Sunday Update (3.11.07)
The following information will be coming tomorrow...Updated Week 1 ranking for boys and girls...Super Ballers and Ballers of the Week...an article about the Evanston-Sandburg girls game at the New Trier Tournament...and maybe video highlights (a big maybe) from some of the weekend action. Stay tuned!
3:00am update...rankings are done and updated, but it is way too early in the season to really determine how accurate they will end up being. There are many teams who have played without key players due to swim meets and other obligations, which accounts for a good deal of strange results, especially the past weekend's tournaments. Also updated is the Super Ballers link for Week 1 - those awards went to Mitch Tucker of Palatine and Anne Frigo of Evanston.
Saturday Tournament Recaps (3.10.07)
It may take awhile to get this updated, as I was trying to be in 4 places at the same time and have to write recaps from the random scribbling that I did and also capture and edit videos from some of the games as well. Meanwhile, here are the list of winners this weekend:
BOYS
Naperville Tournament-Naperville North went 3-0 and wins the tournament after beating Naperville Central 8-7 on Friday night.
Glenbrook South Tournament-Palatine beats Libertyville, St Viator, and Glenbrook South in the title game to go 3-0 and win the tournament at GBS.
St Rita Tournament-St Rita scores in double figures in all four games and cruises to a 16-6 title game victory over Lane at their own tournament.
Conant Tournament-St Ignatius dominates at the Conant Tournament, going 4-0 and beating Conant in the virtual title game 15-3.
GIRLS
Naperville Tournament-Naperville Central finishes the weekend with a 3-0 record, with an important early season win over rival Neuqua Valley 7-2.
Northside Tournament-York wins close games over Northside, Marian, and Hinsdale South to win the Northside Tournament for the third straight year.
Loyola Tournament-Loyola beats Fremd 11-8 in a virtual title game and goes 3-0 to claim victory in their own tournament.
Hinsdale Central Tournament-LincolnWay East earns hard-earned victories against Hinsdale Central and Barrington to win Saturday's mini-tournament.
New Trier Tournament-Sandburg beats New Trier and St Viator, then loses by one to Evanston. Evanston beats St Viator and Sandburg but loses to New Trier by five. New Trier beats Evanston and St Viator but loses to Sandburg by eight. In other words, it all comes down to a tiebreaker...but each team did earn one quality win this weekend to get the season rolling. (I'll confirm a champion later, perhaps).
Thursday Night Recaps (3.08.07)
HOFFMAN ESTATES 10 PROSPECT 8 (BOYS)
Justin Simanis scored 5 goals and Piyum Zonooz added 3 scores as Hoffman Estates improved to 3-0 on the season with a 10-8 win over Prospect on Thursday night. Tony Biars made 18 saves for the Hawks, who are off to their best start in IHSA history under head coach Chris Fetterman. Pat Mason also chipped in with 2 goals for Hoffman, while Prospect's Sean Hansen led the way on offense for the Knights with 3 goals. PALATINE 19 ROLLING MEADOWS 11 (BOYS)
Palatine improved to 2-0 in both the MSL and overall with a 19-11 win over Rolling Meadows on Thursday night. Mitch Tucker was unstoppable on the offensive end, pouring in 12 goals and drawing 3 penalty shots in the victory. Whitaker Davis also contributed on offense with 5 goals, while goalie Spencer Blackham made 13 saves in the net for the Pirates.
