High School Highlights: Trevians track/field go back to back at sectional; NT baseball, softball All-Conference selections

A summary of preps sports competition from area schools over the past week. Send scores and highlights to joe@therecordns.org.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Deerfield Sectional

Dylan Benjamin (triple jump, long jump), Ben Crane (1,600-, 3,200-meter runs) and William Landwer (100, 200 dashes) won two sectional titles apiece on Thursday, May 22, to highlight a team championship for New Trier at the IHSA Class 3A Deerfield Sectional.

Benjamin set personal bests in both his events, jumping 6.82 meters and 14.22 meters in the long and triple jump respectively. Landwer ran the 100 in 10.54 seconds and 200 in 21.57, while Crane crossed at 4 minutes 18.49 seconds in the 1,600 and 9:04.83 in the 3,200.

The Trevians scored 102 team points, well ahead of runnerup Hersey (62) and third-place Evanston (47.5).

Joey Papanicholas added a victory in the 800 (1 minute 57.8 seconds) and teamed with Martin Issa, Evan Shu and Jordan Kreiner to finish first in the 4-by-800 relay.

Other state qualifiers for New Trier were Michael Goerlick in the triple jump (5th place, 13.57 meters); Oliver Neuenschwander in the pole vault (3rd, 4.31 meters); and Dylan Nemerovski, Will Miller, William Hanahan and Landwer in the 4-by-100 (4th, 42.6 seconds).

Miles Lyons was Loyola Academy’s lone champ on the day, winning the 400 with a time of 48.06. Teammate Louis Hebson also qualified in the event, finishing third at 50.18.

The pair teamed with Joseph Keane and Ezekiel Whitehead to qualify for state in the 4-by-400 relay, placing second at 3:22.21.

Demi Ogunkola was the Ramblers’ other state-qualifier with a triple jump of 13.69 meters, good enough for fourth.

Highland Park had two state qualifiers: Dylan Dominguez (3,200, 2nd, 9:16.71) and Brian Hatoum (1,600, 4th, 4:21.35).

Central Suburban South championships

William Landwer won the 100- and 200-meter runs to pace New Trier to a first-place team finish on May 14.

Ben Crane won the 1,600, Jordan Kreiner the 800 and Joey Papanicholas the 3,200 for the Trevians, who also won the 4-by-100 relay (Landwer, William Hanahan, Will Miller, Dylan Nemerovski) and 4-by-800 (Crane, Vincent Noble, Martin Issa, Declan O’Neill).

BASEBALL
New Trier 3, Highland Park 0

Henrik Conniff hurled the shutout while striking out five on Thursday, May 22, as the Trevians earned the league-crossover victory between the top teams in the Central Suburban North (Giants) and South.

Jake Bentivenga recorded three hits and three RBI for New Trier.

The Trevians had six All-Conference selections: Trey Meyers, Ben Toft, Caiden Carpenter, Zach Perchik, Conniff and Greg Camptelli, who was the division’s pitcher of the year.

Loyola 14, DePaul 10

The Ramblers pounded out 10 hits to win the league-crossover matchup on May 17.

SOFTBALL
Regina 17, Holy Trinity 3

Clare Levar hit two triples and tallied two RBI to lead the Panthers to the regional victory on Wednesday, May 21.

New Trier 11, Vernon Hills 0

Sofia Norbot went 3-for-3 with a home run in the Trevians’ conference-crossover victory on May 19.

Loyola 14, New Trier 0

Emilia Bartholomew homered and tallied 6 RBI to lead the Ramblers to the rivalry victory on May 17, marking Loyola’s seventh straight victory.

New Trier 6, Glenbrook South 0

Lyla Andelin and Sofia Norbot had RBI knocks in the fifth inning to propel the Trevians on May 13, when New Trier clinched the top spot in the Central Suburban League South Division.

Five Trevians were named to the All-CSL South team: Lyla Andelin, Trinity Andelin, Kennedy Glinn, Harper Glinn and Illana Styles, the latter of whom was named the divisions offensive player of the year. Junior Jenna Maclachlan was the league’s defensive player of the year.

GIRLS SOCCER
New Trier 9, Juarez 0

Addy Randall scored three times and Dami Balogun and Christina Tobon two times apiece in the Trevians’ postseason opener on Tuesday, May 20.

Cristo Rey St. Martin 1, Regina 0

The Panthers were tripped up in the regional championship on Tuesday, May 20.

Regina 4, Woodlands Academy 3

Evie Kroeger scored the game-winning goal in overtime in the Panthers playoff win on Saturday, May 16.

Katie Salazar chipped in two goals for Regina.

New Trier 9, Vernon Hills 0

Eight different Trevians scored, including Kelsey Westol and Peyton Colegrove, in a league crossover match on May 13.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
New Trier 23-25-25, Glenbrook North 25-18-20

The Trevians finished their conference slate with a victory on Tuesday, May 20, to move to 22-10 overall and 7-3 in the Central Suburban South.

Lake Zurich 21-25-25, New Trier 25-15-23

The Trevs were upended by the powerful Bears (32-3) on Monday, May 19.

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