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No. 58 | A JWC Media publication

saturday november 16 | sunday november 17 2013

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Burger joint is an epic success.

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New Trier’s Mimi Smith nabs first at state meet.

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

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Mansions on the market With several historic estates available — combined with low interest rates — it may be the time to buy your dream house on the North Shore.

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On the run New Trier High School’s Mimi Smith races to a first-place finish at the state cross-country meet.

Solid pipes Bradford Organ Co. continues to thrive by building, maintaining and restoring organs in churches and elsewhere.

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Organ maker pipes up about dedication to rare craft

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’ve always enjoyed organs. At churches and at sports events — especially at the now-defunct Chicago Stadium, where a 70-ton Barton pipe organ presided — they have always moved people with their powerful sounds. A dwindling few can remember when they captivated audiences during silent movies.

Walter Bradford of Wilmette has dedicated his career to the pipe organ. After an eight-year apprenticeship (and doctors thought they had it bad) dedicated to organ construction and voicing, he launched his eponymous company in 1977. Though he has groomed his own apprentices, retirement is out of the question — the process of building and restoring organs is too compelling.

“It’s very complex the way you manipulate pipes to get the right balance, and that’s where the real art is,” says Bradford. Joanna Brown reports on the company that restored the organ at the historic Civic Opera House inside.

No music can soothe parents who have lost a child — nothing could be worse. But Sarah and Pete Cunningham of Winnetka decided to create

good out of the tragedy.

After losing their 3-year-old, CeCe, to a devastat% off all throws, Ready to get cozy? We’re taking ing form of epilepsy in 2010, they formed a foundation decorative pillows, lamps and more through 11/27 which gives bears (about 2,000 this year) to comfort so you can give fall a warm welcome. other children during their treatment for epilepsy.

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When a home is a castle Estates on the market offer billiard rooms and other amenities

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■ by bill mclean John G. Shedd, the second president and chairman of the board of Marshall Field and Co., gave his daughter, Laura, quite a wedding gift nearly 100 years ago.

It was bigger than a breadbox and smaller than Buckingham Palace.

And impossible to wrap.

It’s the Schweppe estate in Lake Forest.

The English Renaissance mansion was designed by Frederick Wainwright Perkins in 1917 and restored in 1987 and 1988 by 70 craftsmen, including Italian artisans and Bavarian stone crafters.

It sits on 5.3 acres at 405 N. Mayflower Road.

It’s on the market for $12 million.

“It’s in fabulous condition,” said Coldwell Banker-Lake Forest broker associate Ann Lyon, a former architect.

So is the historical mansion on 950 Hill Road in Winnetka, listed at $6.95 million.

The McNabb estate was built in 1929 for Joseph McNabb, then the president of Bell & Howell, the film projection company.

The mansion’s broker agents are

Barbara Shields and John Baylor of @properties-Winnetka.

“Its current owner refurbished it [the past 10 years] but maintained the integrity of its amazing architecture,” Shields said of the English Tudor structure.

But it, like the Schweppe estate, is more than just a gem along the North Shore. Stuff went on inside the walls during the mansion’s early years.

Interesting, compelling stuff.

What is now a billiard room lined with custom-made sconces on the lower level was home to a huge projection room in the 1930s.

A door down there served as an entryway to something forbidden at the time.

“A wine cellar … during the Prohibition Era,” Shields said, sounding like a seasoned museum docent. “Later, in the 1950s, the owner kept a very expensive, extensive collection of church artifacts in the lower level.

“The current owner,” she added, “saved some of those artifacts.”

It’s a good time to buy North Shore historical mansions, most brokers believe.

Prices have been dipping. Interest rates are still near historic lows. Plus it’s the

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“There are a lot of buyers interested in high-end, beautiful houses out there,” Shields said, adding two such houses sold recently in Winnetka ($5.9 million asking price) and in Glencoe ($6.7 million).

List Price: $9,800,000.

also preserving them. The mansions on the North Shore are what make the North Shore so nice, so special. Why do people go to Europe? To see the castles.

“The North Shore’s mansions,” she added, “are our castles.”

All that’s missing at 855 E. Westminster Road in Lake Forest is a moat. It’s the John

“When you drive down Sheridan Road, you’re driving past an amazing history of architecture … mansions are hugely important to the character of the lakefront communities.” | Ian Robinson The North Shore without mansions is Chicago without skyscrapers. They’re essential to the fabric of the area, massive baubles along leafy, lakefront neighborhoods.

“It’s an absolute tragedy when historical mansions get torn down,” said Jean Wright of Jean Wright Real Estate in Winnetka. “That happens, but people are

Hughes mansion, sprawled across more than 11,000 square feet and listed at $4.955 million. The late screenwriter, director and producer renovated, expanded and meticulously maintained the English Tudor house in 1992.

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ing fireplace that bears the trademark of Hughes Entertainment within the mantle.

Like the Schweppe estate, the mansion’s listing agent is Coldwell Banker’s Lyon.

“There are benefits for those who want to renovate and restore historical mansions,” Lyon said, referring to property tax assessment freezes and federal income tax deduction to owners of historic properties who donate preservation easements to qualified organizations.

There are benefits for those who don’t live in mansions but still get to admire the striking abodes — for free.

“When you drive down Sheridan Road, you’re driving past an amazing history of architecture,” said Ian Robinson, managing broker at Coldwell Banker-Northbrook.

“The quality of workmanship … it’s there for all to see. Mansions are hugely important to

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the character of the lakefront communities.”

Many of the names of the architects attached to the North Shore mansions are as awesome as, well, the mansions: Frank Lloyd Wright, Howard Van Doran Shaw, David Adler, Henry Ives Cobb, Rudolph Schindler, John Van Bergen and Edwin Hill Clark.

If there’s an Architecture Hall of Fame, one of those men must have designed it.

“Some homeowners appreciate the façade of their homes and do all they can to maintain the integrity of that, while adding modern amenities inside,” said Caitlyn Terrell, director of luxury & development marketing at Koenig & Strey Real Living in Skokie.

Businessman and philanthropist W. Clement Stone lived in a mansion for decades on 445 Sheridan Road in Winnetka.

That is well-known. Perhaps not so wellknown was the man who lived there from 1931-65: James G. McMillan, president of

the Wander Company, creator of Olvatine.

Harold L. Ickes drank milk in his mansion at 900 Private Road in Winnetka. He served as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1933-46. He also had a major impact locally. “[Ickes] helped to change the fabric of Winnetka,” said Carol Hunt, a broker associate at Baird & Warner-Winnetka. “He was behind the project to create the Skokie Lagoons.”

The Civilian Conservation Corps toiled in the mid-1930s to form the hills and lakes of the lagoons.

“North Shore residents live near many unique homes,” added Hunt, who, in 2010, sold a mansion (built in 1886) on Elm Street in Winnetka.

“And the people who lived in them … so many of them lived interesting lives.

“It’s good to know that people still appreciate

history. It’s always good to still see a mansion close to its original form.”

Among the other famous mansion owners along the North Shore: former Carson Pirie Scott executive and chairman Bruce MacLeish (lakeside bluff in Glencoe, built in 1919); former Pabst Brewing Co. chairman and president Harry Perlstein (Sheridan Road, in Glencoe, 1936); and former Ohio Secretary of State William Henry Smith, a close friend of President Rutherford B. Hayes, who appointed Smith Collector of the Port of Chicago in 1877 (the “Lost Rock” estate on 100 E. Pembroke Drive in Lake Forest, 1894).

“Mansions are an integral part of the history and development of the North Shore,” said Maureen Mohling, a broker associate at Coldwell Banker-Winnetka.

“There’s a lot of interesting, fascinating history surrounding mansions.

“And history often adds value.” ■

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Organ work is no pipe dream for company

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Despite more than four decades in business, Walter Bradford still can’t decide if he’s an artist or a manufacturer. His product is the pipe organ, and his job covers a lot of ground.

“You want the organ to fit with the architecture of the building it’s in, and then there is the way it sounds in the room — it’s very complex the way you manipulate pipes to get the right balance, and that’s where the real art is,” he explained.

Since 1977 his Skokie-based Bradford Organ Co. has built, restored and maintained organs in churches (the overwhelming majority of his business), colleges and private homes. And although he has groomed several apprentices to continue his work, Bradford hasn’t seriously considered retirement yet.

“There’s nothing I enjoy more,” the Wilmette resident admitted.

Lucky for Bradford, general manager Ben Hiett shares his passion for organs.

“It’s a modest living and a labor of love,” said Hiett, a former music teacher who has worked with Bradford since 1998. “It’s an unappreciated art. You’ve got electrical, woodworking, cabinetmaking, leatherwork and plumbing — all the artisan trades, really — going into the job.”

As such, the job is learned through apprenticeships with veteran craftsmen.

Bradford worked for eight years with an organ maker in Evanston before striking out on his own, and Hiett spent his Bradford Organ Co. General Manager Ben Hiett checks out an organ at University of Saint Mary of the childhood working alongside his dad, an orchestra and choir director who mainLake. tained the organ in their family home.

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working as a UPS driver in the organ company’s neighborhood, delivering much-needed parts for Bradford’s most intricate projects.

The company’s portfolio reads like a history book. They’ve worked on organs in Evanston’s Lake Street Church, Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church and Lake Forest Church of the Covenants, among others, on organs dating back to 1872.

“The fun I’ve had taking the organ out of the Civic Opera House and carrying 16-foot pipes down Wacker Drive — I’ve had experiences and been in places that only one-half of one percent of the population gets to see and do,” Hiett said.

Restorations take 18-24 months at costs in excess of $300,000, depending on the size of the instrument. But a good restoration will add 40-80 years to the life of this musical workhorse, Hiett explained.

“The pipe organ is a lost art,” said Hiett, of Highland Park. “In my opinion, it’s an instrument that still has a lot to give. You can do things (musically) with an organ that you can’t do with any other instrument, and the only thing close would be a full orchestra.”

Hiett’s mission now is to educate the next generation of organ owners: seminarians at Mundelein’s University of St. Mary of the Lake. They’re likely to evaluate and finance organ maintenance when they become priests at churches.

“There are hundreds of churches in the metropolitan area with pipe organs that someone will have to deal with,” Hiett explained. “And I believe the organ is still the best mode of worship in a church.

Going to church is a unique experience is a special space, and it should not sound like you are riding in a car.” ■

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Group bears down to aid epileptic children

Sarah and Peter Cunningham hold CeCe Bears.

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YOur FIrst LuxurY HOme If you’ve decided to relocate into a luxury home and you’ve made an excellent choice.

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■ by joanna brown Winnetka’s Peter and Sarah Cunningham are not your average toymakers.

