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Week #9: Allison Hackett



High School
: New Trier High School
Grade Level : Senior


Team
: Field Hockey
Position : Forward

List of Educational Accomplishments : Honor Student

List of Sports Accomplishments: Scored only goal in 1-0 victory over Lake Forest in State Field Hockey Championship and also scored only goal in 1-0 victory over Oak Park in the semi-final. Allison finished the season with 34 goals, and led the New Trier team in both goals and points.

Week #8: Natalia Skiba



High School
: Hinsdale Central High School
Grade Level : Junior


Team
: Volleyball
Position : Outside Hitter

List of Sports Accomplishments: Natalia was named All-American during her most-recent club season; She has earned All-Tournament honors at the Benet Invitational and the Downers Grove North Invitational this season; Natalia was named to the Daily Herald All-Area First Team; She also earned All-Conference honors for the West Suburban Silver Division; She leads the team in service aces, and is second in kills and digs; Natalia's explosive offense and defense are a huge reason for the success of this year's 30-5 team.

Week #7: Ali Gossen



High School
: Evanston Township High School
Grade Level : Senior


Team
: Volleyball
Position : Right Side Hitter

List of Sports Accomplishments: 55 Kills and 11 Aces in the Maine West Pumpkin Tournament October 16-17, arguably one of the best tournaments in the state. Kill leader for ETHS which has been ranked in the top 10 in the state for the past five weeks by both the Chicago Tribune and the SunTimes. Full ride scholarship to Western Michigan. Team Captain for two years. All-Conference as a Junior and Senior. All-Tournament for Wheaton Classic Tournament two consecutive years. All-Tournament for the GBN Discovery Tournament for two consecutive years. Plays for the top club program in the country.

Week #6: Michael Oleszkiewicz



High School
: Hinsdale Central High School
Grade Level : Senior


Team
: Soccer
Position : Forward

List of Educational Accomplishments: Honor Roll, 3.8 GPA, 25 ACT

List of Sports Accomplishments: Hinsdale Central Athlete of the Month - Soccer (Sept 09); Co-Captain; Scored 2 goals in final 4:12 versus Oak Park in a come from behind 2-1 victory September 22; Scored all 5 goals versus Willowbrook in 5-0 victory October 3.

Week #5: Evan Wright



High School
: Fremd High School
Grade Level : Senior


Team
: Football
Position : Running Back

List of Sports Accomplishments: Evan broke the school record for rushing yards in a agame on Friday night versus Schaumburg. Evan had 256 yards on 41 carries with three rushing touchdowns. He broke the previous record of 247 yards in a game set in 1996. So far this year he has rushed for 1,034 yards on 194 carries. He has scored 15 touchdowns in six games. He also returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown versus Hersey High School.

Week #4: Ashley Armstrong



High School
: Homewood-Flossmoor
Grade Level : Junior


Team
: Golf
Position : Lead Golfer

List of Sports Accomplishments: Ashley is the lead golfer on one of the best girls golf teams in Illinois. She has placed 3rd and 5th the past two yeas in the individual IHSA Class 2A Championship. Ashley has been Medalist the past 2 weekends shooting under par both Invitationals. On 9/12, Ashley shot 71 to help lead Homewood-Flossmoor to the Championship of the Bishop McNamara Invitational. On 9/19, she shot 71 (2 under par), to lead lead H-F to the championship of the Providence Catholic Invitational. She is averaging par for the year, and has verbally comitted to attend the University of Notre Dame to play golf.

Week #3: Jeffery Brown



High School
: Evanston Township
Grade Level : Senior


Team
: Football
Position : Offensive Line, Defensive Line

List of Sports Accomplishments: As a two-way player for Evanston Township, Jeffery had a tremendous game. On offense, he cleared the way for the running backs to accumulate over 175 yards on the ground, and protected his quarterback allowing for a successful air-attack. On defense, Jeffery registered twelve tackles, five tackles for loss, and blocked one extra-point attempt.

Week #2: Cassie Goggin



High School
: Glenbard West
Grade Level : Senior


Team
: Field Hockey
Position : Forward

List of Educational Accomplishments : Honor Student, Student Counsel

List of Sports Accomplishments: Cassie has been a 4-year starter on the Varsity Field Hockey Team. Cassie has scored 5 goals and had 4 assists in the last 4 games with two games going into overtime to give the Hilltoppers a 3-1 league record. Cassie was the team's Captain for the last two years and the Most Valuable player in 2008. She has also been a 3 year Varsity pitcher on the Glenbard West Softball team.

Week #1: Rob Cranmer



High School
: Joliet Catholic Academy
Grade Level : Senior


Team : Football
Position : Defensive End/Kicker

List of Educational Accomplishments : Honor Roll, Act 26, 3.5 gpa

List of Sports Accomplishments: In addition to kicking the game-winning field goal as time expired, Rob also blocked a field goal, registered 1 sack, 2 tackles-for-loss, and 6 total tackles.

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