|
|
News - 2010
News
- 2009 |
|
|
|
2008 NSCAA/adidas
Boys High School Scholar All-America Team Announced
Sean Donovan is the second NSCAA
All-American named in the history of the Hinsdale
Central Boys Soccer Program. In 2008, he was the
lone selection from the state of Illinois, as a
Scholar All America selection.
A total of 33 players have earned
distinction on both the field and the classroom
in comprising the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Boys High School
Scholar All-America Team. The Scholar All-America
selections are invited to be recognized at the annual
All-America Luncheon, to be held in St. Louis, Mo.,
on Saturday, Jan. 17, as part of the 2009 NSCAA
Convention.
Details:
http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20081211163835399.php
TOP
|
|
Sean Donovan named to 2008 NSCAA/adidas
High School Boys Scholar All-Central Region
TOP
|
|
Matt Tutich Sends Akron Into NCAA
Sweet Sixteen
TOP
|
|
Patrick Sperry and the Michigan Wolverines
advance in NCAA tournament
TOP
|
2008 NSCAA High School Team Academic Award Winners
Announced
Congratulations goes out to the Hinsdale Central
High School Boys Soccer Program, which was recently
recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association
of America for academic excellence, having achieved
a 3.38 grade point average in 2007-08. This year’s
team advanced to the “Elite 8” of the IHSA soccer
playoffs, finishing with an overall record of 17-7-2.
A total of 397 soccer teams (145 boys, 252 girls)
from throughout the United States have earned the
NSCAA Team Academic Award for exemplary performance
in the classroom as a team during the 2007-08 academic
year. Among these programs are 52 schools receiving
honors for both their boys and girls teams. To qualify
for the award, the team must have a minimum grade
point average of 3.25 for the entire academic year.
The team GPA is determined by adding every player's
GPA, then dividing by the number of players.
TOP
|
|
Donovan, Scott recognized by Chicago Tribune
TOP
|
|
Peter Grasso named to All-Big East Team as senior
for the Hoyas
TOP
|
Off The Pitch with Dave Tiemstra
Buckeye freshman writes about his first trip
to the NCAA Tournament
TOP
|
Red Devil Soccer Alumni On The World Stage
Nestor Battung, former boys soccer Red Devil under
Coach Dick Flesher, is on the training staff with
the U.S. Women U-20’s that are competing in the
Women’s U-20 World Cup.
Read more on the U-20’s here…
TOP
|
|
David Tiemstra named to Big Ten All
Freshman Team
TOP
|
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=248233
Neuqua Valley steps past
Hinsdale Central
By Gary Larsen | Daily Herald CorrespondentContact
writer
Two great feeds for two finishes, and Dan O'Leary
became just the latest Neuqua Valley player to come
up big for his soccer team.
"There are a lot of good players on this team,"
said Neuqua Valley coach Jim Johns. "(O'Leary) has
played big for us. He's really done a great job."
Bryan Ciesiulka scored twice and Scott Davis netted
a goal in the Wildcats' 3-0 win over Hinsdale Central,
in a Class 3A supersectional game that advanced
Neuqua Valley (21-4-2) to the state's Final Four
on Friday.
The artificial surface at the Benedictine University
seemed conducive to the Wildcats' fast style of
play, which they hope to take onto the same surface
at North Central College in Naperville on Friday.
"This surface is a lot better for us. We like to
play it around," O'Leary said. "We're looking forward
to that game."
The Red Devils (17-7-2) came out strong through
15 minutes, applying pressure and earning good free-kick
chances in the process.
"We knew (Hinsdale Central) was a dangerous team,
especially on free kicks," Johns said. "The first
10 minutes we were on our heels, until we settled
down."
In the 17th minute O'Leary slotted a ball forward
to Ciesiulka, who cut it back left and tucked it
inside the near post from 10 yards out. Ciesiulka
scored his 17th goal of the year early in the second
half, and the Wildcats went up 3-0 in the 52nd minute
when O'Leary hustled a ball to the end line and
fed the goalmouth.
