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36 | June 6, 2019 | The Northbrook tower sports northbrooktower.com Athlete of the Month Frankel earns Giant honor Nick Frazier Contributing Sports Editor A magical postseason run helped Jeremy Frankel stand out this month. Frankel, a senior pitcher on the Highland Park baseball team, was named 22nd Century Media Athlete of the Month. He’s the second Giant to win the award in 2019. Thanks to the efforts of Frankel on the mound, Highland Park shocked everyone en route to winning a regional title. Frankel got the start in a 4-2 win over second-seeded Stevenson in the regional semifinal. Frankel won this month’s voting with 120 votes. Voting lasted from May 10-25. The Athlete of the NORTH SHORE May Athlete of the Month Candidates Glenbrook North Alex Brafford, boys volleyball Jonah Ayzenberg, boys tennis Jamie Kempner, girls basketball Erin Markowitz, girls water polo Cam Hardegree, boys gymnastics Glenbrook South Makayla Stadler, girls soccer Brendan Matias, baseball Dante Kelekolio, boys gymnastics Highland Park Jared Bloom, boys lacrosse Berkely Clayborne, girls lacrosse Jakob French, boys track and field Month contest for athletes selected in the month of May gets underway on A 22ND CENTURY MEDIA PRODUCTION Sydney Cohen, girls soccer Lake Forest Grace Gescheidle, badminton Kate Kaptrosky, girls lacrosse Justin McCartney, boys volleyball Tommy Henry, boys lacrosse Will Davis, baseball Loyola Academy Jack Loveland, boys track and field Maggie Gorman, girls lacrosse Kathryn Kinsella, softball New Trier Andrew Kost, baseball Sydney Kunkler, girls track and field June 10 and will end on June 25. Vote at NorthbrookTower.com. EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS AND INTERVIEWS about your favorite high school teams. Sports editors Michal Dwojak, Michael Wojtychiw, and Nick Frazier host the only North Shore sports podcast. FIND THE VARSITY: NORTH SHORE ON SOUNDCLOUD, ITUNES OR NORTHBROOKTOWER.COM/SPORTS Girls soccer Coach of the Year Burnside’s consistency helps him earn honor Michael Wojtychiw Contributing Sports Editor It’d be fair to make the argument that New Trier’s Jim Burnside is one of the, if not the, greatest girls soccer coaches in IHSA girls soccer history. His 529 career victories are rivaled by only Quincy Notre Dame’s Mark Longo and his six career state titles are the most by any coach in state history. This year, Burnside led his squad to an unprecedented sixth consecutive Girls Soccer Player of the Year trip downstate and for that, he was named 22nd Century Media’s Coach of the Year. With the amount of soccer talent in the state, it’s difficult to have a team make it to the state’s final four once, much less six consecutive times and 13 times overall. So how does New Trier continually make the annual trip to Naperville? “The kids constantly buy into the idea of working hard, doing the little things, and playing as a team,” Burnside said. “Our kids are willing to buy into what we’re asking them to do, and are also having fun at the same time. “This time is remarkable to me. We have zero seniors going on to play college soccer at any level. That doesn’t really matter, but a lot of people gauge how good somebody’s going to be, who do you have as a Division-I recruit, who’s signed, who’s this.” Full story at Northbrook- Tower.com Weaver’s progression helps Trevians grow Michael Wojtychiw Contributing Sports Editor Emma Weaver could have chosen to play for a developmental academy like many in the area do. Instead the junior chose to play for her high school, New Trier, and has flourished since the day she stepped on the field as a freshman on the varsity squad. “I knew when I got offered to go back to Academy, I knew the day I got offered, that I didn’t want to accept it because at NTGS (New Trier girls soccer), it’s family to me,” she said. “I felt like if it didn’t do, if I did accept the Academy thing, I would regret it. That was my biggest fear. “And I didn’t want to live in regret, going to the games and being ‘Oh I wish I was out there, I wish I was playing.’ I didn’t want to let my teammates and my coaches down and I think that says a lot about the program and the individual players because that’s what kind of struck through me towards high school because Academy, yeah competitive, and better games but it’s the fun part that what motivates me and I feel like it motivates me in the off season because I work harder because I have something to look forward to.” After scoring 31 goals, she was named 22nd Century Media’s 2019 Girls Soccer Player of the Year. The Trevians lost three players who combined to score over 40 goals, coaches looked upon Weaver to become more of a scoring threat. And not only did she, she embraced it in stride. “Nicole Kaspi was one of a kind, like Sydney (Parker), Whitney (Hoban), all those players were people that I looked up to, so I needed to fill that role even as a passer, which is also as a leader on the team,” she said. “Everyone is stepping up, the freshman, the sophomores, the juniors, everyone’s filling roles which has made it easy because of the loss of players we’ve had. “I think we had such high expectations and being part of varsity New Trier, that’s a pressure actually served as motivation for me at least. Because I want to prove people wrong when they say ‘you’re not as good this year, you lost these players.’ It’s like, no, you recreate a team that’s amazing every year. That’s just what (coach Jim) Burnside does.” Weaver, who had primarily played the midfield position previously, was thrust into the forward role. Full story at Northbrook- Tower.com
