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30 | January 31, 2019 | The glencoe anchor sports glencoeanchor.com Trevians capture conference meet, tie for CSL title Michael Wojtychiw, Sports Editor New Trier and Glenbrook South came into the Central Suburban League South’s conference meet as the division’s top two girls gymnastics teams. The Titans went undefeated in conference play, while the only loss for the Trevians was to the Titans. Following those storylines, the result of the Friday, Jan. 25, meet between the rivals shouldn’t come as a complete shock to anyone with the proceedings at New Trier’s Northfield campus ending in a tie. The Trevians came out winners at the conference meet, scoring 146.75 points to Glenbrook South’s 146.6, but because of a tiebreaker since both teams had one conference loss after the night, the two teams combined to share the conference title. “We had a good showing, it was a good day for us,” Glenbrook South coach Steve Gale said. “I’m very proud of the girls, they did a good job from top tobottom. “It’s our first time in some years winning conference. It’s nice that we’re in the hunt for it because we’ve got a really good conference. We just have to do our best and if we do, good things are going to happen.” For New Trier junior Maeve Murdock, earning the win and the conference tie was big for the Trevians. “It was really nice for us to get this because we had a tough meet at GBS and today, it was great for everyone to pull through and tie with them,” she said. “Everyone is really happy about it.” Glenbrook South’s Sheena Graham came out on top in the all-around, finishing with a score of 37.9, ahead of teammate Jenna Hartley, who scored a 37.775. Murdock was the top New Trier all-around gymnast, finishing fourth with a total of 36.925. “I thought I did well and this was my first time hitting four-forfour this season, so I was really happy,” Graham said. “I didn’t really care about the outcome, I just wanted it to be a group effort.” While she didn’t win any individual titles at the meet, Graham finished in the top three of all four individual events, including a second-place finish on the balance beam with a score of 9.4. Both Graham and Hartley, who finished with a 9.35, were just two of the gymnasts who shined on the beam for the Titans. “New Trier, who we were trying to stay close to, struggled Maeve Murdock flies off the vault at the Central Suburban League South’s conference meet Friday, Jan. 25, at New Trier’s Northfield campus. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media on beam and our girls saw an opening, a chance to close the gap,” Gale said. “They knew if they did their best and stayed on beam, that would happen. “They work hard, they train hard and they were able to stay focused today, which is all you can ask. We tell our girls ‘just do your routine. If you do your routine, good things are going to happen with the score.’ And they did.” Pistorius was happy with how her squad performed, especially on the vault and uneven bars, the night’s first two events. “Our first two events were probably the best we’ve done all year,” the New Trier coach said. “We have Darcy (Barkal) back on vault and that was huge for us. We can be better but I’m definitely happy with vault and bars.” After her team struggled on the beam — something Pistorius said has been the team’s bugaboo this year — the Trevians rebounded to end the night with a bang on the floor. “I think because we went from beam to floor, we were a little warmed up, probably a little angry from the falls on beam,” Pistorius said. “We worked a lot on our dance the last couple days and it came out really well tonight.” Murdock led the way for the Trevians on the floor with a runner-up score of 9.5, just behind Hartley’s 9.55. During Murdock’s routine, you could see all of her teammates doing the routine on the side of the mat, something Murdock said is always a lot of fun. “It makes floor so much better and more fun because everyone knows your routine,” Murdock said. “It makes it not scary but when others know your routine, it makes it more comfortable and you don’t worry about it.” In addition to the floor, Hartley also won the vault with a score of 9.725, beating out New Trier’s Darcy Barkal, who scored a 9.65. Barkal also took second in the bars, scoring a 9.475, just behind Maine South’s Collette Roth’s 9.5. The meet was the last one of the regular season, as both teams now prepare for the postseason. “We still have to have a good mindset and we have to be focused but at the same time we’re all really happy and have to just go out there and do what we can,” Graham said. BRATSCHI PLUMBING 801 OAK STREET, WINNETKA www.bratschiinc.com 847.446.1421 SERVING THE NORTH SHORE SINCE 1937 Has your water heater caught aCOLD? Lic. 055-004618 FOLLOW BRATSCHI PLUMBING!
