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or 40 years, the Chicago Bears have trained on the North Shore. A few decades ago, they constructed a massive headquarters off the tollway in Lake Forest. Thousands of season ticketholders descend upon Soldier Field from the North Shore for games, and a few wellknown businessmen in the area (beyond the McCaskeys) hold significant investments in the franchise. So it was with a giant sigh of relief and sense of righteousness from Lake Bluff to Evanston to Deerfield on Black Monday — the day infamous in the NFL for firings after the season — that the Bears relieved key officeholders (general manager Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman among them) of their duties. Fans and others can now hope for the sort of rebuild prompted by Jim Finks in 1975 (yes, that long ago). I was stunned when I looked back on the executive’s No. 1 draft picks —they were all winners, from Walter Payton to Dan Hampton to Otis Wilson. Not a Shea McClellin among them. The Bears are basically at the low point the Cubs reached once the Ricketts grabbed command and started to rebuild — hefty contracts for average veterans sinking the team and a need to retool through the draft. The Blackhawks have proven a team can build around a few studs and win consistently — no reason the 5-11 Bears

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■ by bill mclean Forgive Linda Yonke and Tom McAfee for already thinking about 2017 … in early 2015. They are major players in North Shore construction projects that won’t be completed until then. Yonke — superintendent of New Trier Township High School District 203 — and McAfee — president of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital — are also two of The North Shore Weekend’s 5 to Watch in 2015. Another North is eyeing more world-class times in pools. Another might have to accept a Screen Actors Guild Award on Jan. 25. And the fifth will move from the North Shore more than 200 miles south to a mansion in Springfield and make crucial decisions on behalf of Illinoisans.

THE PUBLIC SERVANT More than a year before the 2014 gubernatorial election in Illinois, Winnetkan Bruce Rauner, venture capitalist, told The North Shore Weekend, “We [Land of Lincoln denizens] need a CEO.” Rauner hadn’t committed to running for governor at the time. The 57-year-old Republican ran. The Republican, a rookie politician, beat Democrat Pat Quinn on Nov. 4. What he will face when his term begins on Jan. 12: a wealth of challenges, none more pressing than the state’s pension crisis. Financial trade publication Institutional Investor named Governor-elect Rauner the No. 1 most influential player in U.S. pensions. Illinois’ pension debt exceeds $100 billion. Rauner does not like how Illinois treats its businesses. The state’s corporate taxes force too many businesses to either relocate to another state — or at least consider such a flight. “Illinois is hostile to business in general,” said Rauner, who will oversee the planned reduction of corporate taxes in 2015. “Most politicians think business is a piggybank to be broken into for money. We’ve got to change the business climate. That’s Job 1.” THE ATHLETE A wide-eyed child at the Glenview Titan Aquatic Club recently asked former Glenbrook South High School swim star Olivia Smoliga to pick her most memorable meet. Easy question, she thought. Two years ago, U.S. Olympic Trials,

Omaha, Neb. Smoliga (Class of 2013) was still in high school then. Smoliga finished fourth in the 100-meter backstroke. Had the 6-foot-2 teen from Glenview placed a tad higher she would have been able to march alongside Michael Phelps during the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Games in London. “Wow, that was crazy, so close … surreal,” recalled Smoliga, a University of Georgia sophomore and the reigning NCAA champion in the 50-meter freestyle. Her best friend after the Trials was youth. It is still a reliable companion. Now 20, Smoliga will be a legitimate threat to qualify for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “That’s the dream, definitely,” said Smoliga, owner of the American record (26.75) in the 50-meter backstroke (short course). But she has Toronto on her mind these days. That’s the host city for this summer’s Pan Am Games. The world’s third largest international multi-sport competition starts July 10. “I am so fortunate,” said Smoliga, who set national prep records in the 50-yard freestyle (21.99) and 100-yard backstroke (51.43) at Glenbrook South. “I get to swim for the best college program in the country. My coaches are great. I didn’t lift weights when I was in high school. I lift now. And I’m doing more dryland swimming workouts, more cardio exercises.”

