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the glencoe anchor | August 18, 2016 | 27
Boys golf
Trevs aim to keep rolling
NT has finished
second last 3 years
michael wojtychiw, Sports
Editor
When it comes to the
state tournament, New
Trier has been a model of
consistency.
Over the past seven
years, the Trevians have
finished second five times,
including each of the past
three years, finishing behind
Hinsdale Central each
time. Last year, New Trier
came the closest it had
come to winning, losing
by just three strokes to the
Red Devils.
“We just have to come
out strong on Friday if we
want to win,” New Trier
coach Pete Drevline said.
“We put too much pressure
on ourselves to come
out really well on Friday
but always have a good
Saturday. We just need to
go out and have fun on Friday
and relax a little more.
The less pressure we put
on ourselves, the better we
play.”
“We’re blessed to not
have to depend on one guy
at New Trier. We’ve got
depth so if one person is
having a down day, there’s
someone else that can pick
him up. That’s been our
makeup the last couple
years.”
While the Trevians had
a senior-laden squad last
year, the 2016 edition of
the roster will have a different
look to it. Three of
the team’s top five golfers
last season graduated, including
Matt Murlick and
Andrew Huber, both of
whom finished in the top
nine in the state. Murlick
tied for fourth in the state,
while Huber tied for ninth
with teammate Justin
Choi. Choi returns for his
senior season with two
top-12 state finishes under
his belt.
“You can’t really replace
those guys,” Drevline
said. “We have a guy
like Choi who is coming
into his third year and can
qualify for state because
he’s that good of a golfer.
And our team will be defined
on whether we reload
or rebuild. We’ve got guys
waiting in the wings and
there are some wide open
positions so there are opportunities
to have.”
The Trevians expect to
get back to that final weekend
of the season. But to
get there, the team knows
it’s going to take hard
work and dedication to
getting better every week.
“I expect to compete
like we do every year,”
Drevline said. “We’ve got
Justin Choi, as well as a
guy like Michael Adler returning.
We’ve got a good
number of younger guys
who are ready to go and
step up as well.”
Expectations high for
experienced Ramblers
Boys golf has long been
one of Loyola’s most successful
sports. The program
has qualified for the
state finals as a team in
four of the last six years
and finished third in 2011.
It missed going downstate
by three strokes last season,
but returns the majority
of its starting lineup.
“My expectations are
high this year,” Loyola
coach Tim Kane said. “We
have a good, experienced
team of good, solid players
that I think can do some
really good things on the
golf course and I think we
can have a good season.”
Two of the Ramblers’
key returnees are senior
Connor Prassas and junior
Chip Savarie, who faced
off for the Illinois State
Junior Amateur Championship.
Prassas ended up
defeating Savarie in a onehole
playoff to win the
title.
“Both of them are mature
kids and I know Connor
looks at that as a stepping
stone for him that it
now solidifies himself as
one of the better players
in the area. And I think
the same thing with Chip,”
Kane said. “The two of
them use that to help with
their confidence and that
they know they’re capable
of playing some high-level
golf.”
While Prassas and Savarie
have gotten a lot of
recognition lately, Loyola
is stacked with talent
throughout its lineup. The
New Trier’s Justin Choi follows through on the first
hole of his one-over par round of 36 on Sept. 10, 2015,
against Evanston. 22nd Century Media File Photo
Ramblers bring back four
of their top six golfers from
2015 and Kane thinks some
of them are set to have
breakout seasons.
“One player that has
grown a lot over the summer
is Jack McGuire,”
Kane said. “This summer
he did very well and won
and tied a couple of tournaments
this summer. That
I think is a good sign of
growth that he’s finishing
his rounds strongly.”
Loyola will face its normal
gauntlet of a schedule
when it faces off in
matches and invitationals
with teams like Lake Forest,
New Trier, Barrington,
Providence and St. Viator,
each of whom finished in
the top 10 in 2015.
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