Saturday, November 3, 2012
Gold turns in best time ever to earn all state honors.
An all state performance by Alex Gold paced the Deerfield High School boys’ cross country team to a ninth place finish out of 25 team today in the State Meet in Peoria. Gold ran a career best 14:53 time over the three-mile course at Peoria’s Detweiller Park to finish 17th out of 210 runners. A senior, Gold finished 35th a year ago in 15:09 as the only Warrior in the State Finals. Earlier: Freshman Pledge, Hard Work Put Warriors in State Meet "It was his first time under 15 (minutes)," Assistant Coach Kip Gasper said. "It was an incredibly fast field." This year Gold was joined by Shai Farhi, Jordan Abosch, Bryan Rosenberg, Maor Kramer, Reilly Grant and Max Rich as the Warriors reached the State Meet as a team for the first time in 33 years…
Friday, November 2, 2012
Five seniors on Deerfield High School cross country team dedicated themselves to ending 32-year drought when they were freshmen.
A goal set four years ago and nourished in 2011 with all but one Warrior on the outside looking in comes full flower after 33 years for the Deerfield High School cross country team as it competes in the State Meet at noon Saturday in Peoria. When Alex Gold, Jordan Abosch, Bryan Rosenberg, Shai Farhi and Max Rich were freshmen, they set a goal to reach the State Finals as a team by the time they were seniors. No Warrior cross country team had done that since 1980. Earlier: Warrior Boys’ Cross Country Team Heads to State “We bought into the Deerfield cross country tradition,” Gold said. “We have pride in the program as did the alumni before us.” How does that work when more than a generation has passed since the last trip? “The senior class …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Alex Gold places sixth as top five Deerfield runners finish within 42 seconds of each other.
Oct. 27 The Final Score: 1. Belvedere 47, 2. Dixon 95, 3. Deerfield 108, 4. Crystal Lake Central 109, 5. Maple Park, 6. Grayslake Central 185, 7. Vernon Hills 186, 8. Burlington Central 237, 9. Sycamore 243, 10. Prairie Ridge 296, 11. Rockford Boylan, Lakes 338. Warriors’ Star Performers: Alex Gold placed sixth overall in the competition in 15:29 to make his second trip to the State Meet. Shai Farhi completed the course in 15:55. Other Notable Warrior Performances: Maor Kramer (16:01.2), Jordan Abosch (16:01.2) and Bryan Rosenberg (16:11.9) also added points for Deerfield. Who’s Next: The Warriors compete in the State Meet Nov. 3 in Peoria. The Bottom Line: Though Gold finished 26 seconds ahead of his nearest …
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Alex Gold places first. Girls’ finish sixth advancing entire team to Sectional.
Boys’ Cross Country Oct. 20 The Final Score: 1. Deerfield 35, 2. Vernon Hills 50, 3. Grayslake Central 61, 4. Lakes 127, 5. Antioch 150, 6. Woodstock North 160, 7. Carmel 163, 8. Wauconda 194, 9. Grayslake North 201. Warriors’ Star Performers: Alex Gold won the individual championship in 16:07.28. Shai Farhi earned a sixth place finish (16:46.17) and Jordan Abosch was seventh (16:51.63). Other Notable Warrior Performances: Maor Kramer placed 11th (17:03.51), Bryan Rosenberg 12th (17:07.60), Reilly Grant 38th (18:20.98) and Max rich 42nd (18:30.00). Who’s Next: The Warriors compete in the Belvedere Sectional at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Bottom Line: Gold ran 17 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor as the Warriors …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Gold take second in CSL boys’ cross country meet while Osborn takes fifth for girls. Swimmers earn third at Titan Relays.
Tennis Oct. 13 The Final Score: 1. Stevenson 33, 2. Deerfield 23, 3. Barrington 18, 4. Buffalo Grove 11, 5. Vernon Hills 10. Warriors’ Star Performers: Mindy Borovsky and Ariel Lozovsky qualified for the State Tournament in singles while the tandem of Jenna Borzak and Jorrie Fox made it in doubles. Who’s Next: Borovsky, Lozovsky, Borzak and Fox compete in the State Finals Thursday through Saturday in Buffalo Grove. The Bottom Line: Borovsky breezed through her first three matches in straight sets losing only three games before falling in the final for second place. Lozovsky took third winning her first two matches, dropping her semifinal contest and taking the consolation final. Borzak and Fox ended up fourth in …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Only defending state champion finishes ahead of Deerfield.
Sept. 8 The Final Score: Deerfield finishes second out of 13 teams in the Lake Park Harvey Braus Invitational with 74 points. Warriors’ Star Performer: Alex Gold, Jordan Abosch, Shai Farhi, Maor Kramer and Charles Nash earned medals. Other Notable Warrior Performances: Bryan Rosenberg and Max Rich added to the Deerfield effort. Who’s Next: The Warriors run against Maine East, Maine West and Glenbrook North at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Maine East. The Bottom Line: “The varsity ran (one) of the best team races literally in the last 40 years of DHS cross country,” Coach Jeremy Kaufman said. After all runners slowed in the second mile, the Warriors secured second place with a strong third mile among all participants…
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Veteran group and change in class give hope for season.
Last Year’s Record: The Warriors were 8-2 in Central Suburban League competition with a second place finish. Last Year’s Highlights: Deerfield finished fourth in the Regional sending the entire team to the Sectional Meet where the squad placed 17th. Season Opener: The Warriors open their season with the Lake County Invitational at 5:30 p.m. August 29 at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. Top Returning Warriors: Hadley Lloyd, Abbey Osborn Elizabeth Zwart and Ellen Kershke. Leading Newcomers: Lauren Klein. Season Outlook: The Warriors are returning the core of last year’s team which is one reason Coach Jeff Beaumont is optimistic. “Our experience running as a pack should be a strength…
Friday, August 17, 2012
Coach Kauffman trying to determine top seven runners.
Last Year’s Record: The Warriors finished second in the Central Suburban League North Division a year ago and fifth overall. They placed fourth in the Regional and 12th at the Sectional. Last Year’s Highlights: Alex Gold placed 35th at the State Meet. Season Opener: The Warriors open their season with the Lake County Invitational August 29 at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. Season Outlook: “After last season where injuries and flu hit us hard in October, I cannot speculate (on the coming season),” Coach Jeremy Kauffman said. “The seven we have on the line at Regionals is clearly a long way out and we are not deep enough right now.” Deerfield does not have seven …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Warrior runner grabs 19th in Schaumburg Sectional.
Deerfield High School junior Alex Gold carries the hopes of the Warriors and the Central Suburban League North Division when he runs in the State Cross Country Meet Saturday in Peoria. Gold finished 19th in the Schaumburg Sectional Saturday at Busse Woods with a time of $15:36.47 over the three-mile course to lead the Warriors. Deerfield finished 12th as a team with 300 points. Barrington won the title with a score of 91. Other Warriors competing in the Sectional race were Makoto Bowering, Shai Farhi, Jordan Abosch, Scott Pierce, Michael Fosco and Michael Schraiber. In the Sectional, Gold shaved 15 seconds off his third place time of 15:51 in the Libertyville Regional on Oct. 22. The Warriors placed fourth in the Regional. The only …
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