Three Washington University (St. Louis) baseball players — Ben Browdy (Deerfield graduate), Max Golembo (Stevenson) and Brad Margolin (Glenbrook North) — were selected to the 2016 Jewish Sports Review Baseball All-America first team. Browdy, a second baseman, batted .352 with 79 RBIs, second in all of Division III. Golembo, an outfielder, hit .358 and tied the school’s single-season record for walks with 41. In 13 starts, Margolin went 8-1 with a 2.74 ERA, leading the University Athletic Association in shutouts, strikeouts and complete games. Golembo was a senior last season, while Browdy and Margolin enter their senior years this season. Barrington graduate Scott Nelson is also on the Bears’ roster.
The Washington University women’s soccer team was ranked second in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America preseason top 25 poll for Division III after finishing as national runner-ups a year ago. Allison Cerny from Hinsdale Central, Jessica Kovach from Buffalo Grove and Caroline Dempsey from Stevenson are on the Bears’ roster. In their first two games this fall, they shut out Wheaton and Hanover, 1-0 and 4-0, respectively.
Cravens dominates opener for North Central football
Pat Cravens, a graduate of Notre Dame Prep, amassed a team-leading 13 total tackles — 11 of which were unassisted — and returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown in North Central College’s season-opening win over Robert Morris in Division III play. Cravens’ touchdown came with 2:06 in the fourth quarter, sealing North Central’s 35-21 victory. Joining Cravens on North Central are Oshayne Brown from Niles North, Zane Lodico from Lake Zurich, Tommy Sora, also from Notre Dame, Brian Todoric from Carmel and Ricky Strba, a Buffalo Grove graduate.
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Pfeiffer contributes for Marquette soccer
Molly Pfeiffer, a junior from Barrington, had one goal and an assist through the first six games for the Marquette women’s soccer team. Meegan Johnston, a senior from Carmel, Meegan’s sister Erin Johnston, a freshman from Carmel, Cali Pyzdrowski, a Fenwick graduate from Hinsdale, and Carrie Madden, a Barrington graduate, are also on the team.
Kaplan off to hot start for Illinois Wesleyan soccer
Illinois Wesleyan junior Ryan Kaplan, a Deerfield graduate, scored in each of his team’s first two games of the season, victories over Fontbonne and Lakeland.
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Sam Brief is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.