"On the first one, Jaymie (Bullard) sent me a great
ball across, and I saw Bryan making that slotting
run," O'Leary said. "The second one, I just saw
Scotty (Davis) coming across, and I just had to
put it on his foot."
The Red Devils fought for chances throughout but
couldn't find a finish.
"This group came a long way this year and did some
really good things along the way," said Red Devils
coach Mike Wiggins. "It's been a proud, hard-working
group and a fun group to coach."
Hinsdale Central reached Tuesday's game thanks to
a 2-1 comeback win in a sectional final against
Morton, a team that had beaten the Red Devils 5-0
early in the season.
The Wildcats will play in a state semifinal on Friday
against New Trier, a 5-0 supersectional winner over
Waukegan.
"To win 21 games - it's been an unbelievable year,"
Johns said. "Our average has been 20 (wins) over
the last eight years, and that says something about
the quality of the men that we have playing for
us."
Copyright © 2008 Daily Herald Inc. All rights reserved.
TOP
|
CLASS 3A SOCCER: Red Devils' fall in 2nd straight
trip to Elite Eight
By Adam Rosen, arosen@mysuburbanlife.com
Hinsdale Suburban Life
Wed Nov 05, 2008, 07:38 AM CST
Lisle, IL -
The chances certainly were there, but Hinsdale Central’s
soccer team just couldn’t find a goal in Tuesday’s
Class 3A supersectional game against Neuqua Valley.
The Red Devils (17-7-2) sent eight shots on net
but lost 3-0 to the Wildcats (21-4-2) at Benedictine
University in Lisle.
“Especially in the second half,” Red Devils senior
Alex Scott said his squad’s missed chances. “We
had a rebound that we could have got on, and that
might have made a difference.”
The Wildcats scored once in the first half and twice
in the second, all during the run of play. “We knew
we were going up against a very, very good team,”
said Red Devils coach Mike Wiggins.
“They’re great,” Scott said. “They were great at
moving the ball around this field, great on head
balls, good throw-ins, fast — they’re just a great
team.”
The Red Devils topped Morton 2-1 in a sectional
final on Friday to reach the state’s Elite Eight
for the second consecutive season.
“It’s hard to talk right now, because this is such
a good group to see go,” Wiggins said. “I’m very
rarely without words, but this is hard right now.
It’s just a proud group.”
Copyright
Hinsdale
Suburban Life
TOP
|
| Updated
11/4:
Red Devils fall in super-sectional
November 4, 2008By Bill
Stone
Another great postseason run by the Hinsdale Central
boys soccer team came to an end Tuesday with a 3-0
loss to Neuqua Valley in the Class 3A Lisle Super-Sectional
at Benedictine University.
The Red Devils (17-7-2), who finished fourth in
Class AA last season, reached this year's quarterfinals
in the first year of the three-class state format
for the best back-to-back postseason runs in program
memory.
This year's team also set a single-season program
record with 15 shutouts, 13.5 of them by senior
goalie Sean Donovan, and allowed just 27 goals.
Neuqua Valley (21-4-2), second to Barrington in
last year's Class AA state tournament, earns a state
semifinal berth at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, against
New Trier (20-1-1).
The Red Devils controlled most the opening 15 minutes
of play, but they never really could regain the
momentum after Bryan Ciesiulka scored his first
of two goals with 23 minutes, 16 seconds left until
halftime.
The floodgates opened after Ciesiulka struck again
just 4:15 into the second half. Scott Davis also
scored with 28:44 remaining.
Neuqua led 18-13 in overall shots (10-7 in shots
on goal) and 4-1 in corner kicks.
The Wildcats' defense recorded its 12th shutout
of the season and third in the postseason after
back-to-back 2-1 victories over Downers Grove South
and Naperville North.
Things could have been much worse if not for great
plays by Donovan.
