Niles West Sports Roundup: Water Polo Gets Warm-up for Sectional Championship

Baseball: After getting off to a scintillating start in the CSL South, Niles West is struggling against some of the better teams in conference.

The Wolves lost all four of their games in the past week, including two to New Trier. Niles West lost 9-5 in its first matchup with New Trier and fell 10-9 two days later.

The offense failed to get anything going in a 7-1 defeat to Glenbrook North on May 7 – Kevin Ross drove in the Wolves’ only run with an RBI double in the sixth inning -- and Niles West lost its fourth straight game on Monday to Maine South, 6-4.

Boys Water Polo: In what shapes up to be a preview of this week’s IHSA Northbrook Sectional, Niles West went 1-1 at the Central Suburban League conference tournament last weekend.

Niles West took care of Maine West, 12-9, on May 6, but the Wolves fell 13-9 to Maine South.  

The Wolves will take on Niles West at home on Tuesday afternoon with the winner facing No.1 seed New Trier on Thursday at Glenbrook North.

Boys Gymnastics: Niles West finished third as a team at the Downers Grove North Sectional with 130.25 points. Downers Grove North won the team title while Niles North finished a mere .25 points ahead of the Wolves for second place.

Ari Lazar took sixth place in the pommel horse (7.70), Josh Nicolasin placed fourth in the rings (8.0). Casey Mahoney-Muno was sixth in the vault (8.80) and Hantac Chang was sixth in the parallel bars (8.65)  

Softball: Niles West stopped a four-game losing streak with a 9-5 win over Evanston on Monday. Payton Genis got the winth, scattering eight hits and four runs to go along with three strike outs. Shelby Peters was 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and two doubles. Joanna LeFevre provided the power by going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Niles West had lost to New Trier, Niles North and No. 9 Conant (double-header) heading into this week.

Boys Track: Niles West took sixth place in the John Davis Titan Invitational hosted by Glenbrook South. The Wolves' only event winner was the 4x200 relay (1:30).

SCOREBOARD WATCHING

Boys Tennis:

Evanston 5, Niles West 2 on May 3

Girls Soccer:

Maine South 2, Niles West 0 on May 3

Glenbrook South 3, Niles West 0 on May 5

Boys Volleyball:

New Trier d. Niles West 25-19, 25-15 On May 5.

Northside Prep defeats Niles West 20-25, 25-20, 25-20 on May 2

Softball:

No. 9 Conant 17-10, Niles West 5-0 on May 7

Niles North 11, Niles West 6 on May 6

New Trier 11, Niles West 0 on May 5