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Volume VIII Number 25
December 14, 2005 |
Gymnastics Gains Popularity at ETHS ETHS WINTER Sports Schedule 12/14-12/27
The City of Evanston Parks and Recreation Department is offering a wide variety of camps for Evanston kids during this year's winter vacation at the city's community centers. "Break Out" Fun, laughter, arts, sports and happy times at Fleetwood-Jourdain Ages: 5-13 Robert Crown Winter Camp Crafts, field trips, ice skating and more Soccer with Marx Succes at Robert Crown Learn basic soccer techniques from 2002 IHSA Coach of the Year Chess Wizards Learn and play chess in a fun atmosphere; no experience required Chandler-Newberger Winter Sports Camp Indoor sports and field trip to rock climbing gym Frank Sacks Holiday Junior Tennis Camp All aspects of game covered for beginning and intermediate players Ages: 7-17 Frank Sacks Holiday Tournament Training Tennis Camp For advanced players looking to play on high school team or in tournaments Ages: 12+ Various Basketball and Volleyball Camps at Chandler-Newberger From basic techniques to "Nothin' But Games" Ages: K-8 Fleetwood-Jourdain, 1655 Foster St., 847-328-4540 Robert Crown, 1701 Main St., 847-328-9400 Have Evanston sports news? Send it to sports@evanstonroundtable.com
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The Northwestern Wildcats will face the UCLA Bruins in the 72nd annual Vitalis Sun Bowl, held on Dec. 30 in El Paso, Texas. The game will be televised on CBS. This year's Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl in the country, is expected to be a high-scoring offensive battle, with the Wildcats (7-4) and Bruins (9-2) both entering the game among the nation's top offensive and worst defensive teams. The two teams have met five previous times, with NU leading the overall series 3-2. NU's appearance in the Sun Bowl will be the school's sixth post-season bowl appearance, with five of the six coming in the last decade. Gymnastics Gains Popularity at ETHS By Marc Zarefsky More girls tried out for gymnastics this year at Evanston Township High School than ever before. Head coach Chester Jones does not know why. Forty-five girls tried out for the gymnastics team this season, the highest number Mr. Jones said he had seen in his 14 years as coach at ETHS. Unfortunately, because of the high level of interest, he was forced to make some cuts. "It's the first time in about nine years that we've had to cut," he said. "I'd only made three cuts since I've been here, and in the last ten days, I've probably cut 12 girls." Among the varsity, junior varsity and frosh/soph levels, the program currently has 35 girls, but because of the numbers, the coach said he would probably have to make a few more cuts over the next couple of weeks. "I'm sure we cut girls that could have helped us a lot in the long run," Jones said. "It's just impractical for us to handle that many girls and keep everyone in a safe frame of mind," he said. The gym has a capacity of 30 people, and according to Jones, when that number is exceeded, the risk of girls running into each other increases significantly. At the varsity level, Jones has rotated between five and six team members. "When we put our lineups together, we put girls out there who can do what we need done for that particular event," he said." So far the varsity team is 2-0 with victories coming against Maine West and at the Niles West Invite. So far the varsity team is 2-1 with victories coming against Maine West and at the Niles West Invite. The team placed seventh in the Glenbrook North Invite Saturday, and was not 100 percent, according to Jones, because of injuries. The team is led by senior Cara Hageman and sisters Emma and Naomi Katz,
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Girls basketball defeated Maine West 41-20 last week, followed by a 61-45 victory over Washington in the Maine West Tip-Off Classic. The team beat Niles West 40-22 this past Friday. The past week has been a series of ups-and-downs for boys basketball. The team beat Maine East 73-61 before falling to Thornton, ranked third in the state, 74-43. The team then beat Niles West 71-62 last Friday. Wrestling suffered a tough 46-20 loss to conference rival New Trier two Fridays ago, but bounced back this past Friday, defeating Proviso East 43-23. Boys swimming placed sixth in the red division of the Barrington Invitational. The Wildkits' 400 medley, 400 individual medley and 300 breaststroke relay teams all placed first in their events. ETHS WINTER Sports Schedule 12/14-12/27 BOYS Swimming Wrestling GIRLS Gymnastics
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