Supporting Glenbrook South High School Athletics
As tennis double partners go, Michael Levin and Michael Sellitto are pretty laid-back guys.
But to confuse their behavior for ambivalence would be selling the Glenbrook South duo short. Both players have an overwhelming ambition to be the best, but both go about it in a more subdued way.
“On the court, they have a great disposition together,’’ Glenbrook South coach Larry Faulkner said. “A lot of times players get upset with their partner. That never happens with them.’’
P
atrick Stein is an OLPH and Loyola Academy graduate and current GBS student who suffered a debilitating stroke in 2010 at the age of 17. As a result, he now needs full time medical care. All ages are welcome to participate in the “Shooting For Steiner” Free Throw Contest on May 6th in the OLPH Playdium from 1 – 4 pm. 100% of the money donated will support the ongoing treatments and care demanded of Patrick’s condition.
To participate, RSVP by email with age and t-shirt size (Youth or Adult SM, MED, LG, XL) to shootingforsteiner@gmail.com. Complete donation form and bring to event.
For more information e-mail: shootingforsteiner@gmail.com
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On Friday night, June 2, 2000, on their home field, the Titan Boys Lacrosse team successfully scaled the state championship summit in just the ninth year for the school’s program. Behind a combined three goals and four assists by the Peterson twins (Ross and Ryan), and the stellar goaltending of Tim Boraca (playing with a cast on his broken arm,) the Titans vanquished the Barrington Broncos 12-8 in the IHSLA State Championship game at John Davis Stadium. It was the first time in Illinois history that either New Trier, Loyola or Lake Forest did not win the state championship. (Barrington won the state title the following year, followed since by only Loyola and New Trier.)
Sports News from 2009-2010
Sports History
2010 From June 22-24, American John Isner and France’s Nicolas Mahut waged the longest tennis match in history at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. After more than 11 hours of play extending over three days, 183 games, and two tiebreakers, Isner prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68. Ironically, the two were paired against one another in the first round of Wimbledon a year later and Isner won in an unexciting three sets.
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Titan Honor Roll from 2009-2010
Kelly Hagerty ’10 All State Girl’s Swimming
(Competed in the 50 yard, 100 yard and 200 yard Freestyle events and 800 yard Freestyle Relay for Duke at the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships)
Dominik Cubelic ’10 All State Boy’s Swimming
(Swam the 4th fastest 100 Backstroke performance in Northwestern history at the Big Ten Championships as a freshman)
Colin Hepburn ’10 All State Boy’s Track
(Member of winning 4 x 100 M relay team at last week’s Stanford Invitational; already has 7th best 60 M indoor time in Stanford University history)
Jannelle Flaws ’10 All State Girl’s Soccer
(Her Points Per Minute of play ranked third on this fall’s University of Illinois team that won the Big Ten championship)
Ben Hoogland ’10 All State Boy’s Tennis
(Already has 51 combined singles and doubles wins at William & Mary)
Pat Guinane ’10 All State Boy’s Baseball
(Starting third baseman for Butler Bulldogs when he returns from injury; named Butler’s Newcomer of the Year as freshman and made Horizon League’s All-Newcomer Team; finished freshman season with a .402 batting average)
Kerri Kofod ’10 All State Girl’s Lacrosse
Michael Hirsch ’10 All State Football
(Current member of the Harvard University football team playing tight end)
Annie O’Gara ’10 All State Field Hockey
(Student and Football Recruiter at University of Illinois)
Ryan Bach ’11 All State Boy’s Swimming
(Contributed a third place showing in the 100 Freestyle as the Boston University men’s team won the American East Conference Championship last month, their first conference title since 2002)
Will Porter ’11 All State Boy’s Swimming
(Competing in Freestyle and Butterfly for the Colorado School of Mines; part of the 200 Freestyle Relay that set a new school record (1:24.89) at the RMAC Championships)
Ellen Chapman ’11 All State Girl’s Volleyball
All State Girl’s Track
(One of the few Titans to be named All State in two different sports; started all 32 games for University of Wisconsin volleyball team her freshman season; named to Big Ten’s All Freshman team)
Thomas Pollick ’12 All State Boy’s Swimming
(Member of team that placed second in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay at 2010 IHSA State Championship Meet)
Olivia Smoliga ’13 All State Girl’s Swimming
(Has already won four individual state titles and holds three state records)
(Glenview Announcements) It was impossible to tell how Sully Stadler pitched by looking at him after Wednesday’s game.
A peek at the score indicated the Glenbrook South senior starter did the job. A glance inside the box score revealed the 6-foot-3 left-hander threw one of the best games of his three-year varsity career.
The Indiana-bound Stadler twirled a perfect game over five innings to lead the Titans to an 11-0 win over Schaumburg on a wind-blown day in Glenview. He struck out the side in the top of the fifth to finish with 10 strikeouts for the afternoon.
