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Kendall Weekly Times serving Kendall County since 2009 Montgomery Mayor Speaks to Village Leaders Village President Matt Brolley Pre- sents State of the Village On Thursday, February 13th, Village President Matt Brolley presented his inaugural State of the Village address to about 80 business leaders, elected oicials and citizens. Special guests in attendance included Jim Bryant from Congressman Bill Foster’s oice, Cristi- na Mancini from Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka’s oice, Christine Hannon from Senator Linda Holmes’ oice, State Rep. Kay Hatcher from the 50th District, State Rep. Stephanie Ki- fowit from the 84th District, Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner, and Oswego Vil- lage President Brian LeClercq, as well as other county and local oicials. President Brolley presented an infor- mative overview of the Village’s accom- plishments in 2013, its financial condi- tion, economic development activities and plans and goals for 2014 and be- yond. Projects completed this year in- clude: - Orchard Road Tax Increment Financ- ing District - New Comprehensive Plan - Major upgrade to Boulder Hill water- main system - Transfer of dispatch services to Ken- Com - 3rd Avenue water main and stormwa- ter improvements President Brolley highlighted several initiatives and projects on the horizon for 2014, including: - Sam’s Club opening - Completion of Route 30 and 30/31 im- provements - Marketing of Montgomery and espe- cially new TIF district - Additional weather warning siren - New Strategic Plan - Launching of the expanded Stuart Sports Complex President Brolley emphasized that the Village will continue to advocate for the widening of Route 30 west to Route 47, opening of the canoe chute in Montgomery in order to increase recre- ational opportunities on the river, and expansion of Metra service into Mont- gomery and beyond. In conclusion, President Brolley out- lined some of the many reasons that make Montgomery a great place to live, including recreational opportunities and wildlife along the Fox River, beauti- ful parks and well-tended homes. Brol- ley expressed appreciation for new businesses and residents who have come to Montgomery, and stated, “We anticipate that as Montgomery contin- ues to grow, that we will do so in a thoughtful and controlled way so that we can retain our small town feel and all the things we love about Mont- gomery.” The full presentation of the State of the Village is available on the Village’s YouTube channel and via a link on the Village’s website.

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Kendall Weekly Timesserving Kendall County since 2009

Montgomery Mayor Speaks to

Village Leaders

Village President Matt Brolley Pre-

sents State of the Village

On Thursday, February 13th, Village

President Matt Brolley presented his

inaugural State of the Village address

to about 80 business leaders, elected

officials and citizens. Special guests in

attendance included Jim Bryant from

Congressman Bill Foster’s office, Cristi-

na Mancini from Illinois Comptroller

Judy Baar Topinka’s office, Christine

Hannon from Senator Linda Holmes’

office, State Rep. Kay Hatcher from the

50th District, State Rep. Stephanie Ki-

fowit from the 84th District, Aurora

Mayor Tom Weisner, and Oswego Vil-

lage President Brian LeClercq, as well

as other county and local officials.

President Brolley presented an infor-

mative overview of the Village’s accom-

plishments in 2013, its financial condi-

tion, economic development activities

and plans and goals for 2014 and be-

yond. Projects completed this year in-

clude:

- Orchard Road Tax Increment Financ-

ing District

- New Comprehensive Plan

- Major upgrade to Boulder Hill water-

main system

- Transfer of dispatch services to Ken-

Com

- 3rd Avenue water main and stormwa-

ter improvements

President Brolley highlighted several

initiatives and projects on the horizon

for 2014, including:

- Sam’s Club opening

- Completion of Route 30 and 30/31 im-

provements

- Marketing of Montgomery and espe-

cially new TIF district

- Additional weather warning siren

- New Strategic Plan

- Launching of the expanded Stuart

Sports Complex

President Brolley emphasized that the

Village will continue to advocate for

the widening of Route 30 west to Route

47, opening of the canoe chute in

Montgomery in order to increase recre-

ational opportunities on the river, and

expansion of Metra service into Mont-

gomery and beyond.

In conclusion, President Brolley out-

lined some of the many reasons that

make Montgomery a great place to live,

including recreational opportunities

and wildlife along the Fox River, beauti-

ful parks and well-tended homes. Brol-

ley expressed appreciation for new

businesses and residents who have

come to Montgomery, and stated, “We

anticipate that as Montgomery contin-

ues to grow, that we will do so in a

thoughtful and controlled way so that

we can retain our small town feel and

all the things we love about Mont-

gomery.”

The full presentation of the State of the

Village is available on the Village’s

YouTube channel and via a link on the

Village’s website.

