Joshua Welge

Kyla Augustine leads St. Charles East into sectional final

Sophomore Augustine slammed five of her 10 kills in the third game of St. Charles East’s win over Glenbard West in Tuesday’s Class 4A Bartlett Sectional.

By Joshua Welge

Benet won’t take Geneva, sectional title for granted

Top seed Benet (36-1), which plays fourth-seeded Geneva (30-7) in Tuesday’s first Class 4A Bartlett Sectional semifinal, will need to be at its best.

By Joshua Welge

High School Football

Matt Rafferty-led Hinsdale Central topples Benet

Rafferty threw for four touchdown as Hinsdale Central beat Benet 28-11 for its first postseason win in six years.

By Joshua Welge

High School Football

Tyre Lee helps St. Rita beat Plainfield East

No. 25 St. Rita shut out host Plainfield East for much of the second half of its 35-21 win in Friday’s first round of the Class 7A playoffs.

By Joshua Welge

High School Sports

Geneva gets in a groove, sweeps Naperville North for regional title

Geneva (30-7) advances to meet top-seeded Benet on Tuesday at Bartlett, and does so feeling much better about itself.

By Joshua Welge

Naperville North survives Central; Geneva edges Metea Valley

Naperville North advances to play Geneva, a 23-25, 25-17, 25-23 winner over Metea Valley, in Thursday’s final.

By Joshua Welge

Lexie Lobdell lifts Metea past Oswego; Naperville Central rolls

Lobdell hardly let the scare slow her down, smashing eight kills in Metea’s 25-16, 25-21 win during first-round action of the Class 4A Geneva Regional.

By Joshua Welge

Naperville Central’s Tiffany Chen comes back to place third in state

Chen saw her bid for a repeat singles championship end in a 6-3, 6-3 semifinal loss to Hinsdale Central sophomore Bella Lorenzini.

By Joshua Welge

High School Sports

Kaneland’s Madi Jurcenko, Jelly Emmanouil complete state run

Kaneland’s wildly successful doubles team saw their careers come to a close Saturday with a 6-4, 6-3 loss in the state meet’s back draw.

By Joshua Welge