(WTVA) – Here are some scores and highlights from softball north half championship games in the area.

Itawamba AHS 2, Choctaw Central 1 (IAHS leads series 1-0)

East Union 13, Sebastopol 12 (EU leads series 1-0)

West Union 3, Myrtle 1 (Series tied 1-1)

Booneville 3, Nettleton 0 (Boone leads series 1-0)

A summary of preps sports competition from area schools over the past week. Send scores and highlights to joe@therecordns.org.

BASEBALL
New Trier 3, Maine South 0

Greg Campitelli struck out 7 in his shutout win for the Trevians (20-6, 8-4) on Thursday, May 8, in Winnetka.

Jake Bentivenga recorded a two-run double as New Trier stayed atop the CSL South.

Loyola 4, St. Ignatius 1

The Ramblers (10-16) picked up the rivalry victory on the road Thursday, May 8.

Maine South 10, New Trier 2

Caiden Carpenter doubled home a run for the Trevians in their league loss on Tuesday, May 6.

Highland Park 5, Vernon Hills 2

Charlie Cohen tripled and knocked in a pair of runs in the Giants’ 20th win of the season on Tuesday, May 6.

Ben Lichtenfeld walked three times for Highland Park.

New Trier 2, Maine South 1

CJ Donnelly knocked in Ben Toft in the Trevians’ walk-off victory Monday, May 5, in Winnetka.

SOFTBALL
New Trier 7, Deerfield/Highland Park 3

The Trevians stayed atop the CSL South with the league win on senior night Thursday, May 8, in Winnetka.

Loyola 6, Montini 2

Hunter Lewis hit a home run as the Ramblers picked up a conference victory on Thursday, May 8.

Providence 5, Loyola 3

The Ramblers dropped a conference contest on Wednesday, May 7.

Maine South 9, New Trier 2

The Trevians dropped the league matchup on Tuesday, May 6.

GIRLS SOCCER
New Trier 2, Glenbrook North 1

Addy Randall’s late goal — her second of the match — gave the Trevians a comeback league victory on Tuesday, May 6.

With the win, New Trier clinched first place in the Central Suburban League South Division.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
New Trier 25-25, Evanston 21-17

The Trevians (15-7) earned a straight-set victory against the Kits on Thursday, May 8, in Winnetka.

St. Rita 28-25, Loyola 26-21

Drew Bevan tallied 8 kills and Michael Eiben 5 in the Ramblers’ league loss on Thursday, May 8.

Maine South 25-25, New Trier 18-23

The Trevians fell to the Hawks in the league match on Tuesday, May 6, in Park Ridge.

Loyola 25-23-25, St. Francis 22-25-22

Drew Bevan totaled 20 kills and Charlie Trapp 17 as the Ramblers hung on for the three-set victory on Tuesday, May 6.

Aldis Kins added 16 kills and 2 aces for Loyola.

BOYS TENNIS
New Trier 7, Evanston 0

The Trevians swept the host Wildkits on Thursday, May 8, in Evanston.

New Trier 6, Glenbrook North 1

The Trevs picked up the conference victory on Tuesday, May 6, in Winnetka.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Central Suburban South Championships

First-place relay finishes — 4-by-400 (Emilia Smith, Sawyer Vyas, Emi Graham-Bryce, Anna Rivera) and 4-by-800 (Alexis Andrus, Sadie Abbott, Maeve O’Brien, Addison Melsher) — paced New Trier to a team championship on Thursday, May 8, at Glenbrook North.

Smith added a victory in the triple jump and second-place finish in the 400 for the Trevians, who totaled 133 points to Glenbrook South’s 108.5 and Evanston’s 102.

27th Annual Trevian Invite

Kayla Ritchie won the 1,600-meter run and Emilia Smith the 400 to lead New Trier to second place behind Homewood-Flossmoor at their host invite on Saturday, May 3, in Winnetka.

Jane Lynch won the 3,200 run for Loyola Academy.

BADMINTON
Hersey Sectional

Kelsea Banh and Simran Biggs, both seniors, won 21-17, 21-12 in the championship match for New Trier on Thursday, May 8, in Arlington Heights.

Ann Chiu and Alice Pan, both Trevians sophomores, placed third in the doubles bracket to also qualify for the state finals.

Deerfield Sectional

Dani Lopez and Callie Wu, both Highland Park sophomores, are headed to state after a third-place finish on Thursday, May 8.

Lopez and Wu won 21-14, 21-16 in the third-place match.

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BAY CITY, MI – A look at the high school boys sports scene in Bay County for May 8, 2025. Bay County coaches are asked to submit results, highlights and comments the night of each event by emailing lthomps2@mlive.com. Be sure to also check out our girls sports roundup.

BASEBALL: EPIC FINISH FOR PINCONNING

Beaverton was one pitch away from a celebration.

But that pitch would send Pinconning dancing off the field in jubilation.

