OTTAWA – For the first time in eight years the Ottawa Senators head into the offseason not questioning what went wrong but reflecting on what finally went right.

Ottawa (45-30-7) saw its hard work pay off, finishing the regular season in the first wild-card spot to earn a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. While the Senators lost their first-round series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games, it’s also a sign of progress that they’re trending in the right direction.

The Senators can now start thinking about what comes next. With a core led by captain Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle, a maturing defence and solid goaltender in Linus Ullmark, Ottawa heads into the summer focused on building off this year’s success.

Tkachuk said expectations will be different now that Ottawa accomplished its first goal.

“It’s everybody wants to win, and I think that’s where the disappointment comes in,” he said. “You know you want to win the Stanley Cup, and to not accomplish that it’s just going to create disappointment.

“But we’ll take that, use that as fire, use that as fuel and be ready to go next year and not stop until it happens.” 

Many players reflected on how valuable getting first-hand exposure to playoff hockey was and seeing how the game intensifies.

“I think the experience we just lived, losing against Toronto in the playoffs is really going to help our team improve,” said defenceman Thomas Chabot. “We all learned a lot living the experience for the first time. 

“I think we’re all going to come back next season even more prepared to take things to the next level.”

Among the players to elevate their game was defenceman Tyler Kleven, who’s set to become an unrestricted free agent.The 23-year-old had two assists in the series but was an imposing physical force on the back end.

“I loved it,” said Kleven. “It was so much fun to be out there and I could play my physical style … I thought it fit my style of play.”

One area that stood out for a number of players was the importance of faceoffs.

Stutzle, Shane Pinto and Dylan Cozens all spoke about wanting to improve their performance in the faceoff circle and the value of veteran Claude Giroux.

Giroux could be counted on when a defensive faceoff win was needed or for a key faceoff on the power play. 

“I think I can speak for everyone on the team, we are really lucky to have him,” said Stutzle. “I’ve been really lucky to have him for all those years now.”

Cozens spoke about how valuable it was to ask Giroux for tips or tricks if he was struggling in a game.

Giroux is one of seven players set to become an unrestricted free agent. Giroux said while he hasn’t given much thought to his future or had any conversations with GM Steve Staios, he added how much he’s enjoyed his past three years in Ottawa.

“I love the players, the fans, the city,” said Giroux. “This year was the most fun I’ve had in a few years.”

Giroux, 32, believes he still has a lot to offer and can remain an impact player. More importantly, he believes the best is yet to come for the Senators.

A decision will also need to be made on Adam Gaudette, another unrestricted free agent.

The 28-year-old worked on establishing himself as a full-time NHL player. He played up and down the lineup this season and finished with 19 goals and 26 points while adding a goal and two assists in the playoffs.

“I think I proved a lot of people wrong and turned a lot of heads,” said Gaudette, who believes he’s elevated his stock. “And, you know, that’s my game right there is playing hard and being able to produce in a bottom six role.”

Tkachuk divulged he was dealing with an ongoing hip issue that originated at the Four Nations tournament. He also had an upper-body issue he chose not to reveal.

Tkachuk has opted against playing at the world championships in favour of recovery. Jake Sanderson also turned down Team USA. 

Chabot won’t be going either, while Stutzle remains undecided about representing Germany. Ullmark was not asked to play for Sweden.

Nick Jensen, who had a visible limp, would not disclose what he’s dealing with but didn’t rule out the need for surgery. Drake Batherson declined the opportunity to speak to media.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2025.  

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2025.

GULF SHORES, Ala. – The final day of the 2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball season comes down to one game. #4 LMU, fresh off defeating both USC and UCLA on Saturday, will square off against #2 TCU in a title bout for the National Championship.
 
The game will be aired lived from Gulf Shores on ESPN and ESPN+ with coverage beginning at 7:30 AM PT.
 
Fans can watch the main broadcast on ESPN, or choose any of the specific courts on ESPN+
 

 
 
Welcome the Lions Home!
Fans, students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to welcome the Lions home on Sunday night. LMU will be arriving to Fans, students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to welcome the Lions home on Sunday night. LMU will be arriving to campus around 9:15 PM straight from Gulf Shores and head directly back to campus to depart the team bus outside the Hank Gathers statue.

 

 
2025 NC Beach Volleyball Championship Format
The dual meet match is formatted in five best-of-three sets, pairs matches, with each pairs match being worth one point.

