Fenwick High School sophomore Maeve Bonakdar won the shot put title at the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 10, at Loyola Academy. Bonakdar’s winning throw went 10.46 meters (34 feet, 4 inches). She also took seventh in the discus with a toss of 25.35 meters (83 ft.-2 in.).
Fenwick finished 10th in the team standings with 35 points. The Friars got contributions from freshman Avani Williams, who took second place in the high jump (1.52 meters); senior Mia Menendez, fifth in the 800 meters (2:20.47); sophomore Juliana Gamboa, sixth in the 3200 (personal-best 11:38.67); freshman Bridget Brunick, seventh in the 3200 (personal-best 11:59.59); and freshman Molly Madden, eighth in the discus (24.44m, 80’2”).
Trinity High School finished 11th at the GCAC meet with 19 points. Junior Molly McGreal took fourth for the Blazers in the 3200 with a personal best time of 11:26.82. Freshman Zoe Solberg placed sixth in the 200 dash (27.17 seconds) and seventh in the 100 dash (13.21).
Another Trinity freshman, Karis Young, was sixth in the long jump (4.63 meters) and seventh in the 100 hurdles (18.01). Sophomore Charlotte Houlihan was sixth in the discus (25.45 m, 83 ft. 6 in.).
Fenwick and Trinity will compete at the IHSA Class 2A Glenbard South sectional, May 16.
Fenwick baseball
The bottom three hitters of the lineup — Ethan Gonzalez, Jeremy Munoz, and Johnny Buchman — combined for seven RBI as Fenwick (13-12) picked up its third consecutive victory, defeating host Montini Catholic, May 10.
Buchman (two-run homer), Munoz, and Ryan Lazewski each went 2-for-4 at the plate. Lazewski also recorded his 100th career hit.
On the mound, Matt Purta pitched five strong innings, striking out 13 Montini batters and allowing one run on three hits.
Fenwick boys volleyball
The Fenwick boys volleyball team is going through a difficult period, having lost 10 consecutive matches. On May 7, the Friars (2-13) lost to visiting Taft 10-25, 15-25. That was followed by a loss the next night at Montini (21-25, 22-25), and two more defeats at the Fremd Invitational, May 9-10, 15-25, 11-25 to Wheaton North, and 17-25, 13-25 to Rolling Meadows.
However, Fenwick coach Katie Whitman is keeping a positive attitude, despite the won-loss record.
“They’re fighting hard,” she said. “But when you have a freshman and multiple sophomores, it’s tough. They’re still learning and getting better every day.”
Against Taft, Will Griswold had five kills, Brian Riggs 14 assists, and Dom Tortorello three kills plus an ace.
“If you take a look at the games we’ve lost, we’ve gone to three sets in half of them,” Whitman said. “We’ve played a lot of close games that we haven’t been able to close out the win. But we’re trying to build momentum and get in a rhythm before the playoffs.”
Fenwick has two regular-season matches remaining: May 15 at St. Laurence, and May 20 versus De La Salle.