They distributed 2,000 plush CeCe Bears this year — and each one carries a piece of their hearts.

CeCe Bears immortalize their daughter, who died in 2010 of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), and aim to comfort other children during their treatment for epilepsy.

The bears are one program of the CeCe Cares Pediatric Epilepsy Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by Peter, Sarah, and CeCe’s twin sister, Reese, to comfort children during treatment and provide financial support for their families. Peter said the foundation fills a niche they weren’t aware of when they were caring for CeCe. “Like anyone whose child has an illness, we just went with it. We were focused on taking care of her, and her medications, and taking care of our other daughter. We didn’t realize how stressful our life was until she was gone.”

After her 2010 death, the Cunninghams got to know other families with an epileptic child, and they counted their blessings.

“At the time we lived five minutes away from one of the top treatment centers in the country, we had great insurance, and we had the resources to provide what CeCe needed,” Peter explained. “There are funds being generated for research, but a lot of families are in pain now, and we wanted to help them.”

They established the foundation to ease the stress on other families – and began to heal themselves in the process. They remembered fondly a time during one of CeCe’s hospital treatments when she received a toy rabbit from a nurse. The small gesture lightened the mood immeasurably, and it inspired them to produce a bear that would similarly lift other patients’ spirits. The CeCe Cares Foundation partnered with Chicago-based

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North American Bear Co. to produce a plush bear that Reese designed.

“The bear has bandages because CeCe loved wearing bandages,” Peter described. “But we also got input from CeCe’s doctors to make sure it was hospital-compliant and could go in the beds with the kids who have respiratory issues, for example – that’s why it’s flat.

The eyes are sewn in so that there are no choking hazards.”

This year, 2,000 bears will be distributed at 30 hospitals, including Chicago area giants Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, St. Alexius Medical Center, Comer Children’s Hospital, and Rush Children’s Hospital.

Sooky Koh, one of CeCe’s doctors at Lurie Children’s Hospital, keeps a CeCe Bear propped up behind her computer at the hospital.

“It’s a reminder to work harder,” to learn more about SUDEP and epilepsy she explained; she’s part of several research studies at this time. Dr. Koh also said the bear matches CeCe’s personality — big eyes, big smile, huggable — and likely keeps lots of kids company when they’re in the hospital, otherwise feeling alone.

“We ask donors to sponsor a bear or five or 10 or 20,” Peter said. “The cost covers the bear, as well as some support for a family.”

Grants to families with sick children offset costs not covered by insurance. This includes medication, which can cost up to $2,000 per month; bed pads that sound an alarm if a child has a seizure overnight; and cooling vests that enable epileptic children to play sports safely. Thirty families will receive grants this year.

Now entering its third year, Peter said there are great things on the horizon for the foundation.

“We’re having fun with it, and it’s evolving nicely in an underserved niche,” he said.

“The sky’s the limit.”

Find more information about the CeCe Cares Foundation at http://cececares.org ■

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Highland Park Responding to the recent reduction in food-stamp benefits, Moraine Township is expanding its food pantry hours and service, opening one evening a week.

The food pantry will be available to Moraine Township residents on Thursday evenings until 7 p.m. for the remainder of 2013, except for holidays.

The township is also now allowing

Preview Lake Forest Lake Forest Country Day School will host one of the finals tournaments for the Illinois First Lego League Robotics Tournament on Dec. 14.

Hosting the tournament will be a big endeavor, with more than 400 students attending from the North Shore area and over 120 volunteers being required to staff the event. Teams from LFCDS have earned several first-place trophies in recent years.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Melissa Ripp Lozoff at LFCDS at melissa.ripp@lfcds.org.

Northfield Temple Jeremiah invites the North Shore community to a three-day Hunger Summit from Dec. 6-8.

The temple will host activities throughout the weekend, culminating in a panel of U.S. and state legislators, including Congressmen Brad Schneider and Jan Schakowsky.

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Phil Kiraly — who has been Northbrook’s assistant village manager for five years — has been named village manager of Glencoe.

He will become its eighth village manager when he starts the post Dec. 1. He was chosen from a pool of more than 100 candidates.

“While there were many fine candidates, Phil Kiraly stood out,” said Glencoe Village President Lawrence Levin, who served on the selection committee. “We believe Phil is an excellent fit for Glencoe. He understands the importance of process in a village that prides itself on a high level of customer service, provided in a cost-effective manner and tailored to our village’s pleasant, friendly ambiance.”

families who are prequalified for the federal school free & reduced lunch program to access its food pantry twice a month instead of only once.

For further information call Moraine Township at 847-432-3240 or email clerk@morainetownship.org.

“The point of this weekend is for all of us to come together and communicate with our legislators and advocate for change,” said Barb Miller, co-chair of Temple Jeremiah’s social action committee.

For more information, contact the temple office at 847.441.5760.

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Trio battles scourge of homelessness ■ by angelika labno

Among the luxurious homes and upscale restaurants, the meaning of homelessness can be lost on the North Shore.

That is the recurring notion of three New Trier High School seniors —Lily Schroeder, Kevin Sokal and Stephanie Steen —who are striving to raise awareness on the North Shore’s “backyard epidemic” through their involvement with Student Alliance for Homeless Youth (SAHY).

“We really believe that all children have the right to shelter, food, education and freedom from abuse,” said Sokal, who is co-president with Schroeder. “Understand that homelessness is not a choice — it’s a financial situation — and they just need a little help, a little push.”

In honor of November’s National Hunger and Homelessness Week, Steen and SAHY’s Public Awareness Committee organized the Fourth Annual Candlelight Vigil at Winnetka’s Hubbard Woods Park Pavilion on Nov. 10 to “shed light” on the issue in Chicago. About 100 people gathered to hear the emotional stories of those who suffered through and then surpassed homelessness, thanks to SAHY. One girl, who was kicked out of her home for being gay, was able to attend University of Illinois-Chicago thanks to a scholarship that SAHY raises funds for.

The same vigil is what compelled Steen, Schroeder and Sokal to join years ago.

“Seeing how SAHY was able to give someone a new life, a new opportunity, you feel so proud to be a part of that,” said Steen. “In

the North Shore, we live in such a bubble, it seems like, and to have these speakers come, we realized how fortunate we are.”

A recent article in the Chicago Tribune touched on the issue of homelessness and its effect on education. It noted that three dozen Chicago-area schools cope with homeless populations of 20 percent or more.

Homelessness causes kids to attend numerous schools, repeat grades and achieve less academically.

“These kids have just as much potential as I do, and there’s no reason they shouldn’t be able to fulfill it,” said Schroeder.

The vigil is just one of many events and services that SAHY provides throughout the year. Coming up is a new Thanksgiving event held at Bethlehem Healing Temple, where SAHY will hold an arts and crafts area for kids. For the holidays, the members will give gifts to six homeless children. Even Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s Day are celebrated with community outreach parties.

Such direct and indirect services are a third of SAHY’s trifold mission; the other two are building awareness and reducing educational barriers. The latter is accomplished by hosting fundraisers — such as the annual Paddle Tournament — for scholarships through the Chicago Coalition for Homeless College Scholarship Program. In the last three years, SAHY donated more than $8,000 to the program.

“It’s made me more aware of the value of my own education,” said Sokal, relating that his parents had their own barriers to

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■ by katie rose mceneely Rafael Yglesias is a Ragdale author and screenwriter. His most recent novel, “A Happy Marriage,” was published in 2009.

Reading: I just finished a very long book, “The House of Morgan,” by Ron Chernow. It’s a little odd, because I haven’t read any of the subject’s works as a sociologist, and I thought I should read him first — but as a novelist, I’m more interested in a person’s life than their work.

Listening: I listen to many different things — I watched “Orange Is the New Black,” so I’ve been listening to Regina Spektor. And I always listen to sacred classical music, especially on the subway.

I have eclectic taste — rock, jazz, blues, showtunes.

Watching: “Breaking Bad,” of course.

I watched “Borgan,” a Danish series about a woman leading the government.

I watch a lot of cable shows — but lately I watch “Orange is the New Black.” I really enjoyed them— the hype was pretty severe. I’m not big on what’s best.

[Serial television] is sort of a return to the 19th century — you can show a character in more depth, and you can have many more different subplots. I think “The Wire” really took advantage of that — each season really had a conclusion.

Following: To be really honest, my older son, Matthew, has a very big presence — he writes for Slate Magazine.

He posts six or seven blogs a day, and he tweets often. He is my son; I love him, and I think he’s a brilliant writer. So I tend to follow him and follow writers connected to him.

Activity: I’m very busy right now with a couple of books — one I just sold to Algonquin Press. I may be editing that one at Ragdale, depending on if I get my notes from my editor. There’s another novel I’m half done with and another that’s completed and which I need to do a revision on. I will probably pick one to work on at Ragdale; the peace and quite is helpful with first drafts, that kind of pure intention.

The novel that will come out — next

year or the following year — is about the long-term effects on three people who were molested as children. “The Wisdom of Perversity.”

Eating: There are many vegan dishes I like, but I’m not vegetarian. I do eat local whenever I can. I eat fresh food whenever I can. But I eat everything — I’m not a fussy eater. I have two sons — 27 and 31 — and their generation is much more aware of and more interested in good food than I was at their age. They have much more distinct preferences than I did. People are very, very particular! I’ll just accept what is prepared.

What is your favorite mistake?

The one that I make the most often is not enjoying what I have achieved. You know — devaluing it, convincing myself it wasn’t worth it or that I’ve failed terribly.

“In many cases I’ve achieved what I set out to achieve, and I should feel quite satisfied by that. And yet I don’t — I tend to judge it by other people’s standards.” | Rafael Yglesias Altogether I’ve had nine novels published and five films produced. In many cases I’ve achieved what I set out to achieve, and I should feel quite satisfied by that. And yet I don’t — I tend to judge it by other people’s standards, whether it was a commercial success or it won an award. There’s not an enduring sense of accomplishment. I’m not satisfied [by what it meant to me,] and that robs you of the truth of your own achievement.

I think it’s a little more acute with the books that are better, but it happens to all of them. I don’t take pleasure in having done it — at least not enough. And that leads to other mistakes. It cascades.

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22 | lifestyle & arts sunday breakfast ■ by david sweet When Selena Coppock received a new American Express card in the mail recently, she tried to sign it — again and again.

Finally, she traded her pen for a Sharpie – still no luck.

“It struck me as so hard to sign credit cards anymore — had something changed?” the author says.

She walked to her local wine store in New York City to use her new c r e d it card. She handed it to the cashier, who flipped the piece of plastic over just before he swiped it.