In the first half, Donovan made a diving right-hand
save 6:33 before halftime and then pushed a 25-yard
blast over the net 2:07 before halftime after another
shot deflected off the corner post less than 30
seconds earlier. The Wildcats had another shot go
off the post with just under 25 minutes to go.
The Red Devils' Cameron Legan nearly scored just
seconds before halftime on his 37-yard free kick,
but goalie Jack Trancik stopped the ball just before
it leaked away.
Legan also delivered a 27-yard blast 19 minutes
before halftime that sailed just over the crossbar.
Trancik made a diving save of Tucker Woolfolk's
shot with 34:30 left in the game, and the Wildcats
pounced on the rebound.
© Copyright 2008 Digital Chicago,
Inc.
TOP
|
|
Grasso Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll
TOP
|
|
Sperry Earns National Team of
the Week Honor
TOP
|
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/sports/highschools/1254508,ch-hcsoccer-103108-s1.article
Updated 10/31: Red Devils
rally, advance to super-sectional
October 31, 2008
By Bill Stone
The Hinsdale Central boys soccer team never had
a come-from-behind victory this season.
That is, until Friday.
Defenders Cameron Legan and Alex Scott scored in
the second half to lift the Red Devils to a 2-1
victory over Morton in the Class 3A Saint Ignatius
Sectional final to advance to the Elite Eight for
the second year in a row.
The Red Devils (17-6-2) will play in the Lisle Super-Sectional
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Benedictine University
against Downers Grove South (17-6-1) or Neuqua Valley
(19-4-2), who are scheduled to play in the Naperville
Central Sectional final at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
1. Tuesday's winner advances to the state semifinals
at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at North Central College
in Naperville. The Red Devils have not played either
of their potential super-sectional opponents this
season.
In 2007, the Red Devils finished fourth in Class
AA by beating two teams in the playoffs that had
beaten them in the regular season (Oak Park and
Lyons Township). In this year's first three-class
state format, the Red Devils, the No. 3 seed in
the sectional, keep going by beating the top-seeded
Mustangs (24-3-1) after suffering their worst regular-season
loss to them 5-0 Sept. 6.
Scott scored the game-winner with 29 minutes, 19
seconds left in regulation by taking a pass from
Tucker Woolfolk from 30 yards, maneuvering around
five defenders along the right side of the crease
and blasting the ball into the opposite corner of
the net. The opportunity came moments after Taylor
Cole's free kick had been cleared out.
Legan tied the game just 1:21 into the second half
with a beautiful free kick to the left of the goal
from 40 yards out that appeared to glance off the
heads of a couple Morton defenders as it went into
the upper right corner of the net.
It was the first time this season Morton allowed
more than one goal in a game.
The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead with 5:21 left until
halftime when unmarked freshman Joel Salmeron headed
in senior Daniel Ortiz's cross from right wing.
© Copyright 2008 Digital Chicago, Inc.
TOP
|
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/sports/highschools/1250919,ch-hcltsoccer-102908-s1.article
Central tops rival LT to
reach sectional final
October 29, 2008
By Ken Ryan
As the backup to all-stater John Shakon last season,
Hinsdale Central senior goalkeeper Sean Donovan
patiently waited for his opportunity.
He has certainly made the most of his starting role
this season.
Donovan recorded 12 saves Wednesday to help the
Red Devils beat rival Lyons Township 1-0 in the
Class 3A St. Ignatius Sectional semifinals in Chicago.
“This was a big win.When the sectional (pairings)
came out, we were definitely eyeing this game because
it was LT,” Donovan said. “We were also kind of
upset that they got the No. 2 seed and we got the
No. 3 even though we beat them. We had this game
circled and just came out motivated and ready to
play.”
Hinsdale Central ( 16-6-2 ) will now take on No.
1 seed Morton in the sectional final at 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 31. The Red Devils lost to Morton 5-0
Sept. 6.
The lone goal of the game came with 17 minutes remaining
in the opening half when LaRocque headed in a free
kick from Cameron
Legan.
