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38 | October 18, 2018 | The wilmette beacon sports wilmettebeacon.com Snow can’t stop local teams at golf state finals Michael Wojtychiw Sports Editor This season has been one of the more successful ones for the Loyola boys golf team. A year after winning both the regional and the sectional in the same year for the first time, the Ramblers pulled off another first in 2018: winning the Catholic League, the regional and the sectional. “That’s something that’s never been done at Loyola and I’m really proud of that,” Loyola coach Tim Kane said. “This team didn’t look at any challenge as being something they couldn’t overcome. They were a resilient team, never made excuses. They just quietly went about their business.” The Ramblers were hoping to ride that momentum into the state finals Friday- Saturday, Oct. 12-13 in Bloomington. However, one thing stood in Loyola’s way: the weather. “Usually, tournaments they never cancel, they never wipe out an entire round, it’s just usually a delay,” said Loyola’s Peter Radler, who was named All-State for the second consecutive season after his fifth-place finish. “The snow had accumulated on the green so we thought there would be a delay, especially since the snow started to melt and you could see the greens. “It was really disappointing because I was playing one of the best rounds I’d ever had.” At the time of the IHSA’s decision to cancel the first day, and erase all of the first day’s scores, Loyola was ahead in the team competition, with a combined score of plus-1, 6 strokes ahead of second-place Barrington. In addition, Radler had been tied for first place with a 2-under-par. With the tournament now being a one-day event, Kane had some words of wisdom for his players after Friday’s decision. “We talked about refocusing, not making any excuses and going out and playing the golf we know we’re capable of playing,” Kane said. “They seemed “I brought my wife home from the hospital after surgery— Bratschi Plumbing quickly installed safety grab bars without a lot of fuss!” — Bratschi Customer Make Every Bath a Safe Bath to take it in stride and they didn’t agree with the decision, obviously they were very disappointed, but one of the things I let them know is they’re not a team of excuses and they had not all year.” The Ramblers went out on the course on Saturday and shot a 16-over-par, finishing in fifth place, seven strokes behind Hinsdale Central, which won its seventh state title in a row. “Coming back the next day after that was hard,” Radler said. “You want to do the same thing you did the day before, but you know it’s going to be tougher to do what you just did. Golf is so hard because you’re standing around, thinking for a long time but you have to get that out of your mind.” Other scorers for Loyola included Jack Crawshaw (75, 18th place), Christopher Lee (78) and Ryan Savarie (79). New Trier, which will return the top five scorers from this year’s state team, finished in ninth. Daniel Tanaka led the way in ninth place with a 73. Charlie Creamean (75, 18th), Brian Joseph (80) and Sam Weber (84) also scored for the Trevs. North Shore Country Day didn’t have as great of an experience in the Raiders’ first trip downstate as a team since 2014. NSCD finished in eighth place, led by Eli Sherman, who hit an 84. Girls golf The 2018 girls golf season marked the end of one of the best careers in New Trier girls golf history. Defending state champion Penelope Tir helped lead the Trevians downstate yet again as the Trevians and Tir were looking to defend their state crowns. Unfortunately, neither came to fruition, as Tir finished her magnificent career in fourth place, shooting a +3 over the two-day tournament and the Trevs finishing in fourth after shooting a combined +51. Despite the fourth-place finish, Tir became the first New Trier girls golfer to medal in each of her four years of high school golf. Loyola’s Peter Radler poses with his medal after the state golf meet Saturday, Oct. 13, in Bloomington. Radler, who finished tied for fifth, earned All-State honors for the second consecutive season. PHOTO SUBMITTED BRATSCHI PLUMBING 801 OAK STREET, WINNETKA www.bratschiinc.com 847.446.1421 C ELEBRATING 81 Y EARS ON THE N ORTH S HORE! “Four years in a row in the top 10 in the state. Penni is one of the best we’ve even seen here at NT,” New Trier coach Scott Fricke said Like the boys, the girls state title had its own bout of crazy weather but was able to get both rounds of play in. Lizzie Kenter was also a top-20 finisher, tying for 19th place with a two-day total of 155. Loyola also qualified as a team and finished two spots behind New Trier in the standings. The sixthplace finish was the highest since 2015, when the Ramblers took second. Leading the way for Loyola in 13th place was Lilly Gentzkow, who shot a two-day 152, two strokes out of a top-10 finish. Junior Mary Boesen tied for 27th after shooting a 159. NSCD made some history of its own, as it qualified a golfer, Caroline Gray, for the first time in the program’s two-year history. Gray impressed as well, finishing tied for 25th after shooting a 165. For the complete story, visit WilmetteBeacon.com. © Lic. 055-004618