“He said, ‘You know that you left the signature box blank and signed the magnetic strip, right?” recalls Coppock. “I just started laughing and said, ‘I’m a blonde- — what do you want from me?’ “ What people are getting these days from the standup comedian — who trained at the I mp r o v O ly mpi c in Chicago — is a book called “The New Rules for Blondes,” published by It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. With chapters like “Don’t Be Afraid to Selena Coppock Run in Heels” and “Have a Blondetourage,” Coppock’s first book definitely looks at the light

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side of being fair-haired. But that doesn’t mean it was easy for its blonde author — who spent 30 months on the project — to put together.

“You’d think a funny book about blondeness, how much research could there be?” notes Coppock, who has appeared on VH1 and elsewhere. “But I did do a lot. I picked the brain of a colorist. Even for pop-culture references, I needed to know the exact year a pop album came out.

“The biggest challenge for any writer is being focused and avoiding distractions. I would disconnect from the Internet, not go on errands, not do dishes.”

Handed the overarching concept of the book and the title by a literary agent and asked if she could run with it, Coppock agreed.

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skill that I already had in place. And I’m used to hustling and networking, so the promotional aspect of being an author is something I was definitely ready for.”

Growing up blonde, her introduction to stereotypes came early.

“I felt as a kid blonde jokes were very juvenile,” says Coppock, who received the honor of “Best Hair” in her senior class at Weston High School in Massachusetts. “I felt I was sort of indoctrinated into assuming that blondes were dumb. But Pamela Anderson, Dolly Parton, I think they’re smart. I really admire Dolly — she’s hilarious!”

“I felt I was sort of indoctrinated into assuming that blondes were dumb. But Pamela Anderson, Dolly Parton, I think they’re smart.” | Selena Coppock Coppock, whose six-month stretch as a brunette in London is detailed in the chapter “Spend Some Time on the Dark Side” (“I did not get any attention from men there”), was asked what it is about blondes that gentlemen prefer.

“They respond more to blonde hair because it catches the eye, even if you’re color blind,” she says. “It’s almost a biological thing.”

In her book, she gives blondes a few pointers about what they need to know to be capable in life. One is football.

Coppock writes, “Football is a long game that resembles a recurring pig pile for three hours. To me, the only bright in football is the tight pants worn by the players … but football is more than matching outfits and shiny, metallic hats.”

Asked about a follow-up book, the Hamilton College graduate is not in a rush.

“I’m kind of just taking a breath,” she says. “I’ve been thinking about blondeness for 2 ½ years, so at the moment I’ve overdosed on blondeness a little bit.”

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Show is a laughing matter for this Boomer Babe ■ by gregg shapiro

Calling a show Funny Old Broads can be a risky proposition.

“Old” can often just be a state of mind, and “broads” has all sorts of connotations.

Thankfully, the “funny” part not only rings true, but it softens the potential blow of the other two words.

Four women – comedian Caryn Bark, Boomer Babes Pam Peterson and Jan Slavin, and sit-down comic Robin Riebman – have been packing them in and knocking them out during the course of the extended run of Funny Old Broads at Gorilla Tango’s Skokie Theatre. A blend of comedy, music and musical comedy, Funny Old Broads is custom-made for the aging Baby Boom generation but is also universal enough to appeal to audiences of all ages.

I spoke with Evanston native Jan Slavin, one half of the Boomer Babes duo, about the show, which will also run in its special holiday-themed version Oy Vey Holidays at the Skokie Theater Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 22 at 3 p.m., and Dec. 21, 24 and 31 at 8 p.m.

Gregg Shapiro: How did you come up with the Boomer Babes moniker?

Jan Slavin: Pam Peterson is the brainchild behind Boomer Babes. The idea germinated in her head for a long time as she recognized that she is part of a unique generation that is so far removed from its previous generation in every possible way. She wanted to show, through music and humor, just how far we’ve come from June Cleaver baking in pearls and Donna Stone vacuuming in high heels. Plus, Pam is a “babe” and, obviously, so am I [laughs].

GS: How did you and Pam meet and for how long have you been performing together?

JS: Pam and I met at a friend’s Passover Seder in 2003. A dear friend used to hold a seder each year in her building’s community room and invite about 80 people. It was a bit unconventional, as non-Passover music, theatre and comedy were interspersed throughout the evening.

I had been away from Chicago for many years, having lived in New York most of my adult life, and Bonnie thought I might want to team up with another singer for my portion of the entertainment. That singer turned out to be Pam Peterson, and we sang an impromptu version of “Blue Skies.” So, basically, the Boomer Babes were brought together over the gefilte fish course [laughs].

We clicked as friends and creative buddies instantly and performed our first “Boomer Babes” show at Davenport’s (in Chicago) in 2004. Since then we’ve done countless cabaret shows and private events.

GS: How did the Boomer Babes come to be involved in Funny Old Broads?

JS: I knew of Caryn Bark from her (stage show) Diary of a Skokie Girl days, but not personally, although my sister did graduate from Evanston Township High School with her. A couple of years ago, at the Jewish Folk Arts Festival, I was singing with a cappella group Shircago immediately following Caryn’s hilarious act. She stayed to listen to us, and we walked back to the parking lot together. That was pretty much the extent of our connection until two years later (last spring) when I approached her after seeing her perform again. We schmoozed a bit about networking and a few weeks later Caryn contacted me,

saying she had seen Pam and me on some You Tube videos and wanted to discuss an idea she had for a show called “Funny Old Broads” that would combine comedy and music.

Caryn had an insanely successful run for over 14 years with her Skokie Girl show so I didn’t have to think twice about it. I got on the phone with Pam and within fifteen minutes our collaboration was a done deal.

We weren’t even sure where we would perform it, when or how. But I knew it was a brilliant concept and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.

GS: How does it feel to be considered a “funny old broad”?

JS: The “funny” part of it supersedes “old” and “broad.” Being able to make people laugh is a gift, I admit it, and I am grateful for it. Being “old” is just what you get to be if you live long enough, so I consider that a gift as well. As for “broad” it’s not my favorite word. but, let’s face it — who is going to come and see Funny Old Ladies or Funny Old Feminists [laughs]?

GS: To emphasize the “funny” part, the Boomer Babes perform some wonderfully amusing parody versions of “Yesterday,” “The Monkees Theme,” “Feelin’ Groovy” and “All I Have To Do Is Dream,” to mention a few. What’s involved in the process of crafting the parody lyrics?

JS: Once again, I must defer to the Boomer Babes brainchild, Pam Peterson, when it comes to parodies. I’ve improved immensely at writing them but often my role is to come up with the initial song, or the initial line that just feels right.

Sometimes a song ripe for spoofing says “pick me.”

We stay true to the song’s original rhyme scheme, decide where the punch lines need to be, dig around for every possible rhyme, and then go take a walk, a shower, have some wine. After the prep work, it sort of writes itself. Pam is truly a perfectionist when it comes to parodies, which is what makes them great. Staying true to the rhythm, melody, tone and form of the original song is essential.

GS: Some of The Beatles parodies, such as “With A Little Help From My Friends,” “Eleanor Rigby” and “The Long and Winding Road,” take more sensitive subjects, such as incontinence, osteoporosis and proctology, and have fun with them. How important do you think it is to be able to laugh about such things?

JS: The only real empowering choice we have is to laugh at these indignities that have been thrust upon us. We’re all in it together, so we need to give ourselves permission to laugh. But not too hard, unless you’re wearing your Depends [laughs].

GS: Boomer Babes also perform a medley of songs (I counted 18, but I could be off) by one-hit-wonders. Why do you think those songs have stuck with us after all this time?

JS: They struck a chord with our raging hormones and connected us with our whole generation. We all listened to the same songs over and over and over again on our transistor radios at the beach and on our car radios. Who doesn’t have a memory associated with a song while driving down Lake Shore Drive with friends or, better yet, a love interest?

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We pondered it. Iron Butterfly’s “In A Gadda Da Vida” -- is it really In the Garden of Eden? The Bhagavad Gita? Probably the writers were tripping on LSD and had no idea what they were saying. But that only made it more interesting. At the same time, there’s lots of simple one-hit wonder songs with sweet melodies and not much at all to say, but those were guilty pleasures and created an innocent backdrop for teen love.

GS: Do you have a personal favorite one-hit-wonder?

JS: I’d have to go with “Popsicles and Icicles” by The Murmaids. Tuneful with great harmonies. Reminds me of the boy I liked at that time. “He likes Levis and brown eyes and wind blowin’ through his hair.” I get a little misty just thinking about it. I am pretty sure that boy doesn’t have much hair anymore [laughs].

GS: Funny Old Broads also includes local humor, such as references to Chicago area radio. As a local yourself, what do you like best about the region?

JS: I moved away after college and spent 26 years raising a family in New York City.

I missed Chicago terribly the entire time.

I missed the people, my memories, the neighborhoods and how much easier it is in Chicago to get around to experience all the city has to offer, without hordes of people on top of you at all times. I like to think of Chicago as New York on a slow day. And that’s just fine with me.

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Township High School. Do you have any fond memories of Evanston that you would care to share?

JS: It was a fabulous place to be, with diversity to spare. We hung out among every ethnic, economic and religious group, often to the chagrin of our parents, which made it even better. Many of my fondest experiences took place along the lakefront. I really cannot say more than that. I am a grandmother now [laughs].

GS: Do you have any special North Shore memories?

JS: There was an innocence and a camaraderie. My friends and I literally hitchhiked every Friday night along Sheridan Road and got in cars with boys we didn’t know. Am I telling too much [laughs]? We’d go to a party or a dance or the beach and do what teen kids did back there, which really did not involve actual sex or hard drugs. Maybe a hickey or two. No, really!

It was sweet. But absolutely and horribly unthinkable today.

GS: What are some of your current favorite North Shore spots?

JS: My sister lives in Highland Park and I’ll often choose doing something out there over the city, where I live. Highwood has so many great restaurants, and I also love Prairie Moon and Pete Miller’s in Evanston, plus there are amazing new dining spots in Skokie, where Funny Old Broads is now playing, including Libertad and Ecclisi, both on Lincoln. As the area is being completely revived, many more great restaurants will be opening.

As for culture, Piven Theatre, Light Opera Works and SPACE in Evanston offer unique and interesting performances that I love to attend and world-class Ravinia is in a league of its own. ■

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Mattie M also hosted a $100 drawing for customers who bought from the elegant line.

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Four homeowners on the North Shore graciously opened their doors to the hundreds of members and supporters of The Auxiliary of the Women’s Board of Rush University Medical Center’s annual Cooks’ Tour in September.

Each home was chosen for its provenance, architectural detail, or unique design. Following the tour, guests were invited to the Winnetka Community House for a luncheon. Linda Campbell and Debbie Frei served as co-chairs.

