BeechBark Sports 7 Lucas Reilly athletes of the month girls golf boys golf Boys soccer cross country This month’s athlete of the Lucas Reilly has been selected This month’s athlete of the Logan Turney has been selected month for Girls Golf is Emily as this month’s athlete of the month for Boys Soccer is Jacob as this month’s athlete of the Hayhurst. Hayhurst went to state month for Boys Golf. “He Jones. “Jones has really stepped month for Boys Cross Country. once again this year making it contributed at crucial moments up his level of play in the last “Logan has done nothing but her second appearance in State all throughout the season,” says few weeks,” says Coach Comp- improve,” says Coach Smulson. Finals. Leading the team in scor- Coach Serafin. ton, “He’s a good leader to the With an average of 5 minutes ing in every match, Hayhurst has younger players.” and 50 seconds per mile, Logan proven she deserved the spot she has cut over three minutes off of earned at state. his initial time. Katie Berkley sports briefs Editor/Reporter Overall, the girls had a good The boys had a fantastic season Although their record may not “I would consider this year a season. The team finished fifth qualifying for state as a team. show it, the boys had a very success,” says Smulson, “The in sectionals and missed state Unfortunately, the boys team good season. “We made huge entire team has been dedicated as a team by 13 strokes. “The just fell short of State Finals. improvements since last season.” and hard working.” Addition- team consistently placed better Coach Serafin would also like to says Compton. With big wins ally, all the runners on the team than schools many times larger,” congratulate all of the boys on a over Watseka, Crete-Monee, hit personal bests throughout the says Coach Martewicz, “With season well played. and St. Anne, the boys team season. Smulson would also like these performances, several is a force to be reckoned with. to congratulate the Freshmen teams have asked to add Beecher Compton would also like to on the team saying that, “If they to their schedules next year.” congratulate Tyler Brody, Gage keep this up, the younger run- Martewicz would also like to Beck, and Austin Hauser on an ners will become the strong core congratulate Dana Young for outstanding season. of this team. It’s something I’m playing this year saying, “She excited to see blossom.” was a significant contributor to the team.” Are the Bears on a Comeback Season? Katelyn Kain Editor/Reporter Football is a sport that ana and leads the team in rush- finished their season. may vary. may be enjoyed by many Ameri- ing with 272 yards. Taylor According to ESPN, the Bears The Bears will face off against cans across the country. Most Gabriel is a wide receiver who are ranked 10th in the NFL. the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, No- major cities have their own team, leads the team in receptions with They are believed to make it to vember 11th at 12:00 PM. Last including Chicago with the Bears. 34 yards. Danny Trevathan was the play-offs due to the coaching time they played against each Many Chicagoans may be more originally drafted by the Denver staff and players such as Mitch other, the Bills won with a score interested in football due to a Broncos in the sixth round of the Trubisky, Jordan Howard, and of 28-27 against the Bears. National Football League (NFL) 2012 NFL draft and leads the Vic Fangio; however, opinions team close to where they are team in defense with 19 unas- able to attend and become more sisted tackles. Cody Parkey, involved. kicker, leads the team in scoring So far in the season, with 43 points. Benny Cun- Mitchell Trubisky, who was the ningham was originally signed second overall pick in the 2017 by the St. Louis Rams in 2013 NFL draft after playing football at as an undrafted free agent. He the University of North Carolina leads the team in returns with 62 at Chapel Hill, leads the team in kickoff return yards. Lastly, Pat passing with a completion per- O’Donnell is a punter who leads centage of 70.2. Jordan Howard the team in punting with a gross is a running back who played punting average of 46.3 yards. college football at University of However, these statistics may Mitchell Trubisky, about to delived the ball to tailback Alabama at Birmingham and Indi- change, as the Bears have not Jordan Howard.