College roundup: Epifanio named to all-region team

Maine South alumna Emily Epifanio , a senior catcher on the Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region first team.

Epifanio started 37 of the team’s 39 games and hit .382 with a .488 on-base percentage and a …

New Trier captures state title in 4x800 relay, Schmidt wins pole vault

CHARLESTON — Saturday’s Class 3A girls track and field state final was full of firsts for New Trier’s 4x800-meter relay.

It was the first time this season that senior all-state runners Courtney Ackerman and Jessica Ackerman had run on the same 4x800 relay. Courtney Ackerman …

Pole vaulters lead area athletes at state

CHARLESTON — Senior pole vaulters Carly Schmidt (Lake Forest), Christine Stitcher (Deerfield) and Nicole Jaffke (Libertyville) stood out from a large group of area athletes competing in the Class 3A girls track and field preliminaries at Eastern Illinois Friday.

The trio cleared 11 feet — …

May 17 high school sports scoreboard

Sports scores from around the area Friday.

Fremd trims Barrington for Buffalo Grove Sectional championship

BUFFALO GROVE — Just six days after holding off a formidable rival to win the Mid-Suburban League championship, Fremd frustrated another familiar opponent Thursday night.

Held at Buffalo Grove High School on a clear, cool night with almost no wind, the Vikings used their superior …

Evanston-Glenbrook South finish one-two at sectional

SKOKIE — A strong meet ended on a bit of a sour note for Glenbrook South at Thursday’s Class 3A Niles West boys track and field sectional.

The Titans had expected to qualify in the 4x400-meter relay, the meet’s final event, and thought they had …

May 16 high school sports scoreboard

Sports scores from around the area Thursday.

Highland Park can see its future clearly

HIGHLAND PARK — Coach Lydia Gonzalez has a clear vision for her Highland Park softball team.

And while that vision has yet to turn into many wins for the Giants — they’ve won just twice this spring — listening to her can be inspiring.

“Obviously, …

Lane leads Highland Park group to state meet

Highland Park girls track and field coach Sarah Palmberg remembers the first time she met junior Nyjah Lane.

Prior to the start of the 2011-12 school year, Lane chatted with Palmberg at the school’s athletic fair. Lane’s family had just moved from Kansas, where she …

May 15 high school sports scoreboard

Sports scores from around the area Wednesday.

Lyons sophomore Lin storms to state singles championship

The badminton state finals in Charleston saw plenty of surprises on Saturday and many of the biggest were sprung by Stephanie Lin.

Lin, a Lyons sophomore, pulled off three consecutive upsets en route to winning the singles championship at Eastern Illinois in Charleston.

Lin’s 16-21, …

May 11 high school sports scoreboard

Sports scores from around the area Saturday.

Palatine tops Barrington for sectional title

PALATINE — Competing in its home stadium, the Palatine girls track and field team was determined to defend its Class 3A sectional championship from 2012.

In chilly, dry conditions Friday night, the Pirates dominated early and often. They set the tone by winning the first …

Multiple area entrants reach state badminton quarterfinals

Jessica Gomez and her T.F. South badminton teammates have been dreaming about winning the program’s first state championship since before the season began.

Now they are on the verge of making that dream a reality after a terrific performance Friday on the first day of …

MacDonald edges Hinsdale Central’s Thompson for all-around title

FRANKFORT — WW South Co-op has been regarded as the best team in the state this season.

It showed why in Friday’s boys gymnastics state finals at Lincoln-Way East.

WW South once again outdistanced itself from the competition, scoring 161.65 points to win its second …