The North Shore Weekend EAST, Issue 32 by JWC Media

saturday may 18 | sunday may 19 2013

No. 32

featuring the news and personalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest & Lake Bluff

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North Shore Weekend NEWS 08 Making movies A few decades ago, the North Shore was a hotbed for moviemaking, where top pictures from “Ordinary People” to “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ” were churned out.

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13 On the move Pediatric Associates of the North Shore, which has existed in Wilmette since the 1940s, moved for only the third time — and brought its typewriters again.

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ven though I lived on the North Shore for most of the 1970s and 1980s — when a number of popular films were shot here — and in Los Angeles for most of the 1990s, I can’t say I’ve ever stepped onto a movie set. To be sure, I remember the buzz when “Ordinary People” was filmed in the area — Robert Redford was assuredly staying at a friend’s house in Lake Forest, according to the grapevine — but I didn’t see any famous actors or actresses strolling around Market Square. During my time in Los Angeles, no talent scout begged me to forgo graduate school for Hollywood. And maybe that’s all for the good. The number of wannabe Hollywood actors could fill Montana, and I’ve often heard disappointment is the main reaction when one meets a star and realizes that captivating look on the big screen doesn’t match reality. At this point, I’m perfectly content to put in my Netflix disc and enjoy the night’s entertainment, and if off the set Scarlett Johansson actually looks more like Granny Clampett in “The Beverly Hillbillies,” I’ll never know. But plenty of people on the North Shore not

only enjoyed their brush with stars during the slew of movies — including “Risky Business” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” — that were shot here a few decades back; some were even tapped to be in those movies. Bill McLean takes a look back at that golden era of movies made on the North Shore and addresses the question: Why aren’t more shot here today? Especially with recent stories of possible child abductions roiling the North Shore, it’s a good time to introduce the concept of safety to children. Safety Town at Gorton Community Center next month will tackle a number of issues, from Stranger Danger, fire prevention and more. A miniature village has been built to make it all lifelike to the 5-year-old to 7-yearolds, who will walk and bike through the area. Angelika Labno reports in this issue.

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The North Shore was once a hotbed of moviemaking ■ by

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Steve and Gerry Keen heard Hollywood had arrived in their hometown of Highland Park in 1982. The married couple wanted to check out a movie set after dinner one night. They got on their bikes, seeking bright lights — and maybe a movie star or two. “We knew the people who had lived in one of the houses they were using for the film,” Steve Keen recalled. “We pulled up, and I noticed a kid flipping a football to himself on the front lawn. Others were standing around. They were between scenes.” Steve approached the young actor and struck up a conversation after introducing himself. “How is everything in Highland Park?” Steve, then 38, asked. Small talk ensued. The actor, football in hand, retreated slightly from the North Shore resident; Steve Keen also backed up. They chatted some more on the lawn; they retreated some more. “He wanted to play catch,” Keen said. “And that’s what we did for about five to 10 minutes. We stopped tossing the football around when he had to go inside for a scene.” Steve Keen learned a couple of things that day. One of them: Tom Cruise can throw a tight spiral. “I had never heard of Tom Cruise,” Keen said. “He was a kid, just a kid. He seemed like a nice kid. “My wife had heard of him.” Cruise was 20 when he portrayed Joel Goodsen in the 1983 film “Risky Business,” written and directed by Highland Park native Paul Brickman. Goodsen wasn’t a very good son in the flick. Several years earlier, actor Timothy Hutton was Conrad Jarrett, the son of characters portrayed by Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore, in “Ordinary People.” The 1980 movie, directed by Robert Redford, was also shot in Highland Park, as well as in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Highwood, Wilmette and Northbrook. Lake Forest resident Tim Henry appeared in a few of the movie’s scenes, including one that took place in the McDonald’s on Sheridan Road in Highwood. A 17-year-old Lake Forest High School student at the time, Henry played a rambunctious teen who disrupted Conrad’s nerve-racking date with Jeannine (Elizabeth McGovern) by yelping, “Hey, Jarrett, how ya doing?” Henry, who now works in real estate and still lives in Lake Forest, had a friend back then whose mom was friends

with the casting director of “Ordinary People.” The movie would need lots of teens to serve as extras. “My suggestion, before I got the part, was to have Redford stop by a party I’d planned to attend,” Henry said. “I told everybody at the party that Robert Redford would stop by. Well, 7 p.m. came and went. Then 8, then 9. No sign of Robert Redford. At 9:30 that night, there’s a knock at the back door. It’s Robert Redford, with Mary Tyler Moore. Redford told the person who answered the door, ‘I’m looking for my friend, Tim Henry.’ “Robert Redford,” Henry added, “is very personable, very cool.” One of the hottest locations to shoot movies in the 1970s and 1980s — particularly motion pictures aimed at drawing teens — was the North Shore. The late director/screenwriter John Hughes was to teen movies what Elvis Presley was to rock and roll. A Northbrook resident and Glenbrook North High School graduate, Hughes liked to set up shop for his films in familiar territory. Some of his hits (either as director, writer or both) that were shot along the North

Susan Benjamin lives next door to the house where a red Ferrari flew into the ravine during “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”

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Shore: “Sixteen Candles” (1984); “The Breakfast Club” (1984); “Weird Science” (1985); “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986); “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987); and “Home Alone” (1990). “Lucas,” a 1986 film starring Charlie Sheen and Corey Haim, was written and directed by David Seltzer, another Highland Park native and a 1958 Highland Park High School graduate. It’s one of Susan Benjamin’s favorite flicks. The former Highland Park High School teacher and School District 113 assistant superintendent noted a football scene in “Lucas” started in what was once a girls locker room at HPHS. Ask Benjamin anything about the time when Hollywood invaded the North Shore seemingly every other month (during the Carter and Reagan administrations), and she’ll enlighten and educate. The Highland Park resident does, after all, live on Beech Street, next door to the location of the red-Ferrari-crashing-through-the-glass-garageand-into-a-ravine scene from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” She also has conducted “Hollywood in Highland Park” bus/van tours for 20 years. Stops along the tour include Highland Park houses and restaurants that appeared in “Ordinary People,” “Risky Business,” “Home Alone” (the main house showcased in that movie is on Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka), “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Lucas” and “A Prelude to a Kiss.” For two months in 1985, Benjamin’s front yard was Hughes’ outdoor office during the filming of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Actors, camera and lighting folks, along with curious neighbors, also hung out and mingled for hours in front of the Benjamin house. “It was like one big picnic, every day,” Benjamin recalled. But Hollywood is no longer packing its wicker baskets and blanketing the North Shore as often as it did 30-40 years ago. Benjamin shared a couple of theories. “John Hughes, Paul Brickman and David Seltzer — they wrote what they knew, and they knew all about growing up in communities like those on the North Shore,” she said. “They enjoyed telling stories, and they certainly enjoyed returning to film those stories here. “But there aren’t fewer movies shot here because of a lack of local, talented screenwriters. There’s an economic factor working; it’s sometimes cheaper to shoot scenes elsewhere (Canada, for example) than it is to shoot here.” Former Lake Forest High School science teacher Jim Benton shot more than 1,000 photographs during the filming of “Ordinary People,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. After getting permission to click to his heart’s content, as long as it didn’t interfere with the movie’s actual sounds, the Lake Bluff resident captured images mostly of the people who toiled behind the scenes. “Cameramen, sound people, people unloading trucks … I was interested in taking shots of the non-actors for historical purposes, for our school’s yearbook,” said Benton, who noted part of his back can be seen in one of the movie’s pool scenes. “I got to know those people really well. “I couldn’t believe the number of hours the actors spent just waiting around. Being an actor, I learned, must be incredibly boring.” It took a 10-hour window to complete a three-minute “Ordinary People” scene in Walker Bros. Original Pancake House in Wilmette. One of the many “Ordinary People” stories Benjamin likes to recount is the number of local women who had asked Redford out. “They went up to him and asked him if he’d like to join them for tea,” Benjamin. “He said no to all of them. But that didn’t seem to bother the women, because they got to tell their friends that they asked Robert Redford to join them for tea.” Steve and Gerry Keen were at a play in London when they noticed two patrons rushing out of the theatre moments before the end of the first act. One looked a lot like Tom Cruise; the other looked a lot like Nicole Kidman, Cruise’s wife then. It was 1999 — 15 years after Steve and Cruise met on a set in Highland Park. Steve got up and headed toward the lobby, hoping to run into the actor that had starred in dozens of hits since dancing alone to Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll” in “Risky Business.” “I couldn’t find him,” Steve said. “Maybe it wasn’t Tom Cruise. I told my wife I was going to stick around the entrance until just before the start of the second act. He appeared. He was Tom Cruise. “I went up to him and reminded him of the time we spent playing catch all those years ago. He said, ‘Oh my God, how are you?’ He then gave me the biggest smile and shook my hand.” ■

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Deer Path Middle School eighth-graders Alla Carroll and John Higgins help get the inaugural Safety Town at the Gorton Community Center ready.

photography by joel lerner ■ by angelika labno One mother on the North Shore was reminiscing about an interactive camp she attended as a kid that taught her more about safety than any lecture in school. When she found that there were no similar offerings here, she decided to initiate the North Shore’s first Safety Town, a weeklong summer camp for youngsters ages five to seven. “We’re putting children in these (real-life) situations where they have to react, so they learn by doing,” said Kristen Wildman, founder and chair

