GLENBROOK SOUTH SECTIONAL
(1) Loyola 10 (2) New Trier 9
Charlie Dowdle scored 4 goals and Brendan Hulseman notched 2 scores as
Loyola held on to beat New Trier 10-9 to advance to the state tournament.
Robbie O'Connor also made 12 saves, including a stop at the end of
regulation to deny the Trevians a chance to send the game to overtime.
Stauder and Dowdle scored two consecutive goals for the Ramblers in the
final period to break an 8-8 tie, and New Trier's rally attempt came up one
goal short after O'Connor's last-second save. Jordan Palmer scored 5 times and both Jason Bartha and Nate Urban added 2
scores in the loss for the Trevians.
LINCOLN-WAY
CENTRAL
SECTIONAL
(1) Lockport 10 (3) Homewood-Flossmoor
9
Dan Oldendorf and Dave Hir both scored 3 goals as the Porters held off H-F
10-9 to advance to the state tournament for the first time in team history.
Lockport held a 9-6 advantage at halftime, only needing one second-half goal
to keep the Vikings at bay. Zack Peterson totaled 6 goals, Kevin Kuchta
netted 3 scores, and Jakobi McClellan saved 12 shots in the losing cause for
H-F.
METEA VALLEY
SECTIONAL
(1) Naperville North 13 (2) Naperville Central
8
Eric Curia recorded 8 goals and Michael Shabel totaled 11 saves and 3
assists as the Huskies held off a tough challenge from Naperville Central to
earn a 13-8 win and qualify for state for the first time since 2007. Adam
Nyland added 2 scores in the win for North. Matt Reasons and TJ Johnson both
recorded 3 goals for the Redhawks.
PALATINE
SECTIONAL
(1) Stevenson 16 (2) McHenry
15
Alex Shkiler scored 4 times, Chris Hodges, Kyle Plotsky, and Mitchell
Sokolsky each netted 3 scores, and Robbie O'Brien made 12 saves as Stevenson
held off McHenry 16-15 to return to the state tournament after a brief
hiatus. Remy Dalloul also notched 2 scores in the Patriots' win. Dylan
Clohessy recorded 9 goals, including a penalty shot in the final minute that
cut the Stevenson lead to one goal, but the victors were able to run out the
clock on their final possession. Robbie Schwerdtfeger put in 4 goals and
Lucas Matthys scored 3 times in the Warriors' loss. Wyatt Schroeder also
totaled 7 saves for McHenry.
SCHAUMBURG
SECTIONAL
(1) Fremd 6 (2) Schaumburg 2
Andre Degla and Ryan Helsdingen each scored 2 times and Max Plichta recorded
14 saves as Fremd beat Schaumburg 6-2 to advance to the state tournament. JP
French and Luke Stark notched the other goals for the victorious Vikings.
Marty Kwiatkowski and Randy Carr each tallied one score in the loss for the
Saxons.
STAGG
SECTIONAL
(1) Sandburg 11 (2) Stagg 10
Sandburg put together a dramatic 4-0 run in the final quarter to grab an
11-10 come-from-behind win over Stagg. Trailing 9-7, Stephen Zieler and Matt
Veldman each scored successive goals to tie the game with three minutes left
in regulation. Anthony Bonnar put the Eagles ahead 10-7 and Veldman added an
insurance goal at the 1:35 mark to put Sandburg ahead 11-9. The Chargers
scored a late goal to cut the lead to one, but the Eagles were able to run
the clock out and advance to the state tournament for the fourth time in
five years. Veldman led Sandburg with 3 goals, while Bonnar, Zieler, Kevin
Tunney, and Mike O'Malley each netted 2 scores in the winning effort. Ryan
Peterson and Juan Valdez combined to score 7 goals and Jihad Ramadan made 11
saves in the loss for the Chargers.
UIC
SECTIONAL
(1) Latin 14 (2) St Ignatius
10
Jacob Himmel scored 6 goals and Latin used a 4-1 run to start the second
half to pull away from Ignatius and qualify for state with a 14-10 victory.
The Romans' run helped them increase an 8-7 halftime lead to a more
comfortable 12-8 advantage, but the Wolfpack's Brayden Amendola scored 2
straight goals at the start of the final period to narrow the gap to 12-10.
