Regional action in the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer state tournament resumes Monday. In one of the top matchups, Evanston meets New Trier at 5 p.m. in Winnetka in the Stevenson regional. The two split Central Suburban League games in the spring, and New Trier beat the Wildkits 11-2 in summer regular-season action. ”But we`ll have our top pitcher, Billy Johnson, available to throw at them Monday,” said Evanston coach Matt Polinski.
Glenbrook South (16-0), the only unbeaten team in the tournament, faces regional host Stevenson at 5 p.m. ”We`ve played very well, and we`ve been very lucky, too,” said Glenbrook South coach Jeff Aaron after South`s 11-3 victory Saturday over Deerfield. Winning pitcher Greg Vanover (7-0) hammered a three-run homer, and Carlos Leiva added a two-run blast during a six-run fourth inning.
In another good matchup, Leyden (15-4) visits top-seeded Oak Park at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Oak Park regional. Leyden will start junior-to-be Keith Toriani, who raised his record to 6-0 with a four-hitter Saturday as Leyden nudged Riverside-Brookfield 3-2. Oak Park is the two-time defending tournament champion.
Oak Park coach Jack Kaiser welcomed back John Wolfe from a vacation in Germany in time for Saturday`s 8-1 rout of Mather. ”Another one of our players, Chuck Baren, is spending the summer with the Student Council in Russia,” Kaiser said. ”A coach can`t really tell about the makeup of his team in summer baseball because the kids may not be available. They may be at football or basketball camps, or whatever.”
Catholic League rivals Fenwick (16-5) and Weber (8-9) will meet at 5 p.m. Monday in the second Oak Park regional semifinal. Weber, which upset second-seeded Lyons Saturday, has a solid pitching staff. Sophomore-to-be Mike Fahey beat Loyola Academy 9-1 Friday, Kenny Morgan checked Lyons and Terry Crawford may get the start against Fenwick.
Twenty-seven (count `em, 27) players saw action for Fenwick Saturday in its 8-0 victory over Proviso East. ”We`ve got 41 players on our summer roster,” said Friars coach Dave Hogan, ”but the kids divide their time between playing with American Legion teams and the summer high school league, so we never know how many or who will show up. That`s what the summer league is supposed to be all about anyway, to play as many kids as possible.”
Top-seeded St. Rita and St. Laurence, two other Catholic League rivals, are matched at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Thornridge regional semifinals. Second-seeded Thornwood meets fellow South Inter-Conference Association East Division member Homewood-Flossmoor at 5 p.m.
Shepard`s Kevin Wojnarowski probably will never forget his outing in the first round of the Thornridge regional Friday. The 5-foot-10-inch, 175-pound right- handed senior-to-be struck out 18 and gave up only three hits, but he walked 11 batters as Shepard beat Richards 7-6. ”Imagine striking out 18 batters, giving up only three hits and still having to struggle to get the win,” said Shepard coach Pat Higgins. ”I`ve never seen anything like it.” Wojnarowski, who was rocked by a game-tying grand slam homer by Dave Bergman in the fourth inning, prevailed when Mike Stroobosscher delivered a two-out single that scored Matt Moline with the winning run in the sixth inning.
Maine East`s 11-1 five-inning victory over Barrington in the Palatine regional Saturday showed that right-hander Jason Grofman may have Barrington`s number. He checked the Broncos on four hits to run his summer record to 6-2. His only victory in the spring was over Barrington.
In the Fenton regional quarterfinals Monday, it`s Jacobs against Hersey, St. Viator at Wheeling, Elk Grove at Rolling Meadows and Wheaton North at Lake Park. Rolling Meadows (16-8) stopped Mid-Suburban League foe Prospect 6-2 Saturday to continue its mastery over the Knights. The Mustangs beat Prospect last spring to win the Mid-Suburban South crown before losing 3-2 to North champion Barrington in the crossover showdown. John Valentin of Rolling Meadows, who was 8-2 in the spring, struck out 10 and allowed only three hits Saturday to run his record to 5-0.
Sean Jordan drove in four runs with a solo homer and a bases-loaded triple Saturday as Elk Grove (6-15) outlasted York 10-7.
David Sandstead drove in both runs with a solo homer and a single as Hersey
(16-3) nudged Addison Trail 2-1 in eight innings Saturday. Mark Gunther
(5-0) tossed a two-hitter.
Basketball
Evanston will play Gordon Tech at 6:30 p.m. and King will meet St. Benedict at 8 Monday at St. Benedict in the North Section semifinals of the Adidas summer league. The championship game is at 8 p.m. Wednesday. In Tuesday`s South Section semifinals at Quigley South, Leo meets Robeson at 6:30 p.m. and Argo faces Simeon at 8. The title game is at 8 p.m. Thursday. July 28 at Quigley South, the North champion meets the South runner-up at 6:30 p.m. and the South champ plays the North runner-up at 8. The losers play at 6:30 p.m. July 30 at St. Benedict, with the crossover championship game starting at 8.
