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Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 14, 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 water polo, track, baseball, softball, gymnastics, volleyball and soccer.
Youthful St. Charles North searching for consistency May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Perhaps St. Charles North baseball coach Todd Genke should have figured this would be a challenging season when the team's annual trip to downstate Marion was shortened due to a late-March snowstorm. Whatever the case, it definitely has not been business as usual for the North Stars this season.
Top seeds feature a Tri-Cities flavor May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
One of the most successful regular seasons in area girls soccer came to a close Saturday when Rosary defeated St. Francis to win the Suburban Christian Conference title. Now all eyes move to the postseason. In the Class 3A tournament, St. Charles North, St. Charles East and Batavia grabbed the top three seeds in the Hoffman Estates sectional.
Kaneland snares sectional title May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Kaneland girls track coach Doug Ecker says his team's goal going into a sectional meet is to qualify as many athletes as possible to the state meet. But earning a sectional championship is nice too. The Knights won the Class 2A Burlington Central sectional title Friday night with 83 points. Hampshire was second with 74. Burlington Central took third with 69 points.
Top moments in high school sportsApr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
High school athletes across the suburbs face off on basketball courts, football fields and baseball diamonds; they size each other up in tennis matches, around golf tees and across wrestling mats. The give it their all for their schools, their teams, their classmates and their coaches. The Daily Herald put together a video to honor athletes at our suburban high schools. Watch this feature to see some of the top moments in high school sports.
FieldTurf making East Side Complex a popular place Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
There are a number of advantages in being a resident of St. Charles. Both of the city's high schools — St. Charles North (21st) and St. Charles East (39th) — were recently named to the "Top 50" annual list published by U.S. News & World Report that ranks each state's high schools. They were the only 2 Kane County high schools to make the list. Both high schools were also recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
Kaneland runs away with title at Crystal Lake C. Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
With 3 first place finishes and 5 seconds, Kaneland cruised with 140 ½ points to the team title of the Crystal Lake Central boys track invitational Friday night. Host Crystal Lake Central was a distant second with 82 points. Harlem placed third with a score of 74 and Burlington Central was fourth with 68 points.
Kaneland trio taking off Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Kaneland has qualified a pole vaulter to the state finals 30 straight years. This year a playoff series may be required simply to decide who gets a chance at No. 31.
Kaneland repeats Peterson titleApr 20, 2013 12:00 AM
The three individuals Kaneland boys track coach Eric Baron credited as most valuable to the Knights' victorious outing at Saturdays' Peterson Prep Invitational didn't run, throw or jump in anything. They made it possible for those who did.
Expected to be good, Batavia baseball, Saints softball better than advertised Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Prior to the start of the high school — I can't wait until it actually starts feeling like — spring season, two local teams were included among the annual preview stories. Nothing fancy, nothing new. Overlooked by some, Batavia's baseball team began its season last month with a game that wasn't even listed on its original schedule.
St. Charles East shuts out Kaneland Apr 13, 2013 12:00 AM
It takes something out of the ordinary to beat Kaneland keeper Jordan Ginther. On Saturday, for 77 minutes, the only shot St. Charles East was able to put past the Knights shot-stopping superstar was a ball that hit Shannon Rasmussen in the face and redirected into the net within the opening 2 minutes of play. "Their keeper is fantastic and we knew that before the game started," Rasmussen said. "We had a bunch of chances but we couldn't put it away. We kept hitting it straight at her or taking really far-out shots." Rasmussen scored the other goal of the match with three minutes left when she placed a quickly-taken free kick into the right side netting. The 2-0 nonconference victory is the Saints' fourth in a row and continues a 10-match unbeaten run that started with the second match of the season. St. Charles East enters Tuesday's key matchup with crosstown rival St. Charles North 9-1-1.
Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Apr 9, 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 volleyball, softbal, baseballl, tennis, track and soccer.
Kaneland comes back to upend Rochelle Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Kaneland started its quest for a fourth straight Northern Illinois Big XII title Tuesday by overcoming what had been its biggest problem in its nonconference games. Struggling to get their offense on track, the Knights found a way to put three runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning without a hit. Those three runs proved to be the difference in a 6-4 win over Rochelle.
Eckert, Kaneland continue fast start Apr 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Ellissa Eckert is making life easier for the Kaneland softball team, and her teammates sure made her job easier Saturday at Batavia. Coming into the season with a number of experienced and talented hitters, one of the few question marks for the 2013 Knights would who would replace 20-game winner Delani Vest in the circle. With a 4-0 record through Kaneland's first seven games, Eckert certainly has given the Knights just the pitcher they needed. And with 11 runs in the first inning Saturday, those Knights gave Eckert what every pitcher would want — a double-digit lead before she even tossed a pitch. Kaneland coasted from there to a 17-1 victory, improving its record to 6-1 as it gets ready to start playing more Northern Illinois Big XII games in defense of its conference championship.
Former state champs find mixed results in collegeApr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Kathryn Kat' Warner received a humbling dose of reality when arriving at East Carolina University in Greenville, S.C. to continue her track and field career at the next level. "It is a whole different world compared to a high school setting," said Warner, a 2010 Batavia graduate who shook off nearly two years of injuries to win the Class 3A state championship in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior. "Once you enter the college world (in track and field), everyone is a state champion." Warner is one of five former state champions from the area in track and field currently competing at the collegiate level.
About time we’ve got baseball and softball to talk about Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
In celebration of the opening week of the high school baseball/softball season, here are 9 things on my mind:
Girls track: Scouting the Tri-Cities area Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Here's a look at what to expect from the high school girls track teams of the Tri-Cities area this spring.
Boys track: Scouting the Tri-Cities area Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Here's a look at what to expect from the high school boys track teams of the Tri-Cities area this spring.
Tri-Cities area boys tennis preview Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
The battle for the best boys tennis team in the Upstate Eight Conference could not have been much more competitive than it was a year ago, and all signs point to a repeat of that exciting race this spring.
Scouting Tri-Cities area boys volleyball teamsMar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
In just its second year with a boys volleyball program in 2012, Geneva went 17-12 and tied St. Charles East for the Upstate Eight Conference River title. While starting a team can often lead to years of growing pains and losing seasons, Vikings coach KC Johnsen thinks he knows why the Vikings have been successful so quickly. "We've been lucky that some really good athletes have decided to give volleyball a try," Johnsen said. "That makes a lot of difference. They pick it up very fast and move well on the court and are competitive guys and jump a little bit. Makes it a quicker jump start. (We wouldn't have won so fast) if we didn't have such good athletes."