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Saturday, April 5, 2008 11:40pm
BOYS
FENWICK 12 GULLIVER 6
Brian Barron scored 4 goals and Andrew McKernin added 3 scores to help lift Fenwick past Gulliver Prep 12-6 on Saturday. Chris Wendt added 2 goals in the win for the Friars, while goalie Matt Napleton recorded 12 saves.
LOYOLA 16 FREMD 8
Evan Rourke and Jack Shehan each scored 4 goals to lead the Ramblers to a 16-8 victory over Fremd in nonconference action on Saturday morning.
MCHENRY 12 DEERFIELD 2
Bill Dabrowski scored 4 goals, Jon Lesniak tallied 3 scores, and Reilly Shanahan and Graham Olson both scored 2 times as McHenry beat Deerfield 12-2 on Saturday.
RICHARDS 7 BRADLEY 6
Richards won for the first time in school history, a 7-6 win over Bradley, to claim fifth place at the Bremen Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
STEVENSON 12 LINCOLN-WAY EAST 10
Stevenson defeated Lincoln-Way East 12-10 in Lincolnshire on Saturday as Duncan Partridge scored 5 goals to lead the Patriots to the win.
The Patriots started out strong with a first-minute goal from Jaime Clark and a man-up goal by Ali Khan in the first two minutes of the opening period. The Griffins responded with two straight goals to tie the game, but Duncan Partridge added a score with 0:24 seconds remaining in the first quarter to give the Patriots a 3-2 advantage after one period.
Kyler Van Swol tied the score at 3-3 after an ejection, and LWE took a 4-3 lead late in the half before Partridge added his second goal to make the score 4-4 with 0:33 left in the half. Stevenson goalie Andrey Lomsky made a save and assisted Partridge on his third goal with 0:16 seconds left in the half, but LWE's Zach VanSwol scored as time expired to even the score at halftime.
Zach VanSwol scored on Lincoln-Way's first possession of the second half, but Khan responded with a goal from 2-meters to tie the score. Kyle DeGroot scored his second goal for Lincoln-Way East to make it 6-5, but Khan scored midway through the period and Sean Madden took a pass from Jamie Clark and scored to give the Patriots a 7-6 lead. Karl Zoellick evened the scored in the final minute for LWE, but Partridge put home his fourth score to put Stevenson ahead 9-8 heading into the fourth period.
In the final period, Khan scored after an ejection to make it 10-8 in favor of Stevenson, but Reilly added his second score for the Griffins. Clark put Stevenson ahead by two midway through the period, then Partridge added his game-high fifth goal at the 4:17 mark of the final quarter to give Stevenson a 12-9 lead. Zoellick scored his second goal with two minutes remaining in the game, but the Stevenson defense did not allow another goal and the Patriots emerged with a 12-10 victory over Lincoln-Way East.
GIRLS
GULLIVER PREP 11 FENWICK 6
Morgan Bonk and Lisett Calderon scored 2 goals apiece and Mariclaire Bresnahan made 10 saves for Fenwick in an 11-6 loss to Gulliver Prep.
LAKE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
LAKE FOREST 12 LIBERTYVILLE 5
Lindsay Faucher scored 5 goals and Joy Corona added 3 scores to lead Lake Forest to a 12-5 win over Libertyville and a fifth place finish at the Lake County Tournament in Week 5. Joy McClenahan also scored 2 goals in the win for the Scouts
VERNON HILLS 7 BARRINGTON 6
Kelly Steininger finished the Lake County Tournament with 15 goals and goalie Colleen Grimes totaled 49 saves and the Cougars beat Barrington 7-6 in the tournament's third place game to finish the weekend with a 3-1 overall record.
STEVENSON 11 MUNDELEIN 0
The Patriots shutout Mundelein 11-0 as Rachel Cliburn scored 6 goals, Janelle Bartman made 11 saves, Rebecca Shopiro scored one goal and added 9 steals, and Amy Michelau recorded a goal and 8 steals in the victory.
