2012 SouthtownStar Boys Water Polo All-Area Team
June 14, 2012 9:16PM
Kyle Heneghan, Andrew
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Updated: July 16, 2012 6:06AM
Kyle Heneghan
School: Andrew
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Driver
Numbers: 100 goals, 75 steals
Notable: IWP All-Sectional, All-SouthWest Suburban Red
Coach Sigfredo Cruz: “Kyle has come a long way and did a great job scoring for us.”
David Hir
School: Lockport
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Hole
Numbers: 128 goals
Notable: IWP All-State, All-Sectional
Coach Joe Lewandowski: “He is probably the most versatile player I’ve ever had in 10 years.”
Quinn Johnson
School: Bremen co-op
Yr./Pos.: Junior/Utility
Numbers: 113 goals, 121 steals
Notable: IWP
All-Sectional
Coach Craig Cappel: “Offensively, he can play any position. Defensively, he has shut down some of the area’s key offensive players.”
Kevin Kuchta
School: H-F
Yr./Pos.: Junior/Def. Hole
Numbers: 96 goals, 122 steals
Notable: IWP All-State, All-Sectional, All-SouthWest Suburban Blue
Coach Tim Caldwell: “Kevin is a fierce competitor who plays both ends of the pool well and is very coachable.”
Mike Malecki
School: Sandburg
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Goalie
Numbers: 4.9 goals against average, 257 saves
Notable: All-SouthWest Suburban Blue
Coach Jim Caliendo: “As a first-year goalie, he came a long way. He was terrific down the stretch.”
Mike Mulcrone
School: Brother Rice
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Hole
Numbers: 145 goals
Notable: IWP All-State, All-Sectional, two-time All-Area
Coach Bill Mulcrone: “He was a three-year varsity starter at the hole set position.”
Dan Oldendorf
School: Lockport
Yr./Pos.: Junior/Driver
Numbers: 89 goals, 36 assists
Notable: IWP All-State, All-Sectional
Coach Joe Lewandowski: “Dan uses his skills to steal the ball or out-swim players for fast-break opportunities.”
Zack Peterson
School: H-F
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Hole
Numbers: 83 goals, 59 ejections drawn
Notable: IWP All-State, All-Sectional, All-SouthWest Suburban Blue
Coach Tim Caldwell: “He became a top-notch center in one season and tripled his offensive output from 2011.”
Jihad Ramadan
School: Stagg
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Goalie
Numbers: 340 saves
Notable: IWP All-Sectional, All-SouthWest Suburban Red, set a school record for saves in a season
Coach Wes Gonzalez: “He worked really hard to improve. He’s a great team player and a great guy to have around.”
Jake Roberts
School: Lincoln-Way North
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Driver
Numbers: 117 goals, 116 steals
Notable: IWP
All-Sectional,
All-SouthWest Suburban Red, two-time All-Area
Coach Pat Shaughnessy: “Jake has been a leader on our team for two years and has really taken our team to the next level.”
Kevin Tunney
School: Sandburg
Yr./Pos.: Junior/Driver
Numbers: 83 goals, 89 assists
Notable: IWP All-Sectional, All-SouthWest Suburban Blue
Coach Jim Caliendo: “Kevin is our most heady player. He is always in the right place at the right time and he anticipates so well.”
Juan Valdez
School: Stagg
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Utility
Numbers: 102 goals, 93 steals
Notable: IWP All-State, All-Sectional, All-SouthWest Suburban Red
Coach Wes Gonzalez: “Juan plays so hard on both ends and is really tough to stop.”
Tom
Vander Velde
School: Lincoln-Way East
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Driver
Numbers:
105 goals
Notable: IWP
All-Sectional, All-SouthWest
Suburban Blue
Coach Mike Cremieux: “We moved him from goalie to the field this season and he did a great job.”
Matt Veldman
School: Sandburg
Yr./Pos.: Senior/Utility
Numbers: 152 goals, 89 steals
Notable: 2012 SouthtownStar Player of the Year, IWP All-State, All-Sectional, All-SouthWest Suburban Blue,
two-time All-Area
Coach Jim Caliendo: “He plays
all positions and can use his left and right hands with equal
proficiency.”