THE HEALTHCARE BUILDER The City of Lake Forest approved the $378 million plan in 2012. The groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital (NLFH) took place in 2014. Tom McAfee, president of NLFH, launched

the construction of the three-pronged project. The central piece will be the new hospital — 483,500 square feet of new construction — with a health and wellness branch to the north of the campus and education and research facilities to the south. The brick hospital started housing patients in World War II. From a distance it could almost pass for an old-school schoolhouse. A large American flag — on a tall pole, implanted in a circular patch of grass — stands sentry in front of the building’s entrance. You almost expect children, at any minute, to spill out of the building at the sound of a school bell. But it is 2015. Time to upgrade, time to expand. “I’m really excited about advancing one of the most significant healthcare projects on the North Shore,” McAfee said. “To break ground, to work with my peers on something this important to Lake Forest and its surrounding communities … it’s rewarding, challenging. What we’re doing requires a lot of logistical support. We’re getting that. We’re making progress. You know what else? The weather is cooperating.”

THE EDUCATOR Linda Yonke was thrilled — and concerned — as 2015 was about to turn 2014 into a thing of the past. Thrilled about the 28-month renovation New Trier High School is undergoing. Concerned about the disturbing drop in teaching candidates at Big Ten schools and other U.S. colleges. “It’s going to happen. We’ve started,” the New Trier Township High School superintendent said last week, referring to the school’s refurbishment covering 274,000 square feet, mostly new construction. “One of our challenges during the two school years and three summers is to make sure the New Trier experience is as exciting and as a good as it always has been. The work will not displace students or teachers. Our plan is to keep the programs — all of them — intact, to maintain our quality of education.” A quantity, meanwhile, worries the veteran educator. The number of highly qualified teaching candidates, locally and nationally, is heading south. Big Ten universities have seen a collective 25 percent drop in such candidates, she noted.

“It is alarming,” Yonke said. “Big Ten schools have always been outstanding training grounds for teachers. We’re in a critical time; a lot of states are. It’s getting more and more difficult to attract highly qualified people to the teaching profession. It’s an issue that must be addressed.” One of the downsides of serving as a busy superintendent is the dearth of opportunities to interact with students. Yonke knows that. Yonke also intends to unearth opportunities. It’s one of her New Year’s resolutions. “I resolve,” she said, “to find ways to meet with students more regularly. I love working with teenagers. It’s a great way to get a real pulse on what is going on at the school. Teens have a lot to say, and we all need to listen to them more often.”

THE ENTERTAINER Glenbrook South High School alumnus Steven Levitan spoke at his alma mater’s graduation in 2001. The director, screenwriter and producer did not bring the house down. He flattened it. Quickly and resoundingly. “Huge hit,” Glenbrook South principal Brian Wegley said. “He lit up the audience.” Levitan, 52, has been moving audiences for decades. As an executive television producer, he won an Emmy Award in 1996 for “Frasier” in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. Among the TV series he has created are “Just Shoot Me!” and “Modern Family.” The latter sitcom received four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations last month. “I watch [“Modern Family”] often,” Wegley said. “It’s hilarious. Everything he does is outstanding. He’s a very, very talented gentleman, one of our most distinguished alumni.” Levitan was named Turnabout Dance King at Glenbrook South, Wegley noted. He served as president of the student council his senior year. Variety shows? He performed in those. He probably stole them all, too. “I’ve met Steven several times,” Wegley said. “He could not have been nicer. He’s a humble guy, a good guy, a crazy successful guy and a guy with a good heart.” ■

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Glenview’s Chamber of Commerce announced its awards for Best Business Person of the Year and Business of the Year, which went to Larry Carlson, owner of Carlson’s Heating Cooling and Electric, and Weiss Ace Hardware, respectively. Carlson’s Heating Cooling and Electric, which is approaching its 60th anniversary, provides cooling, heating and electrical

suburbs and lost his life to a rare form of cancer. The fund was started by the Mullin family.

