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Bob Szafranski (Glenbrook South Booster Club) sent you a message.
Glenbrook South Titan Booster Club Newsletter
A weekly round-up of Glenbrook South High School Athletics
Important Reminder: 2019-20
Membership
School registration will start in May this year. As you register online,
don't forget to sign up for the Booster Club as one of the activities you
can select and pay for during the registration process.
We don't know the exact date registration goes live. We'll email membership when we do. We'll also have the Booster Club website
ready for registration at that time. You can register at either site.
Thanks, and don't forget to sign up for 2019-20 GBS Booster Club!
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Save the Date: Titanpalooza on Saturday, September 21
Titanpalooza is back at Wagner Farm on Saturday, September 21, from 6:30 p.m. 10 pm. We'll have bands, BBQ, and be raising money
for Titan athletes.
Once again, this is our main fundraiser for the 2019-20 school year.
Please mark your calendar and stay tuned for more information on ticket sales. We're also looking for live auction items if you'd like to
donate something.
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Own a piece of Titan Dome History!
We saved square pieces of the original Titan Dome gym floor when it was replaced in 2017. They are now for sale for $50 each. They
make a perfect graduation gift or piece of GBS memorabilia for
generations of Titan athletes. The floor dates back to the 1960s,
With only 50 in existence you can be one of the lucky few to purchase
your own personalized Titan Dome Floor piece. These squares will be
personalized with your kid's name, sport and graduation year.
Your $50 donation will help fund a field house divider screen.
Imagine all the Glenview athletes who’ve played on the original gym floor from basketball, to volleyball, badminton, poms, cheerleading,
even PE classes. School dances. Junior Titans. They make a great
tribute to any Titan athlete no matter the sport.
To purchase, visit our website
at https://www.gbstitanboosterclub.com/
These are going fast. Don't miss this chance to own a piece of Titan Dome
history!
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Boys Gymnastics
Boys gymnastics team placed third at the sectional Saturday with a
season high score.
Although they started out the season placed 32nd, the team finished
12th in state.
Senior Dante Kelekolio placed fifth on floor and vault at the meet. Kelekolio, along with seniors Forrest Eriksson and Jose Joya,
and junior Matt Rubel, qualified to the state meet.
Last weekend the boys gymnastics team competed in the conference
championships.
In one of the toughest conferences in the state, senior Dante Kelekolio
and junior Matt Rubel earned medals on high bar and rings.
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Senior Dante Kelekolio also qualified to the senior all-star meet being
held at Hinsdale South high school on Friday May 17th.
The freshmen team then took 2nd/8 teams with freshmen Arturo
Moyo, Xander Hwang, Arnold Park, Sal Monastero, Leigh Enesio, Carlos
Sanchez, and Jack Downing all earning medals.
Boys Track
Congratulations to the Boys Track and Field Team who placed second
out of 12 teams at the "John Davis" Titan Invite on Friday.
The Titans had several top finishers including: Dimitri Manesiotis (1st Place/Shot Put), Will Houser (1st Place/800 Meter Run), Nathan
Shapiro (1st Place/300 Meter Hurdles and 2nd Place 100 Meter
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Dash) Will Kelly (2nd Place/3200 Meter Run), Michael Zimmermann (2nd Place/High Jump), Sen Francis (2nd Place/Triple Jump) and Noah
Shapiro (2nd Place/200 Meter dash).
Congratulations to Dimitri Manesiotis for setting a new school record in the Shot Put on Saturday at the Wheaton North Thrower's
Invite. Dimitri threw 55-51/2 which breaks a long standing record
record set back in 1983 by Jim Blondell! Awesome job!!
This coming week the Boys Track team enters post-season competition by hosting the Freshman Conference meet on Monday and then will
travel to Niles North for the Varsity and Sophomore Conference meets on Friday. Best of luck to the teams!
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Boys Water Polo Wins Conference!
Final Score in 3 OTs...GBS 9 New Trier 8.
Aiden Clippenger with 18 saves, Steven Dales with 4 goals and his
brother John with the game winner!
