Maroons Team Sport Camps - August Fencing Camps Fencing Camp will be offered August 17-21 and August 24-28 from 10AM - 3PM. The Camps will be conducted by our varsity coaches, Coach Bakhyt and Coach Thomas. The cost for each week is $285.00. Register Now!
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Maroons Post Season Play
Boys Baseball The #15 seed Maroons defeated the #5 seed Payton College Prep this evening 16-8 at the "minor league quality" Brooks College Prep baseball diamond. Senior Mike Casey was the winning pitcher,with 2 innings of relief from Junior Mark Woerner. Morgan Murphy cracked a bases loaded triple in the 5th, Mike Casey ripped a double off the left field wall and Tim Parsons was on base all 5 times he batted. The Maroons advance to the 3A Sectional Championship game against the number one seed Jones College Prep on Saturday starting at 4:00 PM at Brooks College Prep, 250 East 111th St. 60628 (the old Mendel Catholic Prep Campus).
Boys Tennis Tyler Anderson knew he had his hands full in the State Finals when he drew one of the 5-8 seeds for his very first match, Hinsdale Central’s Krishna Ravella. Tyler played well but Ravella’s powerful and consistent game was too strong and Tyler lost 1-6, 1-6. In his first backdraw match Tyler rebounded nicely with a strong win over Quincey’s Andy Tipton, 6-0, 6-0. Tyler’s third match was his best and his longest. He played a player from Moline who had beaten him in straight sets earlier in the year, Ian Golden. Tyler fought hard but came up short in the three set match, finally going down 4-6, 6-2, 2-6. Tyler was 1-2 at state and earned 2 points for U-High.
Evan Levin and Bill Steuben also played some good tennis and had one win and two losses in the State Finals. Bill and Evan handily won their first match against a team from Carbondale, 6-1, 6-1. But then they came up against a pair 9-16 seeds from Highland Park, Manci and Brint. Evan and Bill held their own against the seeded team but were eventually overpowered. After losing the first set 1-6, the U-High doubles pair picked up their game in the second, and made a brief run for a 2-0 lead. But Highland Park broke back, and despite several more breaks of serve for both teams, Highland Park eventually took the set and won the match, 6-1, 6-3.
Bill and Evan’s last match of the day featured their best tennis. They played a seesaw three setter against O’Fallon’s Fleming and Sullivan. In the first set the U-High pair were down a break with the other team serving for the set at 6-5. But they broke serve and went on a run of seven straight points to take the tiebreak 7-0 and seal the first set 7-6. The second set was an up and down affair with several more breaks of serve on both sides, but this time U-High came up on the short end when serving at 4-5. A service break cost them the set at 4-6 and the match was even. The pattern continued into the third set and Evan and Bill lost it 2-6 for a loss, 7-6, 4-6, 2-6. Bill and Evan were 1-2 at state and earned 2 points for U-High.
Girls Soccer The Maroons defeated ( Oak Lawn) Richards HS 7-0 to win their third consecutive IHSA Sectional Soccer Championship. Senior Emily Kuo scored a hat-trick, Kate Reott, Alexis Jenkins, Sasha Karapetrova, and Lexie Barber added one goal each. Ciara Zagaja was her usual dangerous self from the left midfield position serving up two assists, Gabby Clark, Amy Solomon, and Amelia Acosta dished out one assist each. The Maroons advance to the 2A Super Sectional match Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in Lisle at Benedictine University. We play the winner of Lemont and Joliet Catholic.
This win propels the 18-3-1 Maroons into the Elite 8 of 133 2A Schools.
Boys Track In Charleston this morning at the 2A Boys Track and Field State meet Senior Aaron Buikema ran a PR 4:39 in the 1600 meter run. Senior Joe Hurst ran a PR 51.27 in the 400 meter dash. Although they did not advance to the finals in the events they had superb runs, Aaron's time was his best by 7 seconds. Robert Meyer and Aaron Buikema compete in the 3200 meter race tomorrow morning.
Girls Track In the Girls Track State finals, the 4 X 800 relay team ran a 10:28.88 to finish 8th in their preliminary heat. 2 freshman Alex Chang ( PR of 2:30 for her leg of the relay) and Emma Davis teamed up with 2 seniors Ethel Yang and Josey Mintel to represent the Maroons in this event. Leah Sibener ran a 12.79 in the 100 meter dash. She ran a PR of 26.14 in the 200 meter dash to finish 4th in her heat. Emily Kuo ran a PR of 2:27.81 in the 800 meters to finish 6th in her heat. Her parents drove her back to U-High in time for her to lead the Maroons to a third consecutive regional soccer championship later in the afternoon. Productive day "in the office" I think for Emily. The junior class dynamic distance duo of Aoife MacMahon and Sherry Fu ran a PR 5:34.45 and 5:42.89 respectively in the 1600 meter run. On Saturday morning, Aoife ran a PR of 11:58.40 to finish in 16th place and Sherry ran a PR of 12:01.83 to finish in 18th place in the 3200 meter run.
Maroons Show Your Colors! Varsity Jackets and Hoodies now available! Hoodies are $25.00 and available in the Athletics Office. Varsity jackets can be ordered. Download a varsity jacket order form, nylon hooded jacket order form or nylon snap front jacket order form and return with a check to the Athletics Office. If you have any questions, contact Athletics at 773-834-1035.
