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Loyola Academy falls one win shy of a state title.

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Camilla Cleese looks for laughs as a stand-up comic.

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the news and personalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, evanston, Lake Forest, Mettawa & Lake Bluff

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The North Shore is blessed with a host of unique Christmas traditions, from tree lightings to parades.

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No joke: Laughter is a cure-all

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mong the choices and lures of the Web, it may seem hard to believe that one of the most popular magazines in the United States (and the world) in the mid-20th century was the length and width of a couple of drink coasters and featured unoriginal articles taken from other publications.

Reader’s Digest grabbed tens of millions of subscribers in its heyday. One of its departments was particularly popular: “Laughter Is The Best Medicine.”

And why not? We often stride grimly through life, fighting off worries and trying to accomplish our endless lists. But who doesn’t feel better when he or she laughs, whether provoked by the words of George Costanza or by the antics of Jim Carrey?

By chance, this issue profiles not one but two comedians. One has quite a pedigree in the business.

Camilla Cleese, a former Lake Bluff resident, is the daughter of John Cleese. Late at night in the 1970s, he’d show up on PBS in “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” before performing in a few movies with the troupe as well as in the sitcom “Fawlty Towers.”

One might think entering the world of laughter would be quite easy with that background. But despite her father’s career and her natural sense

of the absurd, Camilla, 29, was cautious about getting involved.

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Holiday traditions bring cheer to North Shore Ginger people stroll the streets of Wilmette during the recent parade.

photography by joel lerner ■ by bill mclean A certain gentleman from Lake Forest might not wear his heart on his sleeve.

But he certainly wears holiday tradition on his vest — 30 years worth of holiday tradition.

An art student from a school in Lake Forest designs a festive button each year. Many residents typically adorn the buttons for the city’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Market Square.

Lake Forest held its 30th such ceremony on Nov. 29.

“He is out there every year, for all to see his vest full of buttons,” said Shelley Walker, a City of Lake Forest administrative assistant.

“He has all of them,” she added.

Each year at Northbrook Court, from mid-November to mid-December, Santa poses for pictures with shoppers’ pets (cats and dogs only) once a week.

There’s nothing like the roar of a “Ho, ho, ho” in concert with the occasional “Woof, woof, woof” in a mall setting.

Holiday traditions abound along the North Shore this time of year, from staples like tree/downtown lightings and St. Nick appearances to unique events like a pre-Thanksgiving parade in Wilmette and pony rides and a petting zoo in Deerfield.

Each tradition serves as a visual alarm clock signaling the start of a feel-good season, especially when the first significant snow has yet to blanket yards and towns’ sidewalks.

“It pulls together the whole community,” Wilmette Chamber of Commerce executive director Nada Becker said of the village’s early parade, staged this year on the morning of a bitter-cold Nov. 23. “Ours has a true hometown feel to it. Families come together. Floats get built.

School bands march.

“And it’s an opportunity,” she added, “to lose, for an hour or so, all that hustle-bustle so many people seem to have.”

Small Business Saturday occurred a day after Black

Friday and exactly a week after the Wilmette parade. It is not a Hallmark holiday yet, but Hallmark shops everywhere probably enjoyed plenty of foot traffic on Nov. 30.

“I knew it was the start of the holiday season when I had some hot apple cider at our Hallmark,” said Village of Northbrook communications manager Cheryl Fayne-Depersio.

A popular North Shore destination in December is Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. It turns into a winter wonderland, with a magnificent display of 750,000 twinkling lights, garden-scale trains, miniature Chicago landmarks, horticulture displays and indoor snowfall.

David Fitzgerald can’t wait to spend time outdoors in downtown Deerfield for the village’s annual Winter Celebration on Dec. 6-7. That’s when the management analyst at the Village of Deerfield, along with other humans, will get plenty of opportunities to roam near a variety of animals.

“It’s an opportunity to lose, for an hour or so, all that hustle-bustle so many people seem to have.” | Nada Becker Look for live reindeer cavorting in front of Village Hall, a petting zoo and horse-drawn sleigh rides and carriages.

“I’m really interested in the animals,” said Fitzgerald, who was hired by the village only eight months ago. “I have heard great things about what goes on during the celebration.

“Local stores,” he added, “will open their doors and show customers their traditions. The celebration … it’s a reminder to the people of Deerfield of the importance of shopping local. It’s about investing in your hometown’s business owners. It’s also about seeing your neighbors while shopping.”

For Highland Park residents, the lighting of downtown Highland Park is quite a sight. Each year the mayor gets to brighten the city by flipping a switch.

The duty triggers oohs and aahs that rival those heard at the end of a fireworks display on July 4.

“It’s magical,” said Jennifer Dotson, executive assistant in the City Manager’s office in Highland Park.

The light switch that Lake Forest uses for its Tree Lighting Ceremony is an old one. It is painted red and green, and it’s approximately the size of a first-grader (3 feet tall, 70 pounds).

The must-see event to check out before Market Square becomes wildly aglow on the Friday after Thanksgiving is the ice-sculpting performance.

“That is always quite a show,” Walker said. “You should see what he does. Last year he used a chisel and a chainsaw to create a sculpture.”

A massacre never looked so beautiful.

Among some other holiday traditions along the North Shore: Lake Bluff: Dec. 7-8, beginning each day at 10 a.m. — “It’s a Wonderful Life in Lake Bluff.” It features carnival rides, live reindeer and Santa handing out candy from a fire truck.

Northbrook: Dec. 11, 6-7:30 p.m. — A Gingerbread Workshop at the Leisure Center. The Northbrook Park District supplies gingerbread houses, candy and frosting, along with pizza and soda for participating families.

Wilmette: Dec. 14, 4:30 p.m. —“Meet Us at the Manger,” hosted by Trinity United Methodist Church of Wilmette. It is a meaningful retelling of the Christmas story. The free, roughly one-hour long, child-friendly program consists of a narrated recounting of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Prior to the service, a variety of animals will be available for viewing and picture taking.

Winnetka: Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — A Holiday Chocolate Walk through Hubbard Woods. Hubbard Woods Design District merchants offer a tasting of chocolate confections. ■

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Do you hear what players hear? “Paddle, anyone?”

Wilmette residents excited about village’s first public platform tennis facility

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■ by bill mclean On a sunny afternoon last month, Michael Weiner and his wife, Janice, found themselves inside a cage.

Walls of chicken wire surrounded the Wilmette couple.

But the Weiners had no intention of desperately looking for a way to escape.

They were exactly where they wanted to be — on a public platform tennis court in Wilmette, rallying and working on their games.

“It’s invigorating,” Michael Weiner said of the outdoor activity in brisk temperatures.

“I like being outside,” Janice Weiner said. “This is something fun to do in the winter. It’s something fun to do as a couple.”

It was also something that nobody could do at a public facility in Wilmette until this year.

A public court had never been built in the village, founded in 1872.

The newest platform tennis facility on the North Shore is the Wilmette Platform Tennis Club, located at 3551 Lake Ave., and run by the Wilmette Park District. It consists of four lighted courts and a state-of-the-art paddle hut.

“It’s a gorgeous hut, with all the amenities,” said Brad Smith, the club’s head pro.

Inside the hut: fireplace, TV, bar, refrigerator, stove and comfortable furniture.

“The sport continues to grow, in Wilmette and in so many other suburbs,” said Smith, a nationally ranked paddle player who recently worked at the Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest.

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angles. There’s a lot going on during points.

“And it’s fun,” he added.

But paddle enthusiasts don’t just blast shots that pinball off chickenwired fences.

They also usually have a blast — after match points.

“Socializing is a big part of paddle,” said Michael Weiner, a beginner and a league player. “Huts are for that; they’re also nice, warm places to watch matches. Through paddle I’ve met people from Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glenview, all over.

“We were excited as soon as we heard they were going to build this.”

The park district broke ground on the year-round $1.2 million facility on June 29. Adult and junior paddle instruction started in October. The club — for Wilmette residents and non-residents — offers in-house and league play. Party and special-event rental opportunities are available upon request.

Smith, in his 15th year as a teaching pro, expects players of all levels to frequent the facility, from beginners (2.0) to nationally ranked competitors (6.0).

Expect Smith and the Wilmette Platform Tennis Club to be a good fit for years.

“Brad is a very good instructor and communicator,” Michael Weiner said.

“He’s easy to talk to, and he’s very knowledgeable. Staying calm … that’s one of the keys to this game. [Smith] also likes to remind us, ‘Let the ball come to you.’ ” Membership in the Wilmette Platform Tennis Club is not required for those interested in taking lessons.

For more information, call the club at (847) 256-9616. ■

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Review Glencoe Paul Harlow retired as village manager — a position he had held since 2000 — at the end of November.

He worked as a village employee for 38 years.

