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glenviewlantern.com sports the glenview lantern | January 17, 2019 | 28 The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 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: GlenviewLantern.com/ sports Download: Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, PlayerFm, more Coach Talk Meeting Glenview’s gold-star coach Jon ‘Coach’ Cohn Contributing Columnist Glenview Resident I have been around some great coaches over the years. I’ve observed them, coached with them, coached against them and been a parent with my kid playing for them. I even officiated some of their games; pretty much the whole spectrum. I couldn’t tell you a lick about car repairs, kitchen utensils, art, social media, Hulu or any other streaming devices, and what’s worse, “Alexa” won’t even talk to me. But coaching? Oh yeah, I can spot when I see ‘em. Absolutely one of the Loyola From Page 29 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 best I have been around is right here in Glenview: Junior Titan basketball coach Donnell Thomas. He has coached feeder travel teams in the program for 12 years now, and he’s worked with many Glenview youngsters through his involvement with Hi 5 Sports, and Jr. NBA. Thomas is truly the full package. He is caring, knowledgeable, competitive, disciplined, funny, spirited, with an ability to explain and breakdown skills making even the difficult seem doable. To top it off, he goes far beyond the game, giving youngsters under his tutelage life lessons that go well beyond the playing field. Some coaches do a few of the above, very few do it all. Thomas’ wisdom can benefit not only the young player, but the adults that parent and coach them as well. I talked to him recently 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 to dig a little deeper into his expertise. Coach: You are a big man Donnell (he’s 6-foot- 6 with weight undisclosed). I assume you played basketball back in the day. Give us a quick background. Thomas: I played at Robeson High School (he was All-State), then at Northern Illinois University (he is in the Huskies Athletic Hall of Fame) and then played overseas for 12 years. Coach: Any NBA looks? Thomas: A small flicker. 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 Coach: What are some of your main coaching philosophies? Thomas: I teach them right from the beginning that you have to act like young men or young women. Be responsible, be a good teammate. Treat people with respect and play with great sportsmanship. Encourage each other and don’t be afraid to be challenged. Coach: What is your biggest point of emphasis? Thomas: Enjoy the process; have fun. If you can make it fun for them while they are learning, that is the single biggest thing a coach can achieve. Coach: What would be one piece of advice you would give to other youth coaches or parents with kids in sports? Thomas: Don’t restrict the talent. “Turn them loose.” In other words, too many coaches have too many rules and set plays that the kids have to follow. Teach them of course, but on gameday, let the horse out of the barn and let ‘em run. Coach: You have had opportunities to coach in high school and even college. Why have you passed them up to stay teaching younger kids 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 here in Glenview and on the North Shore? Thomas: One, because when I was young, I didn’t have anyone to help me. I had no youth coaches. here were no programs like we have here in Glenview. So, I wanted to give that back. Two, I really enjoy watching young kids develop their game. Watching a kid hit his first three pointer, or make a pass we have been working on, and seeing the smile on their face? It makes it all worthwhile. Coach: How long you plan to keep coaching? Thomas: I plan on being here for a while. Coach: Good answer. No better way to end this interview. Cohn has been a coach, physical education teacher, sports announcer and athletic supervisor in the community for over 35 years. He can be reached at jcsportsandtees@aol.com. 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. visit us online at www.<strong>GL</strong>ENVIEWLANTERN.com
29 | January 17, 2019 | The glenview lantern sports glenviewlantern.com Girls Basketball Injury-depleted South falls to Niles West Neil Milbert Freelance Reporter In the locker room following Glenbrook South’s game at Niles West on Friday, Jan. 11, head coach Steve Weissenstein told his team: “When you play 30 games a year there are going to be five games where you can’t miss and there are going to be five games no matter what you do you can’t make baskets.” This was one of those games in which GBS couldn’t make baskets. Minus the services of two injured senior starters, forward Kristin Ralston and guard Julie DiSano, the Titans lost 47-36. Ralston, normally the tallest starter at 6-foot-1, missed her second straight game because of a concussion she sustained in the victory over Bartlett in the final game of the Wheaton North Tournament, and DiSano also was sidelined for the second game in a row because of a dislocated shoulder. In winning, the Wolves (11-7 overall and 2-4 in the Central Suburban League) avenged a 55-34 loss at GBS on Nov. 30. For the Titans (15-4 and 3-3 in the CSL) the previous losses were by 16 points to Evanston, two points to New Trier and one point to Fenwick. “Kristin averages around 14 points a game and Julia around 4 points, but the thing with Kristin is we missed her inside presence against the zone,” Weissenstein said. “The first time we played them, we got the ball inside and she scored. Tonight, we had a hard time scoring inside.” Not only did the Titans struggle to get baskets down low, they shot poorly from the perimeter. Only three of their three-point attempts found the mark. GBS played its best basketball in the first quarter. After the Wolves scored the first five points the Titans scored 10 straight and the quarter ended with them leading 12-9. In the second quarter, the Titans didn’t make a single field goal, while Niles West reclaimed the lead with a 10-2 run and had a 21-15 advantage at the half. Playing with an ankle injury that caused her to miss practice the previous day, senior Makayla Stadler scored 10 of her team-high 14 points to lead a GBS third quarter rally. Sophomore Maddy Kapsimalis’ 3-pointer slashed the deficit to 29-28 but the Wolves counterattacked and the closest the Titans could come thereafter was four points. “Knowing they were going to play a tough zone we were practicing shooting a lot of threes and in practice they were falling but in the game we weren’t knocking them down,” Stadler said. “When the shots weren’t going in it got in our heads. “Missing two starters in a conference game is a very big deal. Kristin is going to play in college at Johns Hopkins and she normally is a major force for us inside. “In the first quarter I was a little conservative because of the ankle but in the second half it was ‘Oh well, we need to win’ and I noticed there was an opening in the middle and tried to exploit that by driving and putting up shots. They keep fouling me.” Stadler made all six of her free throws, while her junior teammate Annie Streb was 7-for-12 from the foul line. “When I tried to get to the basket I would get blocked a lot,” Streb lamented, “and we didn’t have our outside game tonight. Last time we played them I’m pretty sure we were only 2-for-16 on 3. That probably was in the back of our minds.” The Wolves’ attack also lacked an outside shooting component but it was offset by senior guard Sam Galanopoulos’ dribble penetration that enabled her to repeatedly sink close-in shots. Their only three-pointer came on their first shot of the game. Galanopoulos was the game’s high scorer with 19 points and sophomore guard Angelica Cirineo came off the bench to tally 10 points and play a significant role. Even though Streb was the tallest starter for the Titans at 5-9 they managed to out-rebound the Wolves. “Mikayla and Annie and Libby (Vanderveen) do a good job of rebounding despite how small they are,” Weissenstein said. “Rebounding was not a problem for us. But turnovers were a terrible problem and we just couldn’t come up with a big hoop when we needed to. “Give Niles West credit. They played well and came up with big baskets when they needed them.” Boys Bowling Tomasiello helps Loyola earn sectional qualifier 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. Loyola coach Chuck Halfpap had young lineup at the meet. 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.” 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 Please see Loyola, 28
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