JUNE 10, 2015 VOL. 7 ISSUE 28
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Downers Grove COMMUNITY Police alert community to increase in car vandalism see page 3
NEWS Village begins long-range planning Process sets a two-year work plan for Downers Grove village council
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POLICE former park district employee charged with child abduction Suspect was a seasonal part-time employee for district’s after-school programs
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SPORTS sectional champs Downers South gets revenge on Naperville Central
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District 58 celebrates win with all-school assembly
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tom schenck of follett awards the ‘big check’ to o’neill Middle school during an all-school assembly June 3.
BY JOAN RYKAL | FOR THE BUGLE
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eachers and students from O’Neill Middle School were in high spirits Wednesday during a schoolwide assembly to celebrate its recent Follett Challenge win. The Downers Grove elementary school was recently named the grand-prize winner in the annual Follett Challenge, which showcases and rewards innovative and groundbreaking educational programs. Follett is the largest provider of educational materials and technology solutions to PreK-12 libraries, classrooms, learning centers and school districts in the U.S., and a major supplier to educational institutions worldwide. O’Neill will receive $60,000 in products and services from Follett for the win. Tasha Squires, LRC director for O’Neill, said the school was first notified in February that it was a semi-finalist in the challenge for its “Conquest of the Realm” library program, which used gamification as its platform. Then, in April, Follett representatives visited the school with the big news that O’Neill had been chosen as the winner. The challenge, as defined by Follett, was to show a current program in a school or school district that aligns with the curriculum and approach to educating to teach the skills needed in the 21st century and
includes a collaborative program with others in the school. More than 115 elementary, middle and high schools across the country competed in the challenge. Squires, who was the architect behind the Conquest of the Realm program, said she heard about the challenge three years ago but at that time did not feel they had a program ready to submit. When the challenge notification came around this past October, however, she knew the entry would be Conquest of the Realm.
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W ednesday, June 10, 2015 | bug lenewspapers.com conquest | from page 1 “We introduced the program last school year and kept the kids reading over the summer,” she said. The students’ continued interest in the challenge over the summer was evident in reading test scores on the MAP tests administered last fall. Similar to the Harry Potter series the Conquest of the Realm assigned
all students to one of four houses that would compete to claim the throne for the “Lands of Oneillia.” Students could earn points for their team by completing different challenges that involved critical thinking, collaboration for problem solving, interacting with teachers, and projects such as creative writing, book trailers and reviews. “Participation was voluntary,” Squires said. “But as time went on,
the students began to motivate each other.” Participation in voluntary library programs in the past has run about 17 percent, but Squires noted that participation in Conquest of the Realm was 80 percent. Students produced 34 book trailers, 30 original stories for a state competition, 42 blog submissions for a collaborative blog, 63 Conquest of the Realm character stories and
217 online catalog reviews for the online Destiny catalog. The challenge also required schools to submit both a written and video entry that explained their program. Squires said she began the entry submission last October and tweaked it several times before she completed it over winter break. Submissions were judged based on a rubric and the number of votes received for their video.
Britten Follett, who runs the Follett Challenge, said O’Neill was one of the top vote getters, but Conquest of the Realm spoke for itself, standing out because of the collaborative effort of everyone in the school and the nod to the test scores. “Every year, the winning program has been very different,” Follett said. “But for this small school to have such a transformational program, is interesting.” The “big check” was awarded at an all-school assembly Wednesday, June 3, where staff and students wore a special Follett Challenge winner T-shirt. Tom Schenck, president of Follett School Solutions, told the students and faculty that the challenge is designed to reward the most innovative schools. “We chose O’Neill not only because of this great reading program but we were also inspired by the collaborative efforts of the entire school,” he said. “We believe great readers become great leaders.” District 58 Superintendent Kari Cremascoli said that Squires and the district’s principals will work together to decide how best to use the material and funds, keeping what is best for the kids in mind.
