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42 | July 12, 2018 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS wilmettebeacon.com B-Ball From Page 47 hands. The Commandos capitalized off of turnovers late in the first and second quarters along with pushing the ball in transition to cut their deficit to 35-33 entering halftime. But in the second half, it was all New Trier as it used a 14-0 scoring run to take control of the game. The dynamic duo of senior forwards Ciaran Brayboy and Spencer Boehm was in full effect, as the two were able to overpower double and sometimes triple teams thrown at them in the post and were able to pass over the defense to open shooters and cutters. “Participating in the game was really fun,” Brayboy said. “It was a low-pressure environment that had deep historical roots from decades ago.” “The game was a story of two separate halves,” Fricke said. “We started executing better and taking better care of the ball in the second half.” Ultimately, the event was a great success. Net Gain has now raised over $40,000 in its two years of operation with the proceeds dedicated to finance Orr’s and now Marshall’s athletic programs. Net Gain year two also achieved its ultimate SIMPLE IS THE NEW STa NDARD Vote for Athlete of the Month Help support young athletes. Vote onlineJune July 10-25 - at: wilmettebeacon.com objective: to connect different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds and communities together by using the game of basketball as a binding and unifying mechanism. The addition of New Trier and Marshall to the Net Gain tradition appears to be a trend for future games and events designated to keep the two distinct communities of the North Shore and West Side of Chicago in contact with each other. “I’m trying to get a regular season game with Marshall and Lake Forest and Orr,” Fricke said. “We’re trying to have a shootout like this summer’s except during the season.” Congratulations to this week’s Athlete of the Week. We’re pleased to be a sponsor of this program. Athlete of the Week 10 Questions with Lily Conley The New Trier girls soccer player will be a senior on this upcoming season’s team If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Africa because I’ve always wanted to see all the exotic animals. What’s the best part about being a New Trier athlete? The best part is having teammates and coaches you go to school with and see in the halls. It’s how close you become with your team and coaches. If you could play any other sport, what would you play and why? Probably basketball because I played it my freshman year. What’s been your favorite moment at New Trier? Winning the state championship my freshman year. What’s one item on your bucket list? To go skydiving. What’s the hardest part about soccer? Trying to stay focused and on point, trying to stay completely locked in. What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten? To keep working at something, even if it’s not going your way. My dad gave me that advice. What’s the best part about playing soccer? The team and the friendships you make. 22nd Century Media File Photo What’s one song that’s on your playlist? Before a game, the last song our team listens to is “Lose Yourself” by Eminem. What’s one thing people don’t know about you? I lived in Germany during second and third grade. Interview by Sports Editor Michael Wojtychiw
wilmettebeacon.com SPORTS the wilmette beacon | July 12, 2018 | 43 Sports Briefs New Trier graduate qualifies for U.S. National Kettlebell Lifting Team On May 5, New Trier graduate Andrew Bora placed first in Men’s Long Cycle, more commonly known as clean and jerk, by completing 55 reps with two 62 pound kettlebells. This qualified him for a spot on the U.S. National Kettlebell Lifting Team to represent the USA at the global level October 10-15 in Daugavpils, Latvia. This is Bora’s second year in a row qualifying for Team USA. At last year’s U.S. Nationals, Bora took third place This will be Bora’s first time traveling to Europe, as last year’s World Championships were in South Korea and he says “I can promise to go 110% every single day, every single play to bring the absolute best package to the table to represent Glencoe and our country for the 2018 World Championship . Football schedules released The IHSA released the schedules for all of its high school football teams for the upcoming season, including the ones for both Loyola and New Trier. Loyola academy The Ramblers will be looking to make their fourth consecutive trip to the state title game but it will be a bit more difficult for the Wilmette school, which only hosts three home games this season. Loyola opens the regular season with trips to Rockford Mich.) on Aug. 24 and then a neighborhood battle with New Trier Aug. 31. A home game against Mount Carmel is followed by trips to Brother Rice and St. Ignatius. The Ramblers then welcome new Catholic League Blue member Montini to Wilmette Sept. 29, before traveling to De La Salle and St. Rita and finishing the regular season by hosting Providence. new trier New Trier has four home games this season, highlighted by the Week 2 battle with the Ramblers and a home date with Evanston Sept. 28. The Trevians will be looking to get revenge on Loyola after it knocked New Trier out of the state playoffs in the first round, 35-32. Other home games include Fremd and Glenbrook South, which is the team’s regular season finale. The road schedule is tricky, as the Trevians start the year on the road at York and then face a stretch of four road games in five weeks, including matchups with Palatine on Sept. 7 and Maine South Oct. 12 Swimming All-Americans The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association named its All- Americans and New Trier and Loyola were well-represented. New Trier’s All-Americans included: the 200- yard medley relay team of Patrick Gridley, Charlie Scheinfeld, Ryan Gridley and Pearce