More than $40,000 was raised, going to fund lung cancer research at Rush University Medical Center.

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WHY SHOULD I SELL MY HOME THIS WINTER? • You may have fewer showings, but better prospects. Buyers are not out kicking tires in cold weather - they’re serious movers. January is traditionally the biggest month for business transfers & re-locations. If you’re not on the market you will be overlooked.

• There is far less competition for buyers. Most sellers are waiting until “after Superbowl” to go on the market – and who wants THAT competition?

• Your home looks great during the holidays.

• High demand + low supply = higher prices. You may receive more money for your home now because multiple offers drive prices up.

• Buyers have time to look for homes over the holidays. Finding ‘time to look’ can be difficult but get’s easier during vacations and time off.

• By selling now you can negotiate a closing date after the first of the year. This may be helpful for tax purposes. You could even stay in your home after the sale date to a mutually agreed occupancy date.

• Once you sell, you are completely free to buy in Spring market. You have no encumbrances like the buyers who “have to sell first.”

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Kinderhaven Preschool Academy Open House | Lake Forest Recreation Center | 400 Hastings Road, Lake Forest | 2-4 p.m. | For more information: Director Penny Robbins, 847-810-3947 or robbinsp@cityoflakeforest.com | To learn more about the only Reggio-inspired preschool in the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff area, come meet Director Penny Robbins. Teachers and parent board members will be on hand to give tours and answer questions.

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Christkind at leoleno | leoleno | 976 Green Bay Road, Winnetka | 3:30 p.m. | 847-446-1100 | The Christkind, a fairy-like being, dressed in gold and white robes with a crown upon her golden locks, is the namesake of the Christkindlmarket Chicago. Christkind folklore dates back to the 1500s. She will be reading a holiday tale to get children ready for the winter season.

Author Randi Zuckerberg | Lake Forest Book Store | 680 N. Western Avenue, Lake Forest | 5 p.m. | To reserve signed copies of the books, call 847-234-4420. | Former Facebook executive Randi Zuckerberg (sister to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg) will sign her two new books: “Dot Complicated: Untangling our Wired Lives” (a guide to understanding how technology and social media influence our lives) and “Dot” (a children’s picture book about a little girl who spends a little too much time with electronic devices).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Benny’s Holiday Bazaar | CROYA | 400 Hastings Road, Lake Forest | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | 847-612-5567 | Benny’s Holiday Bazaar presents gift options created by kids in preschool through high school. CROYA elves will be on hand to mind children while adults shop, and there will be live music as well as a gift-wrap station. This holiday market supports CROYA, Kinderhaven Preschool Academy, and Benny’s World.

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158 Washington Rd: NEW Construction, 4 bed 3.1 bath. Open floor plan maximizing living space. Wood burning fireplace, hardwood floors throughout first and second floors, custom chefs kitchen. Unparalleled attention to detail with superior craftsmanship. East LF location, walking distance to lake, town, and schools!

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25th Anniversary Concert | The North Suburban Symphony at Gorton Community Center | 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. | 4 p.m. | Tickets $35 | northsuburbansymphony.org, 847-295-1035 | In a concert titled “Symphonic Explosions,” seven rock musicians will be on stage with the North Suburban Symphony to provide an afternoon of rock classics, featuring tunes from the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Chicago, Moody Blues, and more. There will be food tasting stations and a chance to participate in both a silent and a live auction.

Classical Music Concert | Glencoe Public Library | 320 Park Ave., Glencoe | 5 p.m. | 847-835-5056 | A free classical music concert featuring violinist David Taylor (assistant concertmaster for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and friends will be performed at Glencoe Public Library.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Daniel Goleman — A Fan Presentation | Presented by The Book Stall | New Trier West - Cornog Auditorium | 7 Happ Road, Northfield | 7 p.m. | Free | Daniel Goleman, the author of “Emotional Intelligence,” returns with his new book “Focus,” a look at the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention.

Goleman shows why high-performers need all three kinds of focus, as demonstrated by case studies from fields as diverse as sports, education, the arts, and business. “Focus” reveals what distinguishes experts from amateurs and stars from average performers.

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318 Bluffs EdgE dR: 5 bed 5.1 bath. Custom luxury renovation from top to bottom.

825 square foot addition, 4 car garage. Serene East LF location, across the street from Lake Michigan. High end finishes throughout including newly finished lower level, custom chefs kitchen, and new master suite.

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The Women’s Board of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Holiday Boutique | Lake Forest Recreation Center | 400 Hastings Road, Lake Forest |10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Boutique continues Nov. 22 and 23. | Boutique admission: $10 per person | 847-234-6700 | The boutique will include approximately 35 vendors from across the country. Some of the offerings include children’s clothing, toys, home accents, men’s clothing, jewelry, women’s clothing and accessories, as well as holiday treats and decor. Proceeds will increase the Women’s Board’s donation to the hospital.

Author Christine Chakoian | Lake Forest Book Store | 680 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest | 7 p.m. | To reserve signed copies of the book, call 847-234-4420 | Christine Chakoian will discuss her chronicle of Lake Forest’s earliest church, “Worship, Fellowship, and the Work of the Kingdom.” The church’s history is closely intertwined with that of Lake Forest itself, and newly discovered material on the history of Lake Forest appears in the lavishly illustrated book’s first six chapters. Refreshments will be served.

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Meat the founder of an alternative burger ■ by katie rose mceneely David Friedman is the founder of Epic Burger, a Chicago chain of burger restaurants.

How did you get started with Epic Burger? I was a chef for many, many years. In one phase of my career, I did a lot of product consulting for two national chains. Part of that was in the meat business, so I became familiar with commercial beef and beef processing. The more I learned, the more I thought there should be an alternative. So the idea for Epic Burger was to have an all-natural beef hamburger alternative at an affordable price.

Years cooking? I graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1993.

What made you decide to become a professional chef? I always loved cooking and started working in restaurants in high school. I loved it and decided to pursue it for a career. Plus my stepmother was a horrible cook, so somebody needed to prepare some food!

Best recipe tweak? I’m not sure; I’ve cooked a lot of different styles. I’ve always worked off French classical as a basic.

At Epic Burger, first and foremost, it’s simplicity.

The idea was that we would do less things better.

None of our ingredients are artificial — no food coloring, phosphates or nitrates — it’s very unadulterated, wholesome food. We’re burger-centric, but ¾ of our menu is very lean and healthy. We try to be conscious of how our food is raised and grown, how it’s distributed and how it’s disposed of. The big idea is people will come to Epic Burger for our great burgers and get an education along the way — raise their

consciousness and make conscious choices about how and what they eat.

Signature dish? Everyone [at Epic Burger] is 100 percent customized. My favorite happens to be the turkey burger on whole wheat with horseradish and Havarti cheese.

Favorite cuisine to make? I love French cooking, but these days, for me, I usually prepare all my meals in a half hour or less, usually on the grill, a lean piece of meat or fish and a salad. My go-to sauces are lemon juice, olive oil, capers and fresh herbs.

Worthwhile gadget? A sharp knife is the best tool.

Favorite cookbook? Not anymore, not since the Internet. Now I just type in the region, dish, or chef I want to look into.

Favorite fruit? A perfectly ripe mango.

Funniest or most memorable kitchen incident?

When I was at the Culinary Institute, a lot of the instructors were older European chefs, real old school. I had a chef in fish cookery, who had a whole salmon that he was holding; he was going to teach us what a really fresh fish smelled like — it shouldn’t be fishy. I leaned in to smell, and he smacked me in the face with it! The whole class thought it was funny, and it was funny, but you certainly couldn’t get away with it today. Practical jokes are big in the kitchen, but they usually involved an element of humiliation.

I think today it’s a lot more professional.

Epic Burger is located at 4999 Old Orchard Center at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie.

For more information, visit epicburger.com or call 847-933-9013. ■

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Recipe: Epic Burger

To make an Epic Burger you need fresh ground, all-natural or grass-fed beef; hand pack it. It’s a thin burger, pressed into a pan, served on a freshly baked bun with butter and toasted on the griddle, premium cheese (we use Wisconsin cheese), super-ripe tomatoes, green leaf lettuce and Epic Sauce.

I can’t tell you what is in it, but it’s our version of a zesty Thousand Island.

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Stunning lakefront home with a private beach, indoor pool, elevator and breathtaking views from each of the four levels. 8000 square feet with 5 en suite bedrooms; 5.4 baths total. Large 3-car garage; gated entry. Built in 2006 – but looks and feels brand new!

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Students make top-notch house models look like Childs’ play ■ by abby wickman Real estate broker and self-described “house-flipper” Peter Childs makes the most of every opportunity – such as working with Lake Forest High School students to develop models for his proposed new house design for a property he purchased on Edgewood Road, right behind the high school.

Childs began his business — Childs Development — two years ago, and he has been purchasing distressed or foreclosed homes, renovating them, and reselling the renovated properties ever since. The business is nothing new for Childs – his father, Jamie, and mother, Sophia, formed a successful real estate team.

Childs moved 17 times during his childhood, as his family built, lived in, and sold houses.

“All my buddies when they were younger, they grew up playing video games and goofing around,” Childs said. “I grew up as kid going to my dad’s job sites with a hammer in my hand.”

A 2006 Lake Forest High School alumnus, Childs graduated from Elmhurst College with a business degree and had always planned on going into the family business. However, the housing market looked grim, and Childs took a corporate job right out of school.

“It just wasn’t for me — I hated being behind a desk,” Childs said. He quit his job, procured his real estate license and started selling real estate in the city.

Childs quickly found success and became one of the topproducing brokers in Chicago during his first year.

“It’s very rewarding to know — on a down economy — that a kid is thinking things through, and thinking, ‘You know, it’s not a real good time to go out and find a job. I’m going to do something on my own – something that I like to do,’ ” said Childs’ former LFHS basketball coach and architecture teacher Darren Barndt.

Childs observed certain trends and opportunities within the market.

“When I was in the city selling, there was a fad — everybody would move down there when they’re young, get married, live in a condo, have kids, outgrow the space, and move to the suburbs,” Childs said. “They need more space.”

That’s when Childs contacted his old high school teacher and coach.

“One of the conditions of approval for the plans [for the Edgewood house] was that I needed to build a scale model to show how the structure would fit into the neighborhood,” Childs said. “So, I called [Barndt] up and asked him if his

Peter Childs

photography by joel lerner advanced students would be interested in it.”

Barndt called it a win-win situation for everyone.

“The kids just jumped right into it,” Barndt said. “A reallife situation – a real-life priority – and I think the kids just really soaked it in.”

