winnetkacurrent.com SPORTS THE WINNETKA CURRENT | July 12, 2018 | 47 New Trier, Marshall take it old school New Trier and in the turbulent and violent seeing themselves play streets of the West Side of was just magical. It was Marshall face off in Chicago. as though old friends were rematch of 1965, Telendar, along with the getting together again.” help of Tom Dickelman, After seeing the connec- ‘66 classics )UHG.RFKDQG3KLO/D6- tion between the two ideas, 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE cala, the head coach of the Dondanville approached PHOTO MICHAEL PARSKY LFHS varsity basketball Net Gain about expanding Sports Editorial Intern team, planned, organized, the field to four teams to in- 1ST-AND-3 and eventually carried out clude New Trier and Mar- In 1965 and 1966, New the inaugural Net Gain shall. A private viewing of THREE PLAYERS OF Trier High School squared THE WEEK charity event which de- the completed documen- off against Chicago Public buted a single- exhibition tary was held in March for 1. Pete Burnside League powerhouse Mar- game between Lake Forest Lake Forest and New Trier (above). The New shall High School in two and Orr. players to watch. consecutive supersectional Trier rising senior Joe Dondanville, a doc- “There were a lot of Spencer Boehm looks to pass to a teammate during an matchups, with a trip to the pitcher threw five umenter who was in at- ex-New Trier basketball exhibition game against Marshall July 2 in Lake Forest. innings, giving state finals on the line. tendance for the first Net players that attended the CLAIRE ESKER/22ND CENTURY MEDIA up only one Fast-forward 52 years Gain event in 2017, was event,” New Trier head earned run and and now the two teams impressed by what Lake coach Scott Fricke said. shaw starred for Marshall pened to me in the last striking out seven rekindled their histori- Forest and Orr had ac- “It was really cool to see and earned the Chicago few years is that one I’ve in the Wilmette cal connection as the two complished. At the time, the style of basketball then Sun-Times Player of the crossed the furthest bridg- Waves’ 4-3 loss to schools played in a char- Dondanville was working and the rivalries and that Year honors in 1966 and es with is one of my clos- Warbird Senators ity-exhibition game that on a project of his own, kind of added to the game continued his basketball est friends, Bradshaw,” 17U-Riggins served a great cause. “Gamechangers,” a docu- we played Monday.” career for the University Anderson said. “My big- Saturday, July 7, On July 2, the New Trier mentary about the 1965 “It’s really about how RI.DQVDV-D\KDZNV gest regret is that I’ve only and Marshall basketball in a tournament in and 1966 supersectional basketball can be a bridge “It felt nostalgic,” An- known him for the last teams participated in the Bloomington, Ill. matchups between New between communities derson said. “It’s always two-and-a-half years and second annual Net Gain Trier and Marshall and which is what Net Gain is nostalgic when your for- not the last 48. That’s the 2. Charlie Owens. fundraising event held at how basketball can serve about,” Dondanville said. mer high school plays any- takeaway from this expe- The rising Loyola Lake Forest High School. as common ground that “Even in today’s world, one but since it was Mar- rience. It becomes the in- senior outfielder The Trevians and Com- connects different commu- they don’t cross paths shall, it really brought up spiration to pull together had five hits, mandos bookended the nities together. much except for sports.” memories.” these two communities scored six runs second game of a double- A 76-minute master- Sure enough, the idea Anderson has enjoyed and families together to and drove in two header matchup that also piece, Dondanville cap- was warmly received and the last few years of mak- show them what could be.” RBI in three games included Lake Forest and tured the perspectives of the old rivals were added ing the Gamechangers It was competitive first against Niles North Orr Academy, the two- the New Trier and Mar- onto the docket. documentary, as well as half for the Commandos, and the Chicago time defending Class 2A shall players, coaches, Also in attendance were experiencing the Net Gain but alas, the Trevians bust- Chapparals. state champions. fans, and more and cen- Tom Anderson and Rich- event. The former New ed the game wide open in Net Gain was inspired 3. Donald Stricklin. tered it around the 8 mil- ard Bradshaw, who played Trier player truly appreci- the second half and ran by award-winning Chi- The rising New limeter footage of the two in the 1965 and 1966 su- ates the opportunity he has away with a 71-56 victory. cago Sun-Times sports games. persectional games. An- gotten to bridge his own Trier baseball New Trier used its su- writer, Rick Telander, who “The players from the derson, now living in Lake past with his own contem- perior height and length player had seven in 2017 wrote a five-part ’65 and ’66 New Trier Forest, played for New poraries and recognizes to disrupt Marshall shoot- hits, three RBI and series highlighting the and Marshall teams hadn’t Trier and eventually went what Net Gain is trying ers, clean up the glass, and scored two runs Orr basketball team, and seen each other for 50 on to compete collegiately to achieve for the younger finish over outstretched over five games its path to the 2017 Class years,” Dondanville said. for Washington & Jeffer- generation. hands. The Commandos for the Wilmette 2A state championship “That night basketball, son College and Miami “One of the most dra- Waves last week. amidst playing and living the love of the game, and University of Ohio. 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