wilmettebeacon.com SPORTS the wilmette beacon | October 18, 2018 | 39 Field Hockey Trevians win wild shootout over Lake Forest 1st-and-3 22CM FILE PHOTO Three STARS of the week 1. Mary Kate Lopez (above). The Loyola girls volleyball player had 10 kills, 19 assists, two blocks and six digs in Loyola’s first-ever win over Mother McAuley. 2. Penelope Tir. The New Trier girls golfer finished her illustrious career by taking fourth place at the state meet, becoming the first Trevian to win a medal all four years. 3. Emma Lauber. The New Trier field hockey goalie led the Trevians to a shootout win over Lake Forest. Brittany Kapa Contributing Sports Editor Lake Forest was looking to avenge its only loss of the season to an Illinois team in its recent battle against New Trier. The Scouts had homefield advantage for the Oct. 10 game and went up 2-0 on the Trevians. But, it wouldn’t be a battle between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in Illinois unless the game ended in a six-round shootout, and that’s what happened. New Trier once again came away with the win, 5-4, when sophomore Kathryn McLaughlin bested Scouts sophomore keeper Elsa Goldsberry and the Scouts couldn’t best Emmaliese Lauber in the next attempt. “You can’t get mad at Game of the Week: • Loyola Academy (5-3) hosts Providence Catholic (5-3) Other matchups: • New Trier (6-2) hosts Glenbrook South (2-6) • Lake Forest (4-4) at Stevenson (6-2) • Highland Park (3-5) hosts Maine East (0-8) • Glenbrook North (6-2) hosts Vernon Hills (3-5) • Maine West (7-1) at Deerfield (4-4) • Brother Rice (8-0) at Montini (8-0) it,” said Cat Catanzaro, Lake Forest’s coach. “And that’s the thing, it’s just one of those things where it’s one versus two – and the fact that both times we’ve played them it’s been to a shootout – it only goes to say it’s going to be a fun state playoffs.” The first half of the game was paced by Lake Forest, and with 22 minutes, 46 seconds left in the half Madden Plante put the Scouts ahead with the first goal of the game. New Trier struggled to maintain possession during that half, and when they did, the Scouts turned it over almost immediately. With just 14.3 seconds left in the first half Lake Forest’s Allison Quackenbush notched the Scouts second goal in regulation. New Trier, with its back 40-16 JOE COUGHLIN | Publisher • Loyola Academy 35, Providence 21 Home-cooking keeps the Ramblers rolling into the postseason. • New Trier • Stevenson • Highland Park • Glenbrook North • Maine West • Brother Rice 37-19 New Trier’s Grace Harris (14) tries to hold off Lake Forest’s Madden Plante Oct. 10 in Lake Forest. Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media against the wall, found a good rhythm in the second half and shut down Lake Forest’s offense. “We had to fight,” said New Trier coach Stephanie Nykaza. “[We] didn’t really start playing until the last 10 minutes of the first half. Twenty minutes went by – they scored two goals – and we decided to start putting it together then.” BRITTANY KAPA | Contributing Sports Editor • Loyola Academy 28, Providence 10 With no momentum from the week prior, the Celtics lose big to the Ramblers. • New Trier • Stevenson • Highland Park • Glenbrook North • Maine West • Montini 42-14 MICHAL DWOJAK | Contributing Sports Editor • Loyola Academy 21, Providence 20 The Ramblers just edge out Providence as they begin to look like the old Ramblers heading into the postseason. • New Trier • Stevenson • Highland Park • Glenbrook North • Maine West • Brother Rice It took the Trevians more than halfway through the second half to get on the board, but thanks to Julianne Ross’s goal at the 14:18 mark the Trevians cut the deficit in half. Four minutes later Paige Baldwin evened the score for New Trier. “We finally figured out how to keep them in their [defensive] zone,” 44-12 43-13 MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW | Sports Editor • Loyola Academy 28, Providence 10 Loyola seems to have turned it around and Providence is in a downward spiral. • New Trier • Stevenson • Highland Park • Glenbrook North • Maine West • Brother Rice said McLaughlin in what changed the second half for her team. “I think we worked hard in helping each other in understanding what they do differently then other teams.” Both teams had an opportunity to win the game outright in the last twoand-a-half minutes of the second half but both Goldsberry and Lauber kept the game going. The first 10-minute overtime ended in a 1-1 tie, with a first goal by Lake Forest’s Logan Hanekamp and then New Trier’s Evelyn Lake scored on a corner with no time left to push the game to a second overtime. The second overtime ended in a 0-0 stalemate, and after the first round of five shooutout attempts failed to determine a winner it was anyone’s game in the sixth round. MARTIN CARLINO | Contributing Editor • Loyola Academy 28, Providence 21 LA is hitting its stride at the right time. Ramblers win their third straight. • New Trier • Stevenson • Highland Park • Glenbrook North • Maine West • Brother Rice Listen Up “We were great in the first half.” John Holecek — Loyola football coach on his team’s dominating performance against St. Rita. tunE in What to watch this week GIRLS TENNIS: A battle for state supremacy will happen as Loyola, New Trier, North Shore Country Day and Regina play at the state finals. • The IHSA state finals take place Oct. 18-20. Index 36 - This Week In 35 - Athlete of the Week Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.
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