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Sports
Year in Review : Sports : Oswego Ledger-Sentinel : Hometown Newspaper for Oswego and Montgomery, IllinoisYear in Review
| A look back at the 2010-11 athletic season
| 6/30/2011
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August
Pohlmann Bowl I
Oswego first-year boys golf head coach Chad Pohlmann takes his Panthers into a dual match against his brother Ryan's Lincoln-Way East team, and Ryan prevails in the bragging rights when the Griffins come away with a 156-177 win in Oswego's first dual match of the season, and also Oswego's first dual at their new home course, Blackberry Oaks in Bristol. (Aug. 23, 2010)
Eating up Sandwich
The Oswego East boys soccer team puts the hurt on Sandwich, hanging a 9-0 win on the first-year program in the Wolves' season opener. Junior forward Jorge Alvarez scores four goals - all in the first half - to lead the Wolves. (Aug. 23, 2010)
Gryz-eld veteran
Oswego East junior boys golfer Dominic Gryz shoots a 3-under par in his nine holes against Oswego to lead the Wolves past the Panthers 160-175 at Blackberry Oaks. The dual match is the first Southwest Prairie Conference match for both schools, and the victory is meaningful to Oswego East in that it is the Wolves first-ever win on the golf course against Oswego. (Aug. 31, 2010)
On their game
The Oswego East boys golf team defeats Romeoville 151-171 at Fox Bend Golf Course in Oswego to improve to 3-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference for dual matches. The 151 is also the lowest nine-hole score in school history. All four players that factor into the Wolves score - seniors Brian Conlee and Anthony Linkenheld, along with juniors Andy Jaskolski and Dominic Gryz - all shot below 40. (Sept. 1, 2011)
Making a splash
Normally more focus settles in later in the season for the Oswego girls co-op swimming and diving team when it relates to the competition. Yet an 89-76 dual win at Waubonsie Valley for the team's first victory is more than just a regular win.
"This year was the first year we actually had a date circled on the calendar," Oswego head coach Deryl Leubner said. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Memorable win
Oswego East fans rush onto the Larkin football field after the Wolves defeat the Royals 35-34 in Week 2 of the season. Senior running back O.J. Graham rushes for 245 yards and four touchdowns to help end Oswego East's 13-game losing streak dating back to the 2009 season. (Sept. 3, 2010)
Second-half barrage
The Oswego East boys soccer team scores all four of its goal in an eventual 4-0 home win against Plainfield East in the second half, with junior forward Jorge Alvarez and senior forward Edgar Martinez supplying all the scoring punch. (Sept. 7, 2011)
Offensive Explosion
On the football field, Oswego and Romeoville combine for 114 points in a thrilling Southwest Prairie Conference opener, which the Panthers eventually won 61-53 despite the Spartans scoring 20 unanswered points. The win was Oswego's first of the season after an 0-2 start. (Sept. 10, 2010)
Getting the first one
The Oswego boys soccer team starts out slow, going 0-4-1 in its first five matches before defeating Loyola Academy 3-2 in the Pepsi Showdown at Lyons for the team's first win. Juniors Curtis Grysiewicz and Max Calderon, along with senior Fernando Chavez, each score a goal for the Panthers, who are also suddenly dealing with the loss of one of their top players, senior Elliot Totsch, to a season-ending knee injury. (Sept. 11, 2010)
Still Perfect
The Oswego East football team plays host to Oswego and gives the Panthers a scare as the visitors hold a slim 20-14 lead at intermission. Oswego scores on its opening drive of the second half and two turnovers help seal a 40-21 victory in the annual Prairie Bowl. (Sept. 17, 2010)
Breaking the skid
The Oswego East football team ends a 12-game losing skid in Southwest Prairie Conference dating back to 2008 with a 28-17 win over Plainfield Central. The Wolves rallied from a 14-0 deficit with 14 unanswered points to tie the game at halftime. (Sept. 24, 2010)
Course record
Oswego East junior Ariel Michalek shatters the course record at Oakhurst Forest Preserve on her way to a first-place finish in the Charger Classic. She crossed the finish line in 17:05 to win her fourth invite race of the cross country season. Oswego East placed fifth as a team while Oswego finished seventh behind senior Kelsey Hjorth's 13th-place finish. (Sept. 25, 2010)
Taking down the Wolves
Tempers flare on both sidelines, but the Panthers boys soccer team had the emotion they want at the end - celebration. Oswego knocks off Oswego East 4-2 on the Panthers home field after the Wolves led 2-0 early in the match. A penalty kick late in the second half by senior Nate Kyes puts the Panthers up 4-2, and Oswego East cannot recover in a match where Wolves head coach Steve Szymanski is ejected with six minutes left. The win pushes Oswego to a 5-4 lead in the all-time series between the cross-town rivals. (Sept. 28, 2010)
Maintaining focus
The Oswego girls' volleyball team wins a thrilling 26-24, 13-25, 26-24 win over Romeoville to move over .500 in Southwest Prairie Conference play and improve to 10-12 on the season. But the momentum was short-lived as the Lady Panthers lost six of their final seven SPC games to finish seventh in the standings. (Sept. 28, 2010)
Not a breeze
