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Brendan Mecher threw two touchdowns and ran for another. Fellow senior Adam Kozak scored twice and Lockport won its fourth straight with a 34-21 victory over Metea Valley in a Southwest Valley Blue game on Friday evening at Lockport.
Lockport quarterback Brendan Mecher ran for four touchdowns, his scores accounting for all of the team’s points in a 28-7 victory over Sandburg.
Lockport's Chris Miller scored what proved to be the winning touchdown, and fellow senior Nick Moerman had a huge quarterback sack as the Porters prevailed 14-7 over Naperville Central in overtime Friday.
Hinsdale Central sophomore Michael Jorski fired a career-best 65 to win the West Suburban Silver individual title by five strokes, while tournament team champion Lyons and the Red Devils shared the team conference title. Downers Grove South, led by Gabe Garron, won the Gold.
After getting beaten in the first set, Joliet West's girls volleyball team regrouped and rallied for a 14-25, 25-22, 25-16 win Wednesday over host Lockport in a battle between local powers.
Jahan Abubakar scored his second touchdown of the game with 11.9 seconds to play to cap an 11-play, 70-yard, game-winning drive as the Lincoln-Way West won another classic battle 21-17 over host Lockport.
Lockport's defense was suffocating, and RB Chris Miller effective as the Porters shut out Plainfield North 34-0 on Friday.
Glenbard West's latest Final Four appearance wasn't expected. It was earned. The Hilltoppers, making their 11th straight state appearance, finished runner-up Saturday with a 25-20, 25-20 loss to Marist in the state championship in Hoffman Estates.
Wheaton Warrenville South dropped a quarterfinal round game to Lane Tech at the IHSA State Boys Volleyball Tournament on Friday, which marked the first time in state history a Chicago Public League team earned a win at the state tournament.
In a thrilling quarterfinal match at Hoffman Estates High School, Glenbard West secured its spot in the boys volleyball final four, showcasing resilience and skill as Charlie Clifford’s 14 kills helped overcome New Trier 25-21, 29-27.
Nikki Kerstein scored a game-high 21 points, including five in the final 1:17, as banged-up Montini outlasted St. Ignatius 50-44 in the Class 3A state championship game on Saturday evening at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
All five Montini seniors played all 32 minutes of Thursday’s late night Class 3A state semifinal game. Their reward? They will be playing for a state championship.
Lockport jumped out to a 21-2 lead and cruised to a 54-29 victory over Andrew in the Class 4A Lockport Regional championship Thursday.
Lockport put itself in position to capture its first SWSC girls basketball championship by outlasting Lincoln-Way West 51-47 in overtime on Tuesday evening at Lockport.
Jaymon Hornsby scored a career-high 21 points, and Brendon Sanders added nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as Lincoln-Way East strolled into Lockport and won its third straight SouthWest Suburban Conference game.