Those interested can help by buying used books in the library’s book corner, buying cookbooks at the farmer’s market sale, or becoming a member of the Friends of the Library. The Friends can be contacted at 847945-3311 ext. 8895 or at friends@deerfieldlibrary.org.

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The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County’s (SWALCO) Executive Committee voted to recommend the agency enter into a contract with Dynamic Recycling. The contract would not exceed $200,000 and the funding would come from SWALCO’s reserve funds. The contract with Dynamic Recycling must be approved by the full SWALCO Board of Directors, which meets on Jan. 22. If the SWALCO Board approves the contract, it will provide funding for eight permanent collection sites dispersed throughout Lake County.

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services in 28 communities north and west of Chicago. Weiss Ace Hardware started in Evanston and moved to Glenview in 1960. Several moves and more than 50 years later, the store boasts 19,000 square feet.

The 10th annual Girlfriends Breakfast and Boutique, sponsored by the Friends of Youth Services at the Hilton Chicago Northbrook, raised over $49,000 this year. It also promoted the Youth Services Holiday Gift Program. Paul Noth “Truly, the fellowship celebrated here is reflected yearround,” said Amy O’Leary, executive director at Youth Services of Glenview-Northbrook. “The spirit of giving is tremendous.” More information can be found at ysgn. org.

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More than 65 Glenview Titan Aquatic Club (GTAC) swimmers participated in the Hour of Power charity swim event in December, with the proceeds benefiting the Ted Mullin Fund (tedmullinfund.org). The event was held at Glenbrook South High School, and more than $1,200 was raised. The fund was named for a young man who swam on teams in the north

The Deerfield Library is trying to raise $25,000 this year. Since its inception in 2007, there has been over $75,000 raised to provide the library with drop boxes, educational games, a youth service early literacy wall, iPads, storytelling events, an outdoor bench in front of the library, and the Rosemary Sazanoff writing contest.

The Y’s Lose to Win Challenge is a 12week package of personal training, small group exercise, and nutrition counseling. At the end of the challenge, the men and women who achieve the greatest percentage of weight loss will be eligible to win cash and other prizes. To register for the Lose-to-Win Challenge, visit nsymca.org or call 847-2727250.

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The Northbrook Public Library is inviting participants to take part in a day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19). The service project will involve making a special card for the nonprofit organization Cards for Hospitalized Kids, which will share it with someone in need of a smile. Session one is for five year olds and under with an adult from 10-11 a.m. Session two is for five year olds and over (adult optional) from 11a.m.-noon in the Youth Services Department. Please register by contacting the Northbrook Public Library’s Youth Services Department at 847-272-4300 or e-mail nbkyouth@northbrook.info.

The North Suburban YMCA will host its second annual YogaFest on Jan. 11, offering guests a selection of yoga and mind-body classes. This year’s event will be expanded to include a Health Expo sponsored by the Glenview Chamber of Commerce Community Wellness Advantage, with more than 20 local vendors on display. “The Health Expo will offer lots of appealing products to inspire a new commitment to wellness,” said Marlo Leaman, NSYMCA director of health and wellness. The expo will run from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the YMCA, located at 2705 Techny Road in Northbrook.

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The Glenview Ice Center is hosting its 14th annual Winter Carnival, attracting hundreds of families over the two-week winter school break. The second charity hockey game is on Sunday, Jan. 4 from 4:15-5:15 p.m. The Glenview Ice Center Staff/Coaches will play against the Glenview Police & Fire Departments. The cost is $5 per person. Attendees are reminded to wear their youth or high school jersey, and then admission is only $3. All the proceeds from the hockey game will be donated to the Max Plotnick Education Fund and the Pagano Family Memorial Fund. There will also be raffle tickets sold at the game.

