Neighbor Sports
Basketball
AAU tryouts: The Netburners will hold tryouts for boys and girls Feb. 29 at Birchwood Recreation Center, 435 W. Illinois Ave., Palatine at the following times.
• Fourth-and fifth-grade girls and boys -- 6 to 7 p.m.
• Sixth- and seventh-grade girls and boys -- 7 to 8 p.m.
• Eighth-, ninth- and 10th-grade girls and boys -- 8 to 9 p.m.
The registration fee at door costs $10 or $5 by e-mail before Feb. 27.
Contact Lonnie Welch at (847) 338-7099, by e-mail lonnie.netburners@gmail.com or visit netburners.com.
Hockey
Patriots JV results: The Stevenson Patriots junior varsity hockey team's unbeaten streak stood at 11 as it defeated Deerfield 7-1 and tied Glenbrook North 2-2.
Against Deerfield in a Metro North conference game, the Patriots had a 3-0 lead midway through the first period.
Wayne Glickstern scored the first goal of the game on a quick shot right after winning a faceoff in Deerfield's zone. Glickstern also scored the team's fifth goal of the game in the second period. The first period's second and third goals were scored on lengthy scrambles and persistent play in the offensive zone, by Justin One and Tyler St. Martin.
After Gordon Ochi scored on another scramble to open the second period, coach Nick Meo began scrambling the lines and defense pairings, having defensemen play offense and forwards play defense. In addition to Glickstern's second goal of the game, Marc Weiner scored to give the Patriots a 6-0 lead at the end of the second period.
In the third period Justin Krupp scored the seventh goal. Two penalties against Stevenson meant they had two fewer skaters and Deerfield ended goalie Mitch Levinson's shutout with just over two minutes to play for a 7-1 final score.
In a HIT conference game against Glenbrook North, a team against which Stevenson had a loss and a tie so far this season, a loss would make it difficult for the team to finish in the top four for the playoffs. The game was hard fought, with very few turnovers, breakaways or chances for goals.
The first period was scoreless. The Spartans scored with just over five minutes to play in the second period after and the Patriots tied the game less than a minute later when Kollin Fairbanks passed to linemate Justin One who scored. Stevenson appeared to score again, but the referees ruled no goal, saying the puck was batted into the net with a high stick. At the two-minute Mark Fairbanks scored to give Stevenson a 2-1 lead.
In the third period, Stevenson had another apparent goal waved off when the officials said the puck didn't completely cross the goal line. With seven minutes remaining, Glenbrook scored to tie the game at 2-2. Goalie Josh Schmaren made two nice saves to preserve the tie.