“It’s a real rite of passage for these children, and we hope this camp will serve families for many generations to come.” | Kristen Wildman of the camp. “It’s all about making safety fun, and giving them a foundation for safety for the rest of their lives.” She adds that it was a natural choice to team up with Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest, where numerous programs are regularly offered to the community. In fewer than three weeks, all 80 spots filled up. From June 10-14, Gorton’s parking lot will transform into a mini town, complete with streets, sidewalks, a working traffic signal and railroad tracks. Altounian Builders will construct mini buildings from scratch, including a fire and police station, school, bank and hospital. Middle school students volunteered to paint the buildings for community hours. The following categories will be pursued: water, beach, sun and playground safety; animal and wildlife safety; personal safety (first aid, poison); railroad

safety, and fire prevention. The kids will switch off between riding through the town on tricycles and walking, so as to practice both pedestrian and bicycle safety, which the Lake Forest Police will teach. Teachers will also help reinforce having the kids memorize a phone number and address in case they were ever to be lost. “This is the age that children can start to reason and understand consequences,” said Wildman. A big focus will be on fire prevention, which will consist of four components. There will be a handson ambulance demonstration, where kids will be introduced to heart monitors, blood pressure and oxygen. The fire engine demo will educate them on the various tools and equipment, as well as the breakdown of a fireman’s uniform. The goal is to have kids feel comfortable with, rather than afraid of, the different vehicles and equipment. “Stop, drop and roll” will be taught in preparation of the last component — the smoke trailer. The mobile trailer, which is set up like a home, is used to demonstrate how to escape in case of fire. After the smoke detector is activated by a non-toxic smoke, children will be taught to stay low, find a proper escape route and meet their families at a designated meeting place outside. “It’s a proactive measure to give back to the community,” said Jeff Howell, fire chief of the Lake Forest Fire Department. Howell — who also attended a Safety Town as a kid — implemented the National Fire Protection Association Risk Watch back in 1999, which is still practiced in public schools today. Upon the program’s completion, the children will receive a certificate of achievement, sing safety songs and walk their families through the town. They can also take pictures with the uniformed officers alongside a fire truck and police car. “We’re creating memories,” said Wildman. “It’s a very nostalgic feeling for me, too. Everyone who has gone through this, it was one of their favorite memories of growing up. It’s a real rite of passage for these children, and we hope this camp will serve families for many generations to come.” Teen volunteers are needed to help during the June camp. For more information, check www.gortoncenter.org.■

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Northern exposure ENAZ team to open third boutique ■by joanna brown Amid the string of restaurants and bars on Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville awaits an infusion of new shopping. Susan Lurie and her three daughters will open up their third ENAZ boutique in the venerable suburb this summer. “I feel like we’re capturing a new sector of the North Shore,” said daughter Samantha Lurie. “Libertyville is a great area that’s really community-driven.” ENAZ — an acronym for Energy, Nature, Attitude and Zest for Life — is a motherdaughter clothing and accessories boutique started in Highland Park by Susan Lurie. The daughter of a welder and granddaughter of tailors, Lurie’s artistic talents led her to art school and experimenting with handmade goods. Her accessories, which ranged from pillows to leather goods, found themselves in the Merchandise Mart, stores on both coasts, museums and art fairs. As a custom leather designer, Lurie found her niche as a Southwest artist. She settled down in Ravinia in 1975, and as her business of Western goods and Santa Fe imports grew, it made sense to set up shop in Highland Park. Over the years, her daughters Melinda Kaplan, Lena Blitstein and Samantha Lurie joined her in the business to head the buying and to manage duties. When Samantha came on board in 2005, she started to change the face of the store, catering to a younger clientele as well as the older. Each daughter has put her own “flavor” into the store as well as adapting to the trends and demands of the customers. “When my mom started her Western store, she was a very eclectic artist, and that was very different for the town,” said Samantha. “It was offbeat and interesting. Her custom leathers are what brought her to the dance. But the times evolve; you have to listen to your customer.” The store offers a selection of T-shirts, jackets, dresses and denim with an emphasis on accessories, as Susan believes “accessories are key, like your hair and makeup.” The jewelry has an exceptional following,

with trinkets ranging from $25 to $2,500. Merchandise is also listed at www.enaz. com. “People say you can’t do everything, but I feel like when it comes to being a woman, with different budgets, shapes and sizes, you have to cater to everybody,” said Samantha. “I’m always trying to be ‘the first to have it,’” added Susan. As for store aesthetics, Susan infused her artsy spirit into her business, from the elaborate gift-wrapping to the store’s interior. Her creative image, 20 years in the making, incorporates terracotta walls, exposed brick, chandeliers, couches to lounge on and

“I feel like when it comes to being a woman, with different budgets, shapes and sizes, you have to cater to everybody.” | Samantha Lurie enticing aromas from the Spa Bar. Since day one, ENAZ has been mixing and creating their own perfume oils, lotions and bath gels from over 30 different scents. Best sellers are China Lily, Rain, Fig and Vanilla. “It makes a great gift if you don’t know what to get someone,” said Samantha. After seeing success with the second store opening in Northfield, the family is excited to perform grand-opening duties in Libertyville in late summer. The town will do a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which will involve a DJ, gift bags and special discounts on merchandise. ENAZ also plans to team up with The Haven, a charity for battered and abused women. “I’m very impressed with the area,” said Susan. “I felt the environment was the right place to be -- it reminds me of Ravinia.” ■

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Noah Quinn and Zach Peltz of Glencoe, who met in fourth grade, prove that a friendship can provide the underpinnings for great teamwork. When the Glencoe teens entered New Trier High School, they thought it’d be interesting to take the introductory debate class together, influenced by their attorney fathers. Now as juniors at New Trier, they are state-champion debaters. “We go in and we know we’re going to give it our best,” said Peltz. “Other people may have better arguments than us, but we know that we have to trust ourselves and remain confident.” The public forum debaters spend many weekends away from home to attend tournaments around the nation, like in Minneapolis, at Emory University and at Harvard University. They won the Illinois High School Association public forum debate championship in March, where Peltz also won top speaker with the title “Captain of the All-State Debate Team.” They were invited to attend the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, Ken. in April. Along with fellow New Trier competitors, juniors Jonathan Shenkman and David Brandfonbrener and seniors Spencer Michelson and Trevor Thoma, they are headed for the National Forensic League National Tournament in Birmingham, Ala., the last competition of the year, in June. “They are just two of a solid group of eight students who are nationally ranked in the area of Public Forum,” said debate coach Patrick Samorian, adding that Andrew Hunt and Tom McGarry won the Iowa Caucus. “You can see that while yes, Zach and Noah won state, these other four teams only lost to each other at IHSA state. This group has been impressive.” Quinn and Peltz both count debate to be their passion for similar reasons. Their strong suit is in public speaking, and

their developed research skills have been immensely beneficial for their schoolwork. Because they are required to research both sides of an argument, they are knowledgeable and confident participating in class whenever there is a debate on gun rights or foreign policy. “By the end of the debate month, I may not know which side I believe anymore,” joked Peltz about his thoroughness in researching a topic. Quinn adds that by “traveling on the circuit,” they have been able to form a tightknit community with other competitors. “We have friends from every pocket of the country now.” The duo prefers the public forum debate genre because of how current it is. Peltz explains that a new article may come out an hour before the debate starts and throw their argument off, so they are on their toes. They also share an interest in foreign policy, which they often debate. Quinn would like to study international affairs in college. Last summer, he spent three weeks in rural Thailand performing about 15 different service projects, which included planting rice, building schools and delivering food in taxis. This summer, he will be building orphanages in Ghana. Peltz is the president and founder of the Support Our Troops Club at New Trier, which raises money and awareness for active soldiers and veterans. This year, the club raised 500 pounds of supplies for soldiers, greeted them at O’Hare Airport and had a former commander of Seal Team #5 speak to the school. Both realize the importance of debate in their lives. “Debate will be a huge help in my future for whatever career path I choose,” said Peltz. “The skills you learn are relevant to everything you do in society.” “It is the most life-changing activity that I’ve been a part of,” said Quinn. “It really affects every aspect of our lives, both socially and academically.” ■

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The LIsTInG AGreemenT The listing contract, in addition to specifying the seller-agent relationship and the responsibilities of both parties, will contain details pertaining to the property itself. Listing price and listing agreement are two critical details contained in any well-written contract and are vital to be educated about prior to entering any covenant. Your Realtor® will be able to provide detailed information specifically relevant to your business transaction. Make sure to take notes when consulting with your Realtor® to draft your listing contract. Their knowledge and experience is vital to the clarity and ease of your closing, as well as the successful sale of your property that benefits you both. In the meantime, here’s a handy guide to provide a brief survey of information! The listing agreement is the detailed specification wherein the broker is authorized to make certain decisions and implement a course of action whose end result is the successful sale of the listed property. Examples of authorizations that most listing agreements include are whether or not the property can be listed in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), whether or not a broker can use their agents to sell a property, specifications as to reasonable times to show a property and reasonable notice to show a property, whether or not a property may be advertised and if the broker is authorized to accept earnest money on the seller’s behalf. Listing contracts also generally include broker’s name, property owner’s name(s), brokerage name, additional listing agents, broker commission, details pertaining to how and when a broker will be paid commission, physical address of a property as well as a description, lot size and number and basic descriptions of number and size of rooms of the property’s structure. Listing agreements also commonly include a list of personal property that will be included in the sale, a list of real property that will not be included and removed prior to the buyer’s assumption of the property and evidence of ownership. A list of all encumbrances and a specification of liens (where applicable), including which are to be paid by the seller. A comprehensive listing contract should also include a tentative closing date and buyer’s possession, as well as pertinent closing details like title and escrow company specification, party-specific responsibilities towards the closing, completion of settlement documents, disbursement of funds and naming the party responsible for filing relevant forms. Any homeowner warranties, specified repairs or alterations and proof of compliance with building and zoning codes should also be included.

For professional advice from an experienced Realtor, call Jean Wright at (847) 217-1906 or email at jwright@jeanwright.com Dr. Shoshana Elkin Waskow, Dr. Peter R. Lewy, and Dr. Patricia Brunner help run Pediatric Associates of the North Shore in Wilmette.