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The first annual “Leave No One Behind” Wounded Warrior Project Fundraiser will take place at the Renaissance North Shore, 933 Skokie Blvd, in Northbrook on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The fundraiser is expected to raise over $50,000 for Track Wheel Chairs and Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) support programs. WWP’s mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors, fostering the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history. A hot breakfast will be served, followed by veteran speakers to highlight the work of Wounded Warrior Project. The breakfast event is $25 per person, or $250 for a 10-person sponsored table. Entry for wounded veterans is free. For further info, please contact Bill Landwehr at 847-302-5417 or e-mail william. landwehr@yahoo.com.

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Resolutions can be applied to marriages ■ by joanna brown “There are two kinds of people that you meet this time of year: those who have made New Year’s resolutions — and those who hate New Year’s resolutions. The University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology reported at the beginning of 2014 that 45 percent of Americans “usually” make such resolutions and 38 percent “never” make them. That leaves just under 20 percent who only cop to them when they are successful (in my opinion: the research says the remaining 17 percent of Americans “infrequently ” make resolutions). The top resolutions in 2014 were largely focused on self-improvement: losing weight, getting organized, saving more and spending less money, learning something new and getting healthy — especially by quitting smoking. Less than 10 percent of people were expected to successfully achieve their desired outcome. Number nine on the list of the top 10 New Year’s resolutions is to fall in love. “The Book of Odds,” a collection of statistics about everyday life authored by Louise Firth

Campbell and Amram Shapiro, reported that more that half of people surveyed believe in love at first sight, and 1 in 4 adults believe they could fall in love with any number of people. Optimism lives. Self-improvement is an admirable goal; looking at yourself and finding flaws that can be improved is neither easy nor fun. I admire folks who are successful in making the changes they desire.

“The concept is this: every one of us speaks a different love language which makes us feel the most appreciated and cared for.” Could the same principles, however, be applied to your marriage? As I’ve often considered in this column, every marriage can be improved in some way, shape or form, no matter how minor. I sought advice from Social Worker Lynn Zakeri of Northfield. She recommended a theory promoted by pastor and marriage

counselor Gary Chapman in his book and radio program, “The Five Love Languages.” The concept is this: every one of us speaks a different love language which makes us feel the most appreciated and cared for. There are words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, quality time, and physical touch. Relationships work best when each partner understands which of the five languages their partner values most and responds appropriately; spouses don’t necessarily have to speak the same language in order to live happily every after. Zakeri applied the concept to her own life. She loves to hear her husband say, “Thanks for all you did today” and to see him change the light bulb she mentions is out. He, on the other hand, just wants her to sit next to him on the couch for some quiet time together. “What if, in the New Year, we all resolved to learn our partner’s love language and act on it weekly?” Zakeri mused. “Is that too much work, or is the payoff worth the investment?” Her question is a personal one that requires a few minutes of reflection. As you

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Dress designer Carmen Marc Volvo wowed the supporters of Boys Hope Girls Hope, as he presented his 2014 fall collection during a runway show at Neiman Marcus Northbrook. The event was a fundraiser to kick-off the group’s Black and White Ball to be held at the Four Seasons Chicago on February 21. Stella Boyle and Michelle Palumbo served as co-chairs. boyshopegirlshope.org

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consider it, however, remember that such an act might further your pursuit of four of the top 10 New Year’s resolutions for 2014: enjoy life to the fullest (#4), help others in their dreams (#8), fall in love (#9), and spend more time with family (#10). Best of luck to you in your endeavors! Love & Marriage columnist Joanna Brown can be reached at Joanna@northshoreweekend.com. ■

