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CHICAGO | VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2014 | @pcs_athletics
a seasonal review of the Perspectives Charter Schools Sports Program
H
ead
Coach
Waybon
McConnell
has been
with the
Perspec-
tives IIT/
Math &
Science
Academy/
Joslin boys
basketball
team for
just one
season,
but it was
enough time
for his team to
make all kinds
of history.
T
he Wolves
(15-14) not only
won the most
games in team
history but also
captured the rst
state tourna-
ment regional
championship in
any sport in the
history of either
school.
Tey accom-
plished the latter
feat by defeating
ACE Tech Char-
ter, Hope College
Prep and Tilden
within the space of
four days to win
the Chicago Mili-
tary Academy at
Bronzeville Class
2A regional crown.
In doing so, MSA/
Joslin, the No. 3
seed in the six-
team regional,
toppled No. 1 seed
Tildenwhich
defeated PCS in the
regional title game
in 2013and No. 2
Hope.
Tat advanced
the Wolves to the
Robeson sectional,
where they faced
perennial power
Hales Franciscan in
a seminal game.
PCS sent three bus-
es packed with red-
clothed students to
the game to cheer
on the Wolves, who
trailed by just six
points late in the
contest before los-
ing 68-54.
Seniors Tyre
Dukes, Josh Sand-
ers and Juvon
Turner led the
team, which also
had an eight-game
winning streak,
won the CPS Blue
White Tournament
and nished second
in the Lisle Tanks-
giving Tournament
Trough the
ups and downs
a basketball sea-
son produces,
they have always
demonstrated
the character of a
champion while
demonstrating a
strong work ethic
on the court, Mc-
Connell said of his
student-athletes.
With juniors
Kameron Williams
and Amonte Allen
among the return-
ees, the coach is
aiming for similar
success next sea-
son.
MSA/Joslins
sophomore team
nished with a
strong 16-10 record
under head coach
Tiray Jackson. Te
Wolves were 6-4
in the White-West
conference, good
for a tie for second
place.
Season highlights
included winning
the Lisle Tanksgiv-
ing Tournament
and defeating
Perspectives PLA/
Tech in the PCS
Showcase.
Top performers
included sopho-
more James Jordan
and freshmen Eli-
jah Moore, Deandre
Lightfoot and Stefon
Jones.
Jackson said his
goal for next season
is to reach the city
playofs and con-
tend for the confer-
ence championship
but added:
Our success is
not only measured
by how well we
perform on the
court, but more im-
portantly how well
we strive to live
A Disciplined Life
of of it, despite the
many inuences
that can surround
our young men on
a daily basis.
By Barry Temkin
P2
Class 2A Regional Champion Perspectives MSA/Joslin Wolves
Boys Basketball Team.
Perspectives
Athletics
CHICAGO
Mr. Temkin retired in
2008 from the Chicago
Tribune and volunteers in
the Perspectives Charter
Schools athletic depart-
ment. He spent his last
20 years at the Tribune
writing a high school
sports column that cov-
ered hundreds of schools,
including Perspectives.
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Te PCS Show-
case keeps getting
bigger and better.
Te sixth an-
nual event took
place Feb. 8 at the
Auburn Gresham
campus, with a re-
cord 15 PCS basket-
ball teams playing
in a celebration
of camaraderie,
competition and A
Disciplined Life. It
also recognized the
seniors on ve of
those teams.
Support from
many local busi-
nesses and or-
ganizations helped
make the 2014
Showcase spe-
cial. Tat included
support from the
Chatham locations
of BMO Harris
Bank and Potbelly
Sandwich Shop, the
Chicago Sky, Nike,
Eastbay, Pruden-
tial Securities, DLV
Printing Service
and Q-BBQ.
Tis year we got
a lot of community
support, and local
businesses and
partner organiza-
tions of ours played
a role as sponsors
or assisted us, said
athletic director
Vinay Mullick, add-
ing that highlights
included a rafe
and a fundraiser
for victims of the
Washington, Ill.,
tornado. It was the
biggest event we
have had, extreme-
ly well-attended.
By Barry Temkin
Te Perspec-
tives Leadership
Academy/High
School of Technol-
ogy girls basket-
ball team enjoyed
another success-
ful season under
head coach Stefan
Fisher, who cred-
ited the growth
of our seniors as
a key to the War-
riors 15-10 record.
Senior Tatianna
Green led the
way, scoring 18
points and grab-
bing 10 rebounds
a game. Young
players also con-
tributed, includ-
ing sophomores
Kierra Willis and
Patricia Davis.
PLA/Techs
freshman-
sophomore team
had a 9-3 record
and reached the
seminals of
the Back of the
Yards Tourna-
ment. Head coach
Sarah Lipphardts
top contributors
included sopho-
mores Ariel Bell
and Tia Lofton
and freshman
Latanya Pitts.
