The skies were obscured by smoke from Canadian wildfires, but somewhere Ted Williams would be smiling if he could have seen Downers Grove North senior Brady Shallmoser hit on Thursday.

Shallmoser had another brilliant day at the plate and also flashed some fancy glovework at first base. He went 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two RBIs to lead the top-seeded Trojans to an 8-0 victory over fourth-seeded Plainfield North at the Class 4A Lockport Sectional semifinals.

Downers Grove North (30-7) advances to play 10th-seeded Waubonsie Valley (22-12) in the sectional final at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Warriors advanced with a 4-1 win over second seed Lockport.

“Brady’s been a middle-of-the-order hitter for the past few years,” Downers North coach Kyle Briscoe said. “This is our third 30-win yea

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