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32 | September 20, 2018 | The glencoe anchor sports glencoeanchor.com Girls Tennis Raiders sweep Woodlands in early conference match Brittany Kapa Contributing Sports Editor North Shore Country Day School’s Caroline Lommer focuses on hitting the ball Sept. 11 in Lake Forest. Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media Last season, North Shore Country Day School didn’t have any expectations about how it would finish its season. Then, it won the IHSA Class 1A title. Now, it’s looking forward to building on the team’s good finish from last year while adding championships at both conference and at its sectional. With everyone on board, the team is looking to make a competitive run through the season. “Last year we had no expectations, we did not know we were going to win state,” said Claudia Miller, a returning sophomore and No. 1 singles player. “I’m really hopeful that we’ll win state again this year.” Miller’s excitement only grew when she, and the team, welcomed freshman Vivian Miller to the roster. Vivian Miller, who quickly secured her spot with No. 1 doubles partner Caroline Lommer, had a smooth transition to the team this season. “I pretty much knew a lot of these people because my sister, Claudia, was on the team last year,” Vivian Miller said about being welcomed to the team as a freshman this season. Claudia Miller finished fourth in state last year, and is looking to make it back to that stage to help her team to another victory. But in order to do that, both the Miller sisters and Lommer know that working together, and supporting their teammates on the court, will be keys to another successful season. The Raiders took one step closer to their goal Tuesday, Sept. 11, picking up wins in all five matches against Woodlands Academy Sept. 11 in Lake Forest. Claudia Miller defeated the Wildcats’s Genevieve Hesse, a junior, 6-1, 6-0. And despite the Raiders’s No. 1 doubles pair of Vivian Miller and Lommer having only been matched up together this season, they took the 6-2, 6-0 win over Elise Albertson and Abigail Hurtgen. Woodlands keep it interesting at No. 2 doubles when Hailey Denton and Daphne Ricketts held their own against Edith Edwards-Mizel and Gabbie Kaplinsky when after tying 7-5, 4-6, the pairs were forced to play a super-tie breaker where NSCDS ultimately won out 10-7. Alex Arenson controlled the play at No. 2 singles when she won 6-0, 6-0 over Mary Clare Scalise. Number 3 doubles played a competitive match as well, but NSCDS won out as Emily Weil and Emily Yoo topped Aine Heanney and Ingrid Hu 6-4, 6-3. “I’m just really proud of everyone for staying focused, being competitive but also a big thing for me is sportsmanship,” Raiders coach Alex Bergman said. “It’s high school tennis. We’re here to get better but also to have fun. It’s nice to see the girls cheering on their teammates but also focusing on getting their job done.” Bergman, as a first year coach, is trying to create a culture with her team. So far, her team has responded. “I love her, she’s so great,” Claudia Miller said. “She is learning with us. She is good at pushing us and good at being there when we’re upset. She understands where we’re coming from.” And even in matches that are a little lopsided, Bergman is pushing her players and ramping up her expectation so it can be one step closer to winning another state championship. “I told every girl to go out there with a purpose and to focus on something, every match is an opportunity to get better,” she said. “That’s all you really need to focus on even if there is a slight imbalance that doesn’t matter.” Girls cross-country Pack mentality leads New Trier to invite crown Gary Larsen Freelance Reporter This Week In... Trevian varsity athletics Boys cross-country ■Sept. ■ 22 - at Prospect Invite, 9 a.m. ■Sept. ■ 25 - at CSL Quad, 5 p.m. Girls cross-country ■Sept. ■ 22 - at Bartlett Invite, 9 a.m. ■Sept. ■ 22 - at Palatine Invite, 9 a.m. ■Sept. ■ 25 - at CSL Quad, 4:30 p.m. Field hockey ■Sept. ■ 20 - host Oak Park- River Forest, 6:30 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 22 - vs. Sacred Heart Academy (Ky.), 10 a.m. New Trier’s Bridget Forbes finished third in a field of 141 runners at this year’s 16-team Libertyville Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Adler Park. Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media ■Sept. ■ 25 - at Glenbard West, 6 p.m. Boys golf ■Sept. ■ 20 - vs. Highland Park, Loyola, Lake Forest (at Sunset Valley Golf Course), 4 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 22 - at LF Invite, 1 ■Sept. ■ 25 - at CSL, 8 a.m. Girls golf ■Sept. ■ 20 - host HP, 4 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 24 - host Glenbrook North, 4 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 26 - at CSL 8 a.m. Boys soccer ■Sept. ■ 20 - host Evanston, 7 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 22 - host Lake Forest, noon ■Sept. ■ 25 - host Glenbrook South, 7 p.m. There’s a pack mentality and then there’s what New Trier’s cross-country team did at this year’s Libertyville Invitational. The Trevians took first in the 16-team field by placing four of the top seven finishers and five of the top 20 among 141 participants. But senior Leah Ulrich was less than surprised by her pack’s performance. “With a team of two hundred you’re going to have a lot of people who are close, and our top people this year are really close,” Ulrich said. “It’s really been awesome.” New Trier returned six of its top seven runners from the team that placed 13th at last year’s Class 3A state finals. The course at Adler Park in Libertyville on Saturday, Sept. 16, provided coach John Burnside’s girls with a challenge. “For a lot of the girls this was Day One and they had to come out on hills, in the heat,” Burnside said. “So what could have been really terrible ended up being challenging, but a great opener for us. I’ve come to learn from this group of kids, to not be surprised.” Bridget Forbes led the way by placing third, Ulrich was fifth, with Marlee Fradkin sixth, Ellie Finnigan seventh, and Eileen Wolff placing 17th. “(Wolff) was our fifth and that’s a huge improvement since last year, and that’s just her taking on her own development and working with the group, and getting better,” Burnside said. “As a senior, to see her doing that is great.” Forbes finished in 19:15.6, one second out of second place behind St. Viator’s Katie Castelli, and Ulrich finished only three seconds behind Forbes. “I knew we’d run really close as a pack, and our pack did really well today,” Forbes said. “This was only my second race this year, so I was happy with how I ran.” Burnside was impressed by Forbes’ approach in Libertyville. Girls swimming and diving ■Sept. ■ 21 - at Maine South, 5:30 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 22 - at Hinsdale Central, 10 a.m. Girls tennis ■Sept. ■ 20 - host Niles North, 4:30 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 22 - at Prospect Invite, 9 a.m. ■Sept. ■ 25 - at Niles West, 4:30 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 27 - host Loyola, 4:30 p.m. Girls volleyball ■Sept. ■ 24 - at Niles West, 6 p.m. ■Sept. ■ 26 - host Glenbrook South, 6 p.m.
glencoeanchor.com sports the glencoe anchor | September 20, 2018 | 33 Football Loyola drops second straight game, falls to Brother Rice Neil Milbert Freelance Reporter Loyola Academy’s sophomore team surmounted a three touchdown first half deficit and won on a field goal on the last play of the game. That was the highlight of the Ramblers’ trip to Brother Rice on Friday, Sept. 15. Saying that the varsity was unable to come up with an encore is an understatement. “It’s been over a decade since we lost like this,” coach John Holecek lamented after the Ramblers were routed 35-3. “It was such a debacle — offensively and defensively — that I can’t put my finger on anything. “Obviously, they’re a good team and they’re rolling. They executed in every aspect and we didn’t. They have some good weapons. We had to play catch up and that’s not our forte.” The Ramblers trailed 7-0 at the end of the first quarter and 14-0 when the second quarter was in its infancy before Nate Van Zelst’s 38-yard field goal put them on the scoreboard midway through the quarter. Brother Rice answered immediately with a 74- yard touchdown drive and maintained its momentum by scoring again in the third and fourth quarters. The loss in their Catholic League Blue Division opener was the second straight for the Ramblers (2-2). They were defeated at home 17-12 the previous week by Mount Carmel, a game in which they were stopped on the goal line on the last play. Undefeated Brother Rice (4-0) was led on offense by quarterback John LOYOLA VS. BROTHER RICE 1 2 3 4 F LOYOLA 0 3 0 0 3 RICE 7 7 14 7 35 Top Performers 1. John Bean, Brother Rice QB – 253 passing yards, 1 touchdown, 53 rushing yards, 1 touchdown. 2. Brother Rice defense – four interceptions. 