The White Sox hit three home runs to power past the Athletics 4-1 in Game One of their AL wild card series in Oakland. Lucas Giolito took a perfect game into the seventh inning before giving up a hit. The Sox can take the series today in Game Two when Dallas Keuchel gets the start against Oakland’s Chris Bassitt.
The Cubs host the Marlins today in Game One of their National League Wild Card Series. Kyle Hendricks gets the start for Chicago against Sandy Alcantara.
The Cardinals are set to face the Padres today in Game One of their National League Wild Card Series in San Diego.
The Los Angeles Lakers battle the Miami Heat in Game One in the NBA Finals tonight.
It will be the Seattle Storm against the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals.
Parents of high school athletes from DuPage County filed a lawsuit against the IHSA on Tuesday, saying it violated its own by-laws with its Return to Play Guidelines that altered the 2020-21 high school sports season in Illinois. The parents are seeking a temporary restraining order to invalidate the IHSA’s Return to Play Guidelines.
Local Sports
In Cross-Country
Both Seneca teams were named the Tri-County Conference Champions.
The girls team won with a score of 21 points.
- Amber Vroman was the Individual Conference Champion.
The boys won with a team score of 37 points.
- Austin Aldridge finished 2nd for the Fighting Irish
Ottawa hosted their last meet home against Sandwich at Catlin Park
- The Pirates lost 46-15. Liam Tipple led the team with an overall 6th place performance.
- The Lady Pirates won 34-23. Grace Carroll had a 1st place time of 20:32. Lainey Billings ran a time of 21:08 for 2nd place.
Ottawa Lady Pirates outscored Kaneland in tennis 4-1
- Victories in singles were scored by Ella Marvel & Sara Meyer
- Marta Johnson & Grace Satterfield and the team of Mary Riva and Kyleigh Olszewski were winners in doubles.
The JV girls team also defeated Kaneland 5-0
- Jenna Smithmeyer & Emma Cushing won in Singles
- In Doubles: Rylee O’Fallon & Isabel Heimsoth, Cora Sisk & Emma Walker and the team of Layne Krug & Abi Morris were all winners.
At the Interstate Eight Conference Girls Meet at The Sycamore Golf Club.
- Kaneland led all teams with a score of 404, Ottawa was fifth at 472 and L-P’s final score was 490 for a 6th place finish.
- The Lady Pirates Zoe Harris led the team with a final score of 97
At Anderson Fields the Streator Golf team won at against Seneca 162-166
- The Bulldogs Davey Rashid & Dane Winterrowd tied with a winning score of 39
- Austin Marshall & AJ Stiegler Led The Fighting Irish each with a final score of 40