The New Trier News Sports Friday, November 18, 2016 7 Intense game ends with loss Carb fests fuel teams Boys Soccer loses to Carb loading helps “You still want to be eating a Evanston 4-3 in their fairly normal diet,” Romani said. athletes prepare for “You want to make sure that you’re final game still keeping your blood sugars competitions with balanced with some fat and some team bonding dinner protein even though you will be by Charlie Burton eating less of that.” by Lindsey Burns She explained that even though In an emotional rollercoaster of a what people usually associate with game, New Trier boys soccer suffered carb fests are pasta and bread, fruits Here at New Trier, many teams a heartbreaking loss to Evanston losing and vegetables are carbs too. engage in carb loads, also known as 4-3 in penalty kicks. They are extremely important in carb fests or simply “carbos,” a day The match went into four rounds maintaining a balanced diet. before competition. of sudden death penalty kicks after “You should increase the These carb fests occur when the score remained the same after the carbohydrates but that’s not always teams get together and eat, and then initial five kicks. just your pasta and your grains, fruits eat some more until they are stuffed It didn’t look good for the and vegetables and fruit juices all full of pasta, bread and pizza. Trevians after two New Trier players have carbs in there as well that are The intention is to eat a lot of missed the net on the opening, kicks of going to help you too,” she said. carbs the night before a big game sudden death. But the Trevians junior The amount of carbs athletes and save up energy the next day to Goalie Sam Rutherford gave the team need depends on two things, the perform your best. hope with two incredible saves to keep athlete and the activity they are Most people agree that the their season alive. preparing for. idea of a team getting together after “Nothing is going through my “How much depends a lot on practice for dinner encourages team mind when facing a penalty kick,” said how much you weigh if you’re a bonding, but the real question is if Rutherford, “All I do is stare down the Senior Kenji Nii celebrates after scoring a goal against Evanston Shaw bigger person, a big football person carbos actually serve their purpose of shooter and try to focus on him.” is going to need more glucose than scoreless in regulation time but both fueling a team for their competition. In the next round of sudden seconds remaining in the game, someone who is more petit. teams had a number of chances to Carbs are the basic energy source death penalty kicks, both New Trier Salako drew a penalty and Nii Then, you also have to look at put themselves in the lead. for humans. According to “Feeding and Evanston buried their shots, converted to tie the game at 3. how long the activity is occurring. If Overtime was a back and forth the Young Athlete,” by Cynthia but in the fourth round the Trevians “I would hesitate to say there’s it’s a short sprint or you’re running battle between two teams refusing to Lair, “Carbohydrates are used to player missed, and the Wildkits took another game of soccer this chaotic, a hundred yard dash, as opposed to quit. With seven minutes remaining create energy. Foods that contain advantage of their opportunity and this special, with that many types of running a distance race for the track junior Ryan Kruger drew a foul in carbohydrates work the quickest to ended New Trier’s season with a pretty swings,” said first year head coach or cross country team, then you’re the penalty area and senior Alameen transform into muscle glycogen-- goal. Matt Ravenscraft, “It was quite the obviously going to need more,” said Salako converted on the penalty to primary fuel for muscles.” “Penalty kicks were tough,” said emotional rollercoaster. It’s just cruel Clough. give the trevians a 2-1 lead. By eating a maximum amount senior captain Matt Gallo, “All of our one of these teams had to walk away In the end, carb loading the night However, the Wildkits of carbs, the hope is that your body kicks found the goal frame and we with a loss.” before a high school competition is wouldn’t go down without a fight, will convert the carbs to glycogen and were just unlucky that a couple of them The Trevians ended their season not going to make or break an athletes with seven minutes remaining in your body will access glucose used. didn’t find the back of the net.” as co-conference champions with an performance. the second overtime they scored “The point of carbo loading is to “Despite the loss I am definitely 11-7-4 record even though they had Carb loading is “better for long on a 17 yard volley to tie the game provide the raw materials necessary to satisfied with our season this year,” one of the hardest schedules in the endurance activities. For shorter and with 3 minutes remaining they make energy,” said Michael Clough, a said Rutherford. “We accomplished a state. activities and shorter workouts, just scored again on a penalty kick to biology teacher, wrestling and football lot of goals that we set at the beginning “Obviously it is really tough your normal diet is enough energy to take control of the lead. coach. “You pack your muscles and of the year. Winning conference and to go out the way we did but it was succeed,” Romani said. your liver full of those the night before winning regionals was especially huge an incredible season,” said Gallo, Andy Milne, health and “It was quite the game so then the next day when because of last year’s early exit.” “Winning the Central Suburban KW teacher, emphasized that the you need that energy, you break down Evanston started off the scoring the emotional League South and then beating Maine main benefit of carb loading is the glycogen and then the glucose with a goal off a long free kick in the South in the regional finals on our social. rollercoaster, it’s just molecules are available for energy.” 