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Village begins long-range planning process By Christine M. Demma for the bugle
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Long-range planning is underway in the village of Downers Grove. The first of five meetings between the village council, village staff and community was held June 2. Village Manager Dave Fieldman said the purpose of the planning process is to identify trends and issues the village faces in the long term and put together strategies to address those concerns. The long-range planning tasks are both financially focused and outcome driven, he added. The long-range planning process sets a two-year work plan for the council, which then identifies and prioritizes 10 to 15 items. During the first meeting, council members discussed what they would like to see included in the plan. Commissioners identified several areas of focus, including police station facility upgrades, review of the stormwater utility fee, sign ordinance, comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance, and the historical preservation ordinance. Commissioner Gina Vattimo said something needs to be done with the police station and reignited the
debate of the village’s stormwater fee, saying the fee is not the right way to go and would like to see a property tax based payment structure. Commissioner Bill White said he wants the village to focus on the comprehensive plan and developing a consensus for the village and its resources. He added that he would like to know what goals and tools can be used for historical preservation. Commissioner William Waldack echoed Vattimo and White, saying there needs to be a focus on the police station, economic development and an improved the tax base, as well as a review of the stormwater fee, zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan, and historical preservation ordinance. “I’m not looking for a resolution, but getting all the entities on the same page so everyone is working together with the same basic plan,” he said. Those entities would include the village, police, Pads and the park district, according to Waldack. Commissioner Greg Hose agreed that the police station is a top priority and it is important to consider relocating the department to Ogden Avenue from downtown.
“There’s a big public safety benefit to it,” he said. Hose also said it is important to protect the village’s AAA bond rating, adding that Downers Grove needed to continue to be fiscally responsible and stretch tax dollars as far as it can. Hose also said he would like to eliminate Type 2 construction in the downtown area and encourage redevelopment of commercial areas currently not in a position to be redeveloped because costs are too high. Commissioner Bob Barnett said village service levels need to be reviewed. A lot of what the village does stems from existing service levels, according to Barnett, who added that contracts and long-term revenue sources would be impacted if service levels are downgraded or upgraded. Barnett also recommended a citizens survey asking a broad spectrum of questions about what the village does and offers to the community. Commissioner David Olsen said the village needs to work with the Downers Grove Economic Development Corporation on projects that would be beneficial to the community. He noted that the Ogden Avenue TIF district has a significant amount of money,
news briefs > downers grove
Police alert community to increase in car vandalism Downers Grove police are alerting residents of a recent increase in vandalism to vehicles. Police Chief Robert Porter said in a release that there have been eight incidents of slashed tires in the past two weeks. The
incidents occurred during the overnight hours, predominantly in the northwest part of Downers Grove. All of the vandalized cars were parked on the street. The police department
has increased patrols in the neighborhoods overnight. Porter reminded residents to remove cars from the street at night and report any suspicious people seen on the streets late at night.
and said the village should be using a tool such as the TIF to bring businesses to the town. Olsen list also included review of the sign ordinance, stormwater utility fee and a facilities plan.
The next meeting, scheduled for July 7, will include a discussion of the general fund, followed by meetings July 21, Aug. 4 and Aug. 18 to review and prioritize a summary of council direction.
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Former Park District employee charged with child abduction Ressa was a seasonal part-time employee for District’s after-school programs
employee for the Woodridge Park District’s after-school programs. He managing editor nweditor@buglenewspapers.com began working with the park district @DownersGrvBugle in 2012. In a letter to parents A DuPage County judge of children involved the denied bond for a 34-yearpark district’s programs, old West Chicago man Executive Director Mike accused of trying to abduct Adams informed residents several young children on of the arrest and said two occasions in the last the district will work month. Giuseppe Ressa, 34, was Giuseppe Ressa with authorities on any Courtesy of the investigation. charged with with three DuPage County Sheriff’s Office “While none of the counts of child abduction, incidents for which the three counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of former employee is charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault involve anyone under the care following recent incidents in Lisle and supervision of the Woodridge Park District, we do encourage any and Addison. Ressa was a seasonal part-time parent or guardian with concerns By jonathan samples
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Downers Grove, Westmont and Woodridge police
departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.
