Grizzly Football
Wins Conference for 6th Straight Year
Grizzly football completed a historic season, setting a school record for wins with 9, winning conference for the 6
th
straight year, earning an 8
th
consecutive IHSA Playoff appearance and the #1 seed in 5A, and extending their conference winning streak to 23 games.
SR Captains
Z
ach Anderson, Collin Butler, Andres Medina and Ryan Pilcher provided tremendous leadership on and off the field and completed their Payton football careers with a perfect 19-0 in conference play dating back to 2015. Anderson led the team in receiving yards, catches and TDs, kicked, and ends his career as the Grizzlies' all time leader in takeaways with 11. Pilcher was also a defensive leader with 48 tackles.
The Grizzlies thrilling 43-42 win over Kenwood was the Chicago Sun Times Game of the Week
Other highlights include JR Quarterback Sage Shindler setting Payton records for passing yardage and completion percentage in addition to 18 touchdowns, JR Damien Goodman setting the Payton record for yards per carry and JR Cortez Savage tying the Payton record for rushing TDs with 14. JR Eamon Glascott led the defense with 70 tackles. Savage was particularly impressive in the amazing 43-42 win over Kenwood to win the conference, lugging the ball 32 times for 196 yards and four TDs.
Varsity Girls Volleyball
wins Regional Volleyball Championship
Payton's varsity girls volleyball team won the Regional Volleyball Championship for Class 3A on Thursday, 10/25. It's the varsity team's first title since 2014 and the first under new head coach Alexandra Grassl.
Payton's varsity girls volleyball team won the Regional Volleyball Championship
Payton/Jones
Boys Golf Team
Wins Chicago City Championship
The Payton Jones golf team went undefeated in CPS play and won the Chicago City Championship, defeating arch-rival Whitney Young. Captains
Amar Jerath and
Patrick Mattar, along with
Luke LoSasso,
Charlie Kulwin, and
Nate Wilson made the All-Conference team.
Boys Golf Team proudly displays their city championship plaque
Payton/Jones Girls Golf Team
Wins Chicago City Championship
Payton Jones girls golf team were crowned the 2018 City Golf Champions
at Indian Boundary Golf Course
.
The team score was 359 over Whitney Young was a distance second with 401.
Raquel Simpson 81,
Sisley Mark 103,
Jenny Liang 93,
Haylee West 95,
Mandy Zhu 90,
Michelle Liang 100.
Congratulations to the players for their commitment to the game of golf and to the parents for supporting their players to be their best, in sports and academics.
Girls Golf Jumps for Joy over winning City!
Girls Golf Team with their hard earned City Championship awards.
Girls Cross Country
Sends 4 runners to Sectionals
It has been a busy month for the Payton Girls Cross Country team. The team had a great showing at City Championships on Sat. Oct.13. We came in 7th overall and our frosh/soph team placed 2nd beating out rival Whitney Young! At Regionals Sat. Oct. 20, we came just shy of placing for Sectionals as a team but sent four runners on to Sectionals on Sat.Nov. 3. Our squad ran well, but came up short in qualifying for state.
Ella Marden (SR) was our first finisher, while
Catalina MacLaughlin (SR),
Julia Brandfonbrener
(soph) and Hannah Bartels (frosh) rounding out our squad at Sectionals.
Cross Country girls photo. Caption: Cross Country girls at the City Championship Meet left to right: Caitlyn Fardy (frosh), Katie Gillespie (frosh), Isabella Chittaro (frosh), Olivia Raemisch (frosh), Hannah Bartels (frosh), Stella Dziedzic (soph), Lucia Roth (JR), Ella Marden (SR), Julia Brandfonbrener (soph), and
Catalina MacLaughlin (SR)
A special thank you to all of our graduating seniors who have contributed to the success of this team: Ella Marden, Catalina MacLaughlin, Lauren Bartels, Lucy Weaver, Mia Pearsall, Nina Li, Lucy Beirne, Ahana Gupta, Iman El-Bawab, Caroline Kelly, and Madeleine Clerkin. Go Grizzlies!