Bailey; Scheinfeld and Patrick Gridley in the 200-yard individual medley; Ryan Gridley in the 100-yard freestyle; Ryan Gridley, Nick Torre, Pierson Ohr and Bailey in the 200-yard freestyle relay; Patrick Gridley in the 100-yard backstroke; Scheinfeld (nation’s second-fastest time) in the 100-yard breaststroke; the Gridleys, Scheinfeld and Ean Vandergraaf in the 400-yard freestyle relay; Vivian Wu, Kasey Venn, Audrey Richardson and Joelle Ohr in the 200-yard medley relay; diver Jessie Creed; and Ohr, Emma Eldring, Olivia Lantry and Sophia Girgenti in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Loyola’s All-Americans were Luke Maurer in the 200-, 50- and 100- yard freestyles; Shannon Kearney, Allison Mulvey, Margaret Guanci and Cassidy Coughlin in the medley relay; and Kearney in the 100-yard backstroke. SMITH From Page 45 I could run on it and I could train on it and it wasn’t going to hurt it anymore but it would have flare ups and just be really, really painful,” she said. “ It took honestly probably a year to finally really reduce the symptoms. To this day I still feel lingering effects of it sometimes but that was kind of honestly one of the worst injuries I’ve ever had.” By the end of her junior year of cross-country though, she said she was back to 100 percent and will be a two-time captain this season. Her goals, other than making it to physical therapy school are actually pretty understandable. “For cross-country the number one goal that I have for our team is we really want to make nationals.” she said. “The ultimate goal is in senior year, just go for it and try to get a spot for the 10K at (track) nationals because I think that’s where I’m strongest in.” BOYLE From Page 45 secutive state title games, something that very few players are able to accomplish. That’s something that isn’t lost on him. “It starts, No. 1, with our coaching,” he said. “Not even in the in-season, also in the offseason, we have a great strength coach who gets us prepared, nutrition-wise, gets us healthy. Great trainers that do really, really well. And then obviously our coaches on the field who are the smartest coaches in the state, who know exactly what they’re doing. “And then, just players. Just living up to the expectations of getting to that state championship is kind of what it is now. You have an expectation to not only get there, but also win. There’s just a lot of expectations when you’re a varsity football player at Loyola Academy. I think that, combined with the unreal coaching and expectation that they have for us is second to none. That’s why we’re always so successful.” Boyle, who had previously considered himself a pocket-passer style quarterback, became more of a weapon on the ground last season, leading the Ramblers in rushing on the season with more than 800 yards and seven touchdowns. Due to a couple injuries throughout the season, Boyle became more lethal on the ground, often times leading Loyola in rushing and always using his legs to get him out of trouble. “The offseason going into my senior year, I worked on getting a lot faster,” he said. “Working on my running ability. And I knew if I was able to add that component to my game, then I’d be a lot harder for defenses to stop. “I’ve kind of mostly been a pocket passer, most of the time. I’ve used my legs occasionally, in the past. But I think it’s more of a mentality, of just, having that chip on your shoulder. Not being scared of anyone, not letting anyone intimidate you. That’s kind of the mentality I had senior year. I think that helped me come off as more of a dual threat than I actually was.” Boyle will join multiple teammates when he gets to St. Thomas later this summer as rising senior defensive back Mark Dowdle, and fellow incoming freshmen, defensive linemen John McMahon and linebacker Anthony Rodriguez, will also be calling Minnesota home. “It’s definitely nice, being able to know people,” he said. “It doesn’t feel like I’m going away from home as much as it would, had it been knowing no one there. “It’s also nice that I’ll have some buddies on the football team. I’ll have older guys to look up to and get used to it. It’s going to make it that much more comfortable, that much more easy.” DRURY From Page 46 Ted Drury said most people consider her the better athlete of the two of them. And even when their son was away in Iowa playing in the United States Hockey League, she still provided guidance both as a mother and as an athlete, Ted Drury said. “His mom has done an incredible amount of work over the last 10 years just driving him all around Chicago for hockey and being there for him when he was away from home,” Ted Drury said. “In a lot of different ways, she was very instrumental in helping Jack.” That love and support will continue as Jack Drury heads to Harvard this fall. Jack Drury, a Winnetka resident, hopes his patience on the ice, and not forcing plays, is a skill that will translate well at both the collegiate level and at the professional level with the Hurricanes. “I think when the game speeds up, and everyone is getting better, I think what separates the good players from the great players is kind of that intelligence and knowing where to be on the ice,” Jack Drury said. The next few years will be crucial for the young Drury, and he knows that his hard work can’t stop when he skates on the ice at Harvard. And like every other collegiate-level player in his position, Jack Drury wants to get bigger, stronger and faster over the next few seasons. Specifically, though, he wants to perfect the first three steps of his stride and make his shot a little harder on the release. “If you want to make the NHL, you have to be willing to sacrifice a lot,” he said. “You have to be willing to work your tail off every single day. [Professional] sports is a business, and if you want to have a job on a daily basis you have to earn it every single day.”
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