Payton blanks Elmwood Park to set up showdown with No. 1 Trinity

NORRIDGE — The top two seeds will play for the title of the Class 2A Ridgewood girls soccer sectional as No. 1 Trinity and No. 2 Payton won their semifinals Thursday in Norridge.

Trinity (14-7-2) overcame an early 1-0 deficit to post a 3-2 win …

Gators persist during the postseason

Entering the postseason, Guerin was looking to make a good impression after a difficult regular season filled with injuries and a rough conference schedule.

The Gators discovered a voice and an identity, as well as their first regional championship in school history. Their offense put …

All-state will be tall order for Fenwick doubles

Fenwick senior Jack Ryan believes he could’ve been a pretty good basketball or football player.

Instead, he decided to concentrate all of his attention on tennis.

“It’s the sport that I love the most,” the 6-foot-7 Hinsdale resident said. “I’m probably better at tennis than …

Trinity senior duo has rapt audience of freshmen

Trinity seniors Maggie O’Connor and Sarah Spohnholtz have become more than just captains and leaders of the Blazers soccer team.

They have emerged as mentors and virtual on-field coaches for a young, inexperienced team that counts 11 freshmen on the varsity. It is a task …

Buglio looks to build on first year in the Fenwick cage

Junior goalie Alexis (Lexi) Buglio knows the pressure that comes with being a Fenwick girls water polo player.

Her older sister, Danielle, was an all-state player in the program, so Lexi had been around the perennial powerhouse for a while. But the stress ratcheted up …

Long memory serves Fenwick goalie McGuire well at state

LINCOLNSHIRE — Tommy McGuire could never forget the goal he gave up in eighth grade.

Playing for Windy City club team in 2009, he got beat at the buzzer. It prevented his team for playing in the Speedo Cup that year.

“It was a rough …

College roundup: Epifanio named to all-region team

Maine South alumna Emily Epifanio , a senior catcher on the Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region first team.

Epifanio started 37 of the team’s 39 games and hit .382 with a .488 on-base percentage and a …

Fenwick downs Stevenson to reclaim state trophy

LINCOLNSHIRE — There might not be any high school team in any sport in the state of Illinois more synonymous with winning than Fenwick boys water polo.

From 1999 to 2011, the Friars won 11 state titles. After a one-year hiatus, the championship trophy returned …

New Trier captures state title in 4x800 relay, Schmidt wins pole vault

CHARLESTON — Saturday’s Class 3A girls track and field state final was full of firsts for New Trier’s 4x800-meter relay.

It was the first time this season that senior all-state runners Courtney Ackerman and Jessica Ackerman had run on the same 4x800 relay. Courtney Ackerman …

Blazers hit double digits in regional final win

MELROSE PARK — Trinity went into their regional final against Lake View on a mission.

The Blazers (13-7-2) imposed their will from the very start against the Wildcats (4-3-2) with a relentless offensive attack. Seven different players scored for the Blazers Saturday in an 11-1 …

Dixon pairs with Lehman to roll to OPRF Sectional doubles championship

OAK PARK — Oak Park-River Forest senior Jeremy Dixon has enjoyed plenty of success in singles during his high school career.

Now he’s hoping to fare even better in doubles this year at state after helping the Huskies capture their own sectional championship Saturday.

Dixon …

McGuire sets IHSA record while protecting Fenwick net from H-F attackers

LINCOLNSHIRE- After the day’s first boys water polo state quarterfinal match went down to the wire, the second was over by halftime.

Behind hat tricks from seniors Matt Farmer and Matt Bresnahan, the Friars led 10-0 after two periods and rolled to a 13-6 win …

May 17 high school sports scoreboard

Sports scores from around the area Friday.

McAuley turns lights off on Fenwick repeat bid

LINCOLNSHIRE — There will be no three-peat. Fenwick, the two-time defending girls water polo champion, had the lights turned out on its season Thursday night by Mother McAuley, 8-7. Kristen Kleist scored on a man-up advantage with 27 seconds to go for the decisive goal …

Wold shows no rust while winning 800, 1,600 at Fenwick Sectional

OAK PARK — Glenbard South’s John Wold laced up his running shoes just two weeks ago after suffering a foot injury, but it didn’t show as he led the Raiders to the Fenwick Class AA Sectional championship Thursday at Concordia University.

Wold recovered from his …