or information about suspicious activity related to him to contact the Woodridge Police Department by calling 911,” Adams said in the letter. Ressa passed the Illinois State Police background check, as well as additional background checks by the Illinois Department of Human Services and Department of Children and Family Services, according to Adams. Prosecutors said Ressa approached a 7-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother May 27 while the siblings were playing in a playground at a Lisle apartment complex on Dogwood Drive. Ressa allegedly made contact with the girl and attempted to lure the boy back to his vehicle. The girl called her brother back, and prosecutors said Ressa left the playground when an older sibling called the children
home. After the children’s parents contacted the Lisle Police Department, police began investigating the incident and identified Ressa as a possible suspect. The second incident occurred Monday, June 1, in front of an Addison apartment building, located on College Road. While conducting surveillance on Ressa, detectives observed him in front of the building with three children. Prosecutors said Ressa gave the children - ages 7, 4 and 6 - candy and tried luring them into another apartment building. While walking with two of the children to the building, detectives placed Ressa under arrest. “The case against Mr. Ressa is a perfect example of law enforcement agencies working together,” Lisle
Chief of Police Dave Anderson said. “I would like to extend my thanks to the Addison and West Chicago Police Departments, as well as the State’s Attorney’s Office for their assistance throughout the entire ordeal.” DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin also thanked the various law enforcement agencies involved in the arrest, and said the incident should serve as a reminder to parents. “Though very disturbing, this case should serve as a notice to parents to remind their children that there are some very dangerous people in the world and that if approached by a stranger, they should get away from that person and tell a trusted adult,” Berlin said. Ressa, whose next court date is scheduled for June 30, remains in custody.
Downers Grove
Westmont
Scott W. Long, 48, 1952 Curtiss St., Downers Grove, was arrested at 8 p.m. May 27 at the Main Street Depot for drinking in public – village ordinance.
Steven Hernandez, 34, 425 Rockhurst Road, Bolingbrook, was arrested at 9:30 p.m. May 25 in the 0-100 block of West 63rd Street for retail theft.
An unknown offender(s) stole vehicle parts from a business in the 500 block of East Ogden Avenue between 8 p.m. May 29 and 11 a.m. May 30. Total loss is $3,800.
Batjin Boldbaatar, 28, 9435 Bay Colony Drive Apt. 1S, Des Plaines, was arrested at 10:16 p.m. May 27 on Lindley Street and Ogden Avenue for driving under the influence of alcohol.
An unknown offender(s) entered a business in the 0-100 block of West Ogden Avenue between 11:50 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. May 25 and stole currency. Total loss is $500.
Mayapati Chandigahr, 62, 44 Fountainhead Drive, Westmont, was arrested at 5:22 p.m. May 23 at Kohl’s, 1001 75th St., for retail theft and obstructing identification.
Stanley Stefens, 35, 515 South St., Lockport, was arrested at 12:15 a.m. May 26 in the 0-100 block of West Burlington Avenue for battery.
Sunder Singh, 37, 44 Fountainhead Drive, Westmont, was arrested at 5:22 p.m. at Kohl’s, 1001 75th St., for attempted retail theft.
William Starks, 21, 530 Brookside Drive #C, Westmont, was arrested at 10:30 p.m. May 26 in the 6700 block of Lake Shore Drive for possession of cannabis.
Palius Apanavicius, 34, 15 Ruggles Court, Orland Park, was arrested at 7:12 p.m. in the 7900 block of Woodridge Drive for DUI-alcohol, reckless driver, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, improper lane usage and failure to give information after striking unattended vehicle, following the investigation of a hit and run accident.
Knieta Jurgis, 31, 1165 Amber Drive, Lemont, was arrested at 9:06 a.m. May 28 on Chicago and Fairview avenues for no valid driver’s license. Joseph C. Labarre, 45, 23W234 Cambridge Court, Glen Ellyn, was arrested at 9:18 a.m. May 28 on Butterfield Road and Downers Drive for a warrant, driving while license suspended and license plates suspended. Karen E. Vana, 28, 1925 Curtiss St., Downers Grove, was arrested at 10:46 a.m. May 28 at the Downers Grove Police Department for a warrant. Lisa A. Thomas, 49, 2110 S. 17th Ave., Broadview, was arrested at 7:14 p.m. May 28 in the 800 block of Burlington Avenue for filing a false police report.
John Wojcik, 20, 5321 Cumnor Road, Downers Grove, was arrested at 9:45 p.m. May 27 in the 6300 block of Cass for possession of cannabis. Frances Young, 68, 1407 Carriage Lane #3, Westmont, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. May 28 in the 0-100 block of East 63rd Street for driving with a suspended driver’s license. Rosa Lagrone, 29, 10 S. 515 Lane #202, Willowbrook, was arrested at 11:25 p.m. May 28 in the 600 block of North Cass Avenue for driving with a suspended driver’s license.
Woodridge
An unknown offender(s) spray painted graffiti on a gazebo at Seven Bridges Park in the 3800 block of Green Trails Drive between 10 a.m. May 27 and 8 a.m. May 28.
