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Week 7 Update #6 - Sunday, April 27

By Aaron Brown

Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:00pm

Week 8 updates: Rankings, Week 8 Ballers, Week 8 Super Ballers, and The Illpolo Report

Week 8 Update #5 - Friday, April 25 & Saturday, April 26

By Aaron Brown

Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:30pm

BOYS

STEVENSON TOURNAMENT

Fenwick started the Stevenson Tournament with a 2-0 record after a 14-1 win over Lake Forest and a 9-5 victory over Naperville Central. Brother Rice was also an early winner over Palatine and Stevenson held off New Trier 8-6. Brother Rice defeated Mundelein 8-5 and Stevenson beat Oak Park 10-8 in the two late games on Friday night. On Saturday, Fenwick earned a 10-6 victory over Brother Rice and beat host Stevenson 14-2 to claim the tournament title. Naperville Central downed Mundelein 12-5 after getting out to a 9-2 lead at halftime and topped New Trier 10-1 to finish in fourth place. New Trier surprised Oak Park with a 5-4 victory earlier on Saturday, while Mundelein defeated the Trevians 8-3 to finish in fifth position. Oak Park beat Lake Forest and Palatine to finish in seventh place.

FENWICK 9 NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 5

Andrew McKernin and Brian Barron each scored 3 goals and Chris Wendt added 2 scores as Fenwick defeated Naperville Central 9-5 on Friday night at the Stevenson Tournament. The Friars led 3-2 after the first quarter and went on a 3-1 run in the second quarter to take a 6-3 lead at halftime. The Redhawks cut the lead to 6-4 in the third quarter, but that was as close as they would get as Fenwick pulled away in the second half with another 3-1 run. Bobby Rickert scored 3 goals for Central, while Mark Menis added the other 2 scores for the Redhawks in the loss.

FENWICK 10 BROTHER RICE 6

Andrew McKernin totaled 4 goals and Brian Barron added 3 scores to lead Fenwick past Brother Rice 10-6. The Friars won the Stevenson Tournament title with the win after going 4-0 over the weekend. Matt Stelnicki scored 2 goals to lead the Crusaders in the loss.

BROTHER RICE 8 STEVENSON 6

Sean Davis scored 3 goals and Ryan Scott added 2 scores as Brother Rice defeated Stevenson 8-6 and clinched a second place finish at the Stevenson Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders finished the tournament with a 3-1 record.

OAK PARK 12 PALATINE 3

Doug Fischer scored 4 goals, Dylan O'Connell added 3 scores, and Tommy Poulos scored 2 times to help Oak Park beat Palatine 12-3 and finish the Stevenson Tournament in seventh place.

STEVENSON 10 OAK PARK 8

Jamie Clark scored 4 goals and Ali Khan added 3 scores as Stevenson held off Oak Park 10-8 on Friday night. Dylan O'Connell totaled 4 goals and Doug Fischer added 2 scores in the loss for the Huskies.

CONANT TOURNAMENT

Conant went 4-0 at their tournament on Saturday and finished the day with a 16-4 victory over Vernon Hills to clinch the title. Hoffman, Buffalo Grove, and Vernon Hills each went 2-2 on Saturday.

STAGG 15 BRADLEY 4

Nate Hicks and Joe Borczyk each scored 4 goals and Greg Seymour added 3 scores and 3 assists as Stagg beat Bradley 15-4.

LOCKPORT 14 RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD 6

Ben Bentley, Scott Targosz, and Ryan Oldendorf all scored 3 times and Greg Lighton added 2 scores to help Lockport beat Riverside-Brookfield 14-6.

YORK 9 SCHAUMBURG 6

Jake Comerci scored 3 goals and both Andrew Matsas and Marc Krolikiewicz scored 2 times as York beat Schaumburg 9-6 on Friday. Chris Corbett led Schaumburg with 3 goals in the losing effort.

GIRLS

YOUNG 10 WAUBONSIE VALLEY 9

Yadi Casimora scored the game-winning goal with four seconds left in regulation to lift Young to a 10-9 victory over Waubonsie Valley on Friday night. Gail Wilcoxen led the Dolphins with 5 goals in the win, while Casimora scored 3 times and Gabi Cabrera scored 2 goals for Young.

