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VILLAGE NEWS >> DOWNERS GROVE
Group bringing accessible classical music, opera Sinfonietta Bel Canto does “easily digestible opera” at Immanuel Lutheran Church By Grace Tucker Managing Editor @BugleNewspapers nweditor@buglenewspapers.com
The Sinfonietta Bel Canto (SBC) works to offer accessible and affordable classical music and opera to the Western Suburbs. “The works we do are easily digestible opera; it’s great for kids, a great intro to classical music,” said Artistic Director and Music Director/Conductor Dan D’Andrea. SBC’s operas of roughly 75 minutes are a wide contrast to typical opera productions of three to four hours long. D’Andrea also cites the affordability of their performances. For the May 6 concert and opera adult tickets prices are $22, seniors are $17, students are $7 and children under 6 are free. There is also a $2 discount for pre-ordering tickets at http://sinfoniettabelcanto.org/ Their performance space at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Carpenter St, Downers Grove, also allows for open seating, which a great way for young families to enjoy classical music said D’Andrea. If a child becomes fussy, parents can stay in the lobby and still hear and see a performance, said D’Andrea. A typical SBC concert at Immanuel Lutheran comprises two parts; the first half is an orchestra alone
piece and the second is the opera. “We have repertoire that a lot of groups don’t do,” said D’Andrea. “We do operas off the beaten path; works by Schubert and Mendelssohn. They are master classical composers but not everyone realizes they composed opera.” “We also perform works in their original language, we have translations projected on the big screen,” he said. The SBC provides area residents an opportunity to enjoy premier classical symphonic and chamber opera works. The Chicago area is rich in musical talent, and the SBC allows audiences to enjoy local performers. Thankfully we are in a major metropolitan area, said D’Andrea. “Because we are both a chamber orchestra and an opera group accompanied by an orchestra, we offer something different to area
musicians and singers,” he said. Even though SBC is 501c3 nonprofit volunteer community group, it still attracts professional musicians and singers. “Because of our orchestra many opera singers are willing to come and sing with us.” “Our orchestra offers local musicians something more,” he said.
“We have fewer rehearsals, two weekends month, every other month. It’s more compact and that can appeal to area musicians. “For singers we have one rehearsal a week for two months, it gives singers more flexibility to fit in other things,” said D’Andrea said. “Most of our singers, especially the leads, are have masters degrees
in voice. They sing with the Symphony Chorus and the Grant Park Chorus. They are comfortable with foreign languages, because they may need to sing in German or French.” D’Andrea is music director of several ensembles, including the Senior Suburban Orchestra, Sinfonietta Bel Canto, Sinfonietta DuPage, and the Combined Church Choir of Itasca. He is currently principal bassoon with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. The Sinfonietta Bel Canto conducted by Dan Pasquale D’Andrea is presenting Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury” (1 act comic opera; 1875) & Gade Holbergiana Suite, op. 61 at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Carpenter St, Downers Grove. For more information visit www.SinfoniettaBelCanto.org or please call 630-384-5007.
