The Elmhurst Independent - Thursday, January 26, 2017 • 27
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Timothy Christian girls basketball team downs Elmwood Park Schuringa leads way with 13 points
By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT
The Timothy Christian girls basketball team recorded a recent 4928 Metro Suburban Conference Red Division win over Elmwood Park. The Trojans led 24-18 at halftime. “It was kind of a sloppy first half, but we went man and full-court-pressed and things went much better,” said Timothy coach Michele Strube. Olivia Schuringa led the Trojans with 13 points and three rebounds.
Ava Venema had eight points and seven rebounds, while Olivia Hoekstra had six points, four assists, six steals and four deflections. Emily DeBoer had six points and four rebounds. The Trojans also dropped a 5136 MSC Red decision to Chicago Christian. “It was an incredible first half,” said Strube. “We played our best ball all year. It was the best two quarters we’ve played the entire year.” Timothy led 14-7 after the first quarter and 28-23 at halftime. “Our second-half turnovers turned into many points for them and our shots did not fall. Every game has two halves. We had 24 total turnovers and I would bet every single turn-
over turned into a point for them. We really wanted that win against Chicago Christian. The way we played the first couple of quarters, we know we can do it. Putting it all together for four quarters is the key. We know we can do it.” Jordyn Strube paced Timothy with 12 points and five steals. Heidi Westra had eight points, three rebounds and two steals. Timothy also dropped a MSC Red game to Elgin St. Edward. “We couldn’t do a whole lot against St. Ed’s,” said Strube. “We didn’t do anything really wrong in that game. We do struggle against teams that are very aggressive and put a lot of pressure on us. They took advantage of every weakness. Our girls play hard and do well defensively
which usually keeps us in games. St. Edward was just a tough game. We knew it would be tough but it wasn’t because of our lack of trying.” Westra and Schuringa each had seven points. Westra had five rebounds. Venema had six points and five rebounds. “Our younger players continue to play well,” said Strube. “It’s nice to see them step up.” Timothy also scored a non-conference win against Lisle. The Trojans led 20-3 after the first quarter and 29-21 at halftime. “We came out really well against Lisle,” said Strube. “We did struggle a little bit with some of their pressure.” Allison Zeilstra made five im-
portant free throws down the stretch to help the Trojans in the victory. “All her points at the end were big,” said Strube. Tyra Hopson added a pair of 3-pointers. “Tyra stepped up as one of our ball handlers,” said Strube. Schuringa had 13 points and nine rebounds, while Venema had 10 points and 12 rebounds. “Olivia had a really nice game,” said Strube. “Ava is aggressive. She’s an athlete and enjoys playing basketball. She plays hard and she has fun. She rebounds and gets after every ball like crazy.” Hoekstra finished with eight rebounds. “Olivia is a strong player for us defensively,” said Strube. The Elmwood Park win put Timothy at 10-11 overall on the season.
York competitive dance team headed to state By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT
The York competitive dance team took fourth at the recent IHSA Grayslake North sectional to advance to the state meet. York scored a 90.20 in the sectional competition and now will
compete in the IHSA state finals Dukes recorded a 131.75 score, this weekend in Bloomington at the their second-highest of the season. U.S. Cellular Coliseum. On the JV level, York’s Katie Rand won the all-around title at the York wrestling West Suburban Conference Silver The York wrestling team record- Division meet. ed a 51-16 win against Round Lake and also recorded a 56-22 victory York girls basketball over Hinsdale South in recent acThe York girls basketball team tion. dropped a recent 47-39 West Suburban Conference Silver Division York girls gymnastics game to Proviso West. The York girls gymnastics team Junior Danielle Dennis led the took fifth out of 10 teams at its own Dukes with 17 points on 6-forrecent varsity invitational. The 9 shooting. Senior Jenna Dvorak
added eight points, while senior Jaclyn Saco had five points. Hailey Walker and Caylin Rufus each had four points. Dennis made a pair of 3-pointers, while Walker had one 3-pointer. Dennis also led the team with nine rebounds. Rufus had eight rebounds. Saco and Rufus each had three steals. Through 19 games, Dennis was leading the team in scoring at 12.6 points per game. Rufus was averaging 9.1 points, while Saco was at 7.3 points per game. Sophomore
Kathleen Levins was averaging 5.6 points and Dvorak was at 4.4 points. Dennis also was tops on the team in rebounding at 6.2 per game. Rufus was averaging 5.2 rebounds per game. Saco was tops in steals at 2.4 per game, while Dennis was averaging 1.9 per game. Saco was leading the team in 3-pointers made with 15. Walker and Madison Park each had 12 three-pointers. Dennis was the team’s top free-throw shooter at 74 percent (78-for-105).
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