HERSEY 11 LIBERTYVILLE 5

Mari Paraskevopoulos scored 3 goals and Heidi Johnson, Megan Nolan, and Megan Anderluh all scored 2 times for Hersey in an 11-5 victory over Libertyville. Sarah Cull led the Wildcats with 4 goals in the loss.

PROSPECT 12 ROLLING MEADOWS 2

Molly Nordyke, Michele Schuler, and Meg Dix each recorded 2 goals in Prospect's 12-2 win over Rolling Meadows.

HINSDALE SOUTH 8 OAK PARK 7

Ksenia Chernova recorded 5 goals as Hinsdale South used a 3-1 run in the fourth quarter to beat Oak Park 8-7. Michelle Abraham added 2 scores for the Hornets and Lisa Hutcheson added one score in the win. Audrey Reardon scored 4 times and Alex El Guindi added 3 goals for the Huskies in the loss.

Week 8 Update #4 - Thursday, April 24

By Aaron Brown

Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:59pm

BOYS

CONANT 11 SCHAUMBURG 7

Mike Varga scored 3 goals and Chris Emery, Blaine Grzegorek, and John Hansen each added 2 scores as Conant defeated Schaumburg 11-7 to clinch the MSL West division. Chris Corbett scored 2 times in the loss for the Saxons.

WAUBONSIE VALLEY 15 HINSDALE CENTRAL 9

Adam Kozak scored 6 goals and Anthony Conti added 4 scores to lead Waubonsie Valley to a 15-9 victory over Hinsdale Central. Jim Zuponeck also scored 3 times in the win for the Warriors. Mike Smith scored 5 goals in the loss for the Red Devils.

ANDREW 9 STAGG 7

Eric Korzekiowski scored the game-winning goal with 1:10 remaining and added another score in the final minute to lead Andrew to a 9-7 victory over Stagg. Ryan Joritz scored 3 goals in the win, while Korzeniowski and Chris Ihnat each added 2 scores and goalie Matt Szarzynski made 10 saves for the T-Bolts. Greg Seymour tallied 4 goals in the loss for Stagg.

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 9 LOCKPORT 7

Greg Nelson led Homewood-Flossmoor to a 9-7 victory over Lockport with a 7-goal performance. Ryan Oldendorf led the Porters with 3 goals in the losing effort.

HOFFMAN ESTATES 12 PALATINE 9 (OT)

Pat Mason and Justin Simanis combined to scored 9 goals and goalie Tony Biars made 12 saves as Hoffman Estates held off Palatine 12-9 in overtime.

MUNDELEIN 12 LAKE FOREST 5

Ricky Lukacs, Pat Falconer, and Mike McClure each scored 3 goals to help lead Mundelein to a 12-5 win over Lake Forest.

LATIN 12 NEW TRIER 9

Tim Wickes totaled 6 goals to lead the Romans to a 12-9 win over New Trier on Thursday night. Bill Farmer totaled 6 scores in the loss for the Trevians.

LIBERTYVILLE 15 VERNON HILLS 7

Danny Lejeune and John Blankenhorn both scored 4 goals to lead the Wildcats past Vernon Hills 15-7. Alex Marhenke and Will Mullane both scored 2 times and Jimmy Palac made 15 saves and added 3 assists in the victory.

PROSPECT 6 ROLLING MEADOWS 5

Charlie Mau scored the game-winning goal and Sean Hansen scored 4 times as Prospect defeated Rolling Meadows 6-5 to claim the MSL East championship on Thursday night. Joe Stelnicki made a key field block with ten seconds left in regulation to help the Knights hang on for the one-goal victory. Brian Forrest stopped 14 shots in goal for Prospect, while Matt Reiner also added a goal in the win for the Knights.

BARRINGTON 10 FREMD 8

Mike Byron scored 5 goals and Owen Fassnacht recorded 10 saves as Barrington defeated Fremd 10-8 to claim third place in the MSL West division. Will Mennegas led Fremd with 4 goals in the losing effort.

