By Josh Krockey

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.

Email Daily Southtown results to southtownsports@gmail.com, Beacon-News, Courier-News and Naperville Sun results to tribwestsports@gmail.com and News-Sun results to newssunsports@gmail.com.

FRIDAY’S EVENTS

HIGH SCHOOLS

BOYS BASKETBALL

STATE FINALS

At State Farm Center, Champaign

CLASS 4A

Benet (31-5) vs. Evanston (30-5), 6 p.m., semifinal

RIch Township (25-8) vs. Warren (26-10), 7:45 p.m., semifinal

CLASS 3A

Brother Rice/St. Patrick loser vs. DePaul Prep/Chatham Glenwood loser, third, 1 p.m.

SATURDAY’S EVENTS

HIGH SCHOOLS

BOYS BASKETBALL

STATE FINALS

At State Farm Center, Champaign

CLASS 4A

Third place, 9:30 a.m.

Championship, 8 p.m.

CLASS 3A

Championship, 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

LOCAL COLLEGES

BASEBALL

MARIETTA OPEN

Marietta (Ohio) 8, North Central College 4

North Central College (2-8): Jackson Bland 2-run HR.

SOFTBALL

Black Hawk 5, Joliet Junior College 0

Trinity Christian 9-4, St. Mary-Woods 8-7

Game 1 Trinity Christian (5-13): Myleigh Halmon 3-for-4, 2 doubles, HR, 2 runs, 5 RBIs.

THE SPRING GAMES (FLORIDA)

North Central College 8, Rhode Island College 5

North Central College (5-5): Sarah Lynch 2-run HR, 3 RBIs.

Warner 8-13, Judson 0-8

Wesleyan (Connecticut) 8, North Central College 3

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NJCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT

At Rochester, Minn.

First Round

Joliet Junior College 67, Kingsborough (N.Y.) 58

Joliet Junior College (17-13): Lovely Tua-Link 19 points. Jazzlyn Foster 17 points.

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

LOCAL COLLEGES

BASEBALL

St. Francis 5-4, Calumet 3-6 (Game 1, 7 innings)

Tyler 15, Joliet Junior College 5

Viterbo 9-8, Trinity Christian 5-4

MARIETTA OPEN

Marietta (Ohio) 11, North Central College 10

North Central College (2-7): Caleb Coberley 3-for-6, double, triple, 2 runs, 4 RBIs.

RUSSMATT CENTRAL FLORIDA INVITATIONAL

Judson 10, Lawrence Tech 6

Judson (8-6): Alijah Acevedo 2-run triple.

SOFTBALL

Joliet Junior College 12, Rainey River 7

Joliet Junior College (4-6): Skylar Welcome 4-for-4, 2 triples, 2 runs, 2 RBIs.

GULF COAST INVITATIONAL

St. Xavier 6-0, Mobile 1-3

Game 1 St. Xavier (14-5): Natalie Johnson 2 RBIs.

THE SPRING GAMES

Judson 10-7, Penn State New Kensington 3-0

Game 1 Judson: Braly Wiser 2-for-4, double, 3 runs, RBI.

Game 2 Judson (8-12): Kait Marks 2-for-4, 3 RBIs.

Lake Forest College 7, Penn State Behrend 2

Lake Forest College (3-1): Emmie Nyen 3-for-3, double, HR, 3 runs, 2 RBIs.

Penn State Brandywine 11, Lake Forest College 3

NEWS AND NOTES

St. Xavier teammates Aubrey Wroble (player) and Lily Strand (pitcher) were named softball players of the week in the CCAC. … St. Xavier’s Noah Dreier (player) and Judson’s Ryan Risch (pitcher) were chosen baseball players of the week in the CCAC.

Compiled by Josh Krockey.