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Girls volleyball
Naperville North defeated Rosary 25-23, 25-16 to take the tournament championship at Plainfield North. Audrey Wilson (nine kills) and Emily Cardwell (eight kills) led the Huskies’ attack in the championship match. Setter Jordan Pappas tallied 22 assists.
In other tournament action, Hinsdale Central gave talent-loaded Benet a run for the title at the Willowbrook Invite, but the Redwings held on for a 25-23, 27-25 victory. At Conant’s Early Bird Invitational, St. Charles East rallied to knock off defending tournament champion St. Francis 22-25, 25-10, 25-18.
Boys soccer
Ryan Mangone scored two goals as Barrington (5-2) captured the title of its own tournament, defeating Marmion 3-0. Goalie Tom Unak made six saves for his third consecutive shutout as the Broncos continued their strong play, rattling off their fifth straight victory.
At the Hinsdale Central tournament, Morton and Downers Grove South found themselves in a scoreless tie at the end of regulation. Morton took the tournament title in penalty kicks 5-4. The Mustangs are 6-0.
Girls tennis
Despite the absence of 2006 state singles champion Rachael White, who spent the weekend on a college visit, Deerfield swept through the Homewood-Flossmoor squad, knocking off Lyons Township (5-2), West Aurora (6-1) and the host Vikings (7-0).
The remaining pair in the Warriors’ trio of nationally ranked players, Misia Krasowski and Julia Fellerhoff, teamed up for a tough doubles match against Lyons Township’s Elise Woulfe and Tina Harazin, who finished third in state last season. The Deerfield duo won in straight sets (6-4, 7-5).
Cross-country
Defending state champion Neuqua Valley placed seven runners in the top 15 to win the 18-team Hornet-Red Devil Invitational at Katherine Legge Park. Senior Danny Pawola crossed the line in 15:08 for the individual championship, followed by junior teammate Aaron Beattie in 15:25. The Wildcats topped second-place Palatine 32-82.
At the Lions Pride Invitational, Lincoln-Way Central freshman Lukas Verzbicas made quite a debut when he took the individual title by beating runner-up Zach Dahleen of Sandburg by nearly 40 seconds. Verzbicas covered the 3-mile course in 14:35 to lead the Knights to third place behind host Lyons (31 points) and Sandburg (78).
On the girls side, Palatine’s Sarah McIntosh won the Hornet-Red Devil Invitational in 18:04, but it wasn’t enough to pull the Pirates to the team title. Hinsdale Central, led by second-place Elaine Kuckertz and fourth-place Heather Stevens, edged Palatine 42-51 for the meet championship. Lake Park’s Lindsay Flanagan covered the Fenton Early Bird Invitational course in 17:37 to beat the next-best finisher by 1:08 and lead the Lancers to the team title.
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Compiled by Matt Lynch and Colleen Kane
