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In a showdown between a pair of top teams that had a postseason feel to it, Lockport defeated host Joliet West 25-22, 17-25, 25-20, handed the Tigers their first loss and avenged a loss in last year's sectional final.
Nick Johnston found tight end Shane Diericx alone in the back of the end zone to complete a late 2-point conversion, and that held up for the winning score as Wheaton North toppled Lockport 22-21 on Friday.
Wheaton North faces Lockport in Week 2 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Randy Whalen will have live updates, scores and news from the game
How did Lockport senior running back Johnny Wesolowski prepare for the season-opening football game? “I threw up,” he said. But then Wesolowski showed up. He scored four touchdowns and the Porters needed every single one of them as they outlasted Plainfield North 28-21.
Plainfield North takes on Lockport to open Week 1 of the 2024 season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Randy Whalen will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Sophie Stone struck out 10 in five innings of relief and Fenwick scored all of its runs in the bottom of the third, as the Friars beat Waterloo 4-2 to capture third place in the Class 3A state tournament for the highest finish in school history.
Playing in its first-ever state title match, York's boys volleyball team battled down to the wire. But in the end, Marist proved too much and emerged with a 25-21, 28-26 victory in the championship match on Saturday evening at Hoffman Estates High School. Glenbard West was third,
The York boys volleyball team defeated Lincoln-Way West in two sets in a state quarterfinal Friday in Hoffman Estates.
While the Spartans rallied to win the second set in the quarterfinal, they couldn’t keep up in the third. Loyola emerged with a 25-21, 23-25, 25-15 victory in the third state quarterfinal on Friday afternoon at Hoffman Estates.
Glenbard West used a 13-3 run in the third set to take control and beat Lyons 25-20, 22-25, 25-15 in a state quarterfinal in Hoffman Estates.
Downers Grove North junior Sophia Barofsky smacked a three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Trojans to a 6-5 victory over Benet Thursday in a Class 4A Marist Sectional semifinal.
Glenbard West came up big at the net to beat Downers Grove North for the third time this season, 25-19, 25-19 in the Bolingbrook Sectional final, as the two-time defending state champion Hilltoppers advanced to their 10th consecutive state tournament.
Bridget Faut fired a four-hit shutout, and Morgan Spodarek hit a three-run homer as Lockport blanked Joliet West 3-0 for the Class 4A Lockport Regional championship.
Lockport's Brinlee McNabb had a pair “attitude goals” and fellow senior defender Meghan Mack added one. All of the scores came off corner kicks by Emma Czech. It all added up to a 3-0 victory for the host Porters over Oswego East in the final of the Class 3A Lockport Regional.
Gabby Mcphee found herself open and Gulbrandsen delivered a perfect pass. The sophomore midfielder delivered, tapping in an insurance goal as the Wolves outlasted Oswego 2-0 in a Lockport Class 3A semifinal match.