Both Oswego and Oswego East boys golf teams duke it out at the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet, with the Wolves placing fourth and the Panthers sixth at the eight-team meet at Broken Arrow Golf Club in Lockport. The sun was out with clear skies, but a temperamental breeze makes it a tad more difficult for the golfers. Oswego junior Matt Anderson and Oswego East senior Brian Conlee both earn All-SPC accolades. (Sept. 29, 2010)
Surviving Mistwood
Oswego senior Mark Gilloffo overcomes some inconsistencies he's had all fall, and shoots an 82 to lead the Panthers boys golf team at the Class 3A Plainfield Central Regional at Mistwood Golf Course in Romeoville, and earn a spot in the Edwardsville Sectional. Oswego senior Ben Panock also advances with an 89 while Oswego East senior Brian Conlee and sophomore Austin Hwang both move on with 90s. (Oct. 5, 2010)
Two-time champs
The Oswego girls' tennis team defends its Southwest Prairie Conference title, edging out Oswego East 27-26 in the final standings. The Panthers score 12 points in doubles and nine in singles play while the Wolves also take 12 points in doubles and score seven in singles play. (Oct. 8-9, 2010)
No SPC title
With the earlier-than-normal 10 a.m. start on Columbus day, the Oswego boys soccer team hosted Plainfield Central in what is the game that decides the Southwest Prairie Conference champion. Plainfield Central prevails 3-1 in a match that is not firmly settled until the final minutes. The Panthers end up losing their final SPC match of the season against Romeoville three days later, and ends up 5-2 in the SPC. (Oct. 11, 2010)
Not an easy trip
Making the four-hour haul south to Oak Brook Golf Club in Edwardsville, no Oswego or Oswego East boys' golfers advance to the Class 3A state finals. Oswego senior Mark Gilloffo shoots an 80 while fellow senior Ben Panock cards a 90 in representing the Panthers while Oswego East sophomore Austin Hwang shoots an 81 and Wolves senior Brian Conlee ends his prep career with an 86. (Oct. 11, 2010)
Quicker exit than expected
Facing Romeoville in a Class 3A regional quarterfinal match at home, the Oswego East boy's soccer team allows a late goal by Romeoville freshman Aaron Deagueros off an indirect free kick and the Wolves lose 1-0 to end their season. Oswego East ends the year with an 8-12 record, suffering six losses in their final seven matches. (Oct. 16, 2010)
Trio state-bound
The Oswego East girls' tennis team rebounds from a runner-up finish in the SPC Meet to win the West Aurora Sectional and send three on to the state tournament. Freshman Sajela Harlow finishes 4-0 in the bracket to uphold her top seed and make her state debut. Junior Kylee Jackson, now a three-time state qualifier, and junior Erinn Brooks pair up in doubles play and also advance to the state finals. (Oct. 15-16, 2010)
Going the distance
Oswego East junior Ariel Michalek wins the Southwest Prairie Conference race by more than a minute to win her third straight SPC title with a time of 17:03. Oswego East finishes second while Oswego takes third behind runner-up Kelsey Hjorth's finish. Oswego East's Andrea Holm and sophomore Hayley Zweig are also All-Conference finishers along with Oswego junior Lauren Choi. (Oct. 16, 2010)
Racing the clock
The Oswego boys' cross country team finishes second in the SPC Meet with two All-Conference runners in Caleb Beck and Zack Kingsbury - an improvement from finishing sixth in 2009. Oswego East places sixth and is led by freshman Nick Karasch, who places 21st. (Oct. 16, 2010)
Kyes delivers
Playing a defensive-oriented style of play against the bigger Plainfield Central boys soccer team, Oswego manages to come away with a 1-0 win in a Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional semifinal. Senior Nate Kyes scores the game's only goal on a well-placed free kick from 33 yards out near the midway point of the second half, and the Panthers defense, along with Oswego sophomore goalie Luis Gallardo, stonewall the Wildcats the rest of the way. Oswego' season, however, ends three days later with a 3-1 loss to East Aurora in the regional championship. (Oct. 20, 2010)
Reaching Day 2
The Oswego East doubles team of Kylee Jackson and Erinn Brooks reach the fourth round consolation finals of the girls' tennis state tournament, finishing with a 3-2 state record. Sajela Harlow wins one of her three matches in the state singles' bracket. (Oct. 21-22, 2010)
Heartbreaking Finish
The Oswego football team fails to convert on fourth down in an overtime game at Minooka, giving the Panthers a 4-5 finish to the 2010 season and leaving Oswego out of the playoffs for the first time since 2001. Minooka tied the game near the end of regulation with a field goal and scored first in overtime, but Oswego fumbled the ball on fourth down and recovered the ball short of the end zone. (Oct. 22, 2010)
A bittersweet end
Going into Week 9 with a 2-6 record, the Oswego East football team knew its road trip to Plainfield East would be its last game of the season, but the Wolves managed to end the 2010 season on a high note, posting the first-ever Week 9 victory for the six-year-old varsity football program. The Wolves defeated the Bengals 41-26 to finish 2-5 in SPC action. (Oct. 22, 2010)
Invite champs
The Oswego East girls' volleyball team captures its first-ever tournament title in program history after a 5-0 finish at the Kaneland Spikefest. The Wolves defeat Geneva 25-18, 17-25, 25-21 in the championship match while junior libero Jordan Reifsteck and senior outside hitter Viola Lisha are named to the All-Tournament team. (Oct. 23, 2010)
Regional upset
The 11th-seeded Oswego East girls' volleyball team faces No. 6 West Aurora in the Class 4A Plainfield East Regional opener and stuns the Blackhawks with a 25-20, 18-25, 25-17 win to advance to the regional championship. Oswego East fell to Hinsdale South two days later to close the season. (Oct. 28, 2010)