35th minute to make the game 1-0, but own turf are going to be memories “Although there is some Feeding the Young Athlete notes New Trier responded quickly when cruel that one of these we can hold on to forever.” biological benefit, I don’t necessarily that glucose stored in muscles and senior Kenji Nii tucked a goal away in The Trevians look to return next think that’s your biggest aim for a teams had to walk away the liver is the “preferred fuel for the low corner to equalize. year as one of the top teams in the carb load. I think it’s more the team athletes working at moderate to high “Our plan was to really go at them with a loss” state. With a year of experience under bonding experience, getting together, intensities.” off restarts because we knew their his belt and nine returning players, getting hyped up for a game, and Immediately after, the Trevians Athletic Trainer Kristin Romani defense was weak in that area,” said Ravenscraft hopes his team will getting excited. You will remember went into desperation mode and explained that to properly carb load Gallo, “Kenji made a nice run that lead continue the success that they had the carb loads for that more than pushed everything forward trying you do need to increase your carb to a breakaway that was huge for us.” this year. the seconds it shades off your to save their season. With just 39 intake to about 60-80% of your daily The rest of the game remained performance in a sports event.” food intake. When doing so, you also need to maintain a balanced diet. Head shaving builds team spirit during the season, and then for the Boys teams shave final meet of the year, they shave their their heads before legs. The leg hair during the season builds up a drag, so you’re swimming games in long- with more weight. standing tradition When you shave your legs, it feels as though there is no barrier by Maya Kowitt between your body and the water, Among the multitude of traditions so you feel like you’re going faster rooted in New Trier’s athletic culture and nothing is holding you down,” is the honorary head shaving in Caywood said. preparation for a significant upcoming match. The New Trier Boys One of the most prominent Soccer team has examples of such a renowned tradition is exemplified by New Trier Green Seniors Tristan Jones and Michael Graham get heads shaved by returning seniors before Quad Header Burton been doing Mohawks (NTG) who shave their heads for the for their playoff run Quad Header against Loyola. with such a tradition, Graham said, Mohawks substantially increase swimmers bleach their hair a week This year, Senior Michael Graham “Last year, the seniors thought it camaraderie and team mojo, before their final meet. since the 2006 state would be funny to shave a yarmulke he clarified that the tradition is Then, right before their will be participating in both his second championship. Quad Header and second head shaving. in my head, but it didn’t end up completely voluntary. final meet, they shave their heads “Everyone on the team has to looking much like one at all.” “If anyone is uncomfortable completely. As for athletes who don’t take shave their heads, it’s part of being Alongside NTG, varsity soccer shaving their head, there is no Graham shared that he finds it to part in the head-shaving tradition, on Green,” said Graham. “The senior player Matt Gallo said that the Boys pressure to do so. However, be sexist that girl athletes don’t have most don’t seem to mind. However, returners choose designs and give Soccer has been doing Mohawks for everyone usually partakes in the to shave their heads for big sporting the symbolic importance of such a awful haircuts on Thursday night. their playoff run since the 2006 state Mohawk tradition.” events. tradition is clear. Then, the team goes to school with championship. Gallo explained that The only sport where athletes JV swimmer Sarah Caywood Senior and varsity basketball them on Friday. After school on Friday, the Mohawks symbolize a change go completely bald is Men’s contends that although girls may not player Joe Akason said, “Although we all get buzz cuts for the Quad on in atmosphere and, “help us get swimming. Similar to the NTG shave their heads, they do partake in it’s not part of our tradition, if we beat Saturday.” mentally prepared and focused for a tradition where they alter their shaving their legs. Evanston, I will shave my head, and I In terms of his personal experience deep run into the state tournament.” hairstyle before the big shave, male “Girls let their leg hair grow out know my team will support me.” Although Gallo believes the