Ellie Fox strikes out 12, Kayla Kersting homers in Yorkville win: Monday’s Record Newspapers sports roundup

Softball

Yorkville 4, Benet 3

Ellie Fox delivered a dominant performance in the circle, striking out 12 and allowing just five hits.

Kayla Kersting gave the Foxes (7-4) the lead for good with a two-run homer in the third. Callie Ferko, Bella Phillips, Jo Pavlak, Kersting and Emma Schleining each contributed hits.

Newark 8-12, Indian Creek 6-5

Bailey Schutter homered and drove in two runs, and Brooklyn Wallin was 2 for 4 with three runs scored for Newark in the first game. Cayla Pottinger homered and drove in two, and Rylie Carlson had four RBIs for the Norsemen (8-5-1) in the second game.

Geneva 12, Yorkville Christian 8

Grace Allgood was 3 for 4 with two doubles, a triple, two runs scored and an RBI and struck out nine in the circle for the Mustangs. Bridget Hooper was 2 for 2 with a double and two RBIs.

Harvard 8, Sandwich 6

Kayden Corneils went 2 for 4 at the plate and Abby Johnson went 2 for 3 with an inside-the-park home run for Sandwich.

Baseball

Sandwich 9, Harvard 6

Griffin Somlock was 3 for 3 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBIs for host Sandwich (5-10, 3-2 KRC), which scored four in the fifth and two in the sixth for the comeback win. Braden Behringer was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI and Diego Corral 2 for 2 with a run scored and three RBIs.

Newark 17, Indian Creek 1

Landon Begovac went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, and the Norsemen rode an 11-run fifth inning past the Timberwolves. Winning pitcher David Ulrich was 3 for 4 at the plate, and Toby Steffen and Payton Wills each had two RBIs.

Yorkville 13, Plainfield East 5

The Foxes (4-6) scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth and seven in the sixth for the come-from-behind win. Colin Griffin was 2 for 2 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs, and Frankie Pavlik was 2 for 4 with a double, run scored and two RBIs for Yorkville. John Giese was 2 for 5 with two runs scored.

Yorkville Christian 11, Northridge Prep 5

Austin Vugteveen had three hits, and Danny Paige picked up the win, allowing just one hit while striking out seven, for the Mustangs.

Oswego East 7, Joliet Central 4

Mason Palermo hit a two-run homer and Ernest Williams struck out five and allowed four hits over five innings for the Wolves (7-4), who won their sixth straight.

Boys Track and Field

Yorkville Christian

The Mustangs competed at a meet at Seneca and placed third as a team.

Graham Razum won the 400-meter dash and also took first in the 800 with a school record time of 2:07.64. Nate Fosco was second in the 100 and Kenny Fox tied for second in the pole vault, clearing 10 feet, 6 inches.

The 4x200 relay of Gus Hauser, Jed Ogulei, Fox and Fosco placed third with a time of 1:39.93 setting a new school record.

Girls Track and Field

Yorkville Christian

At the meet at Seneca, Yorkville Christian’s Leah Isaak was first in the 800 with a school-record time of 2:56.20. Paige Gillman placed third in the 100 hurdles and third in the pole vault with a school-record effort of 2.3 meters.

Boys Tennis

Yorkville JV 3, Coal City 2