Softball: Lyons Township shuts out Oak Park-River Forest

SOFTBALL: Ashley Koziol scatters six hits while shutting out Oak Park-River Forest for a 3-0 victory Saturday in a Class 4A Lyons Regional final.

Baseball: Nazareth rolls past Little Village

BASEBALL: Nazareth (27-9) struck for nine runs in the first two innings of its regional final game against Little Village (20-7), and coasted from there to a 10-1 win and a spot in the Glenbard South sectional semifinals on Wednesday.

Baseball: Lehman, Lyons Township hold off Reavis

BASEBALL: Lyons hits three home runs and Keith Lehmann’s clutch pitching gave the defending state champions a 10-7 win over Reavis Thursday to open the playoffs.

Harris wins two events at sectional

Lyons Township junior Matt Harris had a successful meet at the Oak Park-River Forest Class 3A Sectional on May 17, winning two individual events.

Harris won the long jump with a jump of 23 feet, 8 3/4 inches and the 110 high hurdles in 14.94 …

Softball: Nazareth’s Haberkorn steps up in pitching circle

SOFTBALL: Holly Haberkorn has stepped up in the pitching circle for Nazareth this season.

Girls Soccer: Hudik, fellow seniors, help Nazareth nab regional crown

GIRLS SOCCER: Nazareth senior defender Alyssa Hudik and her fellow Roadrunners beat Kennedy 8-0 on Friday to capture the program’s fourth straight regional championship.

Baseball: Nazareth to bank on pitching in postseason

BASEBALL: Nazareth will bank on pitchers Peter Minella and Mike Kogut in the postseason.

Boys Water Polo: Lyons Township wins state title

The Lyons Township boys water polo team capped a successful season by winning the state title Saturday, 14-6, over Loyola Academy on Saturday. The Lions jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first quarter and never trailed after that. They led 6-3 at the …

Girls Track: Lyons Township’s Haugen jumps to state title

Lyons Township freshman Emma Haugen had a successful first trip to the state meet by winning the IHSA Class 3A high jump title with a jump of 5 feet, 7 inches. Omo Tseumah of Huntley was second (5-6) and Jaclyn Aremka of Plainfield North was …

Girls Soccer: It’s May’s day in Red Devils win over Lions

GIRLS SOCCER: Hinsdale Central’s Casey May scored late in both halves as the host Red Devils stunned top-seeded Lyons Township 2-0 in a Class 3A regional final in Hinsdale.

Softball: Trinity on track with shutout of Nazareth

It truly was a game of inches and Trinity used that to its advantage to grind out a 3-0 victory over host Nazareth Academy Tuesday and halt a two-game skid.

With the game scoreless after four innings, Blazers junior Ashley Klauss came to the plate …

Baseball: Strong foes prep Nazareth for postseason play

BASEBALL: A strong contingent of teams in the ESCC has Nazareth ready for the pressure of postseason action.

Girls Soccer: Roadrunners clinch conference crown

During a promising season last year, Nazareth soccer coach John Nikchevich and standout defender Tricia Masterson were not able to contribute as much as they planned. Nikchevich spent time in the hospital after having open-heart surgery during the season, while Masterson was recovering from a …

Girls Water Polo: LT falls to Fenwick in triple overtime

Lyons Township’s girls water polo team headed into the York Sectional last week as the top seed, ahead of defending state champion Fenwick, looking for the program’s second state championship. A forfeit win over Clark and a 16-7 win over Oak Park-River Forest gave the …

Wrestling: Curby Cup to feature Olympics qualifier Coleman

WRESTLING: While Ellis Coleman can’t wait to represent the United States at the 2012 London Olympics after qualifying at the United States Greco-Roman Olympic Trials, he’s nearly as excited about competing in the 2012 Curby Cup May 19 at Lyons Township.