For the National Championships, courts 2 & 4 will competition.  Twelve minutes after the start of those pairs, courts 1, 3 & 5 will start.

For more information on the sport’s championship format, click or tap here

 

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Baseball

Aurora Central Catholic 10, Leo 0 (5 Inn.)

Barrington 7, Whitney Young 0

Bartlett 3, Riverside-Brookfield 2

Benet 6, Carmel 5

Burlington Central 10, Coal City 1

Cary-Grove 9, Niles North 1

Crystal Lake South 21, Chicago University 2 (6 Inn.)

Fremd 10, Warren 9

Geneva 4, Batavia 3

Glenbard South 7, Wheeling 3

Glenbrook North 18, Conant 1 (5 Inn.)

Glenbrook South 10, Hersey 5

Jacobs 2, Lake Zurich 1

Lake Park 2, Glenbard North 1

Lane Tech 10, York 5

Libertyville 1, Highland Park 0

Lyons 11, Leyden 3

Maine South 7, Normal West 5

Marist 8, St. Viator 0

Marmion Academy 10, Fenwick 9

Metea Valley 9, Taft 2

Montini 14, De La Salle 3 (5 Inn.)

Naperville Central 6, Prospect 3

Neuqua Valley 10, Crete-Monee 0 (5 Inn.)

Oak Park-River Forest 7, Downers Grove South 5

Parkview Christian 9, Timothy Christian 3

Plainfield Central 5, Elk Grove 1

Plainfield North 17, Huntley 12

Prairie Ridge 4, Buffalo Grove 3

Rolling Meadows 2, Dundee-Crown 0

South Elgin 2, Stevenson 1

St. Charles North 3, St. Charles East 0

St. Francis 7, IC Catholic 3

Tolono Unity 5, Burlington Central 0

Waubonsie Valley 8, Glenbard East 4

Westmont 27, Bulls Prep 6 (4 Inn.)

Wheaton Academy 15, Sandwich 2

Wheaton North 3, Wheaton Warrenville South 0

Yorkville Christian 5, Westminster Christian 1

Zion-Benton 7, Vernon Hills 5

Softball

Marengo Tournament

St. Charles East 8, Kaneland 2

Huntley 7, St. Charles East 6

Others

Barrington 9, York 0

Batavia 6, Naperville North 5

Benet 8, Rock Island 3

Dundee-Crown 14, Elk Grove 4 (5 Inn.)

Elmwood Park 2, Palatine 1

Fenton 17, Proviso East 2 (4 Inn.)

Fenton 17, Proviso East 0 (4 Inn.)

Harvest Christian 15, Wheeling 12

IC Catholic Prep 18, Trinity 0 (5 Inn.)

Jacobs 7, Lake Zurich 2

Lake Zurich 12, Jacobs 5

Lincoln-Way East 15, Libertyville 0 (4 Inn.)

Lockport 3, Naperville Central 1

Maine West 2, Maine South 0

Oswego East 10, Downers Grove South 9

Oswego East 9, Downers Grove South 5

Stevenson 7, Taft 4

Waubonsie Valley 16, Joliet Central 0 (4 Inn.)

Westmont 19, Bulls Prep 4 (4 Inn.)

Wheaton Warrenville South 17, Glenbard South 9

Girls soccer

Iowa Tournament of Champions

Arrowhead (WI) 1, Metea Valley 1 (A wins 4-2 in PKs) (Championship)

Middleton (WI) 2, Batavia 2 (M wins PKs)

Morton 1, Wheaton Academy 0 (3rd place)

St. Teresa Academy (MO) 2, Kaneland 1

Others

Bartlett 2, Elgin 0

Burlington Central 3, Belvidere North 1

Glenbard East 3, Elmwood Park 1

Hersey 1, Fremd 0

Jacobs 2, Larkin 1

Lisle 6, Cristo Rey Jesuit 0

South Elgin 1, Hampshire 0

Sycamore 7, Crystal Lake South 1

Timothy Christian 2, Argo 0

Wheaton Warrenville South 7, East Aurora 0

York 1, Minooka 0

Boys track and field

Glenbard West Jim Arnold Invitational

Evanston 121, Glenbard West 102, Wheaton North 81, Lake Park 62.5, Naperville North 52, Glenbard South 47.5, Bartlett 41, Morton 20, Lowell 15, St. Rita 10, South Elgin 5, Bloom 1

