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BASEBALL: Oak Park-River Forest hangs on to defeat Evanston

BASEBALL: Pitchers dominated the day as host Oak Park-River Forest edged Evanston 2-1 to take the Class 4A Regional title Saturday.

Baseball: One bad inning dooms Fenwick in regional opener

BASEBALL: Had it been playing golf, Fenwick might have asked for a first-inning mulligan as Whitney Young tallied three runs (two unearned) and it would be the only scoring of the game in a 3-0 loss in the Class 4A Regional semifinal Thursday in River Forest.

Baseball: OPRF tops Schurz 13-0 in five

Oak Park-River Forest topped Schurz 13-0 in five innings.

Fenwick rolls in regional opener

Fenwick freshman Val Perrelli made the most of an opportunity she received during the squad’s 18-0 regional semifinal victory over Proviso East Tuesday in River Forest.

With the Friars (18-13) well out in front of the Pirates (0-19), Perrilli entered the ball game in relief …

Girls Track: Oak Park-River Forest confident that greatness awaits

GIRLS TRACK: Oak Park-River Forest coach Tom Tarrant believes the future is very bright for the Huskies.

McCoy ends high school career on up notes

On battle with teammate Briana Daley in closing meters of 3200 run: “I actually didn’t even know it was Briana until we finished.”

On being disqualified in mile: “At the beginning of the race I cut over too early. I should have cut over at …

Schrobilgen sizzles in 3200; OPRF wins meet

Malachy Schrobilgen didn’t have anyone to push him in the 3200 meters at the May 17 Class 3A Oak Park-River Forest Sectional.

No worries, though, because the OPRF senior didn’t need any outside motivation.

“I just woke up this morning, (thinking), ‘You know what, I’ve …

Boys Track: Fenwick’s Yerkes, Clardy go the distance to make State

BOYS TRACK: Fenwick teammates Patrick Yerkes and Ryan Clardy both qualified for State in the 3200-meter run during the Lisle Sectional on Friday.

Boys Tennis: McAdam, OPRF seeking more State success

BOYS TENNIS: After finishing third the last two seasons, Oak Park-River Forest is seeking another state trophy in 2012.

Baseball: Friars to open postseason on home field

BASEBALL: Fenwick will open postseason play in its own regional against Whitney Young at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

People in Sports

People in Sports Geraghty qualifies to  defend pole vault title North Central College junior and Oak Park-River Forest graduate Peter Geraghty has qualified to compete in the NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships, to be held today through Saturday at Fritz B. …

Softball: Trinity in full postseason mode

SOFTBALL: Trinity was scheduled to face Proviso West in the St. Ignatius Regional on Wednesday.

SCOREBOARD

River Forest Rapids Boys U-12 Rapids Red 3, Strikers Navy 0 Stat Highlights: Joe Babbo (goal), Ben Taubman (goal), Max Wierdak (goal) Noteworthy Efforts: Harrison Green (goalie), Zach Zobel (goalie) U-11 Rapids Black 5, Rockford Raptors 4 Stat Highlights: Fernando Alvarado (2 goals), Janek Schaller …

Fenwick Quick Hits

HIgh-fiveS Girls Water Polo: Colleen Barron (So.), Cara Borkovec (So.) and Alexa Ovalle (So.) — The three Fenwick sophomores led the team in scoring this season and were a large reason the Friars had so much success. Boys Track: Ryan Clardy (Sr.) and Patrick Yerkes …