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■ by angelika labno Pediatric Associates of the North Shore in Wilmette likes to call themselves “a neighborhood practice.” Mothers jog to the office with their running strollers, kids bike over for their appointments and families pop in to say hi — or to pound the keys on one of the several typewriters set in the waiting room. “One of the funniest things I hear is when kids say, ‘I want to play with the oldfashioned computers,’” said Dr. Patricia Brunner, who has been with the practice for 12 years. “We have parents today who grew up in this practice, and they’re carrying their newborn in the office, and the first thing they look for are the typewriters.” The typewriters have followed the doctors since the Truman Administration even after two office moves, the most recent being to 1144 Wilmette Ave. in the heart of downtown in January. The history of the private practice dates back to 1948 to Dr. Josephine Earlywine, after whom a park is named in Wilmette. He was a protégée of Dr. Louis Sauer, who perfected the vaccine for the whooping cough. In 1979, Dr. Peter Lewy joined the group and bought the practice in 1981 after Dr. Earlywine’s retirement. Today, the office is made up of five other physicians: Drs. Brunner, Gail Shorr, Daniel Lum, Shoshana Waskow and Bilkis Hirani. “Every time I pass Earlywine Park on my way to work, I think, ‘I’m part of that continuity that started so many years ago,’” said Dr. Brunner. “To join a practice that has such a long

history of being so engaged and invested in the community was such a great opportunity for me,” said Dr. Waskow, who has lived in the area for 18 years. The doctors sense loyalty and continuity from the community, as they sometimes see even third-generation patients. Jean Richards is part of one of those families that is deeply rooted in the practice. Her mother had driven to Dr. Sauer’s home off Sheridan Road to be vaccinated, and many of her 10 siblings visited him for checkups. She started seeing Dr. Earlywine in 1962, and remembers eagerly awaiting her turn on one of the typewriters. She has since taken her children to the office and joined the team as a nurse in 2011. “Since then, much has changed in health care, yet the compassionate, loving care -along with the typewriters --have remained constant at Pediatric Associates,” said Richards. The compassionate care comes from the practice’s philosophy of treating the child in the context of the whole family, which extends from home remedies to the latest in medical technology. The doctors can be found giving presentations in the local schools, making themselves known as a resource to the community. Dr. Waskow recalls an outbreak of whooping cough in the community a few years ago, and the pediatricians worked alongside the Department of Health to stop the outbreak and get children back into schools. “There’s really a sense that the community is the family of the practice,” said Dr. Waskow. ■

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‘We’ve learned a lot as we’ve gone along’ ■ by katie rose mceneely Kristin Mikrut and Cecilia Lanyon own Re-invent, an art gallery, studio and retail space located at 202 Wisconsin Ave. in Lake Forest. The gallery’s one-year anniversary is May 18. Reading Kristin: I recently picked up “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Lake Forest native Dave Eggers. It’s been a while since I’ve read it, but I really like his work. Cecilia: I’ve been reading a book on management styles and theories. Listening Kristin: We’ve been listening to a lot of Feist and Alabama Shakes. In the shop we like to Grooveshark — something that’s not too intimidating. I personally listen to a lot of NPR, “This American Life,” specifically. I’m really into stories. I also like the bands My Morning Jacket and Deertick. Cecilia: I’ve been into Wanda Jackson lately, and Bessie Smith’s kind of my go-to. Watching Kristin: I’ve been revisiting “Arrested Development” lately. And a reality show called “Gator Boys” — like, “I’ve got an alligator in my backyard!” And they come take the gator away. Cecilia: I’ve been watching “Mad Men.” I’ve made it up to season five, and Netflix won’t let me watch season six yet. So far, I’m impressed. It’s an interesting time stamp. Following Kristin: There’s so much, a lot that comes through our door — for instance, a lot of people want to tell us about a friend who’s an artist. I’m excited to see where Camille Iemmolo, an up-and-coming Chicago artist, is going. She’s working on a lot of projects now, mostly installation-based. Cecilia: I’m always interested in the innovative changes in advertising. Whether it’s TV or multimedia ads, artists kind of teeter

on the edge of making products and promoting them. Particularly Barry McGee, who just did a huge mural in Boston. He’s been making more public and graffiti art, though he’s also considered a fine artist. Eating Kristin: I’m pretty simple when it comes to food: I eat when I’m hungry. Cecilia: I’ve been eating more at Market House and Fish House in Lake Forest, ‘cause I bartend there. Working there definitely gave me a stronger appreciation for the craft of food and the mixing of flavors, the presentation. And now I stuff a great olive. Activity Kristin: I work at the Lake Bluff Brewing Company. Cecilia: We’re coming up on Re-Invent’s one-year anniversary, and it’s at a point where the work is pretty constant. We just recently got asked to be on the North Shore Affiliates of the Museum of Contemporary Art Board. We’ve been getting to know the women there, and we’re getting more involved. And I’m really into yoga and kickboxing now; I take classes at Lake Forest Health & Fitness Center. What is you favorite mistake? Kristin: In the process of art building, mistakes are exciting. This whole process of opening this place has been very serendipitous; I think we’ve learned a lot as we’ve gone along. Cecilia: I feel like one of my biggest mistakes was doing wrestling in sixth grade. It ended up being really humiliating, and I wasn’t good at it. I was still the only girl who competed in a tournament, and women are supposed to be better at wrestling, and I thought it would be fun. It wasn’t; I got kind of buff in sixth grade, which was awkward, but in the long run, whenever I encounter something awkward, I just remember I’ve been in a leotard in front of my entire middle school, fighting a boy. ■

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Former U.S. Congressman Bob Dold of Kenilworth, who lost the 2012 10th District election to Democrat Brad Schneider, announced he will run again in 2014. Dold had served one term in the House of Representatives before losing to Schneider in a close race in November after the district had been remapped. Winnetka Baxter & Woodman is performing inspections and testing in sections of the Village’s sanitary sewer system. Manhole inspections began May 7 in the Fuller Lane area and will continue north and west from there.

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20 | lifestyle & arts ■ by david sweet Three days after launching a Web subscription service for “Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin,” Steve Robinson checked the number of signups on his computer. “Michael just signed up. What’s his last name? Don’t know the guy,” says Robinson, the general manager of WMFT and the WFMT Radio Network, who created the show with a $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (matched by the Zell Foundation). “He’s the 87th subscriber,” adds the Wilmette resident. “I’m nearly 10 percent to the (yearly) goal.” Putting together exploringmusic.org and its pay service is merely the latest iteration of the successful classical music show. “Exploring Music,” created in 2003, runs on 55 stations and is heard by 400,000 listeners a week from New York to Hawaii and beyond. Classical music has enchanted Robinson since he was a child. In sixth grade, he started playing the clarinet and saxophone at school in the Boston area. “Then I realized you could listen to classical music on the radio — what a concept,” says Robinson, who grew up when Boston featured four classical stations compared to one today. “I spent more hours than my parents thought was healthy listening to the radio.” At Boston University, he played cello and conducted wind ensembles while working for campus station WBUR, a serious venue whose signal reached Cape Cod. After graduating with a degree in music education, he worked in radio all over the country for years, such as KPFA in Berkeley, Cal., where he introduced a show juxtaposing classical music and jazz. He launched the sole public radio station in Vermont — which also exposed him to the nerves of public speaking. “I was sort of the Johnny Appleseed — I traveled the state to spread the word of public radio,” he recalled. “I’ll never forget my first speech at a little Rotary club. My knees were literally knocking. There were 12 Rotarians in the audience — I think some were asleep — but it might as well have been 12,000.” After stops in Newark, N.J., New York City and Lincoln Neb., he joined WFMT in Chicago in 2000. Fundraising for the non-profit (owned by Window To The World Communications, which also runs WTTW) has been an important part of his job. “The key is to put fun into fundraising,” noted Robinson, who’s been involved with more than 40 pledge drives during his tenure. ‘Usually you get two people in an announcer’s booth, everyone else on the phones and never the twain would meet. I’d interview the phone volunteers. I don’t believe in scripted pledge drives because you don’t have

sunday breakfast He keeps WFMT thriving in the classical sense the enthusiasm.” During a recent pledge drive this spring, WFMT raised $800,000 — a far cry from Robinson’s first attempt at Boston University. “At WBUR, we raised $15,000 in a few days. We thought that was pretty good,” he says. “We do that in an hour now.” Though he admits missing the days of working as a disc jockey, Robinson believes his true niche is in producing programs. “Programming is in my blood,” says Robinson, who launched “Introduction,” a show featuring young gifted musicians, on WFMT five years ago. “At WBUR, I said, ‘Let’s start a Saturdaymorning show with two wise guys who talk about high fidelity. Boston had a lot of companies (like Bose) involved in the business. It ran every Saturday for 10 years.” “Exploring Music” emerged after the other Chicago classical music station, WNIB, folded. Karl Haas had hosted a popular syndicated show “Adventures in Good Music” that was aired on WNIB for decades, and when WFMT hosted its next pledge drive, many of the 4,000 callers mentioned that of course WFMT would pick it up. “It just didn’t fit,” Robinson explained. But soon after, the National Endowment for the Arts announced it was giving away a large-sized grant. W hen representatives visited Chicago, Robinson offered two ideas they shrugged at. The third one involving music appreciation they liked. “Exploring Music” was born. “We had it on 15 stations out of the gate,” Robinson Steve Robinson said. “I wanted to do one

theme a week, such as Beethoven, because I wanted listeners to sink their teeth into something. And I didn’t want a script (for Bill McGlaughlin).” For the newly launched subscription service, promotion includes a 30-second mention on the national show, advertisements on WFMT, and e-mail blasts to a 10,000-name database. Prices range from $2 for a week to $50 for a year, which includes access to archived shows. “From the very beginning of the Internet I thought, ‘If you have a Web site and have something of value, they should pay for it,” Robinson said. Speaking of value, Robinson finds it at Walker Bros. The Original Pancake House in Wilmette for Sunday breakfast, though he also enjoys breakfast after riding his bike to the Chicago Botanic Garden (“I can’t get enough of that place. I even go in the winter).” In his spare time the Boston native reads non-fiction books (such as a biography on Pablo Picasso) and plays golf (“I’m terrible. I don’t even have a handicap).” Just like he can’t measure his golf game by his handicap, Robinson refuses to assess success at member-supported WFMT through ratings. “To me the ratings are when the phone rings,” he says. “When you call, that’s our applause.” ■

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In these days of smartphones and bluetooth, we have access to a whole lot of conversations that are none of our business. But they are so fascinating. I recently enjoyed one side of a phone conversation between a man I’ve never met before and someone I believed to be a customer service representative. The man was trying to make a purchase by phone; the customer service rep seemed to be steering him toward the Internet. The man was composed but stern with both the person on the phone and his wife. While she shuffled papers beside him, he told the sales rep how worried he was that the item he sought was going to sell out.

