CSLV: New Trier Books State Trip; Deerfield Competes At State
Boys gymnastics underway and more.
OF NOTE
CALLING ALL SPRING SPORTS COACHES!
Those of you want to send spring sports results, notes, story ideas etc, feel free to submit to my email, kalebcarter4256@gmail.com or on twitter @CSL_Varsity. As I’m coaching this spring (Highland Park track and field), I’ll have limited time to track down results. I will be highly dependent on your submissions to get athletes recognized.
Player of the Week
It’s not the first time, but Jake Fiegen earned his distinction as CSL Varsity Newsletter Player of the Week again. Fiegen led his team to close wins over Glenbrook South, Glenbrook North and Libertyville over a span of 7 days.
BOYS BASKETBALL
New Trier defeated Libertyville in a super-sectional at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates on Monday 54-46, to move the boys basketball to the state semis for the first time since 2002. The Trevians had to pull out close one-possession wins over Glenbrook North (47-46) and Glenbrook South (42-40) to get there.
Fiegen, the Player of The Week, scored 17 points and shut down Libertyville’s Aidyn Boone. He also scored 19 vs. GBN and 15 vs. GBS, as the Trevians now have a school-record 32 wins. The Cornell commit also became New Trier’s leading scorer in program history. Credit to The Record North Shore’s Joe Coughlin for several of the facts listed above.
Fiegen also was named to the Chicago Sun-Times’ All-area team.
The Trevians are set to face 4A favorite Benet Academy Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Champaign.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Deerfield made its first trip to the IHSA State final four, where the Warriors fell to undefeated Lincoln and a heavily-talented Peoria squad.
All-state distinction
For the Associated Press’s all-state teams, Deerfield’s Lexi Kerstein and Aubrey Galvan took 2nd team honors in 3A, while Nikki Kerstein was honorable mention. Maine South’s Meegan Fahy and Glenbrook South’s Sidney Rogers were honorable mention selections in 4A.
The IBCA put Lexi Kerstein on its 1st team all-state squad for 3A, Nikki Kerstein on the 2nd team and Aubrey Galvan on the 3rd. Vernon Hills’ Grace Koepke was honorable mention as well.
Glenbrook South’s Sidney Rogers and Maine South’s Fahy were on the 2nd and 3rd team, respectively, for the IBCA.
Other 4A CSL honorees on then honorable mention were Zuri Ransom (Evanston), Jaclyn Riedl (Maine West), Ava Blagojevich (Maine South), Gina Davorija (GBS).
*Corrected: Aubrey Galvan was 2nd team all-state for the AP.
BOYS GYMNASTICS
Henry Morrison led Maine East to a win over Conant, scoring a 42.30 in the all-around to take the victory over the field. Morrison won the floor exercise, still rings, and horizontal bar.The Blue Demons’ Sean Urban took 2nd with an all-around score of 38.60.
GRAD CATCH-UPS
Addie Budnik was on the all-tournament team for the Atlantic 10.
Did You See?
Vernon Hills alum Max Spiglanin takes over for Chris Curry as the new girls volleyball coach.
Vernon Hills’ Ava Barszcz committed to Aurora University for basketball.
