Joel Boenitz

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BATAVIA — St. Charles North’s Emmy Skidmore thought that she could escape the goal in her junior season. After spending each of her first two seasons as a backup on the junior varsity team, she entered her third season hoping to focus on playing as a midfielder. But when the North Stars’ starting keeper Lauren Korioth got a red card in their loss to Naperville Central, she knew that she would not only have to play in net for the rest of that game, but also in Thursday’s matchup against Batavia.

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Name: Kendall GlonekSchool: Burlington Central, juniorSport: SoftballWhat she did: Glonek went 7 for 17 (.412 batting average) with a home run and eight RBIs while scoring five times to help the Rockets go 4-1 on the week. Glonek was voted the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with sports reporter Joel Boenitz. How did you feel you performed at the plate last week? Glonek: Last week, I felt pretty confident.

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Geneva 5, Wheaton Warrenville South 3The Vikings (11-4, 2-1 DuKane Conference) put up 13 hits to help clinch the three-game series over the Tigers. Nick Price paced the offense with three hits, with Mason Bruesch (triple), Miles Dibble and Michael Toole each adding two hits of their own. Price, Dibble, Toole and Noah Hallahan each had RBIs in the contest.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Joel Boenitz

When the St. Charles North girls basketball head coach position opened up in 2016, Grant Oler was hesitant to put his name forward. Oler graduated from St. Charles North in 2006 and joined the staff in 2012. He felt that he was unready, and instead supported fellow staff member Mike Tomczak, who went on to assume the position.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Joel Boenitz

St. Charles East 2, Kaneland 1 (8 innings)Holly Smith was the walk-off hero for the Saints (9-4) after hitting a single in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win over the Knights (9-4). Besides Smith, Addison Wolf led the Saints’ offense, going 3 for 3 at the plate while stealing three bags. Makayla Van Dinther got the win in the circle, allowing two hits and one run (none earned) while striking out 10 in eight innings.