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South Students Commended Maine South was pleased to learn that seven members of the Class of 1993 have been selected as Letter of Commendation Winners from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The students are Cristine Cassin, Ann Gortner, Christine Mytko, Anna Nommensen, Ryan Sipkovsky, Matthew Smolka, and Kyung Yoo. Throughout the nation, 35,000 students were commended for their exceptional performance on the 1991 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), that they took last fall as Juniors. Over one million students took the test, and the Commended Students have shown their accedemic prowess by placing among the top five percent of all high school students who took the test. However, their scores were slightly below the level that was required to be named a Semifinalist so they will not be able to continue in the 1993 competion for Merit Scholarships.
Student Council holds '92 food drive by Joel Gregie Once again, Maine South will be holding the annual Student Council sponsored food drive. It will be held during the week of November 16th-20th. The food drive will be conducted the same way as it was last year, with a competition between the four classes. The competition will be done on a point system, with each cent counting as one point. For instance, a dollar is worth 100 points, while a quarter is worth 25 points. However, pennies are worth negative points, to be placed in opposing classes' containers. Canned goods are worth 25 points each. Throughout the week, there will be containers in the cafeteria during lunch periods, in which to place donations. The class with the Jiighest total amount of points at the end of the ^eek, will be awarded with the Spirit Trohpy. Last year's drive, was the most successful food drive in Maine South history, in which over S5000 in donations were collected. The class of '94 was the winner with 194,091 points, and they will be looking to defend their
victory. Student Council Social Chairperson Linda Hermes, coordinator of this year's food drive, commented, "I hope this year is even more successful than last year. We are looking for another record turnout, and we strongly encourage and hope that everyone will participate."
The proceeds of the drive will be donated to three charitable organizations. They are the Maine Township Food Pantry which assists those in need in Maine Township, the Marillac House which helps the less fortunate on the west side of Chicago, and the Little Sisters of the Poor in Palatine which gives aid to the elderly poor.
South holds largest ever golf outing by Joel Gregie On Wednesday, October 28, Maine South, held it's annual intramural golf tournament at Lake Opeka, a 18 hole, par 54 golf course in Des Plaines. Mother Nature cooperated by giving the participants a beautiful fall afternoon with temperatures in the low sixties, with hardly any wind, and only few clouds in the sky. A record 52 students participated this year which "suprised and pleased" Maine South physical education teacher, and resident golf guru, John Riccitelli. "I was very happy about
the very large turnout, " he commented. Bill Ventruini and Scott Edwards were the winners of the boys' tournament, and Kelly Reaney and Abigail Foster were the winners in the girls' division. The winners were presented with special "Inu^amural Campion" Tshirts. Abigail Foster talked about her victory. "1 was really surprised and excited since it was my first time golfing on a real course. Plus, I didn' t know how I was going to do since 1 was using my grandfather's clubs." Co-winner Kelly Reaney said, "It was a lot continued on page 6
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IjQOkout! by Dan Berko Biking home from school last week at about five o'clock, I came to the intersection of Belle Plaine and Cumberland. After letting ten cars go before me, I decided to cross the intersection. First, the person turning left almost hit me, but swerved at the last minute. The two cars from the left going across the intersection decided to go, but slammed on their brakes two feet from me. Fortunately, I managed to cross safely. Now, I admit, I didn't have my bicycle light with me at the time, so it was partially my fault. But it wasn' t all that dark yet, and I have a big white bike, so I don't think that I was totally invisible. The other drivers simply were not aware of me. Their lack of awareness is not the only lack of awareness in American Society. I'll be the first to admit that I don't know about everything and everybody in this world of ours, and I don't pretend to. But I know what I know, and am pretty willing to keep an open mind about everything. To quote Ice Cube, "I keep my mouth shut if I don' t know," but I do ask. Unfortunately, there are many people out there who are not aware about many topics, such as the presidential election and American politics, laws and rights, world events and geography. Through the many surveys taken of U.S. high school students, we have learned some scary facts, such as many students cannot locate the U.S. or any other nation, for that matter, on a map, and the the language spoken in Great Britain is a foreign language. Perhaps the reason that people aren't aware of the big picture, is because they aren't aware of the immediate world around them. I don't mean just what's going on in Illinois, I mean what is happening at Maine South, or at the store, or around the neighborhood. For instance, how many of us know the name of the lunch lady who has served us frech fries for the last four years? Or who the custodian is that cleans the locker room. Or what the little kid who said hello to you as you walked home plans to be for Halloween. I didn't think that many of us did, and I don't always know either. But in order to grasp the events and issues of the global community, we must first learn about our local community. There is no way that we can solve all of the world's problems by learning our bus driver's future plans, but by doing that, we can take a better shot at understanding the nature of the big picture.
