Foudy to make special appearance at youth soccer show

Posted March 03, 2008 10:00 pm

By Bob Frisk

Julie Foudy knows all about leadership. She has a sports leadership academy.

She also is an expert on team building because of her valuable role for 17 years with United States women's national soccer.

That combination along with her extensive work as a sports broadcaster guarantee a captive audience when this Hall of Famer speaks at the Schaumburg Sports Center (1141 W. Irving Park Road) on Saturday, March 8.

"Lessons on Leadership and Team Building" will be the focus of Foudy's talk as she gives insight into strategies used by the national team and her role for 13 years as captain.

Foudy's appearance is part of the 2008 Illinois Youth Soccer Expo and Chicago FireFest. This is a free event open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

An autograph session with Foudy will be at 10 a.m., and she will be part of the panel for the "Town Hall Meeting" held by the Chicago franchise of the new Women's Professional Soccer.

In addition to featuring Foudy, this celebration of soccer will offer field demonstrations and seminars, the Chicago Fire's annual fan convention, a vendor show featuring over 50 exhibitors, interactive games, giveaways and much more.

For complete details, visit the Expo page (under Events) at illinoisyouthsoccer.org or call (847) 290-1577.

Basketball

D.J. Brown (Rolling Meadows) coached Tinley Park's boys (18-12) to the school's first regional title since 1991. They are playing in Class 3A.

• Jake Pancratz (Schaumburg) of the University of Chicago had 15 points, 9 assists and 2 steals in the University Athletic Association showdown with Washington University that settled the title and gave Chicago an automatic berth in the NCAA III tournament.

He finished the league season ranked second in assists (4.8 per game), 10th in steals (30), 11th in free-throw percentage (.753), 17th in scoring (11.9) and fifth in 3-point field goals made (2.36 per game). He led the UAA in minutes played.

• Jonny Reibel (Hoffman Estates) of Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.) scored 30 points against Nova Southeastern and had his second career triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Barry University. He scored 22 points against Florida Southern.

• Gabrielle Cottrell (Prospect) had 15 points in Manhattan College's 73-66 win over Iona, and she set the school's single-season mark for 3-pointers when she hit 3 more, bringing her total to 69.

• Chris Childs (Barrington), starting point guard at Elmhurst College, finished the regular season with 12 points against Wheaton. His high game was 19 against Tri-State University. He averaged 3 assists per game (No. 3 in the conference) to lead the team and was third in steals. He shot 90 percent at the line.

• Justin Gray (Prospect) of Concordia University Chicago was named athlete of the week as he ended his three-year career with 17 points against Wisconsin Lutheran College and 23 against Maranatha Baptist. He led the Cougars in scoring for the season with an 18.1 average and was second in rebounds (4.9).

• The Rolling Meadows Athletic Booster Club will hold its 13th annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Sunday, April 6, at the high school. All boys and girls from third grade through high school are encouraged to participate.

Entry fees are $100 for each team that registers prior to March 21, and $120 for after that date.

The registration deadline is March 31. Space is limited to the first 150 teams.

For information, call Tom Conlin at (847) 670-8933.

Johanna Solverson (Lake Zurich) of the University of Iowa scored a career-high 31 points (21 in the first 15 minutes) in an 87-78 victory in Wisconsin on Sunday. The win gave the Hawkeyes a share of the Big Ten Conference title. She also had 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal and was named co-player of the week in the Big Ten.

• Gabrielle Cottrell (Prospect) had 15 points in Manhattan College's 73-66 win over Iona, and she set the school's single-season mark for 3-pointers when she hit 3 more, bringing her total to 69.

Entry fees are $100 for each team that registers prior to March 21, and $120 after that date.

The registration deadline is March 31. Space is limited to the first 150 teams.

For information, call Tom Conlin at (847) 670-8933.

Softball

Molly Meyer (Elk Grove) is off to a good start at the University of Dayton. She was 14-for-29 leading off after eight games for a .483 average, adding 3 doubles, 1 triple, 9 runs and 7 RBI. She also had a slugging percentage of .655 and on-base percentage of .531.

Cross country

University of Chicago freshman Arthur Baptist (Prospect) was named to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division III Cross Country All-Academic Team.

Sophomore Morgan Jacquette (Grayslake) of Aurora University was named United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic. She was the league cross country runner of the year and won the NAC title in 23:21.3.

Umpires needed

Umpires, men or women, are needed for adult softball games in the suburban area.

The games involve men, women and co-rec teams in the park districts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Deerfield, Gurnee, Hanover Park, Itasca, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Mundelein, Northbrook, Palatine, Prospect Heights, River Trails, Rolling Meadows, Salt Creek, Vernon Hills and Wauconda.

