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42 | June 21, 2018 | The orland park prairie sports opprairie.com BASEBALL Do it again: McCormick wins another state Player of Year award ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 10 Questions with Tommy Windt JEFF VORVA, Sports Editor For the second time in the postseason, Orland Park’s Matt McCormick was named the top high school baseball player in Illinois. Prep Baseball Report Illinois named the St. Laurence junior its 2018 Player of the Year on June 11. PBR ranked him as the top catcher in Illinois and eighth-best in the nation. McCormick hit .510 with a .657 on-base percentage and slugged 1.094. He had nine homers, 17 doubles and six triples while driving in 48 runs. He has two strikeouts in 143 plate appearances. Past winners of the award included Sam Travis (2011), and Orland Park native who played for Providence Catholic and made it to the major leagues with Boston last year. McCormick has a verbal commitment with Vest Virginia. Two weeks prior to the PBR honor, Mc- Local celebs highlight Gridiron Golf Classic STAFF REPORT The 11th annual Orland Park Gridiron Golf Classic takes place at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 28 at Silver Lake Country Club, 4700 S. 82nd Ave. It will be packed with local celebrities and dignitaries including NFL player Michael Schofield, Olympic hockey star Kendall Coyne, Orland Park Police Chief Tim McCarthy and Mayor Keith Pekau. Money raised for the event will benefit the Pioneer and Sandburg football programs, Miseracordia and Erin’s AAIM. There will be dinner and cocktails at 4:30 p.m. Other events include the longest drive, closest to the pin, a hole-in-one challenge, prizes and silent auction items. A foursome is $550. Individuals pay $150 per person. And dinner only is $55 per person. For more information, Matt McCormick, a junior at St. Laurence, won his second state Player of the Year award. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA Cormick was named the Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year. McCormick helped lead the Vikings to a third-place finish in the Illinois High School Association Class 4A state tournament as a sophomore. This year, the Vikings were knocked off by Mt. Carmel, 18-5, in sectional semifinal action. McCormick drove in two runs as St. Laurence finished 30-8. Olympic star Kendall Coyne and Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau will be guests at the 11th Orland Park Gridiron Golf Classic on Thursday, June 28. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA visit gridirongolfclassic.com or contact Dan McMillan at dmcmillan@rizzacars.com, Scott Peters at speters@ d230.org or John Scumaci at scumach@gmail.com. Tommy Windt wrapped up his junior season with Sandburg’s baseball team, which finished fourth in the state in Class 4A. Describe the 2018 season for Sandburg and yourself. The 2018 season was a truly unforgettable one. We were the most accomplished team in Sandburg history by beating some very stacked teams in Indianapolis to winning conference to winning the Stevie’s Way tournament and taking fourth place in state. We treated each other like family and won’t forget each other for a very long time. If you could pitch to any major league hitter, who would you like to face? I would want to pitch to Bryce Harper since he is my favorite player in MLB and I’m always down for a good challenge. If you could hit against any major league pitcher, who would you like to face and why? I would want to hit against Max Scherzer since he is my favorite pitcher in MLB and is so dominant in the league. What is your proudest moment in the sport? It would probably be the playoff run this year and me pitching in the regional and sectional championship game and the state semifinals and the coaches having confidence in me to give me the ball in those big-time games. Are there any embarrassing moments you had in the sport? Last year we were playing Glenbard South and the field was pretty wet from the rain the night before and I hit a ball into the outfield and went to stretch it into a double and as I dove into second base I pretty much stopped and face planted and did the scorpion. As I got up I had a bloody nose and I never heard the end of it from my teammates for the last two years. Do you have a hero, or someone you look up to? Definitely my parents [Tim and Caryn] for sacrificing so much of their time and money for me so I can play the game that I love. Is there something people don’t know JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA about you? My overall GPA is 4.31, I take a lot of pride in changing the stereotype of athletes. If you could have dinner with anyone — living or dead — who would it be with? Why? Michael Jordan because I would love to talk about the road to how he got to be such an elite player and to talk about how he competed and pushed everyone around him to be the best they could possibly be. If they made a movie about your life, who should play you? Chris Evans from “Captain America.” What would that movie be called? “The Utility Man”. Interview conducted by Sports Editor Jeff Vorva
opprairie.com sports The orland park prairie | June 21, 2018 | 43 22nd Century Media chose the best boys volleyball student-athletes based on coach and writer recommendations, as well as player statistics, in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area to place them on one super team: Team 22. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high schools. —Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff First Team OH: Ian Piet, senior, LW East 210 kills, .305 hitting percentage, 104 digs, 35 blocks, 32 aces. Dominated the game from the back or front row. OH: Jack Yurkanin, junior, LW Central 347 kills, 129 digs, 55 aces, 29 blocks. One of two big-time scorers for the Knights this season. RS: Louden Moran, junior, LW West 235 kills, 131 digs, 50 blocks, 21 assists, 19 aces. At 6-foot-3, he was a force in 93 of 94 games for the Warriors. M: Chris Dargan, junior, LW West 206 kills, 61 blocks, 17 aces. As impressive as all that is, he also earned 126 service points this year. M: Mike Herlihy, senior, LW East 187 kills, 63 blocks, .565 hitting percentage. One of the top players at the position in the state. Dominant. S: David Flores, junior, LW West 894 assists, 275 digs, 52 kills, 38 aces, 25 blocks. Much of the Warriors’ offense went through him. L: Tyler Vedder, sophomore, LW West 376 digs, 47 kills, 29 assists, 20 aces, 2.18 serve receive. He also was big on the serve with 159 points. Honorable Mentions: OH: Ben Pluskota, junior, LW West; Brandyn Cullen, senior, LW West; Cort Jensen, junior, Sandburg; Mark Wroblewski, senior, LW East; Luka Vukanic, junior, Sandburg. RS: Will Marks, senior, Sandburg; Joel Zackavec, senior, Tinley. M: Jaydeep Pillai, junior, Tinley, Michael Sherwood, junior, Andrew L: Luke Urban, senior, Tinley; Sean Streicher, senior, Provi. Second Team OH: Kyle Dixon, senior, Lockport 276 kills, .203 hitting percentage, 151 digs, 30 blocks, 25 aces. OH: Garrett McCrea, senior, LW Central 242 kills, 37 blocks, 87 digs. RS: George Kougan, senior, LW East 138 kills, .333 hitting percentage, 76 blocks. M: Wil McPhillips, junior, LW East 101 kills, .525 hitting percentage, 31 blocks. M: Jake Ostema, senior, Sandburg 89 kills, 44 blocks. S: Anthony Pfeiffer, senior, Lockport 337 assists, 296 kills, .342 hitting percentage, 152 digs, 68 aces, 22 blocks. L: Sebi Olmos, junior, LW Central 345 digs, 20 aces, 2.46 serve receive.
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