Palatine Relays

Oswego East 160, Palatine 120, Schaumburg 90.33, Portage 67, Jacobs 46.33, Carmel 31.33, Mundelein 21, Proviso East 13, Proviso West 12, Northridge Prep 12, Notre Dame 9, St. Ignatius 3

Waubonsie Valley Red Ribbon Classic

York 140, Yorkville 117.33, Waubonsie Valley 98.17, Metea Valley 76, Moline 75, Wheaton Warrenville South 75, Marmion Academy 49, Neuqua Valley 31, Oswego East 19.5, Taft 19

Girls track and field

New Trier Trevian Invitational

Homewood-Flossmoor 114, New Trier 96, Whitney Young 82, Maine South 79, Lake Park 66, Glenbrook South 54, Loyola Academy 35, Niles West 27

Palatine Relays

Hersey 119, York 99, Palatine 90, Lane 64, Evanston 59, Mundelein 39, Portage 33, Jacobs 28, Proviso East 23, De La Salle 1

Boys lacrosse

Barrington 14, Lake Zurich 8

Carmel 9, Prospect 2

Catholic Central (MI) 10, St. Viator 5

Crystal Lake South 1, Marian Central 0

Geneva 10, Rockford Boylan 5

Glenbard West 10, Warren 6

Glenbrook North 10, Fremd 9

Hersey 15, Glenbrook South 2

Lake Forest 10, Wheaton Academy 7

Lockport 8, Lake Park 2

Neuqua Valley 16, Lincoln Way West 4

St. Francis 8, Kaneland 6

Vernon Hills 5, Conant 4 (OT)

Girls lacrosse

Carmel 12, Neuqua Valley 2

Cary-Grove/Crystal Lake Co-op 19, Bay Port (WI) 1

Glenbard West 15, Wheaton Co-op 5

Hinsdale Central 15, York 6

Lake Zurich 15, St. Francis 4

Naperville North 13, Maine South 10

Prospect 15, Libertyville 4

Sandburg 18, Jacobs/Hampshire Co-op 3

Boys volleyball

Geneva Invitational

Metea Valley d. Bartlett 25-16, 25-10

Maine West d. Willowbrook 25-9, 22-25, 15-7

Maine West d. Harlem 25-17, 31-29

Maine West d. Metea Valley 25-17, 25-20

Maine West d. Neuqua Valley 23-25, 25-20, 15-12

Maine West d. Geneva 20-25, 25-16, 15-12

Metea Valley d. Harlem 25-10, 25-17

Metea Valley d. Neuqua Valley 25-22, 25-23

Metea Valley d. Plainfield Central 24-26, 25-17, 15-10

Hersey Invitational

Maine South d. Hersey 25-15, 25-16 (Championship)

Fenton d. Nazareth 18-25, 25-21, 15-4

Hersey d. Nazareth 25-10, 25-19

Maine South d. Fenton 25-19, 25-18

Maine South d. Lake Forest 25-12, 25-13

Maine South d. Nazareth 25-10, 25-20

Maine South d. Von Steuben 25-19, 25-20

Libertyville Invitational

Prospect d. DePaul Prep 26-24, 25-17

Libertyville d. Prospect 25-22, 25-12

Libertyville d. Deerfield 25-11, 25-17

Lincoln-Way East Invitational

Glenbard West d. Lincoln-Way East 24-26, 25-8, 25-20 (Championship)

Downers Grove North d. Brother Rice 25-21, 25-19 (3rd place)

Downers Grove North d. Lake Park 25-19, 25-20

Glenbard South d. St. Francis 23-25, 25-19, 15-8

Glenbard West d. Cathedral (IN) 25-17, 20-25, 15-10

Glenbard West d. Downers Grove North 25-23, 25-17

Hinsdale Central d. Glenbard South 25-19, 26-24

Lake Park d. Glenbrook South 25-14, 18-25, 15-9

Minooka d. Naperville North 25-14, 21-25, 15-7

Minooka d. West Aurora 26-24, 25-21

Naperville North d. Lockport 14-25, 25-20, 15-10

Riverside-Brookfield d. Hinsdale Central 26-24, 25-22

West Aurora d. Lockport 25-14, 25-23

Yorkville d. Downers Grove South 26-24, 25-19

Boys water polo

Conant Invitational

Buffalo Grove 12, Conant 9

Buffalo Grove 12, Lincoln-Way Central 8

Buffalo Grove 13, Niles West 12

Conant 12, Niles West 8

Maine South 10, Neuqua Valley 9

Neuqua Valley 10, Libertyville 7

Hoffman Estates Invitational

McHenry 13, Hoffman Estates 9

McHenry 15, Elk Grove 3

Fremd Quad

Fremd 9, Evanston 4

Fremd 13, Mundelein 4

Fremd 13, Lockport 4

Stevenson Invitational

New Trier 8, Naperville North 5 (Championship)