BUFFALO GROVE 8 HERSEY 7

Billy Baronti scored 3 goals and Matt Cooney tacked on 2 goals to lead Buffalo Grove to an 8-7 victory over Hersey on Thursday night. Tony Ponzo scored 3 goals in the loss for the Huskies.

GIRLS

FREMD 13 BARRINGTON 4

Erika Lauraitis scored 4 goals and Kristine Williams added 3 scores to help lift Fremd past Barrington 13-4. The Vikings clinched the MSL West division with the win.

NEW TRIER 12 LATIN 6

Kate Hilbrant scored 4 goals, Maddy Urban recorded 3 scores, and Ryanne O'Donnell tallied 2 goals in New Trier's 12-6 win over Latin. Brittany Wallace led the Romans with 6 goals in the loss.

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 14 LOCKPORT 5

Story Pumphrey registered 6 goals to help lead Homewood-Flossmoor to a 14-5 victory over Lockport on Thursday night.

VERNON HILLS 10 LIBERTYVILLE 8

Kelly Steininger tallied 5 goals and Melanie Lecaroz totaled 3 scores and 6 steals to help lead Vernon Hills to a 10-8 victory over Libertyville. Kristen Fletcher and Kendall Duffy combined to make 13 steals in the win for the Cougars.

MUNDELEIN 10 LAKE FOREST 6

Alice Denny recorded 4 goals and Kristen Aucutt and Ali Fedro each scored 2 times as Mundelein downed Lake Forest 10-6 on Thursday evening. Devan Osborn led the Scouts with 3 goals in the loss.

LINCOLN-WAY EAST 13 LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 7

Rachel Japp scored 8 goals to lead LWE past LWC 13-7 on Thursday. Kaylee Meyers scored 4 goals and Samantha Marotta recorded 17 saves in the losing effort for the Knights.

HOFFMAN ESTATES 11 PALATINE 1

Allison O'Halloran scored 4 goals to lead Hoffman Estates to an 11-1 victory over Palatine.

OAK PARK 10 NAPERVILLE NORTH 7 (OT)

Audrey Reardon scored 7 goals and added 4 steals and 2 assists to lead Oak Park to a 10-7 overtime win over Naperville North. Vicki Maslowski recorded 12 saves in the win for the Huskies.

WHEELING 17 ELK GROVE 5

Liseli Baich recorded 7 goals and Amily Wilson and Emily Sullivan each tallied 3 scores to help Wheeling beat Elk Grove 17-5. Britten Wilson scored 2 times and both Christa Khatcherian and Linsdey Mills added one goal apiece for the victorious Wildcats.

SCHAUMBURG 10 CONANT 8

Nicole Mundie poured in 7 goals as Schaumburg knocked off Conant 10-8 on Thursday. Dana Losch tallied 4 scores in the loss for the Cougars.

Week 8 Update #3 - Wednesday, April 23

By Aaron Brown

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:55pm

BOYS

EVANSTON 11 LOYOLA 8

Robert Bansberg recorded 3 goals and Ben McBratney, Sam Rosen, Charlie Krause, and Alex LaJoie each added 2 scores apiece to lead Evanston to an 11-8 victory over Loyola. Jack Shehan recorded 3 goals, 3 assists, and 2 steals in the loss for the Ramblers.

YORK 9 ST IGNATIUS 8

Marc Krolikiewicz tallied 3 goals and Andrew Matsas and Colin Albue both had 2 goals in York's 9-8 win over St Ignatius. John Onstwedder made 10 saves for the Dukes, while Ben Herrmann totaled one goal, 4 assists, and 5 steals in the win. Alex Gestevich recorded 12 saves and stopped two penalty shots in the loss for the Wolfpack.

MCHENRY 13 HIGHLAND PARK 3

Bill Dabrowski scored 5 goals, Jon Lesniak added 3 scores, and Reilly Shanahan chipped in 2 goals as McHenry outlasted Highland Park 13-3. David Peck and Graham Olson combined to make 12 steals and 4 assists in the win for the Warriors, while goalies Dan Brucki and Kyle Konieczski totaled 15 saves in the win.

