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L-W East Baseball Starts Week with a Stunner
Griffins rally for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to top St. Laurence.
Lincoln-Way East bolted to quite a start to the week on Sunday, rallying for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat St. Laurence 10-9 in the Stevie’s Way Tournament Challenge at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood.
Alec Ornelas delivered the huge blow, hammering a two-out, three-run game-tying triple. He then came home to score the winning run on a base hit by Matt Rosenberger.
The Griffins continued their winning ways on Thursday, blanking Joliet Central 8-0 behind Matt Von Albade’s effort on the hill. Von Albade struck out 12. Dan Huizenga, Chris Scott and Rosenberger all had two hits and drove in runs. For more on this game, check out coverage in The Herald News.
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Freshman Breaks School Record at L-W East
Add Lincoln-Way East freshman Dana O’Grady to the list of young track and field athletes to watch this spring and beyond.
O’Grady, who was an impact basketball player on the sophomore team during the winter, broke the school record in the 400 dash at the Urbana Invite with a time of 1:00.81. She ran an even better time during a relay, but times in relays do not count toward school records because they are a part of a different event.
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“She is very talented,” Lincoln-Way East coach Caroline Cunningham said.
Lincoln-Way North Improves to 11-1 in Boys Volleyball
The Lincoln-Way North volleyball team improved to 11-1 with a 25-9, 25-20 victory over Joliet West on Wednesday. Check out this article on the victory.
Both Ends of Blowouts for Lincoln-Way North Softball
The Lincoln-Way North softball team fell to Bradley-Bourbannais 10-3 on Monday, but bounced back on Wednesday and clobbered Thornwood 18-0. Kristen Iverson pitched one-hitter and fanned 11.
Softball: Lincoln-Way East’s Unbeaten Streak Ends
The Griffins' bid for 12 straight wins to open the softball season came to an end on Thursday against Homewood-Flossmoor.
Lincoln-Way East had no answer for Homewood-Flossmoor pitcher Sarah Burke, as the right-hander shut out the Griffins, scattering five hits and fanning eight as Homewood-Flossmoor beat the Griffins 4-0.
It was a game of minimal highlights for a Griffins team that has dominated opponents on many occasions this spring. Aubrey DeGroot and Jorgi Calombari both had two hits apiece to lead the Griffins.
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Griffins Nearly Upset H-F in Girls Water Polo
The Lincoln Way East girls water polo team realized it was facing a very good team on Tuesday when it traveled to Flossmoor to face Homewood-Flossmoor, but the Griffins nearly pulled off the upset, falling 10-6.
