Alex Purta went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Leah Lowery went the distance in the circle as the Fenwick High School varsity softball team defeated host Providence Catholic 7-4, April 26.
Lowery allowed two earned runs and struck out three in seven innings, while adding an RBI single at the plate. Kailey Janda and Sofia Kateeb each had two hits for the Friars (5-4).
On April 24, Fenwick scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to secure a 10-0 run-rule victory against visiting Lincoln Park. Gianna Pescatore allowed just one hit and struck out eight in six innings, and Kateeb and Lowery had two hits apiece.
Fenwick baseball
After notching a huge Chicago Catholic League victory against visiting St. Ignatius, April 22, the Fenwick varsity baseball team hoped to build on it the following day at Riverside-Brookfield. But the host Bulldogs had other ideas and defeated the Friars 5-4 in walk-off fashion as Damian Noa’s one-out single plated Ethan Smith with the game-winning run.
Anthony Henderson, Ben Jarnecke, and Bryan Tunison Jr. each had RBI singles for Fenwick (7-9-1).
At the Priory in River Forest against Andrean (IN), April 26, JJ Obaldo went 2-for-3 and Tunison, Connor Davis, and Luca Ponzio each drove in a run. But the Friars fell to the 49ers 15-5.
Fenwick has key Catholic League series this week with Marmion Academy (May 1, 3) and Leo (May 5-6). The Friars also have the annual East Avenue Showdown with Oak Park and River High School at Triton College, May 2, at 6 p.m.
Fenwick’s Drew Horne (14) hits the ball on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, during a varsity baseball game against OPRF at The Priory in River Forest, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer 
Fenwick’s Caity Barganski (arm raised) celebrates with her teammates after defeating Nazareth 2-1 during the Class 3A Benedictine University Super-Sectional Monday, June 3, 2024 in Lisle, IL. (Steve Johnston/Riverside-Brookfield Landmark) 
Fenwick pitcher Mike Sosna fires a strike against St. Patrick in the IHSA Class 3A Fenwick baseball sectional June 3 at the Priory Campus. Sosna struck out seven in five innings and got the win as the Friars prevailed 5-2 to win the sectional title for the second straight year. | Carol Dunning 
Caroline Henige, Fenwick Soccer | Photo courtesy of Ian McLeod 
Fenwick senior Leah Lowery is focused on the tee as she swings during softball practice, March 13. (Courtesy Carol Dunning)
Fenwick girls soccer
The varsity girls soccer team hit a rough patch, suffering three consecutive shutout defeats. The latest loss took place in the Naperville Invitational, April 26, as the Friars (5-7-1) fell 1-0 to New Trier. But Fenwick coach Craig Blazer has a good explanation for the Friars’ slump.
“We have some injuries and have missed girls due to the state math competition,” he said. “The group is still good and fared well against top competition; New Trier is the defending (IHSA Class 3A) champion. The week was a positive.”
Mia Carvalho and Jackie Keller shared goalkeeping duties against New Trier. Carvalho made four saves and Keller five.
In a bright development that bodes well for Fenwick’s future, three freshmen – Lila Gaddipati (team-high 10), Quinn Sansone (six), and Keira Magee (four) – have combined for 20 of the team’s 26 goals this season.
The Friars resume play in the Naperville Invitational at Naperville North, May 1.
Fenwick’s Alondra Avila (22) works past Hinsdale Central’s Peyton Rohn (11) during the Ed Watson Naperville Invitational at Downers Grove North Friday, April 25, 2025 in Downers Grove, IL. (Steve Johnston/Wednesday Journal) 
Fenwick’s Natalie Kapusta (9) works to gain control of the ball against Hinsdale Central’s Olivia Healy (21) during the Ed Watson Naperville Invitational at Downers Grove North Friday, April 25, 2025 in Downers Grove, IL. (Steve Johnston/Wednesday Journal) 
Fenwick’s Clare Kapsch (7) and Hinsdale Central’s Peyton Rohn (11) try to gain control of the ball during the Ed Watson Naperville Invitational at Downers Grove North Friday, April 25, 2025 in Downers Grove, IL. (Steve Johnston/Wednesday Journal) 
Fenwick’s Mary Brunick (16) works up field against Hinsdale Central during the Ed Watson Naperville Invitational at Downers Grove North Friday, April 25, 2025 in Downers Grove, IL. (Steve Johnston/Wednesday Journal)