VILLAGE NEWS >> DOWNERS GROVE
Civil War hero named Founder of the Year Captain Walter Blanchard honored May 5 with graveside ceremony The Downers Grove Historical Society annually recognizes one of the village founders as Founder of the Year. The 2018 honoree is Walter Blanchard. The Blanchard family, among the earliest settlers, arrived in Downers Grove in 1836 after purchasing a 103-acre farm. In addition to farming, Blanchard became a civic leader and was highly
respected throughout DuPage County. He served as 2nd Township Supervisor for Downers Grove, from 1851-53 and 1855. He built a law practice, and served seven years as a Probate Judge in DuPage County and attended the “Wigwam Convention” in Chicago when Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president. When news of the attack on Fort
Sumter arrived in Downers Grove, Judge Blanchard, then 54 years old, resigned from the court and volunteered in the Army. Commissioned as a captain he raised a company for the 13th Illinois Voluntary Infantry. Accounts tell of Blanchard drilling his men, including two of his sons, up and down Maple Avenue. Of the 90 men in Company K from DuPage County, 16 were from Downers Grove. Blanchard was beloved by his men. During the Battle of Ringgold Gap, Capt. Blanchard suf-
fered a mortal wound. His last command to his men as he fell was “Don’t give up boys, fire away.” His men, not trusting an ambulance could safely deliver the weakened captain to Chattanooga 20 miles away, instead “on a litter carried him on their shoulders the whole distance from the [field] hospital to the city of Chattanooga, cheerfully taking turns and vying with each other in the labor of love.” His service and sacrifice to DuPage County and the country was remembered by Major Edward Blodgett, son of Israel
Blodgett, when he said years later “Capt. Blanchard was a man like no other and whose memory may be an inspiring force to all as the years go by.” Learn more about Walter Blanchard at the Main Street Cemetery graveside ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 5. With Mayor Martin Tully presiding, flowers will be placed to honor this pioneer, community servant and Civil War hero. Go to www.downersgrovehistory.org for all the events scheduled in celebration of Founders Day.
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District plants to improve aesthetics, biodiversity District plants native seeds to improve aesthetics, biodiversity at four parks Woodridge Park District staff planted native seeds with a hydroseeder along the streambanks at Seven Bridges, 63rd Street and
Summerhill Parks, and along the drainage channels leading to Lake Carleton in late April. This work was done in the areas that were cleared of invasive species in 2017. The seed mixes include a variety of native grasses and flowers, along with a cover crop to help stabilize the soil. The native grasses and flowers will take several years to establish but will improve the aesthetics and biodi-
CALENDAR Until AUGUST 11 “Are We There Yet?” Exhibit at
Downers Grove Museum, 831 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Take a trip through the history of vacations, tourism and leisure from the Industrial Revolution to the present day. This exhibit explores how Downers Grove residents and tourists who visited the village planned, enjoyed and remembered their travels. 630-9631300 or visit dgparks.org.
M AY 4 Motion Explosion. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
at Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park parking lot, 8301 S. Janes Ave., Woodridge. This free event combines the Kite Fly and Touch-A-Truck components into one big Motion Explosion. Children are able to get up close and personal with working vehicles, jump on inflatables, ride on a trackless train and enjoy pony rides. The Toasty Cheese food truck will be onsite for families to buy lunch or a snack. View the complete list of participating trucks and vendors at www.woodridgeparks.org/MotionExplosion.htm.
M AY 5 Pitch, Hit & Run Skills Competition. 9-11 a.m. at Orchard Hill Park,
8413 S. Janes Ave., Woodridge. The MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Skills Competition is a national skills competition for boys and girls between the ages of 7-14 years old. Boys and girls in four separate age groups compete against each other in pitching, hitting and running. The program is free but pre-registration using activity code #1396 is required to participate. Boys will use baseballs and girls will use softballs.
M AY 6 Gilbert & Sullivan Wit. 3 p.m. at
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Carpenter St, Downers Grove. Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury” (1 act comic opera; 1875) & Gade Holbergiana Suite, op. 61 (1884) The Sinfonietta Bel Canto is conducted by Dan Pasquale D’Andrea of Downers Grove. www. SinfoniettaBelCanto.org or please call
versity of the sites. One other upcoming Natural Resource Management project includes installing a submersible water aeration system at Lake Harriet to minimize excessive algae blooms and invasive aquatic weeds. A list of recently completed projects can be found at www. woodridgeparks.org/natural-resource-management.html.
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M AY 8 40th Anniversary Exhibit Series, Part 2. Opens 10 a.m. at The
Museums at Lisle Station Park, 921 School Street, Lisle. Experience the second of two exhibits in a year-long series that explores four decades of preserving, sharing, and discussing Lisle’s history. Explore the progression from the Chicago-Aurora Line to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line of today, and how this important network of infrastructure shaped the Village of Lisle. This exhibits ends June 16. lisleparkdistrict.org.
