York Fall Sports Roundup: Dukes' Wark Qualifies For Boys Golf State Meet

In 2010, York junior boys golfer Joe Wark missed an individual berth to sectionals by losing a one-hole playoff for the last advancing spot.

Wark not only reached sectionals this season, but he also qualified for the state meet for the first time with shots to spare.

Wark’s 3-over-par 74 earned a berth to the Class 3A state meet via the Bartlett Sectional Monday (Oct. 10) at Bartlett Hills Golf Course by being among the top 10 individuals who were not members of the three qualifying teams.

Wark tied for fifth place overall and earned the fourth individual berth behind a round with an eagle, birdie and six bogeys.

York juniors Tanner Obal (82) and Kyle Kopinski (90) also competed but missed the individual state cut of 76, which would have resulted in a sudden-death playoff. Obal also was an individual sectional qualifier last year after beating Wark in a regional playoff for the last advancing spot.

Wark continued his postseason momentum, which began with a 10th-place 76 for all-conference medalist honors at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division Meet Sept. 27.

“He’s put himself in one of the top groups at the state tournament, and he deserves to be there,” York coach Jim Borel said. “We knew he definitely had potential to do well, and we’re really proud of him for advancing. It kind of helps us because we have a lot of junior talent. He kind of gets a feel of what the state tournament’s like and we’re very optimistic for next year and years down the road.”

At the Addison Trail Regional Oct. 4 at Maple Meadows, also York’s home course, Wark (7-over-par 77), Obal (79) and Kopinski (85) advanced by being among the top 10 individuals not among the three advancing teams.

York (328) was fifth, just three strokes behind third-place Addison Trail for the last advancing team berth. Also competing for the Dukes were juniors Charlie Pozen (87), one stroke shy of the cutoff score, and Adam Gracik (89) and senior Sam Kociak (90).

On Oct. 5, the Dukes were second at the Elmhurst Classic with Timothy Christian and Immaculate Conception at Maple Meadows. The Dukes were edged for first place by Timothy 160-162 as Obal, Pozen and Gracik shots 39s and Kociak added a 45.

Football

The York varsity football team suffered a tough to Lyons Township in West Suburban Conference Silver Division action Friday (Oct. 7) in Elmhurst.

The loss kept the Dukes (5-2, 3-1 in Silver) from clinching a playoff berth with six victories and dropped them to second place in the Silver behind state-ranked Glenbard West (7-0, 4-0), their next opponent at 1 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 15) in Glen Ellyn.

York shared last year’s Silver title with LT and Glenbard West. The Lions (4-3, 3-2) won Friday on a 42-yard field goal by Jake Elliott in the final seconds after Elliott pulled out a victory over Oak Park-River Forest with a 52-yarder the previous game.

York quarterback Joe Lucca rushed 10 times for 103 yards and a TD 21-for-44 for 240 yards and 3 TDs, two of them to David Byerley (7 catches, 87 yards) and another to Jordan Preuss (6 catches, 69 yards). Byerley TD catch in the final minute put the Dukes ahead 27-26, but the two-point conversion failed.

Defensively, Connor O’Malley (14 total tackles), Joe Dickert (13 total tackles), Jake Rzeszutko (13 total tackles, 2 interceptions) and Kevin Szeluga (13 total tackles, tackle for loss) each had double-digit tackles.

Rzeszutko also had two of the Dukes’ two interceptions, the other by Drew Mueller. JP Finan and Ryan Maher added eight total tackles apiece and Jason Scally and Frank Bertucci recorded tackles for loss.

In lower-level football action against LT, the York sophomores (7-0, 5-0) remained undefeated with a 26-12 victory. The freshman A team (6-1, 3-1) and the freshman B team (6-1, 3-1) suffered their first losses of the season by respective scores of 42-16 and 34-14. The sophomore team (3-4, 0-4) lost 28-24.

The Dukes take on Glenbard West at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, in Glen Ellyn.

York statistics leaders after 7 games (5-2, 3-1 in Silver)

