Stella Sakalas’ 25 points pace Nazareth to win over Wisconsin power: Saturday’s Suburban Life sports roundup

Nazareth junior Stella Sakalas

Girls Basketball

Nazareth 74, Arrowhead 61

Stella Sakalas had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Allia von Schlegell 20 points for Nazareth (21-2) in a win over Wisconsin’s defending state champions. Lyla Shelton added 11 points.

Montini 68, Amundsen 31

Nikki Kerstein scored 21 points, Peyton Farrell and Audrey Kinney added 10 each for the Lady Broncos (16-8).

St. Charles East 59, Wheaton North 46

Brigitte Noyes scored 10 points and Sara Abdul added nine for the Falcons.

Boys Basketball

St. Charles East 46, York 45

Connor Fitzgerald scored 18 points and Hunter Stepanich added 13 for the Dukes at the Batavia Night of Hoops.

Glenbard West 60, Joliet West 48

The Hilltoppers improved to 17-4 with the nonconference win.

Glenbard East 71, Lindblom 50

Michael Nee scored 23 points and Jacob Marynowski added 14 as the Rams (14-8) won their fifth straight game.

IC Catholic Prep 75, Walther Christian 40

Andrew Hill scored 22 points, including his 1,000th career point, and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Knights (19-4).

Proviso East 62, Lyons 40

Bobby Vespa scored 12 points and Ian Polonowski added 10 for the Lions (8-11).

Joshua  Welge

Joshua Welge

I am the Sports Editor for Kendall County Newspapers, the Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, covering primarily sports in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and western Cook counties. I've been covering high school sports for 24 years. I also assist with our news coverage.