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  Introducing the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Today, we introduce you to some amazing teenagers. The members of the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team all have grades and test scores so stellar they could blind. But read past the test scores, and what you find are humble young people, dedicated to learning and intent on using education to further their goals.
  

   
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  Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentionsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   

• DeKalb knocks out defending state champ Kaneland May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kaneland's defense of its IHSA Class 3A baseball title didn't go exactly as planned.
  

   

• Kaneland looking good this year...and beyond May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Eric Bacon didn't realize it until after his Kaneland boys track team had won its fourth straight sectional title. The Knights had scored in 17 of 18 events at the Class 2A Rochelle sectional.
  

   

• Kaneland throttles Rosary May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  McKinzie Mangers' first-inning second life was all the Kaneland softball team needed to make quick work of Rosary on Wednesday afternoon. The Kaneland senior co-captain — moments after Rosary muffed a foul pop that would have been the third out — laced a 2-run single up the middle in the Knights' first at-bat in semifinal action of the IMSA Class 3A regional in Aurora.
  

   
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  Images: West Aurora High School graduation May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Nearly 800 graduates make up the Class of 2012 at West Aurora High School during graduation at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb Sunday, May 20, 2012.
  

   
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  Kaneland aims to maintain focus and recapture the magic May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Here we go again. Believe it or not, it has been nearly a year since Kaneland captured the Class 3A state baseball championship with an 11-3 victory over Oak Forest. "Looking back at it, it was a blur," said