Illpolo.com Super Ballers
Week 6
BOYS
Jimmy Palac
(Libertyville)
Libertyville goaltender Jimmy Palac totaled 84 saves and
helped the Wildcats earn wins over St Patrick, Loyola, New Trier, and
Hoffman Estates in Week 6.
On Monday, Palac made 14 saves and allowed only one goal
in the final period as the Wildcats surprised New Trier 9-6. Palac then
stopped 20 shots and allowed only one second half goal in a 10-5 victory
over Hoffman Estates on Wednesday.
On Saturday, he helped Libertyville earn wins over Loyola
and St Patrick at the St Pats Tournament. He recorded 17 saves in an 8-6 win
over Loyola, then stopped 12 shots and three 5-meter shots during a shootout
against St Patrick in a 6-5 win over the Shamrocks. He finished the
tournament with a total of 50 saves and helped the Wildcats improve to 12-5
on the season.
GIRLS
Liz Clarke/Maeve O'Connor
(Loyola)
Liz Clarke scored 14 goals and Maeve O'Connor totaled 13
scores in Week 6 as the Ramblers improved to 11-9 on the season with wins
over New Trier and Marian Catholic in Week 6.
O'Connor led Loyola with 6 goals in a 12-8 win over New
Trier, while Clarke added 5 scores in the victory. Earlier in the week, both
girls tallied 4 goals in a 13-4 win over Marian Catholic.
Clarke scored all 4 of the Ramblers' goals in a 9-4 loss
to #3 St Ignatius on Wednesday, while O'Connor scored 3 times and Clarke
added a goal in a close 6-5 loss to #4 Sandburg on Saturday afternoon.