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Turning private pain by Brenda Saavedra For five or six times the cost of an ordinary phone call ,youcancallthe New York Confession Hotline and listen in on a great deal ofreal anguish, as the ads read,."directly from the people who have committed heinous crimes and other unusual acts." Dialers are urged to "hear it here before you read it in the newspapers or see it on TV." But the owner of this lucrative service is only one example of the millions in America who are turning private pain into profit. Today's politicians tirelessly compete for the "most miserable upbringing award" to win votes; Oprah, Donahue and Geraldo frantically search for the most painful, bizarre and tear jerking-guests to boost their ratings; and television cameras trail police officers as they make dangerous and often violent arrests on national television. In today's society, human emotion has become a very profitable commodity. Emotions, the most private aspects of one's life, are being packaged, sold and exploited for profit. We find the first evidence in the world of politics. Despite the pleas of politicians to keep private lives private, we have yet to hear a complaint when a shiny picture of the smiling wife, kids and the family dog is splashed across the front page. The candidates do not
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into a public pot of gold Talk shows are another area in which we witness this exploitation. These shows deal with sensititve issues such as rape, racism and sexual harrasement. Very few topics are shocking. But today, one would never guess that the original intent of these shows was to encourage communication and to organize for change. Today's viewers are not encouraged to work to improve these social problems. Instead, talk shows search for agonized victims of social injustice to attract viewers. The emotions of these guests are used to entertain their audiences, and ironically, the more bizarre or shocking the topic, the better. These shows do not present victims of rape to lobby for stricter rape laws, but rather, to sell their stories of pain and suffering; to package and sell human emotion. The primary goal of today's talk show is not to spark revolution, but to lure curious audiences and sell them human emotion as products and entertainment. A final area of evidence of this exploitation is one of the most popular types of entertainment today: reality-based television programming—shows such as Cops, Emergency, I Witness and Top Cops. These programs are based on the packaging of real human emotion as home entertainment. The CBS network show Rescue 911 re-
counts heroic deeds by the police, paramedics and other emergency personnel. On a recent episode, its viewers eavesdroped on a chillingly agonized phone conversation between a police dispatcher and a gunman holding an elderly woman hostage. The intent of this episode was not to support stricter gun control laws, or even to opjxjse stricter gun control laws.
The primary goal is to lure curious audiences and sell them human emotion as products and entertainment. Rescue 911, like all reality-based television programming, is not an impetus for change. Its primary goal is to package and sell human emotion and tragedy. Granted the chance to observe how real crimefighters and rescue workers operate has its educational value. But in the end, the most prominent effect of reality-based programming is like that of all exploitation of human emotion: the blurring, desensitizing effect it has on its audience. With the television pumping out an unending flow of violence and crime, its viewers are less affected, less appalled, and more accepting. The violence becomes entertainment, unreal.
In the same manner, daytime talk shows, by constantly hitting the viewer with today's social problems in a circus-like atmosphere, only add to the blur effect. The activism once envisioned by the directors of these talk shows, unfortunately, is long gone. Instead these shows have become a dead end, only adding to the numbness we feel toward today's problems. The truth is, that the fringy, emotional matters brought up by Oprah and Donahue are almost always related to deep cultural and structural problems in our society, but by making these injustices into bizarre and giggle-inducing topics, the line between entertainment and reality is blurred. Our emotions are dehumanized for profit and we become less sensitive to today's problems. In the words of Bertrand Russel, "We know too much and feel too little." But in a society with such numerous and complex problems as ours, we simply cannot afford to "feel too little." The only way we can even begin to work towards a better society is if we feel there is something wrong with the one we already inhibit. We must, as a society, open not only our eyes, but our hearts to deal with today's complex problems. For if we don't, increased patronage to the New York Confession Hotline will be the least of our troubles.
