By Drake Skleba
Senior Writer

For games from Thursday May 30

(In bracket order)

CRESTWOOD SUPER-SECTIONAL

REAVIS SECTIONAL

No. 3 St. Rita 8, No. 1 St. Laurence 0
St Rita (31-7) St. Laurence (27-10)
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PROVIDENCE SECTIONAL

No. 6 Lockport 2, Providence 1
Lockport (31-7) stunned sectional host Providence (20-19) in walk-off fashion, when senior Ron Sessler hammered a single to left, scoring Avery Lochow with the game-winner in the bottom of the seventh. Lochow scored both Porter runs while Porter ace SIU-Edwardsville-bound Evan Martens fired a two-hitter at the Celtics. Martens improved to 10-0 on the mound while striking out five and walking one.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SUPERSECTIONAL

NEUQUA VALLEY SECTIONAL (POSTPONED FRIDAY MAY 31 4:30)

No. 16 Neuqua Valley, Plainfield North

Neuqua Valley (27-9) Plainfield North (17-14)

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN SECTIONAL

(Both games played Wednesday)

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS SUPER-SECTIONAL 2

HUNTLEY SECTIONAL

Jacobs 3, No. 22 Rockton Hononegah 2
Proving that the Golden Eagles of Jacobs’ (24-11) run to the IHSBCA Summer State Tournament Elite 8 wasn’t a fluke, the Golden Eagles advanced to the Class 4A Sweet 16 with a thrilling nine-inning victory over Rockton Hononegah (22-9).

After the NIC-10 champs from Hononegah scored a run in the top of the ninth to take a 2-1 lead, the never-say-die Eagles rallied for two runs to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Jacobs tied the game at 2-2 on a crucial Indian miscue. The Golden Eagles won it when no. 9 hitter Matt Hickey’s bunt-single plated Aaron Meciej with the walk-off winner, sending the Eagle contingent soaring into the Huntley twilight.  

ST. CHARLES EAST SECTIONAL

Wheaton North 4, Bartlett 1
Wheaton North (27-8) rolled past Bartlett behind a four-hitter from Falcon LHP Doug Hayes. The lone Hawk run was unearned. Tom Colletti ripped a double and plated a pair of Falcon runs. Morehead State-bound Ryan Kent and Jake Taschetta each had a single and an RBI for WN.
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 ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS SUPER-SECTIONAL 1

GLENBROOK NORTH SECTIONAL POSTPONED FRIDAY MAY 31 4:30

No. 9 Glenbrook South, Stevenson

Glenbrook South (25-6), Stevenson (20-11)

NILES WEST SECTIONAL (POSTPONED TO FRIDAY MAY 31 3:00 PM 

Elk Grove, Maine South

Elk Grove (24-10), Maine South (21-10)

CLASS 3A SECTIONALS

 (In Bracket Order)

NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE SUPER-SECTIONAL

GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL SECTIONAL

Wauconda 9, Richmond Burton 1
Wauconda (20-7) hammered Richmond Burton behind the booming bat and right arm of Brandon Gibis. Gibis had a pair of singles, a double and plated a pair of Bulldog runs and fired a two-hitter at the Rockets. Gibis struck out eight and walked two. The North Suburban Prairie Division champs received contributions from Bulldog leadoffman Jeff Lindberg who singled doubled and drove home a Bulldog run.

NAZARETH ACADEMY SECTIONAL (POSTPONED TO FRIDAY MAY 31 3 PM)

Clemente, Glenbard South

Clemente (20-9) Glenbard South (20-10)

AUGUSTANA SUPER-SECTIONAL

SYCAMORE SECTIONAL

Sycamore 10, Rockford East 0
Sycamore rolled behind Spartan ace Scott Nelson, who fired a complete-game white-washing of the E-Rabs on Thursday.

WASHINGTON SECTIONAL

Both games on Wednesday

SAUGET SUPER-SECTIONAL

EFFINGHAM SECTIONAL

Troy-Triad 2, Mascoutah 1

Troy-Triad (25-10)

SPRINGFIELD SECTIONAL

(Both games Wednesday)

STANDARD BANK SUPER-SECTIONAL

ST. IGNATIUS SECTIONAL (POSTPONED TO FRIDAY MAY 31 AT 3)

St. Ignatius, Jones

St. Ignatius (11-22), Jones

LINCOLN-WAY WEST SECTIONAL

Evergreen Park 8, Herscher 6
Cinderella resides at 99^th and Kedzi in Evergreen Park (17-15) as the Mustangs outslugged Herscher (30-6-2) to advance to the Class 3A Lincoln-Way West Sectional Championship Game on Saturday.