“Many nights I would have preferred to be sleeping rather than monitoring flooding or dealing with extended power outages,” he noted. “If any measure of success is afforded me as village manager, it is only due to the qualifications and quality of the executive staff … they are true professionals.”

Phil Kiraly of Northbrook replaced Harlow. He started his job at the beginning of this week.

Lake Forest Heal Team 6, started by Steven Esposito and his family, has purchased more than 300 tickets for “A Christmas Carol” at Citadel Theatre and is giving them to men, woman and their children on active military duty in Lake County.

Each showing will have about 40 members in attendance along with 100 residents, who can visit the Citadel website (www.citadeltheatre.org) to purchase tickets.

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Lake Forest Amy Falls, a graduate of Lake Forest Country Day School, was appointed to the board of the Ford Foundation recently.

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Preview Highland Park The Highland Park Strings will play a Dec. 8 concert at 3 p.m. at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Ave. The free performance features Stephanie Jeong, associate concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In honor of the 100th birthday of composer Benjamin Britten, the Strings will open with his Simple Symphony. They also will present the popular unfinished symphony by Schubert. The concert finale is a performance of Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 by Sibelius with Jeong as soloist.

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Lake Bluff The Historic Christmas Home Tour, hosted by the Lake Bluff History Museum, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

It offers participants an opportunity to experience five homes decorated for the holidays and provides a glimpse into Lake Bluff’s past.

Tickets for the event cost $35. Visit ChristmasLakeBluff.com for additional details and to purchase tickets online.

Lake Forest Tours of Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer John Hughes’ Lake Forest home are featured as part of the annual Winter Wonderwalk & Holiday Boutique benefit for Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart on Tuesday, Dec. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 11.

Participants will have the opportunity to go inside this English Tudor-style home, which is being decorated by landscape architect Craig Bergmann. All of the holiday trimmings will be available for purchase.

Hughes, best-known for films such as “Home Alone,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” died at age 59 following a heart attack while taking a walk in New York City. ■

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Winchester leaves no stone unturned ■ by katie rose mceneely Winnetka native Dora Winchester’s handmade jewelry is available at the One of A Kind Show and Sale at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart through Dec. 8.

Reading: I’m dabbling in a few spiritually based books right now— “Surrender to Love,” that kind of thing. My husband’s a big literary guy, but I’m not.

Listening: Actually, I had hearing loss about a year ago, so it’s difficult for me to listen to music these days. I can listen with my headphones, and I do enjoy the group “Waterdeep.” I sing, too, so [my hearing loss] affected that.

Watching: We had been watching “Arrested Development;” it’s one of the ones we’re into. I started watching “Breaking Bad,” but my husband wasn’t interested, so I haven’t advanced in that. I have seen a few movies lately — this is one of my weak points, recalling movie and actor names!

Following: Most of my reading these days is news.

I like to keep abreast with “The Week,” a magazine publication that’s a synopsis drawn from lots of different resources. It’s more varied in its biases.

I also skim a news summary email, but I’m very interested in health issues and diet and supplementation studies. I do watch out for studies that are released relating to that. A lot of things tie into supplementation, and I’m pretty interested in that.

Activity: I started my own business in 1991. I’ve done craft shows all along, and One of A Kind Show — this is my third year participating — I feel like I’ve gotten pickier about what shows I’ll participate in. One of a Kind Show is run well, and there’s some very nice work at the show. I’ve done pretty

well, the past couple of years; I’m looking forward to being there again. Preparing for the show is a lot of work. I have some pieces of jewelry I’m excited about and am happy to share with other people.

It’s crunch time, so I’m spending more time at my bench than usual, but it’s rewarding.

I oftentimes start with a stone — I don’t cut stones, I purchase stones that I’m drawn to — and my design process often starts with a stone that I love. I do sketches for ideas, then I make it. It sounds straightforward to me, but I’ve been doing it a while. I fabricate all my pieces; I don’t carve wax — so I design in a way where I’m thinking about the piece as I’m making it, working with sheet and wire and solder.

I have a home studio. I do pretty much all of my settings. My finishing is a little different: I tend to not have a high polish on my pieces. I’ve always likened my jewelry to more traditional, ancient or antique jewelry. It’s more on the delicate side.

I really enjoy the beauty of it. I get kind of lost in this little world of a bygone era of bejeweled-ness.

That’s my work.

Eating: I actually have a couple of soy protein shakes a day. I mix in frozen fruit and spinach, but ideally I’ll have a salad for lunch and a salad for dinner. I cook most of the time at home; my husband and my son and I have dinner at home pretty much every night. I do eat some meat, but I try to be more vegetarian.

What is your favorite mistake? There have been a couple of pieces of jewelry that I like when I create them — but they don’t sell, and I get sick of them, so I take off a part of it or transform the look of the piece. That’s sort of a corrected mistake.

For more information, visit dorawinchester.com ■

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■ by david sweet Think of the preparation stand-up comedians go through.

In the hours before they hit the stage, they’re refining punch lines while fighting nerves.

Many days this year, before her stand-up routine commenced in the evenings, Camilla Cleese was unable to train in her usual manner. She was stuck in a hospital — with her dying mother.

“It was not an easy transition,” says Cleese, who performed frequently in Chicago after visiting the cancerridden Barbara Trentham at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “But it was a more productive activity than throwing myself a pity party.”

On occasion, Cleese would even perform her stand-up show for her mother — the person who had suggested she should pursue the career — to try to cheer her up.

“It wasn’t a great idea, because she wouldn’t laugh at anything, which made me insecure (before the show),” says Cleese, a former Lake Bluff resident. “But I know she was on a lot of medication. Certainly, laughter is the best medicine — except for chemotherapy.”

Trentham — a former actress and model who helped launch Artists on the Bluff in Lake Bluff — passed away in August of complications from leukemia. Cleese, reached before a show in Vancouver, is marching on with her stand-up career and occasionally is the opening act for her other parent — John Cleese, the English comedian of “Monty Python” and “Fawlty Towers” fame, who performs one-man shows and who is gathering with the old troupe for a “Monty Python” reunion tour.

Camilla learned to write comedy from her father. But the times they collaborated on an item, she didn’t get much credit.

“They assumed that he did the writing and I made the coffee,” she says. “That wasn’t the case. I’ve written a few of the one-man shows he’s done.

“He’s a great person to have as a personal tutor,” the 29-year-old adds. “We don’t look much alike, thank God. He’s a good-looking guy, but he has an underbite and a moustache.”

Camilla’s routine — usually about 10 minutes long and available on YouTube — often touches upon growing up in England and about being tall (“It takes 45 minutes to shave my legs” the 6-foot-1 woman jokes in one segment).

At the Ventura Comedy Festival this fall, she noted, “I get hit on by a lot of short guys … but I want tall kids so I can sell them to the NBA.”

self-promotion — you really have to be proactive to get spots, and I don’t like to be pushy,” she says. “There’s also a big shadow from being my Dad’s daughter. I put a little extra pressure on myself.”

Being the rare woman in the man’s world of stand-up can invite uncomfortable moments. After one of Camilla’s routines before a bunch of other comics, the emcee grabbed the microphone and asked, by a round of applause, who would like to sleep with her.

“I wish I had gotten the microphone back and said, ‘By a round of applause, who would not sleep with him?’ “ muses Camilla. “You have to have a thick skin as a woman doing stand-up. And you have to be comfortable around the boys.”

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Engaged in show jumping as a teenager, she was involved in the Grand Prix, the highest level of the sport. But once she attended the University of California Santa Barbara, she found it hard to find the time and money to compete.

After college, Camilla studied acting at Carter Thor Acting Studios and performed sketch comedy with the Strait Jacket Society. With her father, she has been working on a musical version of “A Fish Called Wanda,” whose script they wrote a few years ago. They hope to get the production ramped up in 2014. She’s signed on to a few movies deals, including the lead in “Bachelorette Weekend,” scheduled to be released next fall.

And, though none of it was funny, the stand-up comedian is glad she spent so much time with her mother as she fought cancer. Say Camilla, “I wouldn’t have had it any other way. My family comes first.” ■

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Work is a standing joke for ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum ■ by gregg shapiro

Longtime Evanston resident Tim Kazurinsky is a funny guy.

An alumnus of Second City and “Saturday Night Live,” Kazurinsky should also be familiar to fans of the series of “Police Academy” movies. A writer as well as a performer, Kazurinsky wrote the screenplay for the Rob Lowe/Demi Moore vehicle “About Last Night…” which was recently remade and will be released in 2014.

He returned to live performance in 2012 and can currently be seen at The Royal George Theater in the hilarious and fast-paced “Old Jews Telling Jokes.” Extended through March 30, 2014, tickets would make an ideal holiday gift for Jew and Gentile alike.

I spoke to Tim at Brother’s K on Main Street in Evanston about the show and his career.

Gregg Shapiro: Tim, because “Old Jews Telling Jokes” is a vaudeville-style show, would you say that your experience with Second City and on SNL was good preparation?