Lincoln-Way East 13, Palatine 9

Naperville North 13, Lincoln-Way East 5

New Trier 13, Naperville Central 6

New Trier 14, Palatine 2

Stevenson 11, Palatine 7

York 14, Lincoln-Way East 3

Others

Bremen 15, Rolling Meadows 5

Girls water polo

Lyons 7, Hersey 2

Hersey 14, Mother McAuley 5

Hersey 9, New Trier 2

Upcoming

Monday, May 5

Baseball

Addison Trail at Downers Grove South, 4:30 p.m.

Aurora Christian at Timothy Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Bartlett at Elgin, 4:30 p.m.

Batavia at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.

Benet at Nazareth, 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo Grove at Hersey, 4:45 p.m.

Chicago Christian at Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.

Crossroads at Westminster Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake Central at Jacobs, 4:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake South at McHenry, 4:30 p.m.

Dundee Crown at Hampshire, 4:30 p.m.

East Aurora at South Elgin, 4:30 p.m.

Elmwood Park at Fenton, 4:30 p.m.

Fremd at Barrington, 4:45 p.m.

Glenbard East at Riverside-Brookfield, 4:30 p.m.

Hampshire at Dundee Grove, 4:30 p.m.

Harvest Christian at Parkview Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Hoffman Estates at Conant, 4:45 p.m.

Huntley at Cary-Grove, 4:30 p.m.

IC Catholic Prep at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Kaneland at Morris, 4:30 p.m.

Lake Park at Glenbard North, 4:30 p.m.

Larkin at Streamwood, 4:30 p.m.

Leyden at Hinsdale South, 4:30 p.m.

Lyons at Hinsdale Central, 4:30 p.m.

Maine South at New Trier, 4:45 p.m.

Maine West at Niles North, 4:45 p.m.

Montini at Marmion Academy, 4:30 p.m.

Mundelein at Lake Zurich, 4:45 p.m.

Naperville Central at Metea Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Naperville North at Waubonsie Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Neuqua Valley at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

Niles West at Maine East, 7 p.m.

Prairie Ridge at Burlington Central, 4:30 p.m.

Prospect at Elk Grove, 4:45 p.m.

Rochelle Zell at Westmont, 4:30 p.m.

Schaumburg at Palatine, 4:45 p.m.

South Beloit at Christian Liberty, 4:30 p.m.

St. Charles North at St. Charles East, 4:30 p.m.

St. Edward at Bishop McNamara, 4:30 p.m.

St. Francis at De La Salle, 4:30 p.m.

St. Patrick at St. Viator, 4:30 p.m.

Streator at Lisle, 4:30 p.m.

Vernon Hills at Highland Park, 4:45 p.m.

Warren at Stevenson, 4:45 p.m.

West Chicago at Ridgewood, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton North at Wheaton Warrenville South, 4:30 p.m.

Willowbrook at Morton, 4:30 p.m.

York at Glenbard West, 4:30 p.m.

Zion-Benton at Libertyville, 4:45 p.m.

Softball

Barrington at Buffalo Grove, 4:45 p.m.

Batavia at Lake Park, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago Hope at Timothy Christian, 5 p.m.

Conant at Elk Grove, 4:45 p.m.

Cristo Rey at Westmont, 5 p.m.

Crystal Lake South at Burlington Central, 4:30 p.m.

DeKalb at Neuqua Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Elgin at East Aurora, 4:30 p.m.

Evanston at Maine West, 4:45 p.m.

Fremd at Hersey, 4:45 p.m.

Glenbard South at Glenbard East, 4:30 p.m.

Glenbard West at Lyons, 4:45 p.m.

Grant at Carmel, 4:30 p.m.

Hampshire at Crystal Lake South, 4:30 p.m.

Hoffman Estates at Prospect, 4:45 p.m.

Jacobs at Cary-Grove, 4:30 p.m.

Kaneland at Rochelle, 4 p.m.

Leyden at Addison Trail, 4:45 p.m.

Libertyville at Lake Zurich, 4:45 p.m.

Maine South at Niles West, 4:30 p.m.