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assured me that the woman’s feeling was not unique, and that many people struggle to transition from work to family at the end of a long day. It applies similarly to both working professionals and stay-at-home parents who spend their days delegating to their children. “We live in a fast-paced world, and it’s easy to forget our manners sometimes when we’re talking to the people we care about most,” Zakeri said. We spend our days saying “I need you to do X” and “Why don’t you Y”, neither of which is appropriate for a spouse, she explained. “The message should be that we’re on a team, and in a family there is no boss. We are a united front. We depend on each other, and we respect each other.” Working people who commute often use their time in transit to shift from work mode to family mode. But smart phones strike again; they team up with tablets, and laptops to turn your seat on the train into a field office. “How many people sit in their cars for 10 minutes in the driveway talking on the phone before they come in the house?” Zakeri gave as an example. She recommended that working people spend a few minutes composing themselves before walking in the front door at the end of the work day. Take time after that last

“Remind yourself that you are happy to see these people, and they are happy to see you.” | Lynn Zakeri And he made no bones about how he had instructed his wife to get on this earlier. His wife had apparently reached her daily limit of public humiliation and said to him, similarly sternly and about an octave above her normal speaking voice, “I’m not your secretary.” That was when they caught me giggling. I did my best to make light of the situation when I assured them that I had told my husband the same thing that very morning. I don’t think they bought it. Northfield therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Lynn Zakeri

conference call to switch gears. “Remind yourself that you are happy to see these people, and they are happy to see you,” Zakeri said. Maybe that’s why the electronic manufacturers install solitaire and e-readers and other bologna on our phones and tablets: they’re looking out for our marriages and easing our transitions home at the end of the day. L ove & Marriage c o l umn i s t Joanna Brown can be reached at Joanna@northshoreweekend.com

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wonka ball 2013: circus maximus photography by timmy samuel Nearly 450 guests gathered for a three-ring party of of entertainment and elegance at About Face Theatre’s WONKA BALL 2013: CIRCUS MAXIMUS at Chicago’s Architectural Artifacts last month. The company’s 17th annual gala raised more than $85,000 for About Face Theatre programming, including its groundbreaking Youth Theatre. Guests were also introduced to AFT’s newly-announced Artistic Director, Andrew Volkoff, who succeeds outgoing Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar this spring. Greeted by fire dancers, stilt walkers, a swinging mermaid, partygoers enjoyed non-stop entertainment, including opera tenor Scott Ramsay, a marching band, belly dancers, contortionists and more.

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Jordan Rappaport is co-owner and baker at Baker Boys Bakery in the Ravinia neighborhood of Highland Park. How did you start cooking? : After I went

photography by joel lerner the traditional route of college, I kind of knew I wanted to go to culinary school, so I got a job cooking at Spiaggia to see if I wanted to make the choice. After spending some time there I went to the French

Culinary Institute, strictly for baking and pastry. Years cooking? 13. What made you decide to become a professional chef? The seed that started it was before food TV was really big, I used to watch “Dessert Circus” on PBS. Watching what he could do with chocolate — I’d always kept it in the back of my head. That was the very first thing that sparked an interest in baking. Best recipe change? The thing I’m most proud of in my career — and I’ve had some really good things happen to me — is developing my vanilla cake recipe, which took me about two years to develop and tweak it. But I’m never completely happy with pastry — I’m always tweaking recipes. There’s always improvements to be made. Signature dish? That’s a tough question to answer, because there’s so many different things I’ve done. I’ve worked fine dining, I’ve worked at hotels — it’s more what is your signature dish at the place you’re working at. I own a cupcake shop now, so I’d have to say my signature is working with cupcakes. A couple years ago, it would have been a restaurant dessert. Favorite food to make? Most of my career has been in plated dessert, so the least amount of experience I have is in being an actual baker. Baker Boys is a boutique bakery with a limited menu, and I bake everything [at the shop]. One thing I do really love making and playing with is ice cream. We make our own frozen custard, and it’s endless what you can do in terms of new flavors. Worthwhile gadget? I do love my induction plate — it’s a way of cooking that doesn’t use flame and it brings water to a boil faster. It’s super-even heat, and it’s nice

to have even cooking. Favorite cookbook? If I’m looking for inspiration, I go to a bookstore and just browse. Favorite fruit or vegetable? Whatever I can find that’s really good or interesting. Most memorable kitchen incident? At North Pond Restaurant, when I was a pastry chef, we’d reach around and untie a coworker’s apron, just to annoy them. It sounds pretty stupid, but I did it to my butcher, who had a boning knife in his hand, and I got in the way of the knife and put a huge gash in my thumb. I went to the hospital — this was during brunch rush, and I had to come back with my hand all wrapped up to finish my shift. Chocolate Sorbet (Note: Use a gram scale for accuracy.) In a medium-sized saucepot, add 600 grams sugar, 225 grams cocoa powder and 7½ cups water. Over low heat, whisk together ingredients until smooth. Continue to whisk until mixture comes to a soft boil. Let boil for one minute. Be careful to continually whisk so mix does not scald. After mix has boiled for 1 minute, take off heat. Carefully add 510 grams chopped dark chocolate and whisk until smooth. Using a hand blender, carefully blend for about a minute. Mix in 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract. Cool mix over an ice bath and refrigerate overnight. Mix the base well before pouring into an ice cream maker and churning until thick and creamy. Sorbet will keep in the freezer for up to a week. Baker Boys is located at 733 St. John’s Ave. in Ravinia. For more information call 847- 433-0430 or visit bakerboysbakery.com

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Events to attend on the North Shore in the week ahead

friday may 17

mance of the 34th season, with a community concert conducted by Francesco Milioto. Stephanie Ettelson presents “The Art of Listening to Today’s Concert” prior to the program at 2 p.m. Featuring soloists and sisters Elisa and Amy Barston, the program includes Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 and Brahms’ Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102.

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A Show of Support Gorton Community Center 400 East Illinois Rd, Lake Forest | 7pm | ashowofsupport.com The fourth annual benefit for Family Services, A Show of Support, will split its proceeds 50-50 with the Family Service GROW program of Fee-Free Youth and Family Counseling at CROYA in Lake Forest and the Family Service Latino Youth Initiative College-Bound Program in Highland Park. The Second City Improv All-Stars will perform. There will be a silent auction and a raffle.

Saturday may 18

walk | 1-5pm | Tickets $50 for members, $60 for non-members, $25 for students wilmettehistory.org or 847-853-7666 This year’s housewalk takes on a contemporary slant by featuring four homes built since 1970. Included in the group is a recently built “green” home. The Spring Housewalk is the Wilmette Historical Society’s annual fundraiser to support the work of the Wilmette Historical Museum.

Spring Colors Pilgrim Chamber Players at the Highland Park Community House | 1991 Sheridan Rd Highland Park 3pm Tickets $20, $15 for seniors, $8 for students | 847-433-0972 or

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Guest Artists are Dileep Gangolli, clarinet; Desiree Ruhstrat, violin; Injoo Choi, violin; Doyle Armbrust, viola; David Cunliffe, cello; and Carol Honigberg, piano. The program includes a Clarinet Quintet by Mozart; French Clarinet Sonatas by Poulenc, Piano Quartet by Turina and music by the former CSO composer-in-residence, Osvaldo Golijov. A dessert reception follows the concert.

ster, Lake Forest | 10am-3pm | Admission: Adults $15 All-Day, All-Carnival Ride Wristbands. Child $25 All-Day, All-Carnival Ride Wristbands | chslf.org or 847-234-7633 There will be activities for kids and everyone who is young at heart: carnival rides, a bouncy house, pony rides, a petting zoo, carnival games, professional face painting, professional balloons, popcorn, cotton candy and more. Live music all day and food at the Brouhaha Grill. All proceeds go to charities that provide financial support for organizations in need.

Rachel Barton Pine and Matthew Hagle: Violin and Piano Music Institute of Chicago, Nichols Concert Hall 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston | 7:30pm | Tickets $30/Adults, $20/Senior, $10/Students | 847.905.1500 ext 108 or musicinstituteofchicago.org The Music Institute of Chicago, celebrating its 10th anniversary season at Nichols Concert Hall, presents violinist Rachel Barton Pine, hailed as “an exciting, boundary-defying performer” by The Washington Post, and pianist and Music Institute faculty member Matthew Hagle. The program includes Beethoven’s Sonata No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3, as well as selections by Brahms, Liszt, Gershwin, and Strauss.

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Brahms Doubled Highland Park Strings at Highland Park High School 433 Vine Ave Highland Park | 3pm | Free | hpstrings.org The Highland Park Strings presents its final perfor-

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Date: Wednesday, May 22nd Time: 11:30am Place: The Lodge of Northbrook Sales and Design Center 1400 Techny Road, Northbrook Don’t miss out – The Lodge of Northbrook is opening August 2013! For more information or to reserve seating for our lunch and learn event, call Lori today at (847) 772-9100.

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Faces Forward & Crazy Quilts The Art Center – Highland Park 1957 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park | 10am – 4pm | Free | theartcenterhp.org Joy Horwich Gallery +2, comprised of Chicago-area art gallerist Joy Horwich and daughters Jill Bernstein, and Penny Keeshin, presents Faces Forward, an exhibition of works featuring over 20 emerging and established artists. A show featuring the crazy quilts of Highland Park resident Addie Davis opens on May 5 at 1 p.m. and will also be on view. Exhibit runs through June 2.