Games last 60 minutes and pay $27 each. Umpires usually work multiple games per night, and scheduling is flexible to meet your needs.

The spring season is April 25-Aug. 15, and the fall season runs from Aug. 15-Oct. 30.

There will be three clinics to learn about mechanics, positioning, rules interpretation, game management and policies and procedures.

Clinic dates, times:

Sunday, March 16, 6-9 p.m., Edgar Allen Poe School, 2800 N. Highland, Arlington Heights.

Sunday, April 6, 6-9 p.m., also at Poe.

Sunday, April 13, 6-9 p.m., also at Poe.

Contact Jeff Schwarz, the assignment chairman for Baseline Sports, at (847) 398-5405 or e-mail at coachjeff1@aol.com.

Water polo

Junior Amanda Wiest (Buffalo Grove) of Penn State Behrend (Erie, Pa.) has been named team captain.

Swimming

Heather Kiluk (Libertyville) set two Michigan State records in the 200 IM (2:04.20) and 400 IM (4:20.95) and was the leadoff swimmer (1:50.08) on the Spartans' record-setting 800 free relay (7:26.51) at the Big Ten Championships. She shattered her own 2006 record with the NCAA Division I qualifying swim in the 400 IM for 13th in the finals.

Kiluk, an academic All-American and captain of Michigan State, also has been named to the Big Ten All-Academic Team. She qualified for the U.S. Open to be held in Minnesota in July.

Jeff Davis (Schaumburg) of Western Illinois University turned in some solid performances in the Summit League Championships in Rochester, Mich. He finished third in the 500 free (4:39.10) and second in the 1,650 free (16:21.23). He had a 12th in the 200 free and was named second team all-league.

• In the Wisconsin Private College Championships, Chad Mikesell (Hersey) of the Marquette University Swim Club was first in the 50 freestyle, and Bob Pellican (Hersey) of Carthage took first in the 200 backstroke.

• In the Atlantic Ten Conference Championship, University of Rhode Island freshman Robert Deering (Hersey) swam three personal bests: 22.25 in the 50 freestyle, 53.46 in the 100 backstroke and 1:57.30 in the 200 back.

• Danielle Filipp (Hersey) of Northern Arizona University/Flagstaff achieved personal bests in all her events at the Western Athletic Conference meet and earned second team all-WAC. She had a 2:07.54 in the 200 individual medley (6th), 1:52.84 in the 200 freestyle (8th) and 2:21.28 in the 200 breast (10th).

Tennis

Rice University's Dennis Polyakov, who spent his first two years of high school at Warren, won his singles match against No. 5 Texas, but Rice lost the meet 4-3 before a full house at Jake Hess Stadium on the Rice campus.

Track and field

Stephanie Moy (Maine West) of Carthage won the pole vault (11-0 ¾) at the University of Chicago's Margaret Bradley Invitational.

• Aurora University's Adrian Kibiersza (Maine West) was name Northern Athletics Conference Student-Athlete of the Week. He broke the school record in the shot put (15.51 meters) in the University of Chicago Invitational and took eighth in the weight throw at 12.63 meters.

Micky Cobrin (Stevenson) of team champion Arkansas finished third in the mile run (4:01.14) at the Southeastern Conference indoor championships. He also ran the anchor leg on the winning distance medley relay (9:45.71).

• Kris Gehrke (Wauconda) of Eastern Illinois University cleared 6-6 in the high jump for third place at the Ohio Valley Indoor Track and Field Conference meet. He also placed sixth in the 55-meter high hurdles at 7.89.

• Keli Coleman (Carmel) of Augustana College won the 55-meter dash in a record 7.08 at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin indoor finals. She also placed third in the 200 at 25.68.

Also from Augustana, Paula Neiweem (Warren) won the 20-pound weight throw at 49-7¾ and was seventh in the shot put at 37-8.

Synchronized skating

Samantha Rinella (Prospect) and Kelly Smith (Barrington) from the Mid-Suburban League helped the Miami (Ohio) University senior team achieve the silver medal at the U.S. National Synchronized Skating Championships in Providence, R.I. The U.S. Figure Skating Association has appointed Miami to represent the United States at the ISU World Synchronized Championships in Budapest, Hungary on March 28-30.

Wrestling

Micky Spiwak (Lake Zurich) of Cornell College (Mt. Vernon, Iowa) finished his freshman year with 19 wins. The math major was a regional champion at Lake Zurich, three-time sectional qualifier and North Suburban Conference All-Academic.

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