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  Boys Water Polo State Final Qualifier 2003-04 

 Palatine (H.S.) (22-6)

 School Information
Name: Palatine High School
City: Palatine
City Population: 57
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2564
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Scarlet/Grey
Conference: Mid-Suburban West
Superintendent: Robert Malito
Principal: Gary Steiger
Boys Athletic Director: Jerry Dobbs
Head Coach: Brigitte Kusevskis
Assistant Coach: Michael Kusevskis
Captains: Jon Haga, Kyle Finnegan
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (St. Patrick), 15-7, in State Quarterfinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
     Spencer Blackham         G      6-3  150   14  Fr.
  1  Kyle Finnegan            G      6-4  175   16  Jr.
  2  Skylar Davis             F      5-10 153   16  So.
  3  Louis Margono            F      5-10 145   16  Jr.
  4  Kyle Sorensen            F      5-11 160   17  Jr.
  5  Tony Cepuran             F      6-1  140   16  Jr.
  6  Jon Haga                 F      6-3  190   18  Sr.
  8  John Graham              F      6-3  205   17  Jr.
  9  Peter Roth               F      5-9  140   15  So.
 10  Rob Malenchik            F      6-2  178   17  Jr.
 11  Steve Grzybek            F      6-0  155   16  So.
 12  Charles Scheid           F      5-11 142   16  Jr.
 13  Ervin Kapidzija          F      5-11 161   17  Jr.
 14  Kevin Wood               F      5-10 150   16  So.
 15  Michael Nocella          F      5-8  130   15  Fr.
 16  Chris Walocha            F      5-10 150   16  So.
 17  Mitchell Tucker          F      6-1  147   15  Fr.

 Statistics

Name                 Games Shots Goals Assists
Tony Cepuran            27    46    14      22
Skylar Davis            28    77    47       6
John Graham             21    19     8       8
Steve Grzybek           18    14     5      13
Jon Haga                28   269   204      43
Ervin Kapidzija         19    60     3       3
Rob Malenchik           28    63    39      21
Louis Margono           28    39    11      21
Michael Nocella         15     4     2       3
Peter Roth              18    10     4       9
Charles Scheid          22    23    12      12
Kyle Sorensen           28   108    59      47
Mitchell Tucker         15    17     5       7
Chris Walocha            5     2     2       1
Kevin Wood               5     2     1       2

GOALKEEPERS
Name                 Games Goals  Avg. Saves
Spencer Blackham         8     9  1.13    23                
Kyle Finnegan           28   180  6.43   188                
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 3/11 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) L 11 13 3/15 Hoffman Estates (Conant) W 12 7 3/17 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) L 6 7 3/25 Vernon Hills W 17 11 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) CoEd *3/27 Champaign (Central) W 10 6 3/29 Wheeling (Coop) W 16 6 3/31 Barrington W 22 9 4/5 Arlington Heights (Hersey) W 17 5 4/7 McHenry W 12 9 4/8 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 18 13 Mundelein (H.S.) Mustang Cup *4/10 LaGrange (Lyons) W 7 6 *4/10 Hinsdale (Central) W 9 2 *4/10 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) W 12 6 *4/10 Mundelein (H.S.) W 12 10 4/12 Palatine (Fremd) W 12 6 4/14 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) L 10 14 4/15 Lake Forest (H.S.) W 11 8 4/19 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) W 15 4 4/20 Glenview (Glenbrook South) W 16 5 4/22 Buffalo Grove W 20 13 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) Varsity Classic *4/23 Chicago (St. Patrick) L 7 11 *4/24 Oak Park (Fenwick) L 6 9 *4/24 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (OT) L 10 11 *4/24 Lake Forest (H.S.) W 13 9 4/26 Rolling Meadows W 15 2 4/28 Wheeling (Coop) W 22 3 Barrington Sectional *5/7 Barrington W 19 10 *5/8 Palatine (Fremd) W 15 8

 Head Coach Brigitte Kusevskis

Year      W-L       
Palatine (H.S.)
2002      14-10     
2003      14-5      
2004      22-6      
3 yrs.    50-21     

 Tournament History

2003       7   15  0-1 (14-6)     DNP  Brigitte Bayster
      L    7   15  Chicago (St. Patrick)





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