Tim Kazurinsky: Absolutely! Second City can sort of prepare you. But it’s strange, this is more manic, initially, than Second City or “Saturday Night Live” was. Because there, you had sketches that were three or five, or gosh, even seven minutes (long). Here, we’ve got, I believe, 75 jokes in an hour and a half. There is not just the rapid fire of the scenes, but what we call “tops” and “bottoms,” from the four places you can go on and off stage. The traffic patterns are like 747s over O’Hare. It’s mayhem backstage.

You’re on and off, on and off. The hardest part of the show is remembering where you’re going on and off stage so you don’t collide with another actor and screw them up.

Sometimes they’re coming on with furniture, a chair.

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TK: Plastic covered, of course.

GS: Because it’s such a physical show, with all that running around. Did you have to do any special prep in advance of the production?

TK: I had been screenwriting for 30 years. When George Wendt called me and asked me to be Felix to his Oscar (in The Odd Couple) at Northlight, and also in Kansas City, I found that by going to the gym, I was sharper onstage that night. So I started going to the gym every day. I’ve fallen off a bit on this show because it’s been kind of a crazy time, but I’m getting back to it now.

GS: It looks like doing the show is almost like going to the gym.

TK: It’s a workout! That Renee Matthews, bless her, is no spring chicken and any time the rest of us are sitting around going, “I’m a little pooped,” there’s Rene at the starting gate.

She never misses a cue. She’s got more energy and fire than the rest of us. I’m knocked out by Renee. What an example.

GS: As you mentioned, there are more than 70 jokes in the show. Were there jokes with which you were familiar or were many or most of them new to you?

TK: I am a joke-aholic. I have been collecting them for years. I have computer files. I have them backed up. I have them printed out. Just like the old stand-ups. I have begun to categorize them. Retirement jokes, golf jokes, doctor jokes. Musician jokes, I particularly love. What’s the difference between a U.S. Savings Bond and a musician? A U.S. Savings Bond will eventually mature and make money.

My favorite file was the Jewish jokes. They were the crème de la crème. They were hipper, more obtuse, funnier.

GS: Because you have this existing joke file, did you bring any of your own jokes with you to the show?

TK: Hopefully, at some point there is going to be Old Jews Telling New Jokes or another version. I am already bugging the authors, Dan (Okrent) and Peter (Gethers), about stuff for the next show.

GS: Are they flexible and open to suggestions?

TK: Oh, yes! They’re great guys. This is one of those rare jobs where not only are the five members of the cast nice,

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photography by joel lerner but so are the stage manager, the assistant stage manager, everybody in the building is nice. The producers couldn’t be nicer. This happens twice in your lifetime where there are no prima donnas. It’s wonderful.

GS: On the night that I saw it, several times during the show, it looked like the cast members might laugh along with the audience. Is laughter onstage permissible?

TK: Yes! It’s not only permissible, it’s encouraged and recommended. It’s more in how we tell it or change it up, which we do for each other, because we’ve all heard these jokes. And it’s also how the audience reacts to the jokes. It’s a very delicate thing. People don’t realize that joke telling is very tricky. You have to time it so you don’t wear out the welcome and become a shaggy dog and make it interesting enough that you capture them and surprise them. With Renee, with her joke about the mailman, “my husband said, screw the mailman, give him a dollar,” she plays that laugh like a fiddle. And then she waits for that laugh to die down, and she goes, “The drink was my idea.” She does a little kick of her heel and she gets a second laugh. I’m going, “That gal, she’s a pro! She knows how to work a joke.”

GS: Old Jews Telling Jokes includes a couple of clips of the late Alan King. Do you have any favorite comedians, male or female, from the heyday of Borscht Belt comedy?

TK: I’m originally from Australia. I grew up there. I ran away and came to America when I was 16. I was in Pennsylvania first for a couple of years. I hit Chicago in 1968. It was civil rights and women’s rights and the Vietnam War and Democratic National Convention. Was there a better time to be here? I felt like I was in the center of the universe.

Then, when Obama got elected (in 2008), I felt that again.

I picked the right place to live and fall in love with. (When I first arrived) I ended up in Rogers Park, working at The Pickle Barrel for six years. I became totally immersed in Jewish culture. My friends were Jewish, the girls I dated were Jewish, the people I worked for were Jewish. I didn’t know what a Jew was and it was like, “Who are these people?” I loved the sense of humor; the darkness, the frankness. They said what was on their mind. I felt like I had found my tribe.

That’s when I started liking Jewish jokes and have been collecting them ever since. But back then, on The Mike

Douglas Show, you’d see Shecky Greene, Jack Douglas with Reiko his Japanese wife. I loved those guys. Charlie Callas.

They were all Jewish. I worked with Sid Caesar – he hosted SNL one time. Then you get into Your Show of Shows and those writers – Mel Tolkin, Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart. They were all there, the greatest writing staff ever assembled. For me, it’s Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen during the night club years.

GS: Nora Dunn and Julia Sweeney, two more former SNL cast members, also live in the area. Do you ever happen to cross paths with either or both of them?

TK: I saw Julia’s show at SPACE. It was terrific. We had a chat. My wife (Marcia) took me to a salon where Nora was doing a couple of wonderful things that became part of her show Mythical Proportions. I spoke to them both after their shows but we never got heavily into the “what was it like for you?” kind of thing. It’s a different trip for each person. It could go either way depending on who your producer is and who the cast members are.

GS: What do you enjoy most about living in Evanston?

TK: I like to call it the “People’s Republic of Evanston” [laughs]. I moved up here in 1990. I should say dragged kicking and screaming. I had an apartment on Lake Shore Drive in the city that I loved. Sheldon Patinkin lived in the building next to me and one building south of him Joyce Sloan lived. It was our (Second City) shtetl. Then we had two kids, a dog and a cat and my wife said we need a school district and a yard. We came up here and it took me about a year to discover that this is way better! I can park. I have a garage. I once left the garage open for three days and when I came back nothing was missing! It was kind of sad to think I had nothing worth stealing [laughs], but the four bicycles were still there. I love it; my kids grew up here.

GS: Do you have any favorite dining or entertainment spots in Evanston or along the North Shore that you would like to share with the readers?

TK: There’s this new club, 27 Live, that just opened up on Church Street. We did a staged reading of His Girl Friday there. There’s also Found and Farmhouse, wonderful new restaurants. There’s a lot of new stuff opening. My only complaint with Evanston [laughs] is that it’s perpetually under construction. Why are they constantly tearing up the sidewalks and the streets? How do these poor shopkeepers stay in business? How many times are you going to tear up downtown? (That said), I really love it up here. ■

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But we rarely pause in December to celebrate with our spouses. Even Christmas morning becomes chaotic with putting the finishing touches on the family meal, coaxing kids away from the toys, gathering the shredded wrapping paper, and hustling off to church before the decent parking spots are gone.

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“There is definitely an art to building a good fire,” Fulmer said. He offered no insight into romance. But we agreed that leaving the office party an hour early in favor of a quiet drink with the one you love most sounds awfully nice.

The first step seems obvious, but Fulmer reminded me to check that the flue is open and a good updraft is present, as it is oxygen that feeds the fire. Light a long match, hold it up in the chimney and watch for the flame to be drawn up; smoke wafting back down and into the living room is a bad sign.

“If this is your first winter in a house, don’t assume that the fireplace is ready to go,” Fulmer said. Look for a sliding grate

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Second, Fulmer recommended seasoned firewood. That only means that it has been dried naturally or in a kiln to remove all of the moisture from inside the wood.

Hardwoods like maple, oak, hickory and cherry burn hot with nice aromas, while birch’s papery bark makes it easy to start ablaze. Fulmer said many clients buy a small amount of birch for that reason, and then switch to a cherry wood for its medium heat and sweet aroma after the fire is strong.

“Don’t use softwoods,” he warned. “No one reputable sells them.” Burning Christmas trees and other holiday greens releases creosotes in the smoke, which build up in the chimney and causes chimney fires.

And then there is the construction of a great fire. From the bottom up, Fulmer said, make an X with fatwood or birch starters, lay a big piece of wood against the back of the fireplace to reflect heat forward, and then pile on three or four other logs with a ½ inch of space between them for oxygen to circulate and feed the flames.

“Don’t skimp on the logs,” Fulmer said.

“Four is a minimum, but five works best.”

Finally: plan ahead and stock extra firewood within reach. No one wants to set his or her drink down and tromp through the garage when the fire begins to fade.

The only thing left, Fulmer and I agreed, is a great drink. Fulmer recommends hot cocoa or a sweet Riesling wine to spark the fires of romance.

Love & Marriage columnist Joanna Brown can be reached at Joanna@northshoreweekend.com ■

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Silhouette Artist Erik Johnson | leoleno | 976 Green Bay Road, Winnetka | 2 p.m. | Originals are $25; duplicates are $15 | leoleno.com | Third-generation silhouette artist Erik Johnson cuts silhouettes of children freehand to get an exact likeness.

