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SPARTAN ATHLETICS
Sycamore High School
15 Spartans Earn NI Big 12 All Conference
Volume 2, Issue 1
The Northern Illinois
Big 12 Conference
named 15 Sycamore
Spartans to the AllConference team.
January 2015
The following students were named
All-Conference:
Booster Club Events
• Basketball Castle Challenge,, January
30, NIU Convocation Center
Cross Country: Adam Millburg
Football: Daniel
Coovert, Matthew
Coovert, Dion Hooker, Devin Knight,
Colin Treml, Tanner
Watkins, and Brett
Weaver
• For the Love of the Game, April 25,
2015, St. Mary’s Parrish Center
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• Spartan Open Scramble, June 26,
2015, Sycamore Park Golf Club
• Taste of Black and Gold, August 21,
2015, Engh Community Field
• Football Castle Challenge, September
18, 2015, NIU Huskie Stadium
Golf: Martin Hurst,
Trent Scott
Soccer: Ivan
Chavez, Jake Bassett
Volleyball: Mattie
Hayes
In addition, Brett Weaver was
also named the Northern Illi-
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nois Big 12 Defensive Player of
the Year. Weaver has been
named to the All Conference
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TENNIS SENDS TWO TO STATE
Angelina Ye qualified for the
IHSA State Tennis tournament for
the third time by winning the
Sectional for the third time. Yet
something was different, her
teammate, Katherine Sullivan
would also qualify for the big
tournament.
Sullivan had a great tournament,
going 2-2. Ye finished in the top
12, earning All State recognition.
This dynamic duo also were NI
Big 12 Conference Champions.
Ye won her 3rd NI Big 12 #1
Singles title, with Sullivan winning the #2 Singles title.
The tennis team won the NI Big
12 regular season title, but more
impressively has earned the
IHSA Academic Achievement
Award for the 5th consecutive
season. All team member’s
GPAs must average a 3.72 to
earn this honor.
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FOOTBALL MAKE RUN TO THE QUARTERFINALS
After coming off a Final Four appearance,
the Spartans had the daunting task of replacing many senior starters.
Three year starters Daniel Coovert, Dion
Hooker and Brett Weaver made this transition smoother.
The Spartans started out 2-1, with wins
over North Lawndale and Crete-Monee
and one point loss to Lincoln –Way West.
The remainder of the season was a roller
coaster ride, starting with a loss in the Castle Challenge to local rival DeKalb. Next
was a decisive win over Ottawa.
The Kaneland Knights were the next oppo-
nent for Homecoming. For this occasion
Sycamore went throwback with a purple
jersey. (Front cover picture) The Spartan
won 14-7.
The next two weeks were losses to
Yorkville and Morris. Sycamore would
need a win in week 9 against Sterling to
make the playoffs. The Spartans came
through with a 21-18 victory over the
Golden Warriors.
In the playoffs, Sycamore defeated Chicago Westinghouse in the 1st Round. In the
2nd Round Sycamore toped St. Viator. The
Spartans season came to a close with a
quarterfinal loss to Geneseo.
Dion Hooker takes a handoff from Brett
Bemis.
CROSS COUNTRY TAKES STRIDES
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The boys and girls cross country teams
had solid seasons, with Adam Millburg
qualifying for the State Meet in Peoria.
The season started with the Sycamore Invitational at Afton Forest Preserve. This is a
18 team event, bringing the top teams in
Class 2A together. The Sycamore Boys put
together a great race with a top 5 finish,
the girls did well finishing in the top 10.
At the NI Big 12 meet, the Sycamore Boys
finished 4th, with Millburg placing 5th
overall. The girls team finished in 9th
place.
At the IHSA Regional, the boys team advanced to the Sectional by placing 5th as a
team. On the girls side, freshman Ella Holland advanced to the Sectional as an individual. At the Sectional, Millburg was the
story here.”
only one to advance to State, At State, Millburg placed 50th.
BOYS SOCCER IMPROVES
The Boys Soccer team started the season
with a new coach, David Bachta. Bachta
has previous experience as the coach at
Boylan High School in Rockford.
The team started the season with a 3rd
place finish at the Earlville Invitational.
During the regular season, the Spartans
posted seven wins, which was a major
improvement over the previous season.
The signature win was a 4-1 victory over
Sandwich.
The Spartans went to the Hampshire Regional, where they squared off with conference rival Kaneland.
The game was close throughout the 1st
half, with Kaneland having a 1-0 lead. In
the 2nd half, the Spartans started taking
chances, which exposed their defense.
Kaneland won the game 3-0. This season
was a great transition year for the pro-
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GOLF SWINGS AWAY
Youth was the word for the Sycamore Boys
Golf team this season. The line up usually
boasted 4-5 underclassmen. This did not
deter the Spartans from having a quality
season.
The Spartans finished the regular season
with a 6-3 dual record and several top 10
finishes at invitational. The highest finish
of the season was 2nd at the Ottawa Invitational under extremely wet conditions.
At the conference meet, the Spartans
turned in a 4th place finish. This finish
vaulted them to a 3rd place finish within
their division of the conference. Martin
Hurst, Trent Scott and Keegan White all
finished in the top 20 at the tournament.