STAGG 12 ST RITA 8

Stavros Tsitsopoulos scored 5 goals and Grey Seymour added 4 scores and 2 steals to help Stagg upend St Rita 12-8 on Wednesday evening.

GIRLS

STEVENSON 7 MOTHER MCAULEY 6 (4 OT)

Rachel Cliburn scored just seventeen seconds into the second sudden death period to give Stevenson a 7-6 win over Mother McAuley on Wednesday night. Earlier in extra time, Yuri Chavez and Amy Michelau both recorded goals in the second overtime period, while neither team could score in the first or third overtime periods. McAuley led 4-0 at halftime, but Stevenson outscored the Macs 5-1 in the second half, including a goal with ten seconds left in regulation by Amy Michelau that send the game to overtime. Michelau led the Patriots with 3 goals, while Cliburn scored 2 times and Rebecca Shopiro and Kelly Lowry each tallied one goal apiece. Janelle Bartman also recorded 13 saves in the win for Stevenson. Chavez scored 2 times to lead McAuley, while Maggie McShane, Emily Ryan, Lilly Cortez, and Meghan Nolan all scored once in the loss for McAuley.

LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 15 ST CHARLES NORTH 5

Stacey Wymer scored 4 goals and both Kaylee Meyers and Jessica Piry tallied 2 scores apiece to help Lincoln-Way Central beat St Charles North 15-5 on Wednesday.

RICHARDS 9 CURIE 5

Ashley Rampick and Caitlin Flood both scored 2 goals to lead Richards past Curie 9-5. Jewel Villanueva recorded 4 goals for Curie in the loss.

LATIN 7 NORTHSIDE 4

Brittany Wallace totaled 4 goals and Jordan Yaakoby added 2 scores in Latin's 7-4 victory over Northside.

CONANT 12 ST CHARLES EAST 3

Dana Losch recorded 5 goals to lead the Cougars to a 12-3 victory over STC East on Wednesday night.

HINSDALE SOUTH 13 MARIAN 9

Ksenia Chernova scored 5 goals and led the Hornets on a 7-0 run in the second half as Hinsdale South came-from-behind to beat Marian 13-9. Lisa Hutcheson, Maria Campanile, and Laura McInerney each scored 2 goals in the win for the Hornets.

Week 8 Update #2 - Tuesday, April 22

By Aaron Brown

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:58pm (Latest update: April 23, 2008 - 10:15am)

BOYS

SANDBURG 9 LOCKPORT 6

Max Kryzminski scored 2 key goals down the stretch and goalie Robert Pozdol made 4 saves in the final three minutes to help Sandburg hold off Lockport 9-6 on Tuesday. Ryan Oldendorf scored 4 goals in the loss for the Porters.

SCHAUMBURG 8 BARRINGTON 7

Drew Cinelli scored the game-winning goal with fifteen seconds left in regulation and Pat Kraulis came off the bench to record 4 goals as Schaumburg defeated Barrington 8-7 on Tuesday evening. Barrington goalie Owen Fassnacht recorded 9 saves in the loss.

LIBERTYVILLE 9 DEERFIELD 5

Zach Leboza recorded 3 goals and 2 assists to lead the Wildcats to a 9-5 win over Deerfield.

BUFFALO GROVE 5 WHEELING 4

Billy Baronti, Glen Bernard, Matt Cooney, Kevin Reilly, and Ryan Higgins each tallied goals as Buffalo Grove beat Wheeling 5-4 on Tuesday.

LOYOLA 9 STEVENSON 7

Evan Rourke scored 4 goals and Jack Shehan added 3 scores to lead Loyola past Stevenson 9-7. Liam Byrne also scored 2 times and Sean Hulseman recorded 6 steals in the win, while goalie Andrew Kramer made 11 saves for the Ramblers.

NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 13 HINSDALE SOUTH 4

Naperville Central jumped out to a 13-0 lead before eventually beating Hinsdale South 13-4 on Tuesday. Josh Jalesky led the Redhawks with 4 goals and Bobby Rickert added 3 scores in the win.

LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 14 BRADLEY 7

Joe Caffarini totaled 7 goals to lead the Knights to a 14-7 victory over Bradley.