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Although I consider myself It’s typically much more interesting successful, I definitely have to see what messages are trouble staying focused. coming my way than work on Since most of my time is the task at hand, so I close my spent working with clients, I email window to avoid being have very little time available tempted. Oops, I just closed my to work in my office on email now as I write this. administrative tasks (like I set a timer writing this column). I set it in 30-minute If you are challenged in increments and tell myself I come to order this area as well, maybe you with sue becker can’t leave my desk or work on can benefit from some of the anything else until the timer things that have helped me goes off. Knowing that I only stay focused when I‘m working in my have to focus on the task at hand for office: a half hour makes it easy to avoid interrupting myself to do something I have a clear else. goal and purpose I make sure that whatever I’m working on is moving me closer to one of my personal or professional goals. If a task isn’t meaningful in that way, I strongly evaluate why I’m even considering doing it. If I have trouble getting passionate about something
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once I’ve started it, I step back and reevaluate whether I should be working on it.
Summer Concert Series. 7 p.m. at Lake Harriet, 7000 Woodridge Drive, Woodridge. Morry Sochat & The Special 20s (Jazz/Blues). Bring your chairs and blankets to a neighborhood park on Wednesday evenings this summer for a free concert in the park. All concerts run until approximately 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.woodridgeparks. org.
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2D Game Design for Beginners. 2-4 p.m. at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Teen program. Learn how to design a platform game, including level design, gravity, pickups, scoring, and creating enemies. Attend both classes. Second class June 19. For more information and to register, visit www.dglibrary.org or call 630-9601200. Summer Nights Classic Car Show. 6-9 p.m. on Main Street from Maple to Franklin in downtown Downers Grove. Live entertainment from 7-9 p.m. at the Main Street train station. All classic cars are welcome. Featured cars must be pre-1985. Trophy awarded to “best” featured car each week. Featured:
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I organize my workspace, ignore the phone (which is sometimes very hard to do), and stay focused on the goal for each 30-minute session. My goal for this session is to get this article post
Pony Cars. Entertainment: The Saracens Band. For more information or to see the full schedule, visit www.downtowndg. org. Movies Under the Moon– ’Frozen’. 7:30 p.m. at Ide’s Grove East Park, 8127 Meadowwood Ave., Woodridge. Bring blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy the free show. Popcorn, snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. Join the Park District staff at 7:30 p.m. for Frozen-themed activity. Movies begin at 8:45 p.m.
JUNE 13
Downtown Downers Grove Market. 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the south parking lot of the Downers Grove Main Street Train Station. The market includes more than 60 vendors, a variety of local musicians, cooking demonstrations and more. For more information, visit www. ymcachicago.org. Kids Outdoor Flea Market. 9 a.m. at McCollum Park Pavillion, 6801 S. Main St., Downers Grove. Clean out those closets and sell your outgrown items for a profit. Picnic tables for merchandise and advertising are provided. An adult must accompany child through the
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I take breaks After each 30-minute work session I take a break of 5 to 10 minutes or so before the next focused session begins. I might grab a snack, make a phone call, or do some quick tasks from my to-do list. Whatever it is, it doesn’t require a lot of brain power or a big chunk of time. I write down random thoughts. If ideas pop into my head that aren’t related to what I’m working on, I write them on either my master to do list for future scheduling, or in my planner for whatever day I plan to do them. Then I get right back to work. Whew, finished writing with 2 minutes to spare on my timer. I’d love to hear how you stay focused when life is pulling you in a million different directions. Sue Becker is a Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization who helps individuals and businesses discover the simplicity, harmony, and freedom of being organized and productive. She also speaks to companies and organizations about how to get organized and make the most of their time. Sue can be reached at www.PilesToSmiles.com or 630-724-1111
entire event. Sell toys, sports equipment, games and more. This event is great for bargain hunters and is open to the public for shopping. Fee for a table is $14 for residents and $20 for nonresidents. For more information, visit www.dgparks. org.
JUNE 14
Green Screen Photography. 2-4 p.m. at the Downers Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Learn photography basics with Tom Callahan, creator of Critical Visuals Club. Take photographs in front of a green screen and use Photoshop to insert backgrounds of your choosing. Attend both classes. Second class June 21. For more information and to register, visit www.dglibrary.org or call 630-960-1200.
