Articles filed under McHenry East High School

• Dundee-Crown can’t sustain lead Sep 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  Dundee-Crown dominated McHenry during the first half of Friday night's game. Despite being the most physical team that the Chargers have faced this season, D-C was able to come out as the aggressor. Led by 147 yards from Cody Lane, the Chargers rushed for 191 yards in building a 17-14 halftime lead. But D-C failed to sustain the push, eventually falling 40-30 in the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division opener for both teams at McCracken Field in McHenry. The loss denied the Chargers their first 3-0 start to a season since 1987.
  

   

• McHenry rolls up the points vs. Larkin Aug 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Larkin and McHenry were locked in a good battle until the second quarter of Friday's season opener at Memorial Field in Elgin. Then the visiting Warriors capitalized on 3 second-quarter Larkin turnovers and the Royals' porous run defense to turn a 12-10 deficit after a quarter into a 60-20 blowout.
  

   

• Loud and proud: Carmel mutes McHenry May 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kelley Dodge's sharp, two-out single past McHenry shortstop Alex McClaughry drove in junior catcher Skyler Zak to break an 8-8 tie in the seventhing inning to give Carmel a 9-8 walk-off victory in Cary in Class 3A sectional action.
  

   

• McHenry makes it out of Warren regional May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A one-and-done candidate considering it opened the state tournament with Zion-Benton, McHenry's softball team relies on a one-play-at-a-time approach. At Warren on Saturday, one swing from freshman Kristin Koepke got the young Warriors rolling, and when the Class 4A regional final was over, a 1 seed was done. Behind Koepke's pitching and a 15-hit attack, which also included long home runs by Koepke and power-hitting catcher Mikaela Mitsch, No. 3 McHenry stunned top-seeded Warren 6-1 Saturday.
  

   

• Stevenson claims Palatine sectional titleMay 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  It was not an easy task by any stretch of the imagination, but the top-seeded Stevenson boys water polo team managed to hold off No. 2 McHenry for the championship of the Palatine sectional Saturday afternoon. The game featured back and forth action the entire way with the Patriots (24-8) holding off a late rally by the Warriors (17-7-1) to capture a 16-15 victory and advance to the Elite Eight next Thursday in their own pool. Stevenson will face Lockport in the state quarterfinals at 8:15 p.m. The Patriots got contributions from a wide variety of players in the high-scoring contest, including 4 goals by senior Alex Shkiler, and 3 goals apiece by Chris Hodges, Mitchell Sokolsky, and Kyle Plotsky.
  

   

• McHenry nips Cary-Grove again May 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  It was a freshman duo Cary-Grove just couldnt contain. Carly Mattson delivered the game-winning single in the seventh inning while Kristen Koepke hurled a 7-hit shutout as McHenry edged Cary-Grove 1-0 in Fox Valley Conference Valley Div ision softball action in Cary Monday afternoon.
  

   

• Maranto pitches in as Mundelein tops McHenry May 5, 2012 12:00 AM
  Chris Maranto got his first varsity pitching start for Mundeleins baseball team Saturday, and the Division I-bound middle infielder didnt disappoint. Maranto allowed only 1 run and 5 hits over 5 innings, as the Mustangs defeated visiting McHenry 8-3 in a nonconference game. I just came out and threw strikes and did whatever it took to win, said Maranto, who signed this spring with Butler University.
  

   

• Kleinofen’s clutch grab lifts Grayslake Central Apr 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  A big grab of a popup by Jay Kleinofen helped Grayslake Central turn things around on the way to a come-from-behind 6-3 victory over McHenry on Saturday.
  

   

• Gordon pitches in, in a pinch, for Warren Mar 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  To conserve his pitchers before a spring trip, Warren baseball coach Clint Smothers promoted sophomore Wes Gordon for a start on Saturday against McHenry. Gordon tossed 4 scoreless innings to help the Blue Devils win 3-2.
  

   
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  Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Mar 13, 2012 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 sectional basketball games and boys gymnastics.
  

   
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  Elgin has enough to advance Mar 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  Elgin's boys basketball team will certainly have better offensive efforts than the one it had Wednesday night. But the Maroons were able to advance to the Class 4A Dundee-Crown sectional final with tough, hard-nosed, pressure defense. Limiting McHenry to 2 free throws in the second quarter and 20 points in the final three quarters, Elgin was able to pull out a hard-fought 43-34 win over the Warriors in a semifinal game in Carpentersville.
  

   

• McHenry puts away Crystal Lake South Mar 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  Top-seeded McHenry saved its best for last. Outscoring second-seeded Crystal Lake South 12-2 in the final three minutes, the Warriors rallied for a 51-44 win over the upset-minded Gators In the championship game of the Class 4A Cary-Grove regional Friday night.
  

   
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  Boys basketball/Scouting Fox Valley regional finals Mar 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  A preview of Class 4A boys basketball regional finals in the Fox Valley.
  

   

• McHenry tops Cary-Grove Feb 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  The effort was stellar. But the results were not what Cary-Grove boys basketball coach Ralph Schueltze and his team were looking for. Trailing for the better part of three quarters, top-seeded McHenry outscored fourth-seeded and upset-minded Cary-Grove 15-8 in the fourth quarter in posting a 45-40 win in semifinal action of the Class 4A Cary-Grove regional Tuesday night.
  

   

• Hampshire knocks off McHenry Feb 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  McHenry’s Robert Tonyan was nearly unstoppable. But Hampshire’s Tyler Crater wasn’t bad, either. And he had more help. Crater led four Whip-purs in double figures with 19 points and Hampshire overcame Tonyan’s 23-point effort to beat the Warriors, 62-50, in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball crossover at Hampshire Friday night.
  

   

• Huntley gets past McHenry Feb 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Huntley boys basketball coach Marty Manning, guard Troy Miller and center Amanze Egekeze all came to a consensus as to the saving grace in Friday’s game. Defense. Defense. Defense. When the Red Raiders’ offense scored just 4 points in the fourth quarter of the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game at McHenry, the defense allowed just 2 points. The defense proved good enough to hang on for a 34-29 victory.
  

   

• Stupar’s 3-pointer wins it for Dundee-Crown Jan 31, 2012 12:00 AM
  Will Stupar just couldn’t find his shooting touch. Stupar, who misfired on his first 8 shots, found his range just in time. Off a perfect feed from Cordero Parson, Stupar nailed a 3-pointer with 39 seconds remaining to give Dundee-Crown an exhilarating come-from-behind 51-49 victory over upset-minded and host McHenry in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division boys basketball action Tuesday night.
  

   

• Tough defense sparks Cary-Grove Jan 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  It is hard to win when you shoot 28 percent from the field, 20 percent from 3-point range and commit 23 turnovers. Cary-Grove was able to overcome a miserable offensive effort with stifling, pressure and harassing defense. Holding McHenry to 8 field goals, the Trojans were able slug their way to a 36-25 win over the host Warriors in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division girls basketball action at McHenry Saturday.
  

   

• Dundee-Crown survives McHenry upset bid Jan 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  It seemed like every time Dundee-Crown needed a big basket junior guard Brandon Rodriguez delivered. Scoring 20 points, including 4 in the last 28 seconds, Rodriguez helped propel the Chargers to a 48-43 victory over upset-minded McHenry in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division boys basketball action in Carpentersville Friday night.
  

   

• 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.).