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2m)Z SPORTS Boys' Basketball • Girls' Basketball • Indoor Track • Boys' Swimming • Girls' Gymnastics • Wrestling
No signs of slowing down Competition heats up by Austin Gibbons The track season is underway, and the boys are hard at work. Under the new leadership of Coach Tumilty, the Hawks have already won their first two meets. They won the first against Niles North and St. Ignatius, and the second against Highland Park. The Hawks recently took on the alwayspowerful Fenwick Friars and the powerful Conant squad, as well. In the first meet of the year, the Hawks ran strong facing Niles North, n the two-mile relay the Hawks team of Josh Walton, Fat Mangan, Tony LoBianco, and Austin Gibbons took second place with a time of 9:30.5. Dave Skiba won the high hurdles and the low hurdles. Shortly after, Joe Janik took the 55-meter dash in 5.8. In the 800M, Chris Mitchell upset state qualifier Adam Mormelstein with a time of 2:08.5, winning the event by two seconds. In the 400M, Tony Marcinek took first place with a 53.9, and
Kenny Johnson was right behind with a 54.4. LoBianco took a close second to state-qualifier, Kevin Mayfield, in the 1600, with a time of 4:50.3. In the closing event of the night, the 4x400 relay, Skiba, Janik, JohnSon, and Marcinek took first place. They opened the season with a strong •ime of 3:45.1. The following week the Hawks went lip against Ii g h 1a nd Park. To of)en the meet the two-mile relay of Walton, Mangan, LoBianco, and Gibbons took first place in 9:22.5. Skiba once again swept the hurdles. Janik took the 55-meter dash in 5.7, and Mitchell took the 800M once more, lowering his season best to 2:07.5. Marcinek took the 400M again with a time of 53.0, and LoBianco took first in the mile in 4:59.6. The 4x400 relay took first, blowing away their old best time by five seconds, lowering it to 3:40.8. All in all, it has been a tremendous opening for the boys' track team, and they show no signs of slowing down.
by Kim Talaga As the season comes to a close, the Maine South girls' basketball team looks back on its season with pride and satisfaction. Fighting hard and determined not to give up, the Hawks experienced many victories in their final battles. Going into the game against Niles North, a team ranked within the top fifteen, the girls knew they had to play their hardest against their fierce competition. Giving their best efforts the Hawks pulled out on top and achieved an amazing victory. The next line of business the Hawks had to take care of was conference rival Niles West, and that's just what they did. Once again, the Hawks prevailed. The girls ended the regular season on a high note. When the state tournament was arour the comer the girls practiced harder than eveP in order to be prepared for the tough competition to come. Their hard work paid off when they beat Glenbrook North, which allowed them to advance towards their biggest goal, becoming the state champions. Recently, they went up against Maine West for the Regional Title and the right to advance to the sectional. All in all the season was a success. All of the long practices and grueling scrimmages were well worth it. The girls grew so much as a team both on the court and off that this season will never be forgotten.
Kira Fedyniak Sport: Gymnastics Years on Varsity: 2 CSL South Conference Champion in floor excercise. 5th in floor exercise at Regionals Graduating year: 2004
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