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Perspectives
Joslin has started
a high school
cheer program
this school year.
Head coach Sheena
Baskerville wel-
comed 13 athletes,
including junior
Mariah Vinson and
sophomore Shanae
Taylor.
Tey are re-
sponsible and loyal
to doing their best,
Baskerville said.
Te highlight
of the inaugural
season was per-
forming at the PCS
Showcase.
Te Perspec-
tives/IIT Math &
Science Academy
cheer team had
an outstanding
season under
co-head coaches
Denise Moore and
Jennifer Coyle. Te
cheerleaders, who
included seniors
Kendria Mallett
and Jasmine Green
and freshman
Dejah Haywood,
developed an un-
breakable bond,
Moore said.
I want the
cheerleaders to
develop into young
women who take
pride on and of the
court, the coach
added. I believe
that we are a fam-
ily and that fami-
lies stick together,
and thus far they
have.
Perspectives
Leadership Acad-
emy/High School
of Technologys
cheerleading team
had another
successful year
boosting spirit at
basketball games
this season, includ-
ing the playofs.
Head coach
Gabrielle Hunters
top contributors
included juniors
Shalafonte Walls
and Tashonna Rob-
inson.
Hunters Per-
spectives Middle
Academy team
also cheered at
games. Eighth-
graders Taylor
Jones and Linda
Taylor, 7th-grader
Makayla Stewart
and 6th-graders
Khaylah Dotson
and Tamariee Da-
vis helped lead the
way.
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Perspectives Charter Schools teams
work hard to win, but they want to do it
without losing their values.
Tats why athletic director Vinay
Mullick has established a relationship
with the Positive Coaching Alliance,
a nationally recognized not-for-prot
organization committed to providing
all young athletes a positive, character-
building sports experience. A key to its
approach is the Double-Goal Coach, one
who prizes victory but also the need to
pursue it properly.
PCA trainer Leigh Podlesny, who
has extensive experience as a softball
player and coach, recently conducted a
workshop for 30 coaches at Perspectives
Charter Schools Network Day.
It showed the coaches how to handle
diferent situations, the fact that being a
Double-Goal Coach is not trying to win at
all costs, Mullick said. We are trying to
win but do it the right way and teach life
lessons through sport.
PCS has worked with the Positive
Coaching Alliance since 2011. Jason
Sacks, the executive director of PCAs
Chicago chapter, is an assistant coach
for the Perspectives/IIT Math & Science
Academy/Joslin boys varsity basketball
team.
He has really helped reinforce our
partnership with the PCA, Mullick said.
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Success is be-
coming a tradition
for the Perspectives
Leadership Acad-
emy/High School
of Technology boys
basketball pro-
gram.
After reaching
the nal 16 in the
2013 Class 3A state
tournament, the
Warriors nished
this season with a
15-11 record, includ-
ing a 7-3, second-
place nish in the
Chicago Public
League White
South Conference.
Head coach Jevon
Mamons team also
won the McDipper
Holiday Tourna-
ment sportsman-
ship award, and
it qualied for the
Chicago Public
League playofs for
the third straight
season.
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Te Perspectives
MSA/Joslin girls
basketball team en-
joyed its best sea-
son ever, posting
both a three-game
winning streak
and its rst playof
game victory. Te
Wolves nished
with a 10-18 record,
an improvement of
four victories over
the season before.
Seniors Anto-
nique Brown and
Eliza Sims and
freshman Cori-
yana Richardson
were among the
top contributors.
Assistant coach
Meredith Parker
expects Richard-
son, freshman Des-
tiny Garner and
sophomores Kayla
Buchanan and
Nichole Fondren to
help lead the way
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next season.
One of our goals
is to play every
practice and game
with high inten-
sity, Parker said.
We are con-
dent that we can
achieve a win-
ning season. We
have built a great
foundation and are
looking forward to
next year.
Senior David
Payne, sophomore
Antonio Allen, jun-
ior Charles Grifn,
and senior Larry
Coleman were
among the top con-
tributors.
We competed all
year long, and I am
proud of the guys
for that, Mamon
said.
Tanks to a
talented corps of re-
turning players, he
anticipates a strong
2014-2015 season.
My expecta-
tion is that we will
be one of the top
contenders to win
conference, along
with other strong
showings in our
Tanksgiving, holi-
day, city and state
playofs, Mamon
said.
Te Warrior
sophomore and
freshman teams
both had outstand-
ing, conference-
championship
seasons under
head coach Curtis
Strong. Sopho-
mores Hakeem
Adebimpe and
Dijon Harris helped
lead their team to a
16-8 overall record,
7-3 in league play.
Freshmen Bartee
Taylor and Lashaun
Gist helped the
freshman squad to
a 23-7, 10-0 nish.
All three levels
of the boys pro-
gram qualied for
the Chicago Public
League playofs for
the rst time ever.
