Dion Martorano

6 days ago | journal-topics.com | Dion Martorano

Conant finished a program-best second place in the IHSA boys tennis Class 2A state finals Saturday, May 31 at Palatine High School. Hinsdale Central ran away with the state championship again, but Conant proved to be a stellar surprise at state, edging many powerhouse teams along the way. Hinsdale Central won state with 34 points, while Conant was second with 26 points. The rest of the top 10 included Hersey (22 points) in third, followed by New Trier (19), Glenbrook South (17), Stevenson (17), ...

1 week ago | journal-topics.com | Dion Martorano

Only two Journal-area baseball teams were scheduled to open the Class 4A state playoffs Monday, May 26, but only one team ended up hitting the field. No. 15 Maine West (10-22) won their game over No. 18 Senn by forfeit to advance to the regional semifinals against No. 2 Lane Tech (25-10) at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 at Loyola Academy. The Warriors are 2-3 against Lane since 2010, per MaxPreps. No. 16 Maine East (3-23) was able to hit the field and they put a beatdown on No. 17 Mather (13-12), sna...

1 week ago | journal-topics.com | Dion Martorano

The Class 3A and 4A playoffs for softball kicked off Monday, May 26 and two Journal-area teams were among the handful of teams competing in the regional quarterfinal round. Here’s a look at how the Journal-area teams performed:Class 4A:Glenbrook South 10, Round Lake 0 (5 innings): No. 16 Glenbrook South (7-23) dominated No. 17 Round Lake (3-17) in the regional quarterfinal as pitcher Lauren Nicgorski (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 9 K, 3 BB) fired a no-hitter in a 10-0 win. The Titans scored 1 run in ...

1 week ago | journal-topics.com | Dion Martorano

Here’s a look at how the Journal-area boys volleyball teams started the playoffs: Monday, May 26 Leyden d. Ridgewood, 25-21, 25-19: No. 16 Leyden (15-19) faced a tough task against No. 17 Ridgewood (25-8) in the regional quarterfinals, but the Eagles pulled through to keep their season alive. Leyden advances to the regional semifinals against No. 1 Maine West (30-5) at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. Maine West beat Leyden 30-28, 25-15 a little over a week earlier (May 19). Conant d. Be...

1 week ago | journal-topics.com | Dion Martorano

Northridge baseball was sitting 10-14 after a 13-7 loss to Northside April 29, but the Knights have been on fire ever since, winning the final 7 games of the regular season and then opening the playoffs with a 25-0 win over Chicago Academy Wednesday, May 21. Northridge’s offense exploded for 20-plus runs for the fourth time this season. They beat Muchin Prep 22-2 April 10, then ran through St. Edward 26-12 April 30, before beating Mather 22-4 May 9. The Knights scored 6 runs in the first inning,...