Weekly Sportscast: Baseball Perseverance, Softball Rivalry and Gym Dandy Score

Homewood-Flossmoor's Evan Nietfeldt is honored as Patch's Athlete of the Week for his courageous performance in the Vikings' 12-2 five-inning baseball victory over Thornridge. To read more about how Nietfeldt stood strong just a few days after his father died of cancer, click here

For baseball power rankings, click here.

For video highlights of Sandburg's 4-1 softball victory over Andrew, click here.

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For a look back at the state-best performance by the Lincoln-Way co-op boys gymnastics team, click here.