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Girls Swimming and Diving
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Schroeder prepared for new challenge with Spartans
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1st-and-3
Athletes of the
week
1. Nikki Baerson
(Above) and
Lara Pick The
Glenbrook North
girls tennis No.
1 doubles pair
won their match
against Libertyville
on Sept. 4.
2. Northbrook
Hockey The
organization will
raise money to
help need-based
families keep
hockey in their
lives in a day of
golf and auctions
on Sept. 20.
3. Drayton Charlton-
Perrin North’s
football player
finished with 60
receiving yards,
eight tackles and
converted on a
2-point conversion
in his team’s
win on Saturday,
Sept. 7 against St
Patrick.
Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor
Everything is finally
going according to plan
for Jarod Schroeder.
The Glenbrook North
head coach enters this
season as the new leader
of the program after Robin
Walker’s retirement,
though he took a detour
before taking over. Schroeder
approached GBN
athletic director John Catalano
during the summer
of 2018 having entered
the teaching world, looking
for a new position.
With Walker’s pending
retirement, the new head
coach reached out to Catalano
whether he wanted to
talk about the upcoming
position.
The two agreed they
would wait before deciding
but the Spartans boys
swimming and diving
Game of the Week:
• New Trier (1-1) at Barrington (1-1)
Other matchups:
• Highland Park (1-1) at Buffalo Grove (0-2)
• Glenbrook South (0-2) at Conant (2-0)
• Glenbrook North (2-0) at Wheeling (0-2)
• Lake Forest (1-1) at Mundelein (1-1)
• St. Rita (1-1) at Loyola (1-1)
• Maine South (0-2) at Fremd (1-1)
2019 Spartans Schedule
Sept. 13 - at Lyons Invite Diving, 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 - at Lyons Invite, 9 a.m.
Sept. 20 - at Deerfield, 5 p.m.
Sept. 21 - hosts GBN Sprint Classic, 9 a.m.
Sept. 27 - hosts New Trier, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 2 - at Evanston, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 11 - at Niles West, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 - at Glenbrook South Diving Invite, 9 a.m.
Oct. 12 - at St. Charles North Invite, 10 a.m.
Oct. 17 - hosts Glenbrook South, 5 p.m.
Oct. 19 - at Evanston Diving Invite, 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 19 - at New Trier Relays, Noon
Oct. 25 - at Maine South, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 1 - hosts CSL Crossover, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 9 - hosts CSL Conference Invite, 8 a.m.
program needed a new
head coach after the sudden
resignation of the former
coach in September.
Schroeder took over and
helped lead the Spartans
to a successful season.
Catalano approached
10-4
JOE COUGHLIN |
Publisher
• Barrington 21, New Trier 10.
Broncos stuff NT’s run game to
keep them at bay.
• Highland Park
• Conant
• Glenbrook North
• Lake Forest
• Loyola
• Maine South
7-7
Schroeder after and asked
him if he wanted to take
over the girls program.
Now the new head
coach is excited for the
challenge of coaching
girls again after a long
break while also learning
NICK FRAZIER |
Contributing Sports Editor
• Barrington 24, New Trier 16. The
Trevians’ difficult start to the season
continues.
• Highland Park
• Conant
• Glenbrook North
• Lake Forest
• Loyola
• Fremd
11-3
MICHAL DWOJAK |
Sports Editor
• Barrington 21, New Trier 13. The
Trevains are still trying to figure
things out with a young squad.
• Highland Park
• Conant
• Glenbrook North
• Lake Forest
• Loyola
• Maine South
Glenbrook North senior Elise Larson will be a key
returner for the Spartans this season. 22nd Century
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more about them.
“I just want to see
growth,” Schroeder said.
“I don’t really know them
well and it was the same
last year with the boys and
it took me half the season
to see what we have. I’m
11-3 9-5
MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW |
Contributing Sports Editor
• New Trier 14, Barrington 10. The
Trevians get back on the winning
track after a tough loss to Loyola.
• Highland Park
• Conant
• Glenbrook North
• Lake Forest
• Loyola
• Fremd
still getting to know when
and they’re still getting to
know me.”
Schroeder joined the
Spartans staff after spending
much of his coaching
career in the collegiate
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MARTIN CARLINO |
Editor
• Barrington 31, New Trier 14. The
Broncos overpower New Trier in
another tough road matchup for
the Trevians.
• Highland Park
• Conant
• Glenbrook North
• Lake Forest
• Loyola
• Maine South
Listen Up
“To be able to help them continue to love the sport
and hang out with their friends, it means a ton ... ”
Brad Walker — The Northbrook Bluehawks president
on helping raise money to help youth athletes
continue the sport.
tunE in
What to watch this week
The Glenbrook North football team continues its
season at Wheeling on Friday, Sept. 13.
7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 13, Wheeling
Index
53 - Football
52 - Northbrook Hockey
Fastbreak is compiled by The Tower’s staff. Send comments to
m.dwojak@22ndcenturymedia.com.