Round 1...Ding, Ding - Illpolo Blog

9:40pm Boys first round comes to an end as Libertyville wins over McHenry 11-10 in the fourth overtime. More reports coming soon or tomorrow or something.

9:39pm It ain't over yet!!! Libertyville and McHenry have gone into the fourth overtime to decide the final first round outcome. Winner takes it all...

9:25pm Ben Leboza and Danny Lejuene have helped Libertyville avoid an upset as McHenry has taken the Wildcats into overtime...the two are tied at 10-10 with 3:00 minutes left in the second OT period. Update in a few, like maybe three minutes...

8:30pm Only one game has avoided the higher seed winning, as Glenbrook South defeating Prospect/Wheeling has to be considered a minor upset. Otherwise, things will clear up for the Final 32 in the next few minutes and we will be ready for the girls' first round tomorrow afternoon.

7:04pm In the Rita vs Stagg game, 15 of the 19 goals scored were in the shallow end. Neuqua held on for a 15-12 win, Mikuzis had 8 goals...

6:43pm GBS defeated Prospect/Wheeling 9-4, as a 5th seed knocked off a 4th seed for the first, I guess we could call it, upset, of the tournament. And yes, I'm calling it tournament cuz I was "sick" for the first day of the NCAA Tournament so WHY NOT for the water polo sectionals...I'm calling it tournament and Sweet Sixteen and The Big Dance and The Final Four and I have no editor so...and if anyone asks, I have strep throat. Next week too.

6:39pm Best game so far, Neuqua holding a slim lead over Mike Serrao and Hinsdale South. John Mikuzis, the freshman hole set for NV has been solid, but senior and Hornets hole set Serrao has played out of his mind in this one and has given HS a chance to win. 12-10 the last time I looked at the scoreboard...

6:24pm GBS, one of our favorite upset picks in round one, has a 5-3 lead over Prospect/Wheeling midway through the opening round game...Mike and Chris Deletto plus goalie Tim Yurashev give them a chance to create a stir in the GBN Sectional. Meanwhile, Hinsdale South, led by Lenny Wanta and Mike Serrao, got to within one goal of Neuqual Valley after the half (8-7), and now the Wildcats lead it 10-9 heading to the fourth quarter.

5:35pm And the 4-5 games have gotten underway. The best matchups are going down now, with a close eye on games like P/W-GBS, Neuqua-Hinsdale South, BG-Hoffman, Andrew-HF, and St Rita-Stagg. Upsets???

5:30pm: The top seeds in each sectional breezed through the opening round...Latin, Palatine, Waubonsie, Lyons, Fenwick, Mundelein, and Loyola all end up winners tonight, joining Lincoln-Way East in the semifinals (the Griffins had a first round bye). Official scores will be posted momentarily.

4:30pm: The first round has offically begun!!!