Spring sports have started, so let’s take a look at how the school’s coaches see their season going.
*All coaches were contacted multiple times for this exercise. Contact Michael Wojtychiw at mmwojtychiw@cps.edu for more information.
School: Amundsen
Last Year’s Record: 22-10
Social Media Handle: @AmundsenVB
Starters Returning:
Jr-Noah Bjurstrom- S
Sr-Nic Robert – OH
Sr-Andrew Irving – OH
Sr-Andrew Castellanos – L
Key Non-Starters Returning:
Sr-Anthony Carvajal – MH
Sr–Aiden Rodriguez – MH
Newcomers To Watch:
-So- Ben Grondy – RS
-So- Issac Simon – OH
-So- Blake Grush – OH, RS
-So-Miles Fallon – OH, DS
Coach’s Season Outlook: This is our second year in the GOLD Conference. We want to win enough games to stay in this top conference.
School name: Aspira Business and Finance
Last year’s record: 11-3 overall; 9-1 conference
Starters returning (name, year in school):
Fernando Barragan – Sr.
William Cuchiparte – Sr.
Marco Palacios – So.
Key non-starters returning (name, year in school):
Nathan Garcia – Sr.
Cristian Miranda – Sr.
Key newcomers:
Jonathan Sigcho – Sr.
Mauricio Aviles – Jr.
Coach’s season outlook:
Last year we came in 2nd in our conference and with our returning seniors, we’re hoping to claim the 1st place title! Experience with this team is what it takes for them to be successful and play through adversity.
School name: Juarez
Social media handles: bjcaeagles1
Starters returning (name, year in school):
Luis Rodriguez, Senior
Raul Dominguez-Ramirez, Senior
Rodrigo Benitez, Senior
Jesus Suarez- Chan, Senior
Key non-starters returning (name, year in school):
Emmanuel Castillo, Senior
Yorkaet Carraznza, Senior
Jesus Flores, Sophomore
Alexander Contreras- Herrera, Junior
Jayden Gaines, Junior
Key newcomers:
Oscar Cuellar Gonzalez, Senior
Yahir Castaneda- Vazquez, Senior
Coach’s season outlook:
The boys have been working really hard! We start the season out with a tough week but we’re excited to see our talent shine through in the weeks to come. We have a very talented team and a great mix of players from all levels. Our goal this season is to play great defense, hit strong, uphold our no missed serves mantra and take as many wins as possible.