Hinsdale Central beat LT 1-0 in overtime Sept. 23,
but ended up finishing third in the West Suburban
Conference Silver Division behind LT and York. The
Red Devils also eliminated the Lions last season
with a 1-0 win in the LT Sectional championship
game en route to a fourth-place finish at state.
“In a game in which two teams are so familiar with
each other, a 1-0 game is definitely what we thought
it would be,” Donovan said. “We knew it would come
down to knuckling down and doing the little things.
The defense did most of it for us. (LT) had one
shot that went wide in the second half, but other
than that it was really just the throw-ins that
they were dangerous on.”
The defense - led by Alex Scott, Cameron Legan,
Paul Cooper and Andrew Virgili -came up huge for
the Red Devils in support of Donovan.
The shutout was the 15th of the season for the Red
Devils, breaking the previous program record of
14 set last season by Shakon. Donovan has contributed
to 13 ½ of them, with junior Jack O’Donnell earning
a shutout in a game in which Donovan was sick.
“It’s a good feeling,” Donovan said of the record.
“I had to sit and see it from the bench last year,
so it was just a matter of making the most of my
chances when I got them.
“Hopefully we can build on this and improve upon
our fourth-place finish from last year.”
© Copyright 2008 Digital Chicago, Inc.
TOP
|
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/sports/highschools/1250515,ch-hcsoccer-103008-s1.article
Devils' regional title
is win No. 200 for Wiggins
October 30, 2008
By BILL STONE
As Hinsdale Central soccer players began cooling
down after clinching another regional title Saturday,
senior forward Jeff Graham grabbed the hat of coach
Mike Wiggins.
"I just decided to wear it for him. I thought it
would look good on me," Graham said.
In this case, it was hats off for Wiggins in more
ways than one. When the Red Devils defeated Mt.
Carmel 2-0 in the Class 3A St. Rita Regional final,
it was Wiggins' 200th victory as a varsity head
coach. Wiggins (200-114-41) is 103-47-14 in seven
seasons with the Red Devils after eight seasons
coaching at Downers Grove South.
"Two hundred -- that's being around for a while.
But there's a lot of kids that you start to think
about that had a part in that, and that's kind of
neat," Wiggins said. "It's not why I let (Graham)
wear my hat."
The Red Devils (15-6-2), the No. 3 seed in the Saint
Ignatius Sectional, played No. 2 Lyons Township
Wednesday with the winner facing No. 1 Morton or
No. 4 Oak Park for the sectional title at 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 31, in Chicago. The sectional winner
plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Benedictine
University for a state semifinal berth.
On Saturday, junior forward Michael Oleszkiewicz
scored with 28 minutes, 21 seconds left in the first
half after Cameron Legan's sidelines throw-in was
slipped into the crease by sophomore midfielder
Taylor Cole. Alex Scott made it 2-0 just 2:47 before
halftime by heading in a beautiful free kick by
Tucker Woolfolk from 40 yards out.
"(The ball) just kind of bounced in front of me.
It was going in the corner and deflected off some
guy's back and went in luckily," Oleskiewicz said.
"To score that quickly, it definitely boosted our
morale a lot."
That was more than enough offense for the stanch
defense of goalie Sean Donovan, Scott, Andrew Virgili,
Paul Cooper and Legan, who returned to the starting
lineup in the 4-1 regional semifinal victory over
St. Rita Oct. 21 after suffering a concussion in
mid-September.
Donovan made a diving save of center midfielder
Hugo Mendez's blast in the opening minute of the
second half. Graham spent the second half defending
forward Antonio Aguilar, limiting him to one shot.
"Aguilar is by far the best player that we've seen
this year. Jeff showed how we can match up speed
for speed," Wiggins said. "It's a credit to all
of our guys. We rose to the occasion against what
I feel is a very, very strong Mt. Carmel team --
and shut them out."
Scott, Cooper, Hetke and Oleszkiewicz scored against
St. Rita. Cole, Brian Kim and Robbie LaRocque had
assists.
