Barrington hopes to harness hometown horsepower
Buckle up, Fillies fans.
You know your Barrington High School girls basketball and softball teams have been driven to win over the years.
Now the Fillies are hoping to see that same drive from their fans.
The girls basketball and softball programs would like the help of the community.
Through March 15, Marquardt of Barrington Buick-GMC (1421 S. Barrington Road in Barrington) will donate $50 to these programs for anyone test driving a new Buick or GMC.
As an added benefit, a free car wash will be offered to anyone who participates.
Participants must be 18 years of age, own a valid driver's license, and proof of insurance is required for the test drive. There is a limit of one donation per household.
The programs can earn up to a total of $12,500.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for these programs," said hall of fame softball coach Perry Peterson, whose Fillies were fourth in the Class 4A state finals last year. "We hope that our families, alumni and community can help our girls reach their goal."
Girls basketball coach Babbi Barreiro appreciates the community support.
"Our student-athletes get so much support from the Barrington community, it is nice to get a chance to thank them by showing our support through programs like this," said Barreiro, the dean of MSL girls basketball coaches with 23 seasons in charge of the program. "We thank Marquardt Buick-GMC for allowing us this opportunity and we recognize how crucial community support is in high school athletics."
Support for Chris
Former Palatine-student athlete Chris Macahon was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer on Jan. 8.
His 'gofundme' Facebook post explains that he has displayed a strong, beautiful spirit and positive attitude during the surreal journey.
Chris was attending Mesa Community Junior College, in Mesa Arizona, to play baseball.
His goal is to play Division I baseball.
During high school, he was a two-sport standout for the Pirates, serving a captain in both baseball and basketball.
He was Palatine's male athlete of the year as a senior.
Look for more on Macahon's story later this week in the Daily Herald.
Hogen history
Since 2004, George and Joanne Hogen have been able to watch a son or daughter in college athletics.
The Hogens (George, Brittany, Brett, and Maggie) have played college basketball (Lawrence, Wisconsin-Parkside and Cornell College) or football (Carthage) after graduating from Hersey.
Maggie will be the final one to graduate college this spring.
A senior at Cornell College, she was been selected to the 16 All-Midwest Conference women's basketball second team.
Hogen started all 25 games for the Rams, ranking second in the MWC in offensive rebounds (3.2 rpg), third in blocked shots (1.3 bpg) and fifth in rebounds (8.0 rpg). The 5-10 post averaged 10.7 points per game and shot 43.7 percent from the field.
She delivered three of her six double-doubles against MWC tournament teams, including a 13-point, 10-rebound effort in her final home game against league champion St. Norbert. She netted a career-high 23 points against Knox and had a career-best 15 rebounds at Carroll.
Hogen finished her career as the program's all-time leader in blocked shots (114). She stands eighth in rebounds (623). Hogen played in 97 career games (four shy of the school record) and was part of the three winningest teams in Ram history.
Cornell (19-6) made its third MWC title game appearance in the last four years, falling 56-53 to St. Norbert in this year's championship. The Rams placed second in the MWC regular season with a 15-3 mark. The team reeled off 13 consecutive wins after a 5-4 start to the season.
Kemph honored
Saint Louis University sophomore point guard Jackie Kemph (Rolling Meadows) has been selected the Atlantic 10 Conference co-Player of the Year.
Kemph is the first player in SLU women's basketball history to earn the honor. In addition, she is the first Billiken to garner first-team all-conference accolades since Theresa Lisch in the 2008-09 season.
Kemph also was selected to the five-player A-10 All-Academic team.
A business administration major (accounting concentration) with a 3.947 grade-point average, she is the first Billiken to garner an All-Academic nod since Amanda Kemezys in the 2009-10 campaign.
Kemph leads the Billikens in scoring (16.4 ppg) and assists (7.1) along with several other categories.
Her 205 assists are a Saint Louis season record. She has scored in double figures in all but three games and has tallied 21 or more points seven times, including a career-high and SLU season-high 28 points at St. Bonaventure. Her 475 points are just 5 shy of tying the Saint Louis record for sophomores and are the fifth most in a season by any Billiken player.
Men's basketball
Lake Forest freshman guard Danny Sotos (Conant) started all but one game for the Forresters this season.
He was second on the team and first among all freshmen in the Midwest Conference in points per game (13), rebounds (5) and minutes (33).
He was also among the conference leaders while shooting 40 percent from the 3-point line.
LFC's season ended on Friday with a 63-50 loss at No. 8 ranked St. Norbert in the Midwest Conference semifinals.