In the Semis, the Titans came from behind victory vs. @Maine_South 10-6. David Rugen bringing his game tonight with a 7 goal
performance.
Next up, Sectionals vs @mainewestpolo
Titans Helping Titans
Titans Helping Titans is holding a Spirit Wear Drive, with the help of
the GBS Booster Club, to stock the Titan Closet for the beginning of
the new school year.
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We are asking for your assistance in spreading the word to help in the
collection of new and/or gently used Spirit Wear.
Spring coaches will have donation boxes at team banquets at the end
of the season. All donations will go to the Titan Closet for other
students to have. Thanks in advance for your donations.
Glenbrook United Soccer Moves on to State
Congrats to both GU/Wolves Blue and Gold soccer teams for winning area gold and advancing to state. The teams won at Harlem HS in
Machesney Park Saturday on a beautiful day!
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The teams will play at state in Bloomington June 7-9, at Illinois State
Unversity.
Congrats to both soccer teams !!
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Chicago Blackhawks nutritionist speaks to GBS athletes,
parents May 13
On May 13, GBS will host Dr. Julie Burns who is a nutritionist for the
Chicago Blackhawks.
This is an opportunity for all Glenbrook athletes and their parents to learn about the power of using real food, customized nutrition and
lifestyle strategies to fuel your sport and optimize performance and
health.
This will take place in the GBS Auditorium from 7 - 8 p.m. and is open
to both Glenbrook South and North students and parents.
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Girls Track
The Running and Jumping Titans finished second to New Trier at this years conference meet. The team had some outstanding
performances, including.
The 4x200M relay team of Ozimek, DesRoberts, Roberson, and
Schurer won conference with a season's best time.
Taylor Ozimek also won the High Jump competition.
Sydney Willits won the Triple Jump with a jump of 37'11".
Raelyn Roberson won the 100M dash, but her greatest accomplishment
was breaking her own CSL meet long jump record with monster jump of 19'10.5". This jump is currently the best jump in the state of
Illinois!
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Next week, the Titans will be at the Sectional Meet at Loyola Academy.
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Badminton Will Send 5 Players to State
On Friday, May 3, GBS qualified the following girls to State for
Badminton:
Singles
2nd place-Tina Tsai
Doubles
3rd place-Rhea Shah/Christina Joseph
4th place-Indra Ayushjav/Allison Daemicke
Team totals were: York 13.5, Deerfield 12.5, GBS 11.5, Zion Benton
4.5, Vernon Hills 3.5, and Mather 0.
The State Tournament is held at Eastern Illinois University, in
Charleston, IL. The team will travel to compete on Friday, May 10m,
and hopefully for the quarter finals on Saturday, May 12.
For seniors, Rhea and Christina, this will be their last chance to
possibly win a state medal after previously qualifying. Indra and Allison
will make their first appearance, as well as sophomore singles player
Tina Tsai.
Wish these players luck and follow them at state, online! Good luck to
all players! Bring home medals!
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Despite Rain, Baseball Rolling
Special thanks to Booster Club member Scott Smith for the baseball
summaries the past few weeks...
The Varsity baseball team had a short week due to the weather, but a
productive week with 2 more league victories.
On Friday, the Titans defeated Niles North 8-2 where Garrett Moran, Kevin Redfern, and Danny Carlson combined to throw 7 no-hit
innings. The offense was supplied by Zac Malis (jr) who went 1-1 with
4 RBI's and Luke Smith (jr) who went 2-2 with 2 runs scored.
Saturday was senior day when the Titans faced the CSL South division leading Glenbrook North Spartans. The Spartans were no match for
the duo of Ryan O'Hara and Zach Carr who helped defeat GBN by a score of 4-0. The pair combined to shut out GBN with O'Hara throwing
6 shutout innings, striking out 6 batters in the process. Brandon Matias stayed hot at the plate going 2-2 with 2 doubles. George
Korompalis (so) chipped in going 1-2 with 2 RBI's.
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The Titans remain in first place in the CSL North division with a record of 8-1. Overall the team is 15-8 heading in to a busy week that has
them playing 6 games in 6 days.