JUNE 15
Glow Night at Twin Lakes Woods. 8 - 10 p.m. at Twin Lakes Woods, 55 E. Richmond St., Westmont. This park district program is designed for children who would like to experience nature at night in a fun and supportive atmosphere. All participants will gear up in glow stuff before going on an unforgettable night time nature hike. For more information, visit www.westmontparks.org.
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Aries
mARCh 21 TO ApRIL 20
Listen to the sound of inspiration. New interests and input from exciting people could brighten your outlook. This week, you can lay groundwork that helps you live up to your potential and make more fulfilling future decisions.
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m AY 2 2 T O J U n E 2 1
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Get your mojo back. Your ability to make wise decisions and successful changes is enhanced in the early part of the week. Travel and educational activities can bring added benefits, so use them to achieve your goals.
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AUGUsT 22 TO sEpTEmBER 23
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DECEmBER 23 TO JAnUARY 20
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sectional CHAMPS Downers South gets revenge on Naperville Central, wins sectional By sCott taylor sports editor
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Revenge was on the mind of Downers Grove South Saturday in its sectional championship game at home. The Mustangs (36-1) had lost to Naperville Central last year in the sectional final to keep them from winning back-to-back sectional titles for just their third loss of the year. This year, Downers South exacted revenge with a 9-3 victory. “This means a lot to us,” Zahyra McFarland said. “We’ve been working hard the whole year for this. We’re all excited.” “I remember how heartbroken we were last year, especially for our seniors,” Kristin Lea said. “Winning the sectional championship is the best thing because it means we are moving on. It is another championship for us and feels really good.” “Every title we win is special,” Caroline Hedgcock said. “It just marks a new team that comes through and is very successful. I’m very proud of us.” To get to the sectional championship, the Mustangs held off Plainfield East 7-3 in a sectional semifinal June 2. Kristen Bialek led things off in the bottom of the first with a double and Lea followed with a RBI double. She then scored on a Hedgcock single. The Bengals responded with
three runs over the next two innings and was looking for more in the fourth, but left runners on second and third with one out. McFarland made them pay in the bottom of the fourth with a tying home run and later in the inning a double by Nicole Bowman gave the Mustangs the lead. “I had seen her before in the previous inning and watched two strikes,” McFarland said. “I was trying to get the feeling of her. The second at bat I was much more aggressive and waited on my pitch. I think we had the momentum after that. It was a team effort. I wasn’t worried because we will come through and hit. It was awesome.” Lea then provided insurance in the bottom of the fifth with a home run for a 5-3 advantage. “I definitely think that gave us momentum,” Lea said. “It felt awesome. It definitely got our spirits up and it was a great feeling. To get the momentum back and building on it was a big key to the game.” Payton Buresch then gave herself some additional insurance runs in the sixth with a two-RBI single. Those runs were nearly needed as Plainfield East loaded the bases in the top of the seventh. With two outs Hedgcock came in for Buresch and got the final out of the game to preserve the win. Lea went 3-for-4 with two RBI in the game, while Megan LoBianco had two hits and scored twice. The previous day the Mustangs took home the Bolingbrook
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rebekah ondracek and Downers south beat naperville Central 9-3 to win the sectional title. Regional championship, 6-3 over the hosts. Downers South took a 4-0 lead after the first inning, thanks to three unearned runs. Hedgcock, who was the starting pitcher in the game, helped her own cause in the second with an RBI triple after an error for a 5-0 lead. Hedgcock opened the fourth with a single and Bowman drove
home a run for a 6-0 lead. “We have a great offense,” Hedgcock said. “We really came through and helped the defense. It was a fun game to play.” The Raiders came back and made things interesting in the seventh inning, but a groundout ended the game with a runner on. “We’ve been in situations like that before,” Hedgcock said. “Bolingbrook is a good team, but
we’ve played some tough games so I think we were prepared for it.” “We took advantage of a few of their mistakes and then we made a few mistakes of our own and let them back in it,” DGS coach Ron Havelka said. “It ended up pretty close. They had their top hitters coming up, so it was good to get that last hitter. They almost had the tying run on at the end, so it was getting pretty close.”