Offense
Scoring: Jordan Preuss (10 TDs), David Byerley (9 TDs), Sean McDaid (28 extra points, 5 field goals), Ken Boesenberg (5 TDs), Mike Despinich (3 TDs, 2-point conversion), Austin Wagner and Jake Rzeszutko (3 TDs each), Joe Lucca and Andrew Iwaszkiewicz (2 TDs each), Arturo Martinez (TD)
Rushing: Boesenberg (461 yards, 74 carries, 5 TDs), Lucca (252 yards, 32 carries,  2 TDs), Iwaszkiewicz (142 yards, 16 carries, 2 TDs), Martinez (72 yards, 20 carries,  TD), Eric Ocampo (67 yards, 6 carreis)
Passing: Lucca (70-for-117 passing, 1,012 yards, 12 TDs, 6 interceptions), Iwaszkiewicz (38-for-79 passing, 707 yards, 10 TDs, 10 interception)
Receiving: Byerley (31 catches, 823 yards, 9 TDs), Preuss (35 catches, 433 yards, 10 TDs), Wagner (17 catches, 298 yards, 3 TDs), Despinich (14 catches, 140 yards, 3 TDs), Mike Trumball (10 catches, 55 yards), Boesenberg (6 catches, 53 yards) 
Kickoff returns: Rzeszutko (10 returns, 307 yards, TD)
Punt returns: Rzeszutko (10 returns, 201 yards, TD)

Defense
Total tackles: Jake Rzeszutko 59, Kevin Szeluga 52, Connor O’Malley 48, Joe Dickert 41.5, Nick Skuteris and JP Finan 40, John Shipman 32, Ryan Maher 28, Jason Scally 21, Colin Scott 20
Solo tackles: Rzeszutko 41, Szeluga 33, Skuteris 30, O’Malley 26, Dickert 25, Finan 21
Interceptions: Rzeszutko 6 (1 returned for TD), Drew Mueller 3, Frank Bertucci and O’Malley 2, Dickert, Maher, Alex Schumacher and Skuteris 1
Sacks: Skuteris 7, Dickert 3.5, Scally 2, Paul Golen, Ramsey Pokryfke, Shipman and Szeluga 1, Maher 0.5
Fumble recoveries: Rzeszutko 2, Brewer Callahan, Dickert, Joe Frost, Sergio Lopez, David Maniola and Skuteris 1

Girls Volleyball

The York girls volleyball team clinched a share of the West Suburban Conference Silver Division title with a 25-16, 25-22 victory over Glenbard West Oct. 4 in Elmhurst.

The Dukes (22-2, 5-0 in Silver) will take the title outright title in they can win their Silver finale at Hinsdale Central (16-12, 4-1 in Silver) Tuesday, Oct. 18.

York has won 15 matches in a row, the last 13 in straight sets, since losing to defending Class 4A state champion Lyons Township Sept. 2.

The Dukes have since beaten LT (16-6, 3-2) twice, both in two sets. Hinsdale Central, which won 26-14, 19-25, 25-21 at LT Tuesday (Oct. 11) lost at Downers Grove North in two sets Sept. 13.

In nonconference action, the Dukes defeated Downers Grove South 26-14, 26-19 Oct. 5.

Girls Golf

York junior Linnea Wethekam and sophomore Kerri Carlquist competed as individuals at the Class AA Saint Ignatius Sectional Monday (Oct. 10) at Cog Hill’s No. 1 course in Lemont.

They were unable to advance as individuals to this weekend’s state meet by being among the top 10 individuals who weren’t part of the three advancing teams – Loyola (308), Wheaton Warrenville South (309) and New Trier (315). The individual cutoff score was an 11-over-par 83.

Wethekam was York’s lone individual sectional qualifier in 2010. Wethekman and Carlquist shot 91 and 92, respectively, at the Lake Park Regional Oct. 5 at Indian Lakes to easily advance by being among the top 10 individuals not among the three advancing teams. That at-large individual cutoff score was 104.

York’s fourth-place 401 was just three strokes behind Wheaton North, the final advancing team.

Boys Soccer

The York varsity boys soccer team is the No. 14 seed in the Hinsdale Central Sectional and opens York Regional play at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 18) in Elmhurst against No. 3-seed Lyons Township, co-champions of the West Suburban Conference Silver Division. The regional championship game is at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in Elmhurst against No. 6 Mt. Carmel or No. 11 Downers Grove North.

In recent action, the Dukes blanked Maine South 4-0 Saturday (Oct. 8) after losing to Hinsdale Central 3-1 Oct. 6 and Leyden 2-1 Oct. 1.

The junior varsity beat Glenbard West 4-1, Mt. Carmel and St. Charles North 4-0 and lost to Wheaton Warrenville South 4-0.

The sophomores beat Leyden 4-0, tied Maine South 2-2 and lost to Hinsdale Central 1-0.

The freshmen beat Downers Grove North 3-1 and lost to Downers Grove South 2-0 and Maine South 3-1.

Girls Tennis

The York girls tennis team will compete at the York Sectional Friday and Saturday. Top-four finishers in singles and doubles advance to the state tournament.

On Saturday (Oct. 8), the Dukes finished third at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division Tournament in Oak Park and fourth in the final overall standings.

