In Memory of Kyle Stoltz - Grant Community High School

Boys’ basketball demolishes their opponents
Zac Crites
Staff Reporter
The first basketball games of the season
shone greatly on the team, achieving their first
victories away at the Johnsburg tournament.
This season looks to be one of the best
for Grant Basketball, with a team fresh to
continue their winning streak.
“Our team this year is lead by a group
of seniors who all played significant roles last
year and all started throughout the season,” says
coach Bosworth.
The new blood on the varsity team
offers much too.
“Our junior class that is joining them is
a talented group that have experienced a lot of
success in high school,” says coach Bosworth.
The players also look forward to the
new season.
“This season is the season where varsity
shows Grant that basketball is coming up,” says
senior forward Ilya Kadushin.
His teammate shares similar enthusiasm
for the games to come, and the anticipation of
future victories.
“I anticipate us winning the division and
eventually winning a regional for the first time
since 2001 or 2002,” says senior center Jared
Helmich.
On which opponents will present
Grant’s greatest challenges, Warren, ranked #39
in the nation, as well as North Chicago seemed
to be the teams, though the Bulldogs are not
intimidated.
“I think we have a good chance at
beating them and if we do we will most likely
win the division,” says Helmich.
Coach Bosworth also looks forward to
the season.
“We finished 14-13 last year and 8-4 in
the division. With all our returners a year older
and a talented group of juniors stepping in, we
will look to build upon last year’s finish,” says
coach Bosworth.
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Mikaela Dressendorfer
Staff Reporter
Girls bowling starts strong
The varsity girls bowling team started
strong back on November 26th with a record
of 2-2. After a warm-up match against Zion,
the resulting score against Libertyville was 7-2, with Grant coming out
victorious.
This season, the team is scheduled to compete in a total of twelve
meets and seven tournaments. The season will extend through the rest of
the winter.
With all of these meets and tournaments, the girls have some
competition to expect. Some of the biggest competition that the team will
have includes Antioch, Wauconda, and Vernon Hills.
“Excitement always runs high when we bowl Antioch,” says head
varsity coach Miller.
The team successfully won against Antioch 7-2.
Coach Miller and assistant varsity coach Balanag have made goals
for the team and individual players to meet.
“We expect all of the bowlers to improve her individual game, to
be a positive support for her teammates, and to represent Grant with pride
and class,” says coach Miller.
To start the season strong with this goal in mind, the returning
bowlers had to beat their average from last year to make the team again.
“As long as you try your best, that’s all you can do,” says senior
Jessica Catinella.
Along with Catinella, there are two other returning seniors this
year: Jayne Bender and Stephanie Currie.
In their most recent tournament, which took place at Palatine, the
team obtained an average of 853 pins a game.
“The highlight of the day was Sami Jo Zak bowling a 612 threegame
series,” says coach Miller.
As the season continues, the team will hopefully rise to the top and
win the title as conference champions.
Boys Wrestling starts out strong
Ann Nededog
Staff Reporter
The Grant Community High School wrestling season has finally
begun, and definitely on a good note.
They started off their season against the Libertyville Wildcats on
Nov. 23 at Libertyville. The team came out
victorious with the score of 27-25.
Libertyville High School, ranked
23in state, is an NSC rival for the
Bulldogs, but the team came out strong in
the end, defeating them at a close call.
Congratulations to Quinton
Quarles, Dan Haeffle, Nick Koch, Ben
Soumar, Nick Fanella, Ryan Volpe,
Tony Cashmore, and Steven Herrington
for leading the team to victory under a
pressured match-up against the Wildcats.
On Nov. 25 and 26, Grant
participated in the Barrington Tournament
at Barrington High School, and took
seventh place out of 32 teams, an
astounding achievement for the Bulldogs.
Five wrestlers on the varsity squad
placed in their weight classes during the tournament. Congratulations to
Nick Kramer who took fourth, Soumar who took second, Cashmore who
took third, Quarles who took second, and Haeffle who took fifth.
Their next meet however did not go as well. On Dec. 1, the
Bulldogs played Deerfield High School, which was held at home, and
came out defeated with the final score of 22-36.
The Warriors definitely put up a good fight, and made it a difficult
battle for Grant, but the wrestlers stood tall and put in a
good effort.
The highlight of the night was the 220lb class,
when Quarles matched up with Deerfield wrestling
superstar, Artie Bess, who is ranked second in state.
Quarles did a fantastic job as he fought for a
chance to win, but unfortunately lost with the score of
3-1.
Although they were defeated, Grant stood right
back up as they collided with Vernon Hills on Dec. 2,
and soon participated in the Varsity Quad on Dec. 3.
The team easily took down Stevenson High School
and Waukegan high school. Unfortunately however,
they were defeated by Barrington, who is ranked sixth
in state.
With only two losses, the Bulldogs do have a
bright future ahead of them as the season continues to
unfold.
On Dec. 9, Grant demolished Round Lake High School with the
resulting score of 59-6. Great job to all the varsity players.
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