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Oswego Police Chief to Receive

and AwardChief Baird Named 2014 Police Chief of the Year

The Village of Oswego is pleased to an-

nounce that Chief Dwight A. Baird, CPC

has been named 2014 Police Chief of

the Year by the Illinois State Crime

Commission. Chief Baird receives this

honor for his impressive achievements

and service to many professional and

civic organizations.

The Illinois State Crime Commission is

the largest organization committed to

combating public corruption and

strengthening the Illinois criminal jus-

tice system in this state. The member-

ship and board of directors comprise

many of the state’s most influential

leaders in government, law enforce-

ment, education, labor, business and

in public policy.

“On behalf of the Village Board, I would

like to congratulate Chief Baird for this

most prestigious award. This is a true

testament of the commitment and lev-

els of service that Chief Baird and the

entire Oswego Police Department

demonstrates daily. The Village of Os-

wego is privileged to have Chief Baird

as a member of our team for his leader-

ship, professionalism and accomplish-

ments,” said Village President Brian

LeClercq.

Chief Baird will be honored at a special

event, “Salute to Those Who Make A

Difference,” held by the Illinois State

Crime Commission in June.

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Oswego Junior Woman’s Club 2nd Annual Oswego land’s Best Pizza Contest

Oswego land’s Best Pizza Contest will

be an a"ernoon of food and fun to

raise money to support the charitable

endeavors of OJWC. For an entry fee of

$5 per person, guests can sample pizza

from numerous area restaurants.

Awards will be given for the Best

Sausage, Best Pepperoni and Best Spe-

cialty pizza as judged by local celebri-

ties. A People’s Choice Award will be

presented based on votes from the at-

tending public.

The Oswego Junior Woman’s Club

(OJWC) is a subsidiary of the General

Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC).

It is one of the world’s largest and old-

est women’s volunteer service organi-

zations. The GFWC works locally

through over 250 Junior clubs and has

approximately 8,000 members in the

United States. The GFWC members

support the arts, preserve natural re-

sources, promote education in various

sectors, encourage healthy lifestyles,

stress civic involvement and work to-

ward world peace and understanding.

The Oswego Junior Woman’s Club was

formed in 2012 as a local charter under

GFWC. In the 2012-2013 club year

alone, OJWC has completed donation

and service projects for the Kendall

County Food Pantry in Yorkville, Hesed

House and Mutual Ground in Aurora,

and Guardian Angel Home in Joliet.

With your help, OJWC can assist even

more of our local community service

organizations and make the 2013-2014

club year even more impactful than the

last.

This fundraising event will take place

on Saturday, February 8 from 11:30

a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Columbus Club

of Oswego (197 E. Washington St., Os-

wego, IL 60543).

Free Income Tax Preparation at the Oswego Senior Center

For its fourth year, the Oswego Senior

Center will be preparing FREE income

tax returns. Volunteers will be available

every Monday starting February 17th

from 1 to 5 pm until April 7th. Appoint-

ments will also be available on two

Saturdays in March, 8th and 22nd from

9 am til Noon. Please call 630-554-5602

to make your appointment (required)

and /or for more information.

Individuals who earn $25,000 or less

and families who earn up to 52,000 are

eligible for free preparation and filing

of federal and state forms.

Volunteers are trained and certified

through VITA (Volunteer Income Tax

Preparation Assistance) in collabora-

tion with the IRS.

Information you need to bring includes

proof of identification for you and your

spouse ( if filing jointly); social security

cards for spouse and dependents;

birthdates, all W-2's and/or 1099's ;

property tax bill, if home owner; infor-

mation on other types of income ( in-

terest, self-employment, etc.) a copy of

last year's return, if possible and bank

routing and account numbers for direct

deposit in case of a refund.

All appointments take place at 156 E.

Washington St in Oswego. Go to our

website, http://www.oswegosenior-

center.org/ or click here for the event

flyer for more information on this and

other programs at the center.

Yorkville Changing Zoning Laws

Yorkville officials are hoping to have

the updated zoning ordinance finished

by the summer.

A zoning commission review of the up-

dates, which has gone chapter by

chapter for almost four years, will wrap

up Wednesday.

Commissioners will look at the last

chapter they have to look at, which in-

volves alternative energy systems, at

their regular meeting at 7 p.m.

Wednesday in the City Council confer-

ence room, City Hall, 800 Game Farm

Road.