ROLLING MEADOWS 11 ELK GROVE 7

Steven Gerbatsch scored 4 goals and Ryan Morrissey and Luke Shafer combined to make 19 saves in Rolling Meadows' 11-7 victory over Elk Grove.

OAK PARK 20 NEW TRIER 6

Doug Fischer and Tommy Poulos both scored 5 goals and Andrew Verticchio added 3 scores to lead Oak Park to a 20-6 blowout win over New Trier on Tuesday.

PROSPECT 7 HERSEY 3

Charlie Mau scored 3 goals and Brian Forrest recorded 16 saves as Prospect beat Hersey 7-3.

CONANT 12 PALATINE 3

Chris Emery scored 5 goals to lead Conant to a 12-3 victory over Palatine.

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 15 ANDREW 6

Greg Nelson tallied 7 scores and Dave Kuchta registered 6 goals to lead H-F to a 15-6 victory over Andrew. Ryan Joritz scored 3 goals and Matt Szarzynski made 21 saves in the loss for the Thunderbolts.

GIRLS

FREMD 16 HOFFMAN 5

Erika Lauraitis recorded 5 goals and Katie French added 4 scores to lead Fremd to a 16-5 victory over Hoffman Estates. Krysti Ruiz tallied 3 scores and Allison McCarthy scored 2 times in the win for the Vikings. Allison O'Halloran led the Hawks with 3 goals in the loss.

YOUNG 10 LATIN 6

Ariel Rodriguez scored 5 goals to help Young come back from a 4-1 deficit in the first half and beat Latin 10-6 on Tuesday.

CONANT 7 PALATINE 0

Sarah Lim scored 2 times as Conant shutout Palatine 7-0 in the Mid-Suburban League matchup.

LINCOLN WAY-CENTRAL 20 BRADLEY 3

Megan Mejewski scored 6 goals, Michelle Wachtor added 3 scores, and goalie Samantha Marotta recorded 16 saves in LWC's 20-3 win over Bradley.

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 9 ANDREW 5

Andrea Peterson recorded 4 goals to lead the Vikings to a 9-5 victory over Andrew on Tuesday. Stacy Fischer tallied 4 goals in the loss for the T-Bolts.

NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 12 NEW TRIER 7

Kara Wilson scored 4 goals, Torii Davis scored 3 times, and Sam Shamburek and Claire Fleming each scored 2 goals as Naperville Central beat New Trier 12-7. Elizabeth Pucci also added a goal in the win for the Redhawks. Kate Hilbrant led the Trevians with 3 goals, while Ryanne O'Donnell scored 2 goals in the loss.

GLENBROOK SOUTH 9 ROLLING MEADOWS 1

Katy Antonji scored 3 goals to help lift Glenbrook South to a 9-1 victory over Rolling Meadows on Tuesday night.

SANDBURG 10 LOCKPORT 5

Alyssa Turza tallied 5 goals as Sandburg knocked off Lockport 10-5 in the SouthWest Suburban Conference matchup.

LYONS 8 NAPERVILLE NORTH 6

Megan McNichols and Allie Grimes both scored 3 goals to lead the Lions to an 8-6 win over Naperville North. Erin Gibson scored 3 goals and Caroline Conway added 2 scores in the loss for the Huskies.

PROSPECT 12 HERSEY 11

Megan Phillips scored the game-winning goal with twenty seconds left in regulation to help lift Prospect to a 12-11 win over Hersey in the Mid-Suburban League East matchup. K.C. Dix and Meg Dix both scored 5 goals to lead the Knights on the offensive end.

LINCOLN-WAY EAST 13 STAGG 8

Taylor Nelson scored 4 times and Rachel Japp added 3 goals in LWE's 13-8 victory over Stagg. Morgan Roberts stopped 7 shots in the net for the Griffins.

LOYOLA 18 NORTHSIDE 6

Maeve O'Connor tallied 4 goals and Ann Marie Schweihs and Ashley Letrich both scored 3 goals as Loyola defeated Northside 18-6. Kathleen Servatius recorded 15 saves for the Ramblers, while Erin Dowdle, Liz Clarke, and Olivia Le Compte all scored 2 times in the victory.