ST CHARLES NORTH TOURNAMENT
LINCOLN-WAY EAST 6 OAK PARK 5
Rachel Japp scored 3 goals, Taylor Nelson added 2 scores, and Alyssa Toland scored once as Lincoln-Way East came-from-behind to beat Oak Park 6-5 and claim the St Charles North Tournament title. The Griffins used a 4-1 run in the second half to emerge with the victory and finish the day with a 3-0 record. Audrey Reardon scored 5 goals to lead the Huskies in the losing effort. LWE also earned wins over Waubonsie Valley and Naperville North on Saturday.
WAUBONSIE VALLEY 12 NORTHSIDE 9
Bailey Gucinski scored 8 goals to lead the Warriors to a 12-9 win over Northside Prep to give Waubonsie a third place finish at the St Charles North Tournament. The Warriors went 2-1 on Saturday, as they also knocked off Naperville North 8-0. Tyler Crittenden added 2 scores in the win for the Warriors. Natalie Klontz, Fiona Ford, and Hannah Furlong each tallied 2 goals apiece in the loss for the Mustangs.
ST CHARLES NORTH 7 NAPERVILLE NORTH 4
Kelsey Zaccagini recorded 6 goals to lead host St Charles North to a 7-4 victory over Naperville North in the fifth place game of their own tournament. The Saints went 1-2 on Saturday after also losing to Oak Park and Northside. Mary Kate Pfister had 2 goals in the loss for the Huskies, who finished the tournament with an 0-3 mark.
OAK PARK 8 ST CHARLES NORTH 4
Audrey Reardon tallied 7 goals and Vicki Maslowski made 8 saves to lead the Huskies to an 8-4 win over host STC North in their tournament opener.
WAUBONSIE VALLEY 8 NAPERVILLE NORTH 0
Megan McWhirter recorded a shutout in goal as the Warriors beat Naperville North 8-0 on Saturday afternoon.
OAK PARK 9 NORTHSIDE 3
Oak Park's Audrey Reardon totaled 5 goals to lead the Huskies to a 9-3 win over Northside to advance to the title game of the STC North Tournament.
Friday, April 4, 2008 11:59pm
BOYS
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 9 LOCKPORT 7
Greg Nelson and Dave Kuchta each scored 3 goals as Homewood-Flossmoor used a 5-2 run in the third quarter to beat Lockport 9-7 on Friday night. Ben Bentley, Pat Cavanaugh, and Scott Targosz each scored 2 goals for the Porters in the loss.
STAGG 12 ANDREW 10
Greg Seymour scored 6 goals and Stavros Tsitsopoulos and Nate Hicks each added 3 goals as the Chargers held on to beat Andrew 12-10 on Friday. Ryan Joritz scored 4 goals in the loss for the T-Bolts.
PROSPECT 12 NEW TRIER 7
Tim O'Grady scored 5 goals and goalie Brian Forrest recorded 14 saves to help lead the Knights to a 12-7 victory over New Trier.
GLENBROOK SOUTH 11 HINSDALE CENTRAL 7
Ben Hengels scored 5 goals and Andrew Grieve added 4 scores to lead the Titans to an 11-7 nonconference win over Hinsdale Central.
STEVENSON 18 PALATINE 10
Jaime Clark and Ali Khan both scored 4 goals to lead Stevenson to an 18-10 victory over Palatine on Friday. The Patriots jumped out to a 9-3 halftime lead and pulled away in the second half to earn the win. Denis Kuznetsov and Duncan Partridge each added 3 goals for Stevenson in the win.
WHEELING 5 MAINE EAST 4
Andrew Acosta recorded 20 saves as Wheeling erased a 4-1 deficit by scoring the game's last four goals in a 5-4 win over Maine East.
