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Softball: Yorkville, Kaneland in key NI-Big 12 game
Two straight setbacks have dropped Yorkville to 5-2 in the Northern Illinois Big 12 East Conference race and allowed Kaneland (13-3) to move into first place at 5-1. DeKalb checks in at 4-2. The Foxes play host to the Knights Thursday afternoon and can grab a share of the league lead.
High School Sports
Beth Long
Area Roundup: May 1
Sports news and highlights from around the Aurora area.
Midwest League: Vogelbach’s 10th-inning walkoff lifts Cougars
After surrendering three runs to Bowling Green in the top of the ninth inning that forced extra innings, the Cougars escaped on Dan Vogelbach’s walkoff single in the 10th for a 5-4 win.
Girls Track: Rosary cruises to title at SCC meet
MaShayla Kirksy of Walther Lutheran was the brightest star but balance and depth helped host Rosary run away with the team title Wednesday at the Suburban Christian Conference girls track meet. The Royals rolled up 146.5 points to win comfortably over the Broncos, who finished with 118.
Baseball:
A day after taking a crushing loss from Bartlett, Waubonsie Valley returned the favor on Wednesday. The visiting Warriors pounded out 13 hits and got a complete-game effort from Julian Langford on the mound in a 13-2 five-inning win over the Hawks in Upstate Eight …
Baseball: Aurora Central overcomes slow start
First-year Aurora Central Catholic baseball coach Sean Bieterman has stressed all season that this year’s version of the Chargers is a new and improved group. The Chargers proved it yet again Wednesday with an 8-4 Suburban Christian Conference win over St. Francis, a team that has routinely had ACC’s number in the past.
Boys Basketball: Taft leaves South Elgin for Waubonsie
Chaz Taft, the boys varsity basketball coach for seven years at South Elgin, will succeed Steve Weemer at Waubonsie Valley. He was introduced to players in the program Tuesday morning after telling his Storm players Monday he would be leaving the program.
Area Roundup: April 30
Sports news and highlights from around the Aurora area.
Baseball: Warmed-up Bartlett rips Waubonsie Valley
Bartlett was ready for Tuesday’s warm weather, and they showed it time and time again in a convincing 15-6 win over Waubonsie Valley, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Softball: Neuqua scores 5 runs after 2 outs in 7th to shock Waubonsie
Waubonsie Valley remains snakebit. Neuqua Valley walked away elated. The Wildcats struck for five runs with two outs in the seventh for amazing comeback victory.
Baseball: Geneva’s Honiotes on shelf — for now
Coming into the season, there were few local baseball players receiving more publicity than Geneva senior Andy Honiotes. Unfortunately for the Miami recruit, arm troubles have limited him to 16 innings this season as the Vikings have hovered around .500. His doctor’s appointment Wednesday will determine whether or not he will return this season.
Girls soccer: Batavia bursts past Streamwood
Batavia erased an early deficit by scoring four goals in a 10-minute span and rolled to a 4-1 Upstate Eight River victory against host Streamwood on Tuesday.
Girls Soccer: Rosary celebrates seniors with rout of ACC
Every senior received the chance to start for Rosary on Tuesday night against Aurora Central Catholic. They went out in style for a 6-0 victory.
College Baseball: Waubonsee comes up short with winning runs on base
When a team is trying to wage a potential game-winning rally, having your best hitter at the plate with a chance to make a difference is a good start. Unfortunately for Waubonsee Community College, the start became an ending Tuesday afternoon.
Football: Aurora Christian’s Gilkey not off radar anymore
Garrett Gilkey, an Aurora Christian High School graduate from Sandwich, was the 227th player selected in this year’s NFL draft when he was taken by the Cleveland Browns Saturday with the 21st pick of the seventh and final round. “I think that there has been a knock on me for a long time because of my competition level,” said Gilkey, an NCAA Division II All-American lineman from Chadron State College in Nebraska.
Mom led mission to save soccer for D204 kids
When Aurora resident Christie Kruchten learned that Indian Prairie School District 04 was going to cut the middle school level soccer program last spring, she quickly contacted school officials. Kruchten set up a facebook page, mobilized parents and began looking for a solution.
