Glenbrook South graduate Jamie Nikitas, a former Lawrence University basketball player, is a member of the USA Select team, which will play around Europe in September as a showcase to European teams.
The team, made up of recent college graduates, will play in England, Ireland, Norway and possibly Greece — around 20 games in total. Other area players on the Lawrence men’s basketball roster include Evan McLaughlin (Nazareth), Peter Winslow (Evanston) and George Mavrakis (Glenbrook South).
While Nikitas aspires to play overseas, Ridgewood graduate Andy Mazurczak is one step ahead. The former Wisconsin-Parkside basketball player has signed with the Greek professional team Union Kavala. Last season, Mazurczak averaged 18 points per game and was voted the Great Lakes Valley Conference (Division II) player of the year. Some of Mazurczak’s college teammates included St. Joseph graduate Avery Harmon and Libertyville graduate Joe Borcia.
McCoy leads the attack at Duke
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Kayla McCoy, a Christian Heritage Academy graduate from Lincolnwood, has proven herself a reliable offensive player on the Duke women’s soccer team.
As a freshman last season, McCoy led the Blue Devils with eight goals. Now a sophomore, McCoy has one goal in two starts for Duke, which was ranked No. 2 nationally through the first week of the season.
Cobbs selected to award watch list
Indiana junior wide receiver Simmie Cobbs Jr., an alumnus of Oak Park-River Forest, was named to the preseason Maxwell Award watch list. The annual award is given in December to nation’s most outstanding college football player, regardless of position.
Cobbs had 1,035 receiving yards with four touchdowns last season.
Goldstein begins in minor leagues
Highland Park graduate and former Illinois catcher Jason Goldstein, who was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the ninth round of the MLB draft, continues to play in Seattle’s minor league system. Through his first 17 games, he batted .264 with five RBIs.
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Sam Brief is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.