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Kane embraces international challenge
Loyola's Isabelle Kane tees off on the final day of the Midwest Junior Players Championship at Hilton Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale on July 19. | Jon Langham~for Sun-Times Media
This Week
Loyola
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday
At Niles West, 4 p.m.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday
At Niles West, 4:15 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
8/30 Today
Hosts Glenbrook S. at Munz Campus, 4:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Friday
At Dublin, Ireland vs. Dallas Jesuit, 9 a.m.
BOYS GOLF
Saturday
At Buffalo Grove, 10:30 a.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Tuesday
Hosts York at Glencoe G.C., 4:15 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
8/30 Today
Hosts Steinmetz, at Munz Campus, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS SWIM/DIVE
8/30 Today
At Evanston Twp., 5 p.m.
9/6 Thursday
Hosts St. Ignatius, 5 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Friday
At TBA vs. Edwardsville, 1 p.m.
Saturday
At TBA vs. Edwardsville, 8 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
8/30 Today
At Highland Park, 6 p.m.
Friday
At New Trier vs. TBA, 5 p.m.
Saturday
At New Trier vs. TBA, 9 a.m.
Tuesday
At DeLaSalle, 6 p.m.
Updated: October 1, 2012 4:54PM
WILMETTE
The only international golf that Isabelle Kane has ever played has been on family vacations in Canada.
This week, the Loyola junior will tee it up in one of golf’s best locations as the school’s boys and girls varsity golf teams join a contingent heading to Ireland to watch the Loyola football team play Jesuit Dallas in Dublin on Friday.
“Never been,” Kane said of Ireland. “Been to France. The golf is supposed to be really different because of the conditions.
“We definitely have been excited about this for a long time.”
The Ramblers are taking 21 varsity golfers to Ireland and will play three courses in four days, including Kildare’s K Club, the site of the 2006 Ryder Cup. They will also play the Island Golf Club and Portmarnock in Dublin.
“I know it’s going to be rainy and windy,” Kane said. “It will be interesting.”
Loyola boys golf coach Tim Kane said that the school wanted to involve more people and reached out to the golf teams, a natural fit for a trip to Ireland.
“They didn’t want it to be just a football trip,” Tim Kane said. “That’s why it was opened up to other groups.”
Initially, the Ramblers were going to compete against Jesuit Dallas on the course. But the Rangers couldn’t make it work.
“It would’ve been nice to play that team, but it’s a privilege to go, no matter what,” Isabelle Kane said.
Both the boys and girls are off to good starts this season. Led by medalist Michael Hultquist, the boys won a tournament on Aug. 14 at Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville. Isabelle Kane and the girls team also own a tournament victory this year.
Neither team has played since Aug. 18.
“Our team is looking pretty good so far,” said Isabelle Kane, who finished first overall in her team’s win. “I’ve been playing really well.” ~.
