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2003 Season

 

 

Monday - March 22, 2004

 

FIRST QUARTER AWARDS

By Illpolo

 

The first two weeks of the season are complete, and it gives us a chance to recognize some teams, coaches, and players for their accomplishments coming out of the gate:

 

Surprise team

BOYS - Naperville Central (7-0-1)

GIRLS - Naperville North (10-0)

 

Most underrated team

BOYS - McHenry (5-4)

GIRLS - Lyons Township (4-2)

 

Best coaching performance

BOYS - Tim Caldwell (Homewood-Flossmoor)

GIRLS - Jack Wagner (Fenwick)

 

Biggest upset

BOYS - St Ignatius over St Pats                                          

GIRLS - Lyons Township over Oak Park                        

 

Toughest schedule

BOYS - Mundelein (Stevenson x2, Latin, Brother Rice, OPRF, L-Way East, Lake Forest x2)

GIRLS - Fenwick (McAuley x2, Stevenson, LT, OPRF, Loyola, Ignatius, NV, Mundelein)

 

Best games

BOYS - Latin over Mundelein in 4 OT, Stevenson over Mundelein in shootout, Fenwick over Rice at Dan Lynch Tourney

GIRLS- Fenwick over McAuley in OT, Loyola over Evanston 3-2

 

Most valuable players

BOYS - Chris Parolin (Fenwick), Drew Schneider (McHenry), Eric Olson (Homewood-Flossmoor)

GIRLS - Keely Wimer (Stevenson), Liz Perry (Fenwick), Kim Buck (Naperville North), Maggie Hatcher (Evanston)

 

Best tandem

BOYS - Michelau/Lagunov (Stevenson), Bell/Wilson (NC), Schuessler/Peck (Mundelein), Wickes/Jenkins (Latin)

GIRLS - Perry/Bonk (Fenwick), Wimer/Bukofzer (Stevenson), Gates/Jaeckel (Mundelein), Cabrera/Perez (McAuley)

 

Most underrated players

BOYS - Justin Licht (Naperville North), Oscar Calderon (Fenwick), Bret Rademaker (Homewood-Flossmoor)

GIRLS - Lauren Burel (Lyons Township)

 

Emerging players

BOYS - Mark DiCola (Brother Rice), Kevin Kysiak (Fenwick), Alex Negronida (Evanston), Matt Sweeney (New Trier)

GIRLS - Lanier Zimmer (Evanston), Alicia Christensen (Sandburg), Kelly McCann (Naperville North)

 

Surprise player

BOYS - George Renfrew (Stevenson)

GIRLS - Liz Dix (Prospect/Wheeling)

 

Best new coach

BOYS - Kurt Johns (Naperville North)

GIRLS - Adam Clementi (St Viator)

 

Best rookies

BOYS - Alex Buck (Naperville North)

GIRLS - Nora Kennelly (St Ignatius)

 

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Naperville North head coach Andy McWhirter could be telling his team they were chosen as the "surprise team" of the 1st quarter of the season.

 

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