The students used Childs’ proposed floor plans — a highly space-efficient and functional design catered toward younger families.

The students divided into three groups, one for Childs’ design and two for the surrounding properties.

Lake Forest High School junior Alex Amarei worked on the

front of Childs’ scale-model house.

“It was a great experience,” Amarei said. “I was able to really learn how architecture works — I was able to create a model for Peter and put in a lot of detail into the house model.”

The effort paid off. Childs said that Lake Forest’s Building Review Board thought a professional architect made the scale models. It approved the plans.

Childs had one piece of advice for anyone looking into a start-up business.

“Go for it. Get out there and get as much real world experience as possible. And, of course, have a good mentor.” ■

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Fast-tracking Traynor, Durbin star as Scouts roll over De La Salle

Buh-bye: Scouts quarterback Regis Durbin accelerates to the end zone on a 43-yard run in his team’s playoff win at De La Salle.

photography by joel lerner

■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Jack Traynor plays the game in non-stop fashion.

Sort of like those commuter trains on the CTA ‘L’ track, which hangs less than a football field away from the natural grass football field at De La Salle High School, which is a hop, skip and a bunt from U.S. Cellular Field on the Chicago’s South Side.

Thanks to guys like Traynor, Lake Forest High School’s defense is a rapid transit system.

In the Class 6A second round game on Nov. 8, the 9-2 Scouts were all aboard. They raced out to a 17-0 first-half lead and went on to beat the host Meteors 27-7.

“Our game plan going in was to just fly to the ball and play team defense,” said the 6-foot-1, 215-pound Traynor, an outstanding inside linebacker who came up with one of his typical performances: 10 tackles, one quarterback sack and two tackle for losses.

Scouts head coach Chuck Spagnoli, who now will get his team ready for a state quarterfinal game at Batavia (10-1) on Nov. 16 (1 p.m.), is the smooth operator behind this wildly successful defense.

Spagnoli, who doubles as his team’s defensive coordinator, walked the LF sideline like he had a control panel in his head. He kept pushing the right buttons and using the right personnel packages.

As a result, De La Salle’s super-charged offense, which played without Vanderbiltbound running back Mikale Wilbon and

starting quarterback Shelby Spence due to injures, struggled to get any traction.

The Meteors (6-5) didn’t dent the scoreboard until there was only 4:54 remaining on the game clock — and even that came on a controversial simultaneous catch call.

“Obviously, giving up the touchdown there was disappointing,” said Traynor, a no-nonsense defender. “We made some mistakes on the drive. We can’t let that happen.”

Traynor knows what playoff football is all about. The junior lined up at linebacker last fall and helped the Scouts reached the state semifinals. And he believes that this year’s defensive unit is a near match to last year’s.

But there might be a slight difference.

The 2013 edition is extremely deep. Sixteen different defenders basically saw starter minutes against De La Salle.

Thus, the back-ups really aren’t back-ups.

“Everyone is stepping up,” said Traynor.

Traynor didn’t step off the field — until the waning seconds. He is one of the core players along with fellow inside linebacker Jack Kutschke (7 tackles, TFL), defensive end/outside linebacker Trent “The Quarterback Hunter” Williams (4 tackles) and safeties Jack Yale (2 tackles) and Geno Quaid (4.5 tackles).

“Jack is having a great season,” said Spagnoli. “He’s playing a position where there’s a lot of opportunities to make plays, and he’s taking advantage of it. He does a good job of tackling, and he’s extremely smart.”

The other “starters” include interior linemen Matthew Harmon, Jake Cirame,

Nicholas Athenson and Austin McIlvane; outside linebackers/ends Benjamin Audley and Joseph Beible; and cornerbacks Virgil Young, Graham Weinberger, Andrew Nelson, Connor Adams and Charles Moss.

Audley had one of his best games yet. The senior collected five tackles, including a sack and tackle for loss, while he also blocked a punt early in the fourth quarter.

Audley’s 13-yard sack on the second series of the game can be described as phenomenal.

It was a form tackle in the open field.

This team also has two other players with great defensive drive in juniors Nicholas Monfardini (sack, TFL) and Trevor Morcott.

“We’re pretty fortunate,” said Spagnoli.

“Obviously, we’re keeping guys fresh. But we’re also keeping them tuned into the game.

Having competition makes you play better.”

He went on.

“Ironically, the last time I had a defense like this one was when I coached De La Salle (1988-90),” said Spagnoli Offensively, senior Regis Durbin turned in an impressive effort. He was a runaway train on two quarterback keepers.

With 2:20 left in the first half, Durbin turned on the afterburners and raced into the end zone standing up on a 43-yard run to give the Scouts a 17-0 lead.

And then, early in the fourth quarter, he set up a Kyle Gattari 20-yard field goal when he weaved his way to the De La Salle 2-yard line on a 41-yard gain.

“He’s got that ability to move out of the pocket and extend a play,” said Lake Forest senior right tackle Daniel Sullivan, who

teamed up in the trenches with fellow linemen Peter Durot, John McArthur, Thomas Kennedy, Spencer Bleecker and George Kohl and tight end Liam Howe. “He can make something out of nothing.”

Durbin, who has mastered the zone-read option offense, wound up with 99 yards on seven carries. He also threw the ball to five different targets — including David Glynn (4-36), Matthew Hargitt (5-38) and Hub Cirame (3-44) — and finished the game with 135 yards on 14 of 19 passing.

“I thought Regis played as well in this game as he has played all season,” said Spagnoli.

De La Salle’s defensive strategy was to keep Cirame in check. The Meteors were only mildly successful. The LF senior amassed 72 tough yards on 25 carries. In addition to runs of 9, 14 and 21 yards, he scored the game’s first TD on a 1-yarder up the middle with 11:56 left in the second period.

Notable: The Scouts met Batavia — and lost 31-17 — in the second round of the Class 6A playoff during in ’11. Five Scouts were starters on that squad: Hub Cirame, Durot, Glynn, Kutschke and Williams. Senior tight end Liam Howe, who was moved up from the sophomore team, didn’t start but caught a 30-yard TD pass on a play-action pass from Jordan Beck. … Quaid’s other big moment against De La Salle was a nifty, shifty 30-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.

Sound Bite: Spagnoli, on the De La Salle’s cozy field, “They’ve created a nice atmosphere there. It’s like you’re in a little cocoon.” ■

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Welcome to the Lyons den

Linebacker’s play helps to do the trick as Ramblers eliminate Dons ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Niles Notre Dame didn’t win. But the host Dons were entertaining.

In an Xbox kind of way.

Gadgetry included.

But there was nothing tricky about Austin Lyons. He was a gamer in more of a traditional sense.

It was old school.

It was by the book.

This Loyola Academy senior outside linebacker grabbed attention the old-fashioned way.

No. 41 made plays. In abundant fashion.

“He showed his skills tonight,” said Loyola Academy head coach John Holecek. “He’s a terrific athlete. So versatile.”

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Lyons was versatile, agile — and hostile … to the guys in green jerseys.

In helping the Ramblers to a 24-0 victory over Notre Dame in the second round of the IHSA Class 8A playoffs on Nov. 9, Lyons was as active as the Dons were innovative.

Here’s his night: two forced fumbles, two tackles for loss, two pass break-ups and one blocked punt.

“Obviously, it was his most productive game ever,” said Holecek, a former linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers and Atlanta Falcons.

Lyons’ blocked punt — complete with that thwacking sound — on the first series of the second half was a blockbuster. (No doubt, it will be cheered — loudly — in the team’s film session.)

“I had an open path,” said Lyons. “(Blocking a punt) is one of the best feelings in the world.”

For Notre Dame, this thunderous block was a gut-buster.

Senior defensive tackle Charlie Pontarelli (6-3, 250) hustled like crazy and downed the blocked ball at the ND 7-yard line.

Moments later, LA quarterback Jack Penn spun into action, and on 3rd-and-goal at the 7, he whistled in a tightly-fitted TD pass to Joe Joyce in the front left corner of the end zone, putting the Ramblers (10-1) in front 17-0.

“We executed well tonight,” said Lyons.

“It was a great team win.”

Meanwhile, the Dons (7-4) tried everything in their playbook. Including the funky stuff.

Veteran head coach Michael Hennessey turned into Dr. Gizmo.

Gimmick plays — including a couple of masterful ones — were in.

Two of ’em stuck out.

Just before halftime, the Dons picked up 48 yards when Pat Cravens took the ball on a reverse and then shocked the universe — and maybe even Twitterverse — by tossing it to wide receiver Bill Byrne, who eventually was tackled at the LA 5-yard line.

“They were having a hard time moving the ball,” said Holecek, “until they started with the gadget plays.

“And,” the coach added, “a lot of them worked.”

On 4th-and-goal at the 2, Hennessey came up with a silver bullet — or so it seemed — when the Dons unveiled another intriguing widget.

This time Matt Harrity, who was lined up in the backfield, took a pitch from quarterback Ryan Greene, rolled to his right and threw the ball to a very wide open (wait for

Austin power: Loyola Academy outside linebacker Austin Lyons (No. 41) makes a stop on Notre Dame’s Dan Dietz.

photography by joel lerner it) … Ryan Greene.

The QB, located a yard deep in the end zone, dropped it.

Bullet dodged.

“Give ’em credit for drawing up a great play,” said Lyons.

“Keeping them out of the end zone there was a huge momentum swing for us,” Holecek said.

But, the coach added, “We needed to do a better job of recognizing their tips (on those trick plays).”

The Ramblers, on the other hand, didn’t try anything fancy.

They didn’t need to.

Running behind a stout O-Line, which features Michael Carlin, Matt Maher, Thomas

Bishop, Jack Moroni and Milan Urukalo, senior Julius Holley came up with some of his best work of the season.

The talented running back finished with 111 yards on 22 carries. He blasted in from four yards out to score LA’s first TD in the second series of the game.

“I thought our O-line was phenomenal,” said Holley, who shared the workload with sophomore Dara Laja (9 rushes, 42 yards).

“I give them all of the credit.”

LA’s passing game once again was effective. Penn completed 15 of 24 passes for 149 yards with no interceptions. The lefty did a good job of spreading the ball to five different receivers: Joyce (5 catches, 47 yards), Joe Dixon (3-36), Fran O’Malley (3-31), Owen

Buscaglia (3-25) and Bobby Walker (1-10).

Notable: In addition to Lyons, the other stars on LA’s defense included Andrew Cerney (9-yard sack, 2 fumble recoveries), Pontarelli (2 sacks, 1 tackle for loss), Mark Nichol (2 sacks), Tim Sullivan (tackle for loss), Thomas Dreher (tackle for loss), Ryan Zinkula (5 tackles), Mark Dowdle (4 tackles), Brian O’Brien (4 tackles) and Calvin Falkenhay (interception).

