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the Mokena Messenger | February 8, 2018 | 41
This Week In...
Knights varsity
athletics
Boys basketball
■Feb. ■ 9 - hosts Thornton, 6 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 10 - at IHSA Sectional,
TBD
■Feb. ■ 15 - at IHSA State
Final, TBD
■Feb. ■ 13 - hosts IHSA
Regionals, TBA
■Feb. ■ 15 - hosts IHSA
Regionals, TBA
Girls basketball
■Feb. ■ 12 - at IHSA Regionals,
TBA
■Feb. ■ 13 - at IHSA Regionals,
TBA
■Feb. ■ 15 - at IHSA Regionals,
TBA
Girls bowling
■Feb. ■ 10 - at IHSA Sectional,
TBD
Boys track and field
■Feb. ■ 10 - at Lockport Quad,
10 a.m.
Griffins varsity
athletics
Boys basketball
■Feb. ■ 9 - hosts Sandburg,
6:30 p.m.
■Feb. ■ 10 - at Westinghouse,
12:30 p.m.
Girls bowling
■Feb. ■ 10 - at IHSA Sectionals,
TBA
Wrestling
■Feb. ■ 9 - at IHSA Sectionals,
TBA
■Feb. ■ 10 - at IHSA Sectionals,
TBA
■Feb. ■ 15 - at IHSA State
Finals, TBA
Wrestling
■Feb. ■ 9 - at IHSA Sectional,
TBD
cheer
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Gaynor, Tiffani Gergely
Alyssa Goodman, Kelly
Hausner, Claire Hawkinson,
Karley Kalchbrenner,
Megan Moylan, Grace Karana,
Kait Oritz, Madison
Parnello, Mary Kate Perisin,
Amber Pluzycki, Lexy
Selvaggio, Mia Stewart,
Sterchele, Tessa Troike,
Kylee Underwood, Payton
Wallace, Kanya Washington,
and Julie Zelenika
“It was such a great
weekend,” Julianne Polad
said. “Few have the opportunity
to make a difference
and we do to our school and
our community. This is the
most talented team we’ve
ever had. We did so well
in the stunts and tumbling.
We look forward to coming
back here next year and doing
well in 2019.”
For the Lincoln-Way
Central cheer team, it was a
breakthrough weekend. The
Knights were making their
first state appearance since
2008 and second in school
history. They placed 12th in
the preliminary round, on
Friday, Feb. 2, with a score
of 82.23. That was less than
a half of point from the
Top 10 and advancement to
the finals. Glenbard North
Girls basketball
■Feb. ■ 12 - hosts IHSA
Regionals, TBA
(82.53) was 11th while
Prospect (82.64) was in the
10th and final spot.
“For us to get to state and
be 12th overall is a fantastic
accomplishment,” Central
coach Danielle Emmart
said. “It had been 10 years
since we’ve gone to state.
We were very close to making
it [to the final day]. If
we would have been clean,
we would have made it.
But being 12th in the state
is an accomplishment
in itself.”
The seniors on the team
were: Brianna Bowers, Taylor
Cortese, Ryann Hosman,
Maria Kulchytsky, Gianna
Ruiz, Emily Sciaccotta, Megan
Wallace, and Sydney
Zakowski.
“Brianna Bowers, Ryann
Hosman, and Emily
Sciaccotta were all at state
with Lincoln-Way East as
freshmen,” Emmart said.
“So to make it back to state
their senior year too was really
big for them. Also Taylor
Cortese was at state with
Oak Forest before she transferred
to Central.”
The rest of the Knight
squad was juniors: Kelly
Gromnicki, Maddie Powers,
and Lexi Troy. Sophomores:
Brooke Aker, Allison
Ceh, Madison Fields,
Sophia Gambino, Aubrey
Girls track and field
■Feb. ■ 9 - at Homewood-
Flossmoor Quad, 4:30 p.m.
Lake, Sydney Steffens, and
Emily Vargas. Freshmen:
Katie Engerman, Mickayala
Kukowski, Elizabeth
Miller, Jamie Nightingale,
Abbey Schissler, and Samantha
Youngren.
“It really was a rewarding
season,” Emmart said.
“A lot of school marks were
made. We placed third at
Joliet West in December.
We were pretty consistent
with how the kids maintained
their placement and
got better and better at some
things. We placed fourth
in the toughest sectional in
the state [at Andrew] to get
to state and that was huge,
too.”
Emmart, who cheered at
Tinley Park before the IHSA
state series was launched,
was the head cheer coach
at Lincoln-Way North for
one year before the school
closed in the spring of 2016.
That last season the Phoenix
placed fifth in the state. She
is in her second season at
Central and hopes for much
more success.
“I’m excited for the programs
future and for the
changes we’ve made,” Emmart
said. “It’s a very exciting
experience for these
kids. We have some more
talented kids coming up and
they believe in it.”
The Summit Hill eighth-grade girls basketball team poses with its regional championship
plaque. Photo submitted
SHJH 8th-grade girls basketball
ends season as regional champs
Submitted by Summit Hill
School District 161
The Summit Hill Junior
High eighth-grade girls’
basketball team recently
completed a successful 2017
season, and finished with a
record of 17-7.
The Spartans, which compete
in the Des Plaines Valley
Conference, finished
Boys Basketball
Lincoln-Way East 74,
Bolingbrook 72
Zach Parduhn (22 points),
Sam Shafer (21 points) and
Brandon Petkoff (12 points)
led the way for the Griffins
Jan. 26.
Lincoln-Way East 65, Joliet
Central 53
Brandon Petkoff (23
points) led the Griffins Jan.
27.
Lincoln-Way Central 56,
Bradley-Bourbonnais 52
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
Sean Curran (19 Points),
Andrew Hancock (10
Points) and E.J. Charles (8
Points) led the way for the
Knights Feb. 2.
Girls Basketball
Lincoln-Way East 52,
Sandburg 35
Lauren Hunter (14 points,
10 rebounds) led the way for
the Griffins Jan. 30.
Lincoln-Way Central 48,
Thornton 31
Abi Baumgartner (17
points, 22 rebounds) and
Natalie Spudic (13 points,
in fourth place with a 9-5
record. The team defeated
Kankakee Junior High to
win the IESA Regional
Championship, before falling
to Flossmoor Parker
in the IESA Sectional title
game.
Hailee Marek and Jamie
Eggert were named to the
DPVC All-Conference team,
while Eggert was also recognized
as the team’s DPVC
Sportsmanship Award winner.
Members of the 2017
team include: Ashley Carroll,
Andriana Kilias, Grace
O’Hanlon, Kiley Ward,
Madi Glaum, Marek, Alisia
Salman, Emily Legno, Rachel
Logan, Mackenzie Gallagher,
Mackenzie O’Brien,
Eggert, and managers Jailee
Clemmons Sophia DeLise.
7 rebounds) led the way for
the Knights Jan. 30.
Lincoln-Way Central 64,
Stagg 45
Lauren Hunter (14 points)
and Kaley Sheehan (12
points) led the way for the
Griffins Feb. 1.
Lincoln-Way Central 60,
Thornwood 49
Abi Baumgartner (26
points, 11 rebounds), Regan
LoConte (16 points, 5 rebounds)
and Haley Stoklosa
(9 points, 5 rebounds) led the
way for the Knights Feb. 1.