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Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from basketball, swimming and gymnastics.
Big finishes for Hoffman’s Wille, Palatine’s Conrad Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Sarah Wille of Hoffman Estates and Katie Conrad of Palatine didn’t let the frenetic atmosphere of Cherry Bowl Lanes bother them in the least. As a matter of fact, the junior bowlers thrived in it. In the jam-packed setting of the Rockford alley — one that a fan rightly called “organized chaos” — Conrad and Wille showed their mettle by placing in the top 20 at Saturday’s state tournament.
Leyden recovers, finishes Day 1 in sixth Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Last season Leyden found itself in sixth place at the state tournament after all was said and done. That’s the exact same position the Eagles are in this season after the first day at Cherry Bowl Lanes in Rockford. Led by junior Reba Hall, ninth individually after six games of bowling in the books on Day 1, Leyden stands only 355 pins behind co-leaders Lockport and Rockford Jefferson. Hall, who took home the third place medal at state in 2012 while only a sophomore, rolled games of 257 and 244 Friday enroute to a series total of 1308.
Basketball: Week 10 MVPs Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Lakes senior forward Jake Kohler and Benet senior guard Christen Prasse have earned MVP honors from the Daily Herald for their recent basketball performances. Kohler blocked a last-second layup attempt to help Lakes defeat North Chicago by a point and move the Eagles into a first-place tie in the league. Prasse tied a personal best with 30 points plus 7 assists in a decisive victory over Providence.
Scouting sectional wrestling / Northwest Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Here's a look at the Barrington and Maine East wrestling sectionals, from the perspective of teams in the Mid-Suburban League.
Images: Leyden vs. Maine West, boys basketball Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The Leyden High School boys basketball team hosted the Maine West High School boys Tuesday, Feburary 5th, in Franklin Park .
Leyden turns over an OT winner Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Leyden has prided itself on forcing turnovers this season. Heading into Tuesday night's game against Maine West, Leyden had done plenty of it, as its opponents had committed over 22 turnovers per game. Leyden had forced just 12 turnovers until the final 30 seconds of this game, but came up with two big ones down the stretch to force overtime against Maine West. Leyden then got another key turnover in overtime as the Eagles bounced Maine West 49-42 in Franklin Park.
Chojnowski paces Leyden victory Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Senior Justyna Chojnowski recorded career highs of 20 points and 20 rebounds along with 5 steals to help Leyden's girls basketball team to a 47-27 win over visiting Elmwood Park in the nonconference game in Northlake.
Area standouts punch tickets to sectional meets Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
New Trier captured the Fremd Class 3A regional championship on Saturday with 202 points five of the next six spots were held by Mid-Suburban League teams.Prospect (183) took second place followed by Hersey (120.5), Wheeling (114), Glenbrook South (97.50) and Fremd (70) and Rolling Meadows (68).
Confident Conant in just the right ‘state’ of mindFeb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Conant coach Jennifer Mikrut knew it was going to be a good day for the Cougars after only two games were in the books at Saturday’s Fremd girls bowling sectional.“We were in first place at that time,” said Mikrut, “and it really gave the girls a lot of confidence. It was an outstanding kickoff to the day and they were excited. At that point, I think they knew what they could do.”What the Cougars did was erase the memory of last year’s sectional tournament – when Conant missed out on a state berth by just eight pins – to win Saturday at Arlington Lanes and move on to next weekend’s state tourney at Cherry Bowl Lanes in Rockford.Conant’s total six-game score of 5838 bested second-place Prospect by just 73 pins, but the Knights weren’t disappointed as they also qualified for a trip to Cherry Bowl with their runner-up placement.
Rolling Meadows suffers tough OT loss at Quincy NDFeb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
With nearly 2,000 spectators in the stands and going up against one of the state girls basketball powerhouses, Rolling Meadows coach Ryan Kirkosky said his Mustangs got everything they could have asked for on Saturday night. “Except a win,” he added.But it took the undefeated Raiders (22-0), ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, overtime before posting an 87-82 victory the Mustangs, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A.
Scouting girls bowling sectionals / Northwest Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
Here's a look at Saturday's girls bowling sectional involving teams of the Northwest suburbs.
Scouting regional wrestling / Northwest Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
Here's a look at Saturday's wrestling regionals, from the perspective of teams in the Mid-Suburban League and the Northwest suburbs.
Highland Park tips Maine West in OT Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Host Maine West took Highland Park to overtime before falling 45-41 on Friday in a Central Suburban North boys basketball game.The Warriors (9-7, 1-4) led 31-27 after the third quarter but managed only 5 points in the fourth quarter and another 5 in OT.Highland Park converted 14 of 22 foul shots, while Maine West was awarded just three trips to the line and made 2.Tom Kukec led the Warriors with 9 points, and Matt Finnander, Allante Bates and Anthony Dones had 8 apiece.
Marquee matchup in MSL East as 2nd half awaits Jan 10, 2013 12:00 AM
It’s been three weeks since the last Mid-Suburban League game, but with holiday tournaments in the rearview mirror, the second half of the season is upon us with conference play resuming Friday night.
Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from basketball, swimming and wrestling.
Waubonsie Valley rises above the fray at Prospect’s invite Jan 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Several Prospect junior varsity bowlers had possibly the most difficult assignment at Saturday's Knight's New Year Invitational in Mount Prospect. They weren't bowling — it was a varsity tournament, after all — so their job was to fight their way through the alley-to-wall crowds at the Brunswick Zone to bring the game totals back to the scorer's booth. "It was pretty rough," said freshman Amanda Lowe, while teammate Alexis Jagus echoed that sentiment. "Crazy," said Jagus. "Just too many people." That the tourney, now in its 24th season, draws a large and enthusiastic contingent of fans from as far west as the Mississippi River and as far south as Minooka, comes as no surprise to prep bowling insiders. The 36-team invite that takes up every available lane at Brunswick draws many of the state's top teams in a scene that rivals the state tournament — and this year's meet had Waubonsie Valley in the spotlight. The Warriors dominated the proceedings, winning with a tournament-record 6,353 pins knocked down, as senior Charley Barbary also set an individual meet mark.
Conant earns repeat title at Leyden Jan 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Bobby Alexander and Ben Clifford stole the show, and they got plenty of support from their Conant teammates as the Cougars earned the team championship at the 37th annual Leyden Invitational on Saturday for the second consecutive year. The Conant duo battered the competition to give coach Chad Hay reason to cheer a pair of individual champs. Nine other Cougars medaled to ensure a 27-point advantage (189.5-162.5) over runner-up Oak Forest. Stevenson, led by tourney Outstanding Wrestler Justin Weber, impressed with a third-place finish with 156.50 points.
Slow start catches up to Leyden Jan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Less than 65 seconds into Friday's West Suburban Conference Gold game, Leyden's girls basketball team found itself trailing 8-0 visiting Morton. "That did make things tough," said Eagles senior guard Victoria Galizia, who will play for North Central College next season. "Right away, the momentum went into Morton's hands." The Mustangs increased the lead to 10-0 with 5:37 left in the first quarter and never looked back while recording a 50-34 triumph.
Woolf leads Leyden past Willowbrook Dec 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Leyden’s boys basketball team made it look easy during pool play at the Glenbard West Holiday Classic. The Eagles claimed the title the hard way. Rallying from a double-digit first-quarter deficit, Leyden flipped the switch en route to a 67-53 victory over West Suburban Gold Conference rival Willowbrook in the tournament championship game Saturday in Glen Ellyn.