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Maine South—banned book haven? by Jennifer Johnson To Kill a Mockingbird. Catcher in the Rye. The Bible. Although these famous publications are very different, they are also very alike in one way: they have all been challenged or banned in cities across the United States or countries around the world. Often timesbooks that stir up controversy increase in popularity and desirability to read, while becoming famous, winning awards and making their titles household names. Ironically, books that have been banned from some U.S. schools in the past are being used widely for classroom reading across the country today. An example of this might be To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, which was banned and challenged numerous times due to its profanity and its racial concerns. Yet here at Maine South, freshman English classes are required to read this award-winning book. A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, is also read here at Maine South, yet this novel about life outside World War II was challenged in some New York schools in 1980, and in Pennsylvania schools in 1985 because of offensive language. Many books are challenged or banned each year. Some of the more famous titles include The Diary ofAnne Frank,The Call of the Wild, The Godfather, and a book that is printed in 75 different languages, The Bible. These books not only get the recognition of being called a "banned book", but they also have their own week once a year. Banned Books Week honors the books that have been challenged or removed from libraries and schools by special interest groups. During Banned Books Week, events are held where authors and actors gather to read from certain banned books or plays and remember these works, as well as the hundreds of other banished books. Some literary works have been considered unreadable for the strangest reasons. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll,
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Open campus: "It'll never happen" pus programs are started, they are usually shut down because lack of cooperation from students. "When a kid is sitting in McDonald's What kind of freedoms do students have over on Oakton having a Coke, what's going when it comes to the time that they are in to make him come back for third period? "Mr. school? How about during their lunch period? Adamo added. Is that their time or the school's? "Seeing I've never left during a class, I feel Many schools have open-campus policies I would obey open-campus rules," one stuthat allow the students to leave during their dent commented. "So would others too if they lunch or free periods, providing thay they were given this privilege. This would leave no reason to cut when it would be legal for lunch come back for all of their classes. Maine South, however, does not practice anyways." "Some schools have tried that and ended such a policy. According to a recent survey, 89% of stu- up cancelling the program," stated Dean Bitta, dents at Maine South agree that there should for no matter how well-intentioned students be an open-campus policy. One student stated may be at the program's outset, statistics rehis opinion: "It's not like the school's in a bad veal that student attendance does drop signifineighborhood. We'd be safe off school cantly wherever open campus has been instituted. grounds." When told of the survey results revealing Only 1 % of the students surveyed object to open-campus and 8% are undecided or just overwhelming student approval of open don't care. Considering that 56% of these campus, Mr. Adamo claimed that the results people have never left school during lunch or classes, they follow the rules, even though they object to them. Of the 41 % that did admit to cutting lunch, classes, or both, the largest margin of them were seniors. "When you're a senior, you care more about having fun than following a stupid by Melinda Polan rule," claims one upperclassman. Racism has been around for a very long time. When someone is perceived as a Statistics show that upperclassmen have a racist, his future as an authority figure is higher tendency to cut classes than underusually doomed. However, one man classmen. Only 28% of freshmen claimed to proved this statement to be wrong 29 years have skipped during a lunch or class period, ago today when he was elected governor of while 71% of seniors admitted to doing it. Alabama. Around 33% that have left school go to George C. Wallace had a certain lunch or breakfast. Only 13% drive around, rawness and crudeness to him that aroused while 28% go home and 33% do a variety of fury and rage. He strongly supported segother things. regation. In his attempts to separate blacks and whites, he led the South's fight against Dean Bitta stated, in a recent interview, federally ordered racial integration in the that having off-campus privileges would 1960's. probably create more problems. "Kids come Wallace first received national attenback late and park in the wrong parking lots. tion when he led a strong civil rights plank We'd need more security in the parking lots atthe 1948 Democratic National Convenand that would cost more money." tion. Though defeated in the Alabama gu"Unlike city schools," Dean Bitta claimed, bematorial race in 1958, he won four years "there aren't as many restaurants or fast food later on a platform emphasizing segregaplaces for kids to go to. Our periods for lunch tion and economic issues. are also not as long compared to other Within his first year in office, he kept schools'." his pledge "to stand in the schoolhouse door" by blocking the enrollment of black Dean Bitta and Mr. Adamo both agree that students at the University of Alabama. an open-campus is more trouble than it is Declaring that the federal government was worth. "It's too expensive and requires too assuming state authority in the field of much security," Mr. Adamo explained. education, he yielded only in the face of the They both also agreed that when off-camby Samantha Kaderabek and Tom Carlson
might have been a bit exaggerated. Dean Bitta, on the other hand, didn' t seem surprised at all and thought the results reasonable, if not too low. Dean Bitta also emphasized the fact that the decision to go to an open campus is not as simple as students would like to think it is. Maine South parents' feelings on the opencampus policy are, on the whole, overwhelmingly negative. This was also true of most districts in the area, but in the 1970's and 80's when opencampus was a popular issue among students, many schools gave in to their demands and experimented with an open campus policy-an experiment which failed almost universally. Bitta expressed his pride in District 207: "This school district...is the only district who has stuck by their guns-we never had opencampus, never had a smoking area." "It'll never happen," Mr. Adamo answered with certainty.
