As a sophomore last season, Shatyra Hawkes was a force behind St. Frances' drive to a sixth straight IAAM A Conference championship. The rising junior will lead the Panthers at the Craig Cromwell Summer League which begins Tuesday at Madison Recreation Center in east Baltimore.
One of the staples of Baltimore summer basketball, the Craig Cromwell League, will kick off Monday evening at Madison Square Recreation Center, also known as "The Dome." Fourteen boys' and girls' teams will compete, culminating with the girls' championship on August 14. The boys' finals will take place August 27.
St. Frances Academy, which won the Baltimore Catholic League tournament crown and finished No. 1 in the Digital Top 20, will head up the eight-team boys' field. The six-team girls' field will feature St. Frances, which claimed its sixth straight IAAM A Conference championship last season. The Panthers' league rival Institute of Notre Dame will also compete at the legendary east Baltimore playground.
Boys' games will take place Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the girls play Tuesdays and Thursdays.
2008 Craig Cromwell Summer League
at Madison Square Recreation Center
Monday, July 7 (boys)Knights vs. Ducks, 6 p.m.
Engineers vs. Warriors, 7 p.m.
Storm vs. St. Frances, 8 p.m.
Clippers vs. Poets, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, July 8 (girls)St. Frances vs. Knights, 6 p.m.
IND vs. Foresters, 7 p.m.
Engineers vs. Poets, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 9 (boys)Engineers vs. Storm, 6 p.m.
Poets vs. Knights, 7 p.m.
Ducks vs. Warriors, 8 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Clippers, 9 p.m.
Thursday, July 10 (girls)Knights vs. Poets, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Foresters, 7 p.m.
IND vs. Engineers, 8 p.m.
Friday, July 11 (boys)Clippers vs. Warriors, 6 p.m.
Knights vs. Poly, 7 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Poets, 8 p.m.
Storm vs. Ducks, 9 p.m.
Monday, July 14 (boys)Poets vs. Storm, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Poly, 7 p.m.
Ducks vs. Clippers, 8 p.m.
Warriors vs. Knights, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, July 15 (girls)Foresters vs. Engineers, 6 p.m.
Knights vs. IND, 7 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Poets, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16 (boys)Knights vs. St. Frances, 6 p.m.
Warriors vs. Poets, 7 p.m.
Ducks vs. Engineers, 8 p.m.
Clippers vs. Storm, 9 p.m.
Thursday, July 17 (girls)Engineers vs. St. Frances, 6 p.m.
Poets vs. IND, 7 p.m.
Foresters vs. Knights, 8 p.m.
Friday, July 18 (boys)Poets vs. Ducks, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Walbrook, 7 p.m.
Storm vs. Knights, 8 p.m.
Engineers vs. Clippers, 9 p.m.
Monday, July 21 (boys)Poets vs. Engineers, 6 p.m.
Knights vs. Clippers, 7 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Ducks, 8 p.m.
Warriors vs. Storm, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, July 22 (girls)Poets vs. Foresters, 6 p.m.
Engineers vs. Knights, 7 p.m.
St. Frances vs. IND, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 23 (boys)Engineers vs. Warriors, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Storm, 7 p.m.
Clippers vs. Poets, 8 p.m.
Knights vs. Ducks, 9 p.m.
Thursday, July 24 (girls)Engineers vs. Poets, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Knights, 7 p.m.
Foresters vs. IND, 8 p.m.
Friday, July 25 (boys)Poets vs. Knights, 6 p.m.
Ducks vs. Warriors, 7 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Clippers, 8 p.m.
Engineers vs. Storm, 9 p.m.
Monday, July 28 (boys)Clippers vs. Warriors, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Poets, 7 p.m.
Storm vs. Ducks, 8 p.m.
Knights vs. Engineers, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, July 29 (girls)IND vs. Engineers, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Foresters, 7 p.m.
Knights vs. Poets, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30 (boys)St. Frances vs. Poly, 6 p.m.
Poets vs. Storm, 7 p.m.
Ducks vs. Clippers, 8 p.m.
Warriors vs. Knights, 9 p.m.
Thursday, July 31 (girls)Knights vs. IND, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Poets, 7 p.m.
Foresters vs. Engineers 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 1 (boys)Knights vs. St. Frances, 6 p.m.
Ducks vs. Engineers, 7 p.m.
Clippers vs. Storm, 8 p.m.
Warriors vs. Poets, 9 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 4 (boys)Poets vs. Ducks, 6 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Warriors, 7 p.m.
Engineers vs. Clippers, 8 p.m.
Storm vs. Knights, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 5 (girls)Engineers vs. St. Frances, 6 p.m.
Foresters vs. Knights, 7 p.m.
Poets vs. IND, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 6 (boys)Knights vs. Ducks, 6 p.m.
Engineers vs. Warriors, 7 p.m.
Storm vs. Panthers, 8 p.m.
Clippers vs. Poets, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 7 (girls)Poets vs. Foresters, 6 p.m.
Engineers vs. Knights, 7 p.m.
St. Frances vs. IND, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 8 (boys)Poets vs. Engineers, 6 p.m.
Knights vs. Clippers, 7 p.m.
Warriors vs. Storm, 8 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Ducks, 9 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 11 (boys)St. Frances vs. Clippers, 6 p.m.
Ducks vs. Warriors, 7 p.m.
Poets vs. Knights, 8 p.m.
Engineers vs. Storm, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 13 (boys)Poets vs. Storm, 6 p.m.
Ducks vs. Clippers, 7 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Engineers, 8 p.m.
Warriors vs. Knights, 9 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 15 (boys)Warriors vs. Poets, 6 p.m.
Knights vs. St. Frances, 7 p.m.
Ducks vs. Engineers, 8 p.m.
Clippers vs. Storm, 9 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 18 (boys)Warriors vs. Storm, 6 p.m.
Knights vs. Clippers, 7 p.m.
Poets vs. Engineers, 8 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Ducks, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 20 (boys)Storm vs. Knights, 6 p.m.
Poets vs. Ducks, 7 p.m.
St. Frances vs. Warriors, 8 p.m.
Engineers vs. Clippers, 9 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22 (boys) St. Frances vs. Poets, 6 p.m.
Clippers vs. Warriors, 7 p.m.
Knights vs. Clippers, 8 p.m.
Storm vs. Ducks, 9 p.m.