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28 | January 17, 2019 | The Northbrook tower Sports northbrooktower.com Boy Bowling North captures second straight regional title Neil Milbert Freelance Reporter Glenbrook North played host to the IHSA boys regional at the Brunswick Zone in Mount Prospect on Saturday, Jan. 12, and the Spartans told the nine other schools in no uncertain terms that it was their house. Led by defending individual champion Jared Kuper, the Spartans took the regional title for the second straight year with a score of 5949. The four highest scoring teams advanced to the sectional tournament that will be hosted by Hinsdale South at the Brunswick Zone in Woodridge on Saturday, Jan. 19. Also advancing were the top-10 individuals who were not members of the top four teams. Notre Dame was the runner-up with a score of 5609 followed by Evanston, 5547 and New Trier, 5493. Last year the Trevians just missed advancing, finishing in fifth place just nine pins behind fourth place Niles West. Loyola Academy wound up 10th but had an individual qualifier, freshman Jonathan Tomasiello. Kuper, who bowled a 300 game against Niles North on Dec. 11, had a substantial lead going into the sixth and final game of the match, thanks to games of 193, 208, 245, 268 and 217, but then he dropped to a 149 to finish with a 1280, besting second-place David Roscoe of Maine West by only seven points. His GBN teammate, Jacob Paterkiewicz, was third, two pins behind Roscoe. To repeat as the individual champion Kuper had to get no worse than a spare in the last frame of the sixth game and he came through in the clutch. “I did not know that and I made sure my teammates did not tell me,” the senior said. “I was hoping for the best. It’s always the same mentality. One ball at a time and then move on to the next. “In the last game the lanes were drying out a little bit, and I left three of the first four frames open. I had to switch balls.” Kuper’s best game was the fourth in which he left only the second frame open. The rest of the way he had nothing but strikes. Paterkiewicz made his regional debut after bowling for the Spartans junior varsity last year. His scores were 246, 171, 246, 206, 171 and 231. The junior said his 211 average for six games was the highest of his career. “I’ve been improving and so has everybody else on the team,” Paterkiewicz added. “It doesn’t stop. In practice this week we put ourselves in a position to do well.” Also coming on strong for the Spartans was another junior, Eliot Kang, who recorded games of 202, 219, 182, 201, 203 and 221 for a 1228 total that enabled him to finish fifth overall. “We did very well and we could have done better,” GBN coach Todd Rubin said. “We put our goal (as a team) around 6,000 and we fell a little (51 pins) short. The guys adjusted well to the conditions and took home the Regional championship. We took the first step to our goal which is to make it to the second day of state. “We’re eight deep and I made some substitutions who stepped up. It’s nice to have the ability to make changes and these guys are supportive of each other.” The GBN alternates making the biggest impacts were Robbie Weiland, who bowled games two through five and had scores of 210, 188, 195 and 181, and fellow senior Tibor Klein, who had a 173 in the first game and a 227 in the last game. Loyola coach Chuck Halfpap had an even younger lineup. Tomasiello was joined by fellow freshmen Max Trottman and twin brothers Liam and Sean Carroll and juniors Jake Carr and Kevin Barrett. After starting with games of 149 and 147 Tomasiello made the individual qualifier cut by improving his standing significantly thanks to games of 181, 192, 200 and 178. He finished 24th overall. “I like the competition and the atmosphere,” Tomasiello said of his introduction to high school bowling. Not only does Tomasiello throw strikes on the bowling alleys, he also does it on the baseball diamond where he pitches in addition to playing first base and third base. The Ramblers’ next best bowler was Carr, 32nd in the standings by virtue of games of 168, 138, 160, 192, 177 and 139 and he too is an all-around athlete. “Jake is the star goalie on the water polo team,” Halfpap pointed out. “These kids have the athletic ability. If we get them experience they’ll be as good as anybody. We’ve got kids who have never bowled in leagues before, who only bowled for recreational purposes. If I can get them to bowl in the summer—take lessons and join leagues—that practice and repetition will make them better bowlers.” Boys Swimming and diving GBN outlasts conference foe Highland Park Staff Report Glenbrook North defeated Highland Park 100-85 on Friday, Jan. 11, in Northbrook. Senior Ryan Purdy won in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1 minute, 53.32 seconds, the 100 backstroke (50.91) and helped his 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams win. Sebastian Klein won the 200 free (1:50.85) and 500 free (4:56.82), Ilian Farbman won the 100 free (50.91) while Ryan Cohn won in the 1-meter dive (271.75). Glenbrook North boys swimmer Ryan Purdy swims the 200-yard individual medley against Highland Park on Friday, Jan. 11, in Northbrook. Photos by Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media RIGHT: Spartans diver Ryan Cohn dives in the 1-meter.
