Lake Park Preps

Lake Park was out for revenge Friday against Wheaton North, and the Lancers got it with a 20-7 victory.

Birthday boy Owen Yorke had 279 all-purpose yards, 203 of them rushing, to power Wheaton Warrenville South past Lake Park 27-14 in a matchup of DuKane Conference teams that came in with 3-3 records.

After having six receptions for 132 yards and three touchdowns against Glenbard North in the battle for the Stratford Cup, Lake Park wide out Niko Menos has been voted as the Week 6 Team of the Week MVP. Here's his Q&A with sports reporter Joel Boenitz.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 6 of the 2024 high school football season

If there even was pressure, Lake Park rose to the occasion and won 29-21 to retain the Stratford Cup, much to the delight of the students who stormed the field afterward.

St. Charles East rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Lake Park 27-21 in overtime Friday night at Norris Stadium. Xander Salazar scored the winning touchdown on St. Charles East’s first overtime play from the 10-yard line.

An efficient Geneva offense executed nine plays to score five touchdowns in the first quarter of Friday night’s DuKane Conference game at Lake Park’s West Campus, a 63-13 win for the Vikings.

Bodi Anderson threw three touchdown passes and Nathan Whitwell ran for three TDs as Batavia beat Lake Park 56-6 on Friday.

Last season's top two teams in Batavia and Wheaton North lost a lot of its offensive talent, while Geneva and St. Charles North bring back experienced rosters. Could it mean a standings shakeup? Plus, players to watch and Steve Soucie's picks in the DuKane Conference preview.

St. Charles North No. 8 hitter Haley Nelson drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to set off a big celebration and send the North Stars past Lake Park 2-1 in nine innings and into Saturday's Class 4A Conant Sectional final against St. Charles East.

York baseball defeated Lake Park in a Class 4A St. Charles North Sectional semifinal game on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

York put up seven runs in the eighth inning and Ryan Sloan cruised on the mound to defeat Lake Park 8-1 to advance to its third straight sectional final.

In a game with six combined hits, Lake Park took advantage of opportunities to beat Willowbrook 4-1 in the Class 4A Willowbrook Regional final.

St. Charles North senior right-hander Josh Caccia limited a potent Lake Park offense to six hits over 6 2/3 innings as the North Stars won their 15th consecutive game with a 10-1 victory in DuKane Conference action.

Lake Park hosted St. Charles North varsity softball in Roselle on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Julianna Kouba drove in the game-winning RBI in the top of the seventh and Paige Murray struck out 10 batters to help St. Charles North secure a 6-4 win over Lake Park.

Last year’s success on the mound hasn’t yet been matched enough for Lake Park lefthander Lewis Slade this spring, but Geneva coach Brad Wendell was plenty impressed Wednesday. Slade came within one out of a complete game in the rubber match of an early DuKane Conference series.

Geneva hosted Lake Park in boys varsity baseball on Wednesday, April 17. 2024.

Lake Park exploded for 12 runs in the top of the fourth inning to overwhelm Batavia 17-0 in DuKane Conference baseball action on Tuesday in a four-inning game.

The Tigers recorded points in every event on their way to their first indoor conference championship since 2019.

Lake Park had to fight hard for a 41-37 victory over a pesky Wheaton Warrenville South team. The Lancers’ season will continue in the sectional semifinals against Glenbard North at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Upstart Lake Park trailed by only two through three quarters Thursday before St. Charles North pulled away for a regional title, setting up a matchup against rival Geneva next week at the Class 4A Batavia Sectional.

Aidan McClure had three interceptions, Ethan Plumb ran for two touchdowns and threw one and St. Charles North shook off an early deficit to win at Lake Park 42-14.

Matthew Crider and the Wheaton Warrenville South offensive line powered by host Lake Park 31-8 to improve to 4-3 on the year, 3-2 in the DuKane Conference, and 3-1 since Crider’s return to the football field.

Ryan Boe threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns and Nathan Whitwell ran for 96 yards and two TDs, as Batavia bounced back from its one-point loss to Lincoln-Way East to blow out Lake Park 47-21 in the DuKane Conference opener.