The overall standings combine points from Silver dual victories and points earned at the Silver Meet. York (47 points) finished two points behind third-place Lyons Township (49) after entering Saturday trailing the Lions 26-22.

Hinsdale Central won its 10th straight overall title with 83 out of a possible 84 points with Glenbard West (56) second. Oak Park-River Forest (45) was a close fifth.

York junior Ellen Barry and sophomore Blaire Porter (No. 2 doubles) and senior Abby Mazzocco and sophomore Randi Wilson (No. 4 doubles) both reached the finals and finished second to Hinsdale Central, which won all seven flights. Barry and Porter lost to seniors Kristy Hamilton and Jackie Altansarnai 6-0, 6-2, and Mazzocco and Wilson were beaten by sophomores Rachel Ballantine and Alex Usher 6-2, 6-0.

Torrie Graham and Gabby Riek (No. 1 doubles) and Dana Chamberlin and Laurel Chamberlin (No. 3 doubles) were third to also earn all-conference medals. Emma Stuefen (No. 2 singles) was fourth and Angela Avgerinos (No. 1 singles) and Annie Rivera (No. 3 singles) were fifth.

York avenged regular-season dual losses to Glenbard West at No. 4 doubles and to LT at No. 1 and 3 doubles. The third-place victories were big ones.

Graham and Riek had been 0-3 lifetime against Glenbard West’s Molly Hennessy and Sam Reedy and came back from a set down to prevail 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. The Chamberlin sisters outlasted LT’s Annie Wiedner and Gabby Pavletic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 after trailing 3-1 in the third set.

York’s 2010 state qualifiers included three-time state doubles qualifier Graham and Riek and Barry and Dana Chamberlin as doubles teams and junior Maria Avgerinos in singles. Avgerinos sat out the Silver Meet to rest a back injury that flared up against LT Oct. 3 but is scheduled to play at sectionals.

On Tuesday (Oct. 11), the Dukes completed their regular season by beating Neuqua Valley 3-2 in Aurora in the fifth-place match for the 16-team Downers Grove South Invite that had been canceled Sept. 3.

The Chamberlins won the decisive match for York (16-12) at No. 3 doubles with an incredible rally, beating Kayla Benz and Leah Keating in a third-set super tiebreaker 2-6, 7-5, (10-5) after trailing 5-3 in the second set.

York also won rescheduled matches against Latin Oct. 6 and Downers Grove South Oct. 5 by 6-1 scores.

Silver Meet
Final overall standings: 1. Hinsdale Central 83, 2. Glenbard West 56, 3.  Lyons Township 49, 4. York 47, 5. Oak Park-River Forest 45, 6. Downers Grove North 14, 7. Proviso West 0
York Silver Meet results
Championship matches
No. 2 doubles: Ellen Barry/Blaire Porter lost to Kristy Hamilton/Jackie Altansarnai (HC) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 doubles: Abby Mazzocco/Randi Wilson lost to Rachel Ballantine/Alex Usher (HC) 6-2, 6-0
Third-place matches
No. 1 doubles: Torrie Graham/Gabby Riek beat Molly Hennessy/Sam Reedy (GW) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 3 doubles: Dana Chamberlin/Laurel Chamberlin beat Annie Wiedner/Gabby Pavletic (LT) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 2 singles: Emma Stuefen lost to Ali Bush (GW) 6-2, 6-0
Fifth-place matches
No. 1 singles:  Angela Avgerinos beat Sophia Fry (DGN) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 singles: Annie Rivera beat Asees Anand (DGN) 6-0, 6-0

Girls Cross Country

The York girls cross country team, ranked No. 12 in Class 3A by DyeStat Illinois, competes at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division Meet Saturday (Oct. 15) at Lyons Township’s south campus in Western Springs.

Girls race times are 11 a.m. (freshmen), noon (sophomores), 1 p.m. (junior varsity) and 2 p.m. (varsity).

The overall Silver titles on the varsity, JV and sophomore levels are a 50-50 combination of dual and Silver Meet standings. The freshman title is based solely on Saturday’s results.

The varsity is going for a third consecutive overall title, winning the last two outright. In 2010, York finished second to Downers Grove North at the Silver Meet but took first place overall because the Trojans finished third in the dual standings.

On Thursday (Oct. 6), the Dukes won the showdown for first place in the dual standings by beating No. 6 Glenbard West 26-29 and host Proviso West 15-50 in Hillside.

The Dukes’ Emma Fisher (18:04) won the 3.09-mile race by 19 seconds over Glenbard West’s Madeline Perez. Kayla Spencer (18:52) and Shari Lund (19:29) took third and fifth with Michelle Frigo (19:43) and Allison Smith (19:55) eighth and ninth and Caroline Hogan (20:10) and Dayle Mueller (20:20) 11th and 12th.

