In high school softball, Pontiac edged U-High 2-1 and Dwight hammered PBL 12-0.
In high school baseball, U-High handled Pontiac 19-5, Olympia beat Prairie Central 8-5, PBL defeated Dwight 9-1 and Woodland-Flanagan-Cornell topped Henry 9-6.
Illinois baseball rallied with a five-run eighth inning for an 8-6 win at Bradley.
Illinois State baseball lost at home to Western Illinois 4-1.
Illinois Wesleyan baseball beat Augustana 5-2
Illinois State softball defeated Bradley 6-2.
Illinois Wesleyan’s Katie Caulfield is the CCIW Softball Offensive Player of the Week.
The Blue Jays took a 6-5 win over the Cardinals, scoring the go-ahead run on a throwing error by Aledmys Diaz in the 11th inning. The Cards committed four errors in the game and are tied for the worst in the majors with 19 errors. The teams meet again tonight at Busch Stadium as Mat Latos starts on the hill for the Jays as Carlos Martinez seeks his first win for the Cardinals.
The Cubs edged the Pirates 1-0 on a combined five-hit shutout by Kyle Hendricks and three relievers. Tonight’s rematch pits Jon Lester for the Cubs against the Pirates’ Tyler Glasnow.
The White Sox romped over the Royals 10-5 behind three runs batted in by Todd Frazier. They’ll rematch this afternoon on the South Side, with Nathan Karns throwing for the Royals and Jose Quintana looks for his first victory of the season for the White Sox.
The Blues open the Western Conference semifinals tonight at home against Nashville.
The Bulls are in Boston for Game 5 of their first round series, which is tied 2-2.
Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball coach Mia Smith has been selected to serve as an at-large representative on the national USA Basketball committee. The panel selects coaches and athletes for various USA Basketball teams for the next four years leading up to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he wants to remain active in NASCAR for many years to come, but the 42-year-old is getting out from behind the wheel after this season. Earnhardt said time off from a concussion last year played a role in his decision to retire.