© Copyright 2008 Digital Chicago, Inc.
TOP
|
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/sports/highschools/1223272,ch-hcsoccer-101608-s1.article
Red Devils seek another strong postseason run
October 16, 2008
By BILL STONE
The Hinsdale Central boys soccer team graduated
most of its starters from last year's fourth-place
Class AA state finisher, but Tucker Woolfolk and
other seniors are ready to make the most of their
first varsity chances.
In the new three-class format, the Red Devils (12-6-2)
are the No. 3 seed in the in Class 3A St. Rita Regional.
They open against No. 16 St. Rita or No. 19 Farragut
at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Chicago.
"(The key for our team is) to have the same attitude
as last year, wanting it as bad as everyone else
did and just remembering how fun it was and what
we need to do to get there and do our best," Woolfolk
said. "We need to start focusing more and come together
and just be ready. For the seniors, it's the last
time we'll play. It means a lot to all of us."
The Red Devils had a strong effort in Friday's 1-0
homecoming victory over Sandburg. Alex Scott converted
a penalty kick just four minutes, 12 seconds into
the game, and the defense of goalie Sean Donovan,
Paul Cooper, Andrew Virgili, Scott, Charlie Hetke
and Eric Loebig posted the team's 12th shutout this
season.
With Donovan sick, junior goalie Jack O'Donnell
earned the shutout the day before in the Red Devils'
2-0 West Suburban Conference Silver Division victory
over Downers Grove North and played the first 10
minutes Friday.
"I think we've got a pretty good feel for the way
we kind of shape up overall with our system," Hinsdale
Central coach Mike Wiggins said. "All in all, I
think we've played decent soccer. I think we're
going to hit our stride at the right time."
Woolfolk recently moved from outside defender to
center midfielder, allowing Michael Oleszkiewicz
to join top scorer Jeff Graham at forward. Outside
midfielder Cameron Legan should return soon after
being out one month following a concussion.
Alex Cole and Graham scored against Downers North
with assists from Cooper and Oleszkiewicz, respectively.
In Silver action Oct. 7, the Red Devils (3-2 in
Silver) lost 3-0 at Glenbard West to fall behind
co-leaders Lyons Township and York (3-1).
© Copyright 2008 Digital Chicago, Inc.
TOP
|
|
5th ranked Akron’s Matt Tutich records
goal and assist vs Buffalo
TOP
|
|
Peter Grasso scores game winner for
Georgetown in Big East match vs Pitt
TOP
|
|
HC alums Matt Tutich (3) Akron hits
game winner and David Tiemstra (16) Ohio State returns
to Chicago in front of record crowd at UIC
TOP
|
|
Michigan Goalkeeper and HC Alum Patrick Sperry Named
Big Ten Player of the Week
TOP
|
HC
alums are making news in the most recent Soccer
America collegiate soccer rankings – Patrick
Sperry, GK for the 13th ranked University of Michigan
Wolverines was just named Big Ten Player of the
Week for his part in their 3-1 win over Notre Dame
and the 1-0 shutout victory over Indiana.
Matt Tutich is at the 3rd ranked University of Akron.
David Tiemstra visits Chicago this Wednesday as16th
ranked Ohio State comes to (4) UIC for a 7pm start,
where he is a starter at defense for the Buckeyes.
Peter Grasso continues to put Georgetown on the
map, starting up top for the 25th ranked Hoyas.
Other Red Devils competing in collegiate soccer
include Jack Smithson at the Univ. of New Mexico,
Brian Collins at Missouri State, and 2007 Illinois
High School Gatorade Player of the Year John Shakon
at Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
TOP
|
BOYS SOCCER NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 0, HINSDALE CENTRAL
0
Hinsdale Central, Naperville Central tie
Scoreless tie gives both teams a little taste of
satisfaction
By Steve Reaven | Special to the Chicago Tribune
12:12 AM CDT, September 28, 2008
Both Naperville Central and Hinsdale Central got
something out of their non-conference scoreless
tie Saturday afternoon.
