3/15 – 3/16/14
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THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
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With Kevin Reiterman & Bill McLean
Charlie Drake of the Winter Club Squirt squad takes a shot on goal during the team's overtime win over Twin Lakes of Buffalo Grove in the North Shore Hockey League title game on March 9 in Evanston.
photography by joel lerner
Rising Stars Youth Hockey
Winter Club: Despite drawing from a limited number of players — only sons and daughters of club members can compete, while other teams can tap entire cities — the Winter Club of Lake Forest captured a number of hockey championships this past weekend. On Sunday night, the Bantam squad topped Glenview 3-2 to win the North Shore Youth Hockey League Bantam Gold Division. Danny Moorhead, Sam Sheffield and Andrew Toban scored goals. The Pee Wees knocked off the Falcons Monday evening, 4-2, to win the North Shore Youth Hockey League Pee Wee Silver Championship. Sam Marquart, Jack Carrabine, Mac Uihlein and Sarah Martino all scored goals. And the Squirts nabbed two titles in one day. In Addison on Sunday, the Squirt Select team won the Chicago Cup Tournament with a 5-0 shutout behind goaltender Peter Crowe. Jack Carrabine and David Sweet both scored twice while Johnny Turelli notched the other goal. After many members of the Squirt Gold squad arrived in Evanston 90 minutes after that game, the team won a 4-3 overtime thriller over Twin Rinks of Buffalo Grove to grab the 14-team North Shore Hockey League title. Brock Uihlein tallied the winner, while Henry Diefenbach, Benn Johnston and David Sweet also scored
Wrestling Deer Path Middle School: Caleb Durbin, younger brother of Regis Durbin who claimed an IHSA state title at 195 pounds on Feb. 22 in Champaign, will be looking to win an IESA state title in DeKalb on March 14-15.
The 105-pound Durbin captured an IESA sectional title at Antioch Upper Grade School on March 8. Fellow eighth-graders Chris Wasser (119) and Peter Kennedy (145) also earned sectional titles for Deer Path. Seventh-grader Cole Jensen also qualified to state. He took third at 100 pounds. On March 1, the Braves had four champs at the Vernon Hills Hawthorne Regional: Patrick Roemer (70 pounds), Durbin, Wasser and Kennedy. The runner-ups were Jensen, Alex Calaway (65) and Quinn Dailey (90). The other sectional qualifiers were Amin Seyed-Bolorforosh (3rd), Jake Kovanda (4th), Bennett Duggan (4th), Alex Thoms (4th) and Bridger Gunderson (4th). Lake Forest Mat Club: The team had three placers at the IKWF Regional at Maine East on March 2. In the 11-12s age division, Trevor Schneider took fourth at 122 while Sam Volpe placed sixth at 108. Clayton Scheider was fourth at 130 in the 13-14s age division. Wilmette Junior High: Eighth-grader Russell Sanchez will compete at the IESA state meet on March 14-15 in DeKalb. He took third at 145 pounds at the Deerfield Shepard Sectional on March 8. A week earlier, he finished first at the Wheeling London Regional. The school’s other regional champ was Lucas Alcantara (119). The other sectional qualifiers were Jack Tangen (2nd, 90 pounds) and Justin Weinzweig (4th, 70). Northwood Junior High: The Huskies had one regional champ this season: Dylan Weiskirch at 105 pounds. The other sectional qualifiers were Bryan Rodriquez (2nd), Tim Gillmore (3rd), Oscar Rodriquez (3rd), Sebastian Newman (3rd), Jay Esparza (4th), Dyson Robinson (4th) and Martin Mechor (4th).
Autograph Session Girls Track
Highland Park: Sprinter Nyjah Lane signed a national letter of intent with Eastern Illinois University on Feb. 27. The senior sensation placed fourth in the 100 meters in the 2013 IHSA state track meet.
At the Shoot-Around
Girls Basketball North Shore Country Day: The Raiders finished the season with a 13-9 record. Freshman center Lexy Cook, who came up with 43 rebounds and 25 rebounds in two Class 2A regional games, was named second team all-conference. She was the lone freshman in the Independent School League to earn the honor. Junior captain Annie Kross and freshman point guard Lauren Kaplinsky were all-conference honorable mentions. Junior co-captain Safia Vohra capped her season by advancing to the IHSA State Three-Point Showdown. The last NSCD shooter to qualify to state was 2006 graduate Mullery Doar. Senior co-captain Becca Slotkin started every game during her four-year varsity career with the Raiders. Regina Dominican: Junior Maeve Degnan ended up as the leading scorer for the Panthers (17-7) this winter. The all-conference guard scored 11.1 points per game to go along with 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.8 assists. Junior all-conference forward Maggie Palmer averaged 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.0 assists per game, while senior all-conference center Erin French inside the press box >> page 57