FŠCUS - The race of a racist ipn history leaeraiizea Mauonai uuara. ^urtner confrontations at Tuskegee, Birminghan, Huntsville and Mobile made him a nationwide symbol of stubbornness toward racial integration in the schools, Because Wallace was legally ineligible for re-election, his first wife, Lurleen, suecessfully ran for governor in 1966, but she died in office in 1968. Wallace was then reelected in 1970 and 1974. He was the 1968 presidential candidate for the antiliberal American Independent Party, winning 46 electoral votes, Four years later, while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, he was wounded and left permanently paralyzed from the waist down in an assassination attempt on May 15,1972 in Laurel, Maryland. He again campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976. In 1982 Wallace, campaigning from a wheel chair, sought a new term as governor and won it with substantial support from black voters after his denunciation of segregationist policies, He retired from politics in 1987 due to his ill health, leaving behind him one of the most fascinating chapters in modern American poHtical history.
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Gregie named science finalist byLizzWilk On October 11 th, senior Joel Gregie was among nine finalists named in the 1992 Outstanding Young Scientist comp)etition at the Museum of Science and Industry. Gregie was chosen to represent Maine South in the contest last spring. To enter, Gregie had to submit two essays along with recommendations from both his Accelerated Physics teacher, Mr. Marino, and Dr. Cachur. One essay was to be between 50 and 100 words explaining what the word "scientist" meant to him, and the other was to be a 500 word description of an experiment he had worked on. Last spring, after deciding on the experiment he would do, Gregie worked on the project after school for about three weeks with Mr. Marino. Gregie's research examined the factors that affect the speed at which a metal object rotates in a revolving magnetic field. Through this, the identity of contents in an object could be revealed by the rotation's speed. These findings, he noted, could ultimately be useful in identifying and separating different types of metals for recycling purposes. Gregie was awarded S300 and a commemorative plaque by Dr. James S. Kahn, Museum president and cheif executive, in a
Senior Joel Gregie, right center, is congratulated by Dr. James S. Kahn, president of the Museum of Science and Industry, as a finalist in the 1992 Outstanding Young Scientist competition. They are joined by Joanne C. Ford (left) and Dr. Stephen D. Clark (right) of the Naico Foundation, sponsor of the competition. Photo by Charles Eshelman.
recent ceremony held at the Museum of Science and Industry for Gregie and the 96 other entrants. Maine South also received a similar plaque and cash award for Gregie's effort. The Outstanding Young Scientist Award program, now in its tenth year at he Museum,
recognizes high school students in the Chicago meu-opolitan area who have demonstrated exceptional achievement and ability in science. It is sponsored by the Nobel Founda-1 tion and is made possible by a grant from The Nalco Foundation.
Fall scholar athletes recognized The Maine South Athletic Department recently announced the 1992 Fall Scholar Athletes. To become a Scholar Athlete, a sports team member must be a senior with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher, and earn a varsity letter in his or her sport. This year's recipients are: Boys Cross Country: Chris Brandenburg, Brant Palmquist, Matt Staniec Boys Golf: David Blumberg, Robert Griffith, Steven Johnson, Marc Mazzuca, Jonathon Stenholt Boys Football: Timothy Capper, Michael
Kostrzewa, Matthew LaBonar, Patrick Matchen, James Pellegrini, James Spindler, Mark Sroka Boys Soccer: Paul Henderson, Timothy Krahl, John Sadleir, Christopher Semel, Jon Anto, Danylo Berko, John Schroeder, Hyun Jin Shin Girls Cross Country: Jill Buckley, Kathryn Michal Girls Tennis: Vanessa Miller Girls Volleyball: Katherine Nelson, Jennifer Venetucci Girls Swimming: Carolyn Bilson, Erika
Annual golf outing, continued continued from first page of fun, and something to do." Another performance of note came from Bill Fairbrother. In his first shot, at his firsthole, of his first gameof golf, he hit a hole in one. "It was amazing," said Riccitelli. "He came to the course with four woods asking me, 'What do I do?' So I gave him a nine iron and a putter and said, 'Use the nine iron for everything except
putting.' So he steps up to the mat, and takes a swing. The ball landed on the green and rolled right into the hole!" Asked for some final comments, Riccitelli responed, "I was happy about the tournament and the kids were happy. Lots of kids got their first chance to actually play on a real golf course. I hope it continues to grow in the next few years, and I hope it becomes the social event of the year."
