Pairings decided for McDonald's Shootout
Pairings for the McDonald's Shootout, a top-notch girls basketball gathering scheduled for Jan. 18, 19 and 21 at Willowbrook High School, have been released.
The shootout tips off Friday night, Jan. 18, with three matches including a face-off between defending Class AA Illinois champion Fenwick and the defending Class 4A and top-rated South Bend Washington, Ind.
The Saturday lineup features six games, including a matchup between two top-rated teams in Illinois and Indiana. Buffalo Grove, led by senior twin sisters Allison and Maggie Mocchi (both bound for Northwestern) will complete against South Bend Washington at 7 p.m.. Other top games and players to watch will be top 20 Chicago area team Resurrection, with DePaul signee Deanna Ortiz, facing Bolingbrook's Janisha Geralds (St. Louis) and Miranda Tate (Temple) at 1 p.m.
The final day of the shootout on Monday, Jan. 21, begins at 10 a.m. with seven competitive matches starting with Hinsdale Central, featuring 6-foot-2 senior Molly Kinsella and Indianapolis' North Central. The last two games of the day include top 20 teams Wheeling, with 6-foot-2 Lana Rukavina (Illinois) competing against Montini at 5:30 p.m., and Schaumburg vs. Marian Catholic at 7 p.m.
Tickets for an entire day can be purchased at the door for $7 for adults, $5 for high school students and $3 for seniors and grammar school students.
For ticket information call (630) 834-9080, Monday through Friday, 10 - 4 p.m.
The full slate of games is:
Friday
Grant vs. Willowbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Kokomo (Ind.) vs. Warren, 7 p.m.
South Bend Washington (Ind.) vs. Fenwick, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
St. Ignatius vs. Kokomo (Ind.), 11:30 a.m.
Resurrection vs. Bolingbrook, 1 p.m.
Lebanon (Ind.) vs. Sandburg, 2:30 p.m.
Loyola vs. North Pickerington (Ohio), 4 p.m.
New Trier vs. North Central Indiandapolis (Ind.), 5:30 p.m.
Buffalo Grove vs. South Bend Washington (Ind.), 7 p.m.
Monday
North Central Indianapolis (Ind.) vs. Hinsdale Central, 10 a.m.
North Pickerington (Ohio) vs. Maine South, 11:30 a.m.
DeKalb vs. Oregon-Davis (Ind.), 1 p.m.
Lake Park vs. Marist, 2:30 p.m.
Hillcrest vs. Maine West, 4 p.m.
Wheeling vs. Montini, 5:30 p.m.
Schaumburg vs. Marian Catholic, 7 p.m.
Girls volleyball
Gatorade selects Murphy: In its third decade of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, on Tuesday announced Kelly Murphy of Joliet Catholic Academy as its Gatorade Illinois Volleyball Player of the Year.
The award which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court, distinguishes Murphy as Illinois' best high school volleyball player. Murphy is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year award to be announced in mid-December.
The 6-foot-2 senior setter and outside hitter amassed 414 kills, 303 assists, 121 digs, 55 aces, and 32 blocks this fall.
Murphy played on a badly sprained ankle in leading the Angels (34-6) to within one game of the Class 3A final four. She also guided her Sports Performance Volleyball Club team to back-to-back USA Junior Olympic Championships national titles, twice earning Most Valuable Player honors.
Murphy has maintained a 4.52 GPA in the classroom and is an enthusiastic participant in the Varsity Club, the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society, the Spanish Honor Society and Student Ambassadors.