LINCOLN-WAY EAST 20 LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 10
Zach VanSwol scored 7 goals and Kyler VanSwol added 4 scores to lead the Griffins to a 20-10 victory over rival Lincoln-Way Central on Friday night. Eric Hosty scored 3 goals in the loss for the Knights.
GULLIVER 19 LOYOLA 6
Jon Tobon scored 4 goals as Loyola fell to Florida's Gulliver Prep 19-6 at Fenwick on Friday night.
GIRLS
WHEELING 13 MAINE EAST 3
Amy Wilson scored 6 goals, Liseli Baich added 3 scores and Christa Khatcherian scored 2 times to lead Wheeling to a 13-3 nonconference win over Maine East.
SANDBURG 15 BRADLEY 3
Alyssa Turza recorded 4 scores as Sandburg cruised to a 15-3 win over Bradley in the SouthWest Suburban Conference matchup.
LAKE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
MUNDELEIN 5 LAKE FOREST 4
Alice Denny scored the game-winning goal with 0:17 seconds remaining to lift Mundelein past Lake Forest 5-4 in the Lake County Tournament on Friday evening. Denny led the Mustangs with 3 goals in the win, while Laura McClenahan scored 2 times in the loss for the Scouts.
STEVENSON 12 VERNON HILLS 3
Rachel Cliburn scored 4 goals and Rebecca Shopiro added 3 scores as the Patriots jumped out to a 9-0 lead before beating Vernon Hills 12-3. Kelly Steininger scored 2 goals in the loss for Vernon Hills.
VERNON HILLS 12 LIBERTYVILLE 8
Kelly Steininger scored 6 goals and recorded 8 steals to lead Vernon Hills to a 12-8 win over Libertyville in the Lake County Tournament preliminary match on Friday. Kendall Duffy added 2 scores in the win, while goalie Colleen Grimes made 10 saves in the win for the Cougars.
BARRINGTON 13 LAKE FOREST 7
Megan Clampitt scored 5 goals to lead Barrington to a 13-7 victory over Lake Forest. Sara Fogle added 3 goals in the win for the Fillies, while Lake Forest's Joy Corona poured in 6 goals in the losing effort.
MUNDELEIN 8 DEERFIELD 4
Alice Denny scored 4 times and Kristen Aucutt added 2 goals to lead the Mustangs past Deerfield 8-4.
BARRINGTON 19 DEERFIELD 6
Megan Clampitt totaled 6 goals and Jenna Nagle added 3 scores as Barrington knocked off Deerfield 19-6 in the Lake County Tourney on Friday night.
Thursday, April 3, 2008 9:15pm
BOYS
CONANT 6 SCHAUMBURG 5
Blaine Grzekorek scored the game-winner with 1:17 left to play as Conant used a 4-1 second half run to beat Schaumburg 6-5 in the MSL West battle for first place.
OAK PARK 17 HINSDALE SOUTH 7
Doug Fischer and Armando Lee each scored 4 goals while Dylan O'Connell and Kevin Hallman added 3 scores apiece to lead Oak Park to a 17-7 win over Hinsdale South in the West Suburban Conference game.
HOFFMAN ESTATES 9 PALATINE 8
Pat Mason and Justin Simanis each scored 4 goals to lead the Hawks to a Mid-Suburban League West win over Palatine 9-8.
NORTHSIDE 13 YOUNG 3
Mike Figura scored 6 goals and Max Kakacek and Julian Dale each added 3 goals as Northside beat Young 13-3.
ROLLING MEADOWS 9 PROSPECT 8
Luke Shafer scored 4 goals to lead Rolling Meadows to a 9-8 victory over Prospect in the MSL East contest on Wednesday night.
GIRLS
LYONS 15 STAGG 2
Katherine Delacey scored 10 goals to lead Lyons to a 15-2 victory over Stagg. Kaitlyn Jacobs recorded 6 assists, Meghan Jacobs added 2 goals and 7 steals on the defensive end, and goalie Emily Bornhoff stopped 12 shots in the win for the Lions.
