Blazers defeat Willowbrook in regional semifinals.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
The Addison Trail boys basketball team engineered a strong playoff run recently.
The Blazers advanced to the Class 4A Batavia regional championship where it lost 71-51 to Naperville North.
Addison Trail was the No. 12 seed in the Hinsdale Central sectional. Naperville North was the No. 4 seed in the sectional.
Addison Trail advanced to the finals after defeating District 88 neighbor Willowbrook in the regional semifinals at Batavia. Willowbrook was the No. 5 seed in the sectional.
Addison Trail had lost twice to Willowbrook earlier in the season by scores of 74-51 and 50-38.
The Blazers opened the postseason with a 50-43 win over Waubonsie Valley in a Batavia regional quarterfinal game.
Addison Trail finished the season 18-12 and played in its first regional championship game since 2001.
Addison Trail-Willowbrook boys swimming
The Addison Trail-Willowbrook boys swimming team was eighth at the recent Downers Grove South sectional with 55 points.
AT-Willowbrook finished eighth in the medley relay with a time of 1:47.68. That team included Evan Zimmerman, Lucas Walsh, Jake Roucka and Jacob Grygo.
Jack Burns was 13th in the 200 with a time of 1:54.57. Zimmerman placed 11th in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.22. Rouka was 15th in the event at 2:15.23.
Grygo finished 10th in the 50 with a time of 23.46. Mikey Strycharz was 11th at 23.52.
Roucka was 15th in the butterfly with a time of 1:01.06. Burns was 13th in the 100 with a time of 51.47, while Strycharz was 14th at 51.49.
Jack Wentworth was 16th in the 500 with a time of 5:33.83.
AT-Willowbrook was fifth in the 200 relay with a time of 1:32.01 with a team that included Zimmerman, Grygo, Burns and Strycharz.
Zimmerman finished ninth in the backstroke with a time of 58.01. Lucas Walsh was 16th in the breaststroke with a time of 1:08.93.
AT-Willowbrook finished seventh in the 400 relay with a time of 3:26.25 with Grygo, Wentworth, Strycharz and Burns.