M AY 1 2 Woodridge Rotary Recycling Extravaganza. 8 a.m.-noon at Cy-
press Cove Family Aquatic Park, 8301 Janes Ave, Woodridge. Ninth annual event. Fee to drop off TVs and monitors. No light bulbs, paint, household hazardous waste, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors or large appliances (refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves).
M AY 1 9 Electronics Recycling Program.
8 a.m. at Downers Grove Township Highway Department Facility, 318 E. Quincy Street, Westmont. The program is the third Saturday of each month, unless that date falls on a holiday. There are a few program changes including a charge for TVs. AVA Recycling will be the new recycling vendor. For more info go to AVArecycling.com or call 847-3972900.
Sidewalk Art Contest. 11 a.m. at Gregg House Museum, 115 S Linden Ave, Westmont. Let’s color splash the sidewalk in front of the museum into a mosaic of designs. We’ll provide the chalk; you bring your ideas and drawing skills! No previous art experience required. This interactive art activity is a great way to enjoy the community atmosphere and show off your ingenious, creative side! Drawings will be judged and prizes awarded at 1:30 p.m. Program is FREE, however, but pre-register by May 17. westmont-
parks.org.
Dueling Pianos 7:30 p.m. at the
Wheatstack, 5900 S. Route 53, Lisle. It’s an entertaining Saturday night with great music and food. This is a 21 & over event. wheatstacklisle.com.
M AY 2 0 Flying for Kids. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Ty Park, 801 Burr Oak Drive, Westmont. The Westmont Park District is participating in the 7th annual statewide Flying 4 Kids kite fly. The Chicago Kite Club come out to do demonstrations and show off their assortment of kites. Candy Drop at 2:15 p.m., make your own kite, Touch-A-Truck and Pet Promenade. westmontparks.org.
WWII Radio Hour: Music Concert. 2 p.m. at Woodridge Public
Library, 3 Plaza Dr. Woodridge. Our costumed and piano-accompanied trio reenact a 1940’s radio hour that is perfect for all ages! While answering musical requests from soldiers and loved ones during wartime, Patti, Maxine and Andrew entertain the “studio audience” with Andrews Sisters-style tunes and choreography, Abbott and Costello comedy sketches, and a touching tribute to Veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
Concert: Classical Jam. 2 p.m. at Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove. Enjoy a variety of classical music – solo piano, instrumentals, and voice – performed by DG Music Club musicians before we break for summer. Refreshments provided. Contact Melissa at mfischer@dglibrary.org with questions. JUNE 10 Musician Michael Silvestri. 2 p.m. at Woodridge Public Library, 3 Plaza Dr. Woodridge. Talented singer and guitarist Mike Silvestri covers songs from the likes of Bill Withers, Elton John and Johnny Cash in his unique style that blends the best of folk and rock. His performance can range from pop, classic rock, 90’s music, top 40, country, and blues.
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Student publications earn Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association Awards Both North High School and South High School in Downers Grove earned top honors at the 2018 Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association (NISPA) Conference in April 2018. North High received two Golden Eagle awards, which is NISPA’s highest honor. North High’s Omega newspaper won a Silver Certificate for its online publication and a Gold Certificate for its print edition. Also, North High’s Cauldron Yearbook and Omega newspaper won Golden Eagle trophies. For the first time in South High history, the Blueprint newspaper won a Golden Eagle and were named Sectional Champions. “We’re so proud of the hard work and dedication of our Blueprint newspaper staff,” said South High English teacher and Journalism sponsor Mary Long. “Our students proudly earned the first-ever Golden Eagle trophy in South High history.” “Congratulations to our Omega Newspaper and Cauldron Yearbook staff,” said North High English teacher and Journalism sponsor Elizabeth Levin. “It is wonderful to see our students earn such high honors and recognition for their hard work.” At the conference, hundreds of high school journalists and their advisors from across Chicagoland met to share their experiences, improve their skills and recognize their accomplishments, and hear a keynote address from a professional journalist. NISPA is dedicated to preparing young people to live up to the highest ideals of the First Amendment. Each spring students are encouraged to submit scholastic yearbook, web and print publications to compete against area high schools in journalistic writing, editing, photography and design. Top performers in four divisions are awarded the prestigious Golden Eagle. LISTED BELOW ARE THE STAFF AND INDIVIDUAL AWARDS FOR NORTH AND SOUTH HIGH:
SOUTH HIGH AWARDS First-time awards for South High Blueprint Newspaper: Sectional Champions Golden Eagle: NISPA’s highest honor South High individual sectional awards: Barbara Collins in News: 2nd place - state qualifier Marc Alvarez in Editorial Writing: 1st place - state qualifier Jonah Ocuto in Broadcast News: 3rd place - state qualifier Jayna Bardahl in Sports Writing: 3rd place - state qualifier Sydney Hall in Yearbook Caption Writing: 2nd place - state qualifier Donte Reed in Yearbook TwoPage Spread: 2nd place - state qualifier Rhaya Truman in Review Writing: 3rd place - state qualifier Elizabeth Szpytek in Headline Writing: 1st place - state qualifier Emmanuelle Copeland in Editorial Cartooning: 3rd place state qualifier Sydney Antiporek in Photo: 6th place Andrea Davenport in Yearbook Copy Writing: 6th place Srushti Desai in Inforgraphics: 6th place Sherwin Thomas in Copy Editing: 4th place South High Blue Ribbons: Jayna Bardahl: Individual-InDepth-Reporting Sarah Major: Feature Writing Elizabeth Szpytek: Blogging Lindsay Valero: Photo Gallery Emmanuelle Copeland: Editorial Cartooning Emmanuelle Copeland: Graphics Barbara Collins, Sarah Major, Katie Anthony, Sydney Hall: Breaking News South High Honorable Mentions: Jayna Bardahl, Elizabeth Szpytek, Rhaya Truman, Andrea Davenport: Team-In-Depth Reporting Sarah Major: Sports Writing Elizabeth Szpytek: Column Writing Andrea Davenport: Editorial Writing NORTH HIGH AWARDS
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Reagan’s Illinois: Place of honor, integrity, kindness Ronald Reagan the only president born in Illinois BY JIM DUNN OF SAUK VALLEY MEDIA On Feb. 6, 1984, President Ronald Reagan was riding high as he celebrated his 73rd birthday in Dixon, Illinois, the county seat of Lee County and the town where he lived as a youth for a dozen years starting in 1920. More than half a century earlier, Reagan had ventured forth from his hometown to earn a bachelor’s degree at Eureka College, class of 1932 – not an easy feat during the Great Depression. Then he became a radio sports announcer in Iowa, an actor in about 50 Hollywood movies, president of the Screen Actors Guild, a television personality, and spokesman for General Electric. Turning to politics in the 1960s, he served as governor of California for two terms and, on his third try, was elected 40th president of the United States. His hometown birthday bash in 1984 found Reagan – tall, handsome and known for his sense of humor – in good spirits as he addressed a crowd that packed Dixon High School’s Lancaster Gymnasium. His speech came after he and his wife, Nancy, rode in a parade and lunched at his boyhood home, which local residents had rushed to renovate in time for the big day. “Birthdays are special moments, and you’ve given me one today,” Reagan said. “But I must tell you, even though this is the 34th anniversary of my 39th birthday (the crowd laughs), those numbers don’t faze me at all. I believe Moses was 80 when God first commissioned him for public service.” After more audience chuckles, Reagan continued: “And I also remember something that Thomas Jefferson once said. He said, ‘We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.’ And ever since he told me that – (laughter) – I’ve stopped wor-
rying. There are those who say I’ve stopped working.” (More laughter) Reagan, known as The Great Communicator for his TV addresses to the nation from the Oval Office, could afford to poke fun at himself. He was feeling healthy and fit, nearly three years after being shot by John Hinckley in March 1981, barely two months after his inauguration. The economy was growing again after a tough 1982 recession. And his re-election chances looked good. Reagan, a Republican, would go on to receive 59 percent of the vote that fall and carry 49 states in a defeat of Democratic nominee Walter Mondale. The former vice president had served under the man Reagan more narrowly defeated in 1980, President Jimmy Carter. It