Monday, December 12, 2011
Please help us choose our Athlete of the Week for Dec. 5 - Dec. 11: Glenbrook North's Mark Johnson, Maine West's Conor Hart, Glenbrook South's Nora Landri, Maine East's Danny Sieghart and Deerfield's Michael Alfieri.
Almost 1,000 votes were cast in last week's poll and Evanston's Josh Irving came out on top. The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, Dec. 5- Dec. 11: Michael Alfieri, sophomore, boys basketball, Deerfield – Alfieri was one of the main reasons Deerfield handed CSL North rival Glenbrook North its first loss of the season. The standout sophomore scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assist in the Warriors’ 48-42 overtime win. Mark Johnson, senior, basketball forward, Glenbrook North – Johnson had a career-high 28 points to go along with five rebounds in the Spartans’ 67-39 victory over Niles North last week. Glenbrook North improved to 6-0 on the season and got its first conference victory in the Central Suburban …
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Almost 10,000 votes were cast during Patch's week-long poll; see who came out on top.
Patch Athlete of the Week, Nov. 21- Nov. 27: Erin Purdy is this week's Patch Athlete of the Week. Garnering about 56 percent of the vote, Purdy topped a deep field that included local basketball and football players. There were nearly 10,000 votes, but Purdy's state championship win in diving gave her the edge and made her this week's winner. See last week's nominees HONORABLE MENTION Dashae Shumate, sophomore, basketball forward, Niles West – The dynamic sophomore forward scored a season-high 22 points in Niles West’s 73-57 victory over defending state runner-up Zion Benton in the Deerfield Thanksgiving Challenge on Nov. 21. Shumate scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and should be a second scoring option to Jewell Loyd for Niles West…
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Deerfield's boys team struggled and the Warriors fell to No. 11 in the latest power rankings.
Patch sports reporter Ross Jacobson ranks the North Shore’s basketball teams. The boys season got started during Thanksgiving week and most North Shore teams got to play four or five games thanks to holiday tournaments. New Trier won its own tournament and Glenbrook North took home the championship at Niles West. New Trier, Maine South and Niles West all stayed undefeated on the girls side. It will be really fun to watch these three teams battle once CSL South games hit the schedule. Last week’s ranking is in parentheses. PATCH PRESEASON RANKINGS 1. New Trier (1) – Both teams captured tournament titles and remained undefeated on the young season. While the girls team has really been untested so far, the boys got a really nice victory over…
Monday, November 28, 2011
Please helps us choose our Patch Athlete of the Week, Nov. 21 - Nov. 27: Niles West's Dashae Sumate, New Trier's Connor Boehm, Deerfield's Erin Purdy, Loyola Academy's Luke Ford and Glenbrook North's Kurt Karis.
With more than 38,000 votes last week, Highland Park's Lena Munzer is our Patch Athlete of the Week. The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, Nov. 21- Nov. 27 are: Erin Purdy, senior, girls diving, Deerfield – Purdy captured the state championship in the diving competition with a total of 405.95 points. She became Deerfield’s second diving state champion, following Christina Loukas, who won three straight years from 2001-2003. Purdy had finished in the top five as a sophomore and junior, but finally topped the podium in her last year. Dashae Shumate, sophomore, basketball forward, Niles West – The dynamic sophomore forward scored a season-high 22 points in Niles West’s 73-57 victory over defending state runner-up Zion Benton in the …
Friday, November 25, 2011
Deerfield stayed at No. 10 after going 1-2 in the first week of the season.
Patch sports reporter Ross Jacobson ranks the North Shore’s basketball teams. The girls season got off to a quick start on Nov. 14 with local teams getting their first games in with holiday tournaments. The boys got their last practices in before opening the year this week so the movement and analysis in these rankings is only about the girls teams. New Trier made its opening statement with a dominating effort against Phillips and a quality win on the road at Loyola. Our first five saw no movement as the top teams took care of business and didn’t lose in the opening week. Last week’s ranking is in parentheses. PATCH PRESEASON RANKINGS 1. New Trier (1) – The Trevians are looking to play a more up-tempo style this year, relying on defense …
Thursday, November 17, 2011
It looks to be a rebuilding year for Deerfield, but the CSL North is wide open.
