St Charles rising seniors Thomas Feicco and CJ Nemec were part of a Team Illinois squad that fell just short of the Gait Cup tournament championship in Gettysburg, PA, in July.
According to Coach Dave Neff, who assisted Lyle Shirley on the TI coaching staff, both Thomas and CJ "contributed in major ways to the scoring" for the team, which nearly topped a field that included Team Ohio, Team Georgia, the Northern Virginia All-Stars, two Baltimore-area prep teams and Team Florida.
Then, the following weekend, Team Illinois competed in the Notre Dame Midwest Challenge in South Bend, IN. Joining CJ on this TI squad was rising junior Sean Brogan and rising sophomore Sean McGushin; Thomas was away at a lacrosse camp.
The squad finished 5-2 on the weekend, a "very respectable" showing, according to parent Dennis McGushin, given the national competition. CJ and Sean Brogan contributed a dozen goals to TI's scoring, and Sean McGushin logged plenty of action in goal.