Elk Grove's Fleming sets his sights on Southern Illinois

As an Elk Grove Grenadier and Schaumburg Seminole, Chuck Fleming has had plenty of success in baseball.

After he graduates next spring from Elk Grove, he will look for that success to continue at the next level.

The Grenadiers middle infielder has made a verbal comittment to play baseball at Southern Illinois University.

Last season, he was part of the Grenadiers' second straight Mid-Suburban League championship.

Elk Grove went 22-9 and Fleming hit .355 with 38 hits, 1 home run, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 17 runs and a team-high 25 RBI.

This past summer with the 18-and-under Seminoles he was named to the IBC World Series all-tournament team in Clearwater, Fla.

With the exposure gained through the Schaumburg Seminoles summer baseball program and Elk Grove High School baseball, Fleming considers himself lucky enough to be invited on college visits to four D-I schools during his sophomore and junior years.

The schools were all in the Ohio Valley or Missouri Valley Conferences and he received offers from each.

"I know I found the perfect fit at Southern Illinois University," said Fleming, who will pursue a degree in agricultural science. "From my first visit there, I felt extremely wanted on the baseball team as well as at the school itself."

He said Saluki coaches Ken Henderson, P.J. Finigan and Ryan Strain went above and beyond anything he could have imagined during the recruiting process.

"They welcomed me with open arms," Fleming said. "I couldn't be more excited with the opportunity that awaits me both athletically and academically."

Fleming is looking forward to his senior year as a Grenadier.

"Coach (Terry) Beyna teaches the game the right way," Fleming said. "He and coach (Don) Spaniak bring their excitement and love of the game to the field every day which rubs off on every player out there.

"I can't thank coach Russ Gangler of the Seminoles and coach Beyna and Spaniak enough for continually pushing me on and off the field to become the player and person I am today."

Norenberg off to England

Former Fremd standout soccer goalkeeper Allison Norenberg has been awarded a graduate assistantship to be the goalkeeping coach for Durham University in England.

She will be working toward a master's degree in world and public health policy. As part of the agreement, she will also play for Durham's top team (the university has three).

Norenberg was a three-year starter for the Vikings, compiling 33 shutouts. She was also a critical part of the team's run to a state runner-up finish in 2009.

Norenberg was an-conference, all- area, all region and all-state honorable mention.

Fremd girls soccer coach Steve Keller called Norenberg one of the best goalkeepers to come through the high school.

"Allison went on to have a stellar career at Miami University in Ohio and now embarks on a great opportunity in England," Keller said. "It is a tribute to Allison's talents and work ethic that she gets to continue her career and study abroad. Congrats to Allison on this great accomplishment."

Norenberg was a three-year starter for Miami, compiled a record of 39-17-6 while leading the Redhawks to their best season in 2012 with 20 wins, a mid-America Conference regular season and tournament title, and an NCAA tournament upset of 16th-ranked University of Tennessee on their home field in Knoxville.

Norenberg left Miami holding four team records with 23 career shutouts, 11 single-season shutouts, 39 career wins and 20 single-season wins. She was second all time in career saves with 207 and third in career goals-against-average (1.06).

"Allison was an absolute joy during her time here at Miami." said Miami coach Bobby Kramig. "She trained incredibly hard and yet was always fun, positive and a good teammate.

"In 33 years of coaching, I don't believe I've had a more dedicated player and one who made such dramatic improvement as Allison. Hers is truly a remarkable story."

Football

Despite a school-record 585 yards of total offense by Augustana senior quarterback Sam Frasco (Prospect), the Vikings couldn't quite pull out a victory, falling 56-52 at Loras.

Frasco shattered the school record of 469 total yards he set on Sept. 12 against Albion.

He rushed 17 times for 312 yards and 4 touchdowns. That's the second-highest rushing total in school history, 30 yards shy of the school record 342 posted by Matt Roe in 2004.