was quite an accomplishment for the only president born in Illinois. The son of Jack and Nelle Reagan, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on Feb. 6, 1911, in a second-floor Main Street apartment in the Whiteside County village of Tampico. A conservative icon to many, a proponent of leaner government and a stronger national defense, Reagan served from 1981 to 1989 amid trying times. Among them: Reagan’s firing in 1981 of 11,000 striking air traffic controllers; the 1983 explosion at a U.S. barracks in Beirut that killed 241 Marines and sailors; the 1986 space shuttle Columbia disaster; and the Iran-Contra scandal where arms were traded for hostages. But in Reagan’s Illinois, folks remember the positives: a new spirit of optimism; economic expansion; the invasion of Grenada to oust leftist revolutionaries; and nuclear arms reduction treaties with the Soviet Union. At the Ronald Reagan Birthplace, Tampico residents still serve cake every year on Reagan’s birthday. A few years ago, they erected a statue of Reagan as a boy playing on a cannon in the town park. In Dixon, they’re fixing up Reagan’s boyhood home again. Numerous rehab projects were undertaken in 2017 to repair deteriorated parts of
the house, built in 1891. Down the street in a restored three-story brick school building, the Northwest Territory Historic Center preserves Reagan’s grade-school classroom and has a display of his movie posters. Two statues commemorate Reagan: one portrays him wearing a suit outside the boyhood home, and the other, in the city’s downtown riverfront park, shows him, clad in riding clothes, astride a stallion – just as he appeared in a local parade in 1950. An effort to erect a statue of young Reagan as a lifeguard at Dixon’s Lowell Park has yet to bear fruit. Over seven summers, he rescued 77 struggling swimmers from the Rock River. Reagan’s tough stance against communism is recalled in Dixon’s downtown, where a replica of the Berlin Wall stands. Less than a year after he left office, the Cold War-era wall fell. Reagan’s name would be preserved on everything from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, to an airport, government buildings and roads, to Dixon’s own Reagan Middle School. His post-presidency, which included publishing his memoir, “An American Life,” in 1990 and dedicating his presidential library in Simi Valley, California, in 1991, was dominated by his bout with Alzheimer’s disease. He bore the illness for nearly 10 years until his death in California on June 5, 2004. He was 93. All that still lay ahead as Reagan stood at the Dixon High School podium on Feb. 6, 1984, and thanked “everyone who made this terrific day possible.” The president praised the spirit of small-town America that had the nation “back on her feet and moving forward with confidence.” And he said: “So, you see, the reason I came home today was not to celebrate my birthday, but to celebrate Dixon and America. Honor, integrity and kindness do exist all across our land.” Honor, integrity and kindness are qualities that inspired a president. He learned to appreciate them in small-town Illinois – Reagan’s Illinois. Jim Dunn can be reached at jdunn@ saukvalley.com.
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POLICE BLOTTER Note to readers: Information in Police Blotter is obtained from Lisle, Woodridge and Westmont police departments. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
LISLE APRIL 13 » Nico Renier DeConing, 24, of Naperville, was arrested at 1:23 a.m. near Maple Avenue and Yackley Avenue for driving under the influence/alcohol, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without lights, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. APRIL 14 » Julie M. Penn, 36 of Lisle, was arrested at 9:40 p.m. on the 1100 block of River Bend Drive for driving under the influence/ alcohol. APRIL 17 » Donell Reese II, 21, of Chicago, was arrested at 12:46 a.m. near College Road and Abbeywood Drive for unlawful possession of cannabis/30-100 grams, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lighting. APRIL 21 » Suzanne M. Nyhan, 57, of Naperville, was arrested at 11:16 p.m. near Maple Avenue and Burr Oak Road for driving under the influence/alcohol and failing to reduce speed to avoid an
accident. » Michael D. Toohey, 47, of Woodridge, was arrested at 1:37 a.m. near Route 53 and Summerhill Drive for driving under the influence/alcohol and disobeying a stop sign.
