Blazers boys volleyball team defeats Lyons Township.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
Three’s company for the Addison Trail girls badminton team.
The Blazers qualified three players out of the Fremd sectional for this weekend’s state finals meet in Charleston.
Junior Mary Grace Mutia took fourth in the singles division and earned a state berth. She’ll be joined at state by the doubles team of senior Athena Kakolires and junior Kasia Czepiel, which took third in the doubles division.
Mutia won her first match at sectionals by a 21-14, 21-15 count and then lost in the second round. She came back to win her third match 21-13, 21-9 before losing in the third-place match, 24-22, 23-21.
Kakolires and Czepiel won their first match 21-15, 21-12 and then lost in the second round before coming back to win 21-17, 20-22, 21-15 in their third match and 21-15, 21-4 in the third-place match.
Addison Trail girls soccer
Addison Trail girls soccer coach Sergio Nunez has seen his team progress this spring beyond the team’s win-loss mark.
“We have had improvement on our tactical play yet sometimes we are paddling up stream in our technical play,” he said. “Defensively, we play solid but that can only hold us for so long. We need to keep working to get our offensive play up to par. We still struggle with finishes.”
Nunez is proud of the way his team competes in light of it recording only one win and two ties thus far.
“My girls stay positive throughout the game and never give up,” he said.
Individually, Nunez lauded the work of goalies Priscilla Vega and Jessica Cosio. “Priscilla and Jessica have played to their best potential,” he said. “They deserve a lot of credit. I’m proud of them for not taking blame on our losses.”
Defender Aryana Carrera also has excelled. “Aryana has played consistently well,” said Nunez. “I am pleased with her style of play. She reads the ball well.”
Addison Trail continues to work on consistency in games. “We’ve had great moments of play where our ‘mojo’ was there,” said Nunez. “The end result was not an indicator of our play. I need to see consistency game after game. I’m very proud of the 19 girls I’ve had here at the varsity level for sticking together and working hard to learn the game I love They understand where they are at in regard to their competitive level and I respect that about them.”
Addison Trail boys volleyball
The Addison Trail boys volleyball team recorded a recent 25-20, 26-24 West Suburban Conference crossover victory against Lyons Township.
Jacob Grygo had 19 assists, five kills and five digs. Mikey Strycharz had eight kills and three digs, while Colton Noel had seven kills and three blocks.
Addison Trail moved to 14-13 overall with the win.
