York Fall Sports Roundup

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York Boys Cross Country

The York boys cross country team finished third on the varsity level and second on the sophomore level at Peoria Notre Dame’s Richard Spring Memorial Invitational Sept. 17 at Detweiller Park, annual site of the state meet.

Scott Milling was 11th (14:46) for the varsity (82 points). Nathan Mroz (15:19) won the sophomore race by 19 seconds, and Matt Plowman was sixth (15:57). Palatine edged the Dukes 129-130 for the title.

On Sept. 15, the Dukes opened West Suburban Conference Silver Division dual action at Lyons Township and swept the Lions and Hinsdale Central on all three levels.

The varsity defeated Hinsdale Central 18-45 and LT 15-50 with Billy Clink (14:56) and Milling (14:59) taking the top two spots.

The sophomores swept Hinsdale Central and LT 19-42 with Mroz (15:43) and Gabe Marrero (15:50) finishing 1-2. The freshmen prevailed over both LT and Hinsdale Central 22-36 with Plowman (10:40) easily winning the 2.0-mile race.

York Girls Cross Country

The York girls cross country team placed sixth on the varsity level out of more than 60 teams at the Peoria Notre Dame’s Richard Spring Memorial Invitational Sept. 17 at Detweiller Park, annual site of the state meet.

Junior Emma Fisher ran a personal-best 17:00 for 3.0 miles, breaking the previous invite record, to finish second to Lake Park’s Kaylee Flanagan (16:44). Kayla Spencer (13th, personal-record 17:34) and Shari Lund (39th, 18:09) also earned medals for York (271 points).

The junior varsity, led by Kristen O’Malley and Katherine Schlemmel, took first place in the Open Girls race. The third-place sophomore team (130 points) was led by Allison Smith and Dayle Mueller, who were 17th and 18th in 19:30.

On Sept. 15, the Dukes opened West Suburban Conference Silver Division dual action at East End Park against visiting Lyons Township and Hinsdale Central.

The varsity edged LT 27-29 and defeated Hinsdale Central 19-42.

Fisher won the race in 16:05 to crush the previous 2.83-mile course record of 16:29.4 from 2007 by an incredible 25 seconds. Fisher was stacked against the returning state runner-up Jill Hardies of Hinsdale Central. They ran stride for stride over the course until the final lap. With 1,000 meters to go, Fisher began to slowly pull away. Hardies’ second-place 16:13 also easily broke the previous course record.

In the team competition, York began the race with a decisive lead but as the race progressed into the final mile, two LT girls edged up on Lund, passed her and closed in on Spencer. The key to the Dukes winning lay in Spencer’s ability to hold them off and pass LT’s Lisa Gordon. In the last half mile, Spencer turned on her jets and cruised past Gordon into the final chute to take third (16:54).

The sophomores swept Hinsdale Central 23-36 and LT 23-36. Alyssa Adam was second in the race (18:01).

The junior varsity defeated Hinsdale Central 15-50 and lost to LT 26-33 despite Kailee Sweeney (18:37) and Schlemmel (18:38) finishing second and third.

York Football

The varsity football team moved to 3-1 with a 35-7 Homecoming victory over Oak Park-River Forest Sept. 16.

David Byerley had eight receptions for 188 yards and two touchdowns, and Jordan Preuss had four catches for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Ken Boesenberg rushed for 55 yards and a TD on 14 carries.

Quarterbacks Joe Lucca (7-for-9, 116 yards) and Andrew Iwaszkiewicz (8-for-16, 158 yards) each passed for 2 TDs. Arturo Martinez rushed for 44 yards and Sean McDaid kicked five extra points.

Defensive leaders were JP Finan (12 tackles), Jake Rzeszutko (11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interception), Joe Dickert (9 tackles, interception), John Shipman (9 tackles, tackle for loss), Connor O’Malley (7 tackles) and Paul Golen (sack).

The junior varsity (33-0), freshman A (20-16) and freshman B (13-6) teams also beat the Huskies. The sophomores lost 14-7.

York Boys Golf

The York varsity boys golf team handed Lyons Township its first loss of the season, 148-149 in West Suburban Conference Silver Division dual action Sept. 15.

Tanner Obal led the way with a par-34. Joe Wark shot 37 after a nine on his first hole, and Kyle Kopinski (38) and Adam Gracik (39) also contributed.

“It was a great win for our program and I was proud of our golfers to battle through adversity to get the win,” York coach Jim Borel added.

York beat Proviso West 156-222 Sept. 13 behind Obal’s 1-over-par 37.

York Girls Golf

The York girls varsity golf team defeated Oak Park-River Forest 202-220 Sept. 14 at Oak Park Country Club and lost to Hinsdale Central 147-179 Sept. 12 at Sugar Creek in West Suburban Conference duals. They split their Sept. 15 triangular at Indian Boundary, as the Dukes (211) beat Willowbrook (230) and finished behind Maine South (174).

Individual York scores:

• York 202, OPRF 220: Kerri Carlquist 52, Linnea Wethekam 53, Samantha Schreiber 56, Hannah Corcoran 59
• Hinsdale Central 147, York 179: Wethekam 40, Meg Grasse and Corcoran 45, Cori D’Onofrio 49
• Maine South 174, York 211, Willowbrook 230: Carlquist 51, Grasse 52, Jess Mendralla and Schreiber 54

The York junior varsity girls team lost to Hinsdale Central 172-218 and OPRF 229-240 at Indian Boundary, and the Dukes (119) defeated Willowbrook (134) while losing to Maine South (109). York also finished ninth of 12 teams at the Lyons Township Invite Sept. 17 at Flagg Creek.