northbrooktower.com 28 | June 6, 2019 | The lake foresT leader sports SPORTS the northbrook tower lakeforestleader.com | June 6, 2019 | 37 GirlS Soccer FirST Team Forward Makayla Stadler, GBS senior • 29 goals, 18 assists; The Titans senior earned another First Team honor. The Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association awarded her with All-State honors. She will play at Villanova University. MidFielder Margy Porta, GBN freshman • 14 goals, 3 assists; The freshman made quite the splash into high school soccer. Porta earned an All-Sectional honor in her first year with the Spartans. deFender Heidi Bianucci, NT junior • 1 goal, 1 assist; The All- Sectional, Central Suburban League All-Conference honoree helped lead the way for a strong defense. She returned after missing most of her sophomore season with a knee injury. Welcome to 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from area coaches and the eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from eight high schools — Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest (LF), Loyola Academy (LA), North Shore Country Day (NSCD), New Trier (NT) and Regina Dominican (RD) — in our coverage area. Second Team Forward Emma Weaver, NT junior • 27 goals, 11 assists; An All-State selection, she used her speed to help her beat the competition and make the jump to the First Team. MidFielder Lily Denk, GBN freshman • 12 goals, 3 assists; Denk joined Porta as one of the key freshmen helping the Spartans’ youth movement. deFender Josie Crumley, NT senior • New Trier’s All-Conference honoree helped lead the Trevians to 16 shutouts. Forward Edith Edwards-Mizel, NSCD junior • 17 goals, 13 assists; The All-Sectional honoree was a key cog for the Raiders, helping her team return to the state championship game. MidFielder Lilly Rausch, RD junior • 15 goals; The Girls Catholic Athletic Conference White Player of the Year helped lead the way for Regina. She also earned an All-Sectional honor. deFender Leland Keller, LF senior • 3 goals, 3 assists; Keller earned an All-Sectional honor and helped lead the Scouts to 12 team shutouts. MidFielder Emily Weil, NSCD senior • 17 goals, 15 assists; The senior earned an All-Sectional Honorable Mention honor after finishing her career with the Raiders. deFender Olivia Kosla, GBN junior • 1 goal; Kosla provided the upperclassmen leadership needed for a young Spartans squad. Goalkeeper Libbie Vanderveen, GBS senior • 10 shutouts, .68 GAA; The Titans senior helped lead a strong season where GBS made it to its sectional-title game. She earned All-Conference and All- Sectional honors. Forwards Katie Weiss, GBS junior • 17 goals, 10 assists; Weiss took on the scoring when Stadler didn’t for the Titans. Maggie Brett, LA senior • 6 goals, 4 assists; The GCAC Red Player of the Year and All-Conference honoree earned an All-State honor for the third time. Jolie Carl, HP senior • The All-Sectional honoree will play at Washington University, St. Louis in the fall. MidFielders Allie Charnas, NSCD junior • 12 goals, 13 assists; The Raider earned an All-Sectional Honorable Mention honor. Paige Forester, NSCD senior • 10 goals, 10 assists; Forester finished her Raider career having helped her team reach the state title back-to-back years. Lily Conley, NT senior • 6 goals, 12 assists; Conley earned All-Sectional and All-Conference honors, helping her team with her versatility. Julia DiSano, GBS senior • 5 goals, 3 assists; The senior helped provide leadership for the Titans. deFenders Katie Sullivan, GBS senior • 7 assists; Sullivan returned to the Second Team with a strong senior season. Maggie Mick, LF senior • The senior helped lead her team to 12 shutouts in a rebound season for LF. Sydney Cohen, HP senior • The senior defender was an All-Sectional Honorable Mention honoree. Caroline Segal, NSCD junior • 1 goal, 1 assist; The Raider helped man the defense that limited chances. Goalkeeper Meghan Dwyer, NT senior • .57 GAA, 9 goals allowed; New Trier’s senior missed some time due to a concussion but rebounded in a big way. Honorable mentions: Challen Flaws, GBS junior MF; Sophia Divagno, LF junior GK; Katherine Jaros, LA senior GK; Meredith Phillips, LA junior F; Grace Ehlert, LA freshman MF; Mia Sedgwick, NT sophomore MF; Fallon Warshauer, NT senior F
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