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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Mac Zelazny
The New Trier senior is a
member of the New Trier
Green hockey team.
When did you start
playing hockey?
I think I started around
the age of four or five,
because my uncle played
hockey at Notre Dame,
and my mom’s side of the
family was a big hockey
family and she got me into
it. I just started with coach
Rafe Aybar, who recently
passed away. But he was
kind of my first instructor
and ever since then I’ve
loved it.
What’s the best part
about playing hockey?
I think just during the
winter months, being able
to play outdoor hockey,
like pond hockey and just
getting to know a locker
room, too. Boys, the relationships
you build
over the course of a long
seven months season with
a group of 19, 20 guys is
all... You just get to know
people so well and the
hockey locker room was
so much fun.
If you could play
another sport, what
would it be?
I think it would be
football just because I’ve
always loved watching
football and playing pickup
football and I used to
play football when I was
younger. But football has
always been a passion of
mine. Too bad it’s not a
spring sport.
If you could have one
meal for the rest of
your life, what would
it be?
I think just the steak
and potatoes that my dad
makes. Classic meal that
I have on the weekends
usually. It’s a great, great
dinner.
If you could travel
anywhere in the
world, where would
you go?
I think New Zealand,
because it’s a foreign
country, different culture
and they have really good
surfing and skiing on an
island, too. Jus beautiful
mountains and coasts.
What’s one item on
your bucket list?
To see the Northern
lights one day.
If you had $5 at
Walgreens, what
would you get and
why?
I would get the cinnamon
raisin swirl bread
and some Sour Patch watermelon
candies because
that sounds amazing.
If you won the lottery,
what would you do
with the money?
I would get a bunch of
different properties in different
places around the
country, in California, the
Cape Cod area, and in
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Denver, in Utah and just
travel the world places.
If you had a
superpower, what
would it be?
Invisible. Just being able
to be places where no one
knows you are, do stuff
and be alone, sit down. I
don’t know. That’s a hard
one.
What has been your
favorite moment at
New Trier?
Definitely winning state
last year. For sure. Just the
whole entire season, working
to that point was amazing
to finally get in there
and being at the United
Center in front of all those
people and winning the
state championship was
unbelievable.
Interview by Sports Editor
Michael Wojtychiw
The Varsity: North Shore Podcast
Guys recap postseason football,
announce boys soccer honors
Staff Report
In this week’s episode of
The Varsity: North Shore,
the only podcast focused
on North Shore sports,
hosts Michal Dwojak,
Nick Frazier and Michael
Wojtychiw recap the start
of playoff football. The
guys recap Loyola Academy
and Lake Forest
playoff football games, announce
boys soccer Team
22 all-area teams and the
Boys Soccer Coach and
Player of the Year, preview
another week of postseason
football and talk
hockey
From Page 26
“Our communication, a
couple of us seniors have
been playing together for
four years, so we know
how each other play,”
Julia Fortier said. “Our
communication, constant
support and being on each
other, holding each other
responsible and pulling
for each other has really
helped us a lot.”
While the defense was
doing its job, the offense
was trying to get the Raiders
on the board to give
them a lead they wouldn’t
relinquish. After multiple
attempts throughout the
entire game, senior Caroline
Segal broke through
with a goal with a minute,
11 seconds remaining.
“It had been a really
long game, especially
since we had played a
tough game last night,”
Segal said. “I had the support
of my teammates and
had wanted to go in and
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about some other postseason
headlines in the North
Shore.
First Period
finish what we had started
and I just did what I could.
“Luckily
it
went in.”
Last year’s season ended
with an overtime loss
to the same Glenbard West
team, so North Shore was
looking for a little bit of
revenge in Saturday’s tilt.
Even though the Raiders
had easily defeated
the Glenbard West in the
regular season, they knew
their fourth-seeded opponents
wouldn’t be an easy
out.
“They came out really
strong but we knew we
had to leave everything on
the field and for our one
last game for North Shore
field hockey,” Morgan
said.
Segal (Middlebury College),
Morgan (University
of Virginia) and Fortier
(Yale University) will all
be continuing their field
hockey careers at the collegiate
level next fall, so
going out in their senior
season with a win was a
special moment.
The three recap both
Loyola and Lake Forest
football games.
Second Period
With soccer ending for
the area teams, the guys
announce the all-area
teams and best player and
coach.
Third Period
With the playoffs continuing,
the three hosts
preview the next games.
Overtime
The guys recap the other
postseason headlines.
“It’s unreal,” Morgan
said. “Our culture here at
North Shore is so strong
and we love each other
so much. This was really
special. The juniors
wanted to finish off for
us and that means the
world to us. To finish off
the year with a win is really
great and we’re happy
about it.”
Doar, in her second year
as the Raiders head coach,
couldn’t have been prouder
of her squad, especially
the seniors who really
stepped up and put North
Shore in the spotlight as a
team not to take lightly.
“They came in an athletic
bunch and they fell
in love with the sport and
with each other and decided
they were going to
do big things,” she said.
“And they did.
“They’ve put in the
work in the offseason
and have accomplished
their goals. They’ve rallied
their young teammates
and it’s really
admirable.”