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List: ALBSA-Info[ALBSA-Info] An Albanian in The Detroit NewsAgron Alibali aalibali at yahoo.comWed Sep 6 13:33:27 EDT 2000
The Detroit News
September 6, 2000, Wednesday
Sports; Pg. 8
Salutes: Honoring Young Athletes
By Bev Eckman; The Detroit NewsSCHOOLS; SPORTS
Endri Xhacka
Grosse Pointe North
Sport: Soccer.
Year / GPA: Jr. / 3.0.
Favorite class: Algebra.
Favorite movie: The Matrix.
Sports hero: Brazil forward Renaldo.
Role model: Dad, Gjergji Xhacka, was a forward on
the Albanian national soccer team for 20 years.
Recreation: Parties with friends.
Goal: Play college soccer, then professional soccer
in Europe.
Achievement: Xhacka (pronounced Chotska), a
5-foot-9, 160-pound forward, had three goals Aug. 28
in a 4-2 victory over Utica Ford. On Aug. 30, he had a
goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss to Sterling Heights.
He played on the Albanian junior national team for
five years before coming to Michigan a year and a half
ago.
Maria Jilian
Dearborn Divine Child
Sport: Basketball.
Year / GPA: Sr. / 3.1.
Favorite class: Drafting.
Favorite movie: Water Boy .
Sports hero: Michael Jordan.
Father, Avo Jilian, a guard on the Lebanese
national team.
Recreation: Shopping, movies with friends.
Goal: College ball, then graphic design or
architecture.
Achievement: Jilian, a 5-9 guard, had six
three-pointers Aug. 28 in a 50-44
victory over Ann Arbor Huron. She finished with 24
points, seven steals and five
assists. Last year she was Detroit News All-Metro and
first-team All-State in
Class B; All-Catholic and All-Catholic Central League.
She is being recruited by
U-M, Kent, Western Michigan, Loyola and San Diego
State.
Pete Boyse
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
Sport: Soccer.
Year / GPA: Sr. / 3.4.
Favorite class: Physics.
Favorite movie: Braveheart.
Sports hero: Outside midfielder Frankie Hedjuk of
the U.S. national team.
Role model: Dad, Richard Boyse, who played tennis
in high school.
Recreation: Movies, reading, discussions with
friends.
Goal: College soccer and a professional degree.
Achievement: Boyse, a 5-7, 140-pound forward, had
four goals and three
assists Aug. 31 in an 8-0 victory over Genesee
Christian. He has eight goals
this season. He was all-district, -conference and
-region last season, and
second-team all-state.
Jeff Szypula
Garden City
Sport: Soccer.
Year / GPA: Sr. / 3.1.
Favorite class: World geography.
Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption.
Sports hero: St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Eric
Davis.
Role model: Brother Joe, who played forward for
Garden City.
Recreation: Basketball, swimming with friends.
Goal: College soccer, study business.
Achievement: Szypula, a 5-10, 150-pound striker,
had five goals in 48 minutes
Aug. 31 in an 8-0 victory over Wayne Memorial. He has
six goals and an assist
this season. Last season he had 27 goals and four
assists and made first-team
Mega White and second-team all-area.
GRAPHIC: XhackaJilianBoyseSzypula
LOAD-DATE: September 6, 2000
The Detroit News
September 6, 2000, Wednesday
SECTION: Sports; Pg. 8
LENGTH: 442 words
HEADLINE: Salutes: Honoring Young Athletes
BYLINE: Bev Eckman; The Detroit NewsSCHOOLS; SPORTS
BODY:
Endri Xhacka
Grosse Pointe North
Sport: Soccer.
Year / GPA: Jr. / 3.0.
Favorite class: Algebra.
Favorite movie: The Matrix.
Sports hero: Brazil forward Renaldo.
Role model: Dad, Gjergji Xhacka, was a forward on
the Albanian national
soccer team for 20 years.
Recreation: Parties with friends.
Goal: Play college soccer, then professional soccer
in Europe.
Achievement: Xhacka (pronounced Chotska), a
5-foot-9, 160-pound forward, had
three goals Aug. 28 in a 4-2 victory over Utica Ford.
On Aug. 30, he had a goal
and an assist in a 3-2 loss to Sterling Heights. He
played on the Albanian
junior national team for five years before coming to
Michigan a year and a half
ago.
Maria Jilian
Dearborn Divine Child
Sport: Basketball.
Year / GPA: Sr. / 3.1.
Favorite class: Drafting.
Favorite movie: Water Boy .
Sports hero: Michael Jordan.
Father, Avo Jilian, a guard on the Lebanese
national team.
Recreation: Shopping, movies with friends.
Goal: College ball, then graphic design or
architecture.
Achievement: Jilian, a 5-9 guard, had six
three-pointers Aug. 28 in a 50-44
victory over Ann Arbor Huron. She finished with 24
points, seven steals and five
assists. Last year she was Detroit News All-Metro and
first-team All-State in
Class B; All-Catholic and All-Catholic Central League.
She is being recruited by
U-M, Kent, Western Michigan, Loyola and San Diego
State.
Pete Boyse
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
Sport: Soccer.
Year / GPA: Sr. / 3.4.
Favorite class: Physics.
Favorite movie: Braveheart.
Sports hero: Outside midfielder Frankie Hedjuk of
the U.S. national team.
Role model: Dad, Richard Boyse, who played tennis
in high school.
Recreation: Movies, reading, discussions with
friends.
Goal: College soccer and a professional degree.
Achievement: Boyse, a 5-7, 140-pound forward, had
four goals and three
assists Aug. 31 in an 8-0 victory over Genesee
Christian. He has eight goals
this season. He was all-district, -conference and
-region last season, and
second-team all-state.
Jeff Szypula
Garden City
Sport: Soccer.
Year / GPA: Sr. / 3.1.
Favorite class: World geography.
Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption.
Sports hero: St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Eric
Davis.
Role model: Brother Joe, who played forward for
Garden City.
Recreation: Basketball, swimming with friends.
Goal: College soccer, study business.
Achievement: Szypula, a 5-10, 150-pound striker,
had five goals in 48 minutes
Aug. 31 in an 8-0 victory over Wayne Memorial. He has
six goals and an assist
this season. Last season he had 27 goals and four
assists and made first-team
Mega White and second-team all-area.
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