Ryan Sloan has a fastball that's been clocked at 98 miles per hour, comes from a family of Division I athletes and is projected as an early MLB draft pick this year. But first the Wake Forest commit wants to lead York back to state.
Nazareth softball pitchers Taylor Reynolds, Catie Luzzi and Annabella Rychetsky combined on a four-hitter with 15 strikeouts, and Wheaton Academy baseball won two games in Florida in Wednesday's roundup.
York's Nick Fisher entered as a pinch-runner in the bottom of the seventh. His heads-up baserunning and sweet slide at home were both perfect and helped give the Dukes a 9-8 win over Maine South.
Senior second baseman Braeden Groszek taking on a bigger role this spring for Glenbard West, two-time defending state champion Nazareth off to 8-0 start, plus baseball notes on Benet and Wheaton Academy from Bob Narang.
Nazareth baseball beat Riverside-Brookfield to run its record to 8-0 on the season, and Wheaton Academy baseball also won big in Tuesday's roundup.
York, with a veteran roster that includes 12 seniors, several multi-sport athletes and the addition of Division I recruits Sophia Musial and Stella Kohl, is off to a 5-0 start. That, plus notes on Lyons, Hinsdale South and Wheaton North from Chris Walker.
York's Morgan Navarre won the Class 3A 400-meter dash and Lemont's Quinton Peterson won the Class 3A 60-meter hurdles at the Illinois Top Times meet, while Nazareth baseball was a winner in Saturday's sports roundup.
Ben Llewellyn struck out 10 and Jimmy Janicki homered in a Downers Grove North baseball win, Maddie Pool struck out six and had two hits in a Wheaton Warrenville South softball win, and more in Thursday's roundup.
The boys volleyball season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.