Emden posted 4 wins, made 46 saves, earned one shutout and allowed just
two goals per game as the Redhawks beat Buffalo Grove, GBS, Hinsdale
Central and Naperville North to win their own tournament.
Graham blocked more than 50 shots as Shepard went 4-0 to win their own
tournament over the weekend.
Keper allowed less than 4 goals per game for the Vikings as they went 4-0
to win the Waubonsie Valley Tournament.
Betsy Zanocco (Meadows)
Zanocco let in just 2 goals in 4 games for the Mustangs as they claimed
the Elk Grove Tournament title.
Ellie Connors (Barrington)
Connors made 23 saves in helping Barrington pick up a pair of wins over
Andrew and York en route to a second place finish at the York Tournament.
She also made 12 stops in a pair of MSL contests against Conant and Fremd.
Emma Jeronimus (Fremd)
Jeronimus racked up 44 saves in 3 games as the Vikings placed second at
the Mundelein Tournament on Saturday. She also made 19 saves in a 7-2 win
over Barrington and stopped 6 shots in a 4-2 victory over Palatine.
Kaitlyn Peterson (Oak Park)
Curry led the Huskies' offense with 16 goals, Cronin notched 9 scores and
Peterson made 26 saves and allowed 4 goals per game as Oak Park won the
Mundelein Tournament on Saturday.
Lauren Burns (Stevenson)
Burns made a total of 64 saves over the weekend to help the Patriots
(16-1) finish 4-0 at the their own tournament against three of Michigan's
top teams and Mother McAuley. The senior also made 17 steals and
contributed 11 assists in the four game span.
Olivia Everhart (Evanston)
Everhart made 40 saves and allowed just 2 goals per game to help Evanston
claim the Palatine Tournament after the squad beat Conant, LWE, Palatine
and STC North. She also recorded her fifth shutout of the season in a 2-0
victory over Conant on Saturday afternoon.
Tess O'Brien (Palatine)
Anderson led the Pirates with 5 goals while O'Brien totaled 39 saves as
both players helped lead the squad to a second place finish at their own
tournament.
Biggest Surprises
BOYS
Prospect
The Knights earned an impressive 11-7 win over previously undefeated
Wheeling in an MSL East contest. They also finished the Sandburg
Tournament with a pair of wins and a fourth place finish.
GIRLS
Maine West
The Warriors handed previously undefeated Highland Park their first loss
en route to the Vernon Hills Tournament title on Saturday afternoon. They
also beat Hoffman, Lake Forest and the hosts plus earned a win over Maine
East during the week.
News and Notes
Regular Season 2/3 Over
Six weeks have gone by rapidly as we enter the final stretch of the
regular season with the postseason lurking around the corner.
Sectional Seeds
The seeding for the sectional playoffs will be determined at the end of
the upcoming week and will be posted as soon as they are announced by the
IHSA. According to the IHSA web site:
"Water Polo seeds will be posted about 4 pm on Thursday, April 21,
2016."
Player Spotlight Section
The new
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT section of the
web site utilizes
various formats to showcase current and former players. More than 25
current and former players were recognized in various forms this past
week. Any player interested in being featured should submit
pictures as quickly as possible.
Team Spotlight Section
The new
TEAM SPOTLIGHT section of the site utilizes various formats to
showcase current and former teams in a variety of situations. More
than a dozen teams were profiled in various forms this past week. Any team
interested in being featured should submit pictures as soon as possible.
Submit Photos
In order to be included on either the player or team spotlight page, send
a photo using e-mail, Twitter or any other method as more profiles will be
made at random throughout the rest of the season.
Maggie Steffens Appearance
Team USA Water Polo player Maggie Steffens will be in attendance at
Tuesday night's West Suburban Conference girls' game between #6 Oak Park
and #9 Lyons. The event takes place at 6:00pm at Oak Park.
Super Ballers
BOYS
John Fischer (Barrington)
Kent Emden (Naperville Central)
GIRLS
Allison Travetto (Stevenson)
Lauren Burns (Stevenson)
Olivia Everhart (Evanston)
