– Fenwick Class AA regional-Morton (19-17) decked Riverside-Brookfield 5-1 as Marc Wayne (6-3) scattered three hits, fanned eight and had two hits and two RBIs. Tom Bloom and Art Alonzo had two hits apiece. . . . Jason Nichols erased a 2-0 deficit with a three-run homer in the seventh as Lyons (23-10) edged St. Joseph 3-2. Matt Arvanites scattered four hits in recording the win. . . . Joe Ignatius (3 for 4, four RBIs) banged a three-run home run in the fourth and Mike Buchman had two triples to lift Fenwick (24-9) over Proviso East 10-3. Winning pitcher Buddy Hayes improved his record to 8-0. . . . Proviso West beat Nazareth 15-1 in five innings as Alvie Shepherd got the win.
– Hersey Class AA regional-Mid-Suburban League champion Rolling Meadows
(20-7), sixth in the Tribune rankings, dumped Prospect 10-3 as Andy Thomas
(3 for 3, four stolen bases and four runs scored) and Phil O`Grady (2 for 3, two RBIs) made it easy for winning pitcher Dave Clot. . . . Hersey (17-15) used the long ball to beat Elk Grove 11-9; Jim Carnis had a homer and a triple for the winners and Tom Knaus had two homers and five RBIs. . . . Fremd
(16-12) got five unearned runs in the eighth to whip Palatine 7-2. Chalo Venegas got the win for the Vikings, who tied the game 2-2 with two outs in the top of the seventh on Deron Birsa`s single. Joel Villasenor added two doubles and two RBIs for the winners.
– Public League playoffs-Defending Public League champion and eighth-ranked Simeon (29-3) reached the league semifinals with a 9-5 victory over Dunbar, getting two-run homers from Shawn Livsey and Ronald Davis. Robert Fletcher added two hits and two RBIs. Angelo Lee (4-1) had a complete-game, four-hit, eight-strikeout performance for Simeon. . . . Morgan Park`s Jamie Garcia (8-2) hurled a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts to beat Washington 6-0. John Coatar started the scoring for Morgan Park (19-7-1) with a solo homer in the third. Rashaan Buggs added a double and two RBIs.
– St. Charles Class AA regional-Willowbrook, which at one time held a 4-0 lead, hung on to edge Wheaton North 6-5. Ralph Mautone (2 for 3, four RBIs)
slammed two home runs for the Warriors (19-10).
– St. Laurence Class AA regional-Larry Gonzalez (6-2) gave up just two hits and struck out five as De La Salle (26-10) blanked Reavis 5-0. Luther Morris went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for the victors. . . . St. Laurence hurler Pat Keiner (7-3) struck out eight and received help from Brian Rabcliff (2 for 2, two RBIs) and Tim McDonough (2 for 4, one RBI) as the host Vikings (19-14)
beat Leo 6-3. . . . Tony Zettergren tossed a three-hitter and Greg Maza (2 for 3) hit two doubles as St. Rita (22-14) shut out St. Martin de Porres 4-0. . . . Mt. Carmel (22-12) scored four runs in both the third and sixth innings en route to a 15-7 victory over Argo. Josh Barren (8-2) scattered five hits and recorded the Caravan win.
– Stevenson Class AA regional-Greg Casper hurled a four-hitter as the host Patriots blanked Highland Park 12-0 in a five-inning affair. Ryan Jarol (3 for 3, three RBIs), Chris Piggott (2 for 2, two RBIs) and Mark Robich (2 for 3, two RBIs) led the onslaught. . . . Todd Fine (8-3) struck out eight and went 2 for 4 with two RBIs as Deerfield topped Wheeling 9-1.
– Waukegan Class AA regional-No. 9 Libertyville (26-4) blanked North Chicago 9-0 as Dan Strom (8-1) threw a three-hitter and contributed two hits and Matt Williams had two hits and two RBIs. . . . Joe Keller (2 for 3, 2 RBIs)
launched a home run and Todd Staehle (2 for 3) drove in two others as Carmel
(16-14) cruised to a 13-5 win over Zion-Benton. . . . Mike Medel smacked a three-run homer and Rick Branaman hit a solo shot as the host Raiders (24-5)
crushed Grayslake 14-0. Winning pitcher John Piazza (10-1) helped his own cause, going 3 for 4 and driving in three runs. . . . Dave Farrar threw a one- hitter as Warren stopped Mundelein 12-1. Rod Ames (1 for 2, three RBIs), Steve Karolewicz (3 for 4, four RBIs) and Jeff Evitts (2 for 3, four RBIs) led the Warren attack.
SOFTBALL
– Barrington Class AA regional-Michelle Baird tossed a no-hitter and struck out 10 as Barrington (18-10) blasted North Chicago 28-0; Baird also had four hits, four RBIs and four runs scored for Barrington, which scored 12 in the first. . . . After singling and moving to second on a fielder`s choice, Gretchen Neddenriep scored the game`s only run on an error to lift
Libertyville (15-15) over Lake Zurich 1-0. Alyson Johnson (9-5) allowed two hits, struck out eight, and went the distance for the win.
