Marian Catholic Boys Soccer Rolls in Lincoln-Way Invite

The Marian Catholic boys soccer team opened the Lincoln-Way North Invitational with 1-0 victory over Plainfield South on Tuesday, Sept. 6, in a match played in Chicago Heights.

The lone goal of the game came off the foot of freshman in the second half of play, while keeper Everette Senetar notched three saves in the win.

Marian continued pool play in the invitational on Thursday at Reavis, where the Spartans won 2-1 against the Rams on the road. Guarino notched his second goal of the week and Joe Saenz  provided the difference-maker with eight minutes left in regulation to put Marian over the top.

The Spartans wrapped up pool play on Friday, Sept. 9, at Lincoln-Way North against the Phoenix with a 0-0 tie. Marian finished pool play with a 2-0-1 record and moves on to the semifinals on Thursday, Sept. 15, at Lincoln-Way North.

Women's Soccer: Prairie State Falls

Prairie State (1-3-0, 0-2) fell 4-0 to Moraine Valley Community College in Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference women's soccer play. Bloom graduate Stephanie Martinez, a freshman, had 10 stops in net for Prairie State.

Boys Soccer: Bloom Batters Rich Central

got two goals and two assists from Gustavo Zambrano in a 6-0 victory over Rich Central on Sept. 7. Then on Saturday, Sept. 10, Bloom's Jorge Garcia knocked in three goals and had an assist, while Osvaldo Sanchez added two goals and an assist as Bloom improved to 5-2-1 with a 5-0 win over Joliet West.

Girls Cross-Country: Spartans Take Fifth

Angela Totos placed 17^th with a time of 20:57 for three miles to lead the way for Marian Catholic in the St. Viator cross-country invitational. Jacqueline Silverman, Helena Mierzwa, Maureen Volkman and Lauren Kujawa all also earned points for Spartans.

Marian Catholic totaled 145 points at the invite, which was held Sept. 7 at Melas Park, and placed fifth.