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AREA BASEBALL ROUNDUP MONDAY MAY 10
WEST SUBURBAN GOLD DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH 10 ADDISON TRAIL 0 (FIVE INNINGS) Another five-inning WSC Gold affair for the Mustangs (14-1, 12-1). Senior Noah Edders (1-0) fired a one-hitter with eight strikeouts at the over-matched Trail... — Updated 5/10/2021
Hogan, Batusich team up to lead West
In a May where the weather has been nothing shy of cold for many high school baseball games, there has been some heat on the area diamonds. Two of the hottest players around teamed... — Updated 5/10/2021
A family affair: Minooka's Petrovic earns win No. 400
On May 3 about 5:15 p.m., Minooka High School varsity baseball coach Jeff Petrovic, joined an elite group of Illinois high school baseball coaches with 400 coaching wins.... — Updated 5/10/2021
No.1 Cougars, Morris hold off valiant Schmitt and the Bengals in SPC East
On an unseasonably cold, windy May afternoon, Plainfield South senior right hander Will Morris toed the rubber versus Plainfield East senior right-hander Gavin Schmitt. In a classic pitcher's-duel, Morris (3-0) out-dueled Schmitt... — Updated 5/10/2021
ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPERS WEEK 4 BASEBALL REVIEW MAY 3-8
AREA BASEBALL RANKINGS 1 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 9-1 Cougs' stay No.1; SPC a bit stronger than WSC 2 DOWNERS GROVE S 13-1 Great hitting, great pitching define Mustangs 3 LOCKPORT 9-6... — Updated 5/9/2021
ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPERS WEEK 2 AREA BASEBALL REVIEW APRIL 19-24
AREA BASEBALL RANKINGS 1 LOCKPORT 6-2 Porters "three-peat" at WJOL/Ladas Tourney 2 PLAINFIELD N 3-0 Alex Brodie (.500) leads Tigers 3 PLAINFIELD S 2-0 Tylor "Puma" Phommachanhom... — Updated 5/9/2021
AREA BASEBALL ROUNDUP SATURDAY MAY 8
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
Porter's 9-run first-inning explosion destroys H-F in SWSC Blue opener
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
Two-out Minooka Magic leads Indians past Tigers in SPC West series finale
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
Providence rallies past Hilltoppers for rivalry bragging rights
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
No.1 Plainflield South, "Puma", slip past Plainfield Central 6-5 in SPC East
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
AREA BASEBALL ROUNDUP MONDAY MAY 3
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD SOUTH 10 AT PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 5 The SPC East co-leading Cougars (7-0, 4-0) were trailing 3-2 when they exploded for six runs in the top of the third inning and roll to their seventh consecutive... — Updated 5/4/2021
Indians hold off Plainfield North 2-1 in SPC West showdown victory
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
ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPERS WEEK 3 AREA BASEBALL REPORT APRIL 26-MAY 2
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... — Updated 5/3/2021
AREA BASEBALL ROUNDUP SATURDAY MAY 1
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
Mustangs crush Hinsdale South again; Look for WSC Gold series sweep on Saturday
Downers Grove South senior Matt Scolan is seeing the baseball very well - thank you. With his Mustangs leading 12-3 over arch rival Hinsdale South, in the bottom of the sixth, Scolan stepped up to the plate. On first base was... — Updated 4/30/2021
Bengals, Bailey rally past Plainfield Central 4-3, for SPC East series winner
Plainfield East senior catcher Mike Bailey loves to swing the bat against his Bengals' rivals from Plainfield Central. In Tuesday's 13-2 Bengals Southwest Prairie Conference East, the middle game of three game series victory,... — Updated 4/30/2021
FINAL FOOTBALL STATS
PASSING atttempts completions yards touchdowns interceptions Brett Winiecki Plainfield East 108- 73-1,402-16-1 Vince Meschi Bolingbrook 189-104-1,287- 7-8 Ryan Dawson Downers Grove S 96- 65- 956- 9-2 Josh Davis Minooka 126- 74-... — Updated 4/29/2021
ENTERPRISE/BUGLE NEWSPAPERS BASEBALL ROUNDUP FOR TUESDAY APRIL 27
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST PLAINFIELD SOUTH 14 JOLIET CENTRAL 0 Plainfield South (4-0, 2-0) senior Max Peters fired a one-hit shutout at the Steelemen (1-7, 0-2) with 11 strikeouts. Brennan Phillips had a pair of singles, two doubles... — Updated 4/28/2021
Tigers southpaw Simmons turns the lights out on Oswego, in game two of huge SPC West series
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
ENTERPRISE/BUGLE AREA BASEBALL ROUNDUP FOR MONDAY APRIL 26
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
JCA's 'special' senior class finishes season 6-0
In 2018 when JCA won the IHSA Class 5A state football title, it was apparent to those watching the games just how battle-tested the Hilltoppers were. Joliet Catholic lost four... — Updated 4/27/2021
Tigers 7-run, fifth-inning explosion stuns Oswego in crucial SPC West showdown - round one
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
FINAL ENTERPRISE/BUGLE AREA FOOTBALL RANKINGS
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
Naperville Central holds off Hawks in Associated Press' Class 8A Top 6 showdown in Naperville
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