Repeat champs
The Oswego co-op girls swimming and diving team handles the rest of the six-team field at the Independent Conference Meet at Riverside-Brookfield to claim the program's second straight league crown. Oswego comes up with 338 points, 104 more than runner-up Plainfield co-op while senior Rebecca Hatcher wins two individual events and Oswego sweeps all three relay races. (Oct. 30, 2010)
Becoming a champion
Oswego East junior Ariel Michalek becomes the school's first state champion, winning the Class 3A cross country race in 16:32 to top the field of 208 runners. She made her return trip to Detweiller Park after finishing second in the sectional race, and her state finish is the fastest Class 3A finish in the four-year history of the three-class system. Oswego junior Kelsey Hjorth finishes 35th in the race, breaking a school record with her time of 17:35. (Nov. 6, 2010)
Sectional title for Hatcher
Oswego senior Rebecca Hatcher captures the 100-yard butterfly title at the Metea Valley Sectional while she also qualifies for state in the 100-yard breaststroke in her final chance with the Oswego co-op girls swimming team. Sophomore Erin Newman and freshmen Sidney Lloyd and Emily Wulff also qualify for state. (Nov. 13, 2010)
Hatcher ends on solid note
Oswego senior Rebecca Hatcher places seventh in the 100-yard butterfly at the state finals at Evanston High School with a time of 56.65 in the finals. It is the four-year varsity stalwart's best time in her four appearances at state, and she is the only swimmer on the team to advance out of the first day preliminary races. (Nov. 19-20, 2010)
Perfection on the lanes
Oswego senior boys bowler A.J. Johnson rolls a 300 game en route to a 768 series in the Panthers 10-0 win against Minooka at Parkside Lanes in Aurora. He winds up throwing three other 300 games in the season's first month. (Nov. 23, 2010)
Perfection on the lanes - part II
Oswego East junior boys bowler Mike Cherven throws a perfect 300 game on his way to a 725 series for the Wolves in their 8-2 win against Plainfield North at Parkside Lanes in Aurora. (Nov. 23, 2010)
Hoops for Healing champions
The Oswego boys basketball team beats Oswego East 65-57 in the championship game of the annual Hoops for Healing Tournament at Oswego. Junior guard Ryan West scores 13 points and hauls in a game-high 19 rebounds in the title game, and afterwards receives the MVP of the tournament. The title leaves the Panthers with a 4-0 record after the first week of the season. (Nov. 26, 2010)
A sign of things to come
The Oswego East girls bowling team finishes second out of 24 teams while Oswego is third at the season-opening Wildcat Invite hosted by Plainfield Central at Pioneer Lanes in Plainfield. Oswego East senior Samantha Donzelli places second to pace the Wolves while Oswego junior Courtney Petoskey comes away with the individual title to lead the Panthers. (Nov. 27, 2010)
Key takedown
Oswego East sophomore wrestlers Andrew Chastain at 125 pounds and Rezon Hall at 130 secure critical wins late in the Wolves match at cross-town rival Oswego in helping the Wolves pull out a 35-30 win, Oswego East's first victory against Oswego on the wrestling mat since the 2007-08 season. (Dec. 1, 2010)
Reyes holds his weight
The Oswego East wrestling team leaves a tad disappointed with a second-place finish at the 12-team Rocket Invitational at Richmond-Burton, a tournament with much smaller schools than the Wolves. Yet junior Reuben Reyes enjoys a championship at 103 pounds, going a perfect 3-0 on the day to earn Oswego East's lone title. (Dec. 4, 2010)
A familiar foe
Oswego wrestling first-year head coach Jeff Charlebois goes up against his former team Minooka - he spent eight seasons as an assistant there prior to taking the Oswego job - and state powerhouse Minooka handily beats the Panthers 51-12. (Dec. 9, 2010)
Perfect start continues
The Oswego boys basketball team edges Oswego East 59-57 on the Wolves home court in front of an estimated crowd of 3,000, and pushes Oswego's record to 6-0. Oswego trails by five early in the fourth quarter before an 11-0 run gives them the lead for good and the Panthers hang on for the win. Oswego East guards CJ Vaughan (17 points) and Wesley Brooks (16 points) pace the Wolves while the Panthers receive quality performances from junior guard Ryan West (14 points, 13 rebounds) and sophomores Elliot McGaughy (14 points), Jamaal Richardson (11 points), Jack Kwiatkowski (10 points, six rebounds) and Miles Simelton (10 points). (Dec. 10, 2010)
Tournament prep
Wanting to compete in more tournaments in an effort to improve their postseason showing, head coach Jenn Suby's Oswego East boys bowling team places sixth out of 24 teams at the Lincoln-Way East Invitational. Junior Mike Cherven and sophomore Alec Madsen finish in the top 10 among the field of 147 bowlers. (Dec. 11, 2010)
Nearly atop the field
The Oswego East girls bowling team finishes second at the prestigious 44-team Strikefest event, hosted by Plainfield North at Town and Country Lanes in Joliet, with a pinfall of 5,419, only behind tournament champion Rockford Jefferson at 5.466. Senior Allison Hoffman leads the Wolves with an eighth-place finish in the field of 267. (Dec. 11, 2010)
Setting a record
Oswego senior A.J. Johnson bowls a state-record 857 series that features his fourth 300 game of the year in the season's first month, along with games of 279 and 278 to set the new IHSA record. Most importantly, the Panthers win the match against Plainfield East at Parkside Lanes in Aurora 10-0 to improve to 8-2 on the season and 6-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference. (Dec. 14, 2010)