The two best players from Illinois at last week`s Cage Scope/High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp in Highland Heights, Ky., were 6-foot-8-inch senior Scott Lemoine of Rockford Jefferson and 6-4 senior N.C. Thomas of Carver. The top player was 6-4 junior Alan Houston of Louisville Ballard, the son of Louisville assistant coach Wade Houston. Houston won the camp`s Most Valuable Player award and was the slam dunk champ. ”He`s got to be among the top five juniors in the country,” said Rick Bolus, who runs the High Potential Basketball Recruiting Service. The runner-up for MVP and, says Bolus, ”the best shooter I`ve seen all summer,” was 6-2 senior guard Keith Adkins of Paintsville, Ky.
The top player in the first session of the Blue Chip camp, which was June 14-19, was 6-8 sophomore Keith Peel from Nicholasville, Ky., Jessamine. Two other outstanding players were 6-4 junior Chris Jones from Milwaukee Hamilton and 7-foot senior Mike Brandmair from Bay City, Mich., Central. Illinois` top players were 6-6 1/2 junior Tom Michael from Carlyle and 6-5 senior Chuck Rombout from Gordon Tech. Rombout was co-MVP of the camp`s all-star game.
Among the players at the third session of the Blue Chip camp, which will be July 26-31, are 6-foot Tony White of Thornwood, one of Illinois` top seniors, and 6-6 guard Jimmy Jackson of Toledo Macomber-Whitney, whom Bolus regards as the top junior in the country.
Bolus also attended the NIKE All-American Camp June 26-July 3 at Princeton, N.J., the premier basketball camp of the summer. He joined the mounting chorus anointing 6-10 center Alonzo Mourning of Chesapeake, Va., Indian River as the No. 1 college prospect in the country. Mourning is a tremendous rebounder and shot-blocker. Bolus picks 6-10 center-forward Shawn Kemp of Elkhart, Ind., Concord second and 6-8 forward Billy Owens of Carlisle, Pa., third. He says 6- foot Chris Jackson of Gulfport, Miss., is the best point guard in the country. LaPhonso Ellis, the 6-10 center from East St. Louis Lincoln, and Eric Anderson, the 6-8 forward from St. Francis de Sales, both impressed Bolus.
”Anderson looked very impressive,” Bolus said. ”I saw him at NIKE last year, and he looked good outside. He has added an inside game this year, and it adds to his value. He can play the power game inside now as well as go outside and stick the 15-foot jumper.”
Stanley Roberts dominated the inside with 26 points and 16 rebounds as South Carolina defeated New Jersey 60-57 in the AAU-USA Junior Olympic 17-and-under championship game Saturday in Jonesboro, Ark. The 6-11 Roberts, named the tournament`s Most Valuable Player, also blocked three shots and helped force New Jersey out of its usual inside game. Joe Rhett contributed 10 points and nine rebounds and Michael Glover had 10 rebounds for South Carolina, which lost the 1986 title by two points to Oklahoma. New Jersey was paced by Lance Miller`s 15 points and 10 rebounds and Dave Miller`s 11 points. Named to the AAU All-America team were Roberts, Rhett, Marques Bragg and Dave Miller of New Jersey, Lee Mayberry of Tulsa, Steve Delph of the Arkansas Lakers, Anthony Peeler of Kansas City, Byron Houston of Oklahoma, Herbert Jones of Georgia, Carroll Boudreaux of Louisiana, Wade Lookingbill of Iowa, Dave Johnson of New Orleans, Todd Day of Memphis MYGA, George Lynch of Virginia and Chucky Sproling of Colorado.
Former St. Gregory star Kevin Footes is No. 46 on the list of the top 100 junior-college players in the country for 1987-88 compiled by Phil Henzel of DeSoto, Tex. Footes is a 6-5 sophomore guard at Kankakee Community College. Julius Denton, a 6-4 sophomore forward for Kankakee, is No. 14. He is from Shelbyville, Ind. Former King player Darryl Liberty, the brother of Marcus Liberty, is rated No. 86. He is a 6-5 sophomore guard for Logan Junior College in Carterville, Ill. Henzel`s top two prospects are 6-7 Moses Scurry and 6-10 David Butler, both sophomores from San Jacinto (Tex.) Junior College. Scurry is expected to attend St. John`s; Butler is expected to sign with Nevada-Las Vegas.
Football
Nine Tribune All-State selections head the participants in the 13th annual Illinois High School All-Star Game, sponsored by the Illinois Coaches Association and the Mohammed Shrine. Running back Adam Dach of Byron, offensive linemen Stan Holsen of Maine South and Rick Godfrey of St. Charles, defensive linemen Jon Gustafsson of Buffalo Grove and Darryl Ashmore of Peoria Central, linebackers Erick Anderson of Glenbrook South and Jim Wagner of Buffalo Grove and defensive back Jamie Hogan of Granite City are the West team`s All-State players. All-State defensive lineman Mike Degen of Lake Park will compete for the East. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1 at Illinois State University in Normal.
Miscellaneous
Chicago State University will conduct a student athletic trainer workshop July 27-31 in the Robinson University Center Mezzanine, 95th Street at King Drive. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. July 27, with instruction each day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop is designed for high school students and coaches. It will serve as an introduction to the care and prevention of athletic injuries. Cost is $100 per student or $150 for a coach and student from the same high school. For application information, call Chicago State head trainer Paul Concialdi at 995-2267.
Kurt Angle of Pittsburgh defeated Conant graduate Carl Presley 4-3 to win the 275-pound championship in the 17th annual Junior National Olympic wrestling tournament Saturday in Cedar Falls, Ia.