Declan Fortuna ran for two touchdowns and Lake Park's defense held Conant to 43 yards of total offense in a 28-7 Lancers' win, spoiling the head coaching debut of Conant's Anthony Donatucci.

Batavia reloads for another run in the Class 7A playoffs. St. Charles North and Wheaton North aim to be chief contenders for the league title. Geneva's Talyn Taylor is one of the state's top talents. That and more in Jake Bartelson's DuKane Conference preview.

The Lancers hadn't beaten St. Charles North since May 19, 2021 but knocked off defending Class 4A state champions in 3-2 final. Lake Park advances to Monday's supersectional vs. Whitney Young at 4:30 p.m. hosted at St. Charles North.

St. Charles North faced Lake Park in the 4A St. Charles North Sectional final on Friday, June 2, 2023.

Batavia won four individual events while Lake Park senior Tyler Michelini captured both discus and shot put titles for Lancers on Thursday at the DuKane Conference meet in Geneva.

Geneva High School hosted the DuKane Conference boys track and field meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

St. Charles North hosted Lake Park in some DuKane baseball action on Friday, April 28, 2023.

Murray, the St. Charles North sophomore standout pitcher allowed two runs in six innings of work; Olman collected two RBI and a solo home run in the North Stars' 7-2 victory over Lake Park on Friday.

Sam Driscoll scored 15 points and Brayden Fagbemi added 13, and Benet followed a familiar formula of strong shooting and good team defense to ease past Lake Park 51-35 in the Class 4A Bartlett Sectional semifinal.

Benet boys basketball defeated Lake Park in a Class 4A Bartlett Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

Junior guard Dennasio LaGioia made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 32 points, his hot shooting sending Lake Park to a 66-45 rout of Willowbrook in the Class 4A Willowbrook Regional final.

Geneva forced 27 Lake Park turnovers and had big third quarter run to ensure appearance in Thursday's sectional final

Geneva defeated Lake Park in a Class 4A Glenbard West Sectional semifinal game in Glen Ellyn on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.

Jackson Niego had 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as Lyons Towship held off Lake Park 52-46 in front of a capacity crowd at the 15th edition of the “Blackout Game.”

Braylen Meredith ignited a game-turning fourth-quarter surge and scored a game-high 17 points, and Wheaton Warrenville South won at Lake Park 47-33 in a matchup of league leaders to clinch at least a share of the DuKane Conference title.

Lake Park freshman Allie Gogola hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 36 seconds left in overtime, but two free throws from St. Charles North senior Alyssa Hughes ensured the victory on Thursday.

Lake Park beat Batavia 46-44 to improve to 14-7 overall and 7-2 in the DuKane Conference, but the hosts sweated quite a bit after a 41-20 lead in the third quarter shrunk so much at the end that the Bulldogs had a chance to win the game with a last-second 3-pointer.

Lake Park junior guard Cam Cerese explodes for 37 points, second-most in his career, and the Lancers roll to a 68-57 win over St. Charles East on Friday.

St. Charles East boys varsity basketball visited Lake Park for a DuKane Conference match-up on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.

Brooke Carlson scored 29 points and Batavia hit eight 3-pointers for a gritty 57-46 win over Lake Park.

Wheaton Warrenville South hosted Lake Park in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

Yet, after losing the ball on a turnover, Moore immediately bounced back with a game-turning charge and forced a five-second call in the final seconds of overtime to spark the Tigers to a thrilling 42-41 win over the Lancers in Wheaton.

Reagan Sipla and Alyssa Hughes combine for 36 points, pace St. Charles North in 58-50 victory over Lake Park on Dec. 21.

Lake Park senior forward Grace Cord managed to pick up her teammates with key plays Saturday, capping a busy two-day stretch by drilling five 3-pointers for a team-high 16 points to go with four assists in a 50-44 triumph over Glenbard West in Roselle.

The tandem of Camden Cerese and Thomas Rochford led Lake Park to a 48-36 DuKane Conference victory at Batavia on Wednesday night.