Individual York scores:

• OPRF 229, York 240: Maggie Regan 57, Breanna Failla 58, Elise Rantis 60, Ninetta Vigilante 65
• Hinsdale Central 172, York 218: Alex Wheatland 52, Jenny Coffin and Kiara Koeppen 55, Vigilante 56
• Maine South 109, York 119, Willowbrook 134: Maggie Finan 28, Carlie Ralston 29,  Koeppen and Wheatland 31
• LT Invitational: Jess Mendralla 102, Elizabeth Shockey 106, Grasse 110, Carlie Ralston 114

York Boys Soccer

The York varsity boys soccer team defeated Wheaton North 1-0 Sept. 15 in Elmhurst after losing in West Suburban Conference Silver Division play at Downers Grove North 5-1 Sept. 13.

The sophomores blanked Wheaton North 1-0 and tied Downers North 1-1.

The junior varsity tied Leyden 1-1 and lost to Lyons Township 2-0.

The freshmen lost to Leyden 5-3 and LT 3-0.

York Girls Swimming

The York girls swimming and diving team defeated Riverside-Brookfield 100-73 Sept. 15.

Sophomores Perri Brinkmeier and Hannah Nolte and freshmen Jessica Woolfe and Sam Marlott set a frosh-soph school record in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Their time of 1:44.30 broke the previous mark of 1:45.53.

On Sept. 17, York was second at the Downers Grove South Freshman Invitational. Woolfe won the 400 free (4:37.90).

York Girls Tennis

The York varsity girls tennis team faced four of the top 12 teams in the state.

The Dukes (8-8) lost to defending state runner-up Hinsdale Central 7-0 Sept. 13 at Berens Park to fall to 1-2 in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division.

At the York Quad Sept. 17, the Dukes lost to defending state champion Lake Forest 4-1 and two other teams that finished among the top 12 at state in 2010, 10th-place Homewood-Flossmoor 5-1 and 12th-place Whitney Young 3-2. York finished 16th at state in 2010.

York lost three-set matches at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles against Hinsdale Central. Torrie Graham and Gabby Riek lost to defending state champions Marika Cusick and Caroline Lorenzini at No. 1 doubles.

The Dukes had four super tiebreakers to decide the third set of matches against Lake Forest, but the Scouts won three of them. Graham and Riek (11-8) won their super tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles 10-8 after trailing 8-4.

York’s junior varsity I team won their eight-team Waubonsie Valley Invite and lost to Hinsdale Central 6-1. The junior varsity 2 team won the West Chicago Quad Sept. 17.

York Girls Volleyball

The York varsity volleyball team defeated defending Class 4A state champion Lyons Township 25-18, 25-19 Sept. 13 in La Grange in West Suburban Conference Silver Division play and beat the Lions again 25-13, 28-26 in the championship match of the Mother McAuley Invite Sept. 17.

The Dukes also defeated Morton 25-8, 25-20 Sept. 15.

Individual match statistics:

• York d. LT 25-18, 25-19: Caroline Rose (9 kills, 2 aces, 10 digs), Melissa Deatsch 6 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks, 6 digs), Sam Schrenker (3 kills, 2 aces, 5 blocks, dig), Molly Schlecht (3 kills, 3 blocks), Katie Gallagher (ace, 16 digs, 15 assists), Morgan Semmelhack (kill, 8 digs, 5 blocks)
• York d. Morton 25-8, 25-20: Deatsch (5 kills, 3 blocks, ace, 2 digs), Elizabeth Arnold (4 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs), Schrenker (5 kills, 6 blocks, dig), Amy Nosek (4 kills, ace, block, 2 digs), Gallagher (block, 3 digs, 7 assists), Rachel Iverson (2 blocks, dig, 8 assists)

Mother McAuley Invitational

• York d. Marian Catholic 25-21,  25-20: Deatsch (7 kills, 6 blocks, 8 digs, ace), Rose (7 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks, 2 digs), Schrenker (5 kills, 8 blocks, dig), Semmelhack (4 kills, 6 blocks, 6 digs, assist), Gallagher (ace,  kill, 3 blocks, 4 digs, 16 assists), Molly Schlecht (6 blocks)
• York d. Chicago Christian 25-23, 25-26: Rose (8 kills, block, 4 digs, 2 assists), Semmelhack (4 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 2 assists), Schrenker (4 kills, ace, 5 blocks), Deatsch (3 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces, 5 digs, assist)
• York d. Belleville East 25-18, 25-17: Rose (6 kills, block, 5 digs), Semmelhack (4 kills, 4 blocks, dig), Deatsch (6 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 5 digs), Schrenker (3 kills, 5 blocks, dig), Gallagher (kill, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 15 assists), Angela Scalzitti (8 digs), Schlecht (2 kills, 3 blocks)
• York d. Lincoln-Way East 25-22, 25-23: Gallagher (4 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks, 9 digs, 14 assists), Schrenker (4 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs), Rose (5 kills, block, 9 digs), Deatsch (4 kills, ace, block, 11 digs)
• York d. LT 25-13,  28-26 (championship): Rose (16 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs), Schrenker (10 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 7 digs), Deatsch (6 kills, ace, 2 blocks, 15 digs), Gallagher (kill, 3 aces, block, 14 digs, 25 assists), Scalzitti (ace, 9 digs), Semmelhack (2 kills, ace, 2 blocks, 11 digs, assist), Schlecht (2 kills, 3 blocks, dig)

The sophomore team lost to LT 25-20, 22-25, 26-24 and swept Morton 25-10, 25-10.

The freshman team took second at the Batavia Invite Sept. 17 and defeated Morton 25-17, 25-20.