Wheaton Warrenville South boys volleyball team dodged a bullet Thursday.
The No. 9 Tigers (2-0) shook off a string of late errors to claim a 15-6, 10-15, 17-15 non-conference victory over St. Charles.
“We were inconsistent,” said Wheaton Warrenville South coach Bill Schreier, who saw a three-point lead slip away late in Game 3 because of a series of miscues. “They stepped up when they needed to. They’ve got character and that’s something that we need to rely on.”
St. Charles took advantage of South’s mistakes to erase a 13-10 deficit and move to the brink of victory with leads of 14-13 and 15-14.
But a Saints hitting error helped the Tigers tie the game 15-15 and South outside hitter Eric Willey followed with an ace for a 16-15 lead.
Evan Wing then put a tap over the net for the final point.
Willey and sophomore Sean Rooney each had 14 kills while setter Erik Aister had 33 assists.
St. Charles (2-3) dominated Game 2 and much of Game 3. The Saints had a game-high 19 kills from Brian Boudreaux and 10 more from Justin Erickson.
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Lincoln-Way d. Shepard 15-9, 15-5: Zach Ferdinand’s seven kills paced No. 6 Lincoln-Way (5-2).
Leyden d. Elgin 15-7, 15-2: Joe Roxas’ 15 kills and Jason Avelar’s 17 assists paced the Eagles (4-4).
Oak Lawn d. Andrew 16-14, 15-4: Feras El-Ramahi’s 10 kills and 14 digs led the Spartans (5-2). Kris Queen added 13 digs for Oak Lawn.
St. Patrick d. Marian Catholic 15-5, 15-10: Todd Yankowski had 10 kills and seven blocks and Scott Yopchick had 21 assists for St. Patrick (6-2, 1-1) in the East Suburban Catholic.
Softball
Stagg 3, Thornwood 0: Stagg knocked off No. 2 Thornwood to improve to 6-0. Kari Kopchik (4-0) earned the victory, giving up three hits, striking out seven and walking none.
Marian Catholic 5, Sandburg 1: Cristin Evans struck out 16 and walked none for Marian (3-0), and Kelly Redican went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs for the victors.
Mother McAuley 6, Fenwick 1: Nicole Nattsas hit a two-run single in a four-run sixth inning for McAuley.
Downers Grove South 9, Benet 4: Jamie DiMaria, Elaina Ktistou and Tina Koludrovic each had three hits for No. 6 Downers South (3-0).
Andrew 10, Romeoville 2: Andrew (3-3) was led by Lori Donnelly, who went 3 for 4.
Barrington 4, Elgin 2: Chrissy Lund hit her fifth home run of the season for Barrington (7-0).
Crete-Monee 5, Eisenhower 4: Kelly Williams scored the winning run on an error as the Warriors (2-0) rallied from a 4-0 deficit. Janelle Mucha smacked a three-run home run to key the rally.
DeKalb 12, Rochelle 5: Kacey Puscas belted a three-run homer for DeKalb (3-0).
Driscoll 12, Bartlett 2: Diana Marazzo gave up one hit in five innings and sparked the offense with two hits and two RBIs for Driscoll (5-2).
Grayslake 13-3, Carmel 3-2: Laura Mendralla had three hits and five RBIs for Grayslake in the opener and also drove in a run in the nightcap.
Hersey 2-5, Loyola 0-1: Christie McEnerney pitched a two-hit shutout lifting the Huskies (4-1) in Game 1. Kara Wager went 2 for 2 with two RBIs in the nightcap to complete the sweep.
Hillcrest 9, Rich South 8: Claudia Jackson went 4 for 5 with four RBIs for Hillcrest (2-0).
Lake Park 2, York 1: Michelle Slywka pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10 for the Lancers (4-3).
Morris 4, Reed-Custer 1: Katy Kukman had two hits and Jen Harseim drove in two runs for Morris (3-0).
Nazareth 4-7, Hinsdale South 1-2: Nikki Dubina tossed a three-hitter in Game 1 and Lauren Stafica followed with another in the nightcap for Nazareth (4-2).
Niles West 7, St. Ignatius 0: Niles West (5-0) was led by Lynn Hohs (4-0), who struck out 10 in six innings.
Oak Forest 2, Shepard 1: Heather Kunkel singled home Lori Jelinek in the bottom of the seventh for the Bengals (2-3).
Rich East 11, Thornton Fractional North 1: Pitcher Emily Goodman gave up one hit in five innings, Lonna Haley went 3 for 3 and Emily Goodman had three RBIs for Rich East (2-2).
Ridgewood 11-3, Fenton 0-7: Ridgewood (3-4) won Game 1 in five innings behind Janeen Fields’ two-hit, five-strikeout pitching performance. Fenton (1-1) salvaged a split with Beth Nilson’s two hits and Melissa Nickel’s two RBIs.
Riverside-Brookfield 6, Oak Lawn 3: Ariel Steffens, who had two hits and two RBIs, drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning for R-B (4-1).
Sycamore 6, Belvidere 1: Jackie Brunworth struck out 19 to lead Sycamore (5-2).
Thornton Fractional South 7, Bloom 4: Kristen Plugge went 2 for 3 and drove in three runs for the Rebels (5-1).
Warren 13, Wheeling 3: Jenny Burris and Loy Baluyot each drove in three runs to lead Warren (3-4).
West Aurora 4, Aurora Central Catholic 0: Melissa Nohl fired a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts to guide West Aurora (3-0).
Yorkville 8, Plano 5: Chris Schnitz’s 12 strikeouts paced the Foxes (3-3).
Soccer
Downers Grove South Invitational: No. 2 Lincoln-Way (2-0) used two goals each by Kim Jedlo and Beth Bartkus to down West Chicago 5-0.
Downers South (2-0) edged Hinsdale Central 2-1 with goals by Lindsay Rufa and Carolyn Lambiasi. Downers South and Lincoln-Way will meet for the title at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Bolingbrook tournament: Nancy Creech, Sarah Meyer and Lauren Wall scored as Stagg (3-0-1) topped Andrew 3-1.
Eisenhower 2, Bloom 1: Nubia Arellano and Maria Rivera scored for the Cardinals (3-1, 1-0) in the SICA East.
Lemont 7, Joliet Catholic 0: Lemont (3-0) used two goals by Julie Tasker to cruise.
Loyola 1, Maine East 0: Katie Cox scored in the first half for the Ramblers (3-0).
Oak Forest 3, Thornwood 0: Marilyn Cesaro scored two goals and Laura Sosnowski made four saves to run her shutout streak to three games for Oak Forest (3-0, 1-0) in the SICA East.
Oak Lawn 2, Providence 1: Sarah Nettle scored the game-winner for Oak Lawn (3-0) with 12 minutes left.
Plainfield 11, Ridgewood 0: Jenna Isaacson, Krista Lessmeister, Candace Piper and Katie Reed each scored two goals.
Reavis 1, Bremen 0: Michelle Kozik scored for the Rams (1-2-1). Goalkeeper Barb Sopiarz recorded seven saves in her first varsity game.
Warren 7, Niles North 0: Corrine Scott scored three goals and Vickie Montano had five saves to lead Warren (2-0).
Lyons Township tournament: Kristie Simon scored three goals and Laura Bozek added a goal and three assists as Lyons (2-0) rolled past Leyden 9-0.
Tiffany Miskimen scored twice as Glenbard South (2-0) blanked Shepard 6-0.