Anderson said. Tey
gave each other tips
and made it an enjoy-
able season.
Te Perspectives
Middle Academy
boys basketball team
appears to be in a
rut. Fortunately, its a
highly successful one.
Head coach Tristan
Roches players not
only went 3-0 to win
the CPS Network
13 playofs for the
second consecutive
season but also won
their rst regional
playof game for a
repeat trip to the
city nal four. A
loss in the semi-
nals couldnt dim
the luster of those
accomplishments,
which included a 19-6
overall record.
Top contributors
included 8th-graders
Jackie Crawford,
Marc Davis, DaVarius
Huggins-Powe, Em-
manuel Gipson and
Tyler Danzy. Pros-
pects for next season
look bright with the
return of 7th-grad-
ers DaJohn White,
Jermari Harris and
Sydney Smith.
Our goal is to keep
returning to the nal
four and hopefully
take the next step
toward a city cham-
pionship, Roche said.
Te Perspectives/
IIT Math & Science
Academy middle
school boys basket-
ball team produced
an outstanding sea-
son, nishing with a
10-1 overall record, 6-1
in the Chicago Unity
Basketball League,
where it nished
in second place. Te
team has made three
championship game
appearances in the
last four seasons.
Jayden Gasby
and Dajuan Gordon,
both 7th-graders,
were among the top
performers for head
coach Rick Danilkow-
icz, who called defeat-
ing the other two
Perspectives teams
at the PCS Showcase
the seasons highlight.
It was a great sea-
son, he said. Te kids
really came together
as a team.
Te Joslin middle
school boys team
nished 5-8 overall
but was 4-2 in con-
ference play behind
8th-graders RaKwon
Roberts, Karson
Heins, Lashaun Ban-
ner, Joshua Yeo and
Tyrone Miller.
By far it was a
tough year from a
win-loss perspec-
tive, but ultimately
my players were
winners because
they always played
with true grit and
heart, head coach
Tiray Jackson said.
Tey held each other
accountable and
played for each other
and their schools
pride each time they
stepped onto the
court.
Teir efort was
relentless game-in
and game-out, and as
a coach you cant ask
for anything more
students learning
and falling in love
with the game of bas-
ketball.
Te return of
7th-graders Marlon
Young, Zhalik Nor-
wood and Antwon
Tomas and 6th-
grader Kimmon
Watson make Joslins
prospects look good
for next season.
7th-graders were
an excellent addition
that really helped our
success.
Top 8th-graders
included Journee
Lockridge, Airiel
Cegers, Aliyah Jones,
Kiana Jones and Ki-
erra Andrews. Dasa
Gordon, LaDonna
Ivery, LaHannah
Giles and Dominique
Young are a solid set
of 7th-graders who
will anchor the team
next year, Yadron
said.
Te Joslin middle
school girls team
was 2-5 overall. Its
players, who in-
cluded 8th-grader
Andria Ellis and
6th-graders Breona
Lewis, Ranyiah
Roberts and Kimari
Watson, showed
great improvement
thanks to their posi-
tive attitudes.
Tey learned to
work as a team,
and we became our
own little family,
head coach Michelle
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Te Perspectives
Middle Academy
girls basketball team
had a 5-6 record that
included rst place
in its part of the PCS
Showcase and third
in the Gary Comer
Tournament.
Te girls had a
great attitude, said
head coach Pat
Dufey, whose top
performers included
8th-graders Angel
Dixon, Diamond Jones
and Rontasia White-
side.
Next season looks
promising, he said,
with ve strong
6th-graders ready to
make the next step.
Te Perspectives/
IIT Math & Science
Academy middle
school team also was
5-6 overall.
Winning our rst
playof game was a
real step up for our
program, head coach
Bill Yadron said. We
had a strong core of
8th-graders, but the
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Te Perspectives
Charter Schools ath-
letic program wants
to build great leaders
as well as winning
teams.
Tats why it has
formed A Disci-
plined Life Leader-
ship Council among
athletes at its Math
& Science Acad-
emy campus. It
established a similar
council at its Auburn
Gresham campus a
year ago.
Te 10-member
MSA council has met
twice so far, focus-
ing on the nature of
leadership and char-
acter development.
We feel we are of
to a great start, said
Meredith Parker, a
teacher and coach
who helps oversee
the council. We see
this as having a posi-
tive impact on MSA.
We feel it is a great
opportunity for our
athletes to share
thoughts about be-
ing a leader, strug-
gles with being a
leader and becoming
a better and more ef-
fective leader.
PCS athletic direc-
tor Vinay Mullick
plans to establish
an ADL Leadership
Council at the Joslin
campus next year.
Its a great oppor-
tunity for athletes
in all our sports
to come together
and share lessons
learned and grow
and build together
and be better people,
athletes and leaders,
Mullick said. We are
always looking for
new ways to infuse
ADL into what they
do as athletes.