For the host Red Devils, it broke a string of stern
Saturday tests that had produced all four of their
losses this season.
For the Redhawks (11-2-1), it was a way to shake
off a tough eight-day stretch in which they suffered
their first two losses—Sept. 20 to Downers Grove
South and Thursday to crosstown rival Naperville
North.
"Coach (Jay Konrad) has been talking about attitude
and energy being the most important things, and
we tried to bring that out today," Naperville Central
forward Jerry Maddi said. "We both had our opportunities;
we just couldn't finish."
The Redhawks' best two scoring chances came in the
second half. Maddi's solid try on goal in the 53rd
minute couldn't find the net, and his blast in the
69th minute grazed off a diving Sean Donovan, who
notched his ninth shutout of the year in goal for
the Red Devils.
Hinsdale Central (9-4-2) didn't manufacture much
offensive firepower in the second half, but it did
have a golden opportunity late in the first. The
Red Devils failed to get a shot off on an open goal
in the 38th minute, and senior forward Jeff Graham
missed high from point-blank range less than a minute
later.
"In the first half, we put them under some pressure,
which gave us confidence," the Dartmouth-bound Donovan
said. "In a lot of ways, no matter how they go,
these matches are beneficial because you see what
the teams you'll see in the playoffs are going to
bring."
Copyright Chicago Tribune
2008
Naperville Central, Hinsdale
Central end in tie
September 27, 2008 BY CURT HERRON
A lot of soccer coaches wouldn't be excited about
a 0-0 tie, but that wasn't the case with Naperville
Central's Jay Konrad and Hinsdale Central's Mike
Wiggins on Saturday.
The two friends got the opportunity to watch their
squads play an evenly-matched draw when the No.
2 Redhawks and Red Devils faced off in a nonconference
game in Hinsdale.
"It's enjoyable when the game is played well," Red
Devils coach Wiggins said. "And Jay is one of my
closest friends so there's not much that we don't
know about each others' teams. I thought we did
a good job of matching up today."
The best scoring opportunities were also pretty
even as Hinsdale Central (9-4-2) had the upper hand
during the first half while Naperville Central (11-2-1)
led in the second half.
Goalkeeper Sean Donovan posted his ninth shutout
of the year for the Red Devils while Danny Altosino
and Tyler Kelley combined to post the Redhawks'
seventh shutout of the season.
"This was great because our teams are very even,"
Redhawks coach Konrad said. "I feel that we got
better by playing them. We worked on what we needed
to, had a great attitude and got our energy level
back to where it needs to be."
Copyright Sun-Times News Group 2008
TOP
|
New twist to rivalry ends with Devils topping LT
September 25, 2008
By KEN RYAN
There is always plenty at stake when the Hinsdale
Central boys soccer team takes on Lyons Township
in a West Suburban Conference Silver Division contest.
The latest edition of the rivalry had something
new, however.
Hinsdale Central beat LT 1-0 in overtime Tuesday
and was presented with a Silver Brick that will
be given annually to the winner of the contest,
which often has conference title implications.
"We added the brick this year as a new tradition
to the long-standing strong athletic tradition between
these two schools," Hinsdale Central coach Mike
Wiggins said of himself ant LT coach Paul Labbato.
"This is a pretty special game. The brick stands
for community and character, along with sportsmanship
and pride and all the things that athletics should
stand for."
Senior Alex Scott headed in a perfectly-placed corner
kick from sophomore Taylor Cole with 4 minutes,
31 seconds left in the first 10-minute overtime
period for the game-winner, as fans from the packed
stands stormed the field to celebrate with the players.
It was the third straight season that the final
score was 1-0, with LT winning last season and the
Red Devils (9-4-1, 2-0 in Silver) pulling out the
win in 2006.
LT (5-3-1, 1-0 in Silver) owns a 17-19-4 record
in the series that dates back to 1975.