It was Stadler’s first perfect game — and no-hitter — at Glenbrook South, as the Titans earned their third shutout in a row to improve to 7-3.
“As long as we win, I’m excited,” the understated Stadler said.
Stadler only critique was that he should have thrown more first-pitch strikes.
“Getting ahead of hitters was important,” he said. “But I needed to concentrate more on my first pitch.
“Keeping the ball low was a big key. Having the wind blow in from center field also helped out a lot.”
The Titans took advantage of Schaumburg’s fielding blunders. The Saxons committed six errors and experienced a disastrous third inning when they struggled to catch grounders. They fell to 6-5 on the year.
Glenbrook South scored two in the second, five in the third and closed out the game with four in the fourth. Kyle Pauly put the finishing touches with his two-out, two-run double.
Stadler helped his own cause with two run-scoring hits.
“The hitting got contagious,” Stadler said. “Putting pressure on their defense was key part of the day.”
Stadler is a senior on the Glenbrook South baseball team. He pitches and plays outfield for the Titans.
Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions?
I usually just listen to music and fool around with teammates before games just to loosen up.
What’s currently playing on your iPod?
In baseball season, some country music, some Eminem, that’s basically it.
Who is your favorite athlete?
Probably Ken Griffey Jr. He was really athletic in the outfield and a really good hitter. I just like him, and his dad was a good player, too.
What’s one thing not many people know about you?
I used to play quarterback for the freshman “A” team until I switched to receiver.
What’s one thing you can’t live without?
Probably my family. There always around, no matter what. A lot of my family members go to all my sporting events.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
Anywhere out of the country. I’ve never been out of the country before. Even California, I’ve never been further west than Kansas.
What would your dream job be?
Probably a physical education teacher and maybe a coach of some sort. The people that I see in our building, it just looks like a fun job to do.
If you could play another sport, what would it be?
Basketball definitely. I stopped playing basketball my freshman year. I just decided to cut down on one sport. I love the sport thought, I still play in a church league in the winter.
If you had to choose between pitching or playing outfield, what would you choose?
I would probably pitch because I like being in command of the game and I just like competing against the other teams. That’s probably the biggest position that you compete in in baseball.
What are your goals for the baseball season?
Obviously to come back and defend our conference championship and probably make a run to the playoffs. Individually, just win every game that I’m on the mound. Offensively, probably just hit over .375.
(Journal Online) The Glenbrook South tennis team got off on the right swing over the weekend.
They opened up their season Saturday at the Rolling Meadows quad without dropping a single match for a perfect 3-0 start.
They defeated Conant, Rolling Meadows and Prairie Ridge 6-1 each. The only points given up were due to forfeiting at 3rd singles because the Titans did not have a full roster playing.
“We got a very good club. We have a lot of seniors with a lot of experience,” said GBS coach Larry Faulkner. “We can do very well in our dual meets and our tournaments.”
The team has six seniors where most were varsity players for two to three years.
Senior Michael Sellitto has been on varsity all four years and is a returning state qualifier.
He currently ranks 8th out of 42 in the school’s all-time win list with a 103-18 record. He’ll be playing tennis at Illinois State University next year.
The experience Sellitto brings to the court is augmented by seniors Michael Levin and Luke McCanna. All three are the team captains this year.
Levin is also a returning state qualifier. He and now junior Konrad Ryba finished in the doubles quarterfinal consolation bracket at state last year.
The Titans as a whole placed 6th at state last year. One of their best and most recent finishes was 4th in 2009.
“We’ve had a lot of good teams, but this year’s team definitely ranks with some of the best,” said Faulkner, who’s entering his 37th season as head coach.
The true testament to the Titans strength will be tested today (Tuesday) against Oak Park-River Forest. OPRF has placed in the top five at state each year since 2007.
Regardless of the trial by fire and returning state power, the Titans have a new weapon in their arsenal – Konrad Zieba.
Zieba, a junior, is a nationally ranked player and has decided to join the team this year. His freshman year he was unable to because he was training at an elite academy in Florida with the United States Tennis Association.
His sophomore year he was home schooled, making him unable to join the team. But he did compete nationally ending with a 38-9 record last year.
“He’s definitely one of the top singles players in the state,” Faulkner said.
After OPRF, Glenbrook South (3-0) will start a busy week. They host Niles North Thursday, Moline Friday and travel to the Libertyville tournament on Saturday.
(Journal Online) The Glenbrook South girls soccer team had a remarkable defensive season last year and it’s looking like it could be a repeat.
“Defensively, I’m not too worried, but the hardest part we’re having right now is executing our offense and finding the back of the net,” said Glenbrook South coach Seong Ha.
The Lady Titans are currently 2-1-3. Of those six games they scored a total 9 goals; two of those games were ties with a 0-0 score.