glencoeanchor.com sports the glencoe anchor | January 31, 2019 | 31 Girls bowling Fessler, Wert lead New Trier at CSL Invite 22nd Century Media FILE PHOTO 1st-and-3 three PLAYERS of the WEEK 1. Bennett Kwiecinski (above). The Loyola boys basketball player had a monster game with 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in a win over De La Salle. 2. Julia Martinez. The Loyola girls basketball player moved into the state’s all-time top 10 career assists list last week. 3. Taite Ryan. The New Trier girls basketball player scored 20 points, grabbed 19 points and had five blocks in the Trevians’ Senior Night win. Neil Milbert Freelance Reporter At the end of the morning session of the Central Suburban League championships on Saturday, Jan. 26, in Vernon Hills, New Trier’s Holly Fessler was in seventh place in the individual standings with a 161 average for her three games but her coach, David Hjelmgren, was confident that an improved performance was forthcoming during the afternoon session. “It was kind of a tough morning,” Hjelmgren said, referring to her games of 169, 141 and 173. “She’s averaging 178 on the year. I look for her to improve.” Fessler began the afternoon with two open frames but then things changed dramatically. She delivered strikes in the third and fourth frames and got a mark every frame thereafter. She threw two more strikes on her first two balls in the 10th frame and finished her fourth game with a 185. In the fifth game Fessler sustained her momentum, starting out with two strikes before leaving two pins on each side of the lane on her Showing spirit New Trier, Loyola compete at IHSA cheerleading sectional Loyola Academy’s cheerleading team celebrates after its routine at the IHSA’s Niles West Sectional Saturday, Jan. 26, in Skokie. Photos by Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media first ball in the third frame and then knocking down two of them to settle for an eight. The senior recorded a spare in the fourth frame followed by strikes in the fifth, sixth and seventh, a spare in the eighth and a nine in the ninth when she failed to failed to knock down the pin she left standing. Fessler concluded her fifth game with a strike to start the 10th followed by a nine that she converted for a spare to wind up with a 198. She then ended the day with a 178 in her sixth game. The afternoon surge enable her to conclude the Jan. 26 tournament at the Brunswick Zone in Vernon Hills in second place with a 1,044 score that translated to a 174 average. “At the end of the second game I switched to a ball I had never used,” Fessler said. “It was a little rocky to start but I started getting used to it and from then on it went well.” The individual champion with a 1084 score was Kaiilina Lainez, a freshman bowling for the Niles Co-Op team made up of students from both Niles North and Niles West. Niles Co-Op was the tournament’s team champion with a 4,806 score followed by Vernon Hills (4,538); Evanston (4,446); New Trier (4,419); and Glenbrook North (3534). However, regular-season performances are also part of the equation for the CSL championship and Vernon Hills won. Fessler was one of two New Trier bowlers finishing in the top 10 in the individual standings — senior Samantha Wert was ninth with a 923. Wert’s best games were a 175 in the first and a 176 in the sixth. ABOVE: Loyola performs its statequalifying routine. LEFT: Three New Trier cheerleaders grasp hands at the top of their respective pyramids. Listen Up “Our first two events were probably the best we’ve done all year.” Jennifer Pistorius — New Trier girls gymnastics coach on her team’s performance on the uneven bars and vault at the CSL South Invite Friday, Jan. 25. tunE in What to watch this week BASKETBALL: It’s a doubleheader of epic consequences in Winnetka. • New Trier hosts Glenbrook South at 5:30 p.m. (girls) and 7 p.m. (boys) Friday, Feb. 1, in Winnetka. Index 28 - This Week In 27 - Athlete of the Week Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.
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