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Tassos delivers to help Benet reach title game By mike sandrolini sports reporter
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Alex Tassos certainly has exhibited a flair for the dramatic this postseason. The junior third baseman slugged his first home run of the year to lift the Redwings to a comefrom-behind victory and a regional title versus DePaul College Prep. And at the Nazareth Class 3A Sectional semifinal last Thursday, the Redwings’ No. 9 hitter delivered again. He hit a sharp grounder off the cleat of the Glenbard South third baseman with one out in the bottom of the seventh to drive in pinch runner Kevin Doyle from third for a 7-6 Benet triumph. The victory put Benet in the sectional title game last Saturday morning opposite a familiar ESCC foe, Nazareth, which went 3-0 against the Redwings during the regular season. Unfortunately, the Roadrunners again had the Redwings’ number, jumping on Benet early and registering a 10-1 victory. Benet (20-18) was held to two hits—singles Connor Hickey and Lee Barnes. The Redwings scored their lone run in the sixth on a walk to Dan Sobolewski with the bases loaded. •Prior to his at-bat in the bottom of the seventh against Glenbard South, a friend of Tassos joked with him about history repeating itself. “He said, ‘What another gamewinner?’ Tassos said. “I was like, ‘Ah, maybe.’ ” Make that a resounding yes. Conor Hayes, a catalyst for the Redwings throughout this game both at the plate and on the mound, beat out a slow roller up the middle for an infield hit to start the seventh. Josh Crosby then was hit by a pitch. An infield groundout put runners at the corners with one out, setting the stage for Tassos’ heroics. “I just wanted to hit the ball hard and put it in play because we had a guy on third so I figured, ‘Put it in play,’ and something would happen. When you put it in play good things happen, and it did.” “Alex was one of the hottest hitters we had at the beginning of the season,” said Benet coach Scott Lawler. “He hurt his shoulder pitching an inning for us and kind
of lost his swing.” The injury occurred in midApril “We gave him a couple of weeks’ rest and he said, ‘Coach I’m ready,’ and we put him back into the lineup and I’m glad it happened,” said Lawler. Benet, which trailed DePaul College Prep 3-0 in the regional final, found itself in a 5-0 hole during the second inning. It was one of the largest deficits the Redwings have faced all season, but they didn’t panic. “It’s seven innings, and they knew that,” Lawler said. “If you’re going to go far in the playoffs, you’re going to have a game like this. And you’ve got to come from behind and good teams have to do that. They believed the whole time.” Bobby Ernsting entered the game in relief during the second inning and limited Glenbard South to one additional run over the next 2 1/3 innings. In the meantime, Benet chipped away at the Raiders’ advantage. The left-handed hitting Hayes got Benet on the scoreboard in its half of the second with a solo homer. Later in the inning, Barnes’ sacrifice fly made it 5-2. “I thought we were kind of down a little bit (before the home run),” Hayes said. “We knew we still had a chance; it was still early but I think that got everybody pumped up a little bit. There’s a lot of fight in this team.” Benet continued to close the gap when Mike Ryan hit a tworun double in the third, enabling the Redwings to pull within a run (5-4). Glenbard South tacked on what would be its final run of the game during the fourth inning, but shortstop Cole Channell’s runscoring double in Benet’s half of the inning again made it a onerun contest. “We’ve been down in games before,” Channell said. “We’ve lost by one a lot of times and we didn’t want to do that today.” Hayes took over on the bump during the fifth and pitched a one-two-three inning. Then, the Redwings pulled even with Glenbard South in the bottom of the frame. Hayes led off with a double and Doyle, his courtesy runner, eventually crossed the plate from third after Hickey beat out an infield grounder for a hit.
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Plainfield North exacts revenge on Downers S. By mike sandrolini sports reporter
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Downers South grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second inning of its Romeoville Class 4A sectional championship contest last Saturday with Plainfield North—a rematch of last year’s sectional final, won by the Mustangs, 10-1. But that ended up being the Mustangs’ only run of the game. Plainfield North pitcher Matt Vanek limited the Mustangs to three hits, and the Tigers—with two runs in the third and another in the fourth—avenged last year’s loss, winning 3-1.
