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“All my teammates are
so nice and they help me
out so much, and (Newton)
does a great job
of matching us up with
girls on the other teams
we play.”
Fluegge applauded
team leader Paull for another
consistent effort and
liked the effort she got up
and down her lineup. Kim
scored five points in the
win and the Spartans got
four points apiece from
Jamie Kempner, Amanda
Stephenson, Sammi
Stoneburner, and Christina
Christos.
Fluegge was also happy
to get her bench players
extended playing time on
Saturday.
“We have such a great
group of girls and it’s always
good to get every
girl playing,” Fluegge
said. “And Faith Kim is
truly our most improved
player from last year to
this year. She has played
consistently well, kept us
in games, and helped dig
us out of holes. Offensively,
she’s a force to be reckoned
with and defensively
she has worked hard on
moving her feet.”
Kim flashed her ability
to drive to the basket
throughout Saturday’s
game. In her second varsity
season, however, she’s
focused on improving
other aspects of her game.
“The last couple years,
my game has been mainly
been more about offense.
I like taking it to the hoop
but I still need to work on
my outside shot,” Kim
said. “And Fluegge has
talked to me about not
being a one-dimensional
player so I’ve had to
work on my defense, too.
I can’t make my teammates
do extra work because
of me, so I had
to start pulling my own
weight.”
Boys Bowling
Spartans heading back to state tournament
NEIL MILBERT
Freelance Reporter
Glenbrook North is on a
roll that’s taking it back to
the State Bowling Tournament.
A strong start in the
morning segment was the
secret of the Spartans’ success
in IHSA Sectional
Tournament at Habetler
Bowl in Chicago’s Jefferson
Park neighborhood
Saturday, Jan. 20.
“They went last year and
that was part of their motivation,”
coach Todd Rubin
said. “They wanted to get
back and do it again. In the
morning we had a whole
group of guys step up.”
The top six teams in the
sectional advanced to the
State Tournament at St.
Clair Bowl in O’Fallon on
Friday, Jan. 26, and Saturday,
Jan. 27, and GBN
was fourth with a score of
6033, besting fifth place
Hinsdale Central by 175
pins. Finishing ahead of
the Spartans were Lake
Park (6363), Lyons (6,253)
and Reavis (6,094).
In the forefront was
senior Jack Ulrich with
games of 212, 204, 204,
277, 225 and 168 for a
1,290 series, followed
closely by junior Jared
Kuper, who had games of
191, 258, 238, 231, 144
and 222 for a 1,284 series.
Ulrich threw nine
straight strikes in Game
4 before knocking down
seven pins with his first
ball in the 10th frame. He
picked up the spare and
then completed the game
with a strike.
“Usually I don’t feel
pressure at all when I’m
bowling but that time I
was nervous,” Ulrich said,
recalling how he felt when
he came to the 10th frame
with the possibility of a
perfect 300 game was staring
him in the face. “As
soon as I threw it I knew
I put it out too far and
wasn’t going to strike.”
Ulrich averaged 215,
one pin better than Kuper,
and a third member of the
Spartans, senior Aaron
Berkowitz also averaged
better than 200 with games
of 224, 193, 258, 167, 236,
177 for a 1255 series and a
209 average.
The other contributors
for GBN were senior Jacob
Rosenberg (games of
206, 184, 212, 179, 125
and 206 for a 1112 score
and a 185 average), junior
Tibor Klein (games of 214,
208, 191, 165, 168 for a
946 score and a 189 average)
and senior Brandon
Li (with a 158 in the first
game)
In the first three games
in the morning segment
only four of the Spartans’
games were under 200.
They were at their best
in Game 3 with games of
238, 258, 212, 204 and
208.
“That hands down was
the best game we bowled
all season,” said Ulrich,
looking back on a year in
which the Spartans were
20-1 in the regular season
and the winner of the Regional
Tournament.
That sparkling third
game sent the Spartans
into the afternoon segment
with a feeling of confidence.
“Coming into the day
we were a little nervous
but we set ourselves up
nicely in the morning,”
Rosenberg said. “We knew
we had a little bit of room.
“I think one of the best
things was that we all relied
on one another. That’s
one of the best things
about us; we work so well
together.”
Rubin felt that Ulrich’s
near perfect game came at
an opportune time.
“Coming out of the
break in Game 4 Jack, who
has been our top bowler
throughout the season, had
that huge game and it covered
up for a few guys who
were having a down game
(compared to their morning
performances),” said
the GBN coach.
“In Game 5 we were
struggling but it wasn’t
devastating “
Ulrich concluded the
game by rolling five consecutive
strike.
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