– Bremen 6, Hillcrest 3-Jim Corbett had a double and a home run while driving in three runs and he also was the winning pitcher as Bremen (19-12, 9-1)
prevailed in the SICA Central.
– Evanston 7, Maine East 5-Andrew Denlow had a pair of home runs for Evanston. – Fenwick 10, Prosser 2-Mike Buchman had two hits and three RBIs and Aaron Nieckula added two doubles and two RBIs for Fenwick (16-12) in a nonconference game.
– Highland Park 9, Deerfield 3-Steve Palecek drilled a three-run home run and Josh Barnett added a two-run clout for Highland Park (16-12, 9-7) in the Central Suburban North.
– Homewood-Flossmoor 11, Thornton 0-Chris Busse fanned eight and allowed only a bunt single over five innings as Homewood-Flossmoor (20-7, 9-3) blanked Thornton.
– Libertyville 10, North Chicago 1-Zac Adams and Matt Beitzel hit back to back home runs to power Libertyville (24-9, 12-4) in the North Suburban conference battle.
– Lockport 8, Bolingbrook 0-No. 5 Lockport (26-4, 10-2) clinched at least a tie for the SICA West title behind Anthony Shelby`s no-hitter. Shelby struck out 16 but walked seven. Ricky Moss and Derrick Kopacz each had three hits and Moss knocked in three runs.
– Maine South 5, New Trier 2-Sean Collins and Carl Flener each had two hits and Flener added two RBIs to pace Maine South in the Central Suburban South.
– Niles West 3, Maine West 2-Tony Epperson allowed two unearned runs while tossing a no-hitter for Niles West. Epperson walked three and struck out 11.
– Oak Park 8, Leyden 1-Rob Bruce clubbed a three-run home run to lead Oak Park (22-9).
– Providence 8, IMSA 1-Chris Kamin fanned nine and allowed three hits for Providence (23-6). Jason Hafner had three hits and two RBIs.
– Proviso West 6, Downers North 1-Alvie Shepard tossed a three-hitter with seven strikeouts, and Ed Levandowski added two hits and a home run for Proviso West (19-11, 11-8) in the West Suburban Silver.
– Rich Central 9, Bradley 7-Rich Central (17-9, 7-3) clinched a tie for the SICA South title behind Chris Peterson (3 for 4, home run, two RBIs) and Kevin Gill (3 for 5, RBI).
– Thornwood 7, Thornridge 1-Jason Huisman had two hits and three RBIs and Wally Widelski scattered five hits to earn the win for Thornwood (27-4, 12-0) in the SICA East.
– Zion-Benton 15, Antioch 1-Rich Johansen had two hits and drove in four runs to power Zion-Benton (19-8, 12-4) in North Suburban action.
– Westmont Class A regional-Corey Castor drove in three runs and Paul Powers scattered eight hits as Chicago Christian (18-8) got past Lemont 5-2 . . . Mike Izzo had a two-run triple and struck out eight to lead Evergreen park (18-14) past St. Martin de Porres 5-1 . . . Westmont advanced with a 10-2 win over St. Francis. Jim Musial (9-0) allowed four hits and struck out five to earn the win. Adam Dregan had two hits and three RBIs . . . Mike DeJong`s home run in the bottom of the eighth gave Illiana Christian (16-7) a 1-0 win over Lisle. Todd Dykstra went the distance, allowing six hits, for Illiana.
SOFTBALL
– Lockport 11, Bolingbrook 0-Amber Podlesny (14-3, three hitter, 14 strikeouts) had two hits and two RBIs and Tami Schuman and Jenni Sankey each had a solo home run as No. 5 Lockport (25-3, 12-0) completed its third straight unbeaten season in the SICA West.
– Mundelein 7, Fenton 1-Pam Wiesner (16-4) struck out 11 and contributed a run-scoring triple for Mundelein (23-5, 15-1 in the North Suburban).