BARRINGTON 8 SCHAUMBURG 2

Megan Clampitt scored 3 goals and Jenna Nagle added 2 scores as Barrington topped Schaumburg 8-2.

Week 8 Update #1 - Monday, April 21

By Aaron Brown

Monday, April 21, 2008 10:50pm

BOYS

MUNDELEIN 9 FREMD 6

Rick Lukacs, Will Davidson, and Pat Falconer each scored 3 goals to help lift Mundelein to a 9-6 victory over Fremd. Kevin Coughlin recorded 13 saves in the win for the Mustangs.

STEVENSON 8 ST IGNATIUS 4

Greg Spigelman recorded 4 goals to lead the Patriots to an 8-4 victory over St Ignatius on Monday night.

MCHENRY 16 PALATINE 5

Bill Dabrowski scored 6 goals and Reilly Shanahan added 5 scores to lead McHenry to a 16-5 victory over Palatine on Monday evening. David Peck and Graham Olson combined to make 14 steals on the defensive end for the Warriors, while Olson also chipped in 2 scores in the win. Dan Brucki also made 16 saves for the Warriors.

CONANT 15 ST CHARLES NORTH 8

John Hansen scored 4 goals and Chris Emery and Gregg Long each added 3 scores as Conant defeated St Charles North 15-8 on Monday.

ROLLING MEADOWS 8 ST VIATOR 5 (OT)

Luke Shafer scored 3 goals to lead the Mustangs to an 8-5 overtime win over St Viator.

BROTHER RICE 15 WAUBONSIE VALLEY 4

Matt Stelnicki scored 4 goals and Ryan Scott added 3 scores to lead Brother Rice to a 15-4 victory over Waubonsie Valley.

GIRLS

STEVENSON 10 ST IGNATIUS 9 (OT)

Rebecca Shopiro and Rachel Cliburn each scored 4 goals to lead Stevenson to a 10-9 victory over St Ignatius on Monday night. The Patriots trailed 6-2 at halftime and 7-3 in the fourth quarter before using a 5-0 run to tie the score and the send the game into overtime. In overtime, Shopiro scored the game-winning goal with two seconds remaining to give the Patriots the win. Lydia Ridgeway led the Wolfpack with 4 scores in the loss.

FREMD 12 MUNDELEIN 9

Katie French, Erika Lauraitis, and Kristi Ruiz each recorded 3 scores as the Vikings defeated Mundelein 12-9. Allison McCarthy added 2 goals in the win for Fremd. Alice Denny led the Mustangs with 4 goals in the loss.

WHEELING 3 BUFFALO GROVE 0

Lindsay Mills made 10 saves and did not allow a goal as Wheeling shutout Buffalo Grove 3-0 on Monday evening. Amy Wilson scored 2 goals in the win for the Wildcats, while Britten Wilson also tallied a goal for Wheeling in the victory.

HINSDALE CENTRAL 12 GLENBROOK NORTH 10

Caitlin Connor scored 6 goals to lead the Red Devils to a 12-10 win over Glenbrook North. Brie O'Doherty added 3 scores and goalie Lexi Gross made 10 saves in the win for Hinsdale Central.

THE ILLPOLO BLOG - Week 7

April 14-April 20 (click the above link to read the contents listed below)

Week 7 Update #8 - Sunday, April 20

By Aaron Brown

Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:55pm

Week 7 updates: Rankings, Week 7 Ballers, and Week 7 Super Ballers, and The Illpolo Report

Week 7 Update #7 - Saturday, April 19

By Aaron Brown

Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:30pm

BOYS

SCHAUMBURG 12 ST PATRICK 5

Chris Corbett scored 5 goals and drew 4 ejections to lead Schaumburg to a 12-5 victory over St Patrick on Saturday morning. Mike Kehoe added 3 goals, Pat Kraulis scored 2 times, and Corbett added 4 assists in the win for the Saxons.

GIRLS

Update #1 - The St Ignatius and Stevenson Tournaments are underway this morning, with Mundelein falling to Huron 7-2 in the first reported game. Later today, Oak Park makes up a game with Neuqua Valley at 11:00am after a bus crash prevented their previous attempt at a game. The Richards Tournament also picks up later this afternoon.