Originals are $25, duplicates are $15 and framing is available.

Schedule your appointment at leoleno.eventbrite.com.

Banner Preschool Registration 2014-2015 | Banner Preschool | 3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette | bannerpreschool.org | Registration is open for 2014-2015 school year. Classes are available for children ages 2 through 6, and new enrichment classes are offered as well. Arrange for a tour at 847-251-3955.

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Celebrating its 72nd anniversary, this is the longest-running show of its kind on the North Shore. Dozens of antiques dealers will offer a range of items. On-site repair will be available for glass, china, porcelain, and silver. Sandwiches, soup, and beverages will be sold at the Petit Café. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Wilmette Junior High (WJHS) PTO Science Fund.

Holiday Open House Central Street Evanston

Lake Forest Open Lands: Story Time With Santa | Mellody Farm Nature Preserve | 350 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest | 1-3 p.m. |

Enjoy a family program — including story time with Santa on a horse-drawn wagon ride through Mellody Farm Nature Preserve. Kids will learn about animal tracks and craft a winter wildlife ornament to take home.

“How to Keep Our Kids Jewish in College” | Central Avenue Synagogue | 874 Central Ave., Highland Park | 1:30 p.m. | Free | 847-266-0770 | Rabbi Menachem Schmidt of President Chabad On Campus International will deliver a talk, “How to Keep Our Kids Jewish in College.” In a multicultural society, the challenge has always been how do we respect other traditions while not losing our own. Hear views from an expert on the college scene for over

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5 p.m. | http://bit.ly/1erPAit for more information | Stores and businesses along the 1800-2100 blocks of Central Street will celebrate the holiday season with discounts, raffles, refreshments and strolling entertainers. Join Yelp and Little Yelpers at Maya Papaya for card making and a special pop-in visit from 1-1:30 by The Storybook Mom.

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Free Lunchtime Concert | Music Institute of Chicago | 1702 Sherman Ave., Evanston | 12:15-1 p.m. | musicinst.org | The Music Institute of Chicago is offering free lunchtime concerts and conversation one Wednesday per month. Lunch is available for purchase from the Pret A Manger Kiosk, and free coffee will be served. Aimee Biasiello, viola, Kathy Lee, piano, and Ellen McSweeney, violin, will perform selected chamber music.

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Linly Designs Holiday Open House photography by robin subar Held each year, Linly Designs opens it Highland Park doors for a Holiday Open House, showcasing the store’s finest goods for the season. Shoppers perused home accessories, floral arrangements, and holiday gifts while sipping wine and nibbling on gourmet hors d’oeuvres. Linly Designs specialists chatted up the guests about their holiday decorating services. linlydesigns.com

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Mansavage bets the farm on comforting food ■ by katie rose mceneely Eric Mansavage is the chef at Farmhouse Evanston and Farmhouse Chicago.

How did you start cooking? When I was a kid, my family lived in Wisconsin. My grandmothers had a oneacre plot of garden, and I was always around food, pickling and canning.

I went through college, and I kind of decided that cooking was a good platform — I enjoyed doing it, and it would be good to have a profession. It went from there, and I ended up in Chicago. I went to [culinary] school and worked myself up to where I am now. It’s been a push, but it’s been pretty good, being here and having two restaurants. A lot of my undergraduate studies were in business, which ties into what I do, trying to run both these places. It’s not just about cooking, even though that’s the best part of it.

Years cooking? Seven years of professional cooking.

Best recipe tweak? A lot of the stuff I do when developing recipes is balance — the crosshairs of sweet and sour. We try to make every bite interesting.

Signature dish? The half-roasted Amish chicken with blue-cheese mashed potatoes. My short ribs are also really good, too. The other thing is the fried cheese curds —kind of a Wisconsin staple, everybody has to try them when

they come here.

Favorite cuisine to make? I take seasonal ingredients and apply different techniques that make sense to the time of year. Working with what we can get from the farmers — I think we call it American Seasonal.

What do you like to eat at home?

Pizza is my favorite. Outside of eating a great Chicago-style pizza, the best is when I go home and my mom and dad cook for me. Doesn’t even matter what it is.

Worthwhile gadget? A fish spatula; there are so many uses for it.

Favorite cookbook? One of my favorite ones right now is “The Art of Living According to Joe Beef,” by David McMillan.

Favorite fruit or vegetable? I would have to say tomatoes — they’re versatile across the board, sweet or savory.

Funniest or most memorable kitchen incident?

When you have someone that you work with and they’re basically part of the family — usually on their last day before moving on to a new job, something will happen. Like getting hosed down with water, or a box of cornstarch thrown at them. I’ve seen some pretty epic food fights.

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Recipe: Rosemary Corn Dressing Place 6 pieces shucked and cleaned sweet corn on grill and char slightly. Once cooled, cut the corn off of the cobs and reserve. Do the same with 3 whole red bell peppers; once charred, place them in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to steam the peppers and loosen up the skin, making them easier to peel. After the peppers have cooled, peel the skin off and removed the seedpod inside. Dice the cleaned peppers and reserve.

Combine 1 sprig minced rosemary; 1 cup Chardonnay; 1 cup wildflower honey; 1 ½ cups apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; and ½ tablespoon fresh cracked black pepper in a large mixing bowl with the corn and peppers and drizzle the 1 ¼ cups blended canola and olive oil (75/25 ratio) in slowly to emulsify the dressing. Remove half of the mixture and puree in a blender; reincorporate with remainder to add body to the sauce. Season with kosher salt to taste and balance with more acid if necessary; serve on frisee greens alongside roasted chicken.

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Octogenarian carves out spot as top sculptor ■ by bob gariano Bob Andrus’s studio is in the converted first level of his home in Lake County. The shop is well-equipped with a band saw, grinders, a table saw — and enough carving tools and chisels to stock a small furniture factory.

At age 87, Bob has emerged as one of the preeminent sculptors in the Midwest.

His work includes realistic and symbolic wooden carvings depicting botanicals, human shapes, and abstract designs.

Even though there is a startling breadth to his subject matter, every Andrus piece exhibits the same precision craftsmanship and cohesive design. The realistic work in particular transcends the trompe l’oeil style that first strikes the observer. Upon closer examination, each piece seems to glow with vitality and color — almost like the subject was only just picked from the vine or bush where it grew.

The Ann Arbor, Mich. native’s journey into the art world has been circuitous.

“My first exposure I had to art was when my mother sent me to oil painting classes on Saturday mornings,” he said. “I didn’t like those classes much because they got in the way of my baseball games.”

Bob enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1945 and was assigned to a B-17 bomber

squadron in Italy. Because he was not the biggest guy, he served as a ball turret gunner.

“We were chasing the Germans out of Italy, and they had enough good sense to take their anti-aircraft batteries with them as they retreated across the Alps,” he said.

“They didn’t have much fighter protection, but they sure knew how to use those guns.

“After our duty in Europe, I was reassigned to the Pacific but while traveling there, we heard the Americans had dropped the atomic bomb, and the war was suddenly over.”

As a returning veteran, Andrus enrolled at the University of Michigan business school. He soon found that calculus and the other numerical classes were boring.

He started taking design classes.

Andrus graduated from Michigan with a degree in information design — or what today we call graphic design. Andrus joined Foote Cone and Belding after graduation and started a career in advertising, working with clients like the Ford Motor Co. to sell their new models. Later, he went to New York to help launch new Packard and Studebaker models.

After a brief stint back in Detroit helping with the Edsel introduction, he decided to leave Motown and come to Chicago to work with leading packaged goods companies like Kimberly Clark, Kraft, and SC Johnson.

Chicago became his new home.

At age 60, Andrus learned that advertising agencies firmly believed that all creative talents ended by around age 40. His career slowed down. A friend invited him to join Masco, the home improvement products company, as a designer. Andrus was first assigned to do the annual report, but he was soon in demand all around the company helping with the different Masco businesses design literature for their customers.

He retired at 70.

“I had already been sculpting part time for several years. I decided to commit myself full time to my art. I started with a few simple chisels and some sand paper. My first pieces were shore birds that I had observed on winter trips to Florida. But my subject matter soon began to include other things.

“Before I knew it, people started to buy my sculptures. My work was being shown by galleries in Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, and along the North Shore. In the last two decades I think I have completed about 500 sculptures, many of which have been sold or donated or given away.” Today, his work is on display in both fashionable private residences and in corporate settings.

Carnegie Mellon University design professor Mark Baskinger, in his new book “Drawing Ideas,” coins the word “freshture” to describe the characteristic of “dynamic

energy in structure and composition in an art work.” It is an apt word to describe Andrus’s work.