"The rivalry is something that is identified early
on as one of the highlights of the season for the
boys," Wiggins said. "Going into the game there
is already hype. This game was exciting and that's
all you can hope for. It was competitive and everything
that the rivalry is about."
Hinsdale Central senior goalkeeper Sean Donovan
came up with a couple clutch saves in the second
half en route to his eighth shutout of the season.
On Sept. 16, the Red Devils opened Silver action
with a 1-0 victory over Oak Park in Hinsdale on
Eric Loebig's goal off a restart in the 73rd minute
with assists by Michael Oleszkiewicz and goalie
Donovan.
In nonconference action, the Red Devils defeated
rival Hinsdale South 4-0 Sept. 18 in Hinsdale and
lost at New Trier 5-0 Saturday in a rematch of last
year's Class AA quarterfinals, which the Red Devils
pulled out in overtime.
The Red Devils took a 2-0 halftime lead on Hinsdale
South with goals by Graham on a ball dug out by
Mitch Reavis and Scott off Tucker Woolfolk's corner
kick. In the second half, Loebig scored with an
assist from Oleszkiewicz, who added the final goal.
Copyright THE DOINGS 2008
TOP
|
Devils tested at Classic
THE DOINGS 9/18/08
SOCCER: Senior defender Alex Scott and his Hinsdale
Central soccer teammates learned plenty in their
return trip to the six-team Great Midwest Classic
Friday and Saturday in Indianapolis.
The Red Devils (6-2-1) defeated Lexington (Ky.)
Catholic 1-0 Friday but then lost to defending Class
AA champion Barrington 2-0 and host school North
Central 1-0 Saturday. The Red Devils' Scott, Paul
Cooper, Jeff Graham and Michael Oleszkiewicz were
named to the 14-player all-tournament team.
Hinsdale Central finished fourth in state last year
after losing to Barrington 2-0 in the semifinals.
Lexington Catholic and North Central were semifinal
teams last year at their respective state tournaments.
The Red Devils beat Lexington on a goal by Oleszkiewicz
as he headed in a Graham throw-in flicked along
by Cooper. North Central edged the Red Devils on
a goal in the final 10 minutes.
"(We learned) if we work hard like we did, we can
get results and I think that'll be a key for the
rest of the season, especially during the playoffs,
as we know from last year," Scott said. "It's almost
like a practice for the playoffs. You've got a fair
amount of games in a certain amount of time. It
was good for especially the new (varsity) players
to see that level of play and be exposed to that."
Graham had three goals and an assist in the Red
Devils' 5-0 victory over Juarez Sept. 9. Brian Kim
and Robbie LaRocque also scored and Scott had an
assist.
Copyright THE DOINGS 2008
TOP
|
Jack
Smithson of the 19th ranked New Mexico Lobos named
to the All Tournament Team at the Loyola Marymount
Fall Classic in Los Angeles, Calif.
http://golobos.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/083108aaa.html
TOP
|
|
Freshman Dave Tiemstra’s rebound
goal in double-overtime gave the No. 9 Ohio State
men’s soccer team a 2-1 win over Central Florida
Sunday and the championship of the Bert and Iris
Wolstein Classic in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
TOP
|
| Senior
forward Peter Grasso (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale
Central) was one of five Georgetown players selected
to the All-Tournament Team. Grasso scored two goals
in two games and was named the tournament's Most
Outstanding Offensive Player.
http://guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/083108aaa.html
TOP
|
|
Boys Soccer players to watch
TOP
|
|
Red Devils ranked #3 in Chicago Tribune Preseason
Poll
TOP
|
|
Fourth-place state finish fuels Devils'
work ethic
TOP
|
|
Two former Red Devils Smithson (New
Mexico) & Tutich (Akron) in NCAA Preseason Top 20
TOP
|
|
NSCAA All-American and Ohio State
bound Tiemstra listed as a Top 100 Freshman
TOP
|
|
TAG CLOUD
|
