Hana Stoner was a little surprised when her number was called to move up to Wheaton North’s leadoff hitter three weeks ago.

In fact, it was a little scary.

“At first I was kind of nervous – I’ve always batted closer to the bottom of the lineup," the Wheaton North senior said. “But after I did pretty well I got better and confident.”

It turns out, Stoner was just the spark the Falcons needed.

She singled to start Wheaton North’s scoring rallies in the first and third innings off Wheaton Warrenville South ace Presley Wright.

The Falcons went on to a 4-1 win in Thursday’s Class 4A Oswego Sectional semifinal, turning the tables on two regular-season losses to the Tigers.

Second-seeded Wheaton North (24-8), in a sectional final for the second straight year, will play No. 1 seed Oswego at

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