WOODRIDGE APRIL 25 » At approximately 2:09 p.m., following a street stop in the 2900 block of 83rd Street, Justin Jefferson, 18, of Woodridge was charged with criminal trespass to property. APRIL 20 » At approximately 4:38 a.m., following the investigation of a speeding vehicle in the 6500 block of Winston Drive, Andrew Kusek, 22, of Woodridge was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting a peace officer. APRIL 18 » At approximately 8:51 p.m., following the investigation of an altercation taking place in the 2200 block of 64th Street, Rashaun Jones, 18, of Chicago was charged with battery and obstructing a peace officer. APRIL 13 » At approximately 10:25 p.m., following the investigation of a traffic accident at 63rd Street and I355, Daniel Darling, 27, of Woodridge was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
APRIL 12 » At approximately 1:24 p.m., following a traffic stop in the area of 83rd Street and I355, Ernestas Pocius, 30, of Woodridge was charged with obstructing identification. » At approximately 2:25 p.m., following a traffic stop in the 8700 block of Lemont Road, Tommy Robinson, 26, of Robbins was charged with obstruction of justice and obstruction of identification. APRIL 11 » At approximately 4:29 p.m., following the investigation of an altercation in the area of 83rd Street and Route 53, Charles Farinella, 56, of Woodridge, was charged with obstruction of identification. APRIL 10 » At approximately 3:26 p.m., after being observed by store personnel concealing merchandise in her purse and leaving the store (Kohl’s, 1001 W. 75th Street) without making payment, Itzel Flores-Ruiz, 19, of Aurora was charged with retail theft. APRIL 7 » At approximately 11:04 p.m., following a traffic stop in the 8400 block of Lemont Road, Catherine Johnson, 43, of Aurora was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
WESTMONT APRIL 22 » At approximately 11:02 a.m. officers conducted a traffic stop in the 3500 block of » Midwest Road for a registration violation. Officers arrested Christine Valenti, 41, » of Lombard for driving with a suspended license. She was cited for no insurance and expired registration. APRIL 20 » At approximately 12:59 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the 200 block of West Ogden Avenue for a moving violation. Officers arrested Tatjana Nevenovska, 28, of Lombard, for driving under the influence. She was cited for improper lane usage and no valid driver’s license. APRIL 21 » At approximately 1:48 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the 0-100 block West 63 Street for a moving violation. Officers arrested Michael Scheck, 49, of Downers Grove, for driving under the influence. He was cited for improper lane usage and failure to yield. APRIL 19 » Sometime between 6:30 and 9 p.m., an unknown offender(s) entered an unlocked vehicle parked in the 800 block of South Adams Street. A laptop was taken from the vehicle. The loss is $720.
APRIL 16 » At approximately 10:4 a.m., officers responded to the 6300 block of Cass Avenue for » an accident. Officers arrested Daraven Jackson, 19, of Westmont, for driving without a valid license. He was cited for no insurance. » Sometime between 5 a.m. and 4:55 p.m., an unknown offender(s) entered a residence in the 500 block of Brookside Drive through an unlocked window. No loss was reported. » At approximately 6:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of North Cass » Avenue for a person possibly masturbating. Officers arrested Abrar Sait, 46, of Oak Brook, for public indecency. » At approximately 8:05 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of West 61 Street for a disturbance. Officers arrested Michael Hojnacki, 43, of Westmont, for domestic battery. APRIL 14 » At approximately 11:23 a.m., officers responded to the 6700 block of Park Lane for a » disturbance. Officers arrested Rafael Maldonado-Garcia, 40, of Westmont, for domestic battery. » At approximately 11:26 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Brookside Drive for a disturbance. Officers arrested Corey Loggins, 31, of Crest Hill, for possession of cannabis.