FREMD 18 BARRINGTON 7
Katie French and Kristine Williams both scored 6 goals to lead the Vikings to an 18-7 win over Barrington. Kristi Ruiz also scored 3 times in the win for Fremd.
NEW TRIER 13 PROSPECT 7
New Trier handed Prospect its' first loss of the season as Ryanne O'Donnell recorded 4 goals and Kate Hilbrant added 3 scores in a 13-7 win.
ANDREW 8 MARIAN 5
Stacy Fischer scored 6 goals and Anissa Torres and Toni Badali combined to make 14 saves in Andrew's 8-5 win over Marian.
HINSDALE SOUTH 15 BREMEN 10
Lisa Hutchinson recorded 5 goals and Ksenia Chernova tallied 4 scores to lead the Hornets to a 15-10 win over Bremen. Cassie Joe Miller led the way for Bremen with 6 goals in the losing effort.
WHEELING 13 ELK GROVE 3
Amy Wilson scored 6 goals and Britten Wilson and Christa Khatcherian each tallied 2 scores as Wheeling defeated Elk Grove 13-3 in the MSL East matchup.
ST VIATOR 8 RESURRECTION 2
Marina Mago scored 3 goals, Lisa Torii and Danielle Volpe each scored 2 times, and Cara George recorded 9 saves in St Viator's 8-2 win over Resurrection.
LAKE FOREST 4 DEERFIELD 2
Joy Corona scored 3 goals to lead Lake Forest to a 4-2 win over Deerfield in the first round of the Lake County Tournament.
VERNON HILLS 10 HIGHLAND PARK 8
Kelly Steininger recorded 5 goals and Melanie Lecaroz added 4 goals and 3 assists to lead Vernon Hills to a 10-8 victory over Highland Park in the Lake County Tournament. Colleen Grimes saved 13 shots in the win for the Cougars.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 10:51pm
A few notes...the MSL standings have been adjusted to represent the split between the East and West schools (the records have been adjusted along with this switch).
Second, the schedule for this weekend's games with Gulliver Prep, the visiting team from Florida who is playing various teams at Fenwick, has been changed a bit. They will no longer play St Ignatius or Oak Park and will play Fenwick on Saturday afternoon instead of the original date of Thursday. The games against Loyola on Friday and both Brother Rice and Mother McAuley will all be played at Fenwick.
Third, I would like to thank both Tom Gallagher and Justin Teschner of Schaumburg and Jack Wagner and Colleen Maietta of Fenwick for their hospitality at the tournaments I attended on Friday and Saturday.
Finally, I would like to thank Julie Glade (my fiancé) for updating the site last night. I was unable to post the scores, update game recaps on the blog, or update the standings and she filled in quite nicely in making sure everything ran as smoothly as possible. She's a better writer than I am anyways.
BOYS
GLENBROOK SOUTH 8 NEW TRIER 7
GBS came-from-behind to beat New Trier 8-7 after the Trevians held a 3-2 lead at halftime. The Titans used a 5-2 run in the third quarter to pull away from the Trevians, and New Trier's comeback attempt in the final period came up one goal short. Chris DeLetto and Alex Scott both scored 3 goals to lead the Titans to the win, while New Trier's Joe Jeffers scored 2 times for the Trevians in the loss.
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 9 ANDREW 5
Greg Nelson totaled 4 goals and Matt Shirer added 2 scores to help the Vikings defeat Andrew 9-5. Ryan Joritz and Andrew Kmiecik each scored 2 goals to lead the T-Bolts in the loss.
MORGAN PARK 11 MORTON 10
Zach Wenner scored 2 goals and added 3 steals to lead Morgan Park to an 11-10 win over Morton on Wednesday night.
LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 15 BRADLEY 2
Connor Currier scored 3 goals to lead the Knights to a 15-2 victory over Bradley on Wednesday.
