TITLE: SPORTS BRIEFS - The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)

Jim Ruddy cards ace at Orchard ValleyAuroran Jim Ruddy Jr. sank a hole-in-one on Orchard Valley's par-3, 143-yard sixth hole on May 1. Ruddy used a 9-iron.

His ace was witnessed by his wife, Liz Ruddy, and by Lynn Robinson.

Seppelfrick, Peterson all-PSL

Aurora Central Catholic placed seniors Jon Seppelfrick and Tim Peterson on the all-Private School League baseball team.

The Chargers finished sixth in the league with a 7-9 record.

Nazareth Academy, which won the PSL title at 15-1, had four players on the first team.

Rosary to hold basketball camp

Rosary High School will conduct a girls basketball camp July 7-11 for athletes entering grades 4 through 9. The camp will run from 8 to 10 a.m. for grades four and five, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for grades six and seven and 1:30 to 4 p.m. for grades eight and nine.

Cost is $40 (grades four and five) and $45 (grades six through nine) before June 30 and an additional $5 after June 30. Call Rosary at 896-0831.

Batavia's Busch to Wheaton College

Jamie Busch, a starting defensive end for Batavia High School's football team last fall, has given a verbal commitment to attend Wheaton College and play for the Crusaders.

Busch, an all-Suburban Prairie Conference first team and Beacon News honorable mention all-area selection, was second in tackles for the Bulldogs with 81.

IEC names softball all-conference

Brenda Morris of Plano was named to the all-Interstate Eight Conference softball first team as a designated hitter.

Selected to second team were junior pitcher Beth Boss of Sandwich, senior catcher Abby Nesson of Plano and senior third baseman Jordana Evans of Plano.

Geneva's Grummer picks Waubonsee

Geneva High School golfer Mike Grummer has signed an NJCAA Division II letter of intent to play golf while attending Waubonsee Community College in the fall.

Grummer won the Suburban Prairie Conference championship and was named MVP.

Waubonsee names MPVs

Sophomore outfielder Jen Rankin of Plano was named the Most Valuable Player on the Waubonsee Community College softball team.

Waubonsee also named sophomore forward Heidi Caho of Oswego as Most Valuable women's basketball player.

Tomse letters at Eastern Illinois

Aurora Central Catholic graduate Mark Tomse was awarded a varsity baseball letter at Eastern Illinois University.

Tomse, a sophomore outfielder, finished the year with a .301 batting average with 53 hits in 176 at bats. He scored 39 runs, drove in 20 runs and had 12 doubles and a pair of homers.

Tomse was also 1-0 with a 2.45 earned run average in 11 innings as a pitcher.

He played in 51 games, starting 49. EIU finished the year with a 25-28 record.

Rigaud earns all-America citations

Washington (St. Louis) University sophomore Claudine Rigaud, a graduate of Rosary High School, earned a pair of All-America citations at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships May 24 at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

Rigaud placed sixth in the 100 meters in 12.25 seconds and seventh in the 200 meters in 25.10 seconds.

The citations were the second and third in Rigaud's career, making her the most cited women's track All-American in Washington University history.