High school sports roundup for Wednesday, Oct. 7

McHenry freshman Madison Donovan looked at her 91 on the scoresheets Wednesday at the Class 2A Wauconda Girls Golf Regional, which was better than most of the others posted.

Donovan and her teammates also checked the iWanamaker app, the new scoring system the IHSA is using which provides hole-by-hole updates.

For almost 45 minutes, Donovan nervously waited to see if she had qualified for Monday’s Dundee-Crown Sectional.

“That wait felt like an eternity,” Donovan said. “I was so stressed out. People kept saying, ‘You’re going to make it,’ but I didn’t believe it myself.”

Eventually, it became official. Donovan was sixth, and two players ahead of her were on qualifying teams, so she took the final of four sectional-qualifying spots.

Wauconda’s Liv Romer won with a 7-over-par 80 at Prairie Isle Golf Club in Crystal Lake, leading the Bulldogs to the team title at 380. Mundelein was second with 390, led by Kellie Shanahan (90) in fifth place individually.

Crystal Lake Central senior Renata Petersen (81), Prairie Ridge junior Elizabeth Tucker (82) and Lakes’ Allison Kennedy (89) took the first three individual spots.

“I honestly did not play my best game,” Petersen said. “I struggled a lot with the speed of the greens on the front nine. On the back nine, I just had to keep my head high. I was 3 inches from an eagle on No. 10. And my first shot on 16 was behind a tree, but I got up and down for par.”

Tucker felt she could have chipped and putted better, but was thrilled she gets to play another week.

“My mental state was good,” she said. “I didn’t have any hiccups. I remembered what coaches and teachers said, ‘Be patient and play your game. Everything will come.’ I was patient and stuck to my game. It was just me, my golf ball and my swing.”

Petersen, who plans on playing in college next season, looks forward to her final high school round at Randall Oaks on Monday. The IHSA initially planned on just regional competitions for golf and cross country because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But because those sports have done well with positivity rates, the IHSA added the sectional round last month.

“I’m extremely grateful more than anything,” Petersen said. “We’re blessed with having a postseason at all. I am excited and blessed to have one more round to play before my high school career is over.”

GIRLS TENNIS

Huntley 6, Cary-Grove 1: At Cary, the Red Raiders (20-3, 14-2) finished their regular season with a dual victory over the Trojans. Huntley won the Fox Valley Conference Tournament over the weekend and also finished first in the dual standings.

Crystal Lake South 5, Hampshire 2: At Crystal Lake, Lizzy Sudbrook (No. 1), Evelyn Smith (No. 2) and Kate Howard (No. 3) swept the singles matches to lead the Gators to an FVC dual victory.

South also got wins at No. 1 doubles (Christina Lin and Jaden Appelhans) and No. 3 doubles (Marissa Baietto and Gracelyn Gabel).

Hampshire (7-15, 5-10) picked up wins at No. 2 doubles (Taylor Sweet and Lauren Marckini) and No. 4 doubles (Evelyn Renaldi and Grace Rose).

Marist 5, Marian Central 0: At Chicago, the Hurricanes' No. 2 doubles team of Kat Strode and Molly Truckenbrod lost 6-4, 6-3 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference match on Tuesday.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Woodstock d. Johnsburg: At Johnsburg, the Skyhawks' Morgan Klos and Ellie Bauer finished 1-2 in the race, but they did not have a full team against Woodstock on Tuesday.

The Blue Streaks were led by Grace Topf and Amelia Ferrarini in third and fourth.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Woodstock 28, Johnsburg 29: At Johnsburg, the Skyhawks' Andrew Ardon won the race, with teammates Jackson Batt third and Matt Bennett fourth, but the Blue Streaks picked up the KRC dual win by one point on Tuesday.

Jakob Crown was second for Woodstock, Thomas Sieck was fifth and Cohen Shutt was sixth.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Crystal Lake South co-op 76, McHenry 52: At McHenry, Madalyn Uhl and Avery Watson each won three individual races to lead the Gators past the Warriors.

Uhl, a sophomore, won the 100- and 200-yard freestyles, along with the 100 backstroke.

Watson, a freshman, won the 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle.

South’s Olivia Dannhaus won the 100 breaststroke. The Gators’ Adi Zelikman and McHenry’s Reilly Byron tied for first in the 50 freestyle.