Across Chicago's sprawling suburbs, the autumn sports calendar turned once more toward the rituals of postseason play, where a team's whole season can hinge on a single evening. On a Monday night in October, Lockport's boys soccer squad dismantled Shepard 9-1 in regional play, a reminder that for young athletes the ledger of wins and losses is also a ledger of small, personal triumphs. Elsewhere on the same days, volleyball courts, tennis sectionals, and gridirons carried the same quiet drama, as teams measured their progress against rivals and against their own hopes. The results, recorded he
Local High School Soccer, Volleyball, Football and College Results Across Chicago's Suburbs
Nine goals for Lockport, nine for St. Charles East, nine for Stagg
Mark
Why lead with Lockport's 9-1 win?
Mimi
It's the biggest soccer result from Monday night, and Benjamin Marcano's three goals made it a clear headline. Several scores were just as lopsided.
Mark
Like St. Charles East over Harlem?
Mimi
Yes, 9-0, with Huxley Kapoor and Sam Arville each posting two goals and two assists.
Luke
Scores tell us who advanced, not why. A 9-0 could be a mismatch in seeding as much as dominance.
Mark
Fair. What stands out in volleyball?
Mimi
Saturday's three tournament champions: Lockport, Sandburg and Marist. Marist's Haven Enselman was the MVP.
Luke
And Sandburg is 15-18 going in. A tournament title doesn't erase that record.
Mark
Any college standouts?
Mimi
Lake Forest College's Ethan Springer threw for 408 yards, and he was named his conference's offensive player of the week.
Luke
Those are individual stat lines compiled by the paper. The roundup doesn't say what comes next in the brackets.
Der Puls
- Lockport's 9-1 rout of Shepard in regional soccer sent a clear message that the postseason is already crowding the field with momentum.
- Several lopsided scores, including St. Charles East's 9-0 shutout of Harlem, leave some programs looking formidable and others facing long odds.
- Grant's narrow 2-1 win over Cary-Grove and Brother Rice's lone 1-0 squeaker over Sandburg show how fragile a single goal can make a season.
- Three volleyball tournaments crowned champions on Saturday, with Lockport, Sandburg and Marist each pressing forward toward later rounds.
- Sectional tennis titles were decided by narrow point margins, and playoff brackets now narrow toward regional and state stages.
Across Chicago's sprawling suburbs, the autumn sports calendar turned once more toward the rituals of postseason play, where a team's whole season can hinge on a single evening. On a Monday night in October, Lockport's boys soccer squad dismantled Shepard 9-1 in regional play, a reminder that for young athletes the ledger of wins and losses is also a ledger of small, personal triumphs. Elsewhere on the same days, volleyball courts, tennis sectionals, and gridirons carried the same quiet drama, as teams measured their progress against rivals and against their own hopes. The results, recorded here in brief, are the familiar pulse of a community that gathers in bleachers each fall to watch its young people try to become what they hope to be.
On Monday night, the first round of boys soccer regional semifinals opened a week of postseason pressure across the suburbs. Lockport buried Shepard 9-1, with Benjamin Marcano scoring three goals and Jacob Kolasik adding two, lifting Lockport to 12-5-1 in the 3A bracket hosted by Brother Rice.
The night was full of one-sided scores. St. Charles East crushed Harlem 9-0, Stagg dominated Rich Township 9-0, and Glenbard West beat Bartlett 7-1. Reavis shut out Mount Carmel 5-0, and St. Laurence cruised past Curie 6-0. Only Brother Rice's 1-0 win over Sandburg was close.
Volleyball leaned toward straight sets. Vernon Hills beat Maine East 25-22, 25-15, River Valley Christian topped Schaumburg Christian in three, and Newark rolled Parkview Christian. On Saturday, Lockport took the Lincoln-Way Central invitational, Sandburg won the Maine West tournament, and Marist claimed the Plainfield Central event, with Haven Enselman named MVP.
In girls tennis sectionals, Lincoln-Way East, St. Charles East, Marist, and Highland Park each won their sectionals, while Lake Forest and Deerfield took the 1A titles. In football, Crete-Monee routed Bloom 43-6, and in the Public League, Morgan Park edged Kenwood 24-14 for the championship. Among colleges, North Central romped past Elmhurst 74-2, and Lake Forest College improved to 7-0 with a 57-3 win over Luther. Regional play continues this week.