FENWICK 27 ST VIATOR 3
John Pavlik scored 4 goals, Will Rigali added 3, and Jon Odland stopped 16 shots on goal to help Fenwick defeat St. Viator 27-3.
LINCOLN-WAY EAST 16 STAGG 9
Zach VanSwol led all scoring with 6 goals to lift Lincoln-Way East over Stagg 16-9 on Wednesday night. Stavros Tsitsopoulos led Stagg scoring with 4 goals in the loss.
GIRLS
NEW TRIER 16 GLENBROOK SOUTH 5
Ryanne O'Donnell and Kate Hilbrant each totaled 3 goals to lead the Trevians to a 16-5 win over Glenbrook South in the Central Suburban League contest on Wednesday night. Caitlin Staniec scored 3 goals to lead GBS in the loss.
LATIN 10 RESURRECTION 2
Latin returned to action with a 10-2 win over Resurrection as Caitlin Kaulus scored 4 goals, freshman Brittany Wallace added 3 goals, and Kasha Ahern chipped in with 4 assists.
LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 16 BRADLEY 7
Kaylee Meyers scored 4 goals while Anna Whyte and Jessica Piry each tallied 3 scores as LWC defeated Bradley 16-7 in the SouthWest Suburban Conference matchup on Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 11:10pm (Latest update: April 2, 2008 - 7:00am)
BOYS
OAK PARK 18 LATIN 11
Tommy Poulos and Luke O'Connell each scored 4 goals, Doug Fischer and Dylan O'Connell both scored 3 times, and Kevin Hallman added 2 goals to lead Oak Park to an 18-11 win over Latin. Grant Wilkie led the Romans with 5 goals, while Time Wickes added 4 scores in the loss.
CONANT 11 PALATINE 2
John Hansen scored 5 goals and Blaine Grzegorek added 2 scores to lead Conant to an 11-2 victory over Palatine. Tony Passaro recorded 13 saves in the win for the Cougars.
SCHAUMBURG 9 BARRINGTON 7
Chris Corbett recorded 3 goals and 3 assists to lead the Saxons to a 9-7 win over Barrington in the Mid-Suburban League contest.
GULLIVER PREP (FL) 13 STEVENSON 7
Geg Spigelman scored 3 goals in Stevenson's 13-7 loss to Gulliver Prep of Florida.
FREMD 12 HOFFMAN ESTATES 11 (4 OT)
Spencer Sophie scored the game-tying goal in the second overtime and the game-winning goal in the fourth overtime to lead Fremd to a 12-11 win over Hoffman Estates on Tuesday night.
LOCKPORT 15 HINSDALE CENTRAL 7
Ryan Oldendorf scored 3 goals, Ben Bentley added 2 scores, and goalie Larry Formosa recorded 10 saves as the Porters beat Hinsdale Central 15-7.
BREMEN 13 MORTON 12
Matt Dundurand totaled 6 goals and Trevor Pistek added 3 scores as Bremen held off Morton 13-12.
NORTHSIDE 10 KENWOOD 6
Julian Dale and Mike Figura each tallied 3 goals to lead Northside to a 10-6 win over Kenwood in the CPL contest on Tuesday.
GIRLS
LOYOLA 10 OAK PARK 9
Liz Clarke tallied 6 goals and Maeve O'Connor scored 4 times to lead Loyola to a 10-9 nonconference win over Oak Park. Audrey Reardon scored 6 goals for the Huskies in the loss.
MOTHER MCAULEY 7 SANDBURG 5
Meghan Nolan scored 2 times to lead the Macs to a 7-5 victory over Sandburg. Alex Bielski recorded 2 goals in the loss for the Eagles.
FREMD 16 HOFFMAN ESTATES 5
Erika Lauraitis totaled 7 goals, Krysti Ruiz added 4 scores, and Katie French scored 2 times as Fremd knocked off Hoffman Estates 16-5 in the MSL matchup on Tuesday evening.