Marian Central at Aurora Christian, 4:30 p.m.

McHenry at Dundee Crown, 4:30 p.m.

Metea Valley at Naperville Central, 4:30 p.m.

Palatine at Rolling Meadows, 4:45 p.m.

Prairie Ridge at Huntley, 4:30 p.m.

Proviso West at Hinsdale Central, 4:45 p.m.

Riverside-Brookfield at Fenton, 4:30 p.m.

Schaumburg at Wheeling, 4:45 p.m.

South Elgin at Elmwood Park, 4:30 p.m.

St. Charles East at Glenbard North, 4:30 p.m.

St. Charles North at Wheaton North, 4:30 p.m.

St. Ignatius at St. Francis, 4:45 p.m.

St. Viator at Benet, 4:30 p.m.

Stevenson at Mundelein, 4:45 p.m.

Streamwood at Larkin, 4:30 p.m.

Streator at Lisle, 4:30 p.m.

Warren at Waukegan, 4:45 p.m.

Waubonsie Valley at Naperville North, 4;30 p.m.

West Aurora at Bartlett, 4:30 p.m.

West Chicago at Ridgewood, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton Academy at St. Edward, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton Warrenville South at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.

Willowbrook at Downers Grove South, 4:45 p.m.

York at Downers Grove North, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

Aurora Central Catholic at St. Edward, 4:30 p.m.

Benet, Fremd, Geneva, Hinsdale Central, Naperville Central, Neuqua Valley, St. Charles North, Waubonsie Valley at Naperville North Ed Watson Invitational, TBA

Hampshire at Dundee Crown, 4:30 p.m.

Joliet Catholic Academy at Carmel, 5 p.m.

Lyons at Downers Grove North, 4:30 p.m.

Morris at Kaneland, 4 p.m.

Proviso West at Maine East, 5 p.m.

Resurrection at Streamwood, 7 p.m.

Riverside Brookfield at Glenbard East, 6:30 p.m.

Senn at Wheeling, 4:45 p.m.

Westmont at Chicago Prep Conference Tournament, TBA

Boys track and field

Addison Trail Quad, 4:30 p.m.

Burlington Central at Dundee Crown, 4:30 p.m.

Burlington Central, Hampshire at Dundee Crown, 4:30 p.m.

Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake South, 4:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake South Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Grayslake North at North Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

Harvest Christian at Marian Central Catholic, TBA

Hinsdale South at Romeoville Quad, 4:30 p.m.

Huntley at Jacobs, 4:30 p.m.

Kaneland at Plainfield North, 4:30 p.m.

Round Lake at Antioch, 4:30 p.m.

St. Edward at Marian Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Girls track and field

Addison Trail Quad, 4:30 p.m.

Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South at Crystal Lake Central, 4:30 p.m.

Downers Grove North, Glenbard East, Glenbard South, Willowbrook at Glenbard West Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Dundee Crown, Hampshire at Burlington Central Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Grayslake North at North Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

Harvest Christian at Marian Central Catholic, TBA

Huntley at McHenry, 4:30 pm.

Round Lake at Antioch, 4:30 p.m.

Boys lacrosse

Andrew at Metea Valley, 7 p.m.

Andrew at Waubonsie Valley, 7 p.m.

Barrington at Schaumburg, 7 p.m.

Benet at Neuqua Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo Grove at Wheeling, 7 p.m.

Cary-Grove at Grant, 6 p.m.

Conant at Fremd, 7 p.m.

Crystal Lake Central at Wauconda, 5 p.m.

Elk Grove at Hersey, 5:30 p.m.

Geneva at Wheaton North, 7 p.m.

Glenbard North at St. Charles North, 6:30 p.m.

Grayslake at Warren, 6:45 p.m.

Hampshire at Huntley, 6:30 p.m.

Libertyville at South Elgin, 6:30 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest at Downers Grove South, 6:30 p.m

Palatine at Hoffman Estates, 7 p.m.

Rolling Meadows at Prospect, 7 p.m.

St. Charles East at Batavia, 6:30 p.m.

St. Francis at Oak Forest, 4:30 p.m.

St. Rita at Marmion Academy, 5 p.m.

Wheaton Warrenville South at Lake Park, 7 p.m.

York at Lockport, 6:45 p.m.

Girls lacrosse

Benet at Sandburg, 7 p.m.

Cary-Grove/Crystal Lake Co-op at Lake Forest, 6:45 p.m.