On Monday night, in the first round of boys soccer regional semifinals across Chicago's suburbs, Lockport beat Shepard 9-1. Benjamin Marcano scored three goals and Jacob Kolasik added two, moving Lockport to 12-5-1 in the 3A bracket hosted by Brother Rice.
That was one of several lopsided results. St. Charles East beat Harlem 9-0 in the 3A Harlem regional. Huxley Kapoor and Sam Arville each had two goals and two assists, and St. Charles East improved to 18-4. Stagg also won 9-0, over Rich Township. Glenbard West beat Bartlett 7-1. In the St. Laurence regional, Reavis shut out Mount Carmel 5-0, with Lionel Espinola scoring twice, and St. Laurence beat Curie 6-0 to go to 22-1-2. Maxx Figueroa had a goal and an assist, and Cesar Rivera and Charlie Freeman each scored. The one close semifinal was Brother Rice's 1-0 win over Sandburg.
In 2A, Libertyville beat Highland Park 6-0, and Grayslake Central beat Deerfield 3-1. Niles Notre Dame beat Lake Forest 3-1. In 1A, Cristo Rey St. Martin beat Marian Central Catholic 4-0. On Saturday, regional quarterfinals went Grant's way over Cary-Grove, 2-1, with Jose Cisneros and Alex Robles scoring for the 7-13 Grant team. Lake Forest beat Mather 4-1, Marian Catholic beat Tinley Park 7-1, and Prairie Ridge beat Antioch 7-0. Carver edged Joliet Catholic 5-4 in a shootout. In a nonconference game, Geneva (16-2-2) beat Marmion (12-5-3) 3-1, with goals from Avery Vasquez, Gabe Barwiolek and Carson Koenig. Patrick Bergeron scored for Marmion.
Monday's girls volleyball slate was mostly straight-set wins. Vernon Hills beat Maine East 25-22, 25-15 to reach 22-8 and 8-1 in the Central Suburban North, with Mya Beitzel and Kiersten Cieslinski each recording seven kills and Grace DeYoung 11 assists. Deerfield beat Highland Park in three sets. River Valley Christian beat Schaumburg Christian in three to go 17-11 and 8-0 in the Northeastern Athletic. Karis Meeker had 16 kills and 12 digs, Bethlyn Fahrenwald 35 assists and Amelia Herther 39 digs. Newark (29-5) beat Parkview Christian 25-13, 25-16, led by Rylie Carlson's 12 kills. Somonauk beat IMSA 25-11, 25-10, and Sandburg beat Oak Lawn to reach 16-18.
Saturday's tournaments produced three champions. Lockport beat Lincoln-Way East 25-22, 26-24 to win the Lincoln-Way Central Autumn Knights Invitational and improve to 27-4. Sandburg won the Maine West Pumpkin Tournament over Glenbrook South 24-26, 25-18, 25-11, with Bella Maras notching 14 kills. Marist (29-4) beat Wheaton St. Francis in straight sets at Plainfield Central's Blocktober Fest, and Haven Enselman was named tournament MVP with 26 assists and 10 digs.
In girls tennis sectionals on Saturday, Lincoln-Way East won the 2A Lincoln-Way West sectional with 28 points, St. Charles East the South Elgin with 25, Marist the Stagg with 32, and Highland Park the Stevenson with 30. In 1A, Lake Forest won at Antioch with 31 and Deerfield at Vernon Hills with 35. Individual champions included Emily Urban of Lincoln-Way East, Estela Loureiro of Sandburg, Yuki Dogadalski of Libertyville and Caroline Shi of Deerfield.
In football, Crete-Monee beat Bloom 43-6. In the Public League playoffs, Morgan Park beat Kenwood 24-14 in the championship and Ag. Science beat Whitney Young 14-7. Among colleges, North Central beat Elmhurst 74-2, with Garret Wilson throwing four touchdowns. Lake Forest College (7-0) beat Luther 57-3, as Ethan Springer threw for 408 yards and four touchdowns and Dom Esposito caught 11 passes for 249 yards. St. Francis beat Judson 54-6, and St. Xavier beat St. Mary of the Woods 30-0. Aurora University beat Wisconsin Lutheran 35-9. Springer and St. Francis's Jalen Webb-Starkey were named offensive players of the week in their conferences. Regional play continues this week.
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