Roe carried a school-record 44 times in that game. Through the air, Frasco hit on 23 of 36 pass attempts for 273 yards and two touchdowns. His numbers at halftime were staggering: 262 yards and four touchdowns on 11 rushing attempts (which included a 14-yard sack on his first carry) and 157 yards and two touchdowns passing on 12 of 14 completions.

Through three games, Frasco leads the team with 636 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on 54 carries, an average of 11.8 yards per attempt. He's completed 58 of 94 pass attempts (61.7 percent) for 761 yards and 8 touchdowns. he's been intercepted three times.

• Illinois Wesleyan sophomore quarterback Jack Warner (Hersey) completed 16 of 28 passes for 256 yards and 2 touchowns while running for 27 yards on 8 carries with a rushing TD as the Titans (3-0) topped Simpson College 49-7 at Tucci Stadium in Bloomington.

Men's soccer

Millikin Zach Solorio (Elk Grove) scored the Big Blue's second goal to in a 5-1 victory over Principia College at Frank M. Lindsay field in Decatur. Millikin is now 5-1 and Solorio has 3 goals in the last two games.

Women's golf

Bradley sophomore Ally Scaccia (Prospect) took second place with a 77-72-72 at the Redbird Invite at Illinois State.

Illinois State sophomore Kiley Walsh (Prospect) was third (76-74-72) and Bradley senior Allison Walsh (Prospect) also finished in the top 10 also with a 77-76-75.

Women's track

Lewis junior Mollie Dalton (Conant) finished 16th with a personal record time of 18:59.8 at the National Catholic Championships, hosted by Notre Dame at the Burke Golf Course.

• North Central sophomore Tori Capozziello (Schaumburg) was one of 55 Academic All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin selections for the 2014-2015 spring season.

She ran 28.90 for 200 meters, 1:03.58 for 400 meters, 1:45.03 for 600 meters and 2:25.12 for 800 meters indoors.

Capozziello also placed seventh in the 800 at the CCIW Indoor championships; ran 1:02.95 for 400-meter dash and 52.07 for 4x100-meter relay outdoors. She placed fifth in the 800-meter run at CCIW Outdoor Championships.

• Lewis freshman Abby Tripp (Conant) finished ninth overall at the 6K Gil Dodds Invitational, hosted by Wheaton College, at St. James Farm. Tripp was the top finisher for the Flyers, as she placed 47th (24:50).

Prospect feeder

The Prospect Junior Knights Boys and Girls Feeder Basketball programs will hold tryouts on Sundays (Oct. 18 and 25).

Girls currently enrolled in fifth to eighth grades, and boys currently enrolled in sixth through eighth grades who reside within the Prospect High School boundary areas are eligible to participate.

For more specific information on the program, as well as tryout times, please visit the website www.juniorknights.com.

Rolling Meadows feeder

The Rolling Meadows Girls Feeder basketball program will hold tryouts on Oct. 4 and 11. Fifth and eighth graders will try out from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and sixth and seventh graders from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tryouts will be held at Rolling Meadows High School. For more information, contact Greg King at (847) 590-9285.

St. Viator Jr. Lions

The St. Viator Junior Lions are holding their our boys basketball feeder tryouts on Sept.. 26 and Oct. 4 for sixth- to eighth-graders.

For more information, go to saintviator.com/junior-lions-feeder-basketball-program or contact Joe Rooney, Boys Feeder Director, at (630) 202-0302 or at LITERAL121@juno.com

Arlington Stallions Rugby Club

The three-time state champion Arlington Stallions will host a Recruiting/Social Pig Roast for current and interested club members and their families on Sunday, Sept. 27 from noon to 3 p.m. at 640 N. Salem in Arlington Heights. Club members and coaches will be on hand to answer questions about rugby, which is played competively in the spring in Illinois.

The sports will also be reintroduced into the Olympics in 2016. For more information, go to arlingtonstallionsrugby.com or call 847-845-4982.

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