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UnIted YOU stand Buying a new home can be an exciting prospect. You’ve done your homework you know what you want; you just have to find it. Everything is negotiable except the location of the house, and your Realtor® can help you with sorting through the rest of your considerations when choosing a home—provided that you have come to a clear understanding and are able to unify your efforts together. After all—your happiness and successful closing is the end goal for both of you. Your Realtor® will know what to keep an eye out for, what the seller is willing to compromise on and what they are firm on. There are a few things you need to remember when house hunting: • Always be united. If the seller sees that one person loves the house while the other person is on the fence, they may use this information to sway one or influence the other. • Leave your ego at home. If you’re looking at a home and you like it, but there’s something that doesn’t appeal to you, ask the question nicely about it. Being rude gets you nothing except the likelihood of paying more for the home than you would have paid otherwise. It also makes the seller reluctant to try to work with you to reach a compromise. • Be skeptical. Not ‘I don’t believe anything you say’ skeptical, but a little skepticism is healthy and can help with the negotiations.

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13 | SPORTS

RARING TO GO

Glenbrook South’s Sean McDonagh drives to the hoop during tournament action at Wheeling. photography

by joel lerner

McDonagh’s intensity boosts Glenbrook South ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Coaches love high-energy guy. Sean McDonagh definitely fits that mold for the Glenbrook South High School boys basketball team. In Day Three of the Wheeling Hardwood Classic on Dec. 26, McDonagh came to the gym with plenty of bounce in his step. He played with finesse. And he played with rugged physicality. Those two qualities merged in his outing against Vernon Hills High School. On one end of the court, you could find McDonagh converting a reverse layup. A few minutes later, on the other end of the floor, the 6-foot-4 senior was seen blocking a shot with fierce intensity. It was an emphatic monster block. A varnish remover, if you will. “My cousin Joe was at that game, and he said that it looked like there was some anger in that block,” said McDonagh. Overall, it was a solid showing by McDonagh. In a losing cause — Vernon Hills 49, GBS 48 — he finished the game with 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. “We had a couple of days off, and I felt real fresh,” McDonagh said. But this type of effort is pretty much commonplace with McDonagh. He’s a team player who can do a lot of things on the court. “I love coaching him,” said Glenbrook South head coach Ben Widner. “He’s strong. He’s aggressive. He’s a kid who

wants to win. He’s incredibly competitive. “And he plays with a lot of energy,” the GBS coach added. “He shows up to practice with that same kind of energy.” Junior Jimmy Martinelli loves playing alongside McDonagh. “He’s been a really good influence on me,” said the 6-6 Martinelli, who finished the tournament with 12.0 scoring average. “He’s taken on a leadership role. “And he can do a little bit of everything for us,” Martinelli added. “He brings a lot to the table.” McDonagh averaged just over five rebounds per game in the four-game set at Wheeling. “I’m not going to get outworked,” said McDonagh. “That’s how I grew up playing. If the ball is up in the air, it’s mine.” As an athlete, versatility always has been one of his assets. “I pride myself in playing every aspect of the game,” he said. He also proved to be adaptable on the football field. After growing up as a quarterback, he was switched to tight end this past fall. It turned out to be a pretty good call by Mike Noll and his coaching staff. McDonagh became one of the prime red-zone targets for quarterback Fitz Stadler. He caught 10 touchdown passes. “The ball-catching part came naturally to me,” said McDonagh. “Blocking was the difficult part. But I got the hang of it.” When it comes to college sports — most likely at the Division III level — McDonagh is keeping his options. He eventually will decide which sport is the better fit.

