Whether on the soccer field or the indoor track, Maine South senior Angelina Moore displays her quickness. She is a sprinter over the winter for the Hawks track team and then transitions to the soccer pitch in the spring.
“She is so darn fast, it’s hard to guard her,” Hawks soccer coach JJ Crawford said. “It’s like she’s shot out of a cannon.”
Moore, who lives in Park Ridge, displayed her speed in a unique way Tuesday against visiting Glenbrook South. In the middle of the game, Moore was substituted for and she then sped off toward the school. She also is a member of the Maine South orchestra and was featured as a soloist in a piece during a concert.
“That was wild,” Moore said. “People were texting me to let me know how the order was going during the other performances. I had to run as fast as I could.”
Moore added: “I was a little nervous, but everything worked out.”
After she was done performing, Moore said she sped back to the soccer field, arriving with 12 minutes left in the Hawks’ 1-0 victory over the Titans.
Moore began playing the viola in fourth grade, and said music allows her to express herself. She began playing soccer when she was 5, because she said the sport was perfect for her, since she loved to run. Crawford said that he works with Moore’s schedule to make sure that she’s able to enjoy both activities
In Maine South’s 2-0 loss at Lake Zurich on Saturday, Moore displayed her speed throughout the game, with one play in particular standing out. There was a long pass by Lake Zurich that freed a Bears forward 15 yards beyond anyone deep in the Hawks’ half of the field. But that wasn’t too much ground for Moore to make up, as she ran down the player and forced an errant pass.
“Oh my gosh, Angelina is just always there to chase the ball down,” Maine South senior midfielder Elyse Bartucci said.
“She is such a hard worker and a great leader,” Bartucci added about Moore, the team’s co-captain.
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“She had this burst of speed and was always coming at you,” Lake Zurich midfielder Samantha Hartman said.
During the game, and throughout the season, Moore switched from defender to forward and back, according to Crawford, to take advantage of her speed.
“I love switching positions,” Moore said. “It changes things up. Two totally different things where I can support our offense to score and also make sure that the opponents don’t score.”
Mark Perlman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
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