He often applies 10 or more coats of finishes to give the pieces depth and lifelike translucency. In addition, his subjects are sometimes precisely cut open to reveal the inner seed pods and delicate structures under the surface of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. How many times have we sliced open a green pepper without actually seeing the exquisite three-dimensional natural shapes inside? Andrus’s work allows us to observe and explore these small wonders seemingly for the first time.

When this new way of seeing is applied to more complex assemblages, the carvings go from depictions of everyday items to surrealistic combinations of familiar shapes.

The colors and forms become trees or human figures. He often carves in tightly grained wood like poplar or jelutong, so details are not obscured by the underlying structure of the wood.

As he approaches 90 years, Andrus — whose work can be seen at www.rgandrus. com — shows no signs of slowing down. Says he, “I think that good design and sculpture is all around us. I enjoy helping people see the beauty in everyday things.”

Main Street columnist Bob Gariano can be reached at bob@northshoreweekend.com ■

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Hard to figure Bid for a state crown falls just short for highly touted Ramblers

Downer in DeKalb: Loyola Academy’s Austin Lyons reacts to his team’s 13-10 state final loss to Naperville Central.

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■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Shortly after the second-place trophy presentation, one of the Loyola Academy players was lugging the cumbersome prize back to the team’s locker room at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

On the way, this wooden, three-foot keepsake accidently slipped out of his hands and fell to the ground.

It landed hard. But … it survived. It stayed mostly intact.

No harm, no foul.

No worries.

But the symbolism here?

Hard to miss.

Loyola, which was the glitter team heading to the IHSA Class 8A state title game on Nov. 30, saw its chance for a state championship fall by the wayside. The team dropped a hard-fought 13-10 decision to Naperville Central.

No doubt, for these Ramblers (12-2), it will go down as the one that got away.

Ranked as one of the top teams in the state by most media outlets, the Ramblers took the field at Northern Illinois University as the odds-on favorites against the Redhawks.

“I thought going in that we were the better team,” said Loyola defensive tackle Charlie Pontarelli.

“A lot of people thought we were a better team last year,” he added, alluding to the Ramblers’ run to the 2012 Class 8A semifinals. “So we proved a lot of people wrong.”

The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Pontarelli, who will don a jersey for Dartmouth University next fall, said that the final series of the game will haunt him for some time.

“We had five minutes to stop them (and get the ball back),” said Pontarelli. “We should’ve been able to do that.”

The Redhawks, who took possession at their own 21-yard line, ran off the final 5 minutes and 33 seconds of the game. On the 13th play of the drive, quarterback Jacob Kolzow took a knee at the Loyola six-yard line as the horn sounded.

“Until that last drive, I was pretty happy with what we did on defense,” said Pontarelli.

But, he added: “What we did in the first (26-plus minutes) doesn’t mean anything.

It’s what we did in the last five.”

The killer play came on fourth-and-one at the LA 21-yard line with 2:12 left.

“I had him (Kolzow) wrapped up in the backfield,” said a disbelieving Pontarelli, a stand-up guy who put together a stellar season. “I know I will watch the film at some point. But it’s not going to be a good memory.”

Naperville Central (11-3) definitely won the special-teams battle. The Redhawks led 6-0 at halftime on a pair of field goals

by Connor Assalley (a 34-yarder in the first quarter and a 37-yarder in the second quarter).

And they eventually took a 13-2 advantage with 8:55 left, when Dillon Grooss not only blocked a 22-yard field goal attempt by Loyola’s Mike Kurzydlowski but also ran it

back 83 yards for a touchdown.

“Kicking the field goal was the safer choice at the time,” said Loyola head coach John Holecek. “Obviously, I regret it now.”

But the decision was a sound one, considering how reliable Kurzydlowski had been all season. The junior came into the contest with very good numbers: 52 of 55 on PATs and 9 of 14 on field-goal attempts.

Grooss not only came in untouched, but the junior defensive back was able to field the ball on a perfect bounce. It was a Sunday hop.

With a running start, Grooss blasted down the right sideline. Loyola’s holder, Aidan Walsh, gave chase but couldn’t catch him.

“Hats off to them,” said Holecek. “They made some plays.”

Loyola’s best offense came late, when senior quarterback Jack Penn scrambled free and tossed an eight-yard touchdown pass to Fran O’Malley with 5:39 left in regulation.

Penn (30-40-1, 238 yards) capped the 11-play, 75-yard drive with a two-point conversion on a quarterback draw.

On that series, Penn completed passes to six different receivers, including a 21-yarder to Joe Joyce (7-44) and a 14-yarder to Joe Dixon (5-45) in Naperville Central territory.

LA’s leading receiver was junior Owen Buscaglia, who snagged 12 passes for a game-high 91 yards. His best catch was a 24-yarder over the middle on the first play of the second half.

With the exception of Penn’s 67 yards, the Ramblers’ ground game never got rolling. The team was limited to 100 yards,

averaging 3.2 yards per carry.

“I’ll have to see the film to diagnose that,” said Holecek.

Notable: Loyola’s top performer on defense was senior linebacker Andrew Cerney. No. 40 finished with a team-high 11 tackles (7 solos, 4 assists). He also had a quarterback sack and tackle for loss …

Fellow inside linebacker Brian O’Brien (6 tackles), outside linebacker Tim Sullivan (5 tackles) and nose tackle Tommy Nickele also came up with tackles for loss ... The other tackle leaders were junior defensive backs Calvin Falkenhayn (7) and Ryan Zinkula (6) … “We knew what they were going to run,” said O’Brien. “We just didn’t make enough big plays. We didn’t force turnovers.” … Naperville Central was limited to 10 first downs and 91 rushing yards …

Beating Mount Carmel 24-17 in Week Six was one of the highlights of Loyola’s season. The 13-1 Caravan capped their season with a 30-0 victory over Lake Zurich in the Class 7A state title game … The Redhawks, who finished fourth in the DuPage Valley Conference, ended the season on a six-game winning streak. At one point, they were 5-3… The Ramblers, who also placed second in the state in 2011, will return five starters on defense: Thomas Dreher (DE), Mark Dowdle, Zinkuka, Falkenhayn and O’Brien. Three juniors started on offense: tackle Jack Moroni, center Michael Carlin and Buscaglia. ■

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Cool Cal, hot hand: Lake Forest’s Cal Miller fires up a shot in the tourney opener against Glenbrook South. The senior missed two tourney games with a mild concussion.

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A good rate of return Miller makes the most of his comeback, stars in third-place game ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Cal Miller suffered a stress fracture during AAU ball in the summer.

The Lake Forest High School senior guard/forward sustained a mild concussion in the Scouts’ boys basketball season opener on Nov. 25.

He then had to sit out the next two games at the New Trier/Loyola Academy Thanksgiving Tournament.

Miller returned to the court on Nov. 30.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder hurt New Trier — with his shooting touch.

Miller torched the Trevians, scoring a game-high 21 points in a 66-65 victory in the tourney’s third-place game at Loyola.

He connected on three of his game-high five three-pointers in the Scouts’ 21-point second quarter.

“I was feeling it,” Miller said. “But this win wasn’t about me.

“It was about the team,” he added. “The team stepped up as a whole.”

Laud Miller for his modesty.

Applaud Miller for tallying 13 of Lake Forest’s first 16 points, with six of them coming via back-to-back treys in a 43-second span at the start of the second quarter.

The second three-pointer gave LF a 16-15 lead.

“Cal is a nice player,” Scouts coach Phil LaScala said. “He works really hard. He hits the weights hard. He’s a strong kid who can shoot.”

And play anywhere on the floor.

Comfortably.

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Ricky Samuelson of the Trevians drives to the hoop during the team’s tourney opener.

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Finding their way

Trevians finish 2-2 in Thanksgiving Tournament ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Down by 11 points, after three quarters, New Trier High School’s boys basketball players sat on a bench.

Trevians coach Scott Fricke had a plan. But he first delivered an order to his team in the third-place game of the New Trier/Loyola Academy Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 30.

“He told us, ‘Keep your heads up,’ ” New Trier junior guard Robbie Abuls recounted.

During the huddle between periods at Loyola, Fricke also predicted his club would collect some steals early in the fourth quarter and make Lake

Forest High School’s Scouts sweat.

NT’s heads?

Up. LF’s 51-40 lead?

It melted to 55-53 with 4:27 left in the final frame, thanks to two steals

by Abuls and senior Ricky Samuelson’s flurry of seven points in a 2:14 span.

“A couple of quick baskets got us back in it,” Abuls said. “Coach was right.”

But LF was victorious. The Scouts edged the Trevians 66-65 to improve to 3-1.

NT junior guard David Hammes (17 points) hit a pair of free throws with 26.2 seconds remaining to cut LF’s lead to 66-65.

He then had the ball in his hands in the final seconds. His shot from near the top of the key was off.

But not by much.