northbrooktower.com Sports the northbrook tower | January 17, 2019 | 29 Rebora’s legacy continues through competition Michal Dwojak Sports Editor Mark Rebora left his impact on the Glenbrook North community in many different ways, and the Spartans made sure to continue one of his beloved traditions. The former GBN coach and educator, who died of a heart attack last March, always looked for different ways to make exercise fun for not only himself, but also his students. So six years ago, he built off of the triathlon the school already had and helped incorporate a new challenge for physical education students at the school, one that focuses on the CrossFit trend and challenges students. “It evolved into something we wanted to keep going and wanted to honor him directly,” GBN coach and teacher Justin Weiner said. “This was something he wanted to do.” GBN students — and even some teachers — took on the challenge in what became known as the first Mark Rebora Spartan Challenge in the school’s fieldhouse on Jan. 9-10. The workout involved nine different exercises that needed to be done in 25 minutes. Every PE student went through the challenge of the test, while also remembering Rebora’s impact. There is no official competition with a winner, but Weiner and the other teachers hope to grow the challenge a little more as the competition continues in the years to come. Rebora came to GBN in 1992 as a physical education teacher by GBN. He was also named head coach of the winter wrestling team, a position he held through 2013. Many Spartan students felt Rebora’s impact during his time at the school, and Weiner was one who felt it both as a student and coworker. According to Weiner, there was never a doubt that the challenge would continue. “We just want to take the messages he gave to students each and every day and continue to do that for as long as his legacy lives on, which will be forever, as long as we do things like this.” The challenge is also a good way for students who never knew Rebora to learn about his impact. The current freshman class never had him as a coach or teacher, so for those who were close to him like former football head coach and current teacher Bob Pieper, it’s a good way to teach students about his impact, while also remembering a good friend. “We get to explain who he was,” Pieper said. “So I think it’s good for us, we get to talk about him, we get to talk about the influence he had at the school, all the lives he touched.” He will continue to touch the lives of the Spartan community for years to come. The event was important to Rebora, and coaches and teachers hope his legacy will continue as the competition continues to grow each year. “Anything with fitness is a good way to remember Mark Rebora,” Pieper said. “There’s no better way to remember him and honor him than fitness.” Teams Elite skaters make a powerhouse sweep Staff Report Once again, Northbrook Park District’s Teams Elite skaters have come out on top, taking home first place titles in their recent competitions. Teams Elite Junior, Juvenile, Intermediate and Novice teams took first place at the 2019 Colonial Classic Synchronized Skating Competition Jan. 4-6 at Tsongas Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The Teams Elite Pre- Glenbrook North students take part in the first Mark Rebora Spartan Challenge on Jan. 9 in Northbrook. Photos by Michal Dwojak/22nd Century Media Juvenile division, which includes skaters under 12, earned second place at the Foot of the Lake Synchronized Skating Classic Jan. 5 in Fond du Lac, Wis. Teams Elite Synchro Skills took home third place in the competition. These achievements come just a month after the announcement that Teams Elite Junior will represent Team USA at the Spring Cup in Milan, Italy, on February 15-19. “Synchronized skating is an ever-evolving sport,” said head coach Danielle Ostrower, who describes Teams Elite as, The Rockettes on ice, but with a lot more speed. “We’re always working to take our skills to the next level.” Skaters are judged in a variety of areas, including technical and artistic ability and the ability to perform under pressure. For more information on Northbrook Park District skating programs, visit nbparks.org. Glenbrook North coach and teacher Sean Brandt addresses students before a session. Teams Elite Novice team performs a program at the 2019 Colonial Classic held in Lowell, Mass. Photo submitted The Varsity Guys recap hockey, talk hoops Staff Report In this week’s episode of The Varsity: North Shore, the only podcast focused on North Shore sports, hosts Michal Dwojak and Michael Wojtychiw recap Loyola Gold and New Trier Green boys hockey, talked to New Trier boys basketball’s Scott Fricke, play Way/No Way with hockey and preview the War on the Shore. First Quarter Dwojak and Wojtychiw recap another classic showdown between New Trier Green and Loyola Academy Gold. Second Quarter The guys hear from New Trier boys basketball’s Fricke after a big game against Evanston. Third Quarter Our hosts stick to the ice, playing their weekly guessing game Way/No Way with hockey. Fourth Quarter To finish things off, the guys preview the War on the Shore tournament. Find the Varsity Twitter: @varsitypodcast Facebook: @thevarsitypodcast Website: Northbrook- Tower.com/sports Download: Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, PlayerFm, more
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