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Nov. 13-19, 2013
THE WOODSTOCK INDEPENDENT
Sports » CROSS-COUNTRY
IHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Beatties earn all-state honors WHS’ Maura Beattie takes fifth, Luke Beattie finishes 21st at state By JAY SCHULZ The Independent Four runners from Woodstock area high schools competed in the IHSA state cross-country meet Nov. 9 at Detweiller Park, in Peoria, and two runners returned to Woodstock with all-state honors. Woodstock High School Senior Maura Beattie finished fifth with a time of 17 minutes, 30 seconds. Her brother, sophomore Luke Beattie, finished 21st with a time of 15:21. Both earned all-state honors. “Maura had a good day,” said WHS head coach Matt McCulley. “ e girl that won got off from the gun and separated right away. e four [runners] that beat her were very strong. ere’s nothing for her to be upset about. She had some great competition and competed very well with them.” Beattie, who earned her third all-state honor, said she was pleased with how she competed at the state meet every time. “I’m really happy with myself that I was able to come each time and run strong there and finish well,” she said. “When I finished, I realized this would be the last time I would run at Detweiller Park ever in high school. It was kind of different knowing it would be my last race ever there.” Luke Beattie was about 45th after the first half mile and was about 26th in the last half mile. “I felt like I raced really well,” he said. “I went out fast like I needed to but not too fast. … In the last half mile I was 26th, and I knew I had at least one person to catch and then hold my ground to get my goal of all-state.” Maura Beattie had the opportunity to cheer her brother on. “I was running around cheering for him, and, as I was running, I was count-
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Blue Streak Maura Beattie runs Nov. 9 in the IHSA Class 2A state cross-country meet at Detweiller Park, Peoria. Beattie finished fifth and earned her third all-state cross-country honor. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY DAN CHAMNESS
ing what place he was in,” she said. “I was just yelling at him to get going, and I was proud with how well he did being there his first time.” Only four of the 20 runners who beat Luke Beattie are underclassmen, and
McCulley said that bodes well for him in the future. “I think he knows how to run the race,” McCulley said. “He told me before Please see Cross-country, Page 22
Deja vu: Montini ends Marian season again e Montini Catholic School football team bragging rights again a 40-7 win over the
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Lady ’Canes volleyball falls short By JAY SCHULZ The Independent
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ian Central Catholic High School Hurricanes Nov. 9 in the IHSA Class 5A second round. Junior quarterback Billy Bahl (13-31-3-158) and Please see Marian, Page 23
Marian Central’s Brett Olson tackles a Montini player Nov. 9 during the Hurricanes 40-7 loss in the second round of the IHSA Class 5A playoffs. INDEPENDENT PHOTO BY MICHELLE KRENGER
e Marian Central Catholic High School girls volleyball team came close to its third trip to the IHSA state tournament in the last four years, battling Chicago’s Walter Payton College Prep Nov. 9 in the IHSA Class 3A supersectional tournament at Antioch High School. e match was tied after two games, with Payton winning the first game 25-23 and Marian winning the second 25-22. e Lady ’Canes had the momentum half way through the final game, but Payton was able to grab it away to win 25-21. In the first game, it was evident the Lady ’Canes were nervous, playing most of the game from behind. With the score 18-24, senior Frankie Taylor won five service points to almost bring the Lady ’Canes all the way back to tie the score. Marian head coach Laura Watling said she was surprised her players came out nervous. “I wasn’t expecting that because they were very loose on the bus,” Watling said. “I think once they got on the gym floor something stopped them from going as hard as they could have.” Marian took control in game 2 and led throughout most of it. In the third game, the Lady ’Canes took the early lead and looked like they might run away with the game. Payton fought back to make it a onepoint game at 15-14. e next point for the Lady ’Canes looked like it might swing the momentum back to them. In a long rally, Taylor and senior Bethany Bucci had one-armed saves and sophomore Rachel Giustino had a kill to give the Lady ’Canes a 16-14 lead. Payton, however, would not back down and took the lead for good at 21-20. With only three seniors playing this season, Watling said that the team’s experience level showed at the end. “I feel like the youth and inexperience for a lot of the girls showed up,” Watling said. “You can’t just rely on one or two players when you go against a good team, and I think we were trying to do that too much. When you are up against a team like Payton it’s going to come back and bite you.” Please see Volleyball, Page 22
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A roundup of boys bowling scores
The Woodstock girls co-op swim team sets its sights on state
Woodstock United U-12 girls win memorial tournament
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