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Phillip Martin of Kenwood : 47-6 Shot Put at Thornwood

Phillip Martin (jr) of Kenwood is showing he may be the top Shot Putter in the CPS by throwing a CPS season best of 47-6 in the shot put at Thornwood #2.

Thornwood #2 Results
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Red-North Boys Basketball Class 4A Regional Playoff Schedule

Starting guard Gerardo Sandoval (sr-6-2) and Taft will play an undersized Schurz team that could play them close.

Neilski's Picks in Red

Monday Feb 28, 2011
#15 Lane vs #17 Clemente @ OPRF
Lane is seeded higher in this game. The problem is Clemente may have the top 2 players in Kendarius Tucker (sr-6-3) and Kendal Harris (jr- 6-4).  I don't like how Lane ended the Red-North conference season, CPS playoffs and regular season with a loss to Jones.

#10 Lincoln Park vs #22 Kelly @ Leyden
Lincoln Park will roll over a Kelly team that had a 6-10 overall record while playing in the Blue-Central

#13 Prosser vs #20 Dunbar @ Whitney Young
Despite a 7-19 regualar season record, Dunbar advanced all the way to the Consolation Finals of the CPS where they lost to Harlan. Dunbar has a great player in Darvell Harris and will give Prosser a good game if not win it.

#16 Schurz vs #17 Taft @ Conant
This game is a good preview of what is to come next year as Schurz moves to the Red-North next year with a 2nd place finish in the Blue-North. Schurz is a bit undersized versus the bigger players from Taft. Taft's Kevin Siudut (C-6-6, jr) will have a field day in the boards and in blocked shots. Look for Schurz guards Frank Bland (5-6, 130lbs, jr) and  Derek Rice (guard/forward, 6-1, 170lbs).Don't be deceived by Bland's size. He can play. He averaged 10.6 points and 2.4 steals a game for Steinmetz. That means he can score and play some defense. 2.4 steals/game is impressive.  

#14 Maine West vs #19 Von Steuben @ Maine West
This will be a toss-up game.

#12 Mather vs #21 Elk Grove Village @ Glenbrook North
City quarter-finalist (doesn't that sound good) Mather should take care of a 5-21 Elk Grove Village team. The problem will come in the next game when they will face a much taller Glenbrook North in their own house. I will likely be watching this game.

#10 Foreman @ #23 Northside Prep @ Evanston
This game will be over by the 2nd quarter. Foreman will dominate vs a Northside team that went 4-21 this year.

 

 

 

Whitney Young at Proviso West Invite

Mike Schaible (jr)(left) ran a 1:33.43 in the 600 meter run, Eric Shan (jr- right) ran a 4:45 mile (equivalent to a 4:43.5 1600 meter run)

I added the 12 team Proviso West Invite to the Results Page.

• Dakari Howard (jr) - placed 2nd in the 55 meter run with a time of 6.78. Howard also ran a 23.78 in the 200 meter dash, placing him 2nd in the CPS Leaderboard, behind only Darius Smith. Howard also long jumped 20-5. It is very important to have a top notch sprinter on your team. It looks like Howard is fitting that role.
• Eric Shan (jr)(4th at last fall's CPS cross country championship), ran a 4:45 mile -2nd best in the CPS this year. Sam Barder (jr) -  ran a 10:33 2 mile.
• David Bradley (so)  ran a CPS sophomore season best of 56.85 in the 400 meter dash. Combine him with upcoming Logan Means (so) and Whitney Young can put together a good 4x400 meter sophomore relay team. Whitney Young's 3:54 is the best sophomore time for the 4x4 this year.

Whitney Young is a young team. They have a couple of quality athletes that they can build around and with their performance today shows me they can hang with that 2nd group of CPS teams behind Lane and Mather.

Heartbreaking!

34-32 loss to Harlem in the state quarterfinals ends Lane's dream for a wrestling state trophy

Lane lost a heartbreaking 34-32 match vs Harlem (Machesney Park by Rockford) in the state class 3A quarterfinals. Lane started out the match with two victories by Chase Wilson and Mike Murray to get a quick 10-0 lead. Harlem won the next 3 bouts to go up 13-10.

State champion Derek Elmore of Harlem came up with a big pin over Nick Jankowski at 125lbs to give Harlem a 19-17 lead.

Going into the 2nd to final match, Max Schneider (jr) of Lane decided to give it a go despite a still recovering injured shoulder. Schneider came up with a huge pin to give Lane a big 32-28 lead. I am not an expert in wrestling scoring but if I am interpreting wrestling scoring correctly, all Lane needed in the final bout was either a win or a small loss and Lane would come up victoriuos. Instead, Josh Anthony of Harlem pinned Lane's Victor Rivera to give Harlem the 34-32 win.

I commend Lane's effort, Lane was so close to winning this match. One more win would have put Lane into the state semi-finals and guaranteed them at least a 4th place finish and state trophy.

from the IHSA:

Harlem (Machesney Park) 34 - Lane 32

Class 3A Match 1
Machesney Park (Harlem) vs. Chicago (Lane)

171—Chase Wilson (Lane) MD 11-1 Sean Jones (Harl); Lane leads 4-0
189—Mike Murray (Lane) DQ Sage Hecox (Harl); Lane lead 10-0
215—Ben Black (Harl) D OT 3-1 Dan Murray (Lane); Lane leads 10-3
285—Robert Hyde (Harl) F 2:52 Ian Rundquist (Lane); Lane leads 10-9
103—Jordan Northrup (Harl) MD 17-6 Danny Carlson (Lane); Harl lead 13-10
112—Johnny McCarthy (Lane) D OT 6-4 Zac Denny (Harl); Tied 13-13
119—Tom Angsten (Lane) MD 12-2 Dwayne Milton (Harl); Lane leads 17-13
125—Derek Elmore (Harl) F 3:21 Nick Jankowski (Lane); Harl lead 19-17
130—Matt Finnegan (Lane) D 12-7 Jake Baxter (Harl); Lane leads 20-19
135—Jake Messink (Harl) D 5-2 Hiathem Hamdan (Lane); Harl leads 22-20
140—Joseph Rialmo (Lane) F 2:19 Dieder Viederis (Harl); Lane leads 26-22
145—Kane Cunningham (Harl) F 1:15 Jeremy Edwards (Lane); Harl leads 28-26
152—Max Schneider (Lane) F 2:55 Nick Massetti (Harl); Lane leads 32-28
160—Josh Anthony (Harl) F 2:47 Victor Rivera (Lane); Harlem wins 34-32

 

Darius Smith can long jump!

