Friday, July 6, 2012
Readers voted for Lincoln-Way Central golf and baseball captain Tommy Schuman as Athlete of the Year. He died suddenly March 31, in the middle of the baseball season.
After Lincoln-Way Central senior Tommy Schuman died unexpectedly March 31, the community came together to mourn the loss of the baseball and golf captain. His death, from an undetected cardiac condition, touched many people in New Lenox. It was clear he was a special person. Once again, the community rallied around Schuman, this time voting him as the 2011-12 New Lenox Patch Athlete of the Year. Read about the other six nominations for Athlete of the Year. Schuman was nominated by Central boys golf coach Don Hayes, who outlined the many accomplishments his captain had last fall. "The outpouring of students and community and church members at Tom's funeral was a testament to the love of the Lincoln-Way communiy for a wonderful 18-year-…
Editor Michael Sewall makes his pick for New Lenox's athlete of the year.
After Patch readers selected Tommy Schuman of Lincoln-Way Central as the Athlete of the Year, it was time for me to hold up my end of the bargain and make the editor's pick. With six more incredibly talented nominations to choose from, I decided to go with Morgan Flaherty, the state bowling champion from Lincoln-Way West. Read about the other six nominations for Athlete of the Year. Flaherty, a junior this past season, averaged an incredible 230.3 at the state bowling tournament, winning the championship to become Lincoln-Way West's first state champion. She averaged a 198 on the season, according to bowling coach Scott Jablonski, who nominated Flaherty. Other accomplishments included: "She continues to push her bowling to the highest …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Three state champions, a late golf captain, a two-sport star, a USA Youth National and a strikeout champ are competing for your votes. Voting closes Friday.
Monday, June 25, 2012
I took readers' nominations for 2011-12's best local athlete, and now it's up to your vote.
The nominations are in, and it's up to your vote now to name the 2011-12 New Lenox Patch athlete of the year. With three high schools and fantastic youth sports in New Lenox, there's no shortage of athletic talent here. After a week of nominations, we got seven names for you to consider. Read below for a short description of the athletes, with words provided by the people who nominated them, and then vote in the poll. Want to state your case to other readers? Then talk up your favorite in the comments. Voting ends at 5 p.m. Friday, June 29. Here's the nominations received from parents, coaches and others in the community, and their words as to why these students should be considered the local Athlete of the Year. Morgan was a Junior this …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Who deserves to be recognized as New Lenox Patch's athlete of the year? Nominate the person you thought accomplished personal and team goals on and off the field this year.
Who's your local MVP? I'm looking for nominations for student-athletes who should be recognized as New Lenox Patch's athlete of the 2011-12 school year. Please fill out the form above by 5 p.m. Wedesnday, June 20. We will take the nominees and ask readers who they think should win. After an Athlete of the Year is selected, I will run a story about the winner. There will be one readers' choice and one editor's pick. You may nominate yourself, someone you've worked with or even someone you've just read about that might deserve this recognition. Any questions? Email me at michael.sewall@patch.com. At the end of 2011, I asked readers the same question, only that applied specifically to the calendar year (Lincoln-Way Central's Danijela …
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Danijela Jackovich was picked by reader's as New Lenox Patch's 2011 athlete of the year. The star water polo athlete is a scoring machine for Lincoln-Way Central and this year played for the Team Youth USA in Hungary this summer.
There aren't many people who can better personify the term "student-athlete" than Danijela Jackovich of New Lenox. The Lincoln-Way Central junior is an All-State water polo player who's also on the U.S. Olympic Development Team, and she's currently ranked No. 1 in her class academically. Jackovich was voted by readers as New Lenox Patch's 2011 Athlete of the Year. When she's not in the pool, Jackovich is probably buried in a book to maintain her GPA, which her coach said was 4.812 on a weighted 4.0 scale. She also went to state with the Mathletes and is a member of the Science Club and the National Honor Society. "It takes a lot of time management," she said. "I have to contribute a lot of it to swimming because the practice can be so …
New Lenox high school athletes were fun to follow this year, boasting state titles, pro talent and a whole lot more.
As a big sports fan, I'm happy to live in New Lenox. With three high schools and lots of history in the programs offered here, there's a lot to pay attention to. Earlier this month, readers voted Lincoln-Way Central junior Danijela Jackovich as the Athlete of the Year for 2011. But there are many other local athletes who deserve some recognition. Making it into a top 10 list was difficult; what criteria would I use? And honestly, there were too many accomplishments to mention. So here are some of the prep athlete standouts this year in New Lenox. State Champions Where else to start? This year, the boys Lincoln-Way Co-op gymnastics team won the state championship, scoring a season-high 163 points. The team also added four individual state …
Friday, December 9, 2011
We took readers' nominations for 2011's best local athlete, and now it's up to your vote.
The nominations are in, and it's up to your vote now to name the 2011 New Lenox Patch athlete of the year. With three high schools and fantastic youth sports in New Lenox, there's no shortage of athletic talent here. After a week of nominations, we got seven names for you to consider. Read below for a short description of the athletes, with words provided by the people who nominated them, and then vote in the poll. Want to state your case to other readers? Then talk up your favorite in the comments. Voting ends at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Kylie Bennett, softball, Lincoln-Way Central: Bennett raked in the honors this year, making All-Conference, All-Area and All-State teams, as well being named Central's MVP. She hit 11 Homeruns and had a .…
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Who deserves to be recognized as New Lenox Patch's athlete of the year? Nominate the person you thought accomplished personal and team goals on and off the field this year
Athletic success in elementary school and high school is often determined by an academic year. But we often remember things unfolding in a calendar year, and I want to look back on the many athletic successes we had in New Lenox in 2011. But I want your help. So, who deserves to be recognized as New Lenox Patch's athlete of the year? Please fill out the form above by 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. We will take the nominees and ask readers who they think should win. After an Athlete of the Year is selected, I will run a story about the winner. You may nominate yourself, someone you've worked with or even someone you've just read about that might deserve this recognition. Any questions? Email me at michael.sewall@patch.com.
Ann C. Piasecki
12:18 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Lincoln Way Central Athlete of the Year! What a wonderful way to celebrate the life of Tommy Schuman. more ›