High School Sports Spotlight for Jan. 9, 2012
January 8, 2012 4:34PM
Catherine Roman, Tinley Park cheerleading
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Updated: February 10, 2012 8:35AM
Michael Cardoso
School: Lincoln-Way East
Sport: Swimming
Year: Senior
Before he chose swimming, Cardoso gave all the sports a shot growing up.
“I tried every sport there was for at least a week before finally I got to swimming and found something I really loved to do,” he said. “I’ve been doing it since I was 5.”
He has come to appreciate how the sport can bring teammates together.
“There’s a lot of team bonding, even as a little kid, and even more so when you’re stuck with each other for 3 1/2 months.”
— Tim O’Brien
Kyle Sinwelski
School: Oak Forest
Sport: Bowling
Year: Senior
Sinwelski, who was just two pins shy of qualifying for the state championships as an individual last season, is a bit inexperienced when compared with the area’s other top bowlers.
“I’ve been bowling seriously since the end of freshman year,” he said. “Over that short amount of time, I think I made good use of it.”
There’s still room for improvement, though.
“I’ve been trying to improve my footwork mainly,” he said.
— Steve Millar
Megan Szczepanski
School: Lockport
Sport: Bowling
Year: Junior
Szczepanski, who emerged as one of the Porters’ top bowlers last season, has some big stats in mind this season.
“I want to beat my high (three-game) series of 736 and my high six-game series of 1,422,” she said. “I want to maintain an average over 200 and I want to be 90 percent on my spares in competition.”
The junior, who plays the clarinet in the school band, has been bowling since she was 3. “It’s like my escape,” she said.
— Steve Millar
Catherine Roman
School: Tinley Park
Sport: Cheerleading
Year: Senior
While Roman enjoys some of the perks of being a senior captain, she insists the Titans are working hard to bring a third cheerleading state title back to Tinley Park after a four-year dry spell.
“This is coach (Arianne) Montgomery’s first year, and everybody really likes her,” Roman said. “Our team is working hard and seems to be taking things more seriously.”
— Logan Malloy
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