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Celebracion! The Art of Agustin Portillo

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Lovely newer brick and stone home with bright open floor plan and volume ceilings. Elegant living areas are perfect for today’s lifestyle. Outstanding kitchen has beautiful cabinetry, upgraded appliances and granite counters. Four bedrooms and 3 full baths up plus a laundry room complete the second level. A full finished lower level has a bedroom, exercise room, full bath, media room and kitchen. Large private yard has paver patio perfect for entertaining! FOr PrivAtE ShOwing: Gloria Matlin (847) 835-6058 gloria.matlin@cbexchange.com

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Catholic Charities fights for homeless veterans ■ by

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One warm day recently at the Wal-Mart north of Lake Bluff, a tall gaunt figure, dressed incongruously in a heavy overcoat and woolen knit cap, was stationed in front of the store, serenading shoppers — most of whom walked by without acknowledging him. It was hard not to. He sang a Jamaican folk song in a strong baritone voice that seemed a perfect match to the poetic rhythms of that Creole language. His voice could be heard across the parking lot. Stopping to light a stub of a cigarette and taking a puff, he declared to no one in particular that he had served in the United States Army for 31 years before retiring two years ago. He then put down the two tattered shopping bags that he carried and offered an old cup to solicit charity from people passing by. “I have travelled all over the world, and I speak four languages. My friend taught

me to speak Jamaican. I wrote this song to celebrate. I used to have an apartment near the police station, but now I am looking for another place to live.” He jingled the few coins in the cup. “I am hoping that someone will come by soon to give me a ride. If not, I guess I will just have to walk.” The man’s woolen cap bore the insignia of a U.S. Army unit. There are more than 25,000 U.S. veterans in the greater Chicago area who are homeless. More than half served in Vietnam. These veterans, many of them in the later years of their lives, live on the edge of our communities, sleeping in shelters or on the streets and under bridges, anywhere where they can find some protection from the elements. Many of these individuals are infirm and suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome or substance abuse problems. Many are disabled or are afflicted with physical diseases or emotional and mental issues. Most are unaware of even the limited governmental

benefits available to them. Catholic Charities began working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in 2004 to help remedy a small part of this problem. Located about 40 miles away from the North Shore in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, the St. Leo Campus for Veterans provides housing and medical care for homeless veterans. The facility houses more than 40 veterans and also includes a clinic and treatment center. In addition, the Pope John II Residence provides affordable housing on campus for veterans with physical disabilities. (I-Plus in Lake County also helps homeless veterans, as profiled in The North Shore Weekend recently.) The St. Leo Campus was originally designed as a pilot facility to prove the merit of a joint effort between private charities and government funding to provide for these veterans. The plan was to install a score of such campuses across the country. Even though this plan did not materialize because of lack of government funding, Catholic Charities continued to keep the St. Leo Campus functioning with donated funds and volunteer effort. While many of these homeless veterans are located in urban areas far from the North Shore, these prosperous communities make a difference by being the most important contributors to Catholic Charities, especially during the annual spring philanthropic drive that is held by local Catholic churches each year. The charity is now in the midst of its 2013 campaign.

Catholic Charities serves our needy veterans in other ways as well. From its inception in 1917, Catholic Charities has provided veterans with social services through a variety of clothing rooms, food pantries, evening supper programs, and transitional shelters. Catholic Charities runs low-cost apartment buildings for veterans in Des Plaines and Summit, where 18 residential buildings provide housing for elderly veterans where they may live in safety and with dignity. Working with the Office of Veterans Affairs, Catholic Charities also runs Cooke’s Manor, a clinic designed to help veterans battling addiction problems. In 1890, the poet Rudyard Kipling wrote “The Last of the Light Brigade”. The first two lines of his poem were a stinging postscript to Alfred Lord Tennyson’s patriotic poem written 40 years earlier. Kipling wrote: “There were 30 million English who talked of England’s might; there were 20 broken troopers who lacked a bed for the night.” These words inflamed a public who had largely ignored the problems faced by their retired veterans. Catholic Charities, through its veterans programs, is making sure that our veterans are not forgotten. To learn more about the St. Leo Campus for Veterans, visit www.stleoveterans.com. ■ Main Street columnist Bob Gariano can be reached at bob@northshoreweekend.com

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Members of the Loyola Academy bench celebrate the winning goal against New Trier at the Glenbrook North Sectional on May 11.

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Loyola Academy’s Evan Swenson, seen her firing a shot over New Trier’s Alexana Astor, came up with the game-winning goal with 6.8 seconds left.

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Loyola girls, New Trier boys advance to state finals ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Loyola Academy senior Evan Swenson practically froze at a pivotal moment in the Glenbrook North girls water polo sectional final last weekend. With LA and New Trier High School tied at 4-4 and time running out in the fourth quarter, Swenson sped toward NT senior goalkeeper Hannah Caywood. The Rambler then stopped about three feet from the goal mouth, before elevating while holding the ball well above her head. “I took a deep breath before shooting,” Swenson would recall later. “I told myself, ‘OK, you’ve done this before. Do it again.’ ” She was, for an instant, a left-handed version of the Statue of Liberty — without the torch, without the crown, without overlooking New York Harbor. Swenson eventually chucked the ball past Caywood for her third goal of the championship. It gave LA a 5-4 edge with 6.8 seconds left on May 11. It was the Ramblers’ only lead of the game. It also was the final score. “That stings!” Trevians coach Matt Wendt exclaimed to nobody in particular, as he walked briskly to address his stunned team, which had gathered near the natatorium’s other pool after the postgame handshakes. LA (23-10) captured its seventh sectional championship in nine years and earned its second Elite Eight state berth in three seasons. The thrilling victory avenged an 11-10 loss — also dramatic — to visiting New Trier on April 12, when NT poured in four unanswered goals in the final 2:20. In last weekend’s sectional final in Northbrook, LA raced to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and held a 4-2 advantage after three periods. Ramblers senior goalkeeper Meredith O’Brien didn’t hesitate to remind her teammates of that agonizing April setback before the start of the fourth quarter.

“I told them, ‘Not again; we’re not going to let them do what they did to us earlier. Let’s fight until the end,’ ” O’Brien said after making 11 saves, many of the superb variety. But New Trier (26-6) came back, getting a power-play goal from Kelsey Willian at 5:29 of the fourth quarter and a game-tying tally from Alexana Astor (penalty shot, her second goal of the game) with 37.9 seconds left. Before getting fouled, Astor had received a lengthy, right-on pass from Caywood. Following a timeout, when the scent of overtime was in the air, LA’s Marta Considine (two goals) intercepted

“I took a deep breath before shooting. I told myself, ‘OK, you’ve done this before. Do it again.’ ” | Evan Swenson a pass near mid-pool and dished the ball to Swenson. Seconds later, Swenson scored the goal that extended the Ramblers’ season. O’Brien’s clutch saves and LA’s team defense, though, doused New Trier’s hopes of improving on its fourth-place state finish at state last spring. Swenson, Considine, Liz Kyle and Emily Barr, among others, stymied the Trevs’ scoring threats (Astor, Willian and Lindsey Siegel). New Trier often had a difficult time getting a shot off before the expiration of the 30-second shot clock. Coach Rich Schici’s inspired crew pressed hard on top

and played highly effective zone defense in front of O’Brien. “Our goal was to neutralize (Astor and Willian),” said Schici. “Those two are skilled and strong, and to do that for 28 minutes is hard to do. But we held on, even though there was that, ‘Oh no, not again’ feeling in the fourth quarter. (O’Brien) was outstanding, with her play and her leadership. “Without Meredith’s stability and confidence all season,” he added, “a lot of our younger girls wouldn’t be the kind of players they are now.” In sectional semifinal action last week, Astor whipped in seven goals in NT’s 11-2 defeat of Glenbrook North. Siegel scored three. Swenson’s eight goals powered the Ramblers past Glenbrook South in a 20-9 rout on May 10. LA’s Emi Croghan tallied five. LA was scheduled to face Lincoln-Way Central in a state quarterfinal at Stevenson on May 16. Boys water polo: Dano Johnson did not start a game for New Trier High School’s varsity boys water polo team last spring. “We didn’t even take him on some road trips,” NT coach David Goodspeed recalled last weekend. The Trevians’ final road trip this spring will be to Stevenson for the state finals, and none other than Johnson, a 6-foot senior, was instrumental in making that happen at last weekend’s Glenbrook North Sectional. Johnson poured in all three of his goals — including two in the final 1:18 — in NT’s 11-9 defeat of Loyola Academy in the sectional championship. “Backbone … Dano was our backbone today,” said classmate John Friesen, sturdy himself in goal for the Trevians (30-3). “He was huge.” Known primarily for his prowess on defense, Johnson burned a defense in a variety of ways on May 10. He released a gorgeous loft shot from about 10 meters out, giving NT an 8-6 lead at 6:14 of the final frame; a mere 15 seconds after reigning state runner-up LA (21-10) had cut the Trevs’ advantage to 9-8 on a Jack Nickele goal, Johnson fired a slick backhanded shot past standout Ramblers keeper Kyle Strobel at 1:18; he then gave NT an 11-8 cushion with a conventional toss at 0:30. The win halted an annoying trend for NT’s program. The Trevians had entered last weekend’s final having lost in a sectional final in each of the last eight seasons. “To win this game, finally, is a big deal,” Goodspeed said. “Our seniors did a great job. We were getting highquality shots on goal, and we did a good job of shutting Loyola down by allowing mostly long shots.” New Trier’s big shot, senior Jordan Palmer, had another Palmer-esque game, netting a game-high four goals and playing relentless defense. His final goal, a skip shot at 6:02 of the third quarter, was both violent and resplendent. It put NT up 7-2. Goodspeed’s boys were looking fast and better than good. But Loyola struck for the next four goals and held NT scoreless for the rest of the frame. Jack Considine and Cameron Shewchuck (two goals) scored 2:25 apart, and LA’s Ben Pasquesi (three goals) made it a 7-5 game after one-timing a sweet pass from Ray Lynch. Pasquesi scored shortly thereafter on a buzzer-beater. Loyola’s Ramblers and their fans were pumped, in full lather. “We’re a second-half team; we made a strong push,” LA coach Daniel Hengelmann would say later. “But the lead New Trier got on us (6-2 at the half) … too big. It turned loyola >> page 45

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Driving forces Baker, Woodruff helped Scouts to a winning season ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Lake Forest High School senior water polo player Jason Woodruff sometimes drives classmate and teammate John Baker to school. Baker sometimes returns the favor. “We talk water polo and listen to dumb radio,” Woodruff said after the Scouts’ 10-6 defeat of Wheeling in a Mundelein Sectional quarterfinal on May 9. “Some of the commentary we hear … dumb, just dumb.” But Baker doesn’t care for the kind of music his ears sometimes must absorb en route to LFHS. “Top 40 tunes,” he said. “I don’t like them.” Without asking for anybody’s permission, Woodruff later sang in his team’s locker room after the playoff victory last week. Sang Baker’s praises, that is. “John plays hole-defender, and the guy who plays that position usually doesn’t get the credit he deserves,” Woodruff insisted. “John is a strong, dedicated player. He

Jason Woodruff of the Scouts is planning to play club water polo at the University of Iowa.