Alvarez, Michalek earn accolades
Record Newspapers selects Oswego East junior forward Jorge Alvarez as its Boys Soccer Player of the Year and Oswego East junior Ariel Michalek as its Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. (Dec. 23, 2010)
Dominating the quad
Although a bit short-handed because of the holiday break, the Oswego East wrestling team wins all three of its matches at the LaSalle-Peru Quad and improves to 12-5 on the season. The 12 wins is one more than the squad achieved during the 2009-10 season, and five more combined in the three seasons from 2006-09. (Dec. 28, 2010)
Campbell cleans it up
Oswego East boys basketball junior forward Jermaine Campbell scores on an offensive rebound putback with less than a minute left in the third-place game at the East Aurora Holiday Classic to give the Wolves an eventual 47-45 victory against the Vikings, and third place at the 45th annual event. (Dec. 30, 2010)
Controlling the Wolves
The Oswego boys bowling team beats Oswego East 10-0 in a dual match at Parkside Lanes in Aurora, with the Panthers compiling a pinfall of 3,240 to 3,022 for the Wolves. Oswego seniors A.J. Johnson, Nate Glatz and Jacob Roberts, along with junior Mikey Preston, all bowl series' above 600 to pace Oswego. Two days later, the two District 308 schools meet again, with Oswego managing an 8-2 win. (Jan. 4, 6, 2011)
Wolves handle Panthers on the lanes
The Oswego East girls bowling team soundly defeats Oswego at Parkside Lanes in Aurora 10-0 to prevail in the only cross-town match involving those two teams this season. (Jan. 6, 2011)
Double heartbreak
After a 3-0 start to Southwest Prairie Conference play, the Oswego girls' basketball team hosts Minooka looking to end a two-game skid, but fall 62-61 in double overtime to move to 3-3 in SPC action. The Lady Panthers would not post an SPC win until late January. (Jan. 7, 2011)
All-Around success
The Oswego co-op gymnastics team places fourth at the Lincoln-Way East Invite with a season-high 138.275 - a 10-point improvement from its season opener. The team success helps propel Oswego into the second half of the season. (Jan. 8, 2011)
Hanging with Minooka
The Oswego East wrestling team loses 41-30 at home to juggernaut Minooka in a Southwest Prairie Conference dual match, but progress is evident. Two seasons ago, the Wolves did not score a point in a 71-0 loss to the Indians. (Jan. 13, 2011)
Panthers earn SPC title
The Oswego boys bowling team claims its second Southwest Prairie Conference championship in three years wit a dominant effort at Laraway Lanes in New Lenox. Oswego has a pinfall of 6,532, and along with the 68 points the Panthers accumulated during the regular season, easily out-distances Romeoville for second place. Oswego East finishes sixth overall. (Jan. 15, 2011)
Ending on a roll
The Oswego wrestling team defeats Plainfield East 57-15 at home to conclude the regular season with a 9-10 record that does not look so bad considering the Panthers were 4-9 at one point. (Jan. 20, 2011)
A tough one to deal with
The Oswego boys bowling team finishes third at the 15-team Joliet West Sectional at Town and Country Lanes in Joliet, narrowly missing the coveted top two spots that advance teams to the state finals. Senior A.J. Johnson and junior Mikey Preston both advance individually for Oswego while Oswego East does not have any state qualifiers. (Jan. 22, 2011)
Hoinkes takes reigns at Yorkville
Long-time Oswego head football coach Karl Hoinkes, who retired from the Panthers after the 2006 season, becomes the new head football coach at Yorkville after the Yorkville School Board approves his hiring. Hoinkes went 190-87 in his time at Oswego, including two state championship teams in 1992 and 2003. (Jan. 24, 2011)
Taking control of first
In a critical Tuesday night game in regards to the Southwest Prairie Conference boys basketball standings, Oswego goes on the road and defeats Plainfield South 73-70. Sophomore guard Elliot McGaughy scores a game-high 26 points while junior guard Ryan West hits a clutch three-pointer late to allow Oswego to earn the win. The victory improves Oswego to 13-5 on the year and 6-1 in the SPC, and sends the Panthers into their next game with sole possession of first place in the league. (Jan. 25, 2011)
Preston earns All-State
Oswego junior boys bowler Mikey Preston places eight individually during the state finals at St. Clair Bowl in O'Fallon with a two-day total of 2,624. Senior A.J. Johnson rounds out his superb high school career with a two-day total of 2,517 to place 27th. (Jan. 28-29, 2011)
Shooting well at SPC
The Oswego girls bowling team has the highest pinfall on the day at Echo Lanes in Morris with 6,194 during the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet, and the Panthers end up second overall after regular season points factor in. Oswego East finishes third with a pinfall of 5,838 on the day, but winds up fifth for the season. (Jan. 29, 2011)
A new tradition
The Oswego co-op gymnastics team defends its Independent Conference title with a top score of 136.90, bettering runner-up Fenton by six points. Oswego East sophomore Amanda Padlo scores an 8.9 on the balance beam to become a conference champion - the only individual champion for Oswego on the day. (Jan. 29, 2011)
Signing on the dotted line
