Vol 31 issue 12

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Volume 31, issue 12 March 10,1995

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Maine South H.S. Park Ridge, IL

Paschke smashes record at State

by Paul Berko Wayne Madsen is the only person Maine South junicff Tim Paschke disappointed at this year's IHSA Boys' State Swim Championships. Madsen's 1978 school-record time of :21.69 seconds in the 50 yard freestyle was broken when Tim swam a speedy time of :21.65 seconds en route to an eleventh place overall finish at the meet. Paschke placed eleventh in the hundred yard fi'eestyle as well, swimming a blistering time of :47.48, narrowly missing another school record. For Paschke, moving on to the second day of competition from the preliminaries was a feat in itself. A shaky starting block ^ B e d Paschke to fall in at the TOTt of the 50-yd freestyle. Normally he would have been disqualified from the event, but one of the officials caught the loose block and allowed Paschke another chance. An elated Paschke said, "I was relieved when they let me up there again. I was extra cautious on the start the second time." When the capacity crowd at New Trier Pool saw him given a second chance, they erupted into thunderous applause. Paschke did not notice it. 'I was just focused on the race," he said. "After I finished I

ran over to Steve [Chiagouris] and Joe [Dietlin] to see if they'd figured out my placings. 1 was very excited when I found out I'd finished in the top twelve and qualified for the finals." Coach Chris Deger was also thrilled with the results. "He is my first finaUst in my ten years as a varsity coach. I've had swimmers make it to the preliminaries, but not the finals. It's very good for Tim and for the program at Maine South," he said. Paschke did not achieve his phenomenal times overnight, but he came close. Performing at a state finals level in swimming generally requires many hours of training. The majority of state swimmers have been swimming since a very young age. With Paschke, it is a different story. Before high school, Paschke's total competitive experience was in sixth grade. Paschke swam in a Park Ridge Park District program known as the "Neighborhood Swim Team." This program's main goal was to develop good attitudes toward swimming, not to train swimmers for higher levels of competition. His first taste of high school swimming came before his freshman year when one of his friends from Boy Scouts convinced him to come to Deger's summer swim program at Maine South. By the

second half of his freshman year swim season, Paschke was competing at the varsity level. Deger said, 'Tim was very raw as a swimmer his first year, but by working summers he developed quickly. Tim is determined, focused, and very willing to learn and adapt." These characteristics make Tim a respected person outside of the pool as well. \ Deger said, "He Paschke on the block Photo by Paul Berko follows the tradition of Maine there's something really special South's past great swimmers; about the kid, a special type of solid and intelligent as a person, dedication." Tim is really perceptive about the For Paschke, there is no rest. team and where everything fits Now he is on to a new season. In together. He's great to work with a few weeks he will compete at in practice and is the team's the YMCA state meet. His number one cheerleader. Coming coaches at the Lattof YMCA, a out of nowhere at this year's state team he joined after his freshman meet personifies his humility, year, expect him to place at least probably one of his strongest at- within the top six. However, he is tributes." not satisfied. Next year, Paschke Friend and classmate Chris hopes not only to drop a few more Ryan, said, "Aside from having records, but to perhaps become an had really funny blonde hair, IHSA state champion.

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Get buzzed at Scholastic Bowl What time is it right now on the Doomsday clock? Ask a Scholastic Bowler and he or she will probably tell you cooly, "11:43 p.m, of course." The students who make up this ^^^ardy-Ukc team do not bowl ^ p their schoolbooks, but rather answer a myriad of questions ranging from the name of China's last dynasty to the name of the

countries in the finals of the World Cup. The Varsity and JV teams won their last four regular season meets, downing Evanston, Niles West, Glenbrook South and Maine West Going in to post-season play. Varsity coach Charlene Lobitz said, "we got off to a slow start..but we're really swinging now." Steve Lowry coaches the

JV team. The team participates in nine regular season meets against other schools in the Central Suburban League North Division. Five players from each of two school face off with only buzzers and a few square feet of tile between the teams. A match consists of 30 toss-up questions, which if answered correctly, each

lead to three to five bonus questions. The questions encompass every genres including sports, literature, science and miscellaneous. Seniors Steve Zibrat, Katie Bums, Dan Maigler, Ray Albin, Alison Adlaf, Devan Patel and Vicky Pappas have started on Varsity this season. The Varsity will compete at Sectionals tomorrow.


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