3. Nate Van Zelst – The sophomore connected on a 38- yard field goal to put the ramblers on the board in the second quarter. Bean, who completed 14- of-20 passes for 248 yards and one touchdown and ran 12 times for 46 yards and another touchdown, and by running back Jessi Plunkett, who rushed for two touchdowns. Spearheading the defense in the Crusaders’ first victory over Loyola since 2014 was defensive back Danny Fitzgerald, who returned a fumble recovery 55 yards for a touchdown and accounted for two of their four interceptions. Ironically, the Ramblers made a good first impression. Michael Gavric fielded the opening kickoff with a fair catch at his own 29-yard line and the passing of Matthew Schiltz and running of Trevor Cabanban brought the ball down to the Crusaders’ 20-yard line in six plays. Brother Rice’s defense then stiffened, putting the Ramblers in a fourthand-16 situation. They tried to salvage three points on a field goal attempt by Van Zelst but his kick was wide. On their first play from scrimmage the Crusaders were penalized five yards for having an illegal receiver downfield. They then got their act together and drove 85 yards for the touchdown that came on the last play of the first quarter. As it turned out this was the only touchdown they needed. The Ramblers’ first and last possessions of the game were the only time they were effective in running the football, making them overly reliant on the passing of Schiltz. He completed 15-of-26 passes for 169 yards but the four interceptions curtailed his effectiveness. Unlike the Mount Carmel game in which he continually threw to Rory Boos, this time Schiltz frequently connected with other receivers, successfully targeting Artie Collins, Matthew Mangan and Jared Lombardi in addition to his primary receiver. “Matt is a good quarterback,” Holecek said. “We just have to do a better job with our blocking and running to make it easier for him.” Next up for Loyola is another road game against St. Ignatius (3-1). “Loyola is a good football team — John will have them ready and they’ll compete week in and week out,” predicted Brother Rice coach Brian Badke. “Their starting quarterback (Jack Fallon) is hurt and so is one of their top receivers (Noah Jones). We know how that feels. We had that last year (when the Crusaders finished with a 2-7 record).” Girls swimming Trevians take down Ramblers in early-season meet Todd Marver Freelance Reporter Familiar faces competed alongside one another when the Trevians and Ramblers faced off in the pool on Friday, Sept. 14, in Winnetka. New Trier emerged victorious in the early-season rivalry dual meet, 127-56. “Loyola has always been a rivalry,” Trevians senior Ceola Halloran said. “As a team we were a little bit excited for today just because it’s Loyola and we have a lot of friends on the other team.” After competing together during the club season, New Trier and Loyola swimmers now faced off against one another as members of opposing teams. “I grew up with a lot of the people on New Trier and I swim club with all of them so it’s not a weird experience for me,” Loyola junior Chloe Brown said. “We all learn off each other. We’re all in the same club, so we’re growing together the whole time.” Loyola sophomore Ally Mulvey placed fourth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:27.92) and second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:12.19). Brown placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.48) and second in the 100-yard backstroke (1:04.70). Halloran took second in the 100 butterfly (1:02.33) and New Trier senior Kasey Venn placed first in the 100 backstroke (1:00.79). Halloran and Venn were at state last year as juniors, while Mulvey and Brown are the lone Ramblers who competed at state last year. “I think it would be awesome to go to state again this year, but I feel like we’re just trying to have a positive environment this year,” Brown said. Loyola graduated a successful senior class last year, which has resulted in Mulvey and Brown being leaders of the team this year. “I feel like it really humbled me being with a bunch of seniors who were experienced leaders,” Mulvey said. “Since we’re older girls on the team, we can be role models for the younger girls. Our seniors last year were super energetic and really loved swimming. It inspires the rest of us to be like them.” New Trier took fifth place at the state meet last year and looks to improve upon that performance this time around by taking home the state title. “We want to win this year,” Venn said. “That’s the goal. We have an amazing freshman class. They’re big competitors. The goal is to win and we’re really pumped. That’s what we’re looking forward to. The boys did it last year so we really want to take it home this year.” Despite shooting for the stars with their long-term end of the season goals, Halloran said the Trevians focused on enjoying themselves in the meet against their rivals. Venn added that they’re at the juncture of the season where getting the best time is not the top priority. The state finals are still two months away. “We’re at a really tiring point in the season where the training is hard and school has amped itself up,” she said. “We swam pretty well, but I’d definitely say we can do a lot better.”
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