A"er that, city officials “will take a hia-

tus” from the review until sometime in

April, said Krysti Barksdale-Noble,

community development officer. The

zoning ordinance update has been her

project since she was hired by the city

in 2010.

In the meantime, city residents will

have plenty of chances to comment on

the ordinance.

Using Chicago-based Civic Artworks,

the city has a website set up where

people can look at the zoning updates,

and comment on them. The site, called

Visualizing Yorkville Zoning, is at civi-

cartworks.com/visualizingyorkvillezon-

ing.

The documents also will be available at

City Hall for inspection during that

time. In April, the zoning commission

will incorporate its comments, along

with those from residents received at

the city or at the website.

“We will incorporate all those things,”

Barksdale-Noble said.

By late April or May, the City Council

will hold a public hearing on the updat-

ed ordinance, followed by a vote of the

council.

“We’re looking to have this done by

early summer,” she said.

The zoning ordinance has 21 chapters,

and the last for review this week is

Chapter 19. It updates how the city

handles building or remodeling of

commercial and residential properties

that want to incorporate alternative

energy components, such as solar pan-

els or a windmill.

“We did something with this in

2008-09,” said Barksdale-Noble. “This

is more comprehensive.

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Kendall County Civic Group seeking Help

PLANO – It’s hard to explain in full what

a person in need can get at the annual

Kendall Cares Clinic here.

“It can be almost anything,” says Patti

Smykal, a Cross Lutheran parishioner

who is one of the event’s directors.

“There are a lot of organizations, a lot

of tables set up. You can find almost

anything you can think of.”

That includes such basic things as

food, from the Kendall County Food

Pantry, clothes and books, up to other

needs such as seeing a doctor, and get-

ting health, dental and vision screen-

ings.

You can even get a haircut, a picture

taken, nails done, legal advice and see

a massage therapist.

“We also serve a nice lunch,” Smykal

says.

It all happens this year from 9:30 a.m.

to 2 p.m. April 5 at Plano High School,

704 W. Abe St.

The large undertaking is bigger this

year, and organizers estimate they will

need between 100 to 125 new volun-

teers. Smykal said they “anticipate”

that there will be more people visiting

the clinic this year, based on the in-

creases seen at the food pantry and the

Kendall Public Action to Deliver

Shelter, or PADS.

“This has led us to believe the need is

greater this year,” she says. “We always

need more volunteers, and we need to

spread the word to those who can ben-

efit from it.”

According to the Kendall Cares

website, the first clinic in 2010 had

more than 200 volunteers serving

about 300 clients.

It is run by a consortium of Kendall

churches and organizations and fol-

lows a Christian faith-based outreach

concept inspired by the Biblical pas-

sage Isaiah 58, about reaching the poor

and needy in the community.

The clinic relies solely on the generosi-

ty of volunteers, local churches and

businesses to provide services.

More than 1,000 guests have received

services since that first clinic in 2010.

There’s information about donating

and volunteering at the Kendall Cares

Clinic website, kendallcares.org.

In addition to regular volunteers, the

clinic uses advocate volunteers who

actually show guests around the clinic

and help them find what they need.

Training for advocate volunteers will be

from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 1 and 3 at

the high school.

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Bulls Continue Win Streak

The offense of Chicago won the re-

bounding battle, as two elite units col-

lided. They finished the contest with an

OR% of 33.3%, and rank second in the

NBA in that category on the season

(28.5%). The defense of Golden State

collects rebounds at a rate of 75.8%,

good for fourth in the league in DR%.

The Warriors posted an eFG% of just

38.7%, including 23.8% from 3-point

range. This year, they are winless (0-3)

when they record marks below 45%

a n d 3 0 % i n t h o s e r e s p e c t i v e

categories. On the other hand, the

Bulls are 13-3 when holding their oppo-

nents to such low percentages.

This defeat means an end to a four-

game winning streak for Golden State,

pushing their record to 35-23 for the

year.

Coming up, the Bulls square off against

the Dallas Mavericks, who are 36-23 on

the season. The Warriors match up

against the New York Knicks, currently

sitting at 21-36 this year. The Bulls are

0-1 versus Dallas this season.

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BlackHawks lose First Game a"er Olympic Break

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cam Talbot came

within 12 seconds of shutting out the

defending Stanley Cup champions. Be-

fore he could blink, he was nearly

headed for overtime.

Blackhawks cut their deficit in half and turned aside one final chance to seal New York's 2-1, post-Olympic victory on Thursday night.

Derick Brassard scored in the first peri-

od, and Rick Nashadded an insurance

goal in the third that became crucial

when Chicago's Peter Regin ended the

shutout bid with 11.6 seconds remain-

ing.