Becaues of the blizzard that hit the area, signing day comes a couple days later for Oswego East seniors Katie Ross and Derek Drew, along with Oswego senior John Hugunin. Ross signs with Evansville for soccer while Drew inks with Northern Iowa for track and field. Three days later, Hugunin signs with Drake for football. (Feb. 4, 7, 2011)
Postseason march begins
Oswego wrestling has four individuals qualify out of the Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional. Sophomore Frank Yattoni wins a regional title at 112 pounds while senior Will Templin at 125, sophomore Max Larsen at 152 and senior heavyweight Jovan Lee all advance to the Downers Grove North Sectional. Oswego East also has four wrestlers qualify, with junior Reuben Reyes at 103, junior Colin Griffin at 135, senior Kyle Bryson at 160 and junior Brandon Rivera at 215 all moving on. (Feb. 5, 2011)
Frantic pace favors Wolves
In a high-energy and up-tempo game, the Oswego East boys basketball team knocks off Oswego 80-78 on the Panthers home court. Oswego sophomore guard Elliot McGaughy pours in a career-high 29 points, yet the balanced play of the Wolves backcourt in senior Wesley Brooks (20 points, six assists), sophomore CJ Vaughan (14 points) and clutch late-quarter shooting by sophomore Thomas Wilder (11 points) propel Oswego East to the win. (Feb. 5, 2011)
Barbs pull ahead
The Oswego co-op boys swimming and diving team develops a nice rivalry with DeKalb, but the Barbs win the Independent Conference championship, accumulating 305 points to 284 for Oswego. Senior diver Doug Ogilvie wins the diving event for the team while the 200-yard medley relay of Dylan Coonradt, Tyler Coonradt, Pierce Parlier and Michael Gliszewski also win their event. (Feb. 5, 2011)
Worth the wait
The Oswego co-op gymnastics team is forced to postpone its regional by four days due to the heavy snowfall, and after the site was moved from Oswego to Neuqua Valley, the team places second with a score of 137.05 and earns Oswego an at-large bid to the Hinsdale Central Sectional. (Feb. 7, 2011)
Hot streak
The Oswego East girls' basketball team wins 12 of their final 13 games including a 59-54 overtime game against rival Oswego to hit the 20-win plateau and give the Wolves momentum heading into the Class 4A postseason (Feb. 10, 2011)
Joy and heartache in Bolingbrook
Facing a stacked 18-team Bolingbrook Sectional field, the Oswego girls bowling team has no problem securing first place and a spot at the state finals the following weekend after the Panthers rack up a pinfall of 5,987 at AMF Lanes in Bolingbrook. Oswego junior Courtney Petoskey wins the individual title with a six-game series of 1,369. Oswego East does not qualify as a team, falling agonizingly shot. The Wolves shoot a total of 5,835, which ties them with Plainfield Central for second place, but the Wildcats move on after winning a two-frame roll-off. Oswego East senior Kelsey Johnson does advance individually to state. (Feb. 11, 2011)
On to Champaign
Oswego senior Jovan Lee places fourth at heavyweight in the loaded Class 3A Downers Grove North Sectional to earn his first trip to the state finals at Assmebly Hall in Champaign. Lee defeats Elgin senior Toby Schimel with a pin in the first overtime period of his semifinal wrestleback match to earn his spot downstate. Lee is the only District 308 wrestler to advance. (Feb. 11-12, 2011)
Back on track
The Oswego girls bowling team places fifth at the state finals, held at Cherry Bowl Lanes in Rockford, for the program's highest finish since 1999. Junior Courtney Petoskey garners All-State honors with a two-day pinfall of 2,606 to place third while Oswego senior Breanne Vergonet places in the top 30. Oswego East senior Kelsey Johnson also earns All-State accolades with a 10th-place finish and a pinfall of 2,562. (Feb. 11-12, 2011)
A sour finish
After a fourth-place finish in the Class 3A state finals, the Oswego girls' basketball team drops its first game in Class 4A to end the season in the first round of regionals. Plainfield East defeats Oswego 59-48 after going 0-2 against the Panthers in SPC play during the regular season. Oswego finishes 9-17 overall. (Feb. 14, 2011)
A program first
The Oswego East girls' basketball team reaches a Class 4A regional championship game for the first time in school history after defeating Downers Grove South 52-48. The win is Oswego East's 21st on the season, tying a program record for single season wins. The Wolves' season comes to an end two days later in a 51-30 loss to Waubonsie Valley. (Feb. 15, 2011)
A lid on the basket
In one of the lowest-scoring basketball games in the Oswego East boys' team's brief history, the Wolves pull out a 35-32 home win against Minooka. No Wolves player reaches double figures in the game, which sees Minooka up 18-12 at halftime before a key third spurt carries the Wolves to the win. (Feb. 18, 2011)
Sticking it at state
Oswego East junior Kyla Price competes in the gymnastics state finals after earning an at-large bid out of the Hinsdale Central Sectional in the vault. She scores a 9.375 to place 28th overall for her third-best score of the season. (Feb. 18, 2011)
Parlier, Ogilvie to state
Two members of the Oswego co-op boys swimming and diving program make it out of the Neuqua Valley Sectional. Senior Doug Ogilvie wins a sectional title in diving while sophomore Pierce Parlier qualifies in the 100-yard backstroke. (Feb. 19, 2011)
Ogilvie leaves his mark
Senior diver Doug Ogilvie ends his prep career with a splash, placing sixth for the Oswego co-op boys swimming and diving team during the state finals at New Trier a year after he was 30th. Sophomore Pierce Parlier does not make it out of the preliminaries in the 100-yard backstroke.