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Titan Football Player/Parent Meeting May 13
Glenbrook South Football will be hosting our Player/Parent Program Meeting on Monday May, 13 in the GBS Auditorium from 6 p.m. - 6:40
p.m.
Directly after at 7 p.m., the GBS Football program will be hosting Julie Burns MS, RD, CCN, a guest speaker on sports nutrition. Burns is a
certified nutritionist that works with the Chicago Blackhawks, the NFL, MLB and NBA. This one hour presentation is open to all GBS and GBN
athletes and their parents. More information on a Julie Burns can be found at www.sportfuel.com. Special thank you to the GBS Athletic
Department and TCBoost for helping to sponsor this event.
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Raise Money for Titan Athletes, Sign Up for the 2019 Hero
Hustle 10K/5K
The Glenview Professional Firefighters Association recently donated $2,383 to the Titan Booster Club with part of the proceeds raised from
the 2018 Hero Hustle 10K/5K.
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The Glenview Firefighters have been extremely generous to the Club
over the last several years with multiple donations.
Please thank the firefighters by signing up for the 2019 Hero Hustle
on Sunday, September 8, at Hoffman School. Early bird
registration is now open and can be accessed here.
The Hero Hustle is a great community event and your participation will
help raise money for Titan athletes.
Rowing
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Last Sunday, the GBS Rowing Club participated in its first regatta rowing for North Suburban Crew. The regatta was held at Riverside
Park in Grand Rapids, MI.
GBS Rowing/NSC entered three boats- a four and eight seater Novice
as well as one four seater Varsity.
This weekend, the Rowing Club participated in the Greater Chicago Junior Rowing Championships rowing for North Suburban Crew (NSC)
in Crystal Lake, IL.
The girls Novice 4A boat comprised of all GBS students took first place (from left: Skylar McWilliams, Audrey Sepahadari, Allie Bosch,
Meredith Jenny, Skylar Read (front-Cox).
Girls JV4 including GBS and other North Shore high school rowers also
took first place in their category. Girls Novice 4B took third. Overall, an impressive showing for their second regatta and first year as a GBS
club!
Interested in rowing for Fall or Spring?
Come check out our website about our upcoming information session
or summer learn-to-row opportunities!
www.gbsrowing.com
[email protected]
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Archived copies of old Booster Club newsletters can be found here.
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2018-19 Membership Flyer
2018-19 Booster Club Membership
Encourage your friends to sign up for the Titan Booster Club for the
2018-2019 school year!
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Membership supports Titan athletes and includes free entry to all home
varsity football and basketball games.
You can join the Booster Club by visiting our website. Sign up today!
#titanpride
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GBS Spiritwear
The Booster Club sells all types of spiritwear – t-shirts, socks, hats, sweatshirts, and more.
Items are available for pick up at the school front desk.
To shop, follow this link: http://shop.gbstitanboosterclub.com/
Follow us on Facebook!
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Thank You Booster Club Key Fob Sponsors
Please patronize our 2018-19 Booster Club sponsors. And don't forget
to use your member key fob for free admission to all home football and
basketball games.
Energy Tees
Glenview State Bank
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
Johnny’s Kitchen & Tap
Loeber Motors
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Shewchuck Insurance
Virginia Trux Real Estate
Willow Lake Orthodontics
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Titans in the News
Click the links below for stories about Titan Athletics
Glenbrook South girls badminton wins CSL South crown ($)
Glenbrook South girls badminton leaves with 'mixed' emotions at sectional ($)
Glenbrook South boys water polo wins league-championship thriller ($)
Photo Gallery: Glenbrook South baseball takes down Glenbrook North
Photo Gallery: Glenbrook South boys lacrosse downed by Glenbrook North
Glenbrook South girls water polo falls in league third-place game ($)
Story: Glenbrook South boys lacrosse falls to Glenbrook North in dreary match ($)
Thank You Coaches
Special thanks to GBS coaches for contributing content. To read prior Titan newsletters, to view more information about GBS Titan Athletics, or to see how you can get involved in Booster Club activities, please visit the Titan Booster Club website at GBS Titan Booster Club
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