In the same week that she was named Shepard’s Outstanding Senior Female Athlete, Kyla Motley earned three more sectional championships in track and field.
Motley won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.54 seconds and high jump (18 feet, 10.75 inches) at the Class 3A Oak Park-River Forest Sectional on May 16.
She was also on the winning 800 relay team with sophomores Saline Towers and Nadeea Pritchard and freshman Makynzee Harris.
Motley was a three-time sectional champion in both her sophomore and junior years and won one title as a freshman.
Other champs from the area at Oak Park were Stagg’s Nickie Rudnik in the 100 (12.29) and Gwen Boettinger in the high jump (5-3.75), Shepard’s Ayat Tantawi in the 1,600 (5:19.01), Lyons’ Sarah Wiggins in the 300 hurdles (49.79) and Leigh Ferrell in the pole vault (10-6), and Argo’s Aliyah Cummings in the triple jump (37-6.25).
As the Class 2A U-High Sectional, De La Salle’s Aniya Hamilton with the 300 hurdles with a 48.81.
At the Class 2A Hillcrest Sectional, Evergreen Park freshman Nicole Mitchell won the 800 with a 2:34.07. Sophomore teammate Jordin Pittman won the shot put with a throw of 36-7.25.
The IHSA state meet opens May 22 in Charleston.
Astros win SSC Red boys track
Shepard won the South Suburban Conference Red Meet at Oak Lawn, 135-97 over Richards.
Double individual winners for Shepard were Bryce Jones in the 110 hurdles (16.36) and 300 hurdles (41.44), Jason Crowe in the shot put (49-9.5) and discus (146-1.5), and Dorwyn Kippers in the high jump (6-2) and triple jump (45-1).
Other multiple champs from the area were Evergreen Park’s Kenyatta Hope, who won the 100 (11.71) and 200 (22.54), and Reavis’s Santiago Chavez in the 1,600 (4:28.45) and 3,200 (10:01.77).
Brother Rice won the Catholic League Meet at Loyola.
Sandburg, Brother Rice win bass regionals
Sandburg’s No. 2 boat won the Cal Sag Channel Regional with a haul of 13.30 pounds on May 15, nudging out Nazareth (13.09) in bass fishing.
Senior Scott Miklos and sophomore Landon Kumke advanced to sectional competition for the Eagles. Sandburg senior Adrius Stankus, who was on the No. 1 boat, had the biggest catch of the day with a 5.4-pounder.
Brother Rice’s No. 1 boat won the Wolf Lake Regional as the Crusaders caught 9 pounds and 4 ounces. Senior Joe Bowen and sophomore Thomas Hall were the anglers for Brother Rice.
Lyons, Rice make state in water polo
Sectional host Lyons earned a bid to the IHSA girls water polo state tournament with a 12-4 victory over Mother McAuley on May 17.
The Lions, who finished third in the state in 2022 and 2024, face St. Ignatius at 7 p.m. May 22 at Stevenson.
Brother Rice knocked off defending boys state champion Lyons 19-14 to win the Lyons Sectional.
The Crusaders face Naperville North at 4:30 p.m. May 23. It’s the first time they have been to the quarterfinals since 2014.
Rams compete in state badminton
The area’s lone representatives in the state badminton meet — Reavis’ Joceyln Diaz and Jimena Serna — finished 1-2 last weekend in DeKalb.
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