Area Roundup: Sept. 23

BOYS SOCCER

Batavia 2, Geneva 1: Jason Lagger had the solo goal in Geneva’s loss to Batavia, while Duncan Turnbull had eight saves. The Vikings drop to 5-3-1 overall and 2-2-1 in the Upstate Eight conference.

Oswego 1, Minooka 0: A goal by Ryan Baumann in the 73rd minute broke a scoreless tie and improved the Panthers to 3-6-1 overall and 2-1 in the Southwest Prairie. Eddy Sandoval saved five shots.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Geneva d. Elgin 25-8, 25-16: The Vikings improve to 16-2 overall and 4-0 in the Upstate Eight conference after their win over Elgin. Hannah Lanasa recorded four kills and 11 assists. Grace Loberg also had four kills, Kelsey Wicinski with eight digs and Megan Cameron with 11 assists.

Metea Valley d. South Elgin 25-17, 20-25, 25-17: South Elgin was unable to gain a win against Metea Valley; however, stat leaders for the Storm include Katie Innis with five kills and five digs; Renee Rush with five kills, 19 assists, and seven digs; and Sarah Murray with eight digs.

Oswego d. Plainfield East 25-21, 25-23: Oswego gained a Southwest Prairie conference win over Plainfield East with Holly Behrends recording eight kills, 11 digs and two aces. Lyndsie Anders also helped out the Panthers with 17 digs and 7 kills, while Katelyn Burke led in assists with 22.

Oswego East d. Minooka 26-28, 25-20, 25-19: Kelly Bertrand led the Wolves with 15 kills and Lauren Schultz chipped in with eight of her own in a Southwest Prairie win over Minooka. Hailey Aguilar had 19 digs for Oswego East, and Katie Ayers had 22 assists.

Sandwich d. Reed-Custer 25-11, 25-17: Becca Conrad hit double digits in assists with 14 in Sandwich’s win over Reed-Custer. Kylie Leonard contributed seven digs while Kirbey Johnson had four kills.

West Aurora d. Bartlett 26-24, 21-25, 25-12: West Aurora took out Bartlett in three games. Andie Sobotka led in digs for Bartlett with 17, and Hunter McCord led in kills with six.

BOYS GOLF

Aurora Christian 155, Plano 215: Low scores for Plano were Izzy Mendez, 45; Tim McTighe, 53; Anthony Martinez, 57; and Josh French, 60 in their loss to Aurora Christian.

Oswego East 161, Plainfield South 173: Max Behnke led all scorers with a 36 as the Wolves earned a Southwest Prairie win at Fox Bend. Adam Densberger also shot a 37 for Oswego East.

GIRLS GOLF

Somonauk 196, Rosary 200: The Bobcats narrowly topped the Beads at a match at Bliss Creek. Somonauk was led by Courtney Merkel’s 46. Rosary’s Morgan Martinez was the medalist, with a score of 42.

GIRLS TENNIS

Batavia 6, Streamwood 1: Though Streamwood took the No. 1 singles match, where Alaina Kanthaphixay defeated Nora McClure 6-3, 6-0, the Sabres otherwise rolled to an Upstate Eight River victory. Batavia’s Sydnee Unterberg and Julianne Robinson beat Streamwood’s Asta Hansen and Monica Aragon 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 1 doubles match.

Geneva 5, St. Charles North 2: The Vikings gained the victory over the Stars with Kirby Einck taking out Kate Boeke of St. Charles North, 6-0, 6-0, in the No. 1 singles. Tho Brittany Rohrsen and Morgan Rerko did get a match win for St. Charles North defeating Emma Hazel and Shannon Foster in the No. 1 doubles.

Glenbard East 6, Waubonsie Valley 1: Waubonsie Valley fell short against Glenbard East. Their solo match win came in the No. 2 doubles with Riya Sanjay and Maasa Motoyama taking out Mary Kurtz and Bella Colangelo, 6-0, 6-1.

Metea Valley 7, Bartlett 0: It was wins all across the board today for Metea Valley, as they took a win in every match against Bartlett. Michelle He dominated the No. 1 singles match beating Hannah Kolano, 6-0, 6-0. Stacy Wei and Stephanie Wu also provided a win for the Mustangs defeating Rachel Fenn and Bianca Dizon in the No. 1 doubles match, 6-1, 6-2.

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