Possible destinations include Carthage College and DePauw University. Right now, it might tilt towards basketball. He’s part of a basketball family. Sister Molly is playing hoops for Miami of Ohio. Sister Colleen played at DePauw. And sister Sarah starts on GBS’s varsity squad. And then, there’s mom Mary Lou, who played Division I basketball at DePaul University. “In my family, it was kind of expected that you play basketball,” said McDonagh. Name Game: GBS’s roster is dotted with “famous” sports names. The list includes Chase Daniel (see Kansas City Chiefs current quarterback Chase Daniel), Dan Jenkins (see ex-Sports Illustrated sportswriter and novelist Dan Jenkins) and Sean McDonagh (see sportscaster/analyst Sean McDonough). Close enough on that last one. Notable: The Titans (8-6) went 1-3 in the Hardwood Classic. Their lone win came against Dundee-Crown, 48-44, on Dec. 23 in the second round of the consolation bracket. Four GBS players finished in double figures: Martinellin (10), George Mavrakis (11), Coby Racho (10) and Matt Giannakopoulos (10). … In the opening round game, the Titans dropped a 64-49 decision to Niles North. Martinelli led the team in scoring (12 points). Daniel had nine points. … In the Vernon Hills game, Martinelli led the way with 16 points. Junior Jack Szafranski had seven points, five rebounds and four assists. … And in the 58-56 setback to Buffalo Grove, Jenkins finished with 15 points. Martinelli had 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists. ■

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MAKING HIS PRESENCE KNOWN

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Deerfield’s Zwart plays with a lot of fire and intensity

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Deerfield High School’s Zick Zwart drives to the hoop in tourney game against Prospect.

photography by joel lerner

■ by t.j. brown

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The LFHS senior broke the school’s all-time scoring record of 1,496 points with a 21-point performance against Libertyville on Dec. 13. Then, on Dec. 27 in a tournament game at York, Boudreaux became the school’s all-time rebound leader (1,007). The 6-foot-8 forward/center currently is averaging 24.9 points and 12.0 rebounds per game for the Scouts.

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Danilo Ranger had enough. When the 6-foot-6 Niles North senior was once again beaten for a rebound by Deerfield High School’s 6-3 forward Nick Zwart, he threw an elbow with a little bit of a message behind it. The message was received — by the officials. Intentional foul. Ranger’s Vikings wound up prevailing in overtime, 53-46, in the seventh-place game of the Wheeling Hardwood Classic on Dec. 27, but Zwart’s presence made things difficult for the Vikings. Poor shooting from the field and the free-throw stripe felled the Warriors, not a lack of tough play inside. “People don’t like playing against Nick because he’s physical,” said teammate Will Boshes (8 points, 5 rebounds in the tournament finale. “He does everything. He rebounds, he’s among the top players in assists — nobody notices that. He scores. He hustles. He’s an animal.” Zwart’s block, steal and assist bracketed his 10 rebounds. He also logged some important minutes when Jordan Baum and Sam Kuznetsky found themselves with four fouls late. “Nick’s a very, very intense basketball player,” coach Dan McKendrick said. “He rebounds bigger than his size. He screens well. He can shoot it a little bit. Competitively, he brings us a big advantage, because he brings a lot of competitiveness to everything we do.” The competitiveness rattled Ranger, but Zwart kept his head. Despite missing the two free throws as a result of the intentional foul, he was there in the fourth when he scored four points and dished a huge assist to Joey Lane, who hit a three-pointer to pull Deerfield within two with 1:52 left in regulation. He also got a big deflection with 0.8 seconds in regulation and provided a perfect inbounds pass to Boshes, whose 23-foot buzzer beater rimmed out. These multiple roles give Zwart opportunities he didn’t have last year as a junior on a senior-dominated team. “I think it’s the added responsibility,” Zwart said. “Last year I was a five-to-10 minute-a-night guy. I was a pass-the-ball-up-to-our-scorers guy, where this year I’m expected to lead.” He’s certainly earned the respect of teammates.

