It adds up: Kanupke enters DePaul hall

A teacher in the Prospect High School math department has added a special honor to her resume.

Karen Stewart Kanupke is now a member of the DePaul University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Kanupke, who while a Hersey High student featured one the strongest arms of any shortstop to play softball in the Mid-Suburban League, was among DePaul's inductees for the class of 2017.

She was the shortstop for the Blue Demon's 2000 Women's College World Series softball team.

The hall of fame inductees were introduced at halftime at the Feb. 25 men's basketball game against Seton Hall at Allstate Arena. The induction ceremony took place later at McGrath-Phillips Arena.

The new hall of famers were also introduced at halftime of the women's basketball game against Georgetown at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Feb. 26.

Kanupke, a freshman starter in the spring of 1995, helped lead DePaul to its first appearance in the Women's College World Series as a senior in 2000.

She is fifth all-time in program history with 31 career home runs, second all-time in doubles with 62 and second all-time in RBI with 179.

"You remember your teammates and the bond you shared with them," Kanupke said in a story on the official website for DePaul athletics. "The core of myself, Yvette Healy and Nicole Terpstra Wondaal (softball teammates who were also inducted into the hall of fame with Kanupke) showed up together as freshmen and spent four years together. Some of my memories are of playing softball with them, but even more are from all the time we spent together in each other's company."

Kanukpe played shortstop all four years.

Because of her arm, she had a chance to throw out runner no matters where she fielded the ball.

Hersey fans will remember that as well when she starred as a Huskies all-area shortstop.

"We all picked DePaul because we liked Eug's (coach Eugene Lenti) coaching style and the school was close to home so my family could come watch me play," she said on the website story. "Our fathers - Yvette's, Nicole's and mine - were always watching us play together.

"Especially as a freshman, the juniors and seniors were a real asset. They showed us the goal of a college World Series, showed us how to work and how to be a student-athlete. When I became a senior, it was on us to show the freshmen how it is done.

"Every team needs contributions from all class levels and our World Series team was no different. We had a few freshmen who played big roles on our run."

Kanupke was the head softball coach at Prospect and also coached volleyball for about six years.

She scaled back when her daughters were born to provide more time for them. She now coaches their teams.

Baseball

Fontbonne University (St. Louis) junior first baseman Ryan Schocker (Schaumburg) went 3-for-6 with 3 doubles, 3 RBI and 3 runs to help the Griffins earn their first win of the season with a thrilling 13-12 win in 11 innings over Millikin University.

Overcoming a 7-run deficit, Fontbonne pushed across 2 runs in the bottom of the 11th, thanks in part to Schocker's sacrifice bunt which put runners in scoring position leading up to the game winning 2-run single.

Schocker has already driven in 6 runs, which are second best on the team. His .421 batting average leads the squad along with a .684 slugging percentage. He also has 3 doubles and a triple.

• Concordia (Chicago) had Joe Silva (Hersey) draw a walk and score in the sixth inning of the Cougars' 5-1 win over Southwestern.

• Augustana senior Nick Refka (Palatine) and teammate Mitch Malone have combined for seven relief appearances and each is 1-0 without yielding an earned run for the 8-1 Vikings.

Kemph, Harris honored

Saint Louis University junior point guard Jackie Kemph (Rolling Meadows) was selected Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball Player of the Year for a second consecutive season.

Kemph is the first Saint Louis women's basketball player to earn first-team all-conference honors twice.

In addition, Kemph was selected to the five-player A-10 All-Academic team by the league's women's basketball sports information representatives for a second consecutive year. An accounting major with a 3.913 cumulative grade-point average, she joins Tyler McIlwraith as the only Billiken women's basketball player to earn the prestigious honor twice.

A two-time A-10 Player of the Week this season, Kemph leads the Billikens in scoring (14.6 ppg), assists (7.5 apg), free throws made (115) and free throw attempts (148). She leads the A-10 and ranks third in the nation in assists, and she is second in the conference and 42nd nationally in assist-turnover ratio (2.27:1). Kemph is sixth in the league in scoring and 10th in free throw percentage (. 777).

Kemph has scored 20 or more points eight times, tallied 10 or more assists seven times and recorded five points-assists double-doubles this season. She has led the Billikens in scoring 14 times and in assists 26 times.

Kemph became SLU's career assists leader earlier this season and now has 638 assists. She has moved into eighth place on the Billikens' career points list (1,311), fourth place on the career free throws made list (324) and ninth place on the career 3-point field goals list (111).

• Carthage junior guard Morgan Harris (Hersey) was named to the College of Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District Team.

Harris was named to the District 6 team, which includes schools in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. She holds a 3.94 cumulative grade-point average as a biology major.

On the hardwood, she's played and started in 20 games this season while leading the Lady Reds with 7.1 rebounds per game and 116 assists. Harris's 5.5 assists per game currently leads the CCIW and ranks 10th in NCAA Division III. The guard currently ranks second on the team with 11.1 points per game.

Harris was also named first-team all-conference in the CCIW.

Harris achieved a career-high 38 points and six 3s made in an 81-77 loss at Loras College on Nov. 15. Her 38 points in the game ranked second on the Carthage all-time single-game scoring list.

She was also one of 20 players in NCAA Division III to notch a triple double. She accomplished that feat in an 82-69 victory over Carroll (Wis.) on December 7 with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

The 2016-17 season saw Harris achieve three double doubles. This includes eight games with double-figure rebounds.

Men's basketball

Oakton Community College freshman forward Marion Johnson (Maine West) was named to the All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference second team. He averaged 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists.

Women's tennis

Augustana seniors Dana Goggin (Buffalo Grove) and Lauren Goggin (Buffalo Grove) are poised to eclipse the school record for combined victories (singles and doubles) in a career.

The current record is 178 held by Kim Sawyer (2010-14). Sawyer was 178-61 during her career with a mark of 106-23 in singles and 72-43 in doubles.

Dana Goggin has a record of 176-64 while Lauren Goggin is 174-74. Both could at least tie the record next week.

Dana is 83-30 in singles wins and 93-34 in doubles while Lauren is 88-38 in singles and 86-36 in doubles.

Men's tennis

Augustana junior Eric Pohl (Fremd) and No. 1 doubles partner Samuel Totten posted an 8-4 win over Brandon Hornback and Connor Barnard of Wartburg as the Vikings (5-5) won the nonconference 8-1 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.

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