Boys Cross Country
First time Qualifying for
3A Sectionals as a Team
The Payton boys cross country team had a great season led by captains Matt Sullivan (JR) and Zach Rose (JR). Highlights of the season include the 2nd place finish at the DePaul Prep Invite, the 1st place finish at the Mather Invitational, and our first ever 3A Sectional qualifying team. The Grizzlies qualified as a team for their first 3A IHSA Sectional meet by taking 6th at the Regional. The Sectional team was composed of Matt Sullivan, Jameson Huge, Simon Huffman-Gottschling, William Thakur, George Woodson, Elias Wilkin, and Jaideep Singh. Many athletes also broke Personal Records this season. Nice job, runners!
Payton Boys Cross Country Team 2018
Sailing Varsity
Team
Qualifies for Great Lakes Championship
The temperature has begun to chill, but Payton's sailing team is still on the lake almost every day practicing for weekly regattas! Last weekend many members of the Payton Sailing Team competed in the Halloween Regatta at Lake Forest with strong finishes by all. This weekend the Varsity team sailed in the Great Lakes Championship, which they had to qualify for. They finished first in the central region and seventh overall. Next weekend, members of the Varsity team will travel to Charleston to attend the College of Charleston Intersectional.
Owen Patterson, meanwhile, had an amazing 6th place finish at the ISSA Cressy National Championship at Macatawa Bay Yacht Club in Holland Michigan. Way to go Owen!
Senior Owen Patterson celebrates his 6th place finish in Cressy National Sailing Championship
Undefeated Jones/Payton Girls Swim Team scores high at the City Championships and
prepares for IHSA Sectionals
The Jones/Payton "Greagles" swim team headed into City Championships on Sunday, November 4 with an 8-0 season record. Our Frosh/Soph team took 2nd place and our Varsity team took 4th place . There were also many team records broken this weekend including: the 200 medley relay team including
Lily Woo and
Eleanor Burke with a 1:54.29, and the 400 freestyle relay team including
Sarah Campbell and
Eleanor Burke with a time of 3:46.71.
The Varsity swim team is excited to move forward to the IHSA Sectional meet this Saturday, November 10 at UIC - come cheer us on!
Girls Swim gives Orly Schatz a Grizzly hug at Senior Night for her four years of Varsity level swim. Orly celebrates her last year of waking for a.m. practice at Jones then rushing back to Payton on the red line with wet hair.
Girls Swim Team gives Orly Schatz a Grizzly hug at Senior Night for her four years of Varsity level swim
Boys Softball Team
Grizzly softball huddles before a big win over Whitney Young. The softball team finished 12-2.
Boys Varsity Soccer Enjoys
another Great Fall Season
Boys Soccer worked hard as they move to a tougher conference this fall.
After graduating some key seniors in 2018, Varsity Boys Soccer had a rebuilding year yet finished the season with some key wins. Coach Paul Escobar's squad was a mix of young talent, workman-like juniors, and senior leadership. The record of 5-15-2 reflected a move to a tough conference, featuring last year's state champion, as well as some growing pains early on. Toward the latter half of the season, the team found a groove and rattled off some impressive victories in the first round of City playoffs, as well as a 4-1 win over Nazareth during State playoffs. The season concluded with a loss in the regional semi-final to Latin. The Junior Varsity finished an impressive 12-0-2 in an equally tough conference, and the future looks bright for Payton Soccer.
Poms and Cheer Lead Fall Sports
with Payton Spirit
Bonus: Payton Chess TEAM Section
Chess Team wins CPS Allstars Tournament
Payton Chess team with the championship trophy from last week's CPS Allstars Chess tournament. Payton edged Lane Tech for the championship.
Congratulations to all
Payton Teams
on a great 2018 Fall season!
Time to get ready for the Winter Sports Season.
Basketball
Basketball tryouts are underway this week. Good luck to all!
Don't miss Midnight Madness - the kickoff to basketball season on November 8 at 7pm
Save the date for "Midnight Madness", a Pep Rally to kick off the basketball season on Thursday, 11/8 at 7 pm. This is a free event hosted by the Payton Booster Association and all are invited!
