Baseball clinic set; Kwasigroch's receiving helps Augustana

First, you want to let people know who you are.

Then you have to sell your philosophy.

Paul Mazzuca is following a local baseball coaching legend in Bob Mackey at Stevenson High School.

Mackey retired after 30 successful years on the job, and the 40-year-old Mazzuca, who was recommended by Mackey, took over.

The pitching coach for seven years now must sell himself as a quality head man to not only the players at Stevenson but also to the vital feeder programs.

The getting-to-know-you process is under way.

Mazzuca will hold a clinic on Sunday, Dec. 9, for area youth baseball coaches.

The clinic will start at 9 a.m. at the Stevenson High School field house. Cost is $25.

For details or how to register, call (847) 634-4000, ext. 1300, or e-mail to pmazzuca@district125.k12.il.us.

Football

Jason Kwasigroch (Carmel) of Augustana College grabbed 7 passes for 95 yards against North Central and 4 for 29 yards against North Park to bring his team-leading season totals to 29 catches for 356 yards and 1 touchdown.

Soccer

Sophomore back Cassie Scaman (Carmel) of Washington University in St. Louis, an academic all-University Athletic Association selection, was named to the ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District VII third team. She has helped anchor the defense that allowed just 10 goals as the Bears rolled to their second-straight and fifth overall UAA title and automatic NCAA berth.

• Notre Dame junior left back Elise Weber (St. Viator), who has emerged as a leading candidate for Big East Defensive Player of the Year, has been named to the Top Drawer Soccer national team. She also earned a spot on the Big East weekly honor roll for the third time this season.

• Brian Santella (Wauconda) of Carthage College scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Wheaton. He also scored in a 2-1 title-clinching victory at Illinois Wesleyan, while Greg Goldsberry (Warren) collected the game-winner.

• Senior Megan Blenner (St. Viator) of Carroll College (15-2-1) scored 2 goals against both Illinois College and Monmouth, raising her season total to 12 and career to 26. Carroll won its third Midwest Conference regular-season title with a 9-0 mark.

• Brandon Bilbrey (Barrington) of the University of Illinois Chicago scored his first college goal in a 2-1 loss to Wisconsin.

• Tonya Romano (Fremd) of Millikin University scored on a free kick with five minutes left in a 1-0 victory over North Central and was named the CCIW's player of the week.

Also for Millikin, Kelly Mitchell (Barrington) set a school career assists record.

• Martina Pettenuzzo (Prospect) of the University of Buffalo scored her first career goal, against Miami (Ohio) University.

Playing for Western Michigan, Kelsey Carmichael, another Prospect grad, also scored her first college goal, a game-winner against Central Michigan.

Volleyball

Jessica LeClaire (Carmel) of Millikin University finished the season as No. 3 in career aces and No. 4 in career assists.

• North Central College senior and middle hitter/blocker Diana Range (Elk Grove) recorded 20 blocks to help her team win the Eagle Classic at Benedictine University. Range became the school's all-time leader in blocks.

Cross country

Suzy Turner (Palatine) of Illinois State University placed sixth with a personal-best 17:40.71 in the Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa and earned all-conference honors.

A'Seret Dokubo (Conant) of Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) was ninth with a personal-best 17:44.95 and also earned all-conference recognition.

Turner and Dokubo earned spots on the MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team.

• Dan Leonard (Fremd) of Augustana College finished seventh (25:36.91) in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin meet.

North Central's Brian Lesiewicz (Schaumburg) finished 10th (25:46.68) and John Lancaster (Palatine) was 11th (25:52.12).

Basketball

The Junior Bison Boys Feeder Basketball tryouts will be held in the Buffalo Grove High School gym on Sunday, Dec. 2, from noon-4 p.m. All sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade boys residing in the Buffalo Grove High School attendance area are eligible to try out.

For more information, contact the Buffalo Grove athletic department at (847) 718-4020.

• Tryouts for the St. Viator Junior Lions Girls Feeder team will be held Sunday, Nov. 18, at St. Viator High School, 1213 E. Oakton, Arlington Heights. Use the Dryden Avenue entrance, door marked 20W.

Sixth grade -- noon-1:30 p.m.; seventh grade -- 1:30-3 p.m.; eighth grade -- 3-4:30 p.m.

All girls who may attend St. Viator are eligible to try out. An additional tryout date will be added if necessary.

The season runs until late March, just prior to spring break.

Any questions should be directed to Tom Hohenadel, director of the feeder program, at tjh@highteam.com.

Wrestling

The Junior Cougar Wrestling Club will hold registrations Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Conant High School in the wrestling room. Students ages 6-14 are invited to join. Cost is $125.

Practices will be held Monday and Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Conant wrestling room.

For more information, call Brad Bessemer at (847) 844-7493.

Softball

Registrations are being taken for the eighth annual Wildcat Fastpitch Winter Softball Camp-Clinic for female athletes between the ages of 9 and 14. The camp starts Sunday and will be held at Wheeling High School.

There will be two five-week sessions on Sunday nights between 6:30-8 p.m. in the Wheeling field house.

Professional and college hitting and pitching instructors will participate. Training in hitting, pitching, base-running and defense and a coaches' clinic will be part of the package.

Pitching instruction will be limited to the first 20 requests.

Session 1 will run five Sunday nights (not consecutive weeks) starting Nov. 11.

Session 2 will run Sunday nights (not consecutive weeks) starting Jan. 6.

Program costs is $80 for the November-December clinic and $80 for January-February.

The number of participants is limited to 50.

Mail registration fee with participant's name, address, age and what session you are interested in to "Wildcat Clinics," c/o Rick McCoy, 567 Briarwood, Wheeling 60090.

For information, you also can contact program director McCoy at (847) 520-4249 or e-mail wcatsb@comcast.net.

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