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Lake Forest High School senior John Baker will play at Division III powerhouse Chapman University next season.

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keeps us in games. He’s unsung.” Baker scored both of his goals against Wheeling’s Wildcats in back-to-back fashion, giving the Scouts a 5-3 at 1:17 of the third quarter. The first one was a 10-meter touchy-feely tally, in that it had serious loft and it made the team feel good afterward. Baker, a Windy City Club poloist, had entered the postseason tied for second (with

his car pal) in goals scored (44) among Scouts. His assist total (37) ranked first, one more than senior David Hayes’ total. But Baker’s “D,” more than his threats on offense, made Lake Forest a handful for opponents this spring. “Our defense’s main guy,” said LF coach Kurt Schuessler, whose second-seeded Scouts (11-9-1) lost to third-seeded Palatine

13-7 in a sectional semifinal on May 10. “John has the ability to shut guys down. “What I also like about J.B. is his seriousness about the sport. J.B. knows when it’s time to get serious. His actions in the water say to his teammates, ‘OK, it’s time to play water polo; let’s do the job.’ ” Woodruff’s goal in the sectional quarterfinal put LF up 7-4 with 17 seconds left in the third quarter. Seventeen seconds earlier, LF senior Jacob Gloor (the team’s leading scorer in the regular season, with 55 goals) had netted the third of his teamhigh four goals against the Wildcats. “Jason’s spirit — that’s what I like so baker/woodruff >> page 45

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Lights, cameras … Ackermans Reruns — and amazing feats — never get old with New Trier twins ■ by kevin reiterman

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New Trier High School’s Jessica Ackerman fights off the competition to win the 800-meter run at the Loyola Academy Sectional.

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In the 800 meters, Jessica Ackerman was put to the test. With a posse of competitors taking a shot at her down the stretch, and with an aching grimace caked on her face, she dug deep and held off all comers. “That (the last 100 meters),” said Ackerman, “was pretty painful.” Ten minutes later, as the New Trier High School senior recovered on the artificial grass at the Loyola Academy Stadium at the Class 3A sectional on May 9, her patented — and very real — smile had returned. By winning the 800 in 2:21.55, Ackerman managed to complete one of the meet’s toughest doubles. Thirty minutes earlier, the Princeton University recruit claimed the 3200-meter title by 11 seconds (11:07.63, a stadium record at Loyola). Her two wins went a long way in helping the Trevians, who scored 110 points to easily outdistance Niles West (90) and Evanston (84), celebrate their first-ever sectional team championship. “I just raced,” said Ackerman, of the 800. “I spent all that I had. I was just trying to cross the finish line. “I went all out in the 3200, and I was just hoping that I’d be able to recover enough to pull off a decent 800.” Seconds after the 800, New Trier head coach Bob Spagnoli, who was wearing a multi-colored, tie-dyed team T-shirt, flashed a bright smile and offered up some high praise. “That was an incredibly gutsy performance,” the coach said. “The Loyola runner (Jackie McDonnell) was breathing down her neck. Holding her off was pure determination. “She knew what she was getting into,” added Spagnoli, referring to the demanding double. “She’s an extremely mentally tough athlete. She’s absolutely fearless.” These are fabulous — and slightly melancholy — times for Spagnoli and his staff, who soon will say goodbye to the Ackerman twins. Courtney Ackerman, the team’s other four-year superstar who will take her legs — and mind — to the University of Illinois, turned in a machine-like effort to win the sectional

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1600. Wearing her patented pink knee socks, she cruised the four laps in 4:53.81, which ranks as the No. 1 sectional time in the state. “I’ve seen this movie before,” said Spagnoli, immediately after another decisive win by Courtney in the mile. “And I don’t mind watching reruns.” Netflix, anyone? More sequels should come as soon as this weekend, when the twins compete in the IHSA state meet in Charleston. In 2012, Courtney wrapped up her junior season by taking second in the 1600 (4:54.45) and sixth in the 3200 (10:50.64). Jessica finished fourth in the 3200 (10:40.31) and seventh in the 800 (2:13.53). In 2011, Jessica earned runner-up honors in the 3200 (10:47.58) and placed eighth in the 1600 (5:08.13). Courtney was sidelined with an injury. And in 2010, Courtney raced to a second-place medal in the 3200 (10:41.02) and added an eighth in the 1600 (5:04.90). Jessica capped off her freshman season with a seventh in the 3200 (10:48.41) and ninth in the 1600 (5:08.83). “I’m done being amazed by what they can do,” Spagnoli said. “It’s going to be next to impossible to replace them.” But the NT coach did have one question for their parents. “I once asked them, ‘Why didn’t you have triplets?’ ” said Spagnoli, who has twin daughters, graduates of Stevenson High School. “They just laughed.” Sportsmanship also matters with the Ackermans. After the 1600 race, instead of soaking in personal glory, Courtney assisted a fellow competitor — Maine South’s Megan Lemersal — who was wobbly after the race. “(Courtney’s) parents were right there (at the finish line) and pointed out that Megan was having some trouble,” said Spagnoli. “Right away, Courtney went over to help. And then (New Trier teammate and second-place finisher) Mimi Smith came over and helped.” Notable: The Trevians will head to Charleston with a number of competitors. The 4x800 relay, which featured Kelli Schmidt, Sheila McCain, Kathleen Keene and Mimi Smith, advanced with a second-place showing (9:31.66). Hannah Waldman, Carina Carr, Kenzie Carnow and Abby Compernolle qualified in the 4x200 relay (1:46.04). Smith qualified in the 1600 (2nd, 5:06.30), while Nicole Karabas made it in the pole vault (2nd, 9-3). The near misses included Dana Hankin in the 300 hurdles (3rd, 47.52), Jennifier Kittle in the high jump (4th, 4-11), Claire Egerter in the pole vault (3rd, 9-3) and Compernolle in the 200 (3rd, 26.40). ■

Loyola relay aims to place at state ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com They made the early impression at the sectional meet. Now, they will be looking to make a lasting impression. With juniors Jackie McDonnell and Sarah Kelley leading the way, Loyola Academy has a legitimate shot to earn a medal in the 4x800 relay at this weekend’s IHSA Class 3A state girls track meet in Charleston. In the opening event of the Loyola Academy Sectional on May 9, this LA relay, which also featured a pair of sophomores in Caroline Zaworski and Claire Monticello, circled the eight laps in 9:28.38. “We can go faster,” said LA coach ChrisJon Simon. And the blue oval at Eastern Illinois University figures to bring the best out of this Ramblers quartet. “(At the sectional) we were out in front the whole way,” said Simon, who watched his foursome beat runner-up New Trier by more than three seconds. “We weren’t really pushed.” The Ramblers finished 10 seconds under the state cut and just missed breaking the LA Stadium record (9:28.25). They head to Charleston with the seventh-best sectional time. The 3200 relay certainly is trending up at Loyola. The Ramblers also were state qualifiers in 2010 (9:38.80), 2011 (9:28.25) and 2012 (9:31.70). McDonnell looked strong in the leadoff spot. “I just wanted to get the lead,” she said. “And I thought my teammates did a good job of exploiting the lead.” McDonnell, who also qualified to state in the 800 meters

(2:22.79), has become a perennial competitor at state. In 2011, she qualified in the 800 and two relays (4x400 and 4x800). In 2012, she made it down in the 4x800 relay. “We’ll be counting on her (at state),” said Simon. “She’s very mature.” Kelley also will be heavily counted on. “Those two are our go-to girls,” Simon said. “Sarah has untapped potential. She’s still figuring out how good she can be. “And,” the coach added, “this will be an exciting time for our sophomores.” McDonnell nearly advanced in three events. She anchored the 4x400 relay, which took third (4:06.68) and missed the state cut by a little more than two seconds. She teamed with sophomore Emma Thomas, senior Jenny Frazen and senior Rose McBride. “Tough,” said McDonnell. “I really wanted my teammates to get Downstate. “We knew about Evanston,” McDonnell added. “But we didn’t expect Niles West would be so good. We weren’t banking on that. They took it out real fast and we expected them to fade. But they didn’t.” Loyola, which placed fourth in the team standings (76 points), also qualified two field-event competitors in senior pole vaulter Stacey Weaver (1st, 9-9) and junior high jumper Eloise Hawley (4-11). The near misses were junior Erin Rooney in the discus (3rd, 103-0), sophomore Kathryn House in the 800 (3rd, 2:24.74), Thomas in the 400 (3rd, 1:00.38) and Kelley in the 1600 (4th, 5:14.43). ■

