Girls Soccer Claims Regional Championship
(May 19, 2013) The 5th-seeded Titans took on 13th-seeded Palatine in Friday afternoon's IHSA Regional Final in Gurnee, with the Pirates looking for their second big upset win in a row. The Titans broke strong, peppering the Pirate net several times in the game's regional champs opening minutes, but it was Palatine that posted the first goal ten minutes in. Clearly upset by the sudden turn of events, senior April Cronin scored just two minutes later with a header of senior Carolyn Nash's corner. Fourteen minutes later, Cronin netted her fifth goal of the postseason off an assist from sophomore Tami ErIich to give the Titans the lead they would not relinquish, as keeper Emma Sailer stuffed two late, dangerous Pirate efforts. Next up: Sectional top-seed Buffalo Grove on Tuesday afternoon in Mundelein.
BOYS TENNIS
The Number ‘Two’ Rules for Boys Tennis Team
(May 19, 2013) The GBS tennis team competed in the IHSA Glenbrook North Sectional yesterday, placing second to the host Spartans. As a result of their effort, there will be two Titan entries in next weekend’s IHSA State Tournament held at Hersey HS in Arlington Heights.
In singles, senior Ross Gan finished fourth, advancing to State by defeating opponents from Fremd and GBN in the first two rounds.
In doubles, senior Will Lyon and his partner, junior Michael Baddeloo, placed third. the Titans knocked off tandems from Hoffman Estates and Fremd, before falling to the eventual champs from GBN. The duo defeated another team from Fremd in the consolation final in three sets. It is Lyons second trip to State.
GBS ALUMNI NEWS
Alumni Spotlight – Luke Harrison
(May 19, 2013) The 2011 Titan grad currently sports a 4-2 record on the mound for the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team. In 18 appearances and 35 innings of work, Harrison has fanned 28 batters while only walking four, and boasts a 2.83 ERA.
The Hoosiers are 40-13 on the season, and Harrison, along with two other Titan grads on the roster – Walker and Sullivan Stadler – celebrated Indiana’s clinching of the outright Big Ten regular season title for the first time since 1932 with yesterday’s 8-1 victory over Ohio State.
GLENBROOK UNITED
Glenbrook United Athletes Continue to Excel
(May 13, 2013) Congratulations to the Glenbrook United Gold Soccer team for winning area gold for the second straight year on May 4. Glenbrook United beat the WDSRA Wildcats 6-0 and a Crystal Lake’s SRACLC 5-1. As a result, the team will complete downstate on Father’s Day Weekend (June 14-16) at Illinois State University in Bloomington, IL.
The following day, Glenrook United track athletes competed in the area track meet at Lake Zurich High School. Ryan Jennings took first in the 200 M dash and third in the 100M, while Arsheel Lalani and Sean Manso each posted first place finishes in their respective 50M competitions. Daniel Raviv finished in the 200M and third in the 100M, while Clay Brassil placed second in the 50M.
Jennings and Lalani will each be competing downstate at ISU June 14-16 in Bloomington. Manso will be unable to compete because he will playing with the Glenbrook United soccer team on the same day.
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Boys Track Team Excels at Niles West Sectional
(May 19, 2013) GBS finished an impressive second in the 15-team Niles West Sectional on Thursday as seven Titans qualified for the IHSA State Meet at Eastern Illinois University coming up this weekend.
Seniors Ose Ilenikhena (1st in High Jump, 2nd in Long Jump) and Luke Pilliod (2nd in 110M Hurdles and 3rd in 300M Hurdles) qualified in two individual events each, while seniors Austin Dickholtz and Malcolm Engel ran 1-2 in the 400M to earn a berth in Charleston. The quartet of Ilenikhena, Engel, David Harris and Sean Alexander finished 2nd in the 4 x 100M Relay to round out the qualifiers.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Girls LAX moves on to Sectional Finals
(May 19, 2013) On the heels of a 16-5 rout of their district rival GBN on Thursday night in their first game of the posteseason, the girls lacrosse team moves on to the IHSWLA Sectional Finals tomorrow afternoon against Oak Park. The Titans will host the game at John Davis Stadium, with faceoff at 5pm.
In other lacrosse news, Titan sophomores Noreen Anderson and Olivia Eigel have been selected as members of the Illinois-Wisconsin team that will be participating in the 80th annual US Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament over the Memorial Day weekend. The squad will join 63 other teams for the tournament at Lehigh University.
BOOSTER NEWS
Come Support MAXTRAVAGANZA
(May 19,2013) A few years ago the Max Schewitz Foundation began providing free EKG testing to high school students. Our students have been the beneficiaries of this testing ever since (our students will be tested this year on October 23.) To fund this enormous effort, the Foundation holds an annual fundraiser. Mary Campobasso has usually been the coordinator from the Booster Club perspective in terms of getting volunteers to work the event or donate to the event, and we’ve appreciated the community’s support.
This year’s MAXTRAVAGANZA fundraiser is coming up on June 22 at Lake Forest Sportscars from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Based on a generous donation to the Foundation from the Parent’s Association, we don’t need volunteers or contributions this year. Instead, we simply are looking for a few good folks who would like to visibly show Glenbrook South’s support for the Foundation by using the 16 tickets we have for this wonderful event.
If you would like to attend, please email me at dalesailer@gmail.com. Again, there is no cost to attend as the tickets are already paid for. The tickets are, in essence, first come first served.
