Joliet native tabbed as JJc bowling coach

The Joliet Junior College athletic department is pleased to announce Jeff Bailey as the Wolves’ first men’s and women’s bowling coach. JJC will begin competitive bowling with the 2023-24 school year.

Bailey, a Joliet native, brings a wealth of experience and success to the Wolves program. He has coached high school bowling in Illinois for 13 years, spending the past nine as the Joliet West girls coach and the four prior as the Plainfield South boys coach.

“I am so excited to bring in Jeff Bailey as the college’s first ever head bowling coach,” Director of Athletics, Gregg Braun, said. “Jeff’s passion for the game of bowling and the student athletes he coaches immediately came out during our conversations. His excitement to move to the collegiate level and begin the bowling program here at JJC was tremendous.

“Coach Bailey’s commitment and pride in the Joliet community is really amazing – I cannot wait to watch him grow this program here at Joliet Junior College and within our community.”

He is the only Illinois high school bowling coach to win a state title as a girls and boys coach. In 2016, he led the Joliet West girls team to a championship, and in 2010, his Plainfield South boys team won the state title.

Bailey looks to keep that championship mindset in District 525.

“I’m deeply honored to be selected as the initial bowling coach at Joliet Junior College,” Bailey said. “I look forward to building the program into one of the top competitive schools in the country. There is so much great talent in the Joliet and surrounding area, as it is the premiere area for our sport in the state.”

Bailey’s West teams qualified for the state finals in all but one year and placed in the top 10 five times in addition to the 2016 state title. This year his West team placed second at the state finals. His West teams won five conference, three sectional and three regional titles.

“Bowling has been a part of my life for a long time, and I have learned so much from coaching on the high school level and following my daughter’s collegiate career,” Bailey said. “I feel I have many resources to build a winning tradition at JJC.”

Bailey is a lifelong resident of Joliet and is manager at Town & Country Lanes in Joliet, which will serve as the Wolves’ home house. His daughter, Taylor, lives in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and is the assistant coach for the Arkansas State University women’s bowling team. Taylor was an all-state bowler at Joliet West and was a member of the 2016 state championship team.

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“These guys are hurting a little bit right now, but we lost to a great team. I want to congratulate (Moline coach Sean Taylor) and his team. They played a great game, they’ve had an unbelievable season and they’re worthy champs.”

Brayden Fagbemi and Andy Nash scored 12 points each, while Niko Abusara finished with 10 points and five rebounds for Benet (35-2), which played without leading scorer Brady Kunka. Kunka injured his ankle in Friday’s semifinal win over New Trier.

Fagbemi, who is set to continue his basketball career at Johns Hopkins after leading the Redwings all season from his point guard position, knew it would be an uphill climb without Kunka.

“That’s our captain,” Fagbemi said. “That’s our guy. Seeing him go down is the worst thing we can imagine. The way he plays and the energy he brings game in and game out is something we lost. But the rest of the guys had to make up for it.”

Fagbemi did his best to make up for it, scoring all his points in the first half.

The Redwings were in the game at halftime, trailing 32-25, but scored just five points in the third quarter as Moline (35-3) started to pull away.

The Maroons used a 10-0 run midway through the third to take a commanding lead.

While Benet has overcome its lack of size all season and still had success around the basket with its speedy guards able to drive to the basket, Freeman made it tough for that to happen Saturday night.

“He’s a good player, going to Iowa,” Abusara said of Freeman. “He blocks shot. He’s a versatile player. All credit to him. He’s probably one of the best defenders I’ve ever played against. He’s definitely a problem for anyone to deal with.”

Abusara and Fagbemi scored 18 points each in Benet’s 64-49 semifinal win over New Trier on Friday. Abusara also had nine rebounds and a whopping eight steals. Parker Sulaver contributed 12 points and six rebounds and Sam Driscoll, who replaced Kunka after his first-quarter injury, stepped up with 11 points.

“To have that happen was really heartbreaking,” Heidkamp said of Kunka’s injury. “But these guys really rallied. I think it really provided extra motivation to get this game.”

It’s the third runner-up finish in program history for Benet, which is still seeking its first championship.

The Redwings lost 46-44 to Whitney Young in the 2014 Class 4A championship game and 6559 to Curie in the 2016 Class 4A championship game.

Unfortunately for Benet, the third time was not the charm Saturday night.

Nonetheless, Heidkamp knows this team was special.

“These kids are unselfish,” Heidkamp said. “They’ve sacrificed all year. I know it sounds cliché, but we saw it all here (at state). They’re not worried about who gets the credit. They’re just worried about doing the right things and winning.

“We also have a very talented team.”

Downers Grove North finishes fourth: Downers Grove North’s memorable run ended with a 53-34 loss to New Trier in Friday night’s third-place game.

The fourth-place finish is still the best in program history for the Trojans, who won their first state trophy.

Alex Miller led Downers Grove North (32-5) with six points, while Max Haack and Henry Sevcik had five each.

The Trojans struggled following a short turnaround after their semifinal loss earlier in the evening, as the third-place game tipped off around 9:30 p.m.

In the semifinal, Downers Grove North fell 50-36 to Moline despite 19 points from Jack Stanton. Haack and George Wolkow added six points each.