CN100 Game of the Week preview: Water Polo - Lyons Sectional Championships

Game Date/Time: Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m. girls; 11:15 a.m. boys.

Broadcast Dates/Times: Girls: Sunday, May 17, Noon; Boys: Sunday, May 17, 4 p.m. Visit cn100.tv for additional air dates and times.

Where: Lyons Township High School South Campus, 4900 Willow Springs Road, Western Springs.

Semifinal teams: Boys – Lyons vs. Stagg; Brother Rice vs. St. Rita. Girls – Lyons vs. Stagg; Hinsdale Central vs. Mother McAuley.

Key players: Boys - Lyons: Tommy Kaptur, Jack Linden, George Lundgren, Matt McDonnell, Sean Shafer, Thomas Waters. Stagg: Nick Amendola, Zack Amendola, Lane Holin, Evan Johnson, Alex Kline, Peter Krivanec, John Schmidt. Brother Rice: Matt Bachler, Tommy Davey, Peter Gurka, Luke Healy, Kevin Mulcrone, Sean Ross, Brennan Russell. St. Rita: Kevin Cronin, Lorenzo Henrichs, Eric Johnson, Matt Lopez, Dan Sliazis. Girls - Lyons: Julia Cohen, Almasa Duheric, Emma Hirt, Sara McTigue, Caroline Walsh, Jessie Wittenberg, Erin Yang. Stagg: Mallory Schaub. Mother McAuley: Tess Bowens, Maggie Hennigan, Clair Mueller, Nellie Murphy, Molly O’Connell, Julie Olivares, Geena Payton.

Fast Facts: Two trips to the state tournament are on the line when the winners of the semifinals meet Saturday. On the boys side, Brother Rice is aiming for its third straight trip to state, but the Crusaders will likely have to go through Lyons. The 2012 state champs have not returned to state since, but are 27-4 and ranked fourth in the state by illpolo.com. Stagg (29-2) has been one of the biggest surprises in the state and will challenge Lyons. Stagg and St. Rita are looking for their first-ever trip to state.
On the girls side, Lyons is in the same position as the boys, looking for its first trip to state since winning a state title. For the girls team, that came in 2010. Mother McAuley is the favorite in the other semifinal, hoping to reach the state tournament for the fifth consecutive season. The Macs placed fourth last year. Hinsdale Central and Stagg, both heavy underdogs in the semifinals, have never reached the state tournament.

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