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New Trier’s energetic Mulford continues to earn rave reviews ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Two springs ago, on the last day of New Trier High School’s girls varsity soccer tryouts, forward Maddie Mulford and defender Anne Marie Thomas vied for a ball in a scrimmage. Mulford was a freshman, trying to make an impression. Thomas was a University of Iowa-bound senior, impressive as all get-out. But Mulford, now a 5-foot-5 junior, won that 1-v-1 battle with Thomas, who would earn all-state honors at the end of the season. “Maddie,” New Trier coach Jim Burnside recalled last weekend, “was not slated to make our varsity as a freshman. Then she beat Anne Marie to the ball that day. It didn’t matter that Anne Marie had probably gotten the best of Maddie the previous 15-16 times. “I looked over at one of my assistants after the play Maddie made and said, ‘OK, she’s on the team.’ ” Mulford made Burnside’s varsity as a sophomore last spring. That turned out quite well, and not just because she was named to the all-Central Suburban League girls soccer team. Mulford scored the goal in New Trier’s 1-0 triple overtime defeat of Loyola Academy in a Class 3A sectional championship. An FC United club player with an imposing blend of speed, power and savvy, Mulford has scored 12 goals and delivered nine assists this spring for the 13-3-4 Trevians, who tied visiting Fremd 0-0 on May 10. “She means a ton to our team,” Burnside said after the stalemate. “Maddie is all about hard work, all about energy. She creates a lot out there with her work rate.” Mulford got downright creative while falling near an

opposing goalkeeper in a match earlier this spring. As she was about to hit the ground, with her back to the keeper and the ball near her feet, she somehow spun the lower

“I can’t even imagine playing a sport that’s not a team sport. I love that you can’t rely on just one player to win in soccer. I love being a part of a team, the constant back-and-forth running, hearing teammates’ cheers from sideline.” | Maddie Mulford half of her frame and kicked the ball past the keeper. “It looked like she was breakdancing,” a chuckling Burnside marveled. Alas, the goal was disallowed because of a hand ball call. Mulford found soccer appealing as a kindergartner because of all the running involved. Eventually, the team aspect also thrilled her. “I can’t even imagine playing a sport that’s not a team sport,” said Mulford. “I love that you can’t rely on just one player to win in soccer. I love being a part of a team, the

constant back-and-forth running, hearing teammates’ cheers from sideline.” Her teammates, meanwhile, admire Mulford’s boundless vim — on and off the pitches. She’d be a terrible spokeswoman for the 5-Hour Energy drink. She would never have a need for it. “Maddie is full of energy, goes hard all the time,” said Trevians senior outside back and Colby College-bound Nora Mabie. “She’s also a team player and very unselfish.” A shin splint forced Mulford to miss a match against Glenbrook North earlier this month. But it didn’t keep her from working on her cardio in a shed, home to a stationary bike. Mulford hopped on it and pedaled. Fast. And, at times, furiously. “I listened to music, pump-me-up music,” she said after playing in most of the 0-0 tie with Fremd. “I’d do intervals, and when I pushed myself to pedal as hard as I could, I imagined I was going hard for the ball.” Mulford falls hard for romantic-comedy movies. Her favorite all-time rom-com is “When Harry Met Sally,” in theaters everywhere 24 years ago. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan starred in it. “Great movie; it’s filled with a lot of twists,” Mulford said. “I’ve seen it five times, maybe more.” Hours before NT soccer matches, she can’t wait to read text messages from her mother, Kathy. They’re typically ultra-positive, and one of them usually ends, “You go, girl!!!!” But the texts to her favorite Trev booter don’t end with an exclamation point. Kathy makes sure she adds several soccer-ball emojis to her messages. “I always look forward to getting supportive texts from my mom,” Mulford said. Notable: New Trier earned the second seed in the Class 3A St. Ignatius Regional. The Trevians were scheduled to face Maine East’s Blue Demons in regional semifinal on May 14. ■

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out to be too big.” NT’s Friesen stole two passes and came up with several clutch saves, none bigger than one on a point-blank shot at 3:08 of the fourth quarter. “I got up this morning, and I tried to consider it a regular day,” Friesen said. “In the back of my mind, though, I knew I’d be in a big game in a couple of hours. When you’re a goalie and you get to play in a game like this, it’s all about focus and communicating well for your defense. “I need to get better (before state). Four goals went off my hand.” But Goodspeed had an entirely different take on Friesen’s game. “John picked a great game to have the

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best game of his season,” he said. “He made a bunch of great saves out there.” New Trier, an Elite Eight squad for the first time since finishing fourth at state in ’04, faces Naperville North in a state quarterfinal at Stevenson on May 17. Notable: In NT’s 17-6 defeat of Maine South in a Glenbrook North Sectional semifinal on May 10, Palmer had four goals, while Johnson and John Schulz tossed in three apiece. … Shewchuck’s five goals paced Loyola in the Ramblers’ 18-6 victory over Evanston in the other sectional semifinal in Northbrook. Nickele and Pasquesi each beat the Wildkits’ keeper four times. ■

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beat Evanston superstar Parker English (56.08). Still, it was a race to remember for “The Thor-pedo.” In almost effortless fashion, the HP sophomore breezed to runner-up honors in the 400 meters in a school-record time: 57.76. Thorpe definitely has sprinted into elite status. She’s got the 11th best sectional time. Running in the 57s — the

Notable: Thorpe, who also advanced to last year’s state meet, caused a slight delay at the start of the 400 race. It was ready, set … stop, when the starter realized that the runner in lane five — Thorpe — was still shedding her sweatpants. “I guess I was just caught in the moment,” said Thorpe, with a smile. “That won’t happen at state,” she added. ■

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Highland Park High School’s Kiera Thorpe drives to a second-place finish in the 400 meters at the Loyola Academy Sectional.

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medal in singles at the IHSA state tournament in Charleston on May 11. She defeated Fremd’s Angela Wu 21-19, 21-14 in the fifth-place match to finish with a 6-1 tourney record. Teammate Jillian Lurie was a top-8 finisher in singles as the Trevians ended up in a tie for eighth place (8 ½ points). Peter Gruenes Lake Forest

11-4 loss to Evanston on May 11. In an eight-inning game on May 13, the Giants fell 2-1 to Maine West. HP lefthander Brett Shimanovsky got a no-decision despite pitching seven strong innings (9 strikeouts). Chudacoff had an RBI double in the top of the seventh. In other action last week, the Giants were swept by CSL North leader Glenbrook North 3-1, 5-0.

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on May 8. He had three hits, three runs and three RBI in his team’s 10-5 victory over visiting Libertyville. One of his hits was a home run. JR Reimer, who was the winning pitcher (5 IP, 0 ER, 4 hits), had two hits and two RBI in the win. Luke Johnson also knocked in two runs. On May 7, the Scouts dropped a 4-2 decision to host Libertyville. Greunes, Johnson and Reimer had two hits each. Liam Howe and Johnson drove in runs. On May 11, LF fell to visiting Barrington 3-1. Johnson had two hits. Greunes knocked in the team’s lone run.

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Highland Park’s water polo team stocked with Gelbergs ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com They banter at Highland Park High School girls water polo practices. They playfully dunk each other in the water. They banter some more. They are the Gelberg sisters: junior Maddie and freshman twins Natalie and Emma. “It’s never anything malicious,” Giants coach Danny Weinberg said. “It’s usually fun stuff. “I can relate.” Because he’s related to Zack and Sam Weinberg. The three are triplets, a trio of 2006 HPHS graduates. Danny swam and played polo in high school; Sam played football; Zack ran cross country. “Maddie,” Danny added, “is good with her younger sisters. She does a fair amount of coaching in practices. She’s a leader. They’re all a pleasure to coach. All three have a knack for knowing where the other two will be in the water.” Two other Gelbergs, Russ and Helene, were in the stands for a late-season home game last month. The parents’ eyes got quite a workout up there, trying to keep track of their three daughters’ moves. Teams are allowed to use only six field players at a time, meaning Mr. and Mrs. Gelberg had a keen rooting interest in exactly half of HP’s darting starters in the field. “Gelberg-cubed” combined for 13 of HP’s 14 goals in a 14-5 defeat of Deerfield in a Central Suburban League Tournament play-in game at Glenbrook South May 2. Maddie threw in five goals, and Natalie and Emma each scored four. “It’s crazy, watching all three,” admitted a smiling Russ, who swam competitively in high school and still competes in open water races staged in Great Lakes (Michigan and Superior). All three of his daughters swam for the Giants’ swimming and diving program last fall. All three are COHO swim club members. Maddie and Natalie are distance specialists; Emma swims the 100-yard freestyle and 200 IM events. There’s a fourth sister, University of Iowa freshman Jessica Gelberg. She also swam and played polo at HPHS. “She feels left out, now that the three of us are in high school together and competing together,” Maddie cracked last month. A chemical engineering major, Jessica has kept in touch with her sisters during the school year. “She’s helped Emma and me with our homework, through video chats,” said Natalie, a lefty who takes two classes (English and Intro to Teaching) with Emma, a righty. “(Jessica) is a very good role model,” she added. Maddie Gelberg, another righty, provided more than a modicum of HP’s offense in a 16-10 defeat of Deerfield in the regular season this spring. Plenty more. Maddie tallied nine goals against the Warriors. “We like to run our offense through her,” Weinberg said. “She’s a strong player. We rely on her. We look to her to be a force offensively. “All three are pretty quick and take advantage of their speed,” he added. “I’ve really been impressed with the freshmen. Emma and Natalie are pretty much learning

Highland Park High School had three sisters play varsity water polo this spring: (left to right) Emma, Maddie and Natalie Gelberg

photography by joel lerner the sport on the fly. They’re on the right track. They’re making really good progress.” It’s certainly not an easy sport to pick up. It’s physically demanding. It can get violent. It requires endurance. Treading water during a game appears to be a casual activity. But only if the player doesn’t have to do it while simultaneously holding a ball aloft with one hand and fending off a defender’s aggressive attempts to cause a turnover. “I was terrified at first,” Emma recalled. “I didn’t know what was happening at times. But you get used to what goes on in games.” Before their first class on their first day of high school last fall, Emma and Natalie took a 30-minute crash course at the school in late August. They wanted to get familiar with Highland Park High School’s layout. They wanted to know the ins and outs. And shortcuts. Their in-house tour guide that day doesn’t work at HPHS. Maddie — from their household — showed them around. The three sibs bonded some more as the swimming season unfolded. “Water polo — it’s made us even closer,” Emma said. Bye, Becca: HP’s Senior Night on April 30 should have been dubbed “Becca Moll Night.” The Giants’ captain and lone senior was recognized for her contributions to the program after HP’s 9-8 triple-overtime loss to Vernon Hills High School. “She has done a lot for this program,” Weinberg said of

