High school and local college results and highlights from the area.
Category: Daily Southtown Sports
Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown baseball rankings and player of the week
St. Laurence, Sandburg and St. Rita move up, while Reavis and Lincoln-Way East enter the rankings.
Running the bases, Lincoln-Way East’s MJ Schley never sees red or even yellow. ‘I always have the green light.’
MJ Schley stole five bases and scored four times as the Griffins topped Lockport.
Tony Baranek’s Daily Southtown softball rankings and player of the week
Lincoln-Way Central takes over the top spot in the rankings from Marist.
Unfazed by wearing No. 13, Kelcie McGraw helps Lockport turn the screws on Sandburg. ‘It’s a nasty pitch.’
Kelcie McGraw strikes out the first seven batters as Lockport beats Sandburg.
Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown girls soccer rankings and player of the week
Lemont and H-F move up in rankings, while Tinley Park’s Addie Weed is the player of the week.
Playing for her grandmas, Gianna Butler scores twice as Tinley Park fights breast cancer. ‘It meant a lot to me.’
Gianna Butler scored twice as the Titans honored one of their own and raised money to fight breast cancer.
As a freshman, Providence put an undersized Kaden Kaczmarek in the middle. And now? ‘It’s awesome. I love it.’
Undersized Kaden Kaczmarek is playing a big role in the middle for Providence.
Wrigley Fanter’s field of dreams ends due to injury for Joliet Catholic. But the beat goes on. ‘Always cheering.’
Despite sitting out with an injury, Wrigley Fanter continues to motivate for Joliet Catholic.
Both outfielders, Oak Forest’s Evan Gamboa earns praise from older brother Matteo. ‘That was a big-league play.’
Evan Gamboa went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and a run to lead Oak Forest.