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FRIDAY’S EVENTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
STATE FINALS
At State Farm Center, Champaign
CLASS 4A
Semifinals
Marist (31-5) vs. York (32-4), 2:30 p.m.
Benet (35-1) vs. DePaul Prep (32-3), 4:15 p.m.
Third place, 8:45 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Semifinals
Kaneland (35-0) vs. Deerfield (24-11), 10 a.m.
East St. Louis (31-4) vs. Leo (28-6), 11:45 a.m.
Third place, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY’S EVENTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At State Farm Center, Champaign
Class 4A, 6 p.m.
Class 3A, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
LOCAL COLLEGES
BASEBALL
TUCSON (Ariz.) INVITATIONAL GAMES
Aurora University 14, Crown (Minn.) 1 (7 innings)
AU (5-5): Cory Macke CG, 3 H, ER. Kyle Mack 2-for-3, 3-run double, 3 runs, 4 RBIs.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
NJCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT
At Herkimer (N.Y.)
First Round
Joliet Junior College 84, Dallas Eastfield (Texas) 83
JJC (16-11): Kareem Parker GW putback with :04 remaining. Ricky Hill 27 points. Levi Goad 15 points. Jyaveion Green 13 points.
SOFTBALL
FASTPITCH DREAMS SPRING CLASSIC (S.C.)
Joliet Junior College 3, Kaskaskia 0
Joliet Junior College 9, Sussex (N.J.) 1
THE SPRING GAMES (Fla.)
Aurora University 5, Anderson (Ind.) 1
Worcester Polytechnic (Mass.) 13, Aurora University 4
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
SOFTBALL
Antioch 11, Jacobs 0 (6 innings)
Antioch (1-0): Addison Osborne CG, 5 H. Addison Webb 2-for-4, double, 3 RBIs. Rylee Dunlavy 2 runs, 2 RBIs.
Fenton 19, East Aurora 3 (4 innings)
Mundelein 19, Carmel 0 (4 innings)
LOCAL COLLEGES
BASEBALL
North Central College 10, Concordia Texas 8
NCC (3-4): Parker Wyatt double, 2 runs, 2 RBIs. Payton Diaz 2-run double, 2 runs.
Northwestern Ohio 7-11, St. Francis 3-8 (Both games 7 innings)
Game 2 St. Francis (7-11): Jake Merda 2-run double, 3 RBIs.
RUSSMATT CENTRAL FLORIDA INVITATIONAL
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 1, Judson 0 (7 innings)
Judson (12-5): Daniel Alworth 6 IP, 0 ER, 8 Ks.
SOFTBALL
Mobile (Ala.) 6-3, St. Xavier 3-1
Game 1 St. Xavier (11-9): Jazmyn Casas 2-run HR.
FASTPITCH DREAMS SPRING CLASSIC (S.C.)
Joliet Junior College 15, Minnesota North Rainey River 5
South Carolina Union 6, Joliet Junior College 3
SPACE COAST SPRING GAMES (Fla.)
St. Francis 11, Bismarck State (N.D.) 3 (6 innings)
St. Francis (11-4): Morgan Smardo 3-run double, 2 runs, 4 RBIs.
St. Francis 2, Lourdes (Ohio) 1
St. Francis: Kaitlyn Schofield CG, 2 H. Missy Saldana GW double in bottom 7th.
Trinity Christian 2-2, Webber International (Fla.) 1-1 (Game 1, 8 innings; Game 2, 9 innings)
Game 1 Trinity Christian: Ashley Papp CG, 0 ER, 6 H. Jessica Pleckham RBI double.
Game 2 Trinity Christian (5-7): Peyton Lowden CG, 4 H. Ariana Ikis GW single in top 9th.
THE SPRING GAMES (Fla.)
Lake Forest College 5, Moravian (Pa.) 3
Lake Forest College: Kyla Chevalier run, 2 RBIs. Lia Taglia 2 runs.
Lake Forest College 4, Mount Union (Ohio) 3
Lake Forest College (4-2): Chevalier GW RBI in bottom 7th.
Blackburn 1, North Central College 0
Regis (Colo.) 5, North Central College 1
NEWS AND NOTES
St. Xavier’s Jazmyn Casas (player) and St. Francis’ Kaitlyn Schofield (pitcher) were named softball players of the week in the CCAC. … Judson’s Yasiel Trinidad was chosen pitcher of the week in the CCAC.
Compiled by Josh Krockey.