Four Trevians scored at least five points in the highly charged fourth quarter. Samuelson (team-high 19 points, four rebounds, two steals) authored nine of them; Hammes struck for six; and Abuls (12 points, four steals) and senior guard Jordan Thomas (10 points, five rebounds) tallied five points apiece.

“My teammates are great,” Abuls said. “We have a bunch of unselfish players, and we communicate well.

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Nothin’ but net

Finger-rolling good: Highland Park High School guard David Sachs splits the defense and puts up a shot against St. Viator.

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HP’s Sachs takes game-winning shot in stride ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com David Sachs won’t lie. There’s nothing like hitting a do-or-die, game-winning shot.

“Definitely, a great feeling,” said the Highland Park High School junior.

But Sachs, who is not one to bask in his own glory, did his best to deflect attention from himself.

“It’s a great feeling any time anyone on your team does it,” he said.

Vintage Sachs.

“That’s David,” said Highland Park head coach Paul Harris. “He’s a humble guy. A great teammate.”

But Harris also knows the other side of Mr. Sachs. The kid is fearless and not afraid to take the “glory” shot.

Thus, Harris didn’t need to do a double take in his team’s opening-round game at the St. Viator Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 26. He wasn’t surprised when his talented point guard calmly — and accurately

— drilled a 19-footer with 1.1 seconds left to give his team a 54-53 overtime victory over Prospect.

“He’s confident enough that he wants the ball in his hands in that situation,” said Harris. “He knows it’s part of his obligation, his responsibility (as one of the team leaders).”

For Sachs, it was a fitting conclusion to a fantastic night of shooting. He made 8 of 9 field goals to finish the game with a teamhigh 17 points.

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“I knew it was on target,” said Sachs. “But I thought it might be short.”

Nope, nothin’ but net.

“It looked good coming off his hand,” noted Harris. “It looked good the whole way.”

The Giants got a break when Prospect star Bobby Frasco (17 points) missed the back end of a two-shot foul with :07 left on the clock.

“Coach said that we weren’t going to call a time-out if he missed the free throw,” said Sachs. “He wanted us to push it up court and take a shot.”

Jordan Krawitz did his part. The HP junior grabbed a long rebound and quickly threw a long outlet pass to Sachs.

“It turned out just the way we wanted it to turn out,” said Sachs. “We were excited to get that first W.” The Giants ended up with a 2-2 record in a tough field at St. Viator. They dropped a 48-44 decision to the host Lions on Nov. 27 and then fell to Conant 50-34 on Nov. 29. In the finale on Nov. 30, they claimed a decisive 55-36 victory over Walther Lutheran.

“What I love about this tournament is that you see a lot of different styles of play,” said Harris. “Prospect likes to use a lot of sets.

St. Viator is a team that gets out and goes.

Conant is big and physical. And Walther Christian always has a lot of great athletes.”

Sachs, an all-league selection last season, likes what he sees.

“I think we can be pretty good,” he said.

“We can’t take anything for granted. We’ve got to play each game like it’s our last.”

With Sachs and junior Luke Norcia, last year’s starting guard tandem is intact. This dynamic duo helped the Giants finish 14-14 last winter.

“David and Luke are the stabilizing forces,” said Harris. “As the season goes along, the other guys will get more and more comfortable.”

In the tourney finale against Walther Christian, Sachs (14 points, 4 steals, 5 assists, 4 rebounds) and Norcia (13 points, 3 three-pointers, 4 assists) were quite the 1-2 punch.

The team also received solid inside play from senior Tommy Sutker (7 points, 6 rebounds), junior Hallvard Lundevall (7 points, 3 rebounds) and Krawitz (4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists).

Lundevall (6-3) is the varsity newcomer.

Harris is excited about his potential.

“He gives us a little more size. He’s got a great basketball frame,” said the HP coach.

“He does a lot of things well.”

In the loss to Conant, Lundevall was the team’s second leading scorer (8 points) behind Norcia (11 points).

And in the four-point setback to St. Viator, Lundevall (9 points, 5 rebounds) and Sachs (10 points, 5 assists) were the stat leaders.

Krawitz’s best outing was in the opener against Prospect: eight points, three rebounds and two steals. He had six points and four rebounds against St. Viator.

“I love how hard Jordan plays,” said Harris. “I love his energy in games and in practices.”

Harris’ bench is deep. He can turn to a trio of junior guards in Jacob Iden, Max Goshen and Jason Beerman.

“They all looked good in the tournament,” said the Giants’ coach.

Senior Jeremy Levin also can come off the bench and spark things.

“He shoots the ball well,” Harris said. “He does a great job of playing to his strengths.”

Notable: As it turned out, the Giants defeated the first-place team. Prospect and St. Viator finished with 3-1 records. The tie-breaker went to the Knights, who beat the home team 61-58 on Nov. 29. … Conant finished 2-2. ■

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Highly sought-after Clarke is one of keys for the Ramblers in championship game ■ by bill mclean

It turned into a clinic.

Ramblers yearned for assists, not points.

“Our team chemistry is off the charts,” Clarke said. “We all love playing in [Livatino’s] system. Offense, defense … it’s all fun.”

Senior guard Kevin Kucera, another tri-captain, finished with a game-high 15 points. LA junior Griffin Boehm chipped in with eight points.

Tri-captain Jack Morrissey stood out in Loyola’s final Pool A game on Nov. 27, pouring in 23 points in a 65-59 overtime defeat of New Trier. Kucera netted 17, and sophomore Christopher Harris struck for 12 points.

“It was nice, not having to play [on the day after Thanksgiving],” Livatino said.

“We challenged the guys. They came in that day, worked hard on some things. And they responded well [against Glenbrook South.]

“We did some good stuff.”

Well before the title game, as New Trier and Lake Forest warmed up for the thirdplace game, somebody brought up the topic of prep football in front of Livatino.

“It’s great day to be Rambler,” he said.

“Two teams from Loyola, playing for championships. Yes, the one our football team is going for us is certainly a bigger deal than the one we hope to win.

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One of the stars of the game, tri-captain James Clarke, joined his teammates and a championship plaque to pose for pictures under a basket on Nov. 30.

Loyola Academy Ramblers smiled.

The championship plaque did not.

Clarke, a guard, and his hoops brethren then headed to a locker room. Ramblers coach Tom Livatino spoke, assessing his club’s frighteningly decisive 59-24 defeat of Glenbrook South High School in the final of the New Trier/Loyola Thanksgiving Tournament at Loyola.

A sportswriter interviewed Clarke.

Another sportswriter interviewed Clarke.

A college coach introduced himself to the 6-foot Clarke. They spoke to each other for about five minutes.

Clarke was courteous and respectful throughout the encounters.

No surprise.

The young man oozes good manners.

But there had to be a voice inside of him demanding, “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go! Now!” His favorite football team, Loyola Academy’s, would soon battle Naperville Central for the Class 8A state title in DeKalb, 71 miles away.

“A bunch of us are driving there tonight to root for the team,” Clarke said after scoring 11 points (10 in the first quarter) and grabbing a team-high five rebounds against the Titans. “Two football players (juniors Owen Buscaglia and Mark Dowdle) also play basketball.

“We can’t wait for them to start playing basketball with us.”

LA’s gridders, alas, lost 13-10.

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“Our best defensive effort, by far,” Livatino said. “I was not happy with our defense in our first three games.”

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• Mark Braun: The 63-year-old is closing on a unique milestone. The Metro Chicago Sports Network play-byplay broadcaster will work his 50,000th sports event on Dec. 13, when New Trier takes on Maine South in a boys basketball game.

His announcing career spans 43 years. He currently does games for the New Trier High School athletic department (football, basketball, baseball and field hockey); Loyola Academy parent association (baseball and hockey); Highland Park High School parent association (baseball); Glenbrook South High School (hockey); Wilmette Connie Mack (baseball) and North Shore Griffins (youth football).

He’s been prolific. Braun has worked as many as 15 games in a single day, while he has videoed, announced and edited as many as 4,500 events in a season. He’s done 25,000 games for New Trier and 17,000 ice hockey games.

His motto is simple: “It’s always about the players.”

On Dec. 12, there will be a celebration of Braun’s life work at Stormy’s Tavern and Grille in Northfield.

Roaming the sidelines

football • Lake Forest: The Scouts’ football team lost three games in 2013. The Class 6A state quarterfinalist (9-3) fell to Lake Zurich, Stevenson and Batavia.

None of the losses was a bad one.

LZ reached the Class 7A state final; Stevenson made it to a Class 8A semifinal; and Batavia, which defeated LF 19-14 in a state quarterfinal, routed Richards 34-14 for the 6A championship on Nov. 30.

The trio went a combined 35-6 this fall, including 12-2 in the postseason.

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Men’s hockey • Glenview: Matt Ustaski, a 6-6, 225-pound center, has made a verbal commitment to the University of Wisconsin.