The Ramblers now host Maine South (9-2) in a state quarterfinal game on Nov. 16 (12 noon). The Hawks, who have won nine straight, are coming off a 34-21 victory over Oak Park-River Forest (9-2).

“Maine South?” said Holley. “I’m not a fan, myself.” ■

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Quite the production

New Trier’s Smith handles the big stage flawlessly, claims state championship ■ by kevin reiterman

“I knew they would go out hot,” she said.

Smith’s strategy was to run at a more controlled pace.

“It was the perfect race — for her,” said Burnside. “Certain years (at state), if you don’t start out fast and stay with the leaders, you would be in trouble. This year, she was able to allow a little gap and then capitalize at the right time.”

Smith’s kick is powerful.

“When she gets going with a head of steam, she’s extremely hard to beat,” said Burnside.

Her individual effort helped the Trevians to a solid team finish: 3rd place (173 points) behind Naperville North (112) and champion Glenbard West (75). The other scorers were Kelli Schmidt (33rd, 17:49), Molly Schmidt (43rd, 17:57), Oona Jung-Beeman (71st, 18:16) and Cara Keleher (79th, 18:20).

Smith’s times on the state course are trending well. In the fall of 2012, she took 12th in a time of 16:56. In 2011, she was clocked in 17:08 and placed 10th overall.

Her emergence as an elite runner is no surprise. As an eighth-grader for Wilmette Junior High, Smith claimed runner-up honors at the IESA state meet. As a seventhgrader, she was a top-five finisher.

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Resounding state-ment: New Trier High School’s Mimi Smith, seen here winning the regional meet, captured a state title in Peoria on Nov. 9.

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Stage fright? It’s not an issue with Mimi Smith.

The big stage — such as the IHSA Class 3A state cross country meet — is where Smith does her best performing.

The New Trier High School junior has ascended to superstar status following her first-place effort at Peoria’s Detweiller Park on the Nov. 9.

Smith, who is now a three-time all-stater in the sport, cruised the three-mile layout in 16:43, which was just enough to beat Hinsdale Central freshman sensation Alexa Haff (16:45).

More impressively, Smith was 20 seconds faster than the reigning champ: Glenbard West’s Madeline Perez. Which is saying something, considering Perez beat Smith by 10 seconds at the Lake Park Sectional seven days earlier.

Performing at a high level is nothing new for Smith. She’s also an accomplished singer.

When she’s not running circles around the competition, she sings with New Trier’s High Five Choir.

“Mimi is a complete person. She’s a strong person with a strong character,” said NT head coach John Burnside. “Running isn’t life or death with her. There’s more to it (life) than just these moments.”

But wow, what a moment to savor.

“My goal, 100 percent, was to win,” said Smith. “I had my entire plan of action mapped out in my mind. I went into the race mentally prepared.”

Her visualization became a realization when she caught up and passed Haff and Perez with 800 yards left.

Highland Park Boys Angel Estrada didn’t settle.

It’s simply not in his DNA. “I’m not surprised that Angel finished in the top 10,” said HP head coach Kevin Caines. “What’s stunning is the way he did it.”

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Wingin' it: Sophia Livney of the Giants races to a fourth-place finish in the 200 IM at the CSL North meet.

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It’s coming together HP is hitting its stride … LF’s Nelson is on in ‘off ’ event ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com AJ Block coached her first girls swimming and diving team at Highland Park High School in 2010.

She therefore is nearing the end of her “senior” season this fall.

“I was told, by many coaches, it would take about four years to get a program in stride,” Block said.

After her Giants competed at the Central Suburban League North Meet at Glenbrook North on Nov. 9, the state of HP’s swimming and diving program could be summed up in three words: full stride ahead.

HP finished runner-up — its best finish at the division meet since 2001.

Block’s Giants scored 296 points. The host school overwhelmed the six-team field with a 423-point effort.

Deerfield placed third (268).

“I tapered everybody for this meet,” said a thrilled Block, whose crew edged rival Deerfield by a point in a dual meet on Oct. 18. “It truly was a ‘team’ meet for us. We don’t have a superstar. What we did today is a great sign, very promising.

“I’m very optimistic.”

Her varsity is very young. Exhibit 1: At the CSL North Meet, freshmen Julia Solem and Caroline Kane and sophomores Sam Lask and Danni Cole pooled legs to clock a runner-up time of 1:56.93 in the 200-yard medley relay.

Exhibit 2: Emma Gelberg, another sophomore, touched third in the 200 IM in 2:19.37.

In addition to its head-turning youth, the program boasts a vigorously exuberant coach. Block’s energy at meets isn’t just

contagious; it could easily fuel a hangar full of airplanes.

“Without her, we wouldn’t be the kind of team we are,” said Giants senior co-captain Maddie Gelberg. “She knows what she’s doing.”

Added senior co-captain Maddie Cavanaugh: “[Block] is dedicated, an amazing motivator and an amazing coach. We’re all one team under her. We’re not divided into varsity, JV and diving teams.”

Giants junior Erin Cullather captured runner-up honors in diving in the morning session of the CSL North Meet, tallying 327.9 points.

She continued a positive trend.

Cullather finished fourth at the meet a year ago, after finishing eighth at the gathering as a freshman.

“I focused on the basics,” said Cullather, whose most difficult plunge on her 11-dive list is a full-twisting one-and-a-half. “I didn’t want to over-think. I wanted to get in a zone.

“I did OK.” Glenbrook North senior Sari Grad topped the diving field with a 339.8-point total. HP sophomore Avery Spitz took fifth (292.7), one spot ahead of classmate Kendall Robbins (271.7).

The Giants’ three divers combined for a meet-best 32 points. Deerfield was in second place (30) in the team standings after the diving segment.

HP’s other top-six results: Lask (third, 100 breaststroke, 1:11.03); sophomore Natalie Gelberg (fourth, 200 freestyle, 2:03.32; fourth, 500 free, 5:31.21); sophomore Sophia Livney (fourth, 200 IM, 2:20.26; fourth, 100 breast, 1:112.03); freshman Molly Solem (fifth, 200 free, 2:06.42);

Kane (fifth, 100 butterfly, 1:03.02); Julia Solem (sixth, 200 IM, 2:22.19; sixth, 100 backstroke, 1:04.06); 200 free relay (sixth, 1:47.54 — Julia Solem, Lask, Molly Solem, Natalie Gelberg); and 400 free relay (sixth, 3:56.22 — Cole, Cavanaugh, Kane, Hannah Chonkan-Urow).

“The team is close-knit … it’s like a big sisterhood,” Block said. “And nobody wants the season to end.”

The Giants vie for state berths at the Glenbrook South Sectional on Nov. 16.

Notable: Emma Gelberg (2:24:15, 200 IM), Cullather (202.5, diving) and Lask (1:12.02, 100 breast) each won an event in HP’s 111-75 loss to Glenbrook North on Nov. 1. … Senior breaststroker Franny Marchiafava served as the Giants’ JV captain this fall. She organized a canned food drive and often decorated teammates’ hallway lockers with inspirational quotes before big meets. “She’s so positive, so team-oriented,” Block said. … Michael Weiss and Mitch Madden are Block’s assistants.

HP’s diving coach is Adam Hanhart. …

Cullather no longer plays soccer, but she has volunteered for Buddy Soccer, a program for kids with special needs. Her sister, Maggie (HPHS, ’12), dives at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.

Lake Forest She set a pool record.

And a school record.

Lake Forest High School sophomore Haley Nelson accomplished both feats simultaneously when she zipped to a 56.95 in the 100 backstroke at the North Suburban Conference girls swimming and diving meet at Stevenson on Nov. 9.

But that wasn’t the remarkable news.

It was this: The 100 back is an “off event” for Nelson, a distance freestyler.

She won’t swim the 100 back again until … next season.

“Our plan all season was to have her swim the 200 and 500 free events [during the state series],” Scouts coach Carolyn Grevers said. “We’re staying with that plan.

We’re excited about what she’s capable of doing in those races.”

Lisa Hamming had set the previous school mark (57.99) in the 100 back in 2000.

She finished runner-up at state in the event twice (’00 and ’01).

Lake Forest’s ’13 crew finished runner-up to Stevenson at last weekend’s conference meet. The Patriots topped the Scouts 338311 — after trailing the Scouts by five points before the last event, the 400 freestyle relay.

Stevenson’s foursome won it; LF’s quartet got disqualified.

“I don’t think that is discouraging,” Grevers said. “We had some glimmers of what makes LFHS special throughout the meet. “[The NSC Meet] is not the place to show fireworks,” she added, looking ahead to the state series.

Grevers also received top-notch results from freshman Daria Pyshnenko (first place, 50 free, 23.92), senior Margaret Carney (first, 100 fly, 58.05) and the 200 free relay of Pyshnenko, Eleanor Meeks, Maddie Smith and Reilly Lanigan (first, 1:38.09).

Lake Forest’s other top-three finishes: Meeks (second, 100 fly, 58.38); Carmen White (third, diving, 351.2 points); and the 200 medley relay (third, 1:50.05 — Hillary Rancap, Kayla Smith, Carney and Meeks).

The Scouts vie for state berths at the Vernon Hills Sectional on Nov. 16. ■

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Park on Nov. 9, was sitting in 15th place at the two-mile mark.

“He was in good shape for all-state (top 25),” said Caines.

But that wasn’t going to be good enough.

Estrada wanted more. He dug deep and poured it on in the final 400 yards.

His start was equally impressive.

“He took out with the front group,” said Caines. “He put himself out there.

That’s Angel. He’s never about running safe races.”

Estrada is HP’s third all-state runner in the past four seasons. He’s the third Giant in the modern era (3-mile course) to finish in the top 10 behind Scott Frazen (5th in 2001) and Tom Newell (7th in 1978). Jim Weinert was a state champ in 1961, when the title race was 1.9 miles.

Woodlands Academy Caroline Watts was unfazed.

A power outage — caused by a wayward squirrel, according to a local newspaper report — kept the Class 1A state girls race from starting on time. There was a 30-minute delay.

“Everyone had to cool their heels,” said Woodlands Academy coach Bruce Watts.

It virtually had no impact on Caroline Watts.

Her energy pack was just fine. The senior star completed the three-mile course at Detweiller Park in 17:59 to earn all-state honors (15th place).

Last year, Watts finished 51st in 18:55.

“She was very motivated this season,” said Bruce Watts, who is Caroline’s dad.

“She peaked at the right time.”

Her workout regimen was key.

“Caroline put in a lot of hard work, ran

Woodlands Academy senior Caroline Watts, seen here at the Pat Savage Invite in October, took 15th at state.

