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Boys Basketball: Maine South’s Solari caps huge night against Niles North with game-winner
BOYS BASKETBALL: Maine South’s John Solari scored a season-high 29 points on Tuesday, but in the fourth quarter visiting Niles North held him to a single basket. A game-winning basket.
Boys Basketball: Metea Valley captures Upstate Eight Valley title
No. 13 Metea Valley won its first conference title in just its second varsity season, beating district rival Waubonsie Valley 62-58 Saturday to win the Read More
- Saturday’s results Updated: Feb 12, 2012
- Friday’s results Updated: Feb 10, 2012
- Thursday’s results Updated: Feb 9, 2012
Wrestling: Calkins, Pascoe punch tickets to State Finals
WRESTLING: Maine South’s Terry Calkin took third place at 120 pounds in the Glenbard North Sectional on Saturday while Niles North’s Camerin Pascoe finished fourth at 220 pounds. Both wrestlers advance to next weekend’s State Finals at University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall in Champaign.
Boys Basketball: Vikings easily handle Blue Demons
BOYS BASKETBALL: Niles North (16-7, 6-3) bounced back from two straight losses in emphatic fashion, crushing Maine East 82-36 in Park Ridge. The Blue Demons dropped to 4-19, 0-9.
Women’s Skating: Park Ridge skater Tamara Fredrick wins silver at World Cup
WOMENS’S SKATING: Team USA had a strong close to the Korean Air ISU World Cup Sunday in Moscow, adding three medals to bring the team’s 2011-12 World Cup total to 17.
Girls Gymnastics: Nieder, Sir to represent Maine South at Niles North sectional
GIRLS GYMNASTICS: Haleigh Sir expects a lot from herself. That’s why the Maine South junior sounded slightly disappointed in her performance at last week’s Stevenson Regional, even though she advanced automatically to the Niles North Sectional in three events, including all-around.
Boys Swim: Maine South will wait to rest until after CSL South meet
BOYS SWIM: As a freshman, Tom Larocca was asked to fill in and swim the 200-yard individual medley. The Maine South junior now is the Hawks’ best in the IM and will swim the event Saturday at the CSL South meet at Evanston and again at the Glenbrook North Sectional.
Boys Basketball: Maine South finishing season like it started
BOYS BASKETBALL: In what has been a roller coaster of a season for Maine South’s boys basketball team, the Hawks seem to be suddenly soaring at just the right time.
Wrestling: Calkins emerges as top Hawk at Niles West Regional
WRESTLING: Maine South junior Terry Calkins is an accomplished veteran of IHSA postseason wrestling, and his demeanor and results reflect that experience. The 120-pounder, who reached the Class 3A state tournament as a sophomore, looks well on his way to a return after his dominant performance at Saturday’s Niles West Regional, where he defeated Elk Grove’s Joe Hauser 12-3 in the title match.
Women’s Basketball: Win in OT lifts Oakton to 16-8 overall
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The Oakton College women’s basketball team improved to 16-8 overall and 5-5 in Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference play with a 61-51 win over Prairie State in overtime on Saturday.
Boys Basketball: Libertyville falls to Maine South at Bradley Center
BOYS BASKETBALL: Libertyville and Maine South took a trip north to Milwaukee for a nonconference contest at the Bradley Center, home of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Hawks blew a double-digit, first-quarter lead but hung on for a 50-47 victory.
Boys Basketball: Deerfield’s bench is solid in win over Maine East
BOYS BASKETBALL: Some nice work from the reserve corps helped Deerfield to defeat Maine East on Friday night in CSL North action.
Boys Basketball: Dry spell dooms Glenbrook South in league loss
BOYS BASKETBALL: Missing five shots to open the second quarter was not part of the game plan when Glenbrook South faced Central Suburban League South foe Maine South Friday night.
Girls Basketball: Maine South rights ship with win over Glenbrook South
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Everybody involved with the Maine South girls basketball program was tired of answering questions about what’s wrong with the Hawks. At the same time, Maine South wasn’t accustomed to losing three in a row or five out of six games.
Wrestling: White counting on reward for sacrificing mom’s cooking
WRESTLING: Mike White comes from a family who loves food. That’s why it was so hard for him to give up eating his mother’s cooking. The Maine South senior reminded himself he wanted to wrestle at a lower weight this season after competing at 215 pounds as a junior.
Girls Gymnastics: Hawks stick beam at CSL South championships
GIRLS GYMNASTICS: By far, the balance beam is the one event that gives gymnasts the most trouble. But beam was what vaulted Haleigh Sir and Maine South to new heights Friday at the CSL South championship at Evanston.
Girls Basketball: Trinity overcomes slow start, topples Maine South
GIRLS BASKETBALL: 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 area Saturday at the Sweet 16 tournament at Lake Zurich. The No. 3-ranked Blazers, who landed the second seed behind No. 1-ranked Young, overcame a sluggish start to earn a 44-30 victory over No. 8 Maine South, the top seed at the New Trier Sectional.