PROSPECT 8 HERSEY 3
Molly Nordyke and Meg Dix each recorded 2 goals to lead Prospect to an 8-3 victory over Hersey on Tuesday. Giovanni Penze stopped 23 shots in the net for the Knights in the win. Mari Paraskevopoulos scored all 3 goals in the loss for the Huskies.
RICHARDS 12 MARIAN 7
Markie Walztoni led the Bulldogs with 5 goals while Angie Drwal and Ashley Rampick each tallied 3 goals to help lift Richards to a 12-7 victory over Marian. Goalie Megan Reppen recorded 8 saves and allowed only 2 goals in the win. Lauren Grkinich and Jenna Ellis each scored 2 times in the loss for the Spartans.
BREMEN 11 MORTON 5
Megan Blank tallied 4 goals to lead Bremen to an 11-5 victory over Morton. Goalie Julie Velcich recorded 19 saves in the win.
LINCOLN-WAY EAST 8 STAGG 5
The Griffins' Rachel Japp scored 4 goals as Lincoln-Way East defeated Stagg 8-5 on Tuesday evening.
Monday, March 31, 2008 10:20pm (Latest update: April 1, 2008 - 9:45am)
BOYS
FENWICK 9 BROTHER RICE 4
Fenwick jumped out to a 7-0 halftime lead en route to a 9-4 win over Brother Rice on Monday night. Craig Borkovec and Brian Barron each scored 3 goals to lead the Friars, while Andrew McKernin added 2 scores and 6 assists. Goalie Matt Napleton made 7 saves in the victory.
ST RITA 16 ST VIATOR 9
Luke Ginger scored 4 goals and Ruben Velasquez, Ric Rivera, and Mike McArdle each tallied 3 goals as St Rita defeated St Viator 16-9. Eric Primdahl recorded 6 goals in the loss for the Lions.
ST IGNATIUS 21 MT CARMEL 5
Garrett Mulchrone totaled 6 goals to lead St Ignatius past Mt Carmel 21-5 on Monday evening.
SANDBURG 14 LINCOLN-WAY EAST 7
Cody Siemeck scored 6 goals and goalie Robert Pozdol made 20 saves to help lift Sandburg past Lincoln-Way East 14-7 in the SWSC contest.
YORK 11 FREMD 6
Kent Van Horn scored 5 goals and goalie John Onstwedder recorded 15 saves to lead the Dukes to an 11-6 nonconference win over Fremd on Monday. Colin Albue, Mark Krolikiewicz, and Dan Groch each scored 2 goals in the win for York.
PROSPECT 15 HERSEY 4
Sean Hansen scored 7 goals and Joe Stelnicki added 6 scores to lead Prospect to a 15-4 win over Hersey in Mid-Suburban League action. Goalie Brian Forrest stopped 13 shots in the win for the Knights.
LOCKPORT 12 ANDREW 11
Ryan Oldendorf tallied 4 goals and Scott Targosz added 3 scores for the Porters in a 12-11 victory over Andrew on Monday evening. The T-Bolts scored 2 goals late in the fourth period to close the gap to 12-11 with one minute remaining, but could not score the equalizer. Ryan Joritz scored 4 goals in the loss, while Andrew goaltender Matt Szarzynski recorded 11 saves and 3 steals to keep the game close.
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 20 BRADLEY 2
Dave Kuchta recorded 5 goals and Greg Nelson totaled 4 scores to lead the Vikings to a 20-2 win over Bradley on Monday.
ST PATRICK 11 LOYOLA 10
Jeremy Trinchere and Steve Collins each scored 4 goals to lead St Patrick to an 11-10 Catholic League win over Loyola on Monday night.
