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28 | January 30, 2020 | The lake forest leader SPORTS LakeForestLeaderDaily.com Posted to LakeForestLeaderDaily.com 6 days ago eSports grows in popularity at Lake Forest High School Nick Frazier, Sports Editor Brian Boruszak, a social studies teacher at Lake Forest High School, has been playing video games for a long time. So when some LFHS students approached Boruszak last year about sponsoring a League of Legends eSports team, Boruszak was thrilled. The group of seniors needed a sponsor to compete in the Illinois High School eSports Association. “They tried to do it without a teacher keeping them organized, it just fell through the cracks,” Boruszak said. “They found out that I actually play the game myself, so they approached me. I was thrilled for the opportunity to tell my wife that my video game playing was for more than just my own entertainment. “ After competing as a pilot club last year, the Lake Forest eSports team is now an official activity, and Boruszak is officially the team’s head coach. About 15 kids participated last season by playing League of Legends, a wildly popular multiplayer online battle video game. In its first season, the eSports team finished third in the League of Legends, or LOL, state tournament. With more students participating this year, Boruszak and his team have their sights set on a state title. Right now, the students are preparing for the 2020 LOL season as well as Overwatch, a team-based multiplayer first-person video game. In both leagues, there is an eight-week regular season before the final eight teams compete in the state playoffs. Last season, the LOL state tournament took place at Robert Morris University-Illinois. “Robert Morris is one of the top teams in the country for collegiate, so that was a really cool opportunity for our kids to see a college program,” Boruszak said. “They built a stadium there, it’s a really cool environment.” For the 2019 season, Lake Forest had about 12 kids come in regularly to hone their skills. This season, the Scouts have over 20 kids competing in the two leagues, and Boruszak expects more kids to trickle in as the season gets underway. The eSports program should continue to grow in numbers thanks to its new feeder program. Anthony Pollina is a STEM teacher at Deer Path Middle School who started a LOL program for his students. Boruszak believes the Deer Path team has about 20 kids involved. “We’re hopefully going to have a large number hopefully in the next couple of years going through the system,” Boruszak said. “The best part is I get to have an excuse to play video games and it’s for a good reason, more than just he’s sitting on the couch. Getting to share my enjoyment of playing video games with the students, seeing the enthusiasm, the intensity, the excitement of being part of competitive video game atmosphere. For a lot of them, their experiences with video games have been sitting at home on their couch with a couple of buddies. This gives them an opportunity to have some pride in their video game playing, they get to represent their school. For a lot of them it’s the first time they’ve been a part of an organized team, so it gives them that opportunity to feel what it’s like to be a part of a team and to cheer one another on. There were so many games last year where it was touch and go and then we came out with the win. To see the excitement on their faces, the enthusiasm they were showing during the game, the composure that they kept to keep us in it. It was cool to see just how excited they got about taking something they loved as a hobby and turning it into something that meant something.” high school highlights The rest of the week in high school sports NORTH SHORE FIND THE VARSITY: NORTH SHORE ON SOUNDCLOUD, ITUNES OR LAKEFORESTLEADER.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. SCOUTS VARSITY ATHLETICS BOYS BASKETBALL LF 45, Vernon Hills 40 Cade Nowik had 12 points on Jan. 21. LF 51, Libertyville 44 Asa Thomas totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Jack Malloy had 11 points on Friday, Jan. 24. Lindblom 51, LF 37 Thomas had 19 points in the Orr Breast Cancer Shootout on Saturday, Jan. 25. GIRLS BASKETBALL LF 52, Glenbrook South 43 Finola Summerville led the Scouts in scoring with 18 points on Jan. 21. Rachel Kaus totaled 13 points, and Halle Douglass set the program record for all-time rebounds. Stevenson 48, LF 25 Douglass had 13 points and nine rebounds on Friday, Jan. 24. GIRLS GYMNASTICS Mundelein 144.75, LF 139.6 Kristin Fisch finished third all-around with 35.85 points, and Taylor Cekay and Lindsay Fontana placed sixth and seventh on Jan. 22. WRESTLING Lake County Invite Jack Owen, Max Terlap, Truman Thuente, Sebastian Starks, Chase Waggoner and Bennett Duggan all finished All- County, leading the Scouts to a fifth-place team finish on Saturday, Jan. 25. CAXYS VARSITY ATHLETICS BOYS BASKETBALL St. Francis 45, LFA 38 Jaylen Jennings scored 13 points in the MLK Tournament game on Jan. 20 hosted by Wheaton Warrenville South. LFA 55, Downers Grove North 42 Jennings scored 21 points and made the MLK All-Tournament team on Jan. 21.
LakeForestLeaderDaily.com SPORTS the lake forest leader | January 30, 2020 | 29 Cheerleading Posted to LakeForestLeaderDaily.com 5 days ago Scouts cheerleading competes in NSC invitational Staff Report The Lake Forest Scouts cheerleading team competed in the North Suburban Conference invitational on Friday, Jan. 24, at Warren High School. Stevenson finished first in the NSC. The Scouts will now prepare for IHSA sectionals on Feb. 1. Varsity Roster Juliana Brunetti Genevieve Farrell Gia Gantos Katelyn Gildersleeve Emma Lutrey Grace Lutrey Talia Prozument Kiely Smith BOYS BASKETBALL 1. Loyola Academy (Previous week: 1) Loyola took care of business against St. Joseph ahead of a big game against Evanston. 2. Glenbrook South (2) The Titans got back to their winning ways against Niles West before a big Central Suburban League South game against Evanston. 3. New Trier (3) New Trier made it a close game against Evanston but couldn’t pull off the upset. 4. Highland Park (4) The Giants bounced back with a win against Waukegan before falling to Deerfield in a CSL North battle. 5. Lake Forest (5) Lake Forest got a big conference win against Libertyville before falling to Lindblom. 6. Glenbrook North (6) The Spartans dropped their ninth straight in a loss to Maine South. GIRLS BASKETBALL 1. Lake Forest (1) The Scouts rebounded with a win against Glenbrook South before losing to Stevenson and New Trier. 2. Loyola Academy (2) Loyola lost to Montini ABOVE: The Scouts pose after completing their routine at the North Suburban Conference championship on Friday, Jan. 24, at Warren High School. photos by nicole Carrow/22nd Century Media LEFT: The Scouts perform their routine. Basketball Power Rankings The 22nd Century Media Sports Editors ranked the North Shore area girls and boys basketball teams in our coverage area throughout the season. Catholic before rebounding with a win against Michigan City. 3. New Trier (3) The Trevians couldn’t pull off the upset against the Wildkits but took down a depleted Scouts team. 4. Glenbrook North (4) The Spartans took down Deerfield before dropping a pair to Maine South and Palatine. 5. Highland Park (5) Highland Park couldn’t keep up with Deerfield in a close game. 6. Glenbrook South (6) South couldn’t keep up with Lake Forest and Niles West. PRESENTED BY 22ND CENTURY MEDIA North Shore Camp Expo Saturday, Feb. 22 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northbrook Court lower-level • Art Camps • Day Camps • Educational Camps • Overnight Camps • Sports Camps AND MORE TO COME! SPONSORED BY Come check out a variety of day camps, overnight camps and local businesses! 22ndCenturyMedia.com/camp
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