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FLYNN Sisters Erin and Kate pace Benet soccer team BY MATT LE CREN For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com
Benet sophomore Kate Flynn was leaning toward playing club soccer this spring before ultimately deciding to return to the Redwings. Flynn, a star defender, wanted to play one more season with her older sister, Erin, a senior forward. “That was the main part of it just because she’s going to graduate and I’m going to be here alone next year,” Kate Flynn said. “And the rest of the team is really great, too. The team dynamic here is fantastic.” Indeed, the Redwings got off to an 8-1 start, and the dynamic Flynn sisters are a major reason why. “They are two players that I can always rely on,” Benet coach Gerard Oconer said. “I don’t even have to think twice about that lineup choice.
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Sisters Kate and Erin Flynn are two keys to the success of the Benet Academy soccer team.
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“I can count on them to always be solid. I never have to worry about them.” Erin Flynn, who has committed to Division III Washington University, a prestigious academic school near St. Louis, is a four-year starter and one of the fastest players on the team. She led the Redwings in assists the past two seasons and this year is tops in goals and assists. She already has six goals, triple her 2017 output. She also leads the team with eight assists. She has scored three gamewinning goals and assisted on three others. “She is always so dangerous and always sets people up,” Oconer said. “She just couldn’t quite find that scoring touch last year and this year I think she’s starting to figure it out, especially in the last few games.” Oconer played Erin Flynn, who is left-handed, at left back two years ago to utilize her speed on overlap runs before moving her back to her natural forward position last year. Kate, who always has played defense, replaced her
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018 | BUGLENEWSPAPERS.COM at left back. The Flynns, who reside in Woodridge, love playing together. “We have a great dynamic on the field,” Erin said. “I love working with her on the outside. “We just know each other because we’ve grown up with each other. Coach Oconer says that we know what each other is thinking, sometimes too well. I think we’re one step ahead of the other person.” Both Flynns are small in stature but fleet of foot. They are great passers and defenders yet not completely alike. “I think our styles of play are a little different,” Kate said. “Erin is probably more comfortable on the ball and taking people on 1v1.” Erin said Kate is a little louder. “She’s very vocal and is not afraid to tell people what to do on the field, always in a nice way, of course, and she always has an outside run ready to go,” Erin said. “Kate also reads the field really well. “She knows what is going to happen a couple plays before it does.”
Both girls are elite students. Erin, who loves math and science, scored a 34 on her ACT and plans to major in mechanical engineering. K ate, who also is thinking about attending Washington, excels more in English and history but is just as big of a leader as Erin. “Their leadership style is more by their actions,” Oconer said. “They’re not big vocal leaders but they are so well-respected by everyone on the team, so if they do say something, people listen.” The Flynns aren’t completely alike. Kate is right-handed, which is fortunate because she was born without a left hand. She has tiny fingers and limited ability to grip things but copes so well that most people don’t even notice. “It’s kind of like using two fingers to grip and I use my arm and wrist area more,” Kate said. “It’s not that much different (from normal), I feel like, and a lot of people don’t really notice it right away. “Obviously my throw-ins aren’t as good as other people on the team but they’re fine. They
work. I’m right-handed writing so everything academically is fine.” Like most people, Oconer didn’t notice it. “I can’t remember how long it took me to realize that,” Oconer said. “You would never know and nobody ever really brings it up. “It hasn’t drawn her back at all. Obviously, she’s not going to be able to have as long a throw-in as other people but she’s not let that hold her back whatsoever to the people don’t even notice it.” That inspires Erin. “I think it is really cool that no one really notices it,” Erin said. “She does amazing things to make up for whatever she would be able to do with two full hands.” Opponents trying to solve Benet’s defense have their hands full and Kate is a major reason why. Oconer said her future is bright. “Right now she is a phenomenal defender and her instincts are better than almost anyone we’ve seen come through our program,” Oconer said. “Her ability to read the space going
forward offensively is something that separates her. “I think her ability to serve the ball with a first touch, once she gets that cleaned up a little bit, she’s going to be so dangerous from that spot. That’s where Erin was so dangerous from that spot.” Kate is part of a defense that has posted 10 shutouts in 15 games and she was most recently named to the All-Tournament second-team at the prestigious Naperville Invitational. The Flynn sisters have contributed a lot to the Redwings but you will never hear them bragging about it. “The great part about Erin and Kate is that you wouldn’t really know that they’re two of our top players,” Oconer said. “They are so humble, they carry themselves like they’re just like everybody else, so I think that’s one of the reasons why they are so wellrespected. “They don’t think they are above anybody else and they really try and help out their teammates. They are really good people in general.”