''It felt like the longest 11 seconds in

the world,'' Talbot said. ''I didn't think

they were going to get down the ice

that quick.''

They did.

''It is just kind of a hope play there with

11 seconds le",'' Blackhawks defense-

man Duncan Keith said. ''We got a

good prime scoring chance.''

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

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Talbot denied Patrick Kane in tight to

seal the win in relief of resting No. 1

goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

Talbot got the starting nod a"er

Lundqvist received extended work in

Sweden's run to the Olympics gold

medal game. Talbot made the most of

his opportunity, earning his 11th career

win in 18 NHL games - all this season.

The starting lineups featured seven

Olympians and four members of Cana-

da's gold-medal winning team. The

Rangers and Blackhawks had been off

since Feb. 7.

''To come out and beat the defending

champs coming off a break like that is

a good measuring stick for us,'' Talbot

said. ''We know when we play our best

hockey we can beat anyone.''

The Blackhawks came in with an NHL-

best 202 goals and 3.37 goals-per-game

average this season. They were nearly

blanked for a second straight game af-

ter not being shut out in their first 59

games.

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Chicago lost 2-0 at Phoenix in its last

game before the Olympic break.

''We didn't give up hardly anything in

the two games and we don't have

much to show for it offensively, which

is kind of disappointing,'' Blackhawks

coach Joel Quenneville said.

New York has won six of seven.

Lundqvist is expected to play Saturday

in Philadelphia when the Rangers start

a back-to-back set. Talbot improved to

11-5 this season, giving the Rangers

comfort in knowing they have a reli-

able backup.

''The difference was our goaltending,''

Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said.

''Cam came up extremely big at key

moments, especially at the end.

Corey Crawford made 22 saves for

Chicago.

View galleryNew York Rangers goalie

Cam Talbot (33) defends the crease as

Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan

Toe …

The Rangers got off to a quick start and

grabbed the lead 10:14 in on Brassard's

12th goal and fourth in five games.

Benoit Pouliot intercepted a clearing

attempt in the middle of the Chicago

zone and passed the puck le" to Bras-

sard for a shot from the slot. The puck

bounced back to Brassard, who fired it

in.

New York took the only two penalties

in the opening frame, but killed them

in front of Talbot, who made his fourth

start in 11 games. He denied Kane in

close during Chicago's second power

play with 2:06 le" in the first period.

Chicago failed on its third advantage of

the night late in the second a"er

Rangers captain Ryan Callahan, the

subject of trade rumors, was sent off

for hooking.

''I didn't think we played that bad,'' Re-

gin said. ''We were down 1-0 against a

good team. If we would've gotten the

tying goal early on, it would've been a

totally different game.'

Talbot kept the Blackhawks at bay dur-

ing the scoreless second period - turn-

ing aside all eight shots in the frame

and 19 through 40 minutes. His best

stop came with 5:30 le" in the second

when he moved quickly to his right to

deny a hard drive by Brandon Saad

that appeared headed for the inside of

the le" post.

Chicago nearly got even 5:29 into the

third, but multiple whacks at a loose

puck amid six players in the crease

weren't enough to push it across the

line. A video review confirmed the puck

never entered the net.

In the second, Crawford briefly let a

long shot trickle behind him before he

quickly reached back to cover it. He

then blocked a deflected shot by Nash

early in the third to keep the Black-

hawks' deficit at one goal, but Nash

snapped his team-leading 19th goal

past him late to seal New York's win.

NOTES: Rangers D Marc Staal shook off

back spasms and played. ... Miller, re-

called from the AHL this week, earned

an assist on Brassard's goal. He took

the place of Mats Zuccarello, who

broke a hand during the Olympics. ...

Chicago C Marcus Kruger was struck by

a puck in the second period and re-

turned.

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Cubs Kickoff 2014

MESA, Ariz. -- Jeff Samardzija's goal

this season is to be more efficient, so

walking the leadoff batter wasn't a

good start.

"It must have been the fireworks or

something," Samardzija said, laughing.

"I think it was the first time the Cubbies

ever had fireworks."

Samardzija started in the Cactus

League opener in the first game at new

Cubs Park on Thursday, and survived

that first-inning glitch and the fire-

works to turn in two scoreless innings

with a pair of strikeouts.

The right-hander has been a hot topic

in trade rumors, and there were plenty

of scouts at the game, and not just for

the commemorative pin celebrating

the stadium's debut.

"You're not really worried about too

much," Samardzija said of the scouts.

