Metering is ON

Girls volleyball: Marist responds to “big-match” Mother McAuley challenge

For Mallory Salis, it was old hat. At 13 kills and 12 digs she was, as usual, big-match ready for Marist in the No. 3 …

  • Nov 16, 2011

Mother McAuley escapes host Stagg

The final was 25-18, 25-14, a score that indicates not much of a match. But it very much was a match Thursday night in Palos …

  • Nov 8, 2011

Mother McAuley breaks out of slump

Mother McAuley has been in something of a funk recently, and Wednesday at Lyons seemed like a good time to snap out of it. It …

  • Oct 27, 2011

Volleyball: McAuley fourth at Challenge; loses star player

Mother McAuley was the last Illinois team standing heading into the Gold division semifinals of the Asics Challenge Saturday in Chicago. Marist, Joliet Catholic, Huntley …

  • Oct 13, 2011

Mother McAuley stays up, takes Lyons down

The most important thing Mother McAuley had to remember to take into Saturday’s Rich East Volleyball Tournament championship match against Lyons Township was its adrenaline. …

  • Oct 8, 2011

Joyce leads Mother McAuley

Jealousy? Envy? Misery? There’s none of that on the Mother McAuley volleyball team. Although its rare that a sophomore setter can take the reigns of …

  • Oct 4, 2011

Maloney, Providence spike North’s punch

When Providence junior Alyssa Maloney leaped high at the net, took a quick-set from Krista Brakauskas, and smoked it straight to the floor at one …

  • Sep 29, 2011

Mother McAuley gets by St Francis

Defense isn’t glamorous. Except for an occasional block for a point and a few digs, it doesn’t show up in the stat book. Offense draws …

  • Sep 29, 2011

Marist gets the best of Mother McAuley

Last year, Marist ended Mother McAuley’s playoff mystique. Tuesday night, the RedHawks stole the Mighty Macs’ comeback magic in Game 1, then put on a …

  • Sep 20, 2011

Girls volleyball rankings

Sun-Times Girls Volleyball Rankings (Last week’s ranking in parenthesis) 1. Benet 7-1 (5) Hannah Kaminsky finding her attackers. 2. York 8-2 (1) Caroline Rose, Melissa …

  • Nov 14, 2011

McAuley a ‘complete’ success against Downers South

No one in particular stood out for Mother McAuley in Wednesday’s 25-8, 25-7 romp over visiting Downers Grove South. But the reason was a good …

  • Sep 6, 2011

McAuley bounces back to top Lockport

Mother McAuley coach Jen DeJarld has seen it before and most likely will see it again. What is it with the Mighty Macs and early …

  • Sep 1, 2011

Top 10 Teams 1. York: Five starters are back from a 34-6 team that finished fourth in Class 4A last season. 2. Hinsdale South: The …

  • Aug 30, 2011

Joliet Catholic has all the ‘angles’ in win

The rosters handed out Thursday night at Mother McAuley had visiting Joliet Catholic listed as the “Angles.” “That’s funny,” Angels coach Christine Scheibe said. “Everybody …

  • Aug 30, 2011

SouthtownStar girls volleyball preview

Over the past nine seasons, few schools have posted as many girls volleyball victories as Marist. Under coach Natalie Holder, the RedHawks never have had …

  • Aug 25, 2011

McAuley, Marist rivals but friends

If there is any heat in the "heated" volleyball rivalry that Mother McAuley and Marist have had over the past several years, it wasn't evident …

  • Nov 3, 2010

Marist takes down rival McAuley

Marist senior Caroline Niedospial broke the school record - her own - again Thursday night with an amazing 41 digs. She thought that was cool. …

  • Nov 5, 2010

Mighty Macs hold off JCA

Mother McAuley d. Joliet Catholic 25-23, 25-22: Sydney McPhillips (nine kills) and Bridget Powell (two aces and 20 digs) powered Mother McAuley. …

  • Aug 27, 2010

Macs rebound with win over Providence

For Mother McAuley there was no shame in losing to two of the state's top teams over three days last week, falling to Marist and …

  • Sep 23, 2010

girlsvolleyball Galleries
Story Image
Volleyball: McAuley fourth at Challenge; loses star player