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Baseball ties program-best 17 wins Outscoring Elmhurst College, 32-5 over the three-game set, the North Central College baseball team rolled to its fifth College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) sweep of the season, tying the program record with 17 conference wins so far this season. The Cardinals (22-9, 17-2 CCIW) scored early and often, plating a run in five of the first six innings, pounding the Bluejays for 14 hits over the seven inning game. Generating a two-out run in the top of the first, Jeremy Quade led off with a single to center, stole second and came around to score on a Mike Wisz double to right center two batters later. Taking advantage of a hit by pitch and walk to start the second inning, Ryan Scott doubled to deep left field to score Rob Marinec and Colin Weilbacher to give North Central an early 3-0
lead. In the top of the third, Michael Mateja led off with a single the other way, before advancing to third on a John Carmody base hit through the right side. Mateja then dashed home on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Marinec to pad the lead 4-0. The Bluejays (19-16, 9-11 CCIW) got on the board in the bottom of the third on a solo homerun off the bat of Trey Compton, but the Cardinals countered with a fiverun top of the fifth, stringing together six hits. Matt Sutherland singled to lead off the frame, followed by a base knock from Mateja and a bases-clearing double off the bat of Wisz, his second double of the game. Two batters later Wisz came home to score on a base hit from Marinec. Weilbacher then singled to right center to put runners on first and third, before Scott plated Marinec
with a RBI-groundout. Luke Gregorio capped the fiverun frame with a RBI-single to center, scoring Weilbacher while increasing the Cardinal lead 9-1. Elmhurst scored another run in the bottom of the fifth on the second solo homerun of the day for Compton, but once again the Cardinals responded with three runs the following half inning on RBIhits from Marinec and Weilbacher to put the game out of reach. All nine batters in the Cardinal lineup finished with a hit and either a run scored or RBI, led by three RBI apiece from Wisz, Marinec and Scott. Wisz finished 2-for-4, while his 53 RBI this season currently rank ninth on the program’s singleseason list. Marinec finished 2-for-2 from the plate with three RBI and three runs scored, while Weilbacher was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI.
Mateja also added a pair of hits and runs scored, while Sutherland also added a pair of base hits. John Clifford earned the victory on the mound, allowing just the two earned runs over his five innings of work, striking out seven. Jason Shanner and Nick Rogalski each tossed scoreless innings to close out the contest.
TRACK AND FIELD The North Central College women’s track and field team closed out the outdoor regular season by taking part in a pair of meets this week, heading to the Lewis University Twilight Meet on Tuesday before competing in Saturday’s Drake Alternative Meet at the University of WisconsinWhitewater. The Cardinals turned in a pair of first-place finishes in the field events at UW-Whitewater, as Kelsey McLaurin won the triple jump with a distance of 37 feet,
9.25 inches and Naomi Yamane prevailed in the hammer throw with a toss of 168’9”. Both recorded personal bests in their respective events, and McLaurin moved up to No. 2 in North Central’s history in the triple jump outdoors. McLaurin also teamed with Mayson Whipple, Kyley Vicik and Anna Baltudis to place second in the 4-by-100-meter relay in 49.77 seconds. –Danielle Stubner finished third in the javelin throw with a season-best distance of 110’7”, while fifth-place showings came from Katie Bonney in the 400-meter dash (1:02.10), Dianne Barajas in the 1,500-meter run (4:57.18) and Allyson McLaughlin in the 5,000-meter run (19:46.76). The Cardinals’ efforts at Lewis were highlighted by third-place finishes from Yamane in the hammer throw (168’0”), Jolie Etherton in the pole vault (10’2”) and Veronica Ramming in the high jump (5’0.25”).
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