"You assume they're there every game.

I want to put on a good show for them."

The Blue Jays and D-backs were

among the teams believed to be inter-

ested in adding the right-hander to

their rotation. Did he even think about

pitching for Arizona?

"No, I've only played for the Cubbies,

so I only know one team to play for and

that's here," he said. "I don't worry

about that too much."

Samardzija is spending this spring

thinking more about throwing more

strikes, and he has talked to teammate

Travis Wood about that.

"That's one of our goals, to cut down

on walks for me and him and for the

staff and give it everything," Wood said.

"We want to try to take a young team

and try to win with it."

Cubs manager Rick Renteria has

watched Samardzija from the other

side of the field and been impressed.

"He's a guy who's going to take the ball

every fi"h day, very competitive, con-

tinues to want to hone his cra" beyond

just pitching 200 innings a year," Rente-

ria said. "He wants to be a good

pitcher. He wants to be a polished guy

who can attack hitters in any given sit-

uation. He's got most of that battle al-

ready taken care of.

"I think every year he goes out there is

basically showing he's getting closer

and closer to what he wants to be in

the end as a polished Major League

pitcher."

That's what the scouts are looking for.

"If anything [the rumors] just put a chip

on your shoulder and make you want

to go out and prove even more,"

Samardzija said. "That's the thing

about this game is that you're con-

stantly going out to prove yourself. It

doesn't matter what your contract situ-

ation is or anything like that. The only

thing that matters is proving yourself

that day against the team you're play-

ing against.

"It's a tough game, so when you do do

well, it feels good personally and you

build on that for your next time out

and the time a"er that," he said. "If

you're not your own hardest critic and

not checking yourself harder than any-

one else, then you have a problem. I'm

my hardest critic and I'll always be that

way."

The rumors are not going to go away,

and Samardzija knows that. The Cubs

have talked to him about a long-term

deal, but the two sides obviously

haven't agreed on terms. The right-

hander said he'd be surprised if he was

dealt before the season began.

"From what it sounds like right now,

we're going head over heels for the

season with this team," Samardzija

said of the Cubs. "Rick's made it very

clear we're here to win, which I love. I

love to hear him talk about his excite-

ment for winning. Not development --

development is part of it, but Rick's No.

1 goal is winning, and me and him are

100 percent on the same page when it

comes to that. We want to win, we

want to win here and we want to win

now."

To do that, Samardzija has to focus on

his goal, which is being more efficient.

"His mentality is way different," Chica-

go catcher Welington Castillo said.

"What I see the difference is that he's

down in the zone. He told me, 'I want

to get quick outs, early outs, so I can go

longer in the game. I want to get my

best pitch down in the zone and let

them hit it.' He's pretty good. I hope he

can continue to get better and better.

He's one of those key guys for us, too."

Said Samardzija: "It's more a mentality

change. It's preparation for each pitch.

I get in trouble when I get caught up in

my pitches and not taking my time and

preparing for the next pitch. Today I

was going through my sequences in be-

tween pitches and was confident with

my pitch selection going in with the

pitch."

Don't think the scouts didn't notice

that.

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Some Sox Ready to Make New Start

YUCAIPA, Calif. -- The new year is com-

ing quickly, although probably not fast

enough for new Chicago White Sox

third baseman Matt Davidson, who just

wants to be able to catch his breath

sometime soon.

Major life changes have been whizzing

by at line-drive speed for the former

35th overall selection in the 2009 dra",

who was traded to the White Sox on

Dec. 16 in exchange for closer Addison

Reed.

[ + ] E n l a r g e D o u g P a d i l l a /

ESPNChicago.comNew White Sox third

baseman Matt Davidson, who won the

Futures Game MVP and the Triple-A

home run contest this past summer,

gives instruction at his youth baseball

camp in Yucaipa, Calif.The fact that he

was traded for a proven major league

commodity makes Davidson's head

spin, but when looking back at the last

six months of 2013, it was just another

chapter in a book that has been filling

up quickly.

"I just want to be on the field now,"

Davidson said recently while standing

on the same Yucaipa High School in-

field where he earned a supplemental-

round dra" selection by the Arizona Di-

amondbacks 4 1/2 years ago. "I just

want to wake up, go work out, go play,

go home and relax. I'm really looking

forward to that."

Davidson's latest adventure was a

youth baseball camp at his former high

school that provided its own undue

stress. And it wasn't just a camp where

Davidson was a guest instructor, the

two days worth of pitching, hitting and

fielding tips was dreamed up entirely

by the 22-year-old.

