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Brittany Kapa/22nd
Century Media
1st-and-3
Stars of the Week
1. Matt Hyatt (Above).
The Highland Park
sophomore had
a good all-around
showing at the
Bob Bohl Invite
in Mundelein for
boys gymnastics.
He placed fifth on
vault (9.3) and tied
for sixth (9) on the
parallel bars.
2. Kevin Connors.
The junior is in his
first year on varsity
with the Giants’
boys gymnastics
team. He took the
all-around title
for himself Friday,
April 6, at the
same Bob Bohl
Invite.
3. HP Baseball.
At the ESPN
Wide World of
Sports complex in
Kissimmee, Fla.,
the Giants went
4-1 during their
spring-break trip.
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This Week In ...
Giants Athletics
Girls Soccer
■April ■ 17 - hosts Vernon Hills,
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 19 - at Maine East, 7 p.m.
Baseball
■April ■ 12 - at Maine South,
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 14 - at Hertiage Park vs.
Fremd, 9:30 a.m.
■April ■ 16 - hosts Glenbrook South,
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 17 - at Maine West,
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 19 - hosts Maine West,
4:45 p.m.
Boys Tennis
■April ■ 14 - at Mt. Prospect Knights
Invite, 8:30 a.m.
■April ■ 17 - hosts Glenbrook South,
4:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer
Highland Park 5, Huntley
3
Jolie Carl led the Giants’
with three goals
Saturday, April 7, in the
team’s first came of the
PepsiCo Challenge. Sarah
Stalhberger netted two
of her own goals and assisted
on another in the
win. Starting goalkeeper
Sydney Salgado recorded
three saves and Morgan
Cohen, the second-half
keeper, also recorded
three saves.
Baseball
Eastern 9, Highland
Park 6
Noah Shutan had two
“My goal was to break 18 [minutes] and I
was well under that.”
Veronica Kriss — Highland Park HS graduate, on her first
outdoor track-and-field race with Boston University.
■April ■ 19 - at Maine West,
4:30 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
■April ■ 13 - at Lake County Invite,
Grant High School, 6 p.m.
■April ■ 14 - at Lake County Invite,
6 p.m.
■April ■ 17 - hosts Maine East,
6 p.m.
■April ■ 19 - at Vernon Hills, 6 p.m.
Boys Gymnastics
■April ■ 14 - at York, noon
■April ■ 17 - at Deerfield, 6 p.m.
Girls Water Polo
■April ■ 12 - hosts Glenbrook North,
6 p.m.
■April ■ 14 - at Deerfield Invite,
8 a.m.
■April ■ 17 - hosts Maine West,
6 p.m.
■April ■ 19 - at Deerfield, 6 p.m.
high school highlights
The rest of the week in high school sports
runs on two hits Saturday,
April 7, in Kissimme, Fla.,
during the team’s loss
to Eastern. Tyler Gussis
(1H, 1 RBI), Jack Kramer
(1H, 2 RBI), Luke Semrad
(1H, 1 RBI) and Michael
Rooney (1H, 1 RBI) all
contributed offensively
during the game.
Highland Park 10, Bullitt
East 0
Tyler Gussis didn’t allow
a single run and only
two hits Friday, April 6
in the Giants’ shutout
win against Bullitt East
at the ESPN Wide World
of Sports facility in Kissimme,
Fla. Giants’ offense
was led by Joey Re-
inberg (1H, 1 RBI), John
Sakos (1R, 2H, 2 RBI),
Noah Spitz ( 1R, 2H, 2
RBI) and Jack Kramer
(2H, 3 RBI). Gussis struck
our four hitters from the
mound.
Highland Park 5,
Viewmont 4
Luke Baldwin held onto
the victory on the mound
during the close April 5
game in Kissimme, Fla.
He allowed three hits on
two runs over two innings
and walked one. Noah
Shutan threw on inning in
relief. The Giants scored
four runs in the third inning
and added a run in
the eighth after Viewmont
tied up the game. Shutan,
Noah Spitz, Michael
Rooney, Joey Reinberg
and John Sakos all scored
tune in
Boys Lacrosse
The Giants will face a tough competitor with the Patriots
and try to best them.
Highland Park at Stevenson, Saturday, April 14, 2 p.m.
Boys Water Polo
■April ■ 12 - at Glenbrook North,
6 p.m.
■April ■ 14 - at Waubonsie Valley,
8 a.m.
■April ■ 17 - at Maine West, 6 p.m.
■April ■ 19 - hosts Deerfield, 6 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
■April ■ 12 - hosts Maine South,
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 14 - at Stevenson, 2 p.m.
■April ■ 16 - at Hoffman Estates,
7 p.m.
■April ■ 18 - hosts Antioch, 4:45
p.m.
■April ■ 19 - hosts Whitney Young,
5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
■April ■ 13 - at Glenbrook South,
7 p.m.
■April ■ 14 - hosts Chicago-Taft,
11:15 a.m.
■April ■ 16 - hosts Libertyville,
runs for the Giants. Tyler
Gussis recorded an
RBI after a pop-fly single
drove in Shutan.
Highland Park 4, St.
Francis de Sales 3
Zach Zoloto helped the
Giants to a win from the
mound April 4 in Kissimme,
Fla. Zoloto allowed
five hits and two
runs over four-and-athird
innings. He struck
out four and walked one.
Noah Shutan and Luke
Baldwin both came in for
relief during the game.
Noah Spitz, Jack Greenwald,
Luke Semrad
and Michael Rooney all
scored a run.
Index
40 - Centennial Ice Skaters
39 - Athlete of the Week
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 19 - hosts Vernon Hills,
4:45 p.m.
Softball
■April ■ 12 - hosts Vernon Hills,
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 14 - at Freeport (DH),
11 a.m./1 p.m.
■April ■ 17 - at Maine East,
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 19 - hosts Deerfield,
4:45 p.m.
Girls Track and Field
■April ■ 12 - at Grayslake Central,
4 p.m.
■April ■ 16 - at Deerfield, 4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 18 - at Loyola, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Track and Field
■April ■ 17 - at New Trier (Winnetka
Campus), 4:30 p.m.
Highland Park 11,
Jackson County 1
Jack Kramer solidified
the Giants’ big win off a
walk to get on first April
3 in Kissimmee, Fla. After
Noah Shutan scored
on a wild pitch to make it
6-1 in favor of the Giants,
Kramer walks, then steals
second and teammate Jack
Greenwald walks, loading
the bases. Luke Semrad
singles a line drive to
right field and picks up the
3 RBI. Semrad steals second
and Michael Rooney
triples on a fly ball to right
field. Rooney finished the
game with a run and 2
RBI. T.J. Gimbel pitched
six innings and allowed
just one run on three hits
and struck out three.
Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Brittany Kapa. Send
any questions or comments to b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.
com.