Update #2 - Lyons and New Trier finished in a 6-6 tie in the early game of the St Ignatius Tournament, while Loyola beat Waubonsie Valley 9-4 and H-F topped Marian 9-1. New Trier also beat Naperville North 8-4. The only thing set with the championship round thus far is that Marian will take on Naperville North in the 7th place game.

Update #3 - St Ignatius defeated Lyons 7-4 and Loyola beat H-F 8-4 to finalize the championship round at the St Ignatius Tournament. Loyola will take on Ignatius for the title, while Lyons faces H-F in the third place game.

Update #4 - Fenwick, Mother McAuley, and Stevenson each finished the Stevenson Tournament with a 3-1 record after solid performances against visiting teams from Michigan. Fenwick beat EGR and Pioneer but lost in overtime to Rockford on Saturday afternoon. McAuley defeated EGR and Rockford but suffered a 4-3 loss to Huron. Stevenson beat Pioneer but fell to Huron 7-5. Mundelein also participated in the tournament but lost to Huron, EGR, and Pioneer and finished the weekend with a 4-0 record.

Update #5 - Lincoln-Way East went undefeated at the GBN Tournament on Saturday with wins over Resurrection, St Viator, Glenbrook North, and Libertyville. Glenbrook finished 3-1 and claimed second place, Resurrection went 1-2-1 to finish third, while Libertyville beat St Viator 8-5 to take fourth place.

Update #6 - Richards won their own tournament on Saturday night with a 14-9 victory over Riverside-Brookfield in the final game. Angie Drwal scored 7 goals and Ashley Rampick added 4 goals to lead the Bulldogs to the win. Richards also beat Argo 16-3 on Saturday to finish the weekend with a 3-0 record. Bremen finished in second place with a 2-1 record after defeating Argo 11-0 and R-B 7-5 on Saturday. R-B finished with a win over Argo to claim third place.

Update #7 - Loyola jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first quarter en route to a 9-4 win over St Ignatius to win the Ignatius Tournament on Saturday. Lyons finished third after beating H-F 8-6, New Trier topped Waubonsie 5-4 for fifth place, and Marian defeated Naperville North 4-3 in the seventh place game

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Week 7 Update #6 - Friday, April 18

Week 7 Update #5 - Thursday, April 17

Week 7 Update #4 - Wednesday, April 16

By Aaron Brown

Thursday, April 16, 2008 2:45pm

The sectional seed meetings took place on Wednesday night. As reports trickle in from each sectional site, stay tuned for updates on tonight and Thursday morning. The full playoff bracket will be available once all of the sectionals have reported their seed information. The links to the sectional seed information can be located at:

Boys' Sectional Seeds

Sectionals reported: Vernon Hills, Neuqua Valley, Lyons, GBN, Homewood-Flossmoor, York, Fenwick, Hoffman

Girls' Sectional Seeds

Sectionals reported: Homewood-Flossmoor, Fenwick, Vernon Hills, Hoffman, Lyons, York, GBN, Neuqua Valley

Week 7 Update #3 - Tuesday, April 15

Week 7 Update #2 - Monday, April 14

Week 7 Update #1 - State Bracket Pairings

By Aaron Brown

Monday, April 14, 2008 1:20pm

The IHSA determined the pairings for the state tournament on Monday at their central office. Here are the pairings for quarterfinal matchups in bracket order:

BOYS

Game 1 - Vernon Hills sectional winner vs Neuqua Valley sectional winner

Game 2 - Lyons sectional winner vs Glenbrook North sectional winner

Game 3 - Homewood-Flossmoor sectional winner vs York sectional winner

Game 4 - Fenwick sectional winner vs Hoffman sectional winner

GIRLS

Game 1 - Homewood-Flossmoor sectional winner vs Fenwick sectional winner

Game 2 - Vernon Hills sectional winner vs Hoffman sectional winner

Game 3 - Lyons sectional winner vs York sectional winner

Game 4 - Glenbrook North sectional winner vs Neuqua Valley sectional winner

The winner of Game 1 plays the winner of Game 2 in the first state semifinal

The winner of Game 3 plays the winner of Game 4 in the second state semifinal

The semifinal winners play for the state championship, while the semifinal losers play in the consolation game