From now until New Year's Eve, David-

son expects the year to close out on a

more casual note, but you never can

tell. His whirlwind half of a year actual-

ly started this past summer when he

was named to the Futures Game, the

annual all-star contest for promising

prospects split among teams from the

United States and the rest of the world.

During the July 14 game, Davidson hit

a two-run home run to center field in

the fourth inning at New York's Citi

Field and went on to win the MVP

award in the United States' 4-2 victory.

He then flew across the country and

won the Triple-A All-Star home run der-

by a day later in Reno, Nev.

His emotional high could have sus-

tained him perhaps for the remainder

of the season until sad news struck.

"A couple of days later, my grandfather

passed away and basically he's the rea-

son I started to play baseball," David-

son said. "That really sucked. I was up

and down the rest of the season like

that, just mentally. And then I get en-

gaged and then I get called up [for his

major league debut]. Now the [youth]

camp and getting married and traded.

So the last six, seven months have

been unreal."

Heading to a new team should only

multiply the stress. The Opening Day

spot at third base figures to be David-

son's to lose, with a poor spring show-

ing potentially sending him back in

Triple-A to start the season.

But a"er what he's been through, get-

ting to learn new faces, with a new hit-

ting coach, while heading to a new

league and proving he has as much, if

not more, value than Reed, won't be

the burden that some might believe it

to be.

"It's going to be relaxing," he said of

camp in Glendale, Ariz. Davidson plans

to arrive well in advance of the Feb. 17

reporting date for position players.

"A"er Jan. 25 when we go to spring, it's

going to be relaxed," he said. "It's going

to be the least stressful thing so I am

really looking forward to getting out

there."

By no means is Davidson a slam-dunk

decision at third base. The trip to

Triple-A Charlotte could be waiting for

him.

While the White Sox have moved pitch-

ers like Chris Sale and Reed to the ma-

jor leagues quickly, they have shown in

the recent past that they have no

qualms about having their position

player prospects stay in the minor

leagues for more seasoning.

Conor Gillaspie and Jeff Keppinger re-

main options at third base to start the

2014 season, as the White Sox still need

to do more analysis of their revamped

roster.

[ + ] E n l a r g e D o u g P a d i l l a /

ESPNChicago.comMatt Davidson saw

his whirlwind half year come to a close

this past weekend by holding his own

youth baseball camp in his hometown

of Yucaipa, Calif."I look at it like I want

to be the best payer I can," Davidson

said. "If I have to go to Triple-A and

work on it, I will. I don't want to com-

pare myself to any other third baseman

or this and that, I want to become Matt

Davidson. I want to do what I can for

myself and work on my game. I just

don't want to start the year and be

happy with that. I want to be a third

baseman for a long time so whatever

that takes that's fine. Wherever I can

learn the best and improve the most,

that's the road I want to go on."

He obviously isn't afraid of the road

less traveled. A former pitcher, who

had too much potential as a hitter to

let his offense go to waste, Davidson is

still learning all the nuances of third

base. While le" field or first base re-

mains an option for him down the road

if he fails to turn into a serviceable de-

fender, Davidson says he is committed

to making third base work.

That commitment to third wasn't al-

ways there as he already has done

some growing up since being dra"ed.

"The first couple of years I didn't take

pride in my defense at third," Davidson

admitted. "I wasn't excited to go over

and take ground balls, it was more of a

job. Now it's more like a hobby where I

do enjoy it and that's what is making

me improve even more."

His youth baseball camp is another

sign of his maturity. Both of Davidson's

parents are self-employed and he con-

siders the camp a sign of his en-

trepreneurial genes.

Players from the area of his hometown

who were involved included Colorado

Rockiespitcher Tyler Chatwood, Miami

Marlins outfield prospect Jake Maris-

nick, Houston Astroscatching prospect

Jacob Nottingham, San Diego Padres

pitching prospect Matt Andriese, Mar-

lins catching prospect Kyle Skipworth

and Astros shortstop prospect Jiovanni

Mier.

"I think my parents have always in-

spired an entrepreneur thing in me,"

Davidson said. "I see my dad and really

look up to him in that way. I put on the

camp and it ended up being a lot more

work than I thought it would be. I'm

pulling everything together. Let's just

say it's a lot easier to show up."

Among the fires Davidson was putting

out a"er instruction began was finding

out that the main lunch volunteer had

backed out at the last minute. He was

able to scramble together some people

to buy sandwiches just as the lunch

break began.