Lake Forest finished the season with a record of 10-8 in conference and 12-11 overall. The Forresters return their entire starting lineup next season.
Women's softball
Oshkosh junior Sara Brunlieb (Rolling Meadows) pitched a 2-hitter and matched her career high with 10 strikeouts to lead the nationally ranked Titans to a 2-0 win over Concordia-Wisconsin in Marquette, Mich.
Oshkosh (2-1), ranked 25th in the NCAA Division III by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, supported Brunlieb's gem with a pair of runs in the fourth inning.
Brunlieb (1-1) registered the sixth shutout of her career.
Women's water polo
Villanova senior goalie Julie Conrath (Fremd) and the Wildcats completed their annual 8-game spring break tour of Southern California, concluding with a 9-8 victory over the No. 1- ranked D-III Whittier College.
The Wildcats' record is currently 10-10 as they enter the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) season.
Nine of their 10 losses this season have been to top-25 ranked D-I teams, or teams that received votes for the top-25 rankings.
Earlier this season she captured 18 saves in an 11-9 loss to D-I and No. 16-ranked Harvard.
Before the start of her senior season, Conrath had accumulated 734 career goalie saves and now owns the Villanova school record for individual career saves previously set in 2002 (527).
She set the school's individual season saves last season with 407, which also led the MAAC conference.
Conrath was voted team co-MVP last year and is Villanova's team co-captain this season.
Conrath has been appointed to attend the Villanova Student-Athlete Leadership Institute and her coach named her to the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
A chemical engineering major at Villanova with a 3.8 GPA, she has been on the honor roll every semester.
Following graduation this spring, Conrath has accepted a full-time civilian position at the Naval Sea Systems Command in Philadelphia.
NAVSEA is responsible to engineer, build and support the U.S. Navy's fleet of ships and combat systems.
In four years at Fremd High School, Julie made 1,062 saves in her varsity career, and set the IHSA single-season saves record with 427.
The Fremd's girls water polo team never lost a Mid-Suburban League conference game during her four years, The Vikes went to the state tournament every year and finished as high as third place.
Women's track
North Central freshman Hailey Dammeier (Wheeling) won the College Conference Illinois and Wisconsin indoor conference high jump competition and was also a member of the conference winning distance medley relay team.
• Illinois Wesleyan senior Angela Hermann (Conant) won the 200-meter dash (in a personal-best 25.60) at the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin championships at North Central College.
It was Hermann's second straight conference title in the 200 and she was second in the 60-meter dash (personal best 7.74).
Hermann, the team captain, is on the dean's list and has been an all-academic all-American all four years.
The Titans (205 points) won the team title for the second straight year.
Men's lacrosse
Illinois Wesleyan junior midfielder Michael Julius (St. Viator) was named player of the week in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin men's lacrosse.
He helped lead the Titans to their first win of the season in a 16-10 victory over Hendrix.
Julius finished with 4 goals on 11 shots and 4 assists in the win, along with 4 ground balls.
Men's basketball
Calumet College (St. Joseph, Ind.) junior guard Tyler Gaedele (Rolling Meadows) started 26 games and led the Crimson Wave in 3-point field goal percentage (38 percent) and he had 68 3-pointers.
He averaged 9 points and 3.5 rebounds and finished with 35 assists, 29 steals, 8 blocked shots while averaging 28 minutes per game.
The Crimson finished 19-12 and 14-7 in the Chicago Collegiate Athletic Conference, qualifying for the conference tournament.
Women's swimming
North Central senior Natalie Przybylski (Elk Grove) earned all-conference honors for diving. She finished her career with a record-breaking performance at the Collegiate Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin diving championships.
She broke a 34-year old record when she scored a 303.60 in the three-meter springboard, good for a second-place finish overall. Przybylski also placed third in the one-meter springboard, earning all-conference in both events.
Men's track
Augustana senior Ethan Koch (Prospect) was second (8:26.06) in the 3000 meter at the Stevens Point Qualifier, a final tune-up before the NCAA Division III National Indoor championships.
Men's tennis
Augustana sophomore No. 2 Eric Pohl (Fremd) is 9-8 for the Vikings who are 6-4 in dual-meet competition this season.
Women's tennis
Augustana junior No. 1 Lauren Goggin (Buffalo Grove) is 15-7 while her sister Dana is 15-5.
Aileen MacDonald (Mundelein) is 13-4 at No. 4 singles
In doubles, No. 1 Dana Goggin and MacDonald are 19-3. Lauren Goggin and Mollie Magee are 13-4 at No. 2.
The Vikings are 14-3 in dual meets this season.