As the Spartans moved on to the Marengo
Regional, they looked to advance. The
Spartans did not advance as a team, but
Hurst and Scott advanced as individuals to
the Sectional.
The Sectional was hosted by Grayslake
North at Stonewall Orchard. The weather
during the day was miserable. Golf was
delayed twice and the tournament was
moved to a 2nd day so that everyone could
finish. In the end Hurst and Scott missed
qualifying for the State meet.
The par 4 1st at the Sycamore Golf Club
is the signature hole for the Spartans
home course.
SPARTAN TV GOING VIRAL
Spartan TV was recently selected as
an Elite School as part of the NFHS
Network! This is the highest honor a
school can earn. Spartan TV continues to rank as one of the best programs on the Network. During the
fall season, students got the opportunity to work along side NIU Media
Services to produce the Football
Castle Challenge! They'll be returning to the Convocation Center in
January to assist with the Basketball
Castle Challenge. Our student continue to excel in bringing our viewers new way to see games! Be sure
to Follow us on Twitter: @SparTVn
and Instagram: @SparTVn for the
latest updates!
Find Spartan TV at:
www.spartantv.org
VOLLEYBALL HOLDS SERVE
The volleyball season had some ups and
some downs. The girls played with great
fire and passion throughout the season.
During the regular season, the Spartans
opened with a victory over Plano. The
Spartans proved to be tough on their home
court with three straight wins over Rochelle, Morris and local rival DeKalb. The
games away from Sycamore did not always
go the way the Spartans needed. Several
three set losses left the Spartans hovering
around .500.
As the Regionals approached, the Spartans
found themselves the #4 seed in an extremely tough regional. They played St.
Edward in the 1st Round of the Hampshire
Regional. The Spartans dropped the 1st
game but stormed back to take game two.
The third and deciding game went the way
of St. Edward. This summed up the Spartan season, a close hard fought three set
match.
Shea McCoy and Mattie Hayes go for the
block!
SYCAMORE HIGH SCHOOL
WINTER SPORTS
Boys Bowling hosted an invitational to start the season, finishing 5th out of 12, with no seniors on the team, these keglers
have a bright future.
427 Spartan Trail
Sycamore, IL 60178
Girls Bowling hosted the annual Matt Clark Invitational, the
ladies finished 5th out of 12 strong teams. They will be attending the Sterling Regional.
Phone: 815-899-8151
Fax: 815-899-8150
Twitter: @SycoSpartans
Girls Basketball is off to a great start, winning the tournament
at Limestone and finishing 2nd at the Oswego East tournament.
They will be hosting the IHSA Regional the week of February
16.
Boys Basketball started the year with a 4th place finish at the
Strombom Tournament at SHS. They were also 3rd at the Marengo Tournament. They will be participating in the regional
at Burlington Central.
Orga niz ati on
Competitive Dance has been having a great season, finishing
2nd in the ultra competitive NI Big 12 Conference. They will be
competing in the DeKalb Sectional.
HAIL SYCAMORE!
Competitive Cheerleading has been competing with a very
young team. They will be attending the DeKalb Sectional.
www.syc427.org
Wrestling has been rebuilding after several years of success at
the state tournament. They finished 5th at the Mid State Classic at UW-Whitewater, then finished 13th out of 26 at the Sycamore Invitational. They will be at the Belvidere Regional.
PETER JOHNSON HALL OF FAME CLASS INDUCTED
The 2014 Hall of
Fame Class
gathered at
Sycamore High
School on September 12 and
13. Ralph Mecklenberg, Dr.
Ron Feldman
and the Girls’
Basketball
teams from 2000
-2003 were all
inducted.
Mecklenberg
was a three year
varsity letter
winner in basketball. He led the Spartans in scoring his
junior and senior seasons, earning Little
Seven All Conference Honors both seasons. His senior campaign he was also
honorable mention All-State. Mecklenberg
continued playing basketball at Quincy
University in Quincy, Illinois.
In the winter of 2000 a streak would begin
for the Girls’ Basketball program that
would leave a lasting impression for years
to come. Coach Curt Countryman and
assistant Rob Majerus led the Girls’ Basketball team to 42 consecutive conference
victories. For three consecutive seasons
the team did not lose a conference game.
The team members Katelyn Fogle, Heather
Young, Melanie Smith, Angie Brown, Melissa Brown, Allison Schramer, Becky Smyth,
Betsy Bratner, Kimi Wilson, Julie Strachan,
Nicole Woodrick, Laura Roberts, Heather
Wiora, Kelsi Countryman, Emily Whitfield,
Emily Curtis, Kristin Wood, Jenna
Wildenradt, Laura Wagley, Leslee Ball,
Rachel Dargatz, Lauren Rasmussen, Kara
Griffith, Krista Talley and Sarah Harbecke.
Dr. Ron Feldman has been a fixture on the
Sycamore sideline for 33 years. His contributions have greatly benefited the students
at Sycamore High School. Approximately
300 football games and more that 2000
athletes have been under the watchful eye
of Dr. Feldman. He has brought a new
meaning to the word volunteer. Sycamore
High School will always be indebted to Dr.
Feldman.