Harvard’s Blazier no-hits Marengo

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MARENGO – Warm, windy days usually don’t make for great pitching performances.

Harvard’s Chase Blazier bucked the trend Thursday against Marengo, throwing a no-hitter in a five-inning, 12-0 win against the Indians (1-12 overall, 0-1 Big Northern Conference East Division). Blazier was helped by two home runs by outfielder Brian Koester.

Hornets coach Ryan Frenk said that it has taken some time to get Koester going.

“We tried to get him to focus more,” Frenk said. “He came out ready to play, real focused and really was seeing the ball real well.”

Blazier added a home run at the plate for Harvard (12-3, 2-0).

Dundee-Crown 13, Woodstock North 3 (5 inn.): At Carpentersville, Jake Romano homered twice and knocked in four runs as the Chargers won the Fox Valley Conference game.

Dylan Kissack homered and had three RBIs for D-C (7-7-1 overall, 4-2 FVC Valley Division). Dustin Kroening doubled and knocked in a run for the Thunder (4-6, 0-4 FVC Fox).

Jacobs 11, Woodstock 0: At Jacobs, the Golden Eagles’ (4-7-1, 2-3 FVC Valley) Josh Kranz and Anthony Virgilio made the most of their appearances at the plate, each player going 3 for 3 in an FVC win.

Kranz hit two home runs and Virgilio added a home run and scored four runs against Woodstock (6-7, 1-3 FVC Fox).

Westminster Christian 19, Alden-Hebron 1: At Elgin, Mitch Hooper went 1 for 1 at the plate and his brother Pat went 1 for 2 in a non-conference loss for A-H (0-7).

Burlington Central 14, Richmond-Burton 0 (5 inn.): At Richmond, the Rockets (5-9, 0-1 BNC East) were no-hit in losing their division opener.

Marian Central 18, Aurora Central Catholic 5: At Aurora, Eli McGuire scored four times as the Hurricanes won the Suburban Christian Conference game.

Karl Steiger added three RBIs and scored three times for Marian (8-2, 4-0 SCC).

Prairie Ridge 1, Cary-Grove 0: At Cary, Kevin Kaczmarski was 1 for 4 and had the game-winning RBI double for Prairie Ridge (8-4, 4-0 FVC Fox), which won the FVC crossover against the Trojans (6-7, 2-3 FVC Valley).

Huntley 6, Johnsburg 5: At Huntley, Jeremy Ahillen pitched a complete game for the Red Raiders (10-1, 4-0 FVC Valley) and fanned five in an eight-inning FVC crossover game with the Skyhawks (4-6, 1-4 FVC Fox).

Huntley’s Tom Crowan and Phil Pupillo combined for five RBIs.

Hampshire 11, North Boone 5: At Poplar Grove, Ryan DeChant, Ryan Burke and Max Shaw homered in a BNC East win for the Whip-Purs (5-6, 1-0 BNC East).

Kent Larson pitched seven innings and struck out five.

BOYS TENNIS

Prairie Ridge 6, Huntley 1: At Crystal Lake, Connor Greenwald won at No. 1 singles to lead the Wolves to the FVC victory.

Sam McNally and John Andress added wins at No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, for Prairie Ridge (4-2, 4-0 FVC). Brendan Bozic and Francis Ramirez won at No. 3 doubles for the Red Raiders.

Jacobs 6, Woodstock North 1: At Woodstock, the Golden Eagles swept all four doubles matches in getting the FVC win.

Tom Schreiner won at No. 2 singles for Jacobs (10-2, 5-0). Genyl Rufino won at No. 1 singles for the Thunder (1-5, 0-3).

Grayslake North 5, Crystal Lake Central 2: At Grayslake North, Bryant Poggensee-Wei continued his strong play at No. 1 singles for Grayslake North (4-2, 3-2), winning his match 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in an FVC matchup.

CL South 7, Woodstock 0: At Crystal Lake, the Gators (7-0, 4-0) kept their winning streak alive in an FVC match.

South’s Cam Laktash won his No. 1 singles match, and Scott Subak and Andy DeBoer won their No. 1 doubles match.

McHenry 6, Dundee-Crown 1: At Carpentersville, Evan Szechowycz won at No. 1 singles as the Warriors won the FVC match.

Alejandro Gonzalez had the lone win for the Chargers at No. 2 singles.

Grayslake Central 5, Cary Grove 2: At Grayslake, Steven Kveton won at No. 1 singles for Cary-Grove (1-8, 0-5) in an FVC loss.

BOYS TRACK

Huntley Meet: C.J. Ayemoba won the triple jump (41 feet 6 inches) and long jump (20-51⁄2) to lead Huntley (145) to the win in the five-team event.

Robert Murphy won the 400 meters (51.8 seconds) for Hampshire, which finished third with 37 points.

Harvard Meet: Harvard’s Cody Kramer won the 100 meters (11.5) and the 200 (23.2) and finished second in the long jump (19-2) in a BNC meet.

Kyle Wismer of Richmond-Burton won the long jump (21-1), and the Rockets took first place as a team.

• Ken Kozel and Andy Schmidt contributed to this report.