on Thursday.

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Girls Track: Lincoln-Way East’s Aaliyah Brown getting up to speed

May 15, 2012

Defending Class 3A 100- and 200-meter champ Aaliyah Brown of Lincoln-Way East won both her specialties Thursday as the Griffins won the Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional.

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Girls Water Polo: Christine Bafia-led Lockport down Andrew

May 15, 2012

Christine Bafia scored four goals and Lockport advanced to the sectional semifinals for the first time in the 11-year history of the state tournament with a 9-6 win over Andrew on Thursday in a Lincoln-Way Central Sectional quarterfinal.

Girls Water Polo: Defense keys Naperville North victory

May 15, 2012

Second-seeded Naperville North spent a grand total of 45 seconds trailing after seventh-seeded Hinsdale Central scored the first goal, but gained control from there and cruised to a 12-3 win.

Girls Water Polo: Neuqua Valley uses second-half surge to down St Charles North

May 15, 2012

With its Metea Valley Sectional quarterfinal match against fourth-seeded St. Charles North tied at 3-3 at the half, fifth-seeded Neuqua Valley turned it on to storm to a 9-4 win.

Girls Water Polo: Naperville Central eases past St Charles East

May 15, 2012

Top-seeded Naperville Central used the bench liberally in an 18-1 win over ninth-seeded St. Charles East on Thursday to advance to Friday’s semifinal against fifth-seeded Neuqua Valley.

Boys Track: Geneva wins Upstate River championship

May 15, 2012

Geneva had two double champions in Ben Rogers (triple jump and long jump) and Kyle McNeil (shot put and discus) and claimed the Upstate Eight River championship Thursday night on its home track.

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Boys Track: Lake Park takes Upstate Eight Valley title

May 15, 2012

Lake Park’s dominance in the field events earned the Lancers the Upstate Eight Valley title on Thursday night.

Badminton: It’s go time for Hinsdale South’s Andrea McNally

May 15, 2012

Hinsdale South senior Andrea McNally plays badminton only 10 weeks out of the year, but that has been enough to make her a legitimate threat to win the state singles title this weekend at the state finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

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Boys Tennis: Payton’s Darrell Robbins is the real deal

May 15, 2012

Payton senior Darrell Robbins has been shaking up the city tennis scene ever since he walked on the Grizzlies' campus as a freshman. He has won three individual city championships while helping his team to three city titles. 

Boys Water Polo: Naperville North dominates in opening round

May 15, 2012

No. 1 seed Naperville North started slowly Wednesday before rolling past St. Charles North 20-10 in a Metea Valley Sectional quarterfinal.

Boys Water Polo: Neuqua Valley starts strong, hold on against St Charles East

May 15, 2012

Neuqua Valley raced out to a 7-2 lead Wednesday before holding off St. Charles East 10-8 Wednesday in a Metea Valley Sectional quarterfinal.

Boys Water Polo: Naperville Central wades to win over Waubonsie Valley

May 15, 2012

Despite being knocked off its usual perch as the No. 1 seed at the Metea Valley Sectional by rival Naperville North, second-seeded Naperville Central is out to show it’s still a team to be reckoned with. It got its postseason journey off to a solid start with a 16-11 win over Waubonsie Valley in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.