In one of the craziest finishes of the year, Pinconning went from the brink of defeat to a stunning 6-5 victory and a Jack Pine Conference sweep of the Beavers.

Pinconning (15-9, 8-7) trailed 4-0 before denting the scoreboard with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. The Spartans trailed 5-2 coming into their final at-bats and made them count.

Alex Shelagowski and Alex Rivard singled while Cole Dzurka and Landen Enciso walked, dicing the deficit to 5-3 and loading the bases with two outs. The final out would never come for Beaverton.

Calvin Holland roped a clutch double that brought in two runs and, when the throw from the outfield went errant, Enciso dashed home with the game-winning run.

“Calvin came up with a huge hit,” Pinconning coach Casey Pashak said. “With some great baserunning and a little luck, we went from down two to walking off the field with a win in the blink of an eye.”

Holland finished with three RBIs and matched Enciso with two hits in the win. Blake Kareus got the win with three innings of two-hit relief.

Pinconning posted an 8-0 win in the opener, scoring three in the third and five in the sixth. Holland had two hits and two RBIs and Shelagowski knocked two hits. Isaiah Hoffman, Zach Laures and Kareus combined for the four-hit shutout.

BASEBALL: GLENN EDGED ON GRAND STAGE

The John Glenn baseball team has enjoyed many memorable moments at Dow Diamond.

But the Bobcats couldn’t deliver any magic this time around, dropping a pair of one-run contests at the home of the Great Lakes Loons.

Glenn came up short in a 7-6 loss to Alpena in the opener. Andrew Shufelt knocked two hits, including a triple for the Bobcats while Remington Ranck had a double and three RBIs and Nick Naylor added a double.

Glenn (11-10) then dropped a 3-2 duel with Saginaw Valley Lutheran in the nightcap. Shufelt highlighted the Bobcats with two hits.

BASEBALL: TWO GET AWAY FROM CENTRAL

Bay City Central did plenty of things to win both games with Lapeer. But the Wolves came away with neither as the Lightning landed tough 1-0 and 13-11 victories in Saginaw Valley League action.

Cam Reed gave the Wolves a pitching gem in Game 1, firing seven shutout innings while striking out nine. But Lapeer countered with no-hitter from Gabe Shores and a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth from Cam Forgione for the 1-0 win.

“Another great outing for Cam Reed but another outing where we can’t get any runs for him,” Central coach Brady Neitzel said. “Every time he’s on the mound, there’s no doubt in my mind we have a chance.”

Central (5-16, 5-9) saw a five-run lead turn into a five-run deficit when Lapeer erupted for 10 third-inning runs in Game 2. Aaron Kain drove in two runs for the Wolves and matched Jose Costilla with two hits. Wyatt Stachowiak and Nick Charbonneau delivered key run-scoring hits.

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On May 8, local high school sports showed impressive performances across the board. The Kimberly Papermakers dominated the Appleton West Terrors in baseball, winning 15-1 with standout plays from Connor Olson and Sawyer Deering. Similarly, Hortonville Polar Bears turned a close game into a decisive 12-4 win, with a strong showing from Kael Konrad. In softball, the Hortonville team also excelled, shutting out Appleton West 14-0, with Grace Danoski striking out 14 batters. Other highlights included competitive matchups in track and field.

By the Numbers

• Kimberly scored 15 runs with 18 hits, while Appleton West managed only one hit.
• Hortonville Polar Bears scored 12 runs, with Konrad and Chronis each generating two RBIs.
• Grace Danoski had 14 strikeouts in the softball shutout, leading to a 14-0 victory for Hortonville.

State of Play

• Kimberly’s baseball team boasts a 10-4 overall record, with a strong 9-1 in the Fox Valley Association (FVA).
• Hortonville baseball is 13-3 overall and 8-2 in the FVA, closely trailing Kimberly.
• Hortonville’s softball team is now 6-5 overall and 9-6 in the FVA following their recent win.

What’s Next

As the season progresses, Kimberly and Hortonville will be looking to solidify their positions in the FVA standings, with key upcoming matchups that could determine playoff seeding. Both teams’ strong performances suggest they remain contenders for the championship in their respective sports.

Bottom Line

The strong performances displayed by local high school teams underline the growing competitiveness in the Fox Valley sports scene. Players like Grace Danoski and the impactful duo of Konrad and Chronis signal that these programs are on an upward trajectory, making them exciting to watch as the season unfolds.

Donald Rumsfeld popularized the concept of known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns (though ‘popularized’ might be the wrong term for a convoluted quote from a Secretary of Defense about the Iraq War). “Conclave” provides an illustrative example of how to view content performance through this risk assessment framework.  

A movie’s premiere is something of a “known known” that can be choreographed months in advance to maximize its odds of success. Awards season is a “known unknown” for a movie like “Conclave.” The particular nominations, wins, and whether a film will be a breakout hit of the awards circuit can’t be known in advance, but can be planned for to some degree.