Afifi (59th, 15:22), Om Kanwar (84th, 15:32) and Austin Santacruz (92nd, 15:34) rounded out NT’s scoring.

Lake Forest Boys LF coach Nathan Sweet thought this might happen.

“He (Mark Myers) didn’t come out of nowhere,” he said. “For me, this was not an unexpected outcome.”

The Lake Forest sophomore, who ran mostly at the frosh-soph level during the regular season, lived up to his coach’s expectations by claiming all-state honors in the Class 2A state meet.

Myers, who finished 24th in15:23, put his ability to the test.

“I went out harder than I like to. I was hurting most of the race,” said Myers. “But it worked out for me.”

Sweet likes Myers’ tough-mindedness.

“For every runner, there’s a part in the race when it’s going to hurt,” said Sweet, a former all-stater at Mundelein High School. “A runner will either back off or push through. Mark pushes through.” smart races and was very self-motivated,” said the WA coach.

New Trier Boys It didn’t look good for Peter Cotsirilos.

“With 700 (yards) left, he was in 38th place,” said NT coach David Wisner. “And

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Cotsirilos turned more than a few heads in his mad dash to the chute.

“He passed 21 guys,” said Wisner.

“Incredible.”

The senior, who has been dealing with a stress fracture most of the season, wound up earning all-state honors with his 17thplace finish (14:57) in the Class 3A boys race.

“He’s an amazing athlete,” Wisner said.

Cotsirilos’ all-out effort was New Trier’s highlight. The Trevians missed bringing home a team trophy, finishing sixth with 215 points.

“I have some mixed feelings,” said Wisner. “This was the best team we’ve had in a long, long time. We had a pretty low point total. It just wasn’t good enough for the top three.”

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Lake Forest Girls With senior Claire Yandell leading the way, the Scouts took 10th in the Class 2A state race with 305 points. Yandell placed 52nd in 18:58. LF’s top five also included Emma Allen (68th, 19:09), Nora Burgener (69th, 19:09), Kelsey Schmidt (114th) and Gabrielle Simeck (118th).

Loyola Academy Junior Christian Swenson just missed all-state honors. He came in 28th in 15:05.

His race was a highlight for the Ramblers, who ended up 12th (319 points). Rounding out the top five were Jack Carroll (75th, 15:28), Spencer Kelly (78th, 15:29), Matthew Randolph (110th) and Teddy Brombach (113th).

Meanwhile, the girls team came in 16th (402 points). Sophomore Kathryn House finished 35th (17:50). She was followed

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Depth perception

Numbers all add up as Trevians win CSL South meet ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Guy’s gals dominated.

Again.

New Trier High School swim coach Mac Guy watched his girls easily capture another Central Suburban League South Meet championship at Niles West on Nov. 9.

NT amassed 461.5 points.

Runner-up Evanston tallied 349.5.

“This is another year in which our greatest strength is our depth,” Guy said.

NT went 1-2-3 in three events. That’s canyon-underneatha-canyon deep.

Trevians senior Juliette Corboy topped the diving field with a 492.3-point day. New Trier’s Tally Ford (443.35) and Gloria Ho (426) finished 2-3.

Some perspective: Last year’s state diving champion, Benet Academy’s Taylor Kramer, scored 414.25 points at the state meet.

NT senior Kara Lucenti clocked a 2:06.19 to win the 200-yard IM. Right behind her was teammate Ingrid Wall (second, 2:06.22). Trevian Nicole Retondo placed third (2:11.14) in the event.

NT also took the top three spots in the 500 free, led by Christine Ryan (5:06.34). Mia Haggerty silvered (5:11.12) ahead of Julia Green (5:13.73).

Lucenti collected another gold in the 100 breaststroke

(1:05.72) and collaborated with Wall, Christian Katy and Liza Gallagher for a first-place 1:47.89 in the 200 medley relay.

New Trier’s Samantha Adams hit the final wall first in the 100 butterfly (59.15), as did teammate Amelia Girgenti in the 100 free (53.53). Girgenti later anchored the winning 200 free relay (1:39.64, with Brittany Bishop, Gallagher and Retondo) and the victorious 400 free relay (3:34.1, with Wall, Haggerty and Bishop).

Girgenti (24.7) and Bishop (24.98) went 2-3 in the 50 free; Bishop finished runner-up in the 100 free (53.79); NT received third-place swims from Christian (100 back, 1:00.86) and Hope Hayward (100 fly, 59.56).

NT’s ‘B’ relay in the 200 free (Lucenti, Adams, Ryan and Caroline Good) finished runner-up (1:40.06).

“Our girls have been working hard and are in excellent position to compete at sectionals and state in the next two weeks,” Guy said.

The three-time reigning state champion Trevians (11-0 in dual meets) vie for state berths at the Glenbrook South Sectional on Nov. 16.

Loyola Academy Grace under pressure?

Not quite.

Loyola Academy junior Grace Tierney swam under a time — a meet-record time — at the Metro Catholic Athletic Conference Meet at Fenwick on Nov. 2.

Tierney set a meet mark with her 5:02.22 in the 500 free

Flyin’ Ryan: New Trier High School’s Christine Ryan drives to a first-place finish in the 500 freestyle at the conference meet.

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and sped to a runner-up finish in the 200 free (1:53.35), as the Ramblers nearly upset the host Friars at the 14-team meet.

Fenwick nipped LA 378-373.5 for the title.

“The girls swam great and fought real hard,” Loyola coach Mike Hengelmann said. “We executed our races really well, and the rested girls [in their last meet] swam incredibly, with huge drops in time.”

LA junior Libby Jardeleza touched first in the 100 back (56.9), and senior teammate Brooke Hortness edged Loyola freshman Elinor Arndt 288.15-288 for the diving championship.

Jardeleza joined senior Marta Considine and sophomores Jamie Kolar and Claire Voss to post a runner-up time of 1:49.73 in the 200 medley relay.

The Ramblers’ other top-three efforts: Jardeleza (second, 100 fly, 57.54); Kolar (second, 100 back, 58.61); Voss (second, 100 breast, 1:08.64); Claire Rushin (third, 50 free, 24.7); freshman Ella Tierney (third, 500 free, 5:12.42); 200 free relay (third, 1:38.89 — Maria Kyle, Rushin, Olivia Andrew, Grace Tierney); and 400 free relay (third, 3:37.39 — Kyle, Jardeleza, Andrew, Grace Tierney).

LA freshman Alex Haitz was named MCAC frosh/soph swimmer of the year after winning the frosh/soph 50 free (24.75) and 100 free (59.67) events. Loyola’s frosh/soph squad (348 points) also finished runner-up to Fenwick (378).

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They’ve got a high ceiling Trevians have lofty goals as they advance to the state’s Final Four

Hands on the prize: Members of the New Trier High School volleyball team celebrate their sectional win over Loyola Academy on Nov. 7.

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■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com The volleyball must have had eyes.

Or the uncanny ability to evade at least three collisions with unforgiving rafters.

The scene unfolded during a point in a Class 4A supersectional at St. Charles East High School on Nov. 9. New Trier was battling Geneva. Sophomore Isabelle Tashima, a plucky defensive specialist from New Trier, bumped a high shot early in the second set.

It was a desperate act since it was the third contact on NT’s side.

The ball flew slowly, not far from the gym’s ceiling. It somehow traveled cleanly through several openings of a matrix of beams.

New Trier ended up winning the point to go up 6-2.

“A lucky shot, I guess,” Tashima would say later.

“We don’t practice that,” Trevians coach Hannah Hsieh cracked.

As NT’s fans cheered loudly and Geneva’s stunned supporters sat silently, Tashima got blinded.

“Everybody was smiling at me after that point. Nothing had to be said.

“Every point,” she added, “has the potential to be a game-changer. That’s what all of us think when we’re out there.”

All of the Trevians get to end their season at Redbird Arena in Normal. The reigning state runner-up program advanced to the Final Four with a 25-19, 25-21 defeat of Geneva (29-10).

New Trier (30-3) will face Mother McAuley (38-2) in the second 4A state semifinal Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. Reigning state champion Benet Academy (35-5) will take on Crystal Lake

South (37-3) in the other semi.

“This feels great,” Hsieh said after receiving her 512th —or something close to that — congratulatory hug in St. Charles East’s main gym. “I’m really excited to take this group down there. It’s a hungry group.”

It’s a crew that features five Division I athletes, including Tashima’s Northwesternbound sister, senior setter/hitter Taylor. Big sis tied classmate Abbey Boyd (NU-bound as well, as a softball player) for the teamhigh in kills (seven) in the supersectional.

Virginia recruit and senior middle Haley Fauntleroy finished with five kills. Junior middle and Cal-Berkeley recruit Sarah Shafiq popped for two blocks, two days after her dominant performance in the New Trier Sectional final on Nov. 7.

Senior defensive specialists MC Magner (Holy Cross) and Emmy Friedler (Penn) also plan to play volleyball at the next level.

“You can look at [Isabelle Tashima’s rafter-dodging delivery] as one of those miracle moments, as a little sign — a good sign for us,” Fauntleroy said. “But we also played with a lot of heart out there tonight. We definitely played as a team. We connected well.

We played with such cohesiveness.

“This is all I could ask for, the chance to play again at state. We’re going to go down there and maintain our energy. We’re not going to have many jitters. So many of us will be comfortable playing because we know what the atmosphere will be like.”

New Trier went up 7-2 in the second set on Friedler’s net-cord-aided ace. Minutes later, the Trevians led 12-5 and had a surplus of momentum. It would not have been out of line if one of the NT faithful in the bleachers had said to another: “Have you made your reservations for a hotel in Normal yet?”

But Geneva stuck around and chipped away. The Wildcats trailed only 17-15 and twice trimmed NT’s set-long lead to one point (20-19 and 21-20).

“We did not play a clean match,” Hsieh admitted. “We still have some work to do.”

A powerful shot from Shafiq gave NT a 24-21 lead.

A Taylor Tashima kill extended NT’s season.

“I’m thankful all of our hard work paid off,” Taylor Tashima said. “Our experience … it helped us stay calm under pressure tonight.

“It will be such a special honor to play (at state) again,” she added.

Notable: Host NT skipped to a highly efficient 25-17, 25-18 victory over Loyola Academy (27-8) in a sectional final on Nov. 7. Shafiq, Fauntleroy and Taylor Tashima played relentlessly near the net. The rest of the Trevs contributed flat-line-steady efforts.

“We played well. We played aggressively,” Hsieh said. “The girls ended points when they needed to end them. They all rose to the occasion. We’re excited.” … Shafiq’s typical reaction after smacking a kill or making a block against LA was about as histrionic as an apple posing for a painting. No time to bounce for joy. Or shout. Or celebrate.