In a meet that I just got the results from, Darius Smith (sr) of CVS long jumped 21-7.25 feet. He did that at the Coach O Indoor Invite at Illinois Wesleyan University on January 16, 2011. A 21-7 is a really good leap and is usually a good enough distance to make the finals of the IHSA state meet for most years.

Smith, the 2010 state runner up in the 100 meter dash, has been blazing in some early meets. He also did a 21.72 in the 200 meter dash at the Simplot games on Feb 18, 2011.

 

 

March Madness Starts in February

Derek Nathaniel (sr-F, 6-6, captain) and Harlan go into the state playoffs with a lot of momentum having won the Consolation Championship of the Public League. The winner of Harlan and Rich Central has the unenviable task of playing Morgan Park.

Class 3A Red-North and select teams Boys Basketball Regional Schedule

Monday Feb 28, 2011
#14 Bowen vs #19 Payton @ Robeson
#15 Senn vs # 18 Kelvyn Park @ Fenton

Tue Mar 1, 2011
#7 Harlan @ #9 Rich Central @ Lemont

One More Win for Glory

Max Schneider and Lane Tech need one more win to become the first CPS team to place at state in wrestling since the elimination of the automatic Public League berth in 2000.

Lane vs Harlem (sorry not Harlan) in the state dual team wrestling quarter-finals tomorrow at Bloomington.

This is a winnable match vs. Harlem. But Harlem is tough.  Harlem is undefeated at 23-0 this year and has 119 state  champion Derek Elmore. Max Schneider of Lane will sit in the sidelines and be prepared to wrestle. If Lane is winning big or losing big when it comes time for him to wrestle, he won't wrestle. If it's a close match Max will go in there despite an injured shoulder.

If he goes in there and Lane ends up winning, he and the team will go down in Lane Tech history.

One more win and Lane is guaranteed to place at state in wrestling. This is major!

Pictures Now - DeLaSalle President's Day Invite

DeLaSalle President's Day Invite Photo Album

Jamal Stubbs (sr) of Hyde Park wins his heat of the 55 meter dash. Stubbs is a 4 sport athlete: 16-inch softball, wrestling, track, and baseball.

East St. Louis celebrates after an exciting win in the 4x160 meter relay.

24 Days into the Season

Dunbar Mighty Men warming up

Group 1 teams: Lane, Mather, Simeon

Looking at results so far, I still have Lane #1.

Lane has the best middle distance squad in the city with about 8 guys who are running 2:10 or below at this time of the year. Eduardo Bustamonte (sr) and Marcello Burbano (so) has stepped up in the distance arena with times of 10:25 and 10:13 in the 3200 meter run. This year's Lane team does not have a city championship sprint contender like Chris Kyles or Fuad Salami as they have had in the past. But it does not mean sprints are weak. I can see them putting together some sprint relay teams led by Matt Rowe(jr) and Antonio Abreu(so).

Mather has had only one race so it is hard to fully get a prognosis on them. We do know, that they can more than compete with Lane in distance events. Mather also has the best hurdlers in the city. Add jumper Kenneth Murphy (sr) - who has not seen action yet because he is still playing basketball and they have the makings of a good team. This is not a slam dunk year for Lane. With the graduation of Kulayifi Haji and state champion Jonathan Jackson, I think Mather has closed the gap considerably between itself and Lane.

Simeon looked good at the Rolling Meadows Quad. Football players Demarius Reed and Darius Scott look like are going to run track. If they run the whole season, Simeon will have two speedsters to add to their already potent sprints team. Problem for Simeon is that sprints this year at the top will be dominated by Smith, Carter, and Lonnie. So, I can't see Simeon scoring high in sprints unless it is relays.

2nd group

The 2nd group of teams include Whitney Young, Dunbar, Robeson, and Hyde Park. This year's Whitney Young is  different from past. I don't see any impact jumpers or sprinters on this years team - yet - as they have had in the past.

I don't know where Northside, Jones, Morgan Park, and Payton fit in just yet. it looks like they have some individuals that will compete.

No results yet for Brooks, Kelvyn Park, Kenwood, and Calumet so I don't know how good they are. Brooks won't run a meet until ISU in March.

Looking forward

Darius Smith (sr) has been a one man wrecking crew for CVS. He is making state and national news with his performances. A 21.72 in the 200 will do that.

I can't wait to see ho Brian Carter and Lonnie Washington perform.

With the end of basketball season in a couple of weeks, you will begin to some teams adding talent. Look out for basketball players Kenneth Murphy (sr) of Mather, Darvell Harris(jr) of Dunbar, Jeffrey Rector (jr) and high jumpers Mark Brand(sr) of Lane Tech and Jerome Rhodes (sr) of Jones.

DeLaSalle President's Day Invite

Sprinter Rasheed Woolfolk (sr) of Corliss put himself on the Leaderboard with a 6.8 in the 55 meter dash and a 19-9 in the long jump.

I added the DeLaSalle President's Day Invite to the Results Page.