Latin responded with 2 quick goals of their own, then held the Wolfpack
scoreless for the final five minutes to earn the win. Amendola recorded 5
goals, Tym Zymon made 9 saves, and Angus Tam, Billy Barth, Jaime Juarez and
Jesus Juarez each scored once in the losing effort for SICP.
YORK
SECTIONAL
(2) Lyons 8 (1) Fenwick 7
Joe Shannon scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in the final period
and the LT defense held Fenwick scoreless for the last 3:44 of the contest
to earn an 8-7 win on Saturday at the York Sectional.
Shannon and Kovas Zygas both recorded 3 goals as LT outscored Fenwick 6-3 in
the second half and 4-1 in the last quarter to earn the comeback win. Dan
Kelly and Matt Farmer both scored 3 goals in the loss for the Friars.
GLENBROOK SOUTH SECTIONAL
(1) New Trier 15 (2) Loyola 9
Isabelle Baneaux tallied 6 goals and Erika Nothnagel chipped in with 3
scores as New Trier jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the opener quarter and never
looked back in beating Loyola 15-9. Hannay Caywood totaled 17 saves in the
Trevians victory. Marta Considine scored 4 times and Katie Lynch netted 3
goals in the loss for the Ramblers.
LINCOLN-WAY
CENTRAL
SECTIONAL
(1) Lincoln-Way
Central 5 (3) Homewood-Flossmoor 4
Caroline Foglton made 9 saves and a strong team effort on the defensive end
helped LWC emerge with a 5-4 win over H-F. Foglton assisted Danijela
Jackovich on the game-winning goal in the final quarter, while the Knights'
defense kept H-F off the scoreboard for the final six minutes to secure the
narrow win. The victory sent the Knights to the state tournament for the the
first time in team history. Jackovich tallied 4 scores and Beth Senese added the other goal for
Central.
METEA VALLEY
SECTIONAL
(1) Naperville Central 18 (3) Metea
Valley 3
Abbey Kerth scored 5 goals and Emily Sejna added 3 scores in Naperville
Central's 18-3 win over Metea Valley on Saturday. Gracie May and Jenny Doyle
both added 2 goals and Julia Campbell made 12 saves in the Redhawks'
victory.
PALATINE
SECTIONAL
(1) Stevenson 10 (2)
Wheeling 4
Erin McCook totaled 6 goals and Lisa Michalowski made 15 saves in
Stevenson's 10-4 win over Wheeling.
Alex Kanaris, Brittany Gartenberg, Cami Haas, and Tori St. John all scored
once in win for the Patriots. Leah Malsom scored 2 times and Keara Myatt
made 7 saves in the loss for the Wildcats.
SCHAUMBURG
SECTIONAL
(1) Fremd 11 (2)
Barrington 3
Lauren Zambelli registered 3 goals and Sam del Prado totaled 2 scores, 4
assists, and drew 4 ejections as Fremd toppled Barrington 11-3 to win the
Schaumburg Sectional. Julie Conrath also made 18 saves in the Vikings' win.
Lisa Danhauer recorded 2 goals and Brooke Fanslow made 14 saves in the loss
for the Fillies.
STAGG
SECTIONAL
(1) Mother McAuley 15 (3) Sandburg
8
Clare Bryar recorded 6 goals and Kristen Kleist tacked on 4 scores as Mother
McAuley earned a 15-8 win over Sandburg in the Stagg Sectional final. Amy
Kopale and Vicky Arciniega both notched 2 scores and Sarah Abbott blocked 17
shots in the Mighty Macs' state-qualifying victory. Jamie Pappanastos
registered 5 scores in the losing effort for the Eagles.
UIC
SECTIONAL
(1) St Ignatius
10 (2)
Lane 7
The Wolfpack put together a strong defensive effort and used a balanced
scoring attack to get past Lane 10-7 to advance to the state tournament for
the eighth time in nine years.
YORK
SECTIONAL
(2) Fenwick 7 (1) Lyons
6 (2 OT)
Cara Borkovec scored 4 goals and assisted Haley Wickham on the game-winning
goal as Fenwick edged Lyons 7-6 in sudden-death overtime after a dramatic
back-and-forth sectional final at York. Wickham's goal came after the
Friars' won the swimoff to begin the period. Colleen and Maureen Barron each
added one score apiece in the winning effort for the Friars. Lizzy Kosin
scored 3 goals and Kirby Kaptur tallied 2 goals in the loss for the Lions.
