http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com Latest news from the Chicago Sun-Times - High School Sports en-us webmaster@suntimes.com (Editor) Newspapers http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/YourSeason/assets/img/logo.gif http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2013 Playing the underdog role to perfection, Bolingbrook stunned Naperville North 8-1 Thursday in the Bolingbrook Regional semifinal. Despite being the No. 11 seed to the Huskies’ No. 6 and serving as the “visiting” team, the Raiders (18-16) appeared comfortable on their home field. They grabbed the lead early and never looked back. “I thought their pitcher was excellent, I thought their defense … ]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 22:23:19 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12756787-393/baseball-bolingbrook-hits-four-home-runs-to-top-naperville-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12756787-393/baseball-bolingbrook-hits-four-home-runs-to-top-naperville-north.html Naperville North rebounds from rough start to 2012 Sitting six games under .500 just 14 games into the season back on April 14, Naperville North was coming nowhere close to meeting its expectations from rebounding from a tough 2011 campaign. Figuratively rising from the ashes that marked a very slow start for the second straight season, Naperville North made the long and … ]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 22:20:23 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12560339-393/baseball-notebook.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12560339-393/baseball-notebook.html
Coming into Thursday with a series win over Naperville North already in hand, the focus for Naperville Central was two-fold. Not only was Naperville Central looking to keep pace with Wheaton North in the DuPage Valley Conference, but it was also aiming to try and right a problem that has been plaguing it all year: an inability to close out a series. … ]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 19:57:19 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12456786-393/baseball-naperville-north-rocks-naperville-central.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12456786-393/baseball-naperville-north-rocks-naperville-central.html With five games left to play in the DuPage Valley Conference season and with three teams within a game of the lead coming into Wednesday, every play seems to be more magnified. When it comes to playing crosstown-rival Naperville Central, Naperville North just seems to tense up a little bit, leading the Huskies to do some uncharacteristic things. Coming into its series … ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 20:11:47 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12432469-393/baseball-naperville-central-tops-naperville-north-in-dupage-valley-showdown.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12432469-393/baseball-naperville-central-tops-naperville-north-in-dupage-valley-showdown.html
Staking senior left-hander Kevin Walsh to a 3-1 advantage entering the bottom of the fifth, it appeared Naperville North was well on its way to extending its winning streak to 13 games on Tuesday against rival Naperville Central. Instead, the Redhawks finally got to Walsh in a four-run fifth inning and pulled out a 5-3 victory over the Huskies to keep pace … ]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 21:20:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12409216-393/baseball-four-run-fifth-inning-lifts-naperville-central-over-naperville-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12409216-393/baseball-four-run-fifth-inning-lifts-naperville-central-over-naperville-north.html With the way his team has been hitting the past three weeks, Naperville North senior pitcher Brock Borgeson knows that he doesn’t have to be perfect on the mound. But Borgeson went out there and nearly pulled the trick anyway in Friday’s 7-0 DuPage Valley Conference win over West Aurora, completing a three-game sweep of the Blackhawks. Borgeson struck out seven and … ]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 20:59:53 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12327646-393/baseball-naperville-norths-brock-borgeson-baffles-west-aurora.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12327646-393/baseball-naperville-norths-brock-borgeson-baffles-west-aurora.html
When you’re a team on a roll, you find ways to win games. Naperville North’s baseball team has been playing very well of late, but fell behind by three runs early on the road against West Aurora in DuPage Valley Conference play Wednesday. But the Huskies rallied late, pitcher Kevin Walsh settled in after a rough start and North posted a 4-3 … ]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 21:34:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12283428-393/baseball-naperville-norths-rally-sinks-west-aurora.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/12283428-393/baseball-naperville-norths-rally-sinks-west-aurora.html Coming home at the end of March from its trip to Tennessee at just 2-3, the formula Neuqua Valley has been using since has been quite simple: good pitching, good defense and sprinkling in some recently added offensive production. Rattling off eight straight victories upon returning from Tennessee and entering Saturday’s game at Naperville North with a ton of momentum, the Wildcats’ … ]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:16:33 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11906351-393/baseball-neuqua-valley-wins-ninth-in-a-row.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11906351-393/baseball-neuqua-valley-wins-ninth-in-a-row.html
Wheaton North second baseman Kevin Fahy broke out of his early season hitting slump just in time for the start of the Falcons’ DuPage Valley Conference slate. The senior went 4-for-4 with two RBI as the Falcons defeated host Naperville North 6-1 on Tuesday, a day after he went 3-for-3 in a Falcons’ victory. Fahy says working with Wheaton North (8-5, 2-0) … ]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:47:45 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11831092-393/baseball-naperville-north-falls-to-wheaton-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11831092-393/baseball-naperville-north-falls-to-wheaton-north.html
Too often this season, Naperville North’s baseball team has been falling behind in games early on. In Saturday’s 10-5 nonconference win over Marmion, however, the Huskies got a chance to see how the other half lives. North overcame two early deficits with a five-run fifth inning and cruised to the win. “We’ve had issues with that,” North first baseman Alex Moss said. … ]]> Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:07:39 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11776456-393/baseball-five-running-inning-lifts-naperville-north-to-win.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11776456-393/baseball-five-running-inning-lifts-naperville-north-to-win.html
Considering the dramatic impact the implementation of BBCOR bats has had all throughout the state, added emphasis has been placed on execution and taking advantage of opportunities. Dealing with inconsistencies both on the mound and at the plate, Naperville North traveled to Aurora Wednesday to meet another team, Waubonsie Valley, going through some of the same inconsistencies and left learning that lesson … ]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:22:42 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11722856-393/baseball-waubonsie-valley-shuts-out-naperville-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11722856-393/baseball-waubonsie-valley-shuts-out-naperville-north.html
Benet coach Scott Lawler noted that his team didn’t seem defeated in the aftermath of the Redwings’ heart-breaking 4-3 loss to St. Laurence on Friday. “We walked away yesterday and our heads weren’t low. They knew they battled a great team and got beat. I was hoping it would translate into the next day,” Lawler said. And it did. The Redwings bounced … ]]> Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:19:50 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11641243-393/baseball-benet-holds-off-naperville-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11641243-393/baseball-benet-holds-off-naperville-north.html Despite morning storms and a forecast for more rain in the afternoon, Naperville North pitcher Colin Ash was determined to take the mound on Friday against Downers Grove South. “I went to bed thinking I was going to play,’’ Ash said. ‘‘We were going to play no matter what. If I had to go out there with a fine-toothed comb and do … ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:44:05 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11625511-393/baseball-naperville-norths-colin-ash-holds-downers-south-hitless.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11625511-393/baseball-naperville-norths-colin-ash-holds-downers-south-hitless.html Anyone around Naperville North’s baseball program will be quick to tell you that 2011 was a tough year. Trudging through an 11-20 season in 2011, the Huskies recorded their second-fewest number of victories in coach Carl Hunckler’s 22-year tenure---just one year after tying the program’s single-season record for victories with 30. Just a year removed from that 30-win season and coming away … ]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:54:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11326605-393/baseball-naperville-north-ready-to-rebound.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/11326605-393/baseball-naperville-north-ready-to-rebound.html Bursting onto the scene as a sophomore at Naperville North by hitting .351 and driving in 18 runs, it was pretty evident to anyone watching Mariano Long that big things were ahead for him. Contributing to a 30-win team as a sophomore in 2010, a year he personally culminated with a solo homer off former Naperville Central left-hander Shane Conlon in a … ]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:42:18 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/7373863-393/huskies-long-picks-air-force.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/napervillenorth/baseball/7373863-393/huskies-long-picks-air-force.html