Moll, who earned three varsity letters in water polo and two in swimming. “She’s a big leader, and she did a ton for the swim team as well.” Moll intends to major in animal sciences, with a pre-vet concentration, at the University of Illinois. “I will miss the family and community atmosphere of being on sports teams at Highland Park,” she said. “The

“Water polo — it’s made us even closer” | Emma Gelberg connections I had with many of my coaches have been invaluable. I know many of the other girls feel the same way.” Notable: Jane Fox tallied Highland Park’s other goal in the CSL Tourney win over Deerfield last week. … The Giants lost to New Trier’s Trevians and Maine East’s Blue Demons in CSL Tournament games on May 4. HP goalkeeper Bonnie Rischmann had five saves in the Maine East game. … HP lost 16-1 to top-seeded New Trier in a Glenbrook North Sectional quarterfinal on May 8. Maddie Gelberg scored the Giants’ goal. ■

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On May 11, NT split with Elk Grove, winning 9-1 and losing 6-5. Howell went 3 for 3 with a home run in the win. Lily Novak also had three hits. Quigley earned the win. On May 9, the Trevians edged Glenbrook South 3-2 in nine innings. Sarah Porter/Maddy Gailey Lake Forest Softball: This duo led the way as the Scouts

(5-13) took care of Round Lake 11-1 on May 8. Porter not only earned the win on the mound (six Ks), but she helped her own cause with two doubles and four runs. Gailey had two hits and three RBI. Steph Coates also keyed the offense with a double and three RBI. On May 7, the Scouts dropped a 3-1 decision to Stevenson. Gailey knocked in the lone LF run with a triple. Mary Rose DeYoung had two hits. Abby Kendall Woodlands Academy Softball: She went yard on May 13, but

it wasn’t enough as the Wildcats (11-4) dropped a 14-11 decision to Round Lake. In addition to Kendall’s home run, WA’s offense featured three hits and two steals by Hayley Lovell and a double and two RBI by Kiara McKinley. On May 8, Woodlands fell 4-3 to Latin. McKinley had two hits and two RBI. On May 7, the Wildcats topped Morgan Park 23-5. Kendall tripled, homered and drove in five runs. McKinley had a double, triple and five RBI. Tom Bickel/Scott Bickel New Trier Tennis: The twins captured the No. 1 dou-

bles crown at the CSL South tournament on May 11. The Trevians tallied 20 points to claim the team title. They went 4 for 4 in doubles. The other winners were Will Szokol and Max MacKinnon at No. 2; Chas and Wyatt Mayer at No. 3; and John Benedetto and Drake Weyermuller at No. 4. Joel Meyer (No. 2 singles) and Cory Schwartz (No. 3 singles) also earned titles. Scott Drier was second at No. 1 singles. David Aizenberg Highland Park Tennis: The freshman advanced the cham-

pionship match at No. 1 singles in the CSL North tournament on May 11 where he lost to Deerfield’s Jack Kasbeer 6-2, 6-2. HP, which took third in the team standings, also received solid play from its No. 2 doubles team of Teddy Dunn and Jeremy Fishbein (2nd place). Dean Sheftel (No. 2 singles) and Matt Aronoff (No. 3 singles) won their thirdplace matches. The team also had thirds at No. 1 doubles (Eli Schneider and Chase Garber), No. 3 doubles (Matthew Chodes and William Harris) and No. 4 doubles (Jeremy Frisch and Jackson Kramer). Patrick Rourke/Carl Beck Loyola

ond-place showing in the Chicago Catholic League Tournament on May 10, Rourke was the champ at No. 2 singles and Beck was the winner at No. 3 singles. Andew Golota finished with runner-up honors at No. 1 singles. The team also came home with seconds at No. 1 doubles (Jake Sexton and Duncan Parrott) and No. 2 doubles (Colin O’Neill and Joe Hovanec). Brice Polender Lake Forest

Tennis: He topped Stevenson’s Benjamin Bush 6-1, 6-3 at No. 2 singles to claim LF’s lone title at the NSC tournament on May 11. The Scouts, who took second place in the team standings (29 ½ points), had second-place efforts from their three doubles teams: Camron Bagheri and Connor O’Kelly at No. 1; Greg Frauenheim and Jordon O’Kelly at No. 2; and Parker Marsh and Craig Campbell at No. 3. At first singles, Scott Christian finished in fifth place. Andrew Sledd Highland Park

Track (Boys): This speedster captured a pair of sprint crowns at the CSL North meet at Maine West on May 10. Sledd’s winning time in the 100 meters was 11.14. He ran a 23.02 to beat Deerfield’s Donald Middlebrook (23.19) in the 200. The Giants, who scored 113 points to finish with runner-up honors to Deerfield (141), also had two first-place relays. Enrique Barragan, Jacob Perl, Jeremy Bloom and Ben Casey teamed up in the 4x800 (8:13.99). The 4x400 relay featured Deven Greenleaf, John Leskovich, Ben Rogin and Perl. HP had a number of third-place finishes, including Ben Rogin in the 110 hurdles (15.64) and 300 hurdles (43.0), Jonah Hanig in the 3200 (9:19.72), Angel Estrada in the 1600 (4:22.69) and 800 (2:00.2) and Shealtial Israel in the high jump (5-8). Bryan Fiorenza (shot put, 40-10), Owen Henry (discus, 118-11), Eddie Smoliak (pole vault, 11-9), Israel (long jump, 19-9), Greenleaf (300 hurdles, 43.37), Hanig (1600, 4:24.24) and Leskovich (400 meters, 53.33) added fourth-place finishes. Taylor Alarcon New Trier

Track (Boys): He won the triple jump title at the CSL South meet at Maine South on May 10 by a wide margin. The senior came up with a 43-10 ¾ mark to easily outdistanced runner-up Nehemie Etrenne of Evanston (42-2). He added a fourth-place finish in the long jump (19-10 ¾) for the Trevians, who finished fourth in the team standings. New Trier also had standout efforts in the distance events. Junior Peter Cotsirilos won the 1600 in 4:21.99, while fellow junior Chase Silverman took first in the 3200 (9:35.53). Bennett Levis was third in the 3200 (9:46.09), while Connor Trapp was fourth in the 1600 (4:31.39). The other NT win came in the 4x800 relay (8:13.07). Junior Gray Schoch also helped the New Trier cause by garning runner-up honors in the pole vault (11-6), while Jack McCarthy was fourth in 110 and 300 hurdles.

received fine work in the 4x800 relay (2nd, 8:47.1) with sophomores David Kelley, Zach Gruber and Michael Banks and freshman Scott Berens. In the 800 meters, LA went 3-4 with Jaquan Grier (3rd, 2:01.6) and Jack Ball (2:04.67). The 4x400 relay of Nick Newell, John Miller, Ball and Grier took third (3:35.25), while Kendall Grady was third in the triple jump (40-6). Kevin Fu Lake Forest

Track (Boys): With his fourth-place finish in the NSC meet at Libertyville on May 9, Fu earned all-conference honors in the triple jump (40-3 ¾) for third year in a row. Another highlight came in the 4x100 relay (2nd, 42.95). The foursome of Scott Powell, Austin McIivaine, Jack Blumeyer and Nick Giordano broke the school (43.18). Zion-Benton won the race in 42.94. Giordano added a fourth in the 400 (51.78), while Connor Adams was fourth in the long jump (20-0 ½). Mason Woods was fifth in the triple jump (40-2 ½). The 4x200 relay, featuring McIivane, Blumeyer, Powell and Graham Weinberger, placed fourth (1:32.89).

team standings (42 points), also qualified its 4x800 relay (4th, 9:38.07). Valerie Kirtley North Shore

Track (Girls): The freshman claimed a sectional title in the 400 meters at Lisle High School on May 10. Kirtley was clocked in 1:04.73 to earn a trip to Charleston. The Raiders, who placed third (61 points) in the team standings behind Aurora Christian (154) and Westmont (108), also had state-qualifying performances from freshman Avery McCall in the high jump (2nd, 4-10) and senior Hanna Cunningham in the 3200 meters (2nd, 12:52.67). Jack Serrino New Trier

Volleyball: He had six kills and eight blocks in NT’s 24-26, 25-23, 25-19 win over Glenbrook South on May 7. Brian Hammes helped out with 16 digs, while Matt Wascher had 31 assists and eight kills. The Trevians (26-6, 9-0) also placed fifth in the recent Lincoln-Way East Tournament. David Wieczorek/Collin Merk

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Volleyball: Competing in the Evanston Spring Flight Tournament, the Ramblers topped Deerfield 18-25, 25-23, 25-16 to win the Gold Bracket championship. Wieczorek tallied 21 kills in the final. Merk finished with 13 digs. In the semifinal win over Evanston 25-17, 25-18, the Ramblers (24-3) were paced by Wieczorek (9 kills). Jack Talaga and James McCabe combined for 24 assists. On May 9, Wieczorek (10 kills) and Sean Barry (6 kills) led LA to a 25-17, 25-17 win over Providence.

Track (Girls): The pole vault star reached new heights at the Class 3A Palatine Sectional on May 10, when she took first place by clearing 13-0. Her lifetime best was 12-9. Schmidt will be eyeing a state title this weekend in Charleston. She will compete Downstate with fellow teammates Helen Schlachtenhaufen, who won the sectional 1600 meters with a career-best time of 5:06.29, and Elle Chody, who came up with a PR in the 3200 (3rd, 11:05.87). The Scouts, who finished fifth in the

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