Shafiq had to get ready and focused for the next point. “I don’t hear anything when I’m on the court,” the 6-foot-5 middle said, smiling. “I’m in a zone.” … In one of the most entertaining points of the St. Charles East Supersectional, a Geneva Wildcat made an incredible dig to keep a lengthy point alive in the second set. Geneva’s fans erupted.

Seconds later, after an emphatic kill from Shafiq, NT’s fans belted out a collective roar.

Eardrums took a beating. Paint peeled. …

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New Trier didn’t lose a set in its first five postseason matches. … Flashback I: NT topped Glenbard West 25-13, 23-25, 25-14 in a supersectional last fall. … Flashback II: NT beat Mother McAuley 16-25, 25-22, 25-19 in a state semifinal last fall.

Loyola Academy Lauren Stadler’s volleyball season had ended some 30 minutes earlier.

The Loyola Academy sophomore defensive specialist gathered up some of her belongings after a loss to the host school in the Class 4A New Trier Sectional final on Nov. 7.

Her rookie year on varsity started on Aug. 31.

She was different then.

“I was terrified then,” the 5-foot-5 Stadler recalled.

Fear subsided in early September, thanks to her teammates.

She began to feel more comfortable in practices and in matches, thanks to her teammates.

“It was the most supportive team I had ever been around,” Stadler said. “My teammates boosted my confidence.”

Stadler was steady and productive during the Ramblers’ postseason run, thanks to … Stadler.

She had removed the figurative floaties weeks earlier — for good.

And proceeded to perform swimmingly in the win-or-turn-in-your-uniform matches.

She truly belonged.

“Several sophomores contributed to our success this season,” LA coach Mark Chang said after his club (27-8) lost 25-17, 25-18 to NT (30-3). “Our seniors paved the way and showed what’s possible for Loyola volleyball.

They energized the younger girls. They gave us a dimension of competitiveness and fight.

“We’ll miss our [seven] seniors.”

Chang and his staff will welcome back eight varsity veterans next fall, including four from the class of 2016.

Starting setter Katie Randolph, outside hitter Christina Reed and setter Miranda Rockhold also represented the sophomore class on varsity.

“We didn’t define perfection by our number of wins or by stats,” Chang said. “We measured perfection by the way our girls played together as a team. We spent a lot of time this year on team concepts.

“I’m proud of the way they played and fought all season.”

New Trier built a 7-1 lead in the first set of the sectional final, before Reed popped for a kill to start a 5-0 run. The Trevians’ formidable pair of middles — 6-3 senior Haley Fauntleroy and 6-5 junior Sarah Shafiq — later finished points resoundingly as the hosts produced another comfortable advantage (15-7).

Ramblers senior middle Kelsey O’Neill pounded eight kills to pace Loyola’s attack.

“We always played like we wanted it,” Loyola senior outside hitter Danielle Van Zelst said of her team’s verve on the court. “We were always fighting, always playing hard.

“And we were such a close team.”

Notable: LA defeated Maine South 21-25, 25-12, 25-14 in a New Trier Sectional semifinal on Nov. 5. Van Zelst amassed a teamhigh 13 kills, followed by O’Neill’s eight.

Randolph provided 36 assists. … Van Zelst and her family hosted all three of the team’s pasta parties this fall. “We did that because we’re all superstitious,” Stadler said. …

LA fell one win short of claiming its first sectional title in program history. “A very special group of girls,” Chang said after the New Trier Sectional final on Nov. 7.

“Our expectations will be high again next year.” ■

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THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

With Kevin Reiterman & Bill McLean

At the Shoot-Around

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Boys Basketball • Deerfield/Highland Park/LF Academy: Say hello to the new bigs.

Stefanos Fasianos, who is 6-foot5, will be wearing a Deerfield jersey this winter. A move-in from Jacksonville, Fla., he played his spring/summer club ball with Fundamental U. Born in Greece, he’s a big body who likes to shoot the three-pointer.

Highland Park has welcomed in Toms Kirsblats. A native of Latvia, he stands 6-8. Coach Paul Harris believes the big guy can be factor in the second half of the season.

Lake Forest Academy has added an intriguing player in 6-9 Diego Quinn. A Manhatten native, he’s receiving interest from a number of colleges, including LaSalle and Morehead State. He played his AAU ball with the Riverside Hawks of New York. This fall, he has been training with Mike Weinstein of Fundamental U. LFA, which returns Ryan Clamage, Daniel Joseph and Dejon Brissett, figures to be a loaded squad. Isaiah Foster, also of New York, is a 6-1 transfer.

Circling the Bases

Baseball • Highland Park/Lake Forest: It’s been a good offseason for Top Tier. It usually is.

Two players who had terrific summers with this elite baseball club have made verbal commitments.

Highland Park’s Liam Carter, a 6-foot-7 right-hander, has committed to Missouri, while Lake Forest middle infielder Luke Johnson has selected Bucknell.

Carter is ranked 36th in the state (Class of 2014) by the Prep Baseball Report (PBR).

Highland Park coach Dan Casey saw good things from Carter last spring.

The hurler worked 28-plus innings and finished with 26 strikeouts while allowing only 21 hits. He had 1 win, 3 saves and a 2.94 ERA. Johnson is the second LF player to commit to a Division I program. In early September, shortstop/pitcher JR Reimer made a verbal commitment to Northwestern.

Johnson earned all-conference recognition for LFHS last spring. He hit .297 with a team-high 22 RBI for the Ray Del Fava-coached Scouts.

Roaming the Sidelines

Football • New Trier: Michael Sernus, who played defensive end for the Trevians (5-5) this fall, has received a scholarship offer from Bryant University.

The 6-4, 240-pound senior also has piqued the interest of North Dakota State.

“Michael is a really good football player,” said New Trier head coach

Not so fast: Highland Park High School’s Miguel Juarez (left), seen here trying to shake off a Glenbrook South player during earlier action this fall, earned all-league honors along with four of his teammates.

photography by joel lerner Dan Starkey. “He leads by example.

He anchored our defensive front.”

Sernus finished the season with 43 tackles. He had four quarterback sacks and five quarterback hurries.

The Rundown

Girls Cross Country • New Trier: Coach John Burnside is extremely excited about the team’s latest sister combo: sophomore Kelli Schmidt and freshman Molly Schmidt.

“Well, they’re not twins, but they are reminiscent of the (Courtney and Jessica) Ackermans with their work ethics and attitudes,” said Burnside.

“They get excited about a good workout.”

At the IHSA Class 3A state meet in Peoria on Nov. 9, the sisters helped the Trevians claim the thirdplace trophy. Kelli Schmidt ran No. 2 on the team and finished 33rd overall. Her sister was the team’s third finisher (43rd overall).

“They’re going to have serious impact on our program,” said Burnside.

The Ackermans, who graduated from NT last year, are competing at the Division I level. Courtney is at Illinois. Jessica is at Princeton.

Footnotes

Boys Soccer • Highland Park: Five Giants earned all-conference recognition this fall: Tony Barrios, Miguel Juarez, Zachary Kohn, Juan Marban and Omar Rodriquez. The Giants,

who will return eight starters next season, finished the campaign with an 8-9-5 record.

• Lake Forest: Senior midfielder John Moderwell, who will play soccer at Northwestern, has been named to the IHSSCA All-State team. He had 12 goals and eight assists for the Scouts (14-7-1).

The Scouts’ first-team all-conference players are Sam Danneker, Jack Duffy, Hunter Moore, Robert Schyns, Jack Sentell and Moderwell.

Tim Gersten and Henry Levy were honorable mentions.

• New Trier: The Trevians, who finished 12-4-7, placed three players on the all-CSL South squad: Jack Cornelo, Kevin Sokal and Timothy Moriarity.

At the Next Level

Football • At Brown: As expected, ex-Highland Park star Tellef Lundevall is putting up terrific numbers for the Bears (5-2, 2-2). The fifth-year senior has 47 catches for 567 yards with three touchdowns this fall.

Senior Jordan Reisner, who also was a standout for HPHS, is seeing a lot of time at running back. He’s averaging 5.3 yards per carry (47248) with three TDs. Lake Forest’s Thomas Kutschke, a freshman defensive lineman, has appeared in five games and made six tackles.

Club Sports

Soccer • Eclipse Select: Zoe Redei of Highland Park, a member of the U-16 Elite Clubs National League squad, came up with an amazing performance at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Woman’s Championship in Jamaica on Nov. 2.

She scored four goals for the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team in its 7-0 victory over Guatemala. The talented forward also came up with one goal and one assist in the team’s 2-0 win over Canada as the USA won the Group B division.

The team, however, was ousted

by Mexico in a shootout during the semifinal round on Nov. 7.

Spreading the Word

Paralympic Games • At Lake Forest High School: A Gateway to Gold talent evaluation event will be held at the school (1285 McKinley Road) on Nov. 17 (8 a.m.-1 p.m.). Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) in conjunction with the U.S. Paralympics will be hosting the event. It will draw athletes from all across the state who are aspiring to represent their country at the 2014 Paralympic Games.

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Jerry and debra take Manhattan — and Brooklyn

We flew out on a Wednesday to New York City.

We had a trade show there to start things off, and then we had a wedding. We mixed business with pleasure.

We have some favorite restaurants in New York. One is The Redeye Grill at 57th and 7th near Carnegie Hall. It has fish and steak — we just love it. We went to Chinatown. Even when we go to England, we go to Chinatown. When you eat Chinese, you know what you’re going to get.

We do our little jaunts. We do our walks in Central Park in the morning, then we go shop at

“We do our walks in Central Park in the morning, then we go shop at ABC Carpet and Home on 18th Street. We have a lot of happiness there — it’s very visual in New York.”

Jerry and Debra Brody of Highland Park own Royal Appointments.

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ABC Carpet and Home on 18th Street. We have a lot of happiness there — it’s very visual in New York. We also went to the play “Pippin” that we loved; it had just won a Tony award.

We stayed with my goddaughter’s aunt near Lincoln Center. It has a great view of Manhattan.

She had a niece that was looking for a husband, and we had a nephew that was looking for a wife.

I (Debbie) did a little fixing up — and they were the ones whose wedding we were going to.

The wedding was at a funky place in Brooklyn.

It was called “The Green Building” in Carroll Gardens. It was almost like a large garage. It was previously a brass foundry — rustic and industrial chic! He’s from Israel, and she’s from New York; we brought the two families together. Before that, I (Debbie) had introduced our goddaughter’s aunt to her husband when she was 46 and he was 50.

The wedding was bringing everything full circle.

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