York’s Barabolak places 11th in state diving finals
Timothy’s Evenhouse advances in state 3-point shooting contest.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
York junior Peter Barabolak made the most out of his recent trip to Evanston.
Barabolak finished 11th at the boys’ state diving finals held at Evanston Township High School.
Barabolak scored 413.40 points in the finals to log the 11th place finish. Barabolak started the competition by finishing 10th in preliminaries with a score of 204.05.
The 204.05 advanced Barabolak to the semifinals where he placed 12th with a semifinal score of 304.05.
Barabolak was joined at the state swimming and diving meet by York junior Flanagan Waldherr, who finished 32nd in the state in the 500 with a time of 4:45.62.
Evenhouse advances in state 3-pointing contest
Timothy Christian senior Mitch Evenhouse advanced to the sectional round of the Class 2A state 3-point shooting contest.
Evenhouse was one of the qualifiers out of the recent Class 2A Aurora Christian regional. Evenhouse will shoot this week in the Class 2A Clifton Central sectional with a spot in the Class 2A state finals on the line.
IC Catholic Prep girls track
The IC Catholic Prep girls track team recently competed in a triangular indoor meet against Fenton and Montini.
The IC Catholic Prep 400 relay team took first with a time of 18.44. Mikko Eguia won the 880 run with a time of 2:50.3.
The Knights placed second in the eight-lap relay with a time of 2:51.08, while Anna Gendusa placed fourth in the one-mile run.
Elmhurst College men’s basketball
The Elmhurst College men’s basketball team advanced to the CCIW tournament championship with a 60-58 win over North Central College in Rock Island.
The win moved Elmhurst to 21-6 overall. The Bluejays were ranked 17th in the country in the latest d3Hoops.com poll. Elmhurst advanced to the tournament final to play Augustana. The winner advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament.
Elmhurst overcame a 39% shooting night to earn the win. The Bluejays outrebounded North Central 38-27.
Will Nixon led the Bluejays with 16 points on 6-for-13 shootings. He also had seven rebounds in 25 minutes of action. Kyle Wuest added 14 points and two steals in 24 minutes.
Pat Coleman had 10 points, while Peyton Wyatt and Erik Crittenden each had six points.
North Central fell to 19-7 with the loss.
Elmhurst College women’s basketball
The Elmhurst College women’s basketball team dropped an 82-50 game to Wheaton College in the semifinals of the CCIW tournament in Wheaton.
Elmhurst finished the season 13-13.
Wheaton jumped out to a 21-9 lead after the first quarter and led 37-18 at halftime. Wheaton outscored Elmhurst 25-18 in the third quarter and 20-14 in the fourth.
Mikaela Eppard led the Bluejays with 23 points and six rebounds. Kaela Jones added nine points. Claire Monroe had five points, while Annette Stidham had four points.