– Conant Class AA regional-Vicky Dahlen, Carolyn Clark, and Jill Robertson had two hits each as Addison Trail (13-12) eliminated Schaumburg 9-0. . . . Elk Grove (24-6) got a no-hitter and three RBIs from Karen White, a three-run homer from Corey Phillips, and two RBIs from Jenny Rojec in a 19-0, five-inning triumph over Maine West.
– Grant Class AA regional-Dana Van (2 hits, 2 RBIs) lined a two-strike single to right with two out in the bottom of the seventh to break a tie and lift Zion-Benton (15-10) over host Grant 10-9. . . . Jennifer Pulaski and Tina Blankley both went 2 for 3 and Kate Serdar got the win as Warren (12-12)
blanked Grayslake 5-0. . . . Jenny Denecke scored on Kelly Wicinski`s double in the ninth inning as Round Lake (13-10) edged Waukegan 8-7. Denecke also had a three-run double in the third.
– Lake Forest Class AA regional-Suzanne Power (two-hitter), Kristin Kindsvater (two hits, three RBIs) and Beth Bernstein, Jill Viti and Jennifer Paletti (two hits, two RBIs apiece) led the way as Deerfield (19-5) tripped Highland Park 11-1 in six. . . . Regina Dominican (12-11) stopped Glenbrook South 5-3 as Debby Brosnan and J.C. Kane had two RBIs each. . . . New Trier
(19-5) beat Glenbrook North 10-0 in five innings as Tracy Fields threw a one-hitter and Ashleigh Bloom went 3 for 3. New Trier had a seven-run fourth inning.
– Lyons Class AA regional-Becky Hull (18-2) got the win and Leslie Smith had two hits and two RBIs as No. 8 Riverside-Brookfield (23-4) clipped Trinity 7-4. . . . Host Lyons (19-6) blanked Argo 11-0 in six behind Kristie Hoheisel (15-5, two-hitter, seven strikeouts). . . . Katie Clifford threw a one-hitter and Jamie Stephen had a two-run triple to lead Immaculate Heart of Mary (18-10-1) past Nazareth 4-0. . . .
– Niles West Class AA regional-Winning pitcher Michelle Schmalz (9-5, three-hitter, six strikeouts) had two hits and five RBIs as Resurrection (19-8)
surprised Evanston 13-2 in five. . . . Caryl Aranas had three hits and Cyndy Manalo three RBIs as Maine East (12-6) outslugged Niles West 16-14. . . . Brandy Valentine (15-5) scattered five hits and Colleen Falkel went 2 for 2 as Good Counsel (21-6) knocked off Niles North 3-1. The win marked coach Paul Bjerkness` 50th career victory.
– Public League Playoffs-Connie Leander (19-1) tossed a one-hitter and Tanya Lazaro (4 for 4, two RBIs) and Kim Meyer (3 for 4, two RBIs) led the offense as Taft (19-1) drubbed Steinmetz 14-1 in five. . . . Carver (19-4) advanced with a 14-4 victory over Simeon as LaShanta Adams hit a homer and winning pitcher Melissa Smith lifted her record to 16-3. ..14-1.
– St. Ignatius Class AA regional-Bridget Jordan (12-8) hurled a three-hitter with seven strikeouts, Katie Dooley had three hits and two RBIs and Anna Wolf had two hits and three RBIs as St. Ignatius (12-11) blanked Lourdes 10-0 in six. . . . Sophomore Bunny Grabowski hurled her first no-hitter and Mary Kucharski had two hits and two RBIs as Notre Dame (6-22) spilled Madonna 10-0 in five.
– Sycamore Class AA regional-No. 7 Elgin (27-0) rolled to a 10-0 five-inning win over Geneva as Jennifer Parks (18-0) scattered two hits and Jamie Skerski had a three-run triple and run-scoring single.
– Wheeling Class AA regional-Fremd dumped Hersey 10-3 despite getting only two hits, taking advantage of 16 Hersey walks. . . .
– Woodstock Class AA regional-Dianne Sweeney (21-4) struck out 11 and Stacie Hermanson, Karen Lolans (three RBIs) and Ann Thurow had two hits apiece as Crystal Lake Central (22-4) beat Dundee-Crown 12-2. . . . Cary-Grove (18-9)
hammered Crystal Lake South 8-1 with Andrea Baros (three hits), Pam Scherschel and Gina Bauchler (two hits each) leading a 15-hit barrage. . . . Carrie Podolski was 3 for 4 with six RBIs, including a game-winning, two-run double in the seventh, as Johnsburg (13-9) edged Woodstock 12-11.