– Thornton Fractional South 14, Tinley Park 4-Winning pitcher Erica Von Behren had three hits and six RBIs for T. F. South (19-8, 10-0 in the SICA Central). – Joliet West 11, Romeoville 4-Heather Green was 2 for 3 with two RBIs for Joliet West (17-11, 8-4 in the SICA West).
– Rich Central 17, Bradley 5-Sandy Branham (3 for 3, two RBIs) and Stacey Whitaker (two hits, three RBIs) led Rich Central (17-7, 9-1 in the SICA South).
– Rosary 6, Wheaton North 5-Laura Feltes (13-2) scattered six hits and Diane Hooten had three RBIs for Rosary (22-4).
– Lake Forest 6, Waukegan 2-Vickie Wyatt had two RBIs for Lake Forest (20-4). – Ridgewood Class A regional-Top-seeded Driscoll (16-5) blanked North Shore 15-0 behind Jill O`Donnell (15-5, three-hitter, nine strikeouts), Narissa Belarmino (two-run homer). . . . Kerrie Brayton was 4 for 5 with five RBIs as Elmwood Park (5-22) stunned Luther North 20-6.
– Beecher Class A regional-Becky Cortesi (15-7) struck out 12 and Sue Sloan belted a two-run triple and scored on a passed ball in the eighth inning as Lemont (17-10) ousted Chicago Christian 3-0. . . . Illiana Christian (23-2)
blanked Peotone 12-0 behind Nicole Terpstra (9-1, one-hitter, 11 strikeouts)
and Desiree Terpstra (3 for 4, three RBIs).
– Public League playoffs-Amundsen (9-7) stunned Marshall 10-7 behind Nikki Perillo (three hits, three RBIs). . . . Kim Green (five hits, four RBIs) and Mary Curtis (7 for 8, three RBIs) led Phillips (12-3) over Carver 27-25. . . . Anita Carter was 4 for 4 with four RBIs as Young (12-3) routed Lake View 22-11. . . . Lane clipped Lincoln Park 12-2 behind Fran Dennewitz (4 for 4, home run, five RBIs) and pitcher Michelle Zuhlke (13-0, 3 for 4, three RBIs). . . . Waniki Shores (two doubles, two-run homer) paced Kenwood (14-1) over Fenger 16-12. . . . Mimi Blaquera (3 for 3, home run and five RBIs) led the way as Mather (19-4) ousted Kelly 17-5. . . . Connie Leander (17-0, two-hitter, seven strikeouts) and Tanya Lazaro (4 for 5, two home runs, six RBIs) led Taft`s (17-0) 22-0 rout of Flower. . . . Pitcher Jewel Jackson
(10-1) had two homers and five RBIs as Prosser (10-3) zapped Wells 17-7. . . . Patty Morfin (3 for 4, six RBIs) and Liza Trevino (3 for 5, three RBIs) guided Juarez (20-5) past Von Steuben 19-11.
– Joliet Catholic 7, Lyons 0-Laura Markun threw a three-hit shutout to win it for Joliet (19-13) and teammate Sue North had two hits (a double and a homer) and two RBIs.
– Mother McAuley 8, Trinity 0-Becky Mrozek (4-0) tossed a no-hitter with eight strikeouts for Mother McAuley (21-8).
SOCCER
– GCAC Tournament-Katie Fitzpatrick and Heather Humphries tallied goals to lead Mother McAuley over Regina in semifinal action. The Mighty Macs will face Carmel at 5 p.m. Friday in the GCAC title game. Carmel had beaten Mother Guerin 4-0 earlier Thursday to advance to the finals.
– Maine South 4, Waukegan 0-Katie Pavlik scored two goals and goaltender Holly Francis recored her 12th shutout for No. 7 Maine South (17-2-1, 11-0 in the Central Suburban).
– Evanston 4, Glenbrook North 0-Molly O`Connor, Betsy Lane, Kristin Griffin and Susie Carlson each had a goal and goaltender Heather Shaffer had 12 saves en route to her 15th shutout for No. 10 Evanston (12-4-5, 9-2 in the Central Suburban).
