Aurora Central Catholic Wins First Game While Other Schools Shuffle Scores

The Chargers finally broke their losing streak with a 10‑0 win over Adams‑Friendship, thanks to three hits and RBIs from Grace Grunloh and Morgan Vaghy, plus a solid six‑inning outing by Corina Maratea. In the same stretch, Burlington Central kept its conference perfect record with a 5‑3 victory over Jacobs; Zoe Hornsby hit two homers and drove in three runs, while Isabelle Reed finished the game without a single strikeout. Glenbard North managed six runs against Batavia, but allowed most of them in the last two innings and finished 6‑3. Mineral Point ran away with a 14‑1 win over St. Francis, as Ava Delatorre had the only hit for the Spartans.In baseball, Geneva edged Naperville North 6‑4, with Ryan Kastor hitting three of his four at‑bats and Mason Bruesch delivering a two‑run double. Burlington Central shut out Cary‑Grove 3‑0, led by Aidric Arndt’s two‑hit shutout and Jaxton Bovee’s two‑run double. Joliet Catholic lost a close 5‑4 game to Marmion, despite three hits each from Charlie Zebig and Alec Gilsinn. Track and field at the Les Hodges Invite saw Kaneland take five titles, including a sub‑11. 1 100m and a 22. 75 200m. Batavia’s relay teams won the 4×100 and 4×200, and Matisse Contreras leapt to a 19‑9. 5 long jump record. Geneva claimed four events, with Parsa Manafi sprinting the 400 in 51. 41 and Marco Van Rensburg clearing a 12‑foot pole vault. St. Charles North added three victories, while Burlington Central won two.