The 19-year-old Glenview resident will join the Badgers after playing two seasons for Langley in the British Columbia Hockey League.

He had 11 goals and 16 assists for the Rivermen during the 2012-13 season. Through 25 games this season, he has nine goals and 14 points.

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Football • Holy Cross: Loyola Academy grad Peter Pujals, a freshman quarterback at Holy Cross, has been named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. The Glenview native made eight starts and threw for 2,261 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also rushed for 469 yards. He was ranked second in the Patriot League in passing yards and total offense. He was third in pass efficiency (134.8).

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Men’s Basketball • Jack Cooley: The former Glenbrook South and Notre Dame star is playing in Turkey this winter. And he’s putting up decent numbers for Trabzonspor. After eight games, the 6-foot-9 forward is averaging 13.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He’s shooting 65 percent from the field.

Thinking out loud

Basketball • The Hand-Check Rule: IHSA basketball officials are enforcing this rule in earnest this season. Thus, the games are being called much tighter. More fouls. More breaks in the action.

It’s a good rule. Defenders shouldn’t be allowed to impede ball-handlers. Fouls should be called when it happens.

But many of the referees, who want to be in line with this rule, are overreacting. A lot of touch fouls are being whistled. A lot of (extra) free throws are being shot.

Glenbrook South’s Danny Nikitas (No. 24) charges into Lake Forest’s Evan Boudreaux during tourney action in the New Trier-Loyola Tournament.

photography by joel lerner Here’s a solution: Instead of giving the bonus on the seventh foul of each half, let’s increase that number to the 10th foul. Or, let’s take a page from the NBA and allow five fouls in each quarter before the bonus goes into effect. The double bonus goes into play on the 10th foul.

In the meantime, coaches are on the spot. They have to convince their players — which they should anyway — to play defense with their feet. And — you guessed it — they need to spend more practice time … shooting free throws.

Now, more than ever, games will be won — and lost — at the foul line.

Football • The Spread Offense: Does anyone miss “Three yards and a cloud of dust”?

It used to be the standard in high school football.

Running to daylight and playing smash-mouth football used to be the thing for most teams.

But, it’s gone the way of the Ford Edsel, eight-track cartridge and phone booth.

The wide-open, no-huddle offense has been around for a while, but it’s now in full force. Offensive football around here has been fully transformed.

Having a dual-threat quarterback is like finding gold.

Three area QBs joined the 2,000 Club this season.

At Loyola, Jack Penn passed for 2,220 yards and rushed for 618 yards in 12 games.

At Highland Park, Tommy Sutker finished with 2,186 yards in 10 games: 1,669 in the air and 517 on the ground.

And, at Lake Forest, Regis Durbin picked up 2,013 yards in 12 games: 1,580 passing and 433 rushing.

“I think it’s safe to say that this is the trend. This is modern-day football,” veteran Highland Park coach Hal Chiodo.

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Boys Basketball • Eric Porter: The Deerfield senior guard, a three-year

starter, entered the Shooter’s Zone in his team’s tournament-opening victory over Rolling Meadows 60-53 on Nov. 26 at Palatine. He scored 22 of his game-high 24 points in the second half. He hit 8 of his last 11 shots, including 6 of 8 from beyond the arc.

• Ricky Samuelson: The 6-foot-4 wing had an electrifying fourth quarter in New Trier’s 65-59 overtime loss to Loyola on Nov. 27 in round three of pool play at the New Trier-Loyola Tournament. He scored all 12 of his team’s points, including two three-pointers, in the fourth quarter. The senior finished the game with 18 points.

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Tennis • New Trier: Girls tennis coach Jerry Morse-Karzen captured his 38th United States Tennis Association gold ball (national title) on Nov. 24. Morse-Karzen, 60, and his 30-year-old son, Brett, won the USTA National Senior Father/Son Doubles Clay Court Championship at The Landings Racquet Club in Sarasota, Fla. In the final, the Morse-Karzens defeated a duo from Delray Beach, Fla., 6-4, 6-2.

It capped an unprecedented Grand Slam season in the division. The 6-foot-4 Jerry and the 6-10 Brett had emerged victorious at national events on three other surfaces in 2013 — hard court, indoor and grass.

The tandem’s gold ball in Sarasota upped its Father/ Son career total to an astounding 24; the first 20 were Open division crowns.

Jerry has netted 10 USTA Father/Daughter titles with Becky. Jerry also won national Father/Son championships with his father, Richard.

Brett Morse-Karzen (NTHS, ’02) and classmate Yusuke Amamoto finished runner-up in doubles at the 2001 and ’02 state meets. NT won the team title both seasons. ■

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Off to a flying start Caxys finish 4-1 in Mundelein Tournament ■ by bob gosman

sports@northshoreweekend.com After Warren High School point guard Eric Gillespie scored 37 points against Mundelein on Nov. 25 in the Mundelein Thanksgiving Tournament, Lake Forest Academy boys basketball coach Matt Vaughn knew his team would need a stellar defensive effort to slow down the Gillespie Express.

So he broke out a rare box-and-one look that limited Gillespie to nine points in Lake Forest Academy’s 53-43 victory on Nov. 27.

That kind of play has helped the Caxys get off to a great start. They finished the tourney with a 4-1 record.

During the first three quarters, Gillespie scored a grand total of two points. Juniors Isaiah Foust, Alec Mesrobian and Josh Postadan took turns guarding Gillespie.

“Coach Vaughn had a nice scheme and we just rotated guys in and out to wear him out,” junior guard Ryan Clamage said. “We were able to take them out of their offense. (Gillespie) is their primary scorer and got frustrated and started taking bad shots.”

In early season practices, Lake Forest Academy had only briefly touched on the box-and-one.

“The key was that we rotated guys of all shapes and sizes against him to keep him guessing,” Vaughn said. “That also kept our guys fresh. Our (plan) was pretty simple.

We wanted to (force) someone else to step up for Warren.”

Lake Forest Academy’s ability to get after teams defensively was also on display in its only loss of the tournament, a 46-44 decision against high-flying Uplift Community High School, the eventual champion, on Nov. 29.

“It shocked me a little bit that we were able to hold them to 46 points,” said Clamage, who hit a pair of three-pointers in the first quarter. “We communicated really well and played hard defense.”

LFA focused intensely on limiting transition baskets.

“They can make it look like a layup drill,” said Vaughn.

“We didn’t want them to get a lot of free looks.”

Lake Forest Academy’s defense was inconsistent last year. But the addition of two new starters from Brooklyn,

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a put-back bucket.

It was a low-Cal moment.

It had Scouts fans starving for more.

A couple of minutes later — following his long-range exploits — Miller delivered an assist on a basket by LF senior Dane Roberts (10 points, two treys).

LF (3-1) scored 29 points in the first half.

Miller netted 16 of them.

Scouts senior forward/center Evan Boudreaux, saddled with foul trouble for most of the game, showed his assertive side in the third quarter.

He grabbed entry passes.

He pivoted hard.

He made scoring look easy.

The 6-6 Boudreaux scored all 12 of his points in the second half, mostly after making tough-to-guard post moves.

New Trier (2-2) trailed 51-40 after three quarters but found another gear in the fourth frame. The Trevs got feisty on defense and used that phase of the game to generate offense.

NT pared LF’s advantage to 55-53 at 4:27.

Twenty-one seconds later, Boudreaux (game-high 11 rebounds) fouled out.

The Trevians got as close as one point three times, including the final score.

“Our toughness — that’s what I liked about our team today,” LaScala said. “[New Trier] made that run at us.

We held them off. We made plays.

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N.Y – Foust and 6-foot-9 junior Diago Quinn — has changed the look of this team.

“They’ve really brought some physicality to the team,” Clamage said. “Diago is not one of those skinny 6-foot-9 kids. He’s a big presence in the paint.”

Quinn battled foul trouble early in the tournament but channeled his aggressiveness during the final three games.

His play inside, particularly his ability to limit secondchance points, was particularly critical against Uplift and Warren.

“Diago doesn’t like to make mistakes, and he understands that he has to be smarter on defense and not waste fouls,” Vaughn said. “(As the tournament progressed) he got himself in better position and did a really nice job.”

The Lake Forest Academy bench was a major factor throughout the tournament. The bench players chanted, “Defense, defense,” throughout the Warren game.

“It was so motivating to hear the way the bench supported us,” Foust said.

It was also motivating for Lake Forest Academy to see that they could effectively play both an up-tempo and grindit-out style.

“We saw so many different styles in that tournament, and we (demonstrated) our versatility,” Vaughn said.

While Lake Forest Academy knows it came up just one basket short from winning the tournament, there wasn’t much to complain about.

“At the start of the week, I would have taken 4-1 for sure,” Vaughn said. “Our offense needs some time to get everyone on the same page, but we improved defensively and played better every game.”

