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Week #8: Weekend Updates         

By Aaron Brown

April 28, 2012

 

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GAME RECAPS (Saturday, April 28)

 

BOYS

CONANT TOURNAMENT

Conant Shuts Down Neuqua To Win Own Tournament

Conant bounced back from a loss to Libertyville to beat Neuqua Valley 11-3 to claim the title at their own event on Saturday afternoon. All three teams finished with 3-1 records, but the emphatic victory in the final game of the weekend helped the Cougars win the tournament based on a tiebreaker. The Wildcats (of Libertyville) ended up in second place, while Neuqua dropped to third place after giving up the most goals in the final round. Click the logo below for a complete tournament recap:

 

 

LATIN TOURNAMENT

Romans Fight To Win Own Tournament

Latin emerged with a 3-0 record from their own tournament on Saturday, beating Curie, McHenry, and STC North en route to a virtual trophy. The Condors finished in second place after finishing the day with a 2-1 record. McHenry posted a 1-2 mark after finishing with a 1-2 record. STC North ended the day in fourth place with an 0-3 mark. Click the logo below for a complete tournament recap:

 

 

STEVENSON TOURNAMENT

Lyons Stuns Fenwick To Win Stevenson Tournament
Peter Dore scored the game-winning goal in the final seconds of regulation as Lyons beat Fenwick 6-5 to end the Friars 82-game winning streak. The Lions also beat Brother Rice in the championship round to finish the weekend with a 4-0 record. Fenwick bounced back to beat the Crusaders 16-9 in the last game of the weekend.

 

The hosts claimed fourth place, as they earned a one-goal win over New Trier and edged OPRF 10-7. The Trevians won the fifth place game over the Huskies 16-7. Naperville Central beat both Mundelein and Palatine to win the seventh-place group, while the Pirates got their lone win of the weekend by beating the Mustangs 15-13. Click the logo below for a complete tournament recap:

 

 


 

GIRLS

DEER PARK TOURNAMENT

Nowlin, Kauffman Ensure Winning Performance For Scouts At Deer Park

Emily Nowlin totaled 14 goals to bring her career total over 400 as Lake Forest beat both Deer Park and Maine South on Saturday morning. The Scouts topped the hosts 14-8 in the day's second game, then got past Maine South 12-7. Norie Kauffman also scored 5 times in the two-game set for Lake Forest. The Hawks won the tournament-opener over the hosts as well.

 

INDEPENDENT TOURNAMENT

R-B Emerges As Independent Tournament Champions

Riverside-Brookfield beat Richards 10-8 in overtime to claim the Independent Tournament title; R-B also beat Argo and Maria in comfortable fashion as Ally Shumowski and Emma Veon each scored 5 times and goalie Caitlin Parisi totaled 32 saves and 17 steals throughout the tournament.

 

ROCKFORD TOURNAMENT

Rockford Holds Off Fenwick To Win Own Tournament

The defending state champions of Illinois traveled to Michigan over the weekend looking to take out the top teams in Michigan in a nine-team tournament. The Friars beat both East Kentwood and Jenison in the preliminary round, then fended off #2 Okemos 6-3 in the first of two championship round games. In the title game, #1 Rockford held off the Friars 9-8 to win the event. The Friars head home with a 3-1 record and a second-place finish.

 

HINSDALE CENTRAL TOURNAMENT

Lincoln-Way North Claims Another Title

Cheyenne DeGraff and Jenna Tasic combined to score 17 goals and Kelly Pender blocked 31 shots as the Phoenix went 3-0 to win the Hinsdale Central Tournament on Saturday afternoon. LWN beat Naperville North and STC East in the preliminary round and edged STC north 7-6 in the event's title game. Click the logo below for a complete tournament recap:

 

 

LANE TOURNAMENT

Wheeling's Perfect Weekend Leads To Lane Tournament Title

Leah Malsom scored 13 goals to lead the Wildcats to wins over Lane, Latin, and New Trier as Wheeling grabbed the Lane Tournament title on Saturday afternoon. Malsom scored 3 times in the title game, as the Wildcats held off the hosts 5-3 to emerge with the event's championship. Click the logo below for a complete tournament recap:

 


 

GAME PREVIEWS (Saturday, April 28)
 

BOYS

Stevenson Tournament

Several of the top teams in the state of Illinois come together for one of the last key boys' tournaments of the regular season. #1 Fenwick. #2 Lyons. #5 New Trier. #8 Naperville Central. #9 Brother Rice. #11 Oak Park. #12 Stevenson. Throw in Mundelein and Palatine. That impressive field could answer a few important questions heading into the final week of the regular season based on Friday and Saturday's game results. Stay tuned!

 

KEEP AN EYE ON:

Conant Tournament

The Cougars welcome a diverse field to their nine-team tournament on Friday and Saturday; Neuqua will hope to repeat as champions, while the hosts, BG, Lane, Libertyville, LWN, Maine West, Northside, and St Viator will all hope to grab some key weekend wins and a late-season tournament title.

 

Latin Tournament

The Romans annual late-season tournament features the fourth-ranked hosts, #7 Curie, #19 McHenry, and R-B in what should be a hard-fought, physical, six-game event in Chicago on Saturday afternoon.

 


 

GIRLS

MATCH OF THE DAY

Hinsdale Central Tournament

The Red Devils play host to LWE, LWN, Naperville North, STC East, and STC North in a six-team, nine-game event that begins on Saturday morning.

 

KEEP AN EYE ON:

Lane Tournament

A talented six-team field heads to Chicago to play in the Lane Tournament; Latin, New Trier, Oak Park, Prospect, and Wheeling join the Indians beginning at 8:00am on Saturday morning.


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