West Aurora star Shook cuts college choices to 4

West Aurora standout Jackie Shook, one of the most sought aftergirls basketball players in the state, has narrowed her list ofcolleges to Alabama, Boston College, Penn State and SouthwestMissouri State.

While most players spend much of the summer playing in tournamentsand at camps, Shook, a 6-5 center and a member of the 1999 ChicagoSun-Times All-Area team, was busy "working full time and doing thingsfor (her) brother's wedding." She played at the Womens BasketballCoaches Association's select camp in Atlanta and with her high schoolteam.

MORE RECRUITING: Girls basketball talent scout; coach Jerald Davisreports that Washington's Dejeanette Flournoy, who is being courtedby 10 Division I schools, is leaning toward Illinois State. . . .Francis Parker's Lizzie Kaplan, a three-sport standout, will visitWashington (St. Louis) and Kenyon College. . . . Joliet forwardTiffany Cornelius is considering Western Illinois, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Colgate and Northern Illinois. .. . Simeon wing Tiffany Thomas' list includes NIU, Oral Roberts andSeton Hall. . . . St. Benedict's Lindsey Mangawan is interested inLake Forest, Carthage, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Washington (St. Louis)and Mount St. Clare.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Julian football coach Pete Thanos said hisnumbers are down, "but like everyone else, I have juniors." Two towatch are linebacker Michael Gilbert (6-2, 195) and Leon Ashby, akick returner and defensive back.

VOLLEYBALL STARS: James Claney and Craig Mattison are among fiveChicago area boys volleyball players named to Volleyball Magazine'sFab 50, an annual ranking of the top high school seniors expected tomake the greatest impact in college.

The George Mason-bound Claney (Glenbrook North, a 6-5 middleblocker, and Mattison (Naperville North, Ball State), a 6-5 outsidehitter, were named to the Sun-Times team in the spring. Others wereWheaton North's Aaron Dillon (Ohio State), Crystal Lake South's ArtKulans (George Mason) and Carmel's Jonathan Samolis (Mercyhurst), a6-foot setter.

SOCCER SUCCESS: The Palatine-based Chicago Pegasus; Sockers clubteam advanced to the girls under-16 regional semifinal in SiouxFalls, S.D.

Kristen Baluta of Stevenson and Kristen Heil of Jacobs each scoredfour goals in the regionals. The Illinois state champions alsoincluded goalie Katie Straka and Amy Nicholson of Fremd, JillianPattee and Jane Thorne of St. Charles, Jennifer Heil, TiffanyBoshers, Liz Kwasegroh and Shelly Hecht of Jacobs, Holly Nadeau ofLake Zurich, Lanisa Tricoci of Lake Park, Laura Bozek of Lyons andAshley Andersen of Schaumburg.