Articles filed under Aurora Christian High School

• St. Bede ends Aurora Christian’s record-setting season Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  A school record for wins, a first conference title and a first regional championship — there certainly were plenty of firsts this year for Aurora Christian's girls basketball program. The first sectional win? That will have to wait, but with 14 of 15 players returning next year, it might not have to wait for long. Aurora Christian nearly made more history Monday against St. Bede at the Class 2A Somonauk sectional, erasing a 9-point halftime deficit with one of its typical second-half surges. The Eagles came all the way back to take a brief lead in the fourth quarter. In the end St. Bede's 6-foot-3 post Morgan Dean proved too much to handle. Dean scored 15 straight points for her team spanning the late second quarter through nearly the entire fourth, helping the Lady Bruins (18-15) hold on for a 47-41 victory.
  

   
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  St. Charles East regional could be a classic Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  This week’s St. Charles East Class 4A girls basketball regional tournament has a definitive Upstate Eight Conference River Division feel to it.
  

   

• Aurora Christian, Marmion notch wins Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Aurora Christian 83, St. Edward 44: Jake Gehman collected 14 points and Johnathan Harrell followed with 13 as Aurora Christian avenged an earlier 59-54 loss to the Green Wave in a big way.
  

   

• Aurora Christian evens score with MarmionFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Still seething from a loss to cross-town rival Aurora Central Catholic 6 days earlier, Aurora Christian’s boys basketball team came out with some renewed purpose against Marmion Friday night. Blasting off to a 12-0 lead in the first 4 ½ minutes, the Eagles (13-11, 2-7) built an 18-point first-half lead and then withstood a late rally by the host Cadets (9-16, 3-6) for a much-needed 55-48 Suburban Christian Conference Blue Division triumph in Aurora.
  

   

• Aurora Christian wins 1st regional Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Aurora Christian won the first regional title in school history Thursday with a 49-43 victory over Serena in the Class 2A Wilmington regional championship game.
  

   

• Meet St. Charles East’s 2013 Hall of Fame class Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A pair of state champion female athletes from the 1990s; an all-state basketball player from the 1980s; and a 2-time all-conference football player from 1959 and 1960; are the 2013 inductees to the St. Charles East Athletic Hall of Fame.
  

   

• Aurora Christian wins semifinal Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  No. 1 seed Aurora Christian used a big second half to roll Reed-Custer 60-34 Wednesday night in the Class 2A Wilmington regional semifinal.
  

   
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  Aurora Christian trio staying together at NIU Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  It's not terribly often one school produces three Division I football players out of the same senior class.
  

   

• Aurora Christian wins share of SCC Gold Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  Aurora Christian earned a share of the Suburban Christian Conference Gold Division title by posting a 48-41 victory over Wheaton Academy on Senior Night in Aurora.
  

   
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  Basketball: Week 9 MVPs Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  Waubonsie Valley senior guard Jared Brownridge and Burlington Central freshman guard Shelby Holt have earned Daily Herald MVP honors for their recent basketball performances. Brownridge had 33 points in a win over Bartlett and 26 to help the Warriors beat Peoria Central. Holt had 6 3s, 21 points, 4 steals and 2 blocks to help Burlington Central clinch a conference championship by winning at Richmond-Burton.
  

   
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  20th annual Night of Hoops to honor Roberts Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  It is an expression that has probably outlived contemporary usefulness but in the case of former Batavia boys basketball coach Jim Roberts, behind this good man stands a good woman.
  

   

• Balanced Aurora Christian picks up win Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  Aurora Christian 53, Guerin 41: Jonathan Harrell led the Eagles with 12 points. Cory Windle had 11 and Haydn McNelis had 9.
  

   

• Team effort lifts Batavia Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  Batavia 71, Larkin 43: Batavia (16-9, 7-4) topped Larkin for the second time this season Wednesday in Elgin. Sophomore call-ups Alexis Bryl, Sara Zeyen and Jess Koch all got time on the floor and played well. Seniors Jenny Welday and Grace Andrews combined for 10 second-half points.
  

   

• Aurora Christian falls to No. 3 Winnebago Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  Winnebago 70, Aurora Christian 57: The Eagles fell at home to the #3 ranked squad in Class 2A. Johnathan Harrell led Aurora Christian with 25 points and Ryan Suttle added 14.
  

   
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  Meet St. Charles East’s Super FanJan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  He may not be St. Charles East's loudest fan but he is undoubtedly one of the school's most loyal supporters. Meet Lloyd Jones St. Charles East Super Fan. Whether it's a Saints home girls volleyball match or boys/girls basketball game, Jones likely can be found sitting in his customary spot along the wall just to the right of the main entrance to the gymnasium.
  

   

• Aurora Central rallies from 11 down Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Aurora Central Catholic mounted a furious second half run, rallying from an 11-point deficit to edge Guerin Prep 51-50 in Suburban Christian Blue action. The host Chargers (11-11, 2-7) were led by senior co-captains Alex DeCreane with 19 and Lisa Rodriguez with 11. Both hit pressure free throws late in the 4th quarter to stave off Guerin's comeback attempt. ACC avenged a 55-54 loss to Guerin on Dec. 7.
  

   

• Harrell’s 3 beats St. Francis at buzzer Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  With all due respect to Aurora Christian junior Johnathan Harrell's past game-winning shots, they can't touch the one he pulled off Friday. Harrell's off-balance, fadeaway 3 from the left corner as the clock wound down to 0:00 Friday gave the Eagles a 54-53 win over visiting St. Francis, knocking the Spartans out of first place in the Suburban Christian Conference Blue Division.
  

   

• Tate, seniors lead Rosary past Aurora Christian Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Having seen a few leads slip away this year, a 10-2 Aurora Christian run to start fourth quarter Tuesday could have been the beginning of the end for Rosary. But first-year Royals coach Jessie Wilcox is proud of the strides her team has made, starting with her seniors, and instead of folding Rosary answered the Eagles’ charge.
  

   

• Aurora Christian snaps 4-game skid Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Aurora Christian 64, Timothy Christian 62: Johnathan Harrell led the Eagles with 28 points. Ryan Suttle added 18 to help Aurora Christian (10-9) snap a 4-game losing streak.
  

   
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  Both Upstate Eight races up for grabsJan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  Ladies and gentlemen, get out your pencils and paper as I try to dissect the logjam that is the Upstate Eight Conference River Division girls and boys basketball standings.