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Softball: Loyoloa pitcher Keifer quiets Niles West

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:57:39 -0500

SOFTBALL: Jamie Kiefer’s arm and Nina Puch’s bat were big reasons why Loyola lived to play another day Wednesday in the regional semifinals at Maine South.

Baseball: Double-steal in eighth sets up Dons’ winning run

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:25:09 -0500

BASEBALL: Notre Dame continued its “ace by committee” pitching with a 2-1 first round playoff win over Johnsburg on Thursday.

Watch Evanston, Niles North face-off in regional baseball

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:50:00 -0500

Evanston and Niles North meet in regional baseball action …

Girls Soccer: Tirovolas plans another assault on Niles West scoring marks

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:40:52 -0500

GIRLS SOCCER: Young, the Public League champion that had won nine consecutive matches entering its regionsl match against Niles West, consistently dropped back four defenders to help deal with Tirovolas in the teams’ May 16th match.

Girls Soccer: Blue Demons committed to being their best

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:41:20 -0500

GIRLS SOCCER: The Maine East girls soccer team went just 2-15-1 this season, which ended May 16 when the No. 14-seeded Blue Demons suffered a 9-0 defeat to No. 3 Lane in the Class 3A Evanston regional semifinal.

Baseball: Niles North’s McTague back in batter’s box

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:40:50 -0500

BASEBALL: Niles North’s Matt McTague is back in the batter’s box after healing broken hand

Girls Track: Simons serve as bright spots for Niles West

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:41:34 -0500

GIRLS TRACK: Look for Niles West to shine even more brightly in next spring’s Class 3A state meet when Sunshine Simon will have a strong chance of progressing from qualifier to finalist in both hurdles.

Boys Track: Sebhat, Beller lead Niles North’s State contingent

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:41:06 -0500

BOYS TRACK: Niles North’s Aron Sebhat and Micah Beller each qualified for State in two events — as part of the 3200-meter relay and on their own in the 1600.

Boys Track: Injuries hamper Dons at Class 3A Loyola sectional

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:52:00 -0500

BOYS TRACK: Knowing he has another year lessened the disappointment for Notre Dame junior Ryan Zoeller, who re-injured his strained hamstring and pulled up halfway through the 300-meter hurdles in the Class 3A Loyola sectional on May 17.

Baseball: Stellar season ends for Oakton in Region IV final

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:16:01 -0500

BASEBALL: A stellar 2012 season ended for Oakton with a 7-4 loss to Madison College (Wis.) in the NJCAA Division II Region IV championship game on Sunday.

Maine East Quick Hits

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:41:13 -0500

HIgh-fiveS Male Baseball: Steve Khatchadourian (Sr.) — Came through in the clutch with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 7th of a 5-4 victory over Niles North on May 14. Female Girls Track and Field: Elanta Slowek: (So.) — Jumped 5-feet even at the State Meet at Eastern Illinois University on Friday. Slowek was three inches short of advancing to Saturday’s finals. Culture grid Five Questions with Alex Corey, Boys Track and Field Who is your favorite super hero? Probably Superman, just because he has all the best powers. What’s your least favorite school subject? Spanish. It’s …

Boys Track: Niles West thrower Bramlett advances Downstate

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:35:32 -0500

BOYS TRACK: While Max Leonard beat Niles West’s Terrance Bramlett by nearly two feet in the discus, the Niles West senior won the Loyola sectional shot put by 2-9 over second place Ethan Smith of New Trier.

Niles West Quick Hits

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:41:26 -0500

HIgh-fiveS Male Baseball: Eric Stojanoff (Sr.) — Went 4-for-4 with five RBI in the Wolves’ 8-1 victory over Deerfield in a CSL crossover on May 17. Female Track and Field: Sunshine Simon (Jr.) — Competed in two events at the state finals on Friday, running the 100-meter hurdles (15.86) and the 300 hurdles (46.05). Culture grid Five Questions with neal omar, Boys track and field What’s your greatest high school sports accomplishment? Qualifying for state in the 800 my sophomore year because no one really saw it coming. It was a three second drop at the time and was huge. …

Boys Tennis: Trevians load up for defense of state title

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:44:24 -0500

BOYS TENNIS: The Trevians’ two singles players and two doubles teams move on to next week’s IHSA state meet, where they will look to help New Trier capture a third straight state title.

Boys Track: New Trier heads 8-team list of 4x800 qualifiers

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:52:38 -0500

BOYS TRACK: Xavier Levy was part of four firsts as Evanston won the Loyola sectional team title with 79 points. The senior captured the 100 (11.03) and the 200 (22.29) and anchored both the 4x100 (42.65) and the 4x200 (1:28.52) relays.

Girls Soccer: Loyola draws Public League champs in regional final

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:10:01 -0500

GIRLS SOCCER:Scoring the game-winning goal to win the Public League title in double overtime is a moment Whitney Young forward Azia Javier knows isn’t likely to be trumped this season.