NORTHSIDE TOURNAMENT REPORT (from Saturday, March 29)
Wheeling won the Northside Tournament on Saturday by finishing with a 3-0 record with wins over Young, Northside, and Taft. Sean Murphy scored 12 goals to lead the Wildcats, while Alan Sears totaled 8 goals and Brian Leska added 5 scores on the day. Goalie Andrew Acosta recorded 40 saves in the three-game set and scored one goal in Wheeling's 5-4 win over Young. The Wildcats also beat Northside 18-8 and Taft 17-1 en route to the tournament title and 6-3 overall record for the season.
GIRLS
FENWICK 11 MOTHER MCAULEY 1
Morgan Bonk recorded 4 goals and Lisett Calderon and Katie Tynan both scored 2 goals to lead Fenwick to an 11-1 win over Mother McAuley.
WAUBONSIE VALLEY 7 HINSDALE SOUTH 4
Sabina Kastinova scored 4 goals to lead Waubonsie Valley to a 7-4 victory over Hinsdale South on Monday.
RICHARDS 8 BREMEN 6
Markie Walztoni and Ashley Rampick each tallied 2 goals to help Richards hold off Bremen 8-6 on Monday night. Bremen's Cassie Joe Miller recorded 5 goals in the loss.
CONANT 9 GLENBROOK SOUTH 7
Erin O'Connor tallied 4 goals for Conant in a 9-7 victory over Glenbrook South in nonconference action.
ANDREW 10 LOCKPORT 9 (OT)
Stacy Fisher scored 5 goals to lead the T-Bolts to a 10-9 overtime win over Lockport. Rachel Lardner scored 3 goals to lead the Porters in the losing effort.
LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 11 STAGG 8
Kaylee Meyers and Stacey Wymer both recorded 4 goals as the Knights defeated Stagg 11-8 in the SWSC matchup. Goalie Samantha Marotta recorded 11 saves in the win for LWC. Katie Kruse scored 3 goals for Stagg in the loss.
LAKE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
MUNDELEIN 9 LAKE FOREST 7
Kristen Aucutt recorded 4 goals and Alice Denny added 3 scores to lead Mundelein to a 9-6 win over Lake Forest in the first game of the Lake County Tournament.
Monday, March 31, 2008 8:00am
Fenwick went 3-1 over the weekend at the Gulliver Prep Tournament at Miami-Dade College in Florida. The Friars won their first three games before falling to Ransom 9-5 in their final game on Saturday. Here are the game recaps:
FENWICK 14 BELEN JESUIT 13
The Friars pulled out to a 6-1 lead in the first quarter and held on for a narrow 14-13 victory over Belen Jesuit on Friday. Chris Wendt scored 5 goals and Andrew McKernin tallied 4 scores to lead Fenwick on the offensive end, while goalie Matt Napleton recorded 7 saves in the win.
FENWICK 12 WINTER PARK 3
Brian Barron scored 5 goals, Chris Wendt scored 3 times, and Andrew McKernin added 2 goals as Fenwick cruised to a 12-3 win over Winter Park. Barron also recorded 6 steals and 2 assists in the win, while Dan Barron totaled 2 assists and 5 steals for the Friars. Goalie Matt Napleton stopped 8 shots for Fenwick.
FENWICK 7 GULLIVER PREP 5
Chris Wendt scored 2 goals and Andrew McKernin, Dan Barron, Brian Barron, Will Schulenburg, and Craig Borkovec each tallied one score as the Friars beat Gulliver Prep 7-5.
RANSOM 9 FENWICK 5
The Friars lost their final game of the tournament 9-5 to Ransom. Brian Barron scored 4 goals and Chris Wendt added one score in the loss for Fenwick.
Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:30pm
Week 4 updates: Rankings, Week 4 Super Ballers, Week 4 Ballers, and The Illpolo Report
LATEST UPDATE: Fenwick Tournament Report
Week 4 Update #7 - Fenwick Tournament Report (Girls)
Week 4 Update #6 - Saturday, March 29
Week 4 Update #5 - Friday, March 2
Week 4 Update #4 - Thursday, March 27
Week 4 Update #3 - Wednesday, March 26
Week 4 Update #2 - Tuesday, March 25
Week 4 Update #1 - Monday, March 24
Sunday, March 23, 2008 8:22am
Week 3 updates: Rankings, Week 3 Super Ballers, Week 3 Ballers and The Illpolo Report
March 10-16 (click the above link to read the contents listed below)
Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:54pm
Week 2 updates: Rankings, Week 2 Super Ballers, Week 2 Ballers and The Illpolo Report
Rankings Update
BOYS' TOP 25 - The only certainty in the boys' rankings is Fenwick at the top spot. The Fenwick Tournament caused a shakeup at the top of the rankings, as Naperville North's wins over Naperville Central and Lincoln-Way East push them to the #2 spot. Naperville Central defeated Lincoln-Way East at an all-deep pool to move those two teams to #3 and #4, respectively. Mundelein makes a major jump to #5 after beating Stevenson at the Lake County Tournament and improving to 5-0 on the season. Sandburg beat Lyons in overtime to move up to #6, Stevenson drops to #7 after their second loss of the year, and Homewood-Flossmoor's 8-7 victory over Brother Rice puts them at the #8 spot. Brother Rice and Lyons are tied for #9, as they tied each other twice over the weekend. In other changes, Neuqua Valley fell to #11 after losing to Brother Rice and Lyons, St Rita beat St Patrick to move the Mustangs up to #12 and drop the Shamrocks to #13. Waubonsie Valley suffered the biggest drop to #23 after falling to 1-5 on the season with losses this week to McHenry and Neuqua Valley. Lockport moved to #19 after winning the Hinsdale Central Tournament and knocking off St Ignatius this week. McHenry moved up to #20, St Ignatius moved to #21 after beating Evanston, while the Wildkits fell to #22 after two losses at their own tournament to Glenbrook South and St Ignatius. Conant is at #24 after improving to 8-0 and Stagg to #25 after getting their record to 8-3 and beating Andrew this weekend.
GIRLS' TOP 25 - The changes in the girls' rankings came on the bottom half of the poll, as Waubonsie Valley's second win over Neuqua Valley moved theWarriors up to #14 and dropped the Wildcats down to #16. Mundelein remains undefeated and moves to the #12 spot, Oak Park fell to #13 after falling to 3-3, and Fremd moves into the Top 20 to the #19 position. Andrew lost to Fremd and ends up at #20, Buffalo Grove lost to Prospect and Fremd and ends up at #22, while Richards fell to #24 after a loss to Bremen on Friday night.
Monday, March 10, 2008 10:45pm
Below are the links to the sectional assignments for both boys and girls:
Illpolo.com Notes
***For the first time since 2002, St Patrick is not in the same sectional as Fenwick. The Shamrocks head to York and are currently the only Top 25 team in that sectional.
***With UIC not hosting a sectional, the IHSA reverted back to some of the original assignments from 2002, placing St Ignatius and Latin in the Fenwick Sectional along with Oak Park and Fenwick. That puts four Top 25 teams in the same sectional on both the boys' and girls' sides, including two of the top five girls teams.
***Sandburg's boys team finally gets placed in a sectional with the other teams from their area, causing a potential showdown between teams like Lincoln-Way East, Homewood-Flossmoor, Andrew, Sandburg, and Lockport at the TBA Sectional.
***The Sandburg girls team once again gets sent to a different site than their boys' team, as they will have to play at Lyons against Mother McAuley, Lyons, and Richards.
***Evanston's boys team returns to the GBN Sectional after playing at UIC last year. This sets up an evenly matched sectional which includes New Trier, Loyola, Glenbrook South, and Evanston, all of which are Top 25 teams.
***The sectionals at Neuqua Valley, Vernon Hills, and Hoffman Estates (new site, same area) look almost exactly the same as the last several years.
March 3-9 (click the above link to read the contents listed below)
Sunday, January 20, 2008 1:24 pm
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