Junior Dejon Brissett, sophomore Daniel Joseph and Foust led the way in the team’s tourney-opening win over the host Mustangs 76-70 on Nov. 25. Foust hit 8 of 12 free throws to finish with 18 points. Joseph tallied 15 points, while Brissett added 14 points.

On Nov. 26, Brissett led the way with 19 points as the Caxys topped Barrington 58-53. Joseph scored 16 points, while Foust also finished in double figures (12 points).

In the game against Warren, four players finished in double digits: Joseph (15), Brissett (12), Quinn (10) and Clamage (10).

And in their tourney finale, a 48-40 victory over Lakes on Nov. 30, Clamage led all scorers with 16 points. Brissett chipped in 11 points.

Brissett and Joseph were named to the all-tournament team.

to compete like we did today, we’ll be in great shape.”

LF junior forward Adam Wolf finished with eight points and nine boards. Classmate Jack Traynor scored seven points.

“Our bench players came ready to play,” LaScala said.

“They gave us what we needed.”

Roberts, in particular. The 6-4 forward nailed a threepointer midway through the second quarter, increasing the Scouts’ advantage to 23-18.

His second trey, at 1:42 of the third quarter, swelled the lead to 49-37.

NT was reeling.

LF was in control.

But New Trier got back in it and had a chance to win it as the clock neared 0:00.

Notable: Boudreaux poured in 22 points in a 53-49 loss to Glenbrook South in a tourney opener on Nov. 25.

Miller and senior guard/forward Ryan Bender each scored nine. … Boudreaux then dropped 25 points on Prosser in a 58-48 victory the next day. … In the Scouts’ final Pool B game on Nov. 27, Wolf paced a short-handed crew in a 59-58 defeat of St. Ignatius. He finished with 18 points, followed by Roberts (11), Bender (10) and junior guard/forward Steve Vogrich (seven). Boudreaux and Miller did not play because of injuries. … LF, Glenbrook South and St. Ignatius each had 2-1 marks in pool play. South advanced to the championship game against Loyola because it had allowed fewer points (150) than LF (158) and St. Ignatius (162) had. ■

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Girls Basketball: The senior duo earned alltournament honors in the New Trier Thanksgiving Tournament. They helped the Ramblers to a 3-2 record in the five-game set.

Herion and Nick were quite the duo on Nov. 29 in a 48-47 win over North Lawndale. Herion knocked down four three-pointers to finish with 15 points. Nick ended up with 17 points and seven rebounds.

On Nov. 25, in a 68-66 loss to Bogan, Nick poured in 19 points to go with eight rebounds. Teammate Sarah Elston had 16 points and six boards.

The Ramblers capped tourney play on Nov. 30 with a 68-43 victory over Phillps. Lucy Melbinger led the team with 10 points. Tyra Mills added nine points.

The top rebounders were Herion (5) and Elston (5).

Alexa Czyzynski/Jeannie Boehm New Trier

Girls Basketball: In helping the Trevians to 5-0 record in the New Trier Thanksgiving Tournament, Czyzynski and Boehm were honored for their efforts.

Both were named to the all-tournament team.

The team capped its five-game set with an 85-68 victory over Bogan on Nov. 30.

On Nov. 29, the Trevians took care of Warren 57-12.

And on Nov. 25, New Trier came up with a 66-60 win over North Lawndale.

Kate Arnson/Annie Keller/Grace Torkelson Lake Forest

Girls Basketball: This trio turned in solid play at the Vernon Hills Thanksgiving Tournament.

The team finished in third place with a 3-2 record.

Keller’s best game came on Nov. 25, when she finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 40-29 victory over Woodstock North.

Torkelson had eight points and 12 rebounds, while Arnson added eight points and 10 rebounds. Laurel Tesar led the team in steals (4).

On Nov. 23, in a 34-29 victory over Glenbrook North, Keller led the team with nine points and 16 rebounds.

Torkelson wound up with 12 rebounds, six points and five assists, while Arnson had 12 boards. Delaney Williams helped out with seven points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.

On Nov. 26, the Scouts dropped a 47-29 decision to Maine East. Keller finished with eight points and nine rebounds. Arnson had six points, two steals and two blocks.

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“Ricky,” he added, “is athletic. He can play against anybody.”

Against eventual tournament champion Loyola, in a Pool A game on Nov. 27, Samuelson played magnificent ball in the fourth quarter of a 65-59 overtime loss at NT. The 6-foot-4 guard poured in 12 points in the frame, with six coming from three-point territory.

NT’s point total in the frame?

See Samuelson’s point total.

He finished with a team-high 18 points. Thomas scored 13 points, and Abuls contributed 12 points and seven boards.

“New Trier spreads the floor well, shoots the ball well,” Loyola coach Tom Livatino said. “It’s well-coached. It has a history of tremendous basketball success.”

New Trier (2-2) lost to eventual Class 4A champion Simeon in a supersectional last winter. Graduation 2013 then extracted significant performers from the program.

The 6-4 Abuls was unsure of his role for the Trevs before the start of the 2013-14 season. But he knew for certain what he likes to do on a basketball court.

“A little bit of everything,” he said. “Try to play good defense, crash the boards, be active.

“And I love shooting.”

He shot and made two free throws in New Trier’s 9-0 first-quarter run against Lake Forest. NT had trailed 6-1 when Samuelson started the stretch with two freebies

Girls Hockey: The junior tallied her team’s lone goal in a 4-1 setback to host Warren on Nov. 25. Warren is one of the area’s improved teams.

On Nov. 24, the team skated past Evanston 5-0 at Lake Forest College. Anna Bleck led the way with a goal and an assist.

Sasha Carney, Willa DeBoom, Kyra Mangasarian and Chandler Scoco also scored. Nina Wilson and Caroline Knop had the other assists.

Gavin Proeh Highland Park

Boys Hockey: He came up with a hat trick in HP’s 7-0 victory over St. Viator on Nov. 29 in the opening round of the Loyola Thanksgiving Tournament at the Skokie Skatium.

Noah Pickus and David Shapiro also contributed to the offense. Pickus had two goals and two assists, while Shapiro had two assists. Jason Block and Brian Chudacoff also scored, while the other assists went to Andrew Krug, Koby Schneider and Proeh. Benjamin Berger earned the shutout.

In the team’s other tourney win on Nov. 29 — a 5-1 victory over Rice — Shapiro and Pickus had two goals each. Brayden Urdan also scored, while assists were credited to Shapiro, Block and Proehl. Jake Kaufmann picked up the win in goal.

On Nov. 30, the Giants dropped a 6-1 decision to highly touted Glenbrook North in game three of the tournament.

Meanwhile, on Nov. 27 at Glacier, HP used a pair of goals by Pickus to top Deerfield 5-2. Kieran Jagadeesh, Brice Saul and Proeh also scored. Zachary Lieberman, David Kessler, Shapiro, Jagadeesh and Pickus had the assists.

Chris Brower New Trier Green

Boys Hockey: He was named the Championship Game MVP in the 42nd Annual Loyola Thanksgiving Tournament. He scored two goals in the title game on Dec. 1, as NT Green topped Glenbrook North 4-2.

The other scorers were Brent Segvich and Brad Glass.

Assists were credited to Kevin Marren and Jason Kuker.

Forward Matt Solberg and goalie Jack Junge also stood out for New Trier Green (19-3-1). Both earned all-tournament honors.

The team advanced to the title game after beating Benet 2-0 in the semifinal. Junge stopped 39 shots to earn the shutout. The goals were scored by Solberg and Colin McBride.

NT Green reached the semifinal round after beating Barrington 5-1 and Maine Township 3-1 and tying St. Ignatius 2-2. ■

of his own.

Hammes scored the other five points in the 2:35 sequence.

A Samuelson trey, with three seconds remaining in the quarter, upped NT’s advantage to 13-8.

LF outscored NT 21-13 in the second quarter. Scouts senior guard/forward Cal Miller (game highs of 21 points and five treys) scored his team’s first eight points and drilled a trio of three-pointers in the quarter.

NT appeared down and out after LF junior forward/center and Division-I prospect Evan Boudreaux (11 rebounds) netted all 12 of his points via swift, strong moves down low in the second half.

LF led by as many as 12 points late in the quarter.

NT’s resiliency — along with Fricke’s encouraging words — changed the tenor of the game during the final eight minutes.

Notable: New Trier junior forward Ryan Haak came down with a team-high six rebounds in the NT/Loyola Tournament third-place game on Nov. 30. … In early Pool A play, NT routed Hope 58-35 on Nov. 25 and overwhelmed Rauner 88-33 on Nov. 26. Samuelson scored a team-high 13 points in the game against Hope, followed

by Thomas (12 points) and Abuls (eight). … Loyola senior guard James Clarke, on NT’s Trevians: “They play well collectively.” … Abuls wasn’t thinking about only turkey and hoops last week. A date, Dec. 14, also was on his mind. “I’m taking the ACT then,” he said.

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