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36 | October 4, 2018 | The winnetka Current sports winnetkacurrent.com Football Montini second-half comeback stuns Loyola Neil Milbert Freelance Reporter After five trips to the Class 8A State Championship game in the last seven years who would have thought Loyola Academy would be fighting for its playoff life with three games left in the regular season? Matters took another turn for the worse on Sept. 29 at Hoerster Field when the Ramblers were unable to hold the three touchdown lead they held with 61 seconds elapsed in the second quarter and lost to undefeated Montini 28-27. “When you don’t have playmakers making plays, people just have to play better all-around,” lamented coach John Holecek said after the Ramblers’ record fell to 3-3 overall and 0-2 in the Catholic League’s Blue Division. “We’ve had a lot of good seasons and a lot of good luck. This is not one of them. This year has been one of unfortunate injuries and all of our luck has been terrible.” In stark contrast, Montini (6-0, 2-0) is having an awesome season. The Broncos averaged 44 points-pergame in their four outings while limiting the opposition to a single field goal. At the outset of this game, the Broncos appeared to be out of their element. Coming on strong, the Ramblers took the lead with 9 minutes,12 seconds elapsed when they smeared quarterback Robert Brazziel in the end zone, forcing a fumble that lineman Ed Eastman recovered MONTINI VS. LOYOLA 1 2 3 4 F MONTINI 0 14 6 8 28 LOYOLA 14 10 0 3 27 Top Performers 1. Robert Brazziel, Montini QB – 184 passing yards, 3 touchdowns. 2. Jack Fallon, QB – 6-of-21 passing for 72 yards, 81 yards on 10 carries. 3. Nate Van Zelst – The sophomore kicker converted three extra-point attempts and two field goals. for the touchdown. The next time the Ramblers had the football they drove 80 yards in 12 plays for their second touchdown that came on a 5-yard run by Trevor Cabanban with 64 seconds remaining in the opening quarter. The second quarter got off to a terrible start for the Broncos and they again were pushed back to their 1-yard line. They managed to get out of that predicament but were forced to punt when they faced a fourth-and-15 situation at the 15. Jared Lombardi fielded the bouncing punt at the Montini 40 and took it to the end zone. Nate Van Zelst kicked his third extra point and the Ramblers were propped on a 21-0 Trevor Cabanban hits the hole against Montini Saturday, Sept. 29, in Wilmette. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media lead with the second quarter only 61 seconds old. It appeared they were going to do to Montini what Montini had been doing to its other opponents. That assumption proved to be an illusion. Eleven seconds after Lombardi scored on the punt return, Nicholas Fedanzo caught the kickoff inches in front of the goal line and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown. Later in the quarter Montini struck again, this time on a 30-yard pass from Brazziel to Scott West. As the game progressed it became increasingly apparent that Loyola was Please see FootBall, 34 gIRLS GOLF Penelope Tir, New Trier take CSL South championship Gary Larsen Freelance Reporter New Trier has had some great players in the 43-year history of girls’ golf in Illinois, so Trevians coach Scott Fricke uttered one bold statement when asked about senior Penelope Tir. “I’d say she’s probably the best golfer in the history of New Trier,” Fricke said. “She’s had an unbelievable career. “Her scores have been unbelievable and she has won every tournament she’s played in this year. You might not see it on the outside or from talking to her, but she’s a competitor. She competes hard and she has an unbelievable work ethic.” Tir placed sixth downstate as a freshman, fourth as a sophomore, and was Illinois’ individual state champion as a junior. She became New Trier’s first individual state champion since Alexis Wooster won the state crown during the 2000-01 school year, and could become the first player in program history to finish in the state’s top 10 for four seasons. Tir shot a 144 at last year’s state finals in leading New Trier to its seventh team state title. Not bad for someone who wasn’t even sure she’d golf in high school. “I wanted to play soccer when I was younger,” Tir said. “But I made golf my individual/team sport and I’ve been able to play it for four years with my friends.” Tir shot a 73 as the low golfer at this year’s Central Suburban League tournament, held at the Wilmette Golf Club on Wednesday, Sept. 26. The Trevians shot a tournament-low 318 in capturing the CSL South team title. Abbie Kaestle (79), Audrey Tir (80) and Olivia Siebert (86) rounded out the Trevians’ top four scoring finishers, followed by Lizzie Kenter (88) and Moly Van Gorp (90). Tir was glad her team had to deal with a hard day of putting in Wilmette, where the greens played like glass, since this year’s Class 2A regional will take place at the Glencoe Country Club. “The greens were really tricky today,” Tir said. “It was good practice, though, because I know Glencoe is also a tough course with tricky greens, too. I’m crossing my fingers that we get downstate and if we do, the greens are tough there, too.” New Trier is annually one of Illinois’ top teams and this year the Trevians have worn a particularly big target on their backs, as a defending state champion team led by a defending individual state champion golfer. Fricke knows repeating as team champions will be tough and said “we’re just trying to play our best golf at the right time.” For Tir, the home stretch of her final high school season could see her become the most decorated golfer in program history. Six girls in Illinois history have won back-to-back individual state titles since 1975, and Tir would love to be the seventh. However the season shakes out, Tir is just glad she chose golf over soccer. “Me, Lizzie (Kenter) and Abbie (Kaestle) have been together on varsity since we were freshmen and we’re very close,” Tir said. “I’m going to miss it. “Today I played with (Glenbrook South’s) Hanna (Tanaka) and we’ve know each other for like six years. So my senior year has been a cool experience, to see how far we’ve all come.”
