Articles filed under Johnsburg High School

• Big Northern to add Johnsburg, Dixon May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Let the speculation begin — which school will become the newest member of the Fox Valley Conference? The Big Northern Conference announced Thursday that it has voted to expand to 16 schools, adding Johnsburg to the East Division and Dixon to the West beginning with the 2014-15 school year.
  

   
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  Grayslake Central makes its own luck in triumph May 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  The quest for No. 13 started off predictably. Luck didnt seem to be on Grayslake Centrals side. The Rams were going for their 13th consecutive win on Wednesday and found themselves down 4 runs before they could say superstition. Visiting Johnsburg put up 4 runs on 4 hits in the in the top of the first inning. But what was also predictable for the Rams was getting down early in the first place. Theyve done that frequently this season. Theyve also frequently come from behind to win many of those games, and the Johnsburg game was no exception. The Rams coolly and quickly put their 4-run deficit in the rearview mirror and scored 11 runs over the first three innings en route to a 14-5 victory over Johnsburg. Grayslake Central improves to 19-5 overall and is in the drivers seat in the race for a Fox Valley Conference divisional title with a 12-1 league record.
  

   
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  Aurora Central handles Johnsburg Mar 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  As much fun as Aurora Central had winning at the buzzer last Friday at the Sandwich regional title game, the Chargers made it a lot easier on their fans collective heart rates when they returned to the court Wednesday night in the Class 3A Sycamore sectional semifinals.
  

   
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  Images: Aurora Central vs. Johnsburg boys basketball Mar 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  Aurora Central Catholic won 58-46 over Johnsburg in sectional boys basketball action Wednesday night in Sycamore.
  

   
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  Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Feb 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers featuring boys and girls basketball, gymnastics, swimming and wrestling.
  

   
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  Grayslake Central rolls by Johnsburg Feb 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  A flailing hand caught Skyler Jessop in the face late in the third quarter, dazed Grayslake Central’s rugged senior and ended her night prematurely. Small lump aside, it was nothing to worry about. “She’s fine. She just got a little love tap in the head,” Rams coach Steve Ikenn said with a laugh. “She was coming out (permanently) in like 30 seconds anyway.” Johnsburg’s night ended much earlier Friday. Grayslake Central scored the game’s first dozen points, held its opponent scoreless until 25 seconds remained in the opening quarter and cruised to a 43-18 win in the teams’ Class 3A regional final at Wauconda.
  

   
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  Images: Wauconda vs. Antioch boys basketball Feb 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Grayslake Central Rams won 43-18 over the Johnsburg Skyhawks in the Class 3A girls basketball regional final on Friday, Feb. 17 in Wauconda.
  

   
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  Berge, Johnsburg ground Wauconda Feb 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  It was a basketball game, but Morgan Berge looked like a track star, and a football player, too. The senior guard from Johnsburg sprinted behind Wauconda’s fullcourt defense Wednesday night and did her best wide receiver impression to haul in a long pass that sailed nearly half the length of the court. When she came down with the ball, she turned on the jets again to get herself quickly to the basket. “Her speed changes a lot of things,” Johnsburg coach Brad Frey said of Berge. “You get her in the open floor and there’s not a lot of people who can catch her. Berge’s ensuing layup essentially made Johnsburg uncatchable. It extended the Skyhawks’ tenuous 2-point lead to 4 points with just under a minute to play. It also gave Johnsburg the momentum to ultimately close out a 38-32 regional semifinal victory on Wauconda’s home floor.
  

   

• Grayslake Central tops Johnsburg Feb 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake Central defeats Johnsburg 66-58 to stay undefeated (8-0) in the Fox Valley Fox Division.
  

   
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  Casciaro murder trial deliberations to resume today Jan 31, 2012 12:00 AM
  A jury will resume deliberations Wednesday this morning in the trial of Mario Casciaro, a McHenry man accused of first-degree murder in the 2002 death of Brian Carrick, 17, of Johnsburg. Carrick's body has never been found; the jury deliberated about eight hours Tuesday before being sent home.
  