"State was probably the most exciting, fun and nerve-wracking competition I have ever been in," Ogilvie said. (Feb. 25-26, 2011)
Reaves nearly carries Wolves
The Oswego East boys basketball team sees its season end rather abruptly with a 61-55 overtime loss to Glenbard West in a Class 4A Glenbard East Regional quarterfinal. Senior guard Adam Reaves nets a game-high 19 points on five three-pointers, including a flurry late in regulation, but it is not enough in the Wolves' season-ending loss. Oswego East concludes the season at 16-11. (Feb. 28, 2011)
Late rally not enough
Oswego sophomore guard Miles Simelton scores 27 points and nearly single-handedly leads the Panthers boys basketball team to a come-from-behind win against Naperville North, but the host Huskies earn a 67-56 win in a Class 4A Naperville North Regional semifinal game that ends Oswego's season. Oswego finishes 18-9 overall, but it is the first time since 2007 that the Panthers will not play for a regional championship. (March 2, 2011)
Eimer heads home
The District 129 School Board approves Nate Eimer as the newest West Aurora head football coach, closing the chapter on his time at Oswego East and bringing the 2001 West Aurora grad back home. Eimer, who was also the offensive coordinator on head football coach Mark Green's staff, compiled a 61-23 record in his three seasons as the Oswego East head girls' basketball coach, setting record for single-season wins at 21 twice.
"It's been a little bittersweet this week. Oswego East was a special place for me and always will be," Eimer said. (March 21, 2011)
Sophomore duo produces
The Oswego East softball team beats Rosary 2-0 on the road for the Wolves first win of the season. Sophomore pitcher Morgan Ettinger throws a one-hit shutout while striking out 10, and sophomore shortstop Brittany Warnecke drills a two-run home run in the sixth inning for the game's only runs. (March 29, 2011)
Taking down the champs
The Oswego baseball team enjoys a 9-1 win over Class 4A defending state champion Naperville Central in the third game of the 2011 season. Senior Scott Allegretti allowed just three hits while giving up one run and striking out five in 81 pitches. (March 29, 2011)
A cold first win
With winter weather hitting the start of baseball season, Oswego East picks up its first win with a 6-1 road triumph against Larkin. To this point, the Wolves have had three games postponed because of the cold and wet conditions. Senior Eric Egan throws 4 2/3 innings of shutout ball to help the Wolves pick up the win. (March 30, 2011)
Goals aplenty
The Oswego girls soccer team picks up its first win of the season after three losses with an 8-0 thrashing of Romeoville at home in the Panthers first Southwest Prairie Conference match. Junior forward Erin Apolzan records a hat trick while senior forward Cathy Tram scores two goals - all in the first half - to pace Oswego. (March 31, 2011)
SPC thriller
The Oswego boys' volleyball team pulls out a dramatic Game 3 victory over Oswego East to take the Southwest Prairie Conference match 25-13, 22-25, 33-31 and give the Panthers a 2-0 start in league play. Senior Matt Purcell has 15 kills and junior Freddy Miller makes 13 kills to help the win. (April 7, 2011)
Moving above .500
The Oswego East girls soccer team defeats Morton 2-0 in the Wolves first game at the Lake Park Invite, and the victory pushes the Wolves to 4-3-1, the first time all season Oswego East is above .500. Junior midfielder Carli Schlaker and sophomore defender Julianna DePoister each score in the win. The Wolves never fall below .500 the rest of the season. (April 9, 2011)
Birdies fly Wolves' way
The Oswego East badminton team knocks off cross-town rival Oswego 8-7 on the Panthers' home court, giving Oswego East its first win in the series since 2008. (April 11, 2011)
Walking off empty
The Oswego East baseball team suffers two, one-run losses to respectable power Plainfield North to open the three-game Southwest Prairie Conference series against the Tigers. The Wolves lose the opener 4-3 in eight innings and then the second game 6-5 after Plainfield North hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh. (April 12-13, 2011)
Timely hits lead Wolves
The Oswego East softball team breaks a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with some clutch hits, and holds on for an 8-4 win at cross-town rival Oswego, the Wolves' seventh straight victory in the series. Sophomore shortstop Brittany Warnecke goes 2-for-4 with two RBIs, including a solo home run while senior first baseman goes 2-for-4 with an RBI to help lead the Wolves. Oswego East winds up taking the season series - and securing its eighth straight win against Oswego - with a 1-0 triumph at home later in the season on May 5. (April 12, 2011)
Hatcher becomes a Spartan
Oswego senior Rebecca Hatcher signs a letter of intent to join the Michigan State swim team after an impressive four-year varsity career with the Oswego co-op program. (April 14, 2011)
Blaire earns accolades
Record Newspapers selects Oswego East junior guard Arneasa Blair as its Girls Basketball Player of the Year (April 14, 2011)
In the win column
The Oswego East boys' tennis team posts a 4-3 win over Plainfield South to win its first Southwest Prairie Conference match of the season. The Wolves use the momentum from the narrow victory to win their final four SPC matches of the regular season. (April 19, 2011)