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Rocky volleyball season ends by Katherine Nelson If you have been following the girls' varsity volleyball team, you know that the team has had a rough season. The team's season came to an end last Tuesday at the Regional competition. The Regional game was hosted by Niles West. The Hawks were playing the number one team in the division, Maine East. Even though the Hawks were placed fourth in their division, they practiced hard and long for this game. As Coach Konow said at the beginning of the season,"The regular season is just practice for the state competition." The Saturday before the game the varsity squad was practicing for four hours. Two and half of those hours were spent in servereceive, the Hawks' weakest part of the game. This showed the determination and perseverance of a team that not only had the desire to win, but also the desire to destroy their op' ponents. When Tuesday came the Hawks were psyched. They knew what had to be done. The Hawks had already played Maine East three times, and knew what their weaknesses were. The first game began by Maine South
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racking up five points. Then Maine East tied the game at seven. The competition was tough and the Hawks showed their aggressiveness, but the Demons were victorious in the first game. The second game was just as much a battle as the first. The Hawks tied the game at five.
Swimmers look to Conference and Sectionals by Katherine Nelson After taking first place in their own Hawk Relay, the girls' swim team's future looks promising. On October 16, the Hawks had an exciting meet against Evanston. The Hawks came from behind to tie the final score at 93. With only four events remaining in the meet, the Hawks were down 20 points. The Hawks were able to tie the score with help from a few key members. Junior Amy Carlson took first in the backstroke. Jenny Kostolansky pulled out a first in the breaststroke. With the help of anchor swimmer, Melissa Hill, the 400 Free Relay team surged ahead of their opponent and took first place. Evanston also helped out by being disqualified in the same relay. Against York, the team also came out victorious. The 200 Free Relay of Kris Cassin, Kate Reynolds, Erika Bondarowicz, and Melissa Hill had a time of 1:46.36 only .36 over the record time. Right now, the girls' swim team has a record of 4-3-1. Waukegan, the Hawks' next opponent, is an expected victory. "I plan on the girls' taking either fourth or third place in Conference, which takes place November 6.1 am also looking towards a few state contenders. Melissa Hill has a very good chance, and several of our relays look very competitive," commented head coach Deger.
where the score stayed for a few rotations, however once again the Demons were victorious. The final scores were 8-15, 5-15. "It was fun to watch the girls this time. It was like a different team out on the court. I thought for sure they were going to win" was the reaction of one of the many fans that attended the game. Prior to the regional competition the Hawks hosted the Waukegan Bulldogs. As usual the Hawks came out strong with an early lead, but as the game progressed the momentum of the Hawks slowly diminished. The final scores were 7-15, 9-15. Coach Konow reflected on the season as a whole, "I think we accomplished a lot in means of learning the game of volleyball. For example, the girls did not know half the plays, both offensive and defensive, that they know now. They also know what it takes to be a dedicated athlete. Even though some might not consider the girls' volleyball season a successful one, wins do not measure the amount of success. We established friendships that will last forever and we accomplished long-term goals as well. I hope the girls will take what they have learned and use it in other athletics or in school."
