Girls Basketball: Mullarkey shoots straight about goals
Jan 10, 2012
Michelle Maher and Jacqui Grant are the two public faces of the Maine South team. Maher will play Division I basketball next season at Western Illinois, and the 6-foot-3 Grant will join her at that level soon. But the Hawks aren’t one of the best teams in the state without …
Girls Basketball: Loyola’s Laura Kriz leads the charge vs Maine South
Lauren Kriz looked like she was punched in the face. Her bruised left eye came courtesy of an elbow last week in the team’s win …
- Mar 14, 2012
Girls Basketball: Maine South gets third straight regional vs Niles North
Maine South won its third regional championship in a row Tuesday with its 64-44 win over Niles North in Skokie. The celebration was slightly subdued …
- Feb 23, 2012
Girls Basketball: Jacqui Grant, Maine South cruise past Leyden
Maine South missed five straight shots at the start of its Class 4A regional semifinal Tuesday night at Niles North, but it did not have …
- Feb 20, 2012
Boys Basketball: Waukegan earns eighth straight victory
Waukegan’s top three players combined for 53 points as the Bulldogs rolled past visiting Maine South 71-48 on Friday night in a Central Suburban League …
- Feb 10, 2012
Girls Basketball: Michelle Maher lifts Maine South to much-needed win
Against one of the best defenses in the CSL South, Maine South turned to one of the best ball-handlers around. Michelle Maher calmly navigated Glenbrook …
- Feb 12, 2012
Girls Basketball: Maine South falls to powers
Maine South played the toughest two-game schedule Saturday at the Sweet 16 tournament, and the Hawks paid for it with two losses to top-five teams. …
- Jan 30, 2012
Girls Basketball: Megan Podkowa leads Trinity past Maine South
Two days after learning its seed and assignment at the Lyons Sectional, Trinity went out and beat one of the top teams in the Chicago …
- Feb 7, 2012
Girls Basketball: Niles West’s Dashae Shumate drains buzzer-beater to stun Maine South
Sophomore forward Dashae Shumate hit a short, running banker with less than a second left on the clock to give host Niles West a 42-41 …
- Jan 27, 2012
Girls Basketball: Maine South has little trouble with St Charles North
With a flurry of early layups and some quick hands on defense, Maine South made sure it didn’t head into a daunting stretch of games …
- Feb 3, 2012
Girls Basketball: Evanston pulls upset over Maine South
Maine South missed 10 straight field goals in the third and fourth quarters Friday night and dug too big of a hole against Central Suburban …
- Jan 30, 2012
Girls Basketball: Maine South turns tables on New Trier
Michelle Maher and Maine South didn’t want a repeat of what happened in early December. The No. 8-ranked Hawks wasted no time asserting themselves Friday …
- Jan 20, 2012
Girls Basketball: Maine South edges out Loyola
Maine South didn’t have the best shooting performance Wednesday night on its home court. Fortunately for the Hawks, Loyola struggled a little more over the …
- Jan 11, 2012
Girls Basketball: Maine South leaves Bloomington with a bang
Mark Smith’s two young daughters will keep him from taking the Hawks Downstate next season to defend their first State Farm Classic championship. The Maine …
- Jan 12, 2012
Girls Basketball: Jacqui Grant leads Maine South past Glenbrook South
There’s no wonder why college coaches are tripping over themselves to talk to Jacqui Grant. Once again, the 6-foot-3 Maine South junior and Division-I recruit …
- Dec 22, 2011
Girls Basketball: Mackenzie Duffy, Maine South topple Jewell Loyd, Niles West
Guards Mackenzie Duffy and Kaitlyn Mullarkey are the least heralded of No. 11 Maine South’s five returning starters, but they sparkled on both ends of …
- Dec 15, 2011
Girls Basketball: New Trier topples Maine South
New Trier didn’t want to start another season behind Maine South in the Central Suburban South. The No. 20-ranked Trevians held off the defending conference …
- Dec 10, 2011
Girls Basketball: Maine South’s defense stifles Grayslake Central
It’s hard to find fault with a couple of 30-point wins to open the season. But Maine South has bigger goals than just looking good. …
- Dec 1, 2011
Girls Basketball: Maine South too much for Barrington
One of the first series of Thursday’s game told a big story. That’s when Maine South’s Jacqui Grant beat everybody down the floor on a …
- Nov 29, 2011
Experienced Maine South eyes encore
Maine South girls basketball coach Mark Smith knows all too well how the challenges in front of his Hawks. After his 2005-06 Maine South club …
- Nov 19, 2011
Robinson, Zee-Bees tame Hawks
NORMAL Maine South had just taken its only lead of the second half with under two minutes to play when Zion-Benton's Juanita Robinson provided …
- Mar 5, 2011
Duffy pushes Hawks past Pirates
Mark Smith joked Monday about Mackenzie Duffy's carefree style. The Maine South coach talked about how the sophomore smiled while guarding Niles West's Jewell Loyd …
- Mar 1, 2011
Raiders, Young ready to square off again
NORMAL, ILL. - The question for the girls basketball semifinals Friday is which team is semi-tough? After playing in the past three Class 4A title …
- Mar 4, 2011
Hawks soar past Niles West
In front of a home crowd Friday that included Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, Maine South definitively declared itself the champions of the CSL …
- Jan 29, 2011
Top-seeded Hawks outlast Niles West
Kaitlyn Mullarkey went more than 30 minutes between baskets Thursday, but the junior guard's final points were the biggest of her career. Mullarkey scored on …
- Feb 25, 2011
Duffy pushes Hawks past Pirates
Mark Smith joked Monday about Mackenzie Duffy's carefree style. The Maine South coach talked about how the sophomore smiled while guarding Niles West's Jewell Loyd …
- Mar 1, 2011










