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38 | January 24, 2019 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS wilmettebeacon.com The Varsity: North Shore Podcast Guys recap CSL wrestling, preview gymnastics 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 Central Suburban League wrestling, hear from a Glenbrook South wrestler, play Way/No Way with wrestling and preview postseason girls gymnastics. First Quarter Dwojak and Wojtychiw recap CSL wrestling with Find the Varsity Twitter: @varsitypodcast Facebook: @ thevarsitypodcast Website: WilmetteBeacon.com/ sports Download: Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, PlayerFM, more area teams fighting to become known as the area’s best team. Second Quarter The guys hear from a Glenbrook South wrestler about how things went at last week’s CSL meet. Third Quarter With the postseason on hand for area teams, Wojtychiw plays Way/No Way with how they will do in the IHSA playoffs. Fourth Quarter To finish things off, the guys preview the conference invite for area girls gymnastics teams and preview some regionals. Athlete of the Week 10 Questions with Maddie Michiels The New Trier senior is a captain on the cheerleading squad When did you start cheering and why? I started cheerleading the summer going into freshman year. Cheerleading always had a special place in my heart because I enjoy sharing my spirit for the school, I love doing stunts, and performing the dances. I studied classical ballet at Ruth Page and after I suffered an injury, this was a way I could still dance and be athletic. Also, my mom was a cheerleader and I always wanted to be a cheerleader. What’s your favorite part about cheering? My favorite part about cheering is that moment, right after you hit the stunt perfectly, it gives you this rush of adrenaline and you have this instant team moment of ‘We did it!’ What’s one thing people don’t know about you? That I’m shy. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Italy. It looks beautiful, and my mom’s family is from there. And the food. What’s been your favorite moment at New Trier? Performing at the Pep rally for homecoming and receiving wonderful praise from my teachers and the students. Going to the dances with my friends and having a wonderful time. Do you have any pet peeves? I cannot stand hearing someone eat in a quiet room. It doesn’t matter if their mouth is closed I can still hear it. What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten and who was it from? Whenever I feel like giving up or something isn’t going as planned, I remind myself to “suck it up, and you got it.” My mom says that because sometimes I may feel like we didn’t do something as well as we could have or I’m feeling overwhelmed and need a boost. What’s your favorite restaurant and what do you get there? My favorite restaurant is Topo Gigio. I get the same dish every single time I go, it’s called the Spaghetti con le Polpette. It’s Spaghetti with a Bolognese sauce with meatballs. It’s the most amazing food. What’s your guilty pleasure? Photo submitted Goat cheese with cranberry or Brie. Love these. If you could have dinner with three people who would they be and why? If I could have dinner with three people it would be Ariana Grande - she is so talented, Carmela Turano (my grandmother who died from ovarian cancer before I was born) and my mom (Andreana Turano). I think that we would have a great time laughing and telling stories. I would love to meet my grandmother she sounds wonderful and everyone says I remind them of her, and my mom because I know she’d like to have another dinner with her mom too. Interview by Sports Editor Michael Wojtychiw
wilmettebeacon.com SPORTS the wilmette beacon | January 24, 2019 | 39 Girls Basketball LFA’s size too much for Regina David Jaffe Freelance Reporter The Lake Forest Academy girls basketball team had a clear size advantage in its matchup Thursday, January 17, with visiting Regina Dominican. And although the Caxys struggled for much of the game to convert their opportunities, they continued getting into the paint and to the free-throw line. And eventually that consistent low-post pressure paid off as the Caxys knocked off the Panthers 44-30. Regina did a good job hanging in despite being undersized and defended well overall. “Our goal is to hold teams to eight points in a quarter and 32 for a game because we don’t have enough size,” Regina coach Bob Newton said. “We didn’t give them anything easy in the first half. They did a better job getting to the basket off the bounce. The issue was we made too many mistakes on offense that led to scores for them.” Being undersized hurt the Panthers as they couldn’t finish when driving to the rim. For almost three quarters, it was a tight contest, but the Caxys scored the final five points of the quarter, part of an eventual 9-0 run. The run increased a 23- 21 advantage to 32-21, giving them control for good. Rama Keita scored four points during that stretch along with Kelsi Jackson’s three-point play and Courtney Harris’ layup. They then sealed the deal with six straight points, extending the lead to 41-25 with Keita scoring four more points and Jackson converting a layup. “We started playing with more energy,” said Keita, who had a gamehigh 16 points. “We started talking more and did a better job moving the ball. That allowed us to convert on a couple of plays and turn things around.” For LFA coach Erica Wood, patience paired with the energy. “We played with much more patience on the offensive end,” Wood said. “In the first half, we were forcing up too many shots. We did a better job of