Monday, May 21, 2012
The nominees are: Deerfield's Jason Brown, New Trier's Courtney and Jessica Ackerman, Maine West's Alisha Barnaby, Glenbrook South's Keeley Nolan and Niles West's Ari Lazar.
Editor's note: To keep voting fair, we ask that you cast your vote by placing a comment below. Also, voting now ends Thursday, 5 p.m. Thanks! The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, May 14 – May 20: Jessica and Courtney Ackerman, juniors, track and field, New Trier – The twins doubled up in the distance races at the Class 3A state championships on Saturday. Courtney took second place in the 1600 and was sixth in the 3200 while Jessica was fourth in the 3200 and placed seventh in the 800. Alisha Barnaby, senior, track and field, Maine West - Barnaby took eighth place in the shot put for the Warriors, the best finish for Maine West at the track and field state championships. Barnaby threw 40 feet, 6.5 inches in Friday’s preliminary …
Monday, April 16, 2012
This week's nominees are: Glenbrook South's April Cronin, Maine South's Mike Virgilio, Maine West's Ariel Valles, Niles West's Jesse Sacks and New Trier's Maddie Mulford.
Editor’s note: Patch will be trying a new method for voting our Athlete of the Week. We’re asking readers to post their vote in the comments section. With eight votes in the comments section, Colleen Ahern was named last week's Athlete of the Week. The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, April 9 – April 15: Maddie Mulford, sophomore, girls soccer, New Trier – Mulford scored the only goal in New Trier’s 1-0 victory over Jacobs in the Sweet 16 of the Pepsi Showdown on Thursday. Mulford received a pass from Rachel Shellenback and slipped it past the keeper off the right post for the game-winner early in the second half. April Cronin, junior, girls soccer, Glenbrook South – Cronin scored two of Glenbrook South’s four goals in a 4-0 victory…
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Bridgett Misiak debuted her ball "hopper" in February.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Cross Country advanced to the sectional meet as a team, while volleyball begins its postseason run.
Cross Country: Loyola finished fourth at the Class 3A Wilmette Regional, advancing as a team to the sectional championships this weekend. The Ramblers finished with 98 team points, placing behind champion New Trier (34), Maine South (59) and Glenbrook North (72). Sophomore Jackie McDonnell led the way for the Ramblers with a 12th place finish in 19 minutes, 10 seconds. Loyola featured a seven-person lineup that had no seniors. Juniors Madeline Durso (20:03) and Amanda Bombard (20:10) came in back-to-back at 19th and 20th while freshman Claire Monticello (22nd, 20:18) and sophomore Caroline Hague (25th, 20:23) also scored for Loyola. Loyola will compete at the Skokie Sectional on Saturday with a chance to go to the state championships. …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Cross-Country won another team title while the golf team finished second at the Central Suburban League championships.
Tennis: New Trier swept a very competitive Lake Forest quad match on Oct. 1, garnering three separate 3-2 victories over Lake Forest, Deerfield and Hinsdale Central. At the No. 1 singles spot, Carol Finke went 2-1 while Anna Kaplan was undefeated in her two appearances at the No. 2 singles position. The doubles team of Lauren Van Solkema and Kirstie Woodbury was undefeated in the No. 3 doubles spot and did not drop a set. The Trevians also swept Evanston 7-0 in a Central Suburban League match earlier last week. Related: Check out more New Trier sports roundups on Patch Golf: New Trier took its final swings before the playoffs, finishing second in the John Macek Memorial Tournament last weekend. Behind Elizabeth Szokol’s 76, New Trier shot …
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Injuries leave cross-country team short-handed and far off pace in recent competition.
Even the best of high school teams have to overcome some form of adversity during the season and the Loyola Academy volleyball team is no different. After a tough conference loss on Sept. 22 to St. Ignatius that saw the Ramblers lose in straight games, 18-25 and 16-25, it seems that coach Jenny Morris feels the best cure is optimism. Earlier: Check out more Loyola Academy sports coverage on Patch. Her team played Mother McAuley on Tuesday night and prior to the match, when Morris exchanged in e-mails with Patch, she was hoping for her team to take an aggressive approach. “We have nothing to lose versus McAuley and everything to gain if we play well and aggressively,” she wrote. Despite the St. Ignatius loss, it was mostly winners for …
Friday, September 23, 2011
Both golf teams dominate on the links while the football squad wins its third straight game.
Girls Cross-Country - Cross-country can be seen as an individual sport, but New Trier is successfully using team tactics to put itself in contention for a state championship. The Trevians (34 points) blew away their competitiors in the nine-team Libertyville Invitational on Sept. 17, beating Lockport (53) and Prospect (59), which also featured strong teams. Fellow Central Suburban League (CSL) member Niles North (145) finished in fifth. Courtney Ackerman, Jessica Ackerman and Mimi Smith finished second, third and fourth, respectively, all crossing the line within less than a second of each other. Prospect’s Brooke Wolf won the invitational in 17 minutes, 46 seconds, while Ackerman finished 6 seconds later. Girls Volleyball - New Trier …
Friday, September 16, 2011
The golf and field hockey teams beat their Lake Forest counterparts in dual matches.
Earlier: Check out more New Trier Girls sports' coverage Cross-Country: On the course where the state championships will be held, New Trier (33 points) dominated the 29-team field, easily outpacing runner-up Wheaton Warrenville South (107) and third-place Naperville North (115). Jessica Ackerman was New Trier’s top runner finishing the three-mile course in 17 minutes, 15 seconds to take third place, but it was the Trevians’ depth that made the big difference. Mimi Smith (4th, 17:16), Courtney Ackerman (5th, 17:34), Julie Jackson (10th, 18:02) and Molly Krueger (11th, 18:02) gave the Trevians five of the first 11 finishers. Lockport was the only other high school to place more than one runner in the top 10. Tennis: New Trier earned a share …
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Field hockey has another strong week while boys golf remains undefeated on the season.
Field Hockey - North Shore had a full week, going 2-1 over three games. The Raiders defeated Independent School League rival Woodlands Academy on Sept. 6 with a 6-1 win, but fell a day later to perennial state contender New Trier. North Shore rebounded for a 2-1 overtime win against Glenbrook South on Sept. 9 Boys Golf - North Shore had its two most challenging matches of the season this week, but remained undefeated in the young season. At Willow Hill Golf Course, North Shore and Northridge Prep ended in a 164-164 tie. Junior Nick McCall shot 36 to earn medalist honors. Two days later, the Raiders eked out a 167-168 victory over Latin School of Chicago. Freshman Andrew Blechman came through in the clutch with a six-foot par putt on the …
Monday, September 12, 2011
Cross-country wins an impressive invitational while tennis scores 3 match victories.
VOLLEYBALL - Even with a new home court this season, New Trier is looking to produce similar results as in the past. After winning a sectional championship last season, New Trier will play its home games in the school’s main gym. With the expectations as high as ever, the Trevians have started the season 8-0, including a win in their own tournament last weekend. “We knew we would have a talented team with a lot of potential,” New Trier coach Hannah Hsieh said. “I think the girls have been playing well. I’m proud of how quickly they are starting to play together.” The Trevians return three girls who played last season, including sophomore Taylor Tashima. Though she started last season, Tashima wasn’t always used as the setter because New …
Kim Reinke
8:23 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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