Paul stays on the ball with the books
Former Warren standout Brandon Paul was not only a leader on the court this season for Illinois averaging 14.7 points, but he was also among the leaders in the classroom.
Paul was one of 47 Illinois student-athletes to earn winter Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Paul earned second-team all-district honors by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and third-team All-Big Ten honors.
Men’s gymnastics
Penn State freshman Craig Hernandez, a native of Libertyville, broke the Nittany Lions’ school record with a 15.700 on the pommel horse against Temple.
He won the event and tied for seventh in the floor exercise with a score of 14.400 to earn Big Ten “Freshman of the Week” honors.
It was his second Big Ten weekly award. He also won one for the week of Jan. 30.
Women’s track
Southern Illinois freshman Kelley Gallagher (Vernon Hills) posted an 11:21 in her first 3M steeplechase run at the Ole Miss Invitational in Oxford, Miss.
She placed fourth in a field of 17.
Her time ranks her in the No. 3 spot in the Missouri Valley Conference and she claims the seventh spot on the SIU all-time list.
Women’s lacrosse
Ellen Penticoff (Warren) will play on the inaugural women’s lacrosse team for Loras College in the fall of 2012. She has been a two-sport (lacrosse and gymnastics) athlete for four years at Warren.
Golf Open House
The Libertyville Golf Course will be hosting a “Golf Open House” on Saturday April 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. promoting its upcoming 2012 golf season which begins play on April 28.
The Open House will feature information on the daily promotions, tee-time reservations, summer golf clinics for kids, the 10-Play Pass Program, Tournaments, Charity Fundraisers and Adult and Senior Leagues, including the Riverside Ladies Golf League. There will be refreshments for all open house attendees, special “open house offers” and raffle prizes.
Golfer-friendly rates for both residents and non-residents continue in 2012. Libertyville resident greens fees are only $10 for all ages (youth, adult, and seniors). Greens fees for non-residents are only $3 more.
Three Golf Tournaments return to the Libertyville Golf Course including the “Libertyville Open” on July 28, the “Libertyville 2-Clubs and a Putter Challenge” on Aug. 11 and the “Libertyville Senior (55+) Open” on Aug. 18.
For Open House and Libertyville Golf Course preseason information call (847) 918-7275 or visit www.libertyville.com/golfcourse. The Libertyville Golf Course is located at Riverside Park at the corner of Golf Road and Country Club Drive, on the southeast side of Libertyville, 1 mile east of Milwaukee Avenue and Golf Road.
Ÿ Robert Morris-Springfield pitcher Julianne Waite (Conant) threw a no-hitter and shut out Rose-Hulman Technical 4-0.
She struck out four and walked none.
Kivland remembered
Starting time for Wednesday’s tribute to Pat Kivland will be at 6 p.m. at Prospect’s home boys gymnastics meet.
Kivland died last Nov. 15 after fighting Pulmonary Fibrosis.
There will be a brief presentation to Kivland’s family and a moment of silence for Pat.
He was the dean of Mid-Suburban League boys gymnastics coaches when he left the post in 2010 after 36 seasons,
He was also a boys and girls diving coach and girls golf coach at Prospect.
Kivland retired from the physical education department in 2004. His boys gymnastics teams were MSL champs in 2004 and ’05. Kivland is a former gymnast at Prospect, where he placed second in the all-around at the 1965 state meet. He also set numerous records when he was a gymnast at Indiana.
“Pat was so dedicated to Prospect and gymnastics,” said Knights athletic director Tom Martindale. “We would like all friends of Pat to have the opportunity to come to Prospect and be a part of the evening. Pat touched so many lives.”
Sibling rivalry
The Rothstein sisters are facing off again.
Holly is the junior varsity softball coach at Maine South while younger sister Laura has the same position at Maine West.
Holly and Laura, who are three years apart in age, provided the Prospect High School softball team a Rothstein playing left field for six straight seasons and they were all-area selections.
Their teams are scheduled to meet today at 4:30 p.m. in Des Plaines.
Softball
Schaumburg softball slugger and pitcher Alyssa Lancaster’s favorite number is 3.
Yes, for that famous slugging No. 3 who also pitched.
“Yep, the bambino,” said Lancaster, referring to Babe Ruth, best known as a New York Yankee.
While she wears No. 23 for the Saxons, Lancaster sports the No. 3 with her travel team appropriately enough called the “Schaumburg Sluggers”.
So guess where Lancaster will be slugging and pitching for her college career?
Just a few hours from Yankee Stadium.
Lancaster has signed a letter of intent with Siena College in Albany, New York.
And she won’t have any complaints telling the Saints head coach she is a fan of Babe Ruth,
“Oh, he’s a big Yankees fan,” Lancaster said of Bill Lajeunesse, who is in his second season as the Saints coach after four seasons as the lead assistant.
He over saw a turnaround from a 14-37 record in 2010 to a 20-25 mark last season. The 20 wins were the most for the Saints since 2005, and the team’s 8-8 record in MAAC play was its best since 2003.
There are no players from Illinois on the Siena roster this spring.
Lancaster has been one of the top players in Illinois. Last season, she batted .511 with 9 home runs, 11 doubles, 2 triples and a team-high 41 RBI. She struck out only three times.
“Alyssa will be a great asset to Siena,” said Schaumburg coach Ellen Stoddard. “With her work ethic, knowledge, passion, and leadership she is sure to see success while attending Siena.”
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