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Marengo comes back to down Burlington Central May 25, 2013 12:00 AM
Marengo’s softball team may have lost its two battles with Burlington Central in April, but on Saturday the Indians won the war. Marengo, the 2011 Class 3A state champion and last year’s runner-up, showed its mettle by trailing the Rockets until the sixth inning before coming back to win. The Indians finally broke through against BC junior left-hander Brooke Gaylord, scoring 3 runs and then adding one in the top of the seventh to beat Central 4-2 in the championship game of the Class 3A Sycamore sectional.
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.
Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Mar 26, 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 boys volleyball, gymnastics, softball, girls soccer and water polo.
Burlington Central stays perfect in BN-East Jan 12, 2013 12:00 AM
sThe Burlington Central boys basketball team demonstrated improvement in aspects of the game coach Brett Porto has been stressing in Saturday’s 63-48 victory over Marengo on Rocket Hill. Porto wants to see more scoring from his reserves. The Rockets obliged with 22 points off the bench, led by 6 from junior James Raney, who splashed a pair of 3-pointers.
Burlington Central rolls over Marengo Jan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Burlington Central's offense looked a bit rusty coming out of Christmas break, but the defense looked plenty sharp. The Rockets forced 33 turnovers and held Marengo to 6 first-half points in posting a 46-21 win Friday night. Central knocked the rust off the offense in the second half as Alison Colby scored 10 of her game-high 14 points in the Big Northern East matchup in Burlington.
Images: Marengo vs. Hampshire, boys basketball Dec 11, 2012 12:00 AM
The Indians of Marengo traveled to Hampshire Tuesday night for a boys basketball matchup against the Whip-Purs.
Hampshire wins in Barnett’s return Dec 11, 2012 12:00 AM
A stress-free game was exactly what Bob Barnett needed Tuesday night in his return to the bench. The Hampshire boys basketball team cruised to a 52-38 nonconference victory over Marengo as Barnett came back to coach in his first game this season. "I feel great," Barnett said. "My wife came up to me before the game, gave me a kiss and said, You're already red in the face. You've got to relax.' " Barnett suffered two heart attacks on Nov. 20 and missed the first six games of the season. Originally he was told he could not return until Dec. 20, but after meeting with his doctors the timeframe was moved up. He was given medical clearance to return to practice on Monday.
Burlington C. makes adjustments, wins No. 5 Sep 28, 2012 12:00 AM
There’s an old saying that lack of preparation leads to great perspiration, but after host Marengo scored a touchdown in the first two minutes of Friday night’s Big Northern East conference match-up, Burlington Central coaches may have felt as if they over-prepared for the host team. The Rockets’ coaching staff made adjustments after that initial drive and Burlington Central came back to capture a 28-6 victory and become playoff eligible for the second straight year.
Burlington Central doesn’t get trapped Sep 19, 2012 12:00 AM
Marv Leavitt called it a "trap game". It's that game you know you're supposed to win but after a tough road loss the night before and the goings on of homecoming week, Leavitt had cause to be a little concerned when his Burlington Central girls volleyball team hosted Marengo in Big Northern East action on Rocket Hill Wednesday evening. And even though Marengo was the aggressor early on, Burlington Central's superior defense and serving won out in the end as the Rockets notched a 25-14, 25-17 win just 24 hours after suffering a tough 3-set loss at Richmond-Burton in a battle for first place in the conference.
Big Northern East still goes through Richmond Aug 23, 2012 12:00 AM
When is a question more like an answer? When the question pertains to Richmond-Burton's ability to reload and still challenge for the Big Northern Conference's East Division title. Entering last season it seemed as though the Rockets' run of back-to-back division titles was in jeopardy. They opened the campaign with new players at 17 of 22 positions following an 11-1 finish in 2010. They were vulnerable, right?
Marengo stops Grayslake North Jun 5, 2012 12:00 AM
Grayslake North fell to defending state champ 2-1 in Tuesday's Class 3A DeKalb supersectional, but it was a vast improvement over a 7-0 loss to the same team last year as the Knights wrapped up the most successful season in the program's history.
Marengo blanks Burlington Central Jun 2, 2012 12:00 AM
Several times Burlington Central had the baserunner and the Rockets were just waiting for that one big hit to score. It never came. Despite outhitting Marengo 8-4 and having more baserunners, Central could not manage a run in its 3-0 loss in a semifinal of the Class 3A Belvidere North softball sectional Saturday.
Rain forces reschedules of Fox Valley tournament games May 31, 2012 12:00 AM
Thursday's rain set back Class 3A and 4A baseball and sectional semifinals for five Fox Valley teams.
Burlington Central advances to regional final May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
Burlington Central junior Michael Scott hasn't been used as a reliever since early on this season. But Wednesday he was forced to. He came in with the bases loaded and no outs in the fifth inning with the tying run on first base. The right-hander got out of the jam with allowing only run — that coming on an error — as the top-seeded Rockets beat No. 4 Marengo, 8-4, in the semifinals of the Class 3A Hampshire baseball regional.
Burlington Central’s Jensen lights out against Marengo Apr 12, 2012 12:00 AM
No opposing baseball coach can offer his team a better scouting report on burgeoning Burlington Central ace Riley Jensen this season than first-year Marengo coach Josh Maas, but no amount of inside information could slow Jensen in Centrals 10-0, six-inning victory on Rocket Hill Thursday. Maas, a 2003 Central graduate who worked as an assistant varsity coach for the Rockets the past three seasons, could only watch as Jensen repeatedly painted corners with his tailing fastball and cutter to complete Centrals 2-game Big Northern East series sweep.
Marengo beats Burlington Central again Apr 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Burlington Central had the champs on the ropes. But the champs counterpunched and finally knocked the Rockets out. Defending Big Northern East and state Class 3A champ Marengo rallied for 5 runs in the fourth inning to overcome an early deficit and down Central, 11-7, in Big Northern East softball action in Marengo Thursday.
Melson, Marengo top Burlington Central Apr 10, 2012 12:00 AM
Burlington Central knew exactly what Marengo pitcher Lindsay Melson was going to do. The Rockets just had a hard time reacting to Melsons up pitch. Melson struck out 15 Rocket batters as the Indians took a 2-1 victory in the Big Northern East opener for both teams on Rocket Hill Tuesday.
Kaneland rallies past Marengo Feb 7, 2012 12:00 AM
It’s rare to find a leading scorer like Kaneland junior Ashley Prost. Look up and down at almost any team’s top scorer and they have at least one thing in common — varsity experience. It could be a star coming back after a big year, or even a role player the season before now taking on the scoring load after graduation losses. On the rare occasions a freshman phenom or transfer might break on the scene.
Images: Marengo vs. Kaneland girls basketball Feb 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Kaneland hosted Marengo in a girls basketball matchup Tuesday night in Maple Park.
Images: Hampshire vs. Marengo boys basketball Feb 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Marengo lost 40-21 to Hampshire in a boys basketball matchup Tuesday night in Marengo. The Whip-Purs' Tyler Watzlawick scored his 1000th career point in the victory.