waiting for better opportunities to open up and passed the ball effectively, giving us better looks.” The Caxys continually got to the rim and thus, the charity stripe, attempting 26 free throws and getting into the bonus in the first quarter. But they only shot 50 percent from the line and couldn’t convert a number of shot opportunities in close. As a result, Regina took an early lead when Lola Simon buried three treys for a 9-5 advantage. The Caxys battled back to tie things at 16-16 at the half, but it took a while before they could get any consistent offensive production. “I think we’re long, more than it being a distinct size advantage,” Wood said. “It wasn’t until Courtney had some plays where she was able to score or draw some reach-in fouls from them to get to the line that got us some points off of getting to the rim. We did a good job continuing to attack though.” Luckily for the Caxys that size advantage paid even bigger dividends on defense. The Panthers got to the basket but more often than not Lake Forest Academy sent the shot back. “I make sure I keep my hands up and go straight up without moving too much,” Keita said. “My coaches say when I defend like that, the other team doesn’t want to go inside too often.” The Caxys took the lead in the third by going up 22-18 getting three apiece from Harris and Jackson. “We missed too many layups and had too many empty possessions,” Newton said. “You compound that with it making it much harder for us to defend them when they use that to get out in transition. We’re a young team who has potential but I wish we could get over the hump.” It’s very clear that Keita can contribute in multiple phases of the game. And her coach said that’s because of how much work she puts in “Rama does everything for us,” Wood said. “She wants to be breaking a sweat after warmups. She’s a quiet leader but leads by example from how hard she plays.” Harris added nine for the Caxys while Jackson scored eight. Simon led Regina with 12 while Laura Strenk had eight. Boys bowling Trevians, Ramblers fall short of state Chris Walker Freelance Reporter Ryan Torf didn’t think he was going to bowl for Glenbrook North during Saturday, Jan. 19’s Hinsdale South sectional at Brunswick Zone Woodridge Lanes. But the sophomore got his name called for the sixth and final game and he delivered big-time, firing a 227, the team’s third-highest score of the day and enough to lift the Spartans to sixth place and This Week In... Trevian varsity athletics Boys basketball ■Jan. ■ 26 - host Senn, noon ■Jan. ■ 28 - host Manley, 6 p.m. Girls basketball ■Jan. ■ 25 - host Niles West, 7 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 26 - host Oak Park- River Forest, 2:30 p.m. Boys Bowling ■Jan. ■ 25 - at IHSA State Finals (at O’Fallon - St. Claire Bowl), TBD ■Jan. ■ 26 - at IHSA State Finals, TBD Girls bowling ■Jan. ■ 26 - at CSL Invite (at Classic Bowl), 9 a.m. ■Jan. ■ 29 - host Loyola (at Classic Bowl), 4:30 p.m. Fencing ■Jan. ■ 26 - at State Meet (at Marian Catholic), 7 a.m. Gymnastics ■Jan. ■ 25 - host CSL South Invite, 6 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 31 - host IHSA Regional, 6 p.m. Boys swimming and diving qualify to the state finals on Jan. 25-26. New Trier was more than 400 pins off the pace of GBN, placing eighth with a 5,269. The youthful Trevs didn’t bowl as well as they did in regional play as sophomores Matt Booden (1,120), Nicholas Henner (1,098) Max Blake (1,039) and Jack Eadie (964) all scored lower than they did at the GBN Regional.. Junior Christian Franke competed in one less game in the sectional than he did in ■Jan. ■ 25 - host Niles North, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling ■Jan. ■ 25 - host Lane, 6 p.m. Rambler varsity athletics Boys basketball ■Jan. ■ 25 - at De La Salle, 7 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 29 - host Evanston, 7 p.m. Girls basketball ■Jan. ■ 24 - host De La Salle, 6 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 26 - host Providence, 11 a.m. ■Jan. ■ 31 - host St. Ignatius, 6 p.m. Boys Bowling ■Jan. ■ 25 - at IHSA State Finals (at O’Fallon - St. Claire Bowl), TBD ■Jan. ■ 26 - at IHSA State Finals, TBD Girls bowling ■Jan. ■ 24 - host Trinity (at Brunswick Zone - Niles), 4:15 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 26 - host GCAC Championships (at Brunswick Zone - Niles), 9 a.m. the regional, but his average of 176-177 was nearly identical. Michael Ritchie subbed for him in the third game and had a 162. “We started out really strong with a 1,022 which was the best series we’ve had all season,” Booden said. Jonathan Tomasiello was the lone representative for Loyola. The freshman didn’t qualify for state with a 965, which included a game high of a 180. Full story at WilmetteBeacon.com. ■Jan. ■ 29 - at New Trier (at Classic Bowl), 4:30 p.m. Wrestling ■Jan. ■ 24 - at T.F. South (with Montini), 5:30 p.m. Panther varsity athletics Girls basketball ■Jan. ■ 29 - at Von Steuben, 6:30 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 31 - at Willows, 6:30 p.m. Girls bowling ■Jan. ■ 24 - at DePaul Prep (at Brunswick Zone - Niles), 4:15 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 27 - at GCAC Championships (at Brunswick Zone - Niles), 9 a.m. Raider varsity athletics Boys basketball ■Jan. ■ 25 - host Hales, 6 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 30 - host U-High, 6 p.m. Girls basketball ■Jan. ■ 24 - host Rochelle Zell, 6:30 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 29 - at Latin, 6 p.m. ■Jan. ■ 30 - host Christian Liberty Academy, 4:30 p.m.
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