“I try to lead by example with my work ethic, getting guys into the gym,” Zwart said. “He’s a great energy guy,” Lane said. “That’s a big key for our team, and when we don’t have it, it hurts us.” Notable: After beating Waukegan 52-36 in the Wheeling Hardwood Classic opener, the Warriors dropped the next three, falling to Naperville Central 43-31, Prospect 50-49 and Niles North. “We’re playing through a lot of mistakes, and we keep going, keep competing,” McKendrick said. “When we’re down, we seem to find a way to claw back into the game. “But we’re shooting ourselves in the foot.” The culprit in the Naperville Central and Niles North games was poor shooting. Against Naperville Central, the Warriors shot 8-of-25 from the field and 3-of-12 from the line. In the Niles North game, it was 16-of-49 shooting from the field and 9-for-22 free-throw shooting. “We’re definitely working and finding good shots,” McKendrick said. “We’re too good of shooters to keep missing so many open looks.” In the Waukegan game, Lane led Deerfield with 17 points and three assists, while Baum added 14 points, five rebounds and four steals. Zwart added nine points, three rebounds and three assists. In the Naperville Central game, Baum led the Warriors with 13 points and five rebounds, while Zwart also added five boards. In the one-point loss to Prospect, Baum scored 14 points and added three rebounds and three assists. Other leaders for Deerfield included Boshes(10 points) and Lane (10 points) as well as Kuznetsky (8 points, 2 assists and 2 steals) and Zwart (3rebounds and 4 assists). In the finale, Lane led Deerfield with 14 points, three steals and two assists, while Boshes chipped in eight points and five rebounds; Baum six points, four assists and a steal; and Kuznetsky seven points and three assists. With the end of the tournament comes some time off for Deerfield. McKendrick gave his team nearly a week off before resuming practice this weekend in preparation for the resumption of the CSL North season with a meeting with Glenbrook North Jan. 9. “You can live with kids who play hard and care and listen to what the coaching staff is asking them to do,” McKendrick said. “We absolutely have those quality kids and now we have to turn the results around.” ■

15 | SUNDAY BREAKFAST

RUGGED 36-HOUR RACE IS A GAS FOR ‘DIESEL’

■ by simon murray

Francesco’s Hole in the Wall is anything but a hole in the wall. It’s a Mediterranean paradise in minima forma, tucked away off of Skokie Boulevard in Northbrook — and it’s completely packed. “It’ll be a 15-minute wait,” the hostess tells me. But time and space suddenly bend when Chuck “Diesel” Pusateri walks through the door. “This is the friend you’re meeting?” says the stunned hostess, who embraces Diesel and asks the million-dollar question: Did he drive the truck to lunch today? Instantly, a table materializes in front of the menu, which is a looming chalkboard on the far wall. We order a bottle of wine and enough food to rival a Coney Island eating contest: a combination of Diesel’s favorites that include chicken parm, mushroom and sausage thin-crust pizza, capellini, and Italian sausage. And then we begin to eat like we’re sharing our last meal. Or — as in the case of Diesel — a first meal, after returning home from an offroading odyssey across the second-longest peninsula on earth, Baja California, which is oftentimes referred to as, simply, the Baja. It’s a rugged, sun-dried stretch of terreno escabroso with at least four deserts and steep, mountainous cliffs along the coast. From Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas, bandits and cartel members huddle together in the dark recesses of tourists’ minds. And yet, on the third week of November, an international community descends on the peninsula for the Baja 1000 race: a ragtag medley of off-road vehicles that gives the dusty race a mechanical, post-apocalyptic vibe not unlike Mad Max. “The Baja is Mars,” Diesel says between bites, emphasizing the red planet. “It’s not very populated, so you eat where you can.” The meal of choice for the 36 hours they were behind the wheel? “Power Bars, Coca-Cola, and water. A lot of water.” That’s because, during the day, temperatures climb to over 110 degrees. When he’s not co-piloting team Truck 66’s