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 10 ST RITA 9 (BOYS)
In a back and forth game, Homewood-Flossmoor outlasted St Rita to win 10-9 in overtime on Thursday night. With St Rita leading 8-7 in the final minute, Homewood-Flossmoor's Kevin Jansen forced a turnover with six seconds remaining and assisted Greg Nelson for the game-tying goal with two seconds left to send the game into overtime. The Vikings were led by Greg Nelson's 4 goals, while Luke Ginger led St Rita with 7 goals in the loss.STEVENSON 6 MUNDELEIN 3 (GIRLS)
Megan Pagano scored 3 goals to lead Stevenson to a 6-3 win over rival Mundelein in an early season North Suburban Conference matchup. Mundelein took an early lead in the first quarter on a goal by sophomore Michelle Lau, but Pagano quickly responded for the Patriots to tie the score at 1-1. Stevenson then ran off four straight goals to take a 5-1 lead into the fourth quarter and held off a late charge by Mundelein to earn the win. Amy Michelau and Rachel Cliburn also scored for the Patriots, while Alice Denny and Maura Coughlin each scored once for Mundelein.NORTHSIDE 18 MORGAN PARK 7 (BOYS)
NORTHSIDE 11 MORGAN PARK 2 (GIRLS)
Julian Dale scored 9 goals and Max Kakacek scored 7 times as Northside earned an 18-7 victory over Morgan Park in Chicago Public League action. Meanwhile, Natalie Klontz scored 4 goals and recorded 2 steals to lead the Northside girls' team to their first win of the season, an 11-2 victory over Morgan Park. Sophomore Clare Donnelly scored once and added an assist and 3 steals, while goalie Liz Granato made 13 saves, added 5 steals, and held Morgan Park to only 2 goals.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
-Andrew Cenelli scored 6 goals to lead Schaumburg to a 16-4 victory over Wheeling and helped the Saxons improve to 3-0 on the season.
-Lyons' goalies Emily Bornhoff and Carrie DeBoer teamed up to earn an 11-0 shutout win over Hinsdale South in West Suburban Conference action on Thursday night.
-Scott Nemecek recorded 6 goals as Lyons defeated Hinsdale South 19-7 in the WSC matchup.
Wednesday Game Recaps (3.07.07)
PALATINE 19 PROSPECT 4 (BOYS)
Palatine kicked off their MSL season with a strong showing against Prospect, beating the Knights 19-4 on Wednesday night. The Pirates were led on the offensive end by Mitch Tucker (7 goals) and Whitaker Davis (6 goals), and Spencer Blackham made 9 saves and recorded 9 steals to help Palatine cruise to the victory.
EVANSTON 9 MUNDELEIN 8 (BOYS)
Evanston jumped out to a 6-0 lead on Mundelein in the opening quarter and held off a late surge to win at home 9-8 on Wednesday night. After Mundelein tied the score at 8-8 on a breakaway goal in the closing minutes, Wildkits' freshman Matt Wich scored on a sweep shot to seal the win for Evanston. Grant Gates led the Mustangs with 4 goals and 4 ejections drawn, while Ricky Lukacs also scored 2 goals for Mundelein in the loss.
FENWICK 20 LOYOLA 9 (GIRLS)
Morgan Bonk poured in 9 goals while Alison Pavlik and Erin Leary each scored 4 times to pace Fenwick to a 20-9 win over Loyola in MCAC Conference action. Colleen Shaw scored 4 goals for the Ramblers in a losing cause.
NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 18 YORK 8 (GIRLS)
Nikki Nelson recorded 6 goals and Kara Wilson added 3 scores and 4 assists in the Redhawks' 18-8 win over York in Elmhurst on Wednesday night. Central goalie Haley Nelson made a total of 9 saves in the win.
LWC 18 BREMEN 4 (GIRLS)
LWC senior Jackey Harvey led the way with 5 goals in an 18-4 conference win over Bremen on Wednesday evening. Kaylee Meyers also scored 4 goals and sophomore Anna Whyte tallied 3 scores in the win for LWC.
ANDREW 12 RICHARDS 5 (GIRLS)
Andrew led at the half 4-2 before pulling away to beat Richards 12-5 on Wednesday night. Ashley Stromberg and Stacey Fischer both scored 5 goals to lead the Thunderbolts to their first win of the season. Andrew goalie Anissa Torres also made 8 saves in the victory.
