York football team drops opener to New Trier
Timothy Christian cross-country teams looking for more success.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
The York football team opened the 2016 season with a 14-10 non-conference loss at home to New Trier.
The Dukes lost to New Trier 28-14 last year. New Trier went on to finish 9-2 and advance to the second round of the state playoffs.
York is back in action Friday night in Northlake when it faces Leyden in a West Suburban Conference crossover contest.
York girls golf
The York girls golf team scored a 175-251 West Suburban Conference win over Hinsdale South at Village Greens.
Jenny Diamond was the meet medalist with a 39. Christine Millins shot 43, while Tarryn Becker had a 46. Katie Wegmann shot 46.
In the junior-varsity contest, York was a 216-266 winner over Hinsdale South. Olivia Cook was the medalist with a 49. Bella Bartolone had a 55. Mia Spedale also shot 55, Cassie Sika shot 57.
York then dropped a 178-191 WSC meet to Downers Grove North at Oak Brook Golf Club. Becker led York with a 46. Bethany Wilms shot 47, while Diamond and Millins each shot 49.
Downers North won the JV contest by a 218-253 count. Bartolone led the Dukes with a 57.
Timothy Christian girls cross country
The Timothy Christian girls cross-country team finished fourth in the Metro Suburban Conference East Division last year and advanced to the state meet as a team.
Top returning runners for the Trojans this year are sophomores Olivia Reamer, Morgan Hoving and Jill Forgac. Key newcomers include junior Annika Ward and freshmen Elise Terpstra and Hope Clark.
“We are young, but our runners learned a lot as freshmen,” said Timothy coach Dick Zylstra, who lauded the team’s cohesiveness and the runners’ willingness to support each other.
Zylstra said Reamer and Ward are two runners, in particular, to keep an eye on. “Olivia has a great work ethic and potential,” he said. “Annika is a solid junior who is joining our team.”
For this fall, the goal is simple. “We would love to repeat last year’s thrill of going downstate,” said Zylstra.
Timothy Christian boys cross country
The Timothy Christian boys cross-country team followed the same script as its girls counterpart, finishing fourth in conference and qualifying for state meet as a team in 2015.
This year, the Trojans have plenty of senior experience in Matt Fox, Andy Mittlestaedt, Tommy Troxel, Elijah Tornow and Jordan Scheidler. Juniors Will Terpstra and Xavier Owens also return.
“We have a solid veteran core,” said Zylstra. “They are hard-working and great team guys.”
Zylstra also is excited about the team’s pack potential. “We have a great pack of front runners,” he said.
Newcomers to the team include sophomores Clint Fincher and Alex Oldenburger and freshman Caleb Mitchell.
Zylstra said the boys’ goal is to get back to the state meet and finish in the Top 20.
