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Update: Marian's Abby Kresal is the Patch Athlete of the Week

Kresal, a Marian Catholic sophomore, made it to the state swimming competition in two events, placing 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke and 24th in the 200-yard individual medley in the state preliminary races. 

 
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Abby Kresal, sophomore, Marian Catholic, made it to the state swimming competition in two events, placing 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke and 24th in the 200-yard individual medley in the state preliminary races. 
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Brad Foster, senior, center, boys basketball, Lincoln-Way Central. Foster scored23 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots in a 47-43 victory overdistrict rival Lincoln-Way West. He also made 10-of-16 shots and sank a pair of freethrows in the final seconds to ice the victory for Central. Credit Treffly Coyne
Ricky Robertson, junior, wrestling, Sandburg. Robertson notched three falls and amajor decision en route to capturing the 170-pound championship in the Whitlatch Invitational at Hinsdale Central. He pushed his record to 17-0 and led the Eagles’charge to a second-place finish in a stacked field. Credit Sandburg High School
Tim Williams, senior, forward, boys basketball, Homewood-Flossmoor. Williams scored 19 points in a 60-45 victory over Lincoln-Way East. He ranged outside to hit three 3-pointers and put an exclamation point on the Vikings’ win with a monster dunk. Credit Ken Ryan
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*Correction: Oak Forest's Katie Swanson was originally listed in this article with statistics from the 2011-12 season. Patch regrets the error. 

  • Patch Athlete of the Week, Nov. 20-26

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Justin Corbett, Lincoln-Way East football
        15 (23%)
    • Ryann DeJarld, Mother McAuley volleyball
        2 (3%)
    • Brad Foster, Lincoln-Way Central basketball
        3 (4%)
    • Tiana Karopulos, Andrew basketball
        2 (3%)
    • Abby Kresal, Marian Catholic swimming
        30 (46%)
    • Casey McMahon, Stagg basketball
        3 (4%)
    • Ricky Robertson, Sandburg wrestling
        2 (3%)
    • JeTaun Rouse, Marist basketball
        0 (0%)
    • *Option removed
        4 (6%)
    • Tim Williams, Homewood-Flossmoor basketball
        3 (4%)
    Total votes: 64
    • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Abby Kresal, Athlete Of The Week, Brad Foster, Casey McMahon, JeTaun Rouse, Justin Corbett, Patch MVP, Ricky Robertson, Ryann DeJarld, and Tiana Karopulos

Kelly Doolin Rocca

1:33 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012

WAY TO GO ABBY KRESAL!! Our whole family is so proud of you. You are so dedicated to your sport and work so hard at it, you deserve to win. Even if you don't, you are still our "Athlete of the Week". We love you!!!!

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Anthony Rocca

2:03 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012

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Tom Maloney

7:19 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012

Abby, Not only are you "Athlete of the Week", you are also "Outstanding Young Lady of the Year"!! Congrats on all of your accomplishments thus far! Love You!

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