High School Sports Roundup for Tuesday, May 24, 2022 – Shaw Local

Martin Kowalczyk had six kills and was a force on defense with six blocks to lead Lemont to a 25-21, 25-15 victory over Richards on Tuesday in the Chicago Brooks regional semifinal.

Jacob TerMaat added six kills and Cael Whitchurch provided 11 assists for Lemont.

Sixth-seeded Lemont (23-9) takes on Sandburg at 6 p.m. Thursday for the regional championship.

Lincoln-Way Easy 2, Romeoville 0: At the Bolingbrook Regional, the second-seeded Griffins qualified for the regional championship with a 25-23, 25-14 victory over the Spartans.

East (30-6) takes on the host Raiders for the regional title at 6 p.m. Thursday. Romeoville closed its season at 11-19.

Bolingbrook 2, Stagg 1: At the Bolingbrook Regional, a third game saw the Raiders (17-17) claim a 25-19, 27-25, 25-22 win over Stagg.

Plainfield East 2, Minooka 0: At the Joliet Catholic Regional, Plainfield East rolled in straight sets against the Indians, 25-13, 25-20. The Bengals improved to 30-5, while Minooka finished its season 11-26.

Plainfield East will face Joliet West for the regional championship at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Joliet West 2, Joliet Catholic Academy 1: At the Joliet Catholic Regional, the No. 3 seeded Tigers (23-8) hung on for a wild three-set victory over host Hilltoppers, 14-25, 25-13, 25-22.

JCA finished its season at 18-16.

Soft ball

Marian Catholic 6, Joliet Catholic Academy 2: At Class 3A Marian Catholic Regional in Chicago Heights, Wrigley Fanter had an RBI double and Morgan Bruno an RBI single as JCA opened up a 2-0 advantage. But a five-point seventh ended the Angels’ season at 12-15-1. Alina Schlageter had a brace on a two-hit day for JCA.

Lincoln-Way Central 3, Romeoville 1: During the Class 4A Bolingbrook Regional, Lyndsey Grein struck out 13 as the Knights advanced to the Regional Finals.

Josephine Jager, McKenzie Murdock and Alexis Youngren had RBIs for Central (22-4-1). Jolene Anderson had an RBI for Romeoville (3-21).

The Knights will face Sandburg for the regional crown at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Sandburg 6, Bolingbrook 1: At the Class 4A Bolingbrook Regional, Tyanna Thomas struck out five and hit a hit for the Raiders in the regional semifinals. Bolingbrook closed its season at 7-16-1.

Lincoln-Way East 15, Rich Township 0 (4 hostel): At the Class 4A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional, two pitchers combined for a perfect game for the top-seeded Griffins. Danielle Stewart and Maddie Hickey struck back 10 goals for LWE (24-2). Averi Vander Woude had four hits and three hits, and Katie Stewart hit a three-run homer for East.

The Griffins take on Homewood-Flossmoor for the regional title at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Homewood-Flossmoor 11, Joliet West 1 (6 Inn): At Class 4A Homewood-Flossmoor Regional, West closed out his season in regional play. Mackenzie Farkas had the lone RBI for the Tigers (12-15).

Lemont 12, Illinois Math & Science 1 (5 hostel): At the Class 3A Lemont Regional, another day, another no-hitter for Lemont’s pitching staff. Avaree Taylor struck out seven in five innings for the Indians (28-6). At the plate, Taylor made three runs for Lemont.

Lemont will face either Bremen or Hillcrest for the regional title at 11am on Saturday.

Lockport 10, Joliet Central 0 (Hostel 5): At Class 4A Lockport Regional, Alaina Peetz and Kelcie McGraw combined to throw a no-hitter in the regional semifinal for the Porters. Yesenia Zavala homered and scored three goals for Lockport (28-5). Central closed its season 2-22.

Lockport faces Andrew for the regional title at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Minooka 5, Plainfield Central 0: At the Class 4A Minooka Regional, the hosts advanced to the Regional Finals with a shutout win over the visiting Wildcats. Minooka improved to 18-9-1. Central closed its season 11-15.

Minooka awaits the winner of the second semi-final between Beijing and Plainfield South.

Providence Catholic 19, Crete-Monee 2 (4 hostel): At the Class 3A Marian Catholic Regional in Chicago Heights, a 12-run first inning proved more than enough for the top-seeded Celtics. Abby Johnson, Kailee O’Sullivan and Gaby Reyes homered for Providence (23-9).

The Celtics will face Marian Catholic in Friday’s regional final at 4:30 p.m.

Morris 2, Kankakee 1: At the Class 3A Morris Regional, Addison Stacy singled to center field on the third pitch of his at bat, driving Sydney Walker home to take Morris to Saturday’s regional final against Ottawa.

Stacy represented both RBIs for Morris (22-14). Ella Davis struck out 10 in seven innings.

Soccer Girls

Benet Academy 4, Joliet Catholic Academy 0: At Wheaton Academy’s Class 2A section, the Angels’ season ended against top-seeded Benet. JCA closed the season at 14-6-1.

Lemont 1, Nazareth Academy 0: At the Wheaton Academy Class 2A Section, second-seeded Lemont advanced to the Section Finals with the shutout win over the Roadrunners. Lemont (20-4) will face top seed Benet Academy for the section title at 4:30 p.m. Friday.