Mila Mardjetko’s 15-strikeout gem leads Lemont to sectional title: Friday’s Suburban Life sports roundup

Downers Grove North distance standout Philip Cupial wins second 1,600 state title; 4x800 relay three-peats

Downers Grove North's Philip Cupial raced to his second state championship in the Class 3A 1,600 and helped lead the Trojans' 4x800 relay to a three-peat, while Lyons' Joey Bockwell won the Class 3A shot put at the IHSA state track and field meet on Saturday in Charleston.

Timothy Christian’s Hudson Tseng wins Class 1A singles state championship

Timothy Christian sophomore Hudson Tseng won the Class 1A singles tennis state championship on Saturday in Palatine. In Class 2A, Hinsdale Central’s doubles team of Kyle McCain and Nicholas Marringa took second.

York baseball upsets No. 1-seeded Willowbrook in regional final: Saturday’s Suburban Life sports roundup

York baseball upset No. 1-seeded Willowbrook in a regional final, IC Catholic Prep softball won a sectional title, Nazareth baseball won its ninth straight regional championship and Hinsdale Central baseball rallied to beat Benet in eight innings, plus soccer and volleyball.

Emilio Gandarilla’s first varsity homer powers Downers Grove North past Yorkville to regional title

No. 9 hitter Emilio Gandarilla's first varsity home run, a two-run shot with two out in the fifth inning, broke a tie, and Downers Grove North went on to a 12-7 win over Yorkville in the Class 4A Oswego East Regional final for the Trojans' fourth straight regional title.

Hinsdale Central wins sectional thriller over Lyons in penalty kicks

After Hinsdale Central dropped a heartbreaker in the sectional finals last year, the Red Devils were on the other side of a neck-and-neck battle when they bested Lyons in penalty kicks Friday to win the Class 3A Downers Grove South Sectional title.