A familiar face
One month after the resignation of Oswego East head girls' basketball coach Nate Eimer, his former assistant coach Abe Carretto is tabbed as the newest head coach of the program. After spending three seasons as assistant coach, Carretto will become the third head coach in the program's young history when the 2011-12 season gets underway. (April 19, 2011)
Snapping a skid
The Oswego girls soccer team defeats Minooka 3-2 thanks to two goals from senior forward Cathy Tram and a goal from sophomore midfielder Bridgett Leverich to give the Panthers their first win since March 31. The victory ends a seven-match winless streak for the Panthers, who improve to 2-7-3. (April 21, 2011)
Back in the win column
The Oswego boys' volleyball team finally ends an eight game losing streak with a 25-27, 25-23, 25-23 win over Romeoville to improve to 3-3 in SPC play and send the team into the second half of the season with a little more momentum. Oswego eventually finishes .500 with a 7-7 mark in the league. (April 21, 2011)
Winning ways continue
The Oswego East girls soccer team runs its season-best winning streak to five matches following a 2-1 road win against Plainfield East. Sophomore forwards Justine Lee and Brittany Brewer each score to help the Wolves improve to 8-3-1. (April 21, 2011)
Clean sweep
The Oswego East badminton team secures wins in all 15 matches - 10 singles and five doubles - at home against Romeoville to close out the regular season winning three of their final four matches. The victory also leaves the Wolves at 4-2 in the Southwest Prairie Conference. (April 25, 2011)
Title chances denied
The Oswego badminton program places second at the annual Southwest Prairie Conference Meet, denying the Panthers their third straight conference title. Oswego does claim three conference champions - two singles in seniors Breanne Vergonet and Hajar Zaki along with the doubles tandem of sophomores Anne-Christine Fay and Marissa Gutkowski. Oswego East places fourth, and does not have a singles or doubles champion. (April 28, 30, 2011)
Record-setter
Oswego junior Riley Vann breaks her own school records in the 100- and 300-meter hurdle events at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Invite. She turns in a time of 14.61 seconds in the 100-meter high hurdles and clocks a time of 46.53 seconds in the 300-meter low hurdles. Junior Kelsey Hjorth wins the 3,200-meter run under the Class 3A state-qualifying time. (April 29, 2011)
Finding a way to win
The Oswego East boys' volleyball team can finally celebrate a victory, snapping a nine-match skid with a 25-19, 21-25, 26-24 win against IMSA. The Wolves would only win one more before the season drew to a close in the Wheaton St. Francis Regional. (May 2, 2011)
Volley for the Troops
Oswego East hosts its second annual Volley for the Troops fundraiser during a boys' volleyball match against Oswego. The event raises $1,100 for the Disabled Veterans Fund. (May 3, 2011)
Better late than never
Oswego senior forward Cathy Tram scores with less than two minutes left in an eventual 1-0 win at Plainfield Central to run the Panthers' girls soccer team's win streak to four. (May 4, 2011)
Sealing the sweep
The Oswego boys' tennis team defeats Romeoville 7-0 in a postponed Southwest Prairie Conference match to seal a perfect 7-0 run through league play and give the Panthers momentum heading into the final two weeks of the season. (May 4, 2011)
Vergonet, Zaki to state
Oswego senior badminton players Breanne Vergonet and Hajar Zaki qualify for the state finals after getting out of the Neuqua Valley Sectional in singles action. This is Vergonet's second straight trip to state while Zaki is making her first one. No Oswego East players advance out of the Naperville Central Sectional. (May 5, 2011)
Dominating distance
Oswego East junior Ariel Michalek wins both the 3,200 and 1,600-meter races while Oswego junior Riley Vann wins three events to score 30 of Oswego's 53 points in the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet. Vann wins the 100-meter high hurdles, 300-meter low hurdles and pole vault. (May 5, 2011)
Another 1-0 win
In what becomes a trend at the end of the regular season, the Oswego girls soccer team - behind another goal by senior forward Cathy Tram - eeks out its fourth straight 1-0 victory, this time at cross-town rival Oswego East. The Panthers' defense holds off the Wolves late with a critical clearance on a shot attempt for Oswego's first win against the Wolves since 2008. (May 10, 2011)
Completing the sweep
The Oswego softball team posts a 1-0 win over Romeoville to complete the two-game Southwest Prairie Conference sweep of the Spartans. The only run of the game comes in the second inning after senior Tayler Lofthouse's leadoff walk. Courtesy runner Ashley Blocker steals second and eventually scores on Melissa Fitzgerald's infield blooper. (May 10, 2011)
Building confidence
The Oswego baseball team wins four straight after defeating Plainfield East 13-3 in five innings. The Panthers experienced an up and down April, but begin to turn things around in May. Senior John Hugunin helps out in the quick win over the Bengals by hitting 3-for-4 and extends his hit streak to 18 consecutive games. (May 11, 2011)
Battle in Plainfield