Patch sports reporter Ross Jacobson ranks the North Shore’s basketball teams. We’re putting a new twist on our basketball rankings this season. Instead of ranking the boys and girls teams separately, Patch will be putting out an overall “School Basketball Ranking” that takes into consideration the results and news from both teams. With more games each week, there is the chance for greater movement up and down the rankings. We start the season with New Trier on top as both Trevian teams should be conference title contenders. PATCH PRESEASON RANKINGS 1. New Trier – The Trevians start as the preseason favorite and brings back load of talent from last year’s teams. Connor Boehm and Austin Angel will lead the boys while Northwestern recruit …
Sunday, November 13, 2011
More than 2,300 readers voted during the week long competition, see who came out on top.
Athlete of the Week for Oct. 31 - Nov. 6: Peter Pujals ran away with North Shore's first contest for Patch Athlete of the Week. More than 2,300 readers voted last week, but the junior football player from Loyola Academy received 1233 votes, capturing 54 percent of the total. (See results below) The nominees for North Shore Patch Athlete of the Week, Oct. 31- Nov. 6, were: Peter Pujals, junior, football wide receiver, Loyola Academy and this week’s winner – Pujals had the best game of his career, catching nine passes for 181 yards in Loyola’s 29-0 win over Dunbar in the second round of the playoffs. The junior wide receiver had all nine of his catches in the first half, including a 51-yard touchdown from QB Malcolm Weaver. Loyola advanced …
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Last season showcased a lot of solid teams in the North Shore and expect 2011-2012 to be more of the same.
With only Loyola Academy surviving past the second round of the IHSA football playoffs, our attention turns towards the hard wood. The first games for high school girls basketball teams start on Nov. 14 while the boys get going a week later on Nov. 21 so there’s no better time to quickly recap all the action from an exciting 2010-2011 season in the North Shore and preview the upcoming year in hoops. Our preseason power rankings will debut next week with a unique format. We will be combining the results and scores from both the boys and girls teams to provide a “school basketball ranking.” 2010-11 SEASON RECAP Parody defined the year on both the boys and girls sides. While a couple teams ultimately made deep runs in the postseason, there…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Please helps us choose our North Shore Patch Athlete of the Week, Oct. 31 - Nov. 6. The nominees: Leland Later, New Trier; Olivia Nelson, Glenbrook South; Alexis Melchiorre, Deerfield; Peter Pujals, Loyola Academy; Matt Alviti, Maine South.
The nominees for North Shore Patch Athlete of the Week, Oct. 31- Nov. 6: Alexis Melchiorre, senior, girls swimming, Deerfield – Melchiorre helped lead Deerfield to a third consecutive Central Suburban League North swimming championship last weekend. The senior won the 50 freestyle in 24.74 seconds and doubled up by taking first place in the 100 free (54.55). Melchiorre was also the anchor for the Warriors’ 400 free relay team that edged Glenbrook North for the win. Leland Later, senior, boys cross country, New Trier – Later became only the third New Trier cross country state champion in the school’s history by winning the Class 3A state title in Peoria last weekend. Later completed the three-mile course in 14 minutes, 17 seconds.The …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
After 0-3 start, Deerfield takes Central Suburban League North Crown. With the season over for a majority of the North Shore's football teams, Patch hands out some awards after another exciting regular season.
As quickly as the regular season started back in late August, it came to an end just before Halloween. With some of Patch’s North Shore teams competing in the playoffs and the others getting a head start on off-season conditioning, we’re going to hand out awards in our recap of the 2011 regular season. It was another great one. Surprise Team: Deerfield (6-3) The Warriors captured their first conference championship since 2003 and did it after dealing with injuries and a rocky start. Deerfield lost to Maine South and Homewood-Flossmoor by a combined score of 95-7 and looked dead in the water at 0-3. But the return of QB Brad Holway sparked the Warriors as they won six straight games to close out the regular season, including a 45-21 victory…
Dia Morgan Chaimovitz
11:11 pm on Friday, December 2, 2011
Erin Purdy is an amazing student, teammate, leader, and such a hard worker. I am proud to call her my teammate!!! Vote Erin because she is an amazing person and should be recognized for her hard work!!1 STDT2011 more ›