Coal City baseball beats Peotone in 5 innings: Wednesday’s Herald News Sports Roundup

Baseball

Coal City 12, Peotone 2 (5 inn.): At Coal City, an eight-run first inning from the Coalers helped them win the Illinois Central Eight Conference game against the Blue Devils on Wednesday. Gabe McHugh had a four-RBI day to lead Coal City (12-1, 4-0 ICE). Gavin Berger drove in three for the Coalers. Josh Barta had an RBI for Peotone (2-6, 0-4).

Providence Catholic 16, Leo 0 (4 inn.): At New Lenox, Eddie Olszta hit a three-run double to lead the Celtics over the Lions in a four-inning victory. Bryce Tencza, Blake Jenner, Lincoln Boersma, Declan Dement and Sammy Atkinson drove in two runs each for Providence (6-1).

Streator 13, Reed-Custer 1: At Braidwood, the Comets scraped together a pair of hits as they fell to the Bulldogs in an ICE game. Alex Biefeldt had an RBI for Reed-Custer (6-5, 0-4).

Plainfield Central 7, Yorkville 4: At Plainfield, Sam Bathan doubled and drove in a pair to lead the Wildcats to victory in the Southwest Prairie Conference. Cole Sisti struck out three to earn the win for Central (8-2, 1-1).

Softball

Gardner-South Wilmington 18, Woodland 0 (4 inn.): At Streator, the Panthers exploded for 12 runs in the third inning to break this one open. Kayla Scheuber doubled and drove in five runs for GSW (6-5, 1-2).

Morris 5, Sandwich 2: At Morris, Mylie Hughes was mighty in the circle for Morris in their nonconference victory against the Indians. Hughes went the distance, striking out 14, as Morris improved to 7-2. Halie Olson doubled twice and Hughes had two hits for Morris.

Boys track and field

Manteno 77.5, Peotone 44, Beecher 39: At Manteno, Joshua Bass won the 100- and 200-meter dashes for the Blue Devils in their Illinois Central Eight tri-meet. Greyson Denny won the 3,200 for Peotone.

Oswego East 81, Joliet West 55, Oswego 35: At Oswego, Tristan Jackson captured the 100 and 200 for Joliet West. James Kokuro Jr. took the 400, and Payton Hudson won the 1,600. Dshon Woods captured the long jump and triple jump for the Tigers.

Girls track and field

Manteno 60.5, Beecher 48.5, Peotone 47: At Manteno, Addison Brandau, Terrynn Clott, Avery Lenz and Mariah Young were among the winners for Peotone in the ICE tri-meet.

Girls soccer

Nazareth 5, Joliet Catholic 0: At Joliet, the Angels were blanked in an East Suburban Catholic Conference contest.

Girls badminton

Lincoln-Way West 12, Homewood-Flossmoor 3: At New Lenox, the Warriors had all four matches go to a third game and won all three as they took down the Vikings.