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Girls Basketball: Trinity cruises to GCAC title with romp over Loyola

Trinity showcased a stiffling defense it used to bludgeon Loyola 49-18 in capturing its second consecutive GCAC Red conference tournament title Saturday night in River …

Feb 12, 2012

Girls Basketball: Trinity flies past St Ignatius

Some coaches might panic with their team clinging to a 3-2 late in the first quarter, their opponent playing a junk defense while content to …

Feb 9, 2012

Girls Basketball: Trinity downs New Trier

There is a reason why the No. 3 Trinity Blazers stand at 22-1. They are an aggressive team who comes after foes. On Saturday night, …

Feb 7, 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: Trinity holds off Marian Catholic

Alyssa Dengler is known to everyone as “Mouse,” the nickname one of her youth coaches gave her years ago because she was so small and …

Feb 3, 2012

Girls Basketball: Trinity cruises past Vernon Hills

Alyssa Dengler drained her first four three-pointers against Vernon Hills to put No. 4 Trinity in the driver’s seat and the Blazers never eased off …

Jan 30, 2012

Girls Basketball: Trinity’s balanced attack tops St Joseph

DePaul-bound Megan Podkowa usually carries a heavy scoring burden for Trinity, but the Blazers are trying to change that in the second half of the …

Jan 28, 2012

Girls Basketball: Trinity edges out rival Marist

The schools may be miles apart, but Saturday’s game between Trinity and Marist was still for neighborhood bragging rights. “I went to the same grammar …

Jan 25, 2012

Girls Basketball: Fenwick, Trinity prep for McDonald’s Shootout

Shannon McGinnis’ favorite memory of last year’s McDonald’s Shootout occurred off the court. McGinnis remembers seeing Trinity fans arrive at Willowbrook in a charter bus, …

Jan 10, 2012

Girls Basketball: Megan Podkowa powers Trinty past Hillcrest

Nobody came away from Saturday’s clash between No. 4 Trinity and No. 5 Hillcrest empty-handed. The only difference was Trinity was also able to go …

Jan 16, 2012

Girls Basketball: Proviso East varsity a no-show vs Trinity

The record books will show that Trinity defeated Proviso East on Wednesday to win the championship of the Suburban Holiday Showcase in Wilmette. But the …

Jan 6, 2012

Girls Basketbal: Taller Trinity rolls past Loyola

It was the kind of game where everyone seemed to contribute for No. 4 Trinity. The Blazers owned the height advantage over No. 19 Loyola …

Dec 29, 2011

Girls Basketball: Top-ranked Young powers past previously-unbeaten Trinity

It took a quarter, but Young played like a top-ranked team at No. 4 Trinity Saturday in River Forest. The Dolphins scored 15 consecutive points …

Dec 27, 2011

Girls Basketball: Young showdown looms for Trinity

After playing at the Young Shootout Friday night, Trinity players and coaches stuck around to watch the next game in the doubleheader in Chicago. The …

Dec 20, 2011

Girls Basketball: Trinity rides fast start to win

You have to hope the sightseeing is going better for St. John the Baptist of West Islip, N.Y., than the basketball. No. 4 Trinity (6-0) …

Dec 15, 2011

Girls Basketball: Megan Podkowa leads Trinity past Resurrection

Trinity senior Megan Podkowa set the tone early as she scored eight points in the first three-and-a-half minutes and dominated the offensive boards to lead …

Dec 10, 2011

Girls Basketball: Trinity blows by Morgan Park

A two-week layoff between games didn’t seem to bother No. 5 Trinity Tuesday against visiting Morgan Park, except perhaps at the free-throw line. “Last year, …

Dec 8, 2011

Girls Basketball: Trinity rolls past Oak Park

With DePaul-bound forward Megan Podkowa back, No. 5 Trinity has high expectations this season. The Blazers didn’t waste any time in its season opener Tuesday …

Nov 26, 2011

Trinity’s Podkowa picks DePaul

When Trinity basketball star Megan Podkowa was sorting out her recruiting options, Blazers coach Eddie Stritzel didn’t try to push her in any direction. But …

Aug 4, 2011

Observation provides basketball overload

The third weekend in July belongs to the Maine West Observation tournament. While Division I college recruiters take a break from a month filled with …

Jul 20, 2011

Pirates stun Friars; Trinity survives

A happy Ezra PridGeon said that Ricquia Jones was the difference for his Proviso East girls. After a near-disastrous first 16 minutes, some long-distance shooting …

Feb 23, 2011

Podkowa keeps up pace for Trinity

Nothing was falling for Trinity, so when Megan Podkowa got the ball on the right wing early in the second quarter of Wednesday's game with …

Jan 6, 2011

Podkowa powers Trinity past Hillcrest

Trinity junior Megan Podkowa said that the Blazers 'definitely talked' about last year's narrow loss at Hillcrest. This time, the No. 8 Blazers came out …