winnetkacurrent.com sports the winnetka current | October 4, 2018 | 37 girls tennis New Trier seniors help take down Loyola David Jaffe Freelance Reporter The New Trier doubles team of Emily Dale and Lily Bhote haven’t played together for very long. But in the short amount of time they have played together, they’ve had a very good rapport. They faced a very tough test Thursday, September 27 in Loyola Academy’s Lizzy Witkowski, a state qualifier, and Catherine Power and from watching them play, it looked like they had been playing together for years. Dale and Bhote took No. 1 doubles 6-3, 6-0 and on senior night, where all the Trevians doubles teams were seniors, New Trier made the most of the night sweeping the Ramblers 8-0. Trevians From Page 38 that ended when Quadre Nicholson fought his way across the goal line from one yard out on fourth down. Ben Tarpey then threw to Michael Axelrood for the two-point conversion. With 3 minutes, 29 seconds on the clock, the Wildkits were in a position to win the game if they got another touchdown followed by a two-point conversion. They tried to get the ball on an onside kick but the Trevians’ Michael Endre latched onto the football at the New Trier 43-yard line. Perkins ran for three yards and then Ochsenhirt gained three, creating a third-andfour situation. “We made a lot of first serves,” Dale said. “We did a good job poaching the ball at the net. We played well at the baseline.” “We had a lot of overhead shots,” Bhote said. “They lobbed the ball at us a lot so we were able to take advantage of that. We had a plan and did a good job sticking with it.” The two feel they share some similarities in style and it’s gotten them comfortable playing together in a short amount of time. “We’ve only played together a couple of weeks,” Bhote said. “Having said that, we have played a lot of matches together in a short period of time. We’re both very aggressive and play very consistently. We also keep a lot of positivity around each other during matches Again, Ochsenhirt came through in the clutch, collaborating with McNeely on a 31-yard pass play for a first down at the Evanston 20. A holding call against the Trevians after the catch sent the ball back to the 40 but it remained first down, enabling Ochsenhirt to run out the clock with three carries. In winning the thrilling homecoming game on their West campus, the Trevians resurrected memories of yesteryear when there were two New Triers — East and West — because they were wearing blue uniforms instead of their trademark green. “West wore blue,” Doll explained. “It’s special. I wanted them to wear blue on homecoming because of the historical component.” which is something that benefits both of us.” And on senior night, both players appreciated just how much playing for New Trier has given them a different outlook on tennis. “The friendships I’ve made are what will stand out the most,” Bhote said. “Even though it’s a very individual sport when you’re on the court, you see the team come together in practice and form a camaraderie.” “I love the aspect of when you’re watching your teammates play and cheering them on,” Dale said. “On the other side, when you’re in the middle of a match and you hear your team cheering you, it’s a great feeling. It’s definitely a different mindset from USTA where it’s all individual. This teaches you to be a part of something bigger than yourself.” New Trier rolled through every match as Emma Bhote won No. 1 singles while Emily Rhee won No. 2 singles. In doubles, Claire Gottreich and Carly Schreier won No. 2, Alexis Woodrick and Olivia Zaban won No. 3. Darcie Kim and Maddie Martin won No. 4 while Cece McNeely and Beth Canel won No. 5. Mia Keegan and Anna Fellman won the closest match of the day at No. 6, 6-2, 6-4. The day didn’t go how the Ramblers and coach Tom Gordon was hoping it would go. But he knows Loyola will have to learn from this and get more accustomed to playing big matches. “We have a lot of work to do. This is one of the teams we’ll see in our sectional,” Gordon said. “We did some good stuff today. I was especially proud of our six doubles team (Kiera Silk and Molly Magner). But we have to get used to playing in big time matches. There were a lot of people here, more than is necessarily at a typical regular season meet. So we may have gotten tight. High School Boys Soccer Tryouts Join a Premier Competitive Soccer Program TRYOUT SCHEDULE Dates Birth Year Age Group Time October 15 2004, 2003, 2002 7:30-9:00 pm October 17 2004, 2003, 2002 7:30-9:00 pm October 21 2002, 2001, 2000 6:00-7:30 pm October 23 2002, 2001, 2000 7:30-9:00 pm Location Community Park West, 1001 Zenith Drive, Glenview, IL 60025 REGISTER FOR TRYOUTS TODAY AT WWW.FC1ACADEMY.COM Visit website for directions & more information. Issac Moushi, Director of Coaching Faris Youhanna, High School Coordinator Serving Glenview, Northbrook, Wilmette and surrounding communities. We’ll have to use it as a learning experience as far as how we need to play against good teams.” Still, Gordon has high expectations for his top singles and doubles teams. “Katherine Beard, our one singles, had a tough match today but she’s been playing really well,” Gordon said. “She beat Stevenson’s top singles player last week at Prospect and also beat a girl from Latin that was a 1A state doubles champion. And then our one doubles of Lizzy Witkowski and Catherine Power are players to keep your eye on. They just ran into a buzzsaw today. But those our are top contenders to make it to state.”
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