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Softball: Loyoloa pitcher Keifer quiets Niles West
SOFTBALL: Jamie Kiefer’s arm and Nina Puch’s bat were big reasons why Loyola lived to play another day Wednesday in the regional semifinals at Maine South.
Baseball: Double-steal in eighth sets up Dons’ winning run
BASEBALL: Notre Dame continued its “ace by committee” pitching with a 2-1 first round playoff win over Johnsburg on Thursday.
Watch Evanston, Niles North face-off in regional baseball
Evanston and Niles North meet in regional baseball action
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Girls Soccer: Tirovolas plans another assault on Niles West scoring marks
GIRLS SOCCER: Young, the Public League champion that had won nine consecutive matches entering its regionsl match against Niles West, consistently dropped back four defenders to help deal with Tirovolas in the teams’ May 16th match.
Girls Soccer: Blue Demons committed to being their best
GIRLS SOCCER: The Maine East girls soccer team went just 2-15-1 this season, which ended May 16 when the No. 14-seeded Blue Demons suffered a 9-0 defeat to No. 3 Lane in the Class 3A Evanston regional semifinal.
Baseball: Niles North’s McTague back in batter’s box
BASEBALL: Niles North’s Matt McTague is back in the batter’s box after healing broken hand
Boys Track: Sebhat, Beller lead Niles North’s State contingent
BOYS TRACK: Niles North’s Aron Sebhat and Micah Beller each qualified for State in two events — as part of the 3200-meter relay and on their own in the 1600.
Boys Track: Injuries hamper Dons at Class 3A Loyola sectional
BOYS TRACK: Knowing he has another year lessened the disappointment for Notre Dame junior Ryan Zoeller, who re-injured his strained hamstring and pulled up halfway through the 300-meter hurdles in the Class 3A Loyola sectional on May 17.
Baseball: Stellar season ends for Oakton in Region IV final
BASEBALL: A stellar 2012 season ended for Oakton with a 7-4 loss to Madison College (Wis.) in the NJCAA Division II Region IV championship game on Sunday.
Boys Track: Niles West thrower Bramlett advances Downstate
BOYS TRACK: While Max Leonard beat Niles West’s Terrance Bramlett by nearly two feet in the discus, the Niles West senior won the Loyola sectional shot put by 2-9 over second place Ethan Smith of New Trier.
Boys Tennis: Trevians load up for defense of state title
BOYS TENNIS: The Trevians’ two singles players and two doubles teams move on to next week’s IHSA state meet, where they will look to help New Trier capture a third straight state title.
Boys Track: New Trier heads 8-team list of 4x800 qualifiers
BOYS TRACK: Xavier Levy was part of four firsts as Evanston won the Loyola sectional team title with 79 points. The senior captured the 100 (11.03) and the 200 (22.29) and anchored both the 4x100 (42.65) and the 4x200 (1:28.52) relays.
Girls Soccer: Loyola draws Public League champs in regional final
GIRLS SOCCER:Scoring the game-winning goal to win the Public League title in double overtime is a moment Whitney Young forward Azia Javier knows isn’t likely to be trumped this season.
Baseball: Maine East takes advantage of Niles North errors
BASEBALL: Maine East’s Steve Khatchadourian, whose sole goal was to make contact with the bases loaded, came through with a game-winning single to give Maine East a 5-4 victory.
Boys Track: Niles West’s Omar open to concentrating on relays
BOYS TRACK: If all goes according to plan for Niles West’s Neal Omar, the senior will be running both the open 800 and the 3,200 relay during the second day of the IHSA Class 3A state meet on the weekend of May 24-26.
Girls Track: Niles West shot putter Townsend capable of top 10 at state
GIRLS TRACK: One year after winning a sectional title with a personal-best throw, Niles West shot-putter Jasmine Townsend walked away from last week’s Niles West sectional with a completely different feeling.
High Schools
Boys Track: Lake Park claims third straight championship; Dunbar wins three titles
Lake Park became the first big school to win three consecutive titles since Thornwood’s four-peat from 2001-04, beating Edwardsville 48-42. Dunbar also had a big Read More
- Saturday’s results Updated: May 26, 2012
- Friday’s results Updated: May 25, 2012
- Thursday’s results Updated: May 24, 2012