Youth camps like Davidson's don't exist

in his town of Yucapia, which sits an

hour east of Los Angeles and an hour

west of Palm Springs at the base of the

San Bernardino Mountains.

Davidson is actually part of a long line

of pro players to come out of Yucaipa,

which makes the lack of youth camps

an odd reality. The list includes former

White Sox players Corky Miller and

Mark Teahen, as well as White Sox

pitching prospect Scott Snodgress.

Others to hail from the high school in-

clude the Mariners' Taijuan Walker and

the Indians' Matt Carson.

"Everybody takes pride in their base-

ball; that's the sport out here," David-

son said about his one Little League

hometown. "I really don't know why

it's a hotbed because it's a 50,000-per-

son city and we have almost 10 guys

that have been in pro ball just from one

high school. You really don't find that,

especially kind of in the middle of

nowhere. It's not like it's at the beach

or a big city. I really can't explain any of

that, but it's really cool to be a part of

Yucaipa."

That pride is so important to Davidson

that he is trying to pass it on to the

next generation of players. Thus, the

baseball camp was born.

Just as his camp was about to start,

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Winning the Class 4A Joliet Central

Sectional championship was special

for all of Neuqua Valley’s players, but it

had a little extra meaning for senior

Niki Lazar.

Lazar, a 5-6 guard, scored a team-high

13 points to go with four steals and

three assists as the top-seeded Wild-

cats held off a late rally by No. 3 seed

Oswego and won 54-52 on Thursday.

Lazar had never played on the Joliet

Central court before Monday’s section-

al semifinal win over Benet, but the

building has a special place in her fami-

ly’s history.

Lazar’s grandfather, Peter Lazar, was a

star 6-6 center for Joliet Central who

graduated in 1942. He didn’t get to play

college ball because of World War II

and received a Purple Heart for

wounds suffered at the Battle of Anzio.

Peter Lazar died 12 years ago, but he

passed his basketball genes on to his

sons Peter, Jimmy and Jerry [Niki’s fa-

ther], who all played on the court while

at Joliet Catholic.

“He passed away when I was younger

so I didn’t really get to know him that

much but I knew he was a basketball

star,” Lazar said. “The fact that he

played on this court was really exciting.

Every time I made a mistake I thought

of him and how he played on this court

and I had to win it for him.”

Lazar scored eight points in the first

two minutes as the Wildcats (28-5)

built a 10-2 lead but the game turned

into a slugfest a"er that.

Neuqua Valley, which extended its win-

ning streak to 16, never trailed but had

the lead cut to one in the second quar-

ter before building it to 12 points,

50-38, on a jumper by Najee Smith with

6:00 le" in the fourth quarter.

But Oswego sank four three-pointers in

the final three minutes to pull within

54-52. Lazar missed two free throws

with 8.5 seconds le" and knew she had

to atone.

“Oh, my God, free throws will be the

death of me,” Lazar said. “I kind of

stopped because I thought they’d call

timeout because I missed that free

throw.”

Instead, the Panthers’ Amri Wilder drib-

bled hard up the right side of the court

until she was trapped by Lazar and 6-2

center Bryce Menendez about 25 feet

from the basket. Menendez tipped the

ball away to seal the win.

“I just knew that she was going to take

the final shot so I just kind of got up in

front of her,” Lazar said. “Then Bryce

kind of tipped it and I just started

screaming because I knew we won. I

was so happy.”

So was Menendez, who contributed

nine points, five rebounds, four assists

and three blocks.

“That was awesome,” Menendez said.

“We knew we had to stop them. That

was the only way to win and we did it.”

For Lazar, it was important not to have

h e r p r e p c a r e e r e n d i n h e r

grandfather’s gym, which was built in

1901 and expanded in 1946, the year

a"er her grandmother Mary graduated.

Mary, 86, was not in attendance but

was at Monday’s game.

“ I t d i d g i v e m e a l i t t l e m o r e

motivation,” Lazar said. “It was so ex-

citing to get to play on the court where

my grandpa and my dad and uncles all

played and I wanted to make them

proud.

“I was kind of looking around. Every-

thing is so old here but it’s so nice.”

Smith had 12 points and Kai Moon

eight points and six boards for Neuqua

Valley. Wilder led the Panthers (24-8)

with 13 points, while Siarra O’Neill

scored 12 and Kelsey Nelson added

nine.

“I thought Oswego played their best

game of the season tonight, without

question,” Neuqua Valley coach Mike

Williams said. “It was like a heavy-

weight fight. It came down to the last

possession and we were fortunate they

didn’t have enough time to get a shot

off.

