McHenry 7, Johnsburg 6 (8 innings)-Ryan Boland’s single scored Keith Condon, who had tripled, to win it for McHenry.
Carmel 3, Warren 2-Carmel (3-1) scored twice in the seventh, capped by Brian Buckingham’s RBI single.
Cary-Grove 14, Grayslake 2-Brad Young drove in four runs and scored three others and Rich Scipione got the win.
Elmwood Park 4, Buffalo Grove 3-Jason Heinemann’s RBI single in the fourth proved to be the game-winner for Elmwood Park (3-0).
Elk Grove 3, Maine East 1-George Boyk and Jim Kuhn combined on a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts, Boyk getting eight.
De Kalb 7, Streamwood 0-Oscar Cornejo and Bill Baird each went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Gilbert Lopez pitched a two-hitter.
St. Edward 1, Jacobs 0-Justin Relihan drove in Brian Patrick with a second-inning groundout and Dan O’Brien made it stand up, walking one and striking out nine in St. Edward’s opener.
Zion Benton 10, Grayslake 0-Christi Yielding’s first outing produced a five-inning no-hitter with six strikeouts and Heather Peterson and Martha Liebert each had two hits.
Marengo 24, Huntley 0-Amy Thiede homered and drove in six runs and Autumn Gieseke added two homers and five RBIs as Marengo (2-0) used a 17-run first inning for the Big Eight victory.
St. Viator 6, Benet 5-Vicki Silk drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
Larkin 16, Waubonsie Valley 6-Larkin won its Upstate Eight opener behind winning pitcher Michelle Dickerson.
Woodstock 11, Antioch 1-Angie Groh went the distance for the victory and belted a solo homer for Woodstock (1-0).
Barrington 10, Stevenson 0-Kathy Bederseke tossed a five-inning no-hitter with seven strikeouts for Barrington (2-0).