THE ILLPOLO BLOG - Week 6

April 7-April 13 (click the above link to read the contents listed below)

Week 6 Update #7 - Sunday, April 13

By Aaron Brown

Sunday, April 13, 2008 2:30pm

Week 6 updates: Rankings, Week 6 Ballers, Week 6 Super Ballers, and The Illpolo Report

Week 6 Update #6 - Saturday, April 12

Week 6 Update #5 - Friday, April 11

Week 6 Update #4 - Thursday, April 10

Week 6 Update #3 - Wednesday, April 9

Week 6 Update #2 - Tuesday, April 8

Week 6 Update #1 - Monday, April 7

THE ILLPOLO BLOG - Week 5

March 31-April 6 (click the above link to read the contents listed below)

Week 5 Update #8 - Week 5 Wrap-Up

By Aaron Brown

Sunday, April 6, 2008 3:50am

Week 5 updates: Week 5 Super Ballers, Week 5 Ballers, Rankings, and The Illpolo Report

Week 5 Update #7 - Saturday, April 5

Week 5 Update #6 - Friday, April 4

Week 5 Update #5 - Thursday, April 3

Week 5 Update #4 - Wednesday, April 2

Week 5 Update #3 - Tuesday, April 1

Week 5 Update #2 - Monday, March 31

Week 5 Update #1 - Fenwick Boys Finish 3-1 At Florida Tournament

THE ILLPOLO BLOG - Week 4

March 24-30  (click the above link to read the contents listed below)

Week 4 Update #8 - Week 4 Wrap-Up

By Aaron Brown

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

Week 4 Update #7 - Week 4 Wrap-Up

THE ILLPOLO BLOG - Week 3

March 17-23  (click the above link to read the contents listed below)

Week 3 Update #7 - Week 3 Wrap-Up

By Aaron Brown

Sunday, March 23, 2008 8:22am

Week 3 updates: Rankings, Week 3 Super Ballers, Week 3 Ballers and The Illpolo Report

Week 3 Update #6 - Saturday, March 22

Week 3 Update #5 - Friday, March 21

Week 3 Update #4 - Thursday, March 20

Week 3 Update #3 - Wednesday, March 19

Week 3 Update #2 - Tuesday, March 18

Week 3 Update #1 - Monday, March 17

THE ILLPOLO BLOG - Week 2

March 10-16  (click the above link to read the contents listed below)

Week 2 Update #8 - Week 2 Wrap-Up

By Aaron Brown

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.

Week 2 Update #7 - Saturday, March 15

Week 2 Update #6 - Friday, March 14

Week 2 Update #5 - Thursday, March 13

Week 2 Update #4 - Wednesday, March 12

Week 2 Update #3 - Tuesday, March 11

Week 2 Update #2 - Monday, March 10

Week 2 Update #1 - SECTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS RELEASED

By Aaron Brown

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.

THE ILLPOLO BLOG - Week 1

March 3-9  (click the above link to read the contents listed below)

CONTENTS

Week 1 Update #9 - Week 1 Wrap-Up

Week 1 Update #8 - Saturday, March 8

Week 1 Update #7 - Friday, March 7

Week 1 Update #6 - Friday, March 7

Week 1 Update #5 - Thursday, March 6

Week 1 Update #4 - Wednesday, March 5

Week 1 Update #3 - Tuesday, March 4

Week 1 Update #2 - Score Reporting Information

Week 1 Update #1 - Monday, March 3

THE ILLPOLO BLOG - Preseason

January-February (click the above link to read the contents listed below)

CONTENTS

2008 Season Update #6 - Water Polo Season Gets Underway on Monday, February 25

2008 Season Update #5 - Girls Season Preview & All-Illpolo Teams

2008 Season Update #4 - Boys Season Preview & All-Illpolo Teams

2008 Season Update #3 - Rankings Posted

2008 Season Update #2 - Sectional Host Updates

2008 Season Update #1 - Site Update

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