The sectional baseball championshipisthefirstinPlainfield North school history. The Tigers (307) tangled with Mt. Carmel in the Crestwood Supersectional Monday night, while the Mustangs finished 30-6. “That kid did a great job today,” said Downers South coach Darren Orel. “They were a little better than us today, no doubt about it. They were the better team today; the better team won. “That’s what it is: it’s whose best on that given day. What are you going to do? We had a chance; we competed like we’ve done all year.” Seniors Ryan Taylor and Zack Raddle both reached base to start
the second inning (Taylor was hit by a pitch while Raddle walked). Senior Joe LaCivita then bunted both runners into scoring position, and junior Ben Ficht drove in Taylor with a groundout. Junior Zack Jones started the game, followed on the mound by senior Danny Kasher and junior Tyler McCulloch. Orel saluted the Mustangs’ senior class that included right hander Peter Hamot and Joe Engel. Taylor and Engel were three-year varsity players. “I feel like this group has kind of bought into that idea of togetherness and really the camaraderie of everything,” Orel said. “And it makes
it so much more fun to coach every day when you’ve got groups that enjoy themselves and enjoy playing the game. It doesn’t seem like work and it doesn’t seem like a chore. They do it because they truly love it and it’s fun and it’s good to see. You miss those kinds of kids and you just hope that it passes along and it continues.” Of the Mustangs’ six losses this season, four were by one run and three of those one-run games went into extra innings “That’s that kind of toughness
that these kids have shown and that I really, really enjoyed,” Orel said. •In the sectional semifinal, Downers Grove South defeated rival Downers Grove North 12-2, in six innings. “It is good to beat them, but we know them all and we are all friends,” said junior catcher Danny Oriente. “Two years ago, we lost to these guys and we had beat them earlier in the season. It is hard to win baseball games, so we knew we
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Westmont thwarted in bid to return to state finals featurinG
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PLainfieLD north basebaLL Why did you decide to go on Twitter? i always wanted to stay out of it. yesterday i was just bored and a girl made it for me. What will you use it for? Probably just to look around and see what people are saying. i will give it a second try. How often will you be on it? i will start off on it a lot and go from there. i’ll probably tweet here and there, but will look more than anything. Who will you follow? i’ll follow a lot of baseball stuff. i’m a big player watcher. i like Dustin Pedroia because he is small like me.
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The desired outcome for coach D.J. Cocks and the Westmont Sentinels in their Benedictine University supersectional matchup with St. Bede Academy of Peru last week—a return trip to this weekend’s Class 2A state tournament in Peoria—didn’t come to fruition. The Bruins got timely hitting, great pitching from their No. 2 starter, Gabe Braboy, who scattered five hits in 6 1/3 innings, and played errorless ball en route to a 7-0 victory over Westmont. St. Bede (23-10) ended up fourth in the state losing both its semifinal game against eventual 2A champion Rockford Christian last Friday, as well as the third-place game last Saturday. The Sentinels finished up what was otherwise a stellar season 30-9.
“We did a lot this year,” Cocks said. “Thirty wins is nothing to hang your head about. We just didn’t bring it today. We got beat by a better team I think. They came out here and they deserve it.” The Bruins struck for four runs in the second, getting RBI singles from Nick Plankenhorn and Jack Brady, along with a two-run double from Matt Szczepaniak. The Sentinels also had an infield error during the inning—one of two errors they committed during the game. “They earned it,” Cocks said. “They did everything right and we just didn’t execute. They scored seven runs, they shut us out, they played defense. We didn’t play the ‘D’ like we should.” St. Bede plated another run in the third for a 5-0 lead, and tacked on two more in the sixth—one coming home on a suicide squeeze. The game marked only the second time this season that Westmont had been shut out. The
Sentinels opened the year getting blanked by Riverside-Brookfield, a Class 4A school. “We got shut out one time at the beginning of the year, so the first game and the last game (of the season),” Cocks said. Westmont mounted scoring threats in both the fourth and fifth innings, but came up empty. In the fourth, the Sentinels had runners at first and second with one out following two walks, but a strikeout and a force play ended the inning. Matt Alisauskis (two hits) opened the fifth with a bunt single and scooted to third on a double by Kyle Domin—Westmont’s only extra base hit of the evening—to put runners in scoring position with no outs, but they couldn’t take advantage.
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North coach Chad Isaacson gave credit to the Mustangs, but overall is proud of his team. “We have to give credit to them,” he said. “Those guys do a lot of good things over there and it is no surprise what they have done all year. The kid on the bump did a great job. That third inning, it was just some situational things. You have to be able to limit the damage and we weren’t able to do that and it spun on us. I am proud of our kids’ effort. You always want more, but I am happy with how they approached every single game and I have no complaints. This is really a resilient group and they played good baseball against good teams. We didn’t have many games like this one where our oars came completely out of the water.” -Mark Gregory contributed
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