Fremd at Conant, 7 p.m.

Hersey at Elk Grove, 6 p.m.

Hoffman Estates at Palatine, 6:30 p.m.

Huntley at Downers Grove North, 7 p.m.

Libertyville at Deerfield, 5 p.m.

Lincoln Way Central at York, 5:30 p.m.

Naperville North at Glenbard West, 5 p.m.

Neuqua Valley at Montini, 5 p.m.

Prospect at Rolling Meadows, 7 p.m.

Riverside-Brookfield at Wheaton Co-op, 6:30 p.m.

Schaumburg at Barrington, 6:30 p.m.

St. Francis at Trinity, 5 p.m.

Streamwood at Jacobs/Hampshire, 5 p.m.

Boys tennis

Aurora Central Catholic at Timothy Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Bartlett at West Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

Belvidere North at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.

Conant at Hoffman Estates, 4:30 p.m.

Glenbard North at Larkin, 4 p.m.

Glenbard West at Glenbard South, 4 p.m.

Grant at Antioch, 4:30 p.m.

Grayslake Central at Libertyville, 4:45 p.m.

Hinsdale South at DePaul Prep, 4:30 p.m.

Lakes at Zion-Benton, 4:30 p.m.

Latin at Hersey, 4:30 p.m.

Marmion Academy at West Aurora, 4 p.m.

McHenry at Cary-Grove, 4 p.m.

Nazareth at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.

Neuqua Valley at Lyons, 4:30 p.m.

Prospect at Maine South, 4:30 p.m.

Streamwood at Maine East, 4:15 p.m.

Vernon Hills at Stevenson, 4:45 p.m.

Waubonsie Valley at Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton North at Downers Grove North, 4:30 p.m.

Willowbrook at Riverside-Brookfield, 4:30 p.m.

Woodstock at Hampshire, 4:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball

Antioch at Zion-Benton, 6 p.m.

Bremen at Glenbard South, 5:30 p.m.

Elk Grove at Rolling Meadows, 6 p.m.

Grant at Warren, 6 p.m.

Highland Park at Vernon Hills, 6 p.m.

Hinsdale Central at Bolingbrook, 6 p.m.

Hinsdale South at Oswego East, 5:30 p.m.

Lake Zurich at Lakes, 6 p.m.

Libertyville at Glenbrook North, 6 p.m.

Naperville Central at Wheaton Warrenville South, 5:30 p.m.

Niles North at Maine East, 5 p.m.

Niles West at Maine West, 6 p.m.

North Chicago at Mundelein, 6 p.m.

Plainfield North at Neuqua Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Wheaton Academy at Chesterton Academy, 6 p.m.

Boys water polo

Neuqua Valley at Lincoln Way East, 5 p.m.

Girls water polo

Hersey at Lyons, 4:45 p.m.

Hinsdale South at Homewood Flossmoor, 5 p.m.

Lincoln Way East at Neuqua Valley, 6 p.m.

Lockport at Metea Valley, 6 p.m.

York at Sandburg, 5 p.m.

LONG BEACH, Calif. – For the second day in the row Cal Poly and Long Beach State’s pitchers threw up zero after zero, and for the second straight day the Beach came up with the big hit in support, this time coming from Brooklyn Lee to pick up Eryka Gonzales on senior day in a 1-0 win to finish the regular season.
 
Kate Judy was outstanding against for Cal Poly (9-38, 4-23 Big West), throwing six innings and giving up just one unearned run, but Long Beach State (27-20, 17-10) had an outstanding day of their own in the circle, putting together a second straight shutout to finish off the season on a six-game winning streak.
 
Shannon Haddad worked around trouble for the first two innings, and then turned the ball over to another senior in Eryka Gonzales, who allowed just three hits the rest of the way with three strikeouts and no walks in an outstanding pitching performance.
 
Long Beach State left nine on base throughout the day, but cashed in a huge run in the sixth inning. Rebekah Durazo reached on an error before turning over running duties to Sophia Stein. After a sacrifice, Brooklyn Lee entered as a pinch hitter and slapped a single to right field, bringing home Stein for the only run of the game.
 
Gonzales quickly retired the Mustangs in order in the seventh to get her second win of the weekend, improving to 6-2 in Big West play.
 
Long Beach State has secured a spot in the Big West Championship, and will play in the first round on Wednesday, May 7 as the action gets started in the inaugural tournament for the conference. Seeding and times will be announced following the conclusion of all games this weekend.