The Oswego and Oswego East boys' track and field teams have a tough time scoring points at the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet as Plainfield South runs away with the title. The Panthers have three All-Conference athletes in Caleb Beck (1,600), Zack Kingsbury (3,200) and Alain Dixon (triple jump) on their way to a sixth-place tetam finish while Oswego East places eighth. (May 12, 2011)
Ending in Charleston
While the goal is to play on the second day of the state finals, Oswego seniors Breanne Vergonet and Hajar Zaki see their careers end after one day of competition at the state finals, held on the campus of Eastern Illinois in Charleston. Vergonet goes 2-2 while Zaki is 1-2 in singles play. (May 13, 2011)
Four time champs
The Oswego boys' tennis team captures a fourth consecutive Southwest Prairie Conference championship and Oswego East places third. Oswego's Jason Koesler takes the title at No. 2 singles while Benji Petkus wins at No. 3 singles. Oswego also wins at No. 2 doubles (R.J. Salerno/ Dan Nagel), No. 3 doubles (Joe Scheibenreif/ Andrew Laning) and No. 4 doubles (Vinnie Pizzo/ Matt Anderson). Oswego East's Blaine Hrovat takes second at No. 1 singles. (May 16, 2011)
Streak - and season - end
The Oswego girls soccer team runs into the buzzsaw of Naperville North - who wound up taking second in Class 3A - during a 3-0 regional semifinal loss to the host Huskies. The loss snaps Oswego's eight-match winning streak and also ends the season for the Panthers, who finish at 9-8-3. (May 17, 2011)
Postseason struggles persist
The Oswego East girls soccer team loses 6-1 to Downers Grove South in a Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional semifinal, the sixth straight year Oswego East's postseason ends after only one match. Downers Grove South scores a flurry of goals early in the second half to increase their 1-0 halftime lead to 5-0 within the first 10 minutes. Oswego East closes out the campaign at 11-8-1. (May 17, 2011)
On to Charleston
Oswego junior Zack Kingsbury becomes the first Class 3A boys' track and field state qualifier when he advances out of the Plainfield North Sectional in the 3,200-meter run. He eventually finishes 25th overall in Charleston with a time of 9:40.53 to close out his season. (May 19, 2011)
Another state championship
Oswego East junior Ariel Michalek follows up a Class 3A cross country state championship with a first-place finish in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run, crossing the finish line in 10:47.32. She previously ran a season-best 10:45.51 at sectionals to return to Charleston.
"I told her on the ride home that she broke five minutes in the mile on Friday and she won a state title on Saturday and that's a pretty successful weekend. I don't think you can be disappointed with that," said Lisa Phillip, Oswego East assistant girls' track coach. (May 20-21, 2011)
Two for two
Oswego sends two athletes to the Class 3A girls' track and field state championship and both garner All-State honors. Junior Riley Vann places second in the 100-meter hurdles and seventh in the pole vault while junior Kelsey Hjorth places seventh in the 3,200-meter run. (May 20-21, 2011)
Warnecke sets record
Oswego East sophomore Brittany Warnecke clubs her seventh home run of the season to set a single-season record for the Wolves softball team in the second game of a doubleheader at Metea Valley. (May 21, 2011)
The next step
Oswego junior Austin McWethy and freshman Jason Koesler place third at the Oswego Sectional to advance to the boys' tennis state finals. The doubles team posts a 3-2 record in Buffalo Grove, playing five matches in less than 24 hours. (May 26-27, 2011)
Living to play again
Balancing out a solid pitching effort from junior Matt Schultz, the Oswego East baseball team also receives a solid day at the plate from senior Eric Egan in the Wolves' 7-1 win at Bolingbrook in a Class 4A Hinsdale Central Regional quarterfinal. Egan goes 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a solo home run while the Wolves break the game open late to secure the postseason win. (May 23, 2011)
The last out
The Oswego baseball team bows out of its first Class 4A postseason in an 11-7 loss to Metea Valley in the opening round of regionals despite a five-run rally in the sixth inning. (May 23, 2011)
Senior sendoff
Oswego senior Mallory Brainerd's two-out double in the top of the seventh inning eventually leads to a run scored by pinch runner Amy Rieger to tie the Class 4A regional game against Waubonsie Valley at 1. But the Warriors score the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh to end Oswego's season with a 6-19 record. (May 23, 2011)
No roar after loss
The Oswego East softball team closes its season with an 8-3 loss to Lyons Twp. in a Class 4A West Aurora Regional semifinal game. The Lions score four runs apiece in the third and fourth inning to take the lead, and the Wolves cannot rally. Oswego East ends it years at 15-17. (May 25, 2011)
No such luck against Burdi
Downers Grove South baseball pitcher Nick Burdi comes into the game nearly unhittable, and the Wolves find out in a 2-0 loss to the Mustangs in a Class 4A Hinsdale Central Regional semifinal. Senior Eric Egan nearly matches Burdi - a Lousiville recruit who winds up getting drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 24th round of this year's draft - pitch for pitch in a complete game effort, but the Wolves only muster two hits off Burdi. The Wolves season ends at 10-20. (May 27, 2011)
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