But the team is executing their defense in a near flawless strategy. They’ve only allowed three goals so far. Last season the team notched a school record 19 shutouts including a 12-game shutout streak on their way to win a share the Central Suburban League South crown (they tied with New Trier).
Ha, who’s entering his sixth year as head coach, continues to stress the importance of offense.
“They’re good players, but they do have to produce. So I offered them a challenge of doing so this season,” he said.
Last year the Lady Titans scored 51 total goals, which was much more than the 24 Niles North, the CSL-North victor, put up.
But the GBS offense was far from matching the 83 Conant scored and 76 Fremd tallied, who finished 3rd and 4th in state respectively last season.
The Titans graduated star forward Nina Kodros who led the team with 20 goals last year and placed 5th in the GBS all-time scoring record with 32 goals, 12 assists for 76 points. She’s currently playing Division I soccer at DePaul University in Chicago.
Despite the offensive loss, junior April Cronin is stepping up to fill the void. She ended last season with 7 goals and 6 assists.
There’s also junior Lindsey Oldshue who scored 4 goals and 2 assists last season, too.
Senior Kelsey Byers has been keeping it together defensively for the team. Playing as keeper, she’s averaging .4 goals at the moment. She received significant playing time last year in the net sharing duties with Jessica Campobasso.
The offensive strength Ha’s been looking for started to emerge over the weekend when GBS traveled to Rockford Lutheran and took down the Crusaders, 4-1.
The team had a big conference matchup today (Tuesday) against rival New Trier.
They’ll continue a tough schedule hosting Niles North Thursday, traveling to Warren Saturday and the first round of the Pepsi Showdown against Lake Zurich on Tuesday.
(Journal Online) If Glenbrook South’s first two girls lacrosse games this spring are any indication, the Lady Titans will score a lot of goals.
They scored 31 of them in a loss to Lyons and a win over Evanston. C.C. Hoogland, a three-year varsity starter, has been the leading scorer, with 7 goals against Lyons in a 16-15 loss, and 5 more in a 16-6 win over Evanston.
“The Lyons game was a very good game, very even, and went back and forth throughout,” said Titan coach Annie Lesch. “We broke their stall at the end, transitioned the ball down to the other end, and ended the game with the last goal.”
The Titans have nine experienced seniors on their roster, so they should be very competitive this season in this emerging sport. In addition to Hoogland, seniors are Taeisha Barrett, Emily Frothingham, Jessie Dickman, Maureen Maginot, Lexi Rodgers, Molly Holden, Paige Cowgill, and Jackie Leibrandt. All played major roles in GBS’s top-eight finish in last year’s IHSWLA state tournament.
The 2012 roster also includes eight juniors – Caroline Collins, Grace Ridge, Morgan Nolan, Allie Sonneborn, Stephanie Mitchell, Rachel Mann, Kendall Krautsack, and Madeleine Salah. There are five sophomores and three freshmen.
The Titans biggest games this year are at New Trier on Apr. 17, and against defending state champion Loyola at home on Apr. 24.
(Glenview Announcements) Glenbrook South’s Olivia Nelson was one of the top badminton doubles players in the state last season.
This spring, the senior will see if she also is one of the best singles players around.
After qualifying for the state tournament as a sophomore and junior with doubles partner Angela Cho, Nelson is going solo in her final year as a Titan.
“She’s a pretty good one,” said Glenbrook South coach Terri Kimura. “She has to be a little quicker this year and be able to cover more court. But she’s already beaten one of the better girls in the state this season.”
That win came against Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Susan Oo, a 5-8 seed in last season’s state tournament.
Nelson’s move to No. 1 singles displaced Diana Diaconu, who now plays at No. 2 singles. But Kimura looks at it as if she has two No. 1’s.
“Both are going back to the state tournament, no doubt in my mind,” Kimura said of the fourth-year varsity veterans.
Senior Vicki Powers and junior Mackenzie O’Brien take over at No. 1 doubles this spring. The pair played together last season and missed making the state tournament by one match.
“They are very hungry after what happened last year,” the coach said.
Kimura said Powers and O’Brien are more confident in themselves this season, and are able to let a bad point go.
“They are more relaxed,” Kimura said. “At the end of last season, they were pushing too much. This year, they are able to laugh off mistakes that bugged them last season. That makes a big difference.”
Seniors Christina Khouri and Julia Steffen are paired at No. 2 doubles. The duo started the season at No. 3, but earned a promotion with its play this spring.
Meanwhile, senior Caley Howland and junior Ellen Takagi are occupying the No. 3 doubles spot. Kimura said those two positions always are up for grabs.
“There’s going to be battle for that No. 2 doubles,” she said. “The competition is good for us.”
After a week of practice, the Titans face a tough test at Prospect’s tournament on Saturday.
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