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28 | June 20, 2019 | The glencoe lake foresT anchor leader SPORTS sports lakeforestleader.com glencoeanchor.com Team 22: softball 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 seven high schools — Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest Academy (LFA), Loyola Academy (LA), New Trier (NT) and Woodlands Academy (WA) — in our coverage area. FIRST TEAM hONORABLE MENTION Pitcher Mackenzie Barry, LA freshman • 1.73 ERA, 118 strikeouts; Barry was the ace for the Ramblers this spring, pitching more than 104 innings and winning 16 games. She also batted .355 at the plate and drove in 27 runs, proving to be one of the best twoway players in the region. Second Baseman Emily Molloy, LA junior • .477 BA, 31 RBI; Molloy was extremely efficient in the batter’s box, drawing 17 walks and striking out just three times all year. Left Fielder Emily Miller, GBS freshman • .333 BA, 20 RBI; The first-year player provided a big boost to the Titans, both at the plate and in the outfield. Catcher Arianne Berner, WA sophomore • .706 BA, 43 RBI; In her second season with the Wildcats, Berner was fantastic at the plate, reaching base almost 75 percent of the time. Shortstop Marisa Michi, LA junior • .494 BA, 52 RBI; A threat every time she stepped to the plate, Michi had 17 extra-base hits and was named to the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference All-Conference team. Center Fielder KK Raymond, LA sophomore • .558 BA, 31 RBI; Raymond totaled the highest batting average on the team to help lead the Ramblers to their IHSA regional final. Nicole Pyke, GBN senior 3B; Sami Nash, GBS sophomore P; Natalie Abreu, HP senior SS; Jen Kaufman, HP senior 1B. First Baseman Grace Heywood, GBN senior • .427 BA, 13 RBI; Heywood was the top batter for the Spartans in her final high school season, totaling a 1.092 OPS. Third Baseman Julia Bass, GBS junior • .427 BA, 28 RBI; The Central Suburban League All-Conference member was a key factor in the Titans’ turnaround season, playing both the hot corner and catcher. Right Fielder Maggie Baumstark, GBS sophomore • .538 BA, 42 RBI: One of two Titans to bat over .500, Baumstark was a power hitter, smacking eight home runs en route to CSL All- Conference honors. SECOND TEAM PITChER Abby Moravek, WA freshman • 2.96 ERA, 161 strikeouts; Moravek dominated in IHSA Class 1A, with the highlight of her season being a 21-strikeout perfect game in the regional semifinal. She also batted .765 and was named Independent School League Player of the Year. CATChER Grace Spencer, HP freshman • .433 AVG; A speed demon on the basepaths, Spencer stole 12 bases and was one of the Giants’ top hitters, earning her CSL All- Conference honors. FIRST BASEMAN Kathryn Kinsella, LA senior • .393 BA, 6 2B; The veteran infielder and pitcher was another GCAC All-Conference member for the Ramblers. SECOND BASEMAN Megan Chin, GBS senior • .389 AVG, 27 RBI; The CSL All-Conference member crushed six home runs in her final season with GBS. ShORTSTOP Maddie Kapsimalis, GBS sophomore • .551 BA, 26 RBI; Kapsimalis earned CSL All-Conference honors after putting up a 1.323 OPS and guiding the Titans to 17 wins. ThIRD BASEMEN Jadin Knowles, LFA junior • .654 BA, .98 fielding percentage; The Caxy star also hit two home runs and was a team captain as a junior. LEFT FIELDER Nyah Moore, LA sophomore • .394 BA, 13 RBI; The underclassman reached first base on more than 46 percent of her plate appearances and played the field well for the Ramblers. CENTER FIELDER Cyd Alvarez, HP senior • .324 BA; Alvarez, who transferred to Highland Park as a junior, made great plays in the outfield and was named the Giants’ Most Improved Player. RIghT FIELDER Ava Reichert; NT sophomore • .381 BA, 15 RBI: Reichert, who also played shortstop when needed, totaled three extra-base hits for the Trevians.
glencoeanchor.com sports the glencoe anchor | June 20, 2019 | 29 New Trier’s Weaver wins Gatorade Player of the Year award Michael Wojtychiw Sports Editor New Trier junior Emma Weaver has had quite the 2019. After leading her team a sixth consecutive trip to the state’s final four, as well as a third-place finish at state, Weaver was named 22nd Century Media’s Player of the Year and was also named an Allstate All-American. She added another prestigious award June 13 when Gatorade named her the 2018-19 Gatorade Illinois Girls Soccer Player of the Year. “I was so shocked,” Weaver said. “I was in my kitchen with my mom, getting ready for school and she looked at her phone because we knew it came out Thursday and she was just ‘oh my gosh, Emma!’ “I was just in shock. I hugged her and it was an amazing feeling that all my work had paid off. It just shows you that dreams do come true.” Even with all of her success, Weaver isn’t one that is in search of winning multiple awards. This season, however, the Winnetka resident set some high goals for herself. “Just thinking about it, I’m so honored. I wouldn’t be here if God hadn’t given me the talent and gifts I have to be the player I am today,” Weaver said. “Going into my junior year, I had set two goals for myself — and if you don’t know me, I’m really hard on myself, especially when it comes to soccer — that were pretty difficult goals. “I’m really happy to say I was able to achieve both of them thanks to the help of my teammates, parents and coaches. Those two goals were to be an All- American and to get Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior. Because of the hard work I put in in the offseason, I wanted to prove to myself that I was one of the best players in the state and to strive to be one of the best in the state. That meant, for me, to not compare myself to other extremely successful soccer players I play against or around me, but also focusing on what I need to do to improve in games and practices.” Weaver becomes the third Trevian to win the award, following Kelly Maday, who won in 2016, and Kayanne Gummersall’s win in 2006. Weaver’s also only the second non-senior to win the award, joining Barrington’s Jenna Szczesny, who won as a junior in 2014 and then followed it up her senior year with a repeat win in 2015. “I know going up against the seniors was always going to be tough but I’d just say thank you to the people who choose the award,” Weaver said. “Thank you for giving younger players recognition and if you achieve big things, you don’t get placed in the background of high school soccer.” After scoring 34 goals this season, the Villanova commit will look to not only repeat next season, but also help her team to another state finals appearance. New Trier rising senior Emma Weaver was named Illinois’ 2019 Girls Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year. 22nd Century Media File Photo COY From Page 31 style too, altering the way she ran practices, placing a bigger emphasis on hitting and swinging at the right pitches at the right counts. According to the coach, she and the players had open conversations early into the spring practices where they wanted to figure out what to do so they didn’t have to go through another season like that. Boehmer started to see the change in the first few games of the season. The Titans hit for better contact and their pitching staff kept South in games it lost the previous year. GBS won its first four games and won eight of the first 10 games, showing the head coach that the hard work might pay off. “There was a lot of pressure,” Boehmer said. “We had the ability to win a lot more games. Winning those first two games, the kids were getting lighter. They just gained confidence.” South went on to win its division title before falling to rival Glenbrook North in its IHSA regional matchup. The Titans will lose two seniors, one from their starting lineup next season as much of the underclassmen are expected to return to try and take the next step in the program’s development. They went through the lows of a losing season and now know what it takes to be successful softball players. What’s next? “I’m really excited,” Boehmer said. “The possibilities are endless.” NORTH SHORE FIND THE VARSITY: NORTH SHORE ON SOUNDCLOUD, ITUNES OR GLENCOEANCHOR.COM/SPORTS A 22ND CENTURY MEDIA PRODUCTION 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.
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