trophy truck — the fastest group of mechanics and experts that class of off-road racing banded together to accomplish vehicles that look, in all Hepler’s hitherto unaccomplished honesty, like pickup goal of finishing the race. Hepler trucks on steroids had entered the race twice before, — the Glenview and both times went home to native is a high-end Lansing, Mich. sore, tired, and defeated after not crossing the real estate develfinish line. oper with a serious penchant for extreme Before Diesel knew it, he was in a sports. This adds a touch truck with Hepler, pulling the black of flavor to his vocabutrophy truck with its yellow decals lary that would find him behind them through the mountains comfortable in most, if not near the city of San Felipe. They all, surfer-bro communiwere ostensibly there for a test run, ties. Words like “craziness,” but there was also something more ominous happening. Diesel was “gnarly,” “sick,” “aggressive,” being tested. “rock n’ roll,” “dope,” “mad,” “hammer,” and “cruise” — as “You take these twolane roads with hairin, “We’re going to cruise to pin turns through the San Felipe” — roll off his tongue, mountains and Harry’s mid sentence, doing, like, 120 [mph]. and hit their tarAnd I’m like, ‘Why’s he get with genudriving so fast? What’s ine feelings of the hurry, dude?’ These expression. roads, people get killed Less than on them all the time.” a month or Hepler, who has Chuck “Diesel” Pusateri illustration by barry blitt so before the been friends with race, Diesel Diesel for years — happened to be out in Napa Valley for one after learning of their shared interest in of his best friend’s weddings when his phone motocross and extreme sports — was testing his friend to see how he would react. rang. His friend Harry Hepler was on the other end of the call with important news: “I’ll tell you what, a lot of people wouldn’t Hepler’s co-driver and navigator had just have been able to be in the car with him,” dropped out of the race. “And you’re first on says Diesel. “You can’t take someone you the list,” he told Diesel. don’t trust.” Like a “Mission Impossible” movie, Hepler After a moment’s contemplation, he adds: gave Diesel three days to consider the offer. “You learn real quick if it’s meant for you (Your mission, should you choose to accept or not.” it … is to help me navigate a 1,275-mile Hepler saw in Diesel a good problemcourse, cutting a winding path through a solver, an organized individual who had hot landscape from Ensenada in the north ran his own renovation company since he down to Le Paz.) was 19 years old. Still, Diesel later found “What lunatic would do something like out through a team member that the team had placed bets on whether he would make that?” he says, smiling. Then he gets very it through training or not. serious. “They’re going to think this is a joke, and nothing is a joke regarding this But the dude abided, and Hepler’s presport.” science came true. On one of the pre-runs “They” are the Truck 66 team, a dedicated they blew a tire but forgot a jack, so they

resorted to pushing the truck onto a mound and rolling rocks under it to get some lift to change the tire. They carried two jacks during the race and two tires. “We had two, then we had one … then we had none,” says Diesel, who remembers at one point getting out and seeing only a frayed edge of dark plastic around the rim where one of the tires should’ve been. Going into the second night, after already going 24 hours with no sleep, they came across a guy stuck in an arroyo (riverbed). He was in a buggy with most of his vehicle submerged in water. “We basically just rammed him to dislodge him,” explains Diesel. That did the trick, but at the cost of at least one of the front headlights. (Adding to their troubles: they had already had problems with a malfunctioning GPS at the starting line.) Plus, there was plenty of the course left to go. The plates seem like the size of truck tires, and as endless as the llanura. We’ve been served dish after dish, glass after glass (polishing off the bottle of wine), and two shots of — I kid you not — Hot Sex, until the restaurant is completely empty save for Diesel, myself and the owner of Francesco’s, a man by the name of Frank Gallo and a close friend of Diesel’s father (and who is affectionately referred to by the nickname Movie Star for starring in a John Cusack film). Movie Star has taken the reins of the interview, asking Diesel questions and then nudging me in the ribs, “How’s that for a question, huh? Huh?” He asks Diesel if they finished the race. He tells him — us — they did, coming in 17th place with a time of 36:59:11. Movie Star then asks him a question that has probably been burning the back of Diesel’s mind ever since returning home. Will you be the one driving the truck next? “Yeah, you want to drive it,” acknowledges Diesel, with a nonchalance earned from surviving a brutal, unforgiving race. “But the navigating part is key because, for me, learning about the truck and the mechanical part, once you really get it — the more you know, the faster you go. And that’s our motto.” ■

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