Timothy Christian girls volleyball team moves closer to conference title
IC Catholic Prep boys soccer team wins playoff game.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
The Timothy Christian girls volleyball team notched a recent 25-15, 25-12 Metro Suburban Conference Red Division win over Walther Christian.
Ava Venema had eight kills and three blocks, while Kendra Teune had four kills. Tracy Westra had 16 assists. Emily DeBoer had three kills, while Zoe Stanton had 12 digs.
The win moved Timothy to 25-3 overall and 10-1 in conference. The Trojans wrapped up MSC Red play earlier this week against Chicago Christian. If Timothy won, it will have secured the MSC Red Division title.
York football
The York football team lost 28-7 to Downers Grove North in a West Suburban Conference Silver Division game played in Elmhurst.
The loss dropped York to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in WSC Silver play. The Dukes have lost five of their last six games.
York closes out the season on the road Friday with a 7:30 p.m. WSC Silver contest at Lyons Township.
IC Catholic Prep boys soccer
The IC Catholic Prep boys soccer team opened Class 1A postseason play with a 7-3 victory over Chicago Noble Rauner.
Alex Meurer had four goals to lead the Knights. Jack Fowler added two goals, while Francisco Monteon had one goal.
The Knights then dropped a 7-0 decision to St. Joseph in regional semifinal play at Plunkett Athletic Complex in Elmhurst.
In earlier action, freshman David Perez and junior Zen Tverdokhlib each had a goal in a game against Aurora Christian.
Tverdokhlib had three goals and Monteon had a goal in a game against Walther Christian. Tverdokhlib had a goal against St. Rita.
Perez and Jack Hill each had a goal in regulation against Guerin. During the penalty-kick phase, Monteon, Meurer and Clayton Davis each had a goal and Tverdokhlib had the game-winning PK.
Tverdokhlib stopped a penalty kick.
IC Catholic Prep cross country
The IC Catholic Prep boys cross-country team competed in the recent Tiger invitational hosted by Elmwood Park.
Eric James took 42nd with a time of 17:22.1 and Casey Kristie took 51st with a time of 17:52.4.
“We have had injuries to key runners and have been pressed into running our underclassmen up,” said IC Catholic Prep coach Jeff Fredrickson.
Fredrickson noted one of those underclass standouts has been Jacob Schmidt, who took 82nd at Elmwood Park with a time of 19:55.9.
“The team has improved on running together as a pack,” said Fredrickson.
James and Kristie have been leaders for the team on the course. “Eric and Casey have stepped up as our lead runners,” said Fredrickson. “They are starting to peak at the right time. Even though we have lost some key runners to injuries and other reasons, Eric and Casey have shown to be true leaders.”
The Knights compete in a Class 1A regional Saturday.
“I feel that we can have a strong showing in these final weeks of the season and will advance far,” said Fredrickson late last week.
Julissa Unzueta has been a standout for the IC Catholic Prep girls’ team. “Julissa has been a very strong runner and should also fare well in the upcoming weeks,” said Fredrickson.