Cross country sends seven to Regionals by Katy Michal The girls' cross country team had their final home meet of the season on October 17, which was conference. With their second place finish, only three points behind New Trier, the freshman team proved that the future of cross country looks bright. The JV and Varsity teams did not do as well and could only muster fourth place finishes among the six teams present. However, the twelfth place individual finish of Andrea Armour and Katy Michal's fourteenth place earned both runners all conference honors. For most of the team, October 20, the Niles West Invite, was the last meet of the season. Knowing this day's performance would be their best races of the season as both the J V and Varsity beat twelve efforts with two third place trophies. This was a great way to finish, but for Candy Abreu, Margie Wasiak, Katy Michal, Ashley Collins, Andrea Armour, Heather Brammeier and Brooke S wanson, one meet remained. At Regionals on October 24, the girls needed at least a fifth place team finish to advance to sectionals. Katy Michal, finishing in eighteenth place with a two mile time of 12:36, run her best race, as did Andrea Armour and Margie Wasiak. Unfortunately, the team's performance could only earn them tenth , not enough to keep the season alive.
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Soccer takes first regional game by Brad Wiemerslage In the first round of regionals, the number two ranked Maine South soccer team went up against lower ranked St. Patrick's, in a game that was only a warm-up for the team. The Hawks won with a convincing 3-0 final, advancing the team to the regional final. The team was ahead at the halftime break, following goals from senior Tim Maloney and freshman newcomer Jeff Stephen. Later, Tim Krahl tallied another goal,
bringing the team to what would prove to be the final, 3-0. By defeating S L Patrick's, the Hawks moved on to the regional final. The team was matched up against Schaumburg. Following a slow start in which the ball switched possession often j h e Hawks jumped onto the score board with a diving goal by Brad Wiemerslage off a low cross. The Hawks took this one goal into halftime, leaving behind many lost opportunities, and leaving the door open to Schaum-
burg. But in the second half, a goal by the Hawk midfielder Brian Lazzaro gave the Hawks the insurance goal that they needed to put away the opponent. The final score of the contest remained 20, giving freshman Mike Semel his second shut-out in as many games, and making the Hawks the regional champions. From the regional contests, the Hawks now advance to the sectional division of the state tournament.
CC takes fifth place at regional meet by Paul Zurawsld The Maine South Boys' Cross Country team competed at their regional meet on October 24. The team showed well against local rivals that the team has been competing against for years. The Hawks finished fifth in the meet, qualifying the team for the sectional meet.
Other teams which qualified include New Trier, Glenbrook South, Loyola, and Evanston. Qualifying is a huge accomplishment for the team, considering this is only the second time since 1976 that the team has qualified, following many years of near misses. The Hawks were led by Andy Gallios, who finished sixth in the race. He finished with a time of 15:35.
The team's top five was rounded out by Jason Wynne (24th, 16:04), Chris Brandenburg (32nd,16:19), Pat Maloney (42nd,16:32), Matt Staniec (49th,16:49). Following this regional meet, the team now moves on the the sectional meet at Schaumburg. It will take a much better performance from the team to have any hopes of advancing to the the state meet.
Football reigns supreme in CSL South by Todd Ofenloch The football team has proven itself to be a threat by winning the conference championship. The championship was clinched in a thrilling game against Glenbrook South, a game that was also the TCI High School game of the week. This game would not only decide the conference champion, but it would also give the winner an assured spot in the state playoffs. Both teams possess dominating offenses, but it would be the strong Hawk defense and special teams that would by the the determining factor in the 14-13 Maine South victory. In the opening drive of the game, the Hawks established their strong defense, stopping the Titan running game, but an uncharacteristic passing drive, capped off by a 29-yard touchdown, gave the Titans a 7-0 lead. The Hawks answered this scoring drive in the second quarter when Clint Faldetta ran in from five yards out. Dan Kronenfeld added the extra point, making the score 7-7. On the day, Faldetta racked up 26 carries for 102 yards, making him the TCI player of the game. The score remained tied until the fourth quarter, when the Titan quarterback connected with his reciever for a spectacular 60-yard touchdown. But the extra point sailed wide, leaving the score at 13-7.
The missed extra point gave life to the Hawks, but a clipping penalty caused the Hawk offense the ball, leaving victory up to the defense. As usual, the defense was up to the task. With only minutes remaining, Jeff Kilburg forced a fumble that was recovered and returned for a touchdown by Matt LaBonar. Kronenfeld added the extra point, resulting in a 14-13 victory for Maine South.
The Hawks can attribute their victory to the defensive squad, which forced four turnovers. In addition to LaBonar's fumble recovery, Denny Diduch had two spectacular interceptions, while Dan Wasiolek added a third. This victory chnched a tie for the conference championship for the Hawks, as well as a spot in the state playoffs.
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Photo by Tom Carlson.