The sophomores completed a 6-0 dual season by beating Glenbard West 24-31 and Proviso West 15-50. Kathryn Hagstrom (20:59), Caitlyn Blum (21:09) and Alyssa Adam (21:18) finished first, second and third, and Maddie Fabry (21:38) and Hannah Wahlgren (21:39) were sixth and seventh.

The junior varsity (5-1 in Silver) beat Glenbard West 18-43 and Proviso West 15-49 to finish second in the dual standings to Lyons Township. Kristen O’Malley (21:09), Ellie Skiles (21:12) and Kailee Sweeney (21:29) swept the top three places. Annalise Andriacchi (21:45), Becky McMahan (22:00) and Lauren O’Malley (22:16) were fifth through seventh.

Boys Cross Country

The York varsity boys cross country team, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A to Palatine by DyeStat Illinois, competes at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division Meet Saturday (Oct. 15) at Lyons Township’s south campus in Western Springs.

Boys race times are 11:30 a.m. (freshmen), 12:30 (sophomores), 1:30 p.m. (junior varsity) and 2:30 p.m. (varsity).

The Dukes are going for a 10th consecutive overall Silver title, a 50-50 combination of dual and Silver Meet standings. The sophomore and freshman overall titles are based on the same formula while the JV title is based solely on Saturday’s results.

York finished a perfect 6-0 in Silver duals on all three levels. In the Dukes’ final dual action Thursday (Oct. 6) in Elmhurst, the varsity defeated No. 24 Glenbard West 19-44, the sophomores won 15-50 and the freshmen prevailed 19-36. All three teams also defeated Proviso West.

In the varsity race, York junior Scott Milling (14:20 for 2.84 miles) used a strong finish in the final 800 meters to win by seven seconds over Glenbard West senior Mike Lederhouse, 86th at state last year and an all-state fifth in the 1,600-meter run at the state track meet in May.

Junior Alex Mimlitz, the Dukes’ other returnee from the state championship lineup along with Milling, made his race debut this season after battling a hip injury.  He was part of a York pack that took third through 10th place.
Chris May (14:31) was third, followed by Carlos Vega (14:36), John Libert (14:37), Alex Baughman (14:38), Mimlitz (14:40), Evan Fabry (14:41), Eric Glaubke (14:52) and Zach Herrera (14:54).

Girls Swimming and Diving

The York girls swimming and diving team moved to 3-1 in West Suburban Conference Silver Division duals with a 98-88 victory at Oak Park-River Forest Thursday (Oct. 6).

Shannon Sullivan, Hannah Nolte, Cara LoPiano and Perri Brinkmeier swept the 200-yard and 400 freestyle relays. Sullivan also won two individual events, and Nolte, LoPiano, Michelle Cernauske and Jessica Woolfe also were individual winners.

York 98, Oak Park-River Forest 88
York top-three event finishers
200-yard medley relay: 2. Jessica Woolfe, Kelly Dunbar, Bella Reinhofer, Michelle Cernauske 1:58.75
200 freestyle: 1. Shannon Sullivan 1:58.42, 3. Cara LoPiano 2:02.04
200 individual medley: 1. Cernauske 2:22.37, 3. Reinhofer 2:28.89
50 free: 1. Hannah Nolte 26.15
Diving: 3. Leah Young 138.40 points
100 butterfly: 3. Reinhofer 1:03.75
100 free: 1. Sullivan 54.12
500 free: 1. LoPiano 5:18.65, 2. Cernauske 5:27.33
200 free relay: 1. Sullivan, Nolte, LoPiano, Brinkmeier 1:42.52
100 backstroke: 1. Woolfe 1:03.52
100 breaststroke: 2. Kelly Dunbar 1:15.86, 3. Nolte 1:16.39
400 free relay: 1. LoPiano, Sullivan, Nolte, Brinkmeier 3:44.34

Cheerleading

The York cheerleaders will conduct its annual fall kiddie clinic at 4 p.m. Oct. 21, which will correspond with the York football team’s Pink Out game at home that evening against Hinsdale Central to support breast cancer awareness month. Registration can be made in advance or at the door. For more information, contact coach Dena Poulos at Dena.Poulos@gmail.com.

Poms

More than 100 girls from kindergarten through eighth grade participated in the York poms football dance clinic. The girls spent time playing dance games, learning dance moves and learning a pom routine. They then marched in with the band, spirit squad and football players and performed with the band at halftime to the song “Rockin’ Robin.”

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