   
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  Casciaro murder case to go to jury Tuesday Jan 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  Both sides rested their cases in the trial of Mario Casciaro, a McHenry man accused of first-degree murder in the 2002 death of 17-year-old Brian Carrick of Johnsburg. Closing arguments will begin Tuesday morning.
  

   
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  Testimony: Teen killed in 2002, body taken to Iowa Jan 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  A friend of Mario Casciaro - the 28-year-old McHenry man accused of the 2002 murder of Brian Carrick - testified Friday that Casciaro told him Carrick, 17, was accidentially killed and his body was taken to a river in Iowa. The state will rest its case Monday and the defense could wrap up then as well.
  

   

• Hales Franciscan shoots down Mundelein Jan 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Whitney Young Shootout lived up to its name for the Mundelein and Hales Franciscan boys basketball teams Saturday. Robert Knar scored a game-high 34 points (four 3-pointers) for Mundelein, but the Mustangs lost 97-85.
  

   

• Hampshire overcomes Johnsburg Jan 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  Hampshire’s girls basketball team initially had some trouble making layups, but a 25-footer helped the Whip-Purs find their shooting touch. Jennifer Dumoulin’s buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter started an 11-0 run that erased an early deficit and helped carry the Whips to a 59-36 win against Johnsburg in a Fox Valley Conference Fox Division game in Hampshire Friday night.
  

   

• Dundee-Crown holds off Johnsburg Jan 4, 2012 12:00 AM
  Just when it appeared that Dundee-Crown was on its way to an easy win, the Johnsburg Skyhawks showed up. Pressing and trapping relentlessly, Johnsburg created turnovers and turned them into easy baskets. In all, the Skyhawks scored 15 straight points to cut a 20-point Chargers’ lead to 46-41 with just under 4 minutes left. But after a well-timed timeout by coach Lance Huber, the Chargers steadied themselves and pulled away to a 59-41 win in a Fox Valley Conference crossover boys basketball game in Carpentersville Wednesday night.
  

   
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  Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Jan 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers featuring the best of boys and girls basketball holiday tournaments, wrestling and swimming.
  

   

• Grant homes in on title-game appearance Dec 29, 2011 12:00 AM
  Now in its sixth year, the Grant Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament has never crowned the same champion twice. With the same eight teams invited each year, chances are that would happen sooner or later. The host Bulldogs were going for sooner Thursday night, determined to give themselves a shot at a second title. They fought back from a halftime deficit and dialed up the defensive intensity on McHenry in the second half to get a 65-49 victory that propelled them into tonight’s championship game against Lakes (7 p.m.).
  

   
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  Grant gets it done Dec 28, 2011 12:00 AM
  It’s no wonder Grant scored 80 points on Wednesday night. Nearly two-thirds of those points were scored on high percentage shots taken in the paint. Forwards Jared Helmich and Ilya Kadushin combined for 50 points, pounding their way inside time after time in leading the host Bulldogs to an 80-68 victory over Johnsburg in the second round of the Grant Holiday Tournament.
  

   

• Dundee-Crown bounces back for win Dec 28, 2011 12:00 AM
  Dundee-Crown wasn’t about to let one poor quarter spoil its chance for a win in its own holiday tournament. Outscoring Johnsburg 41-24 during the final three quarters, D-C erased a slow start in knocking off the Skyhawks 53-44 in consolation bracket action of the 29th Annual Charger Classic Wednesday morning in Carpentersville.
  

   

• Lortz sets perfect tone for Fremd Dec 26, 2011 12:00 AM
  Two months ago, Marilyn Lortz was setting the Fremd girls volleyball team to a 26-win season. Monday afternoon, she was setting the tone in the first quarter for Fremd’s girls basketball team in a 67-36 opening-round victory in the 29th annual Charger Classic Christmas Tournament at Dundee-High School in Carpentersville.