EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC JOLIET CATHOLIC 8 NOTRE DAME 0 GAME ONE After freshman Jake Gimbel threw a three-hit shut-out at Coal City on Thursday, Hilltopper senior Drew Buss (2-2) would not be outdone by his underclassman teammate.... — Updated 5/8/2021

On a cool, crisp May Friday afternoon, it was Opening Day in the Southwest Suburban Blue at historic, 100-year-old Ed Flink Field. Opposing the Lockport Porters were the Vikings of Homewood-Flossmoor. On the mound for the Vikings,... — Updated 5/7/2021

NONCONFERENCE PROVIDENCE 3 MINOOKA 0 After the huge SPC West win over Plainfied North on Thursday, the Southwest Prairie West-leading Indians (8-6) can be excused for a little let-down on Friday, although coach Jeff Petrovic will n... — Updated 5/7/2021

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 10 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 0 (SIX INNINGS) On Thursday in downtown Plainfield, Plainfield Central (7-6, 2-4) head coach John Rosner turned to junior RHP Carter Prochaska to pick up a must-win in... — Updated 5/7/2021

What a series. Perennial Southwest Prairie Conference powers, the Minooka Indians (8-5, 5-1) and the Plainfield North Tigers (8-3,3-3) put on a show in their crucial SPC West three-game series this week. On Monday, the SPC... — Updated 5/7/2021

CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH MAINE SOUTH 10 NILES WEST 7 The Hawks (8-8, 3-3) scored five times in the top of the seventh to erase a 7-5 Niles West lead and sweep away the Wolves (10-5, 2-4) in Skokie. With one out, senior Alex Heinz' RB... — Updated 5/5/2021

In another edition of one of Illinois' best high school sports rivalries, the Providence Celtics defeated the Joliet Catholic Academy Hilltoppers 6-4 at Gillespie Field on Wednesday afternoon. With the Hilltoppers leading 3-2, the... — Updated 5/5/2021

Whenever Plainfield South and Plainfield Central meet on a baseball diamond, the game usually goes down to the last pitch. Tuesday's, Southwest Prairie East battle between the host Cougars and the visiting Wildcats was no... — Updated 5/5/2021

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST PLAINFIELD NORTH 4 MINOOKA 3 This one was deadlocked at 3-3 as the game moved to the bottom of the sixth. Tigers senior Matt Barribal walked with one out. Senior Dom Curcio got an infield single before... — Updated 5/5/2021

Great pitching. Solid defense. Clutch hitting. For 17 years, Minooka High School varsity baseball coach Jeff Petrovic has been teaching these fundamental elements of baseball to his Indians. On Monday, in a crucial Southwest... — Updated 5/3/2021

AREA BASEBALL WEEK 3 RANKINGS 1 PLAINFIELD S. 6-0 Cougs “Puma” Phommachanhom .636 11 RBI 2 PLAINFIELD N 7-1 Take SPC West series from Oswego; Minooka next 3 LOCKPORT 6-3 Could the Porters long lay-off cooled-off bats? 4 DG SOU... — Updated 5/3/2021

WEST SUBURBAN SILVER DOWNERS GROVE NORTH 8 GLENBARD WEST 1 The Trojans (5-4, 2-4) went above the .500 mark for the first time this season, behind a four-hitter from junior RHP Mike Gorman. The Glenbard West run was unearned.... — Updated 5/1/2021

METRO SUBURBAN CROSSOVER RIDGEWOOD 17 WESTMONT 12 The Sentinels (2-12, 0-6) were led by Jason Czaplewski, who had a perfect day at the plate with two singles, two bases on balls and three RBI. NONCONFERENCE SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN... — Updated 4/30/2021

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST MINOOKA 10 OSWEGO EAST 9 The Red-hot Indians (6-3, 3-0) had only five hits in their SPC West series finale with Oswego East. The Indians put the five hits to good use, scoring 10 runs and sweeping away the... — Updated 4/30/2021

CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH MAINE EAST 2 MAINE WEST 1 The Blue Demons (3-5, 2-1) swept away their rivals from Des Plaines behind senior RHP Mason Ishii. Trailing 1-0 in the top of the third inning, Blue Demon freshman Jalen Moraga... — Updated 4/28/2021

In the Southwest Prairie Conference West Division, the two schools predicted by many, to take home the 2021 conference championship are Plainfield North Tigers or the Panthers of Oswego. On Monday, in the first game of their crucia... — Updated 4/27/2021

NONCONFERENCE MAINE SOUTH 5 LINCOLN-WAY EAST 4 What might have been the greatest upset in IHSA Baseball history occurred on May 21, 2019 in the Class 4A Lincoln-Way East Regional semifinal. On that day, the No.16 seed Romeoville... — Updated 4/27/2021

For many years the Plainfield North Tigers and the Oswego Panthers had many memorable battles on the diamond, battling for the old 10-team Southwest Prairie Conference title. With the addition of West Aurora and Yorkville at the... — Updated 4/26/2021

1. JOLIET CATHOLIC 6-0 Jordan Anderson, 11 starters return; begin "Road to DeKalb" 2. MAINE SOUTH 5-1 QB Rowan Keefe returns to lead 2021 Hawks 3. LOCKPORT 4-2 LoPresti, Little, Cole and Cody Silzer, return for loaded Porters in... — Updated 4/25/2021

In a game that was worthy of being played on the turf at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois for the IHSA Class 8A State Championship, Naperville Central defeated Maine South 31-30. Naperville Central (6-0) entered the... — Updated 4/25/2021

WEST SUBURBAN GOLD DOWNERS GROVE 5 LEYDEN 2 The Mustangs (5-1, 5-1) swept away the Eagles behind junior LHP Lucas Costello and senior Cole Warehime. Costello allowed just one hit in his five innings and struck out seven Eagle... — Updated 4/24/2021

NONCONFERENCE PLAINFIELD EAST 9 WAUBONSIE VALLEY 5 Waubonsie Valley led 3-2 as this one went to the bottom of the fifth, before the Bengals (2-3) exploded for three runs. Bengal senior Ryan Skiba (2-for-3, 2B, 2RBI) tie thed game w... — Updated 4/24/2021

GAME OF THE WEEK FRIDAY APRIL 9 SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE L-W EAST (3-0, 2-0) AT LOCKPORT (2-1, 2-1) 6:30 WEEK 3 LINCOLN-WAY EAST 41 LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 0 LOCKPORT 42 BOLINGBROOK 14 LINCOLN-WAY EAST The defending Class 8A State... — Updated 4/8/2021