“It was a great game. You couldn’t have

asked for a better sectional final.”

The Wildcats move on to the Hinsdale

Central Supersectional to meet Whit-

ney Young Monday at 8 p.m.

Davidson gathered all of the pro play-

ers involved for some last-minute in-

struction. He then gathered the

campers, who ranged in age from 8 to

18, for a little inspiration. Then it was

off to the batting cage for instruction

before solving that lunch snafu.

Sure the White Sox might be getting a

power hitter who strikes out a lot, but

it's clear Davidson possesses an atten-

tion to detail that will be key in over-

coming whatever shortcomings he

might have.

"I just want to do the best I can and be

the best person I can," he said. "In the

end, I know I work as hard as I can and

that's good enough for me."

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Press Release From The Republican Central Committee

The temperatures may be dropping

but campaigns are heating up!

We’ve added

several new items to our event

list below. The Kendall County

Republican

Central Committee does not en-

dorse any candidate in a con-

tested Republican

primary and we are providing

candidate events as information

only. If you are a

candidate with an upcoming

event, please let us know!

TONIGHT! SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE

JOHN ANTHONY with

SPECIAL GUESTS CONGRESSMEN RANDY

HULTGREN AND ADAM KINZINGER

February 24 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm

at Rebounds Bar & Grill

1901 S. Bridge Street, Yorkville

$25 per person, $40 per couple

TONIGHT! SUPPORT MARK BATINICK

FOR 97TH DISTRICT on his 44TH

BIRTHDAY

February 24 from 6 – 8 pm

American Legion, 24741 W. Ren-

wick Road, Plainfield

$24 per person, $44 couples

WSPY FARM BUREAU CANDIDATE FORUM

State Representatives from the

50th, 75th and 97th districts

and 11th

Congressional district

February 26 at 7 pm, Historic

Courthouse, Yorkville & broad-

cast on WSPY

FRIENDRAISER IN HONOR OF DR.

JULIE COSIMO FOR THE 50TH DIS-

TRICT

February 27 from 5-9 pm at Or-

chard Valley Golf Course, 2411

W. Illinois, Aurora

No charge

MONSTER ENDORSEMENT FOR KEITH

WHEELER FOR THE 50TH DISTRICT

February 27, 7-9 pm at Schmidt’s

Towne Tap, Elburn;

Join Chicago Bears greats Dan

Hampton & Steve McMichael for

their Monster

Endorsement of Keith’s Campaign

$40 per person, $30 for each ad-

ditional member of your party

ELECTRIC AGGREGATION INFORMA-

TIONAL MEETING

March 3 from 6-7 pm at the His-

toric Courthouse, Yorkville

FUNKHOUSER FOR COUNTY BOARD

FUNDRAISER

March 5 from 7 – 9 pm

Lakeview Grill, 604 W Veterans

Pkwy, Yorkville, IL 60560

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ELECTRIC AGGREGATION INFORMA-

TIONAL MEETING

March 5 from 6-7 pm at Oswego

Village Hall, Oswego

WSPY FARM BUREAU CANDIDATE FORUM

KENDALL COUNTY BOARD, SHERIFF,

CLERK & RECORDER

March 6 at 7 pm at the Historic

Courthouse, Yorkville & broad-

cast on WSPY

CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSMAN

RANDY HULTGREN & KEITH WHEELER

March 7 from 7-9 pm

Holiday Inn, 2424 W. Sullivan

Road, Aurora

No charge

MEET AND GREET WITH CONGRESSMAN

RANDY HULTGREN & REP JOHN ANTHO-

NY

Saturday, March 8 from 9-11 am

at Plano Middle School, Hale

Street, Plano

Light breakfast served, no

charge

KEITH WHEELER FOR 5Oth STATE

REPRESENTATIVE

SUPPORT OUR 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

RALLY

Monday, March 10 at 6:00 pm

RKA Gun Gallery, 3029 Eldamain

Road, Plano, IL 60545

$25 per person, $45 per couple,

refreshments included

Test-fire 20+ guns, range time

and rental fees donated by RKA

for event

attendees

ELECTION NIGHT PARTY

Hosted by the Kendall County Re-

publican Central Committee

Tuesday, March 18 at 7 pm at

Kennedy Pointe (Blackberry Oaks

Golf Course),

Bristol

This information is provided to

you by the Kendall County Repub-

lican Central

Committee to keep you informed

about events held by or for Re-

publican Candidates

and is NOT an endorsement by the

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