Mother McAuley Opens Season in the Sun

Mother McAuley’s softball team opened its season with a trip to Florida—a great idea, considering the recent weather in the Southland.

The Mighty Macs won both games of a doubleheader against Clay High School, by scores of 10-0 and 5-2. The Macs fell 1-0 to Lakewood Ranch High School, then routed Bishop McLaughlin 16-0.

McAuley was led by Ashley Rogers, who pitched 10 innings and gave up just one run. At the plate, Erin O'Donnell hit .556 with three doubles, Molly Cummings was 3-for-3 with 7 RBIs, and Micaela Carney hit .500 with two triples and a .900 slugging percentage.

“We have started the season off OK,” McAuley coach Colleen Kilduff said in an email. “Not as well as we expected, but we are well on our way to getting where we want to be.”

Tracking Evergreen

Evergreen Park’s boys track team is well represented at the Illinois Prep Top Times Meet at Illinois Wesleyan. On Saturday, Chris Cheatham is competing in the 55-meter high hurdles, while Victor Baker is competing in the triple jump.

Coach Barry Moves On

Mike Barry, formerly the head football coach at Evergreen Park, has accepted the head coaching job at Hinsdale South. Here’s the story from the SouthtownStar, here’s one from Hinsdale Suburban Life.

Brother Rice ‘Getting Better’

The Brother Rice baseball team sat at 1-1 after a week that saw two cancellations because of bad weather and field conditions. Last Saturday the Crusaders lost their season opener to Lincoln-Way North, 4-2. Brother Rice responded with a 10-0 victory over Whitney Young on Monday.

Coach Dan Szmergalski said his team wasn’t completely healthy to start the season.

“Every day we’re getting better,” Szmergalski said. “We’re getting healthier. I like where we’re at right now.”

Evergreen Baseball Bounces Back

Evergreen Park’s baseball team recovered from its season-opening loss to Chicago Christian with a .