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Category: Catholic Prep Sports
Vinny Stubitsch, St. Rita win first state baseball title in wild fashion
Vinny Stubitsch homered and hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to lead St. Rita past Triad 12-11 in eight innings for the Class 3A state title, the program’s first championship.
Ian Tosi caps comeback, helps Mount Carmel baseball take third in Class 4A
Miami recruit Ian Tosi struck out seven in four innings as Mount Carmel beat Naperville Central 11-2 to finish third in Class 4A.
Area roundup: Shepard’s Grace Culver named state coach of the year in boys volleyball
Shepard boys volleyball finished 33-4, setting a program record for wins, as the Astros’ Grace Culver was named the state’s coach of the year.
Baseball state roundup: St. Rita reaches Class 3A final, Mount Carmel falls in 4A
Frank Garofalo hit a walk-off single and Sully Kazee pitched a three-hitter as St. Rita edged East Peoria 2-1 in the Class 3A state semifinals.
Mike Clark’s baseball Top 5
A wild sectional and supersectional week led to a major shakeup in the rankings.
Supersectional baseball roundup: Mount Carmel, St. Rita advance to state
Jake Matise got the win in relief as Mount Carmel got past Sandburg 6-3 in eight innings, while St. Rita’s Will Rewers blanked Nazareth 2-0.
Sectional baseball roundup: Mount Carmel’s Connor Elenteny no-hits Brother Rice
Notre Dame recruit Connor Elenteny pitched a no-hitter with seven strikeouts as Mount Carmel beat Brother Rice 11-1.
Mike Clark’s softball Top 5
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Briggs Corona leads new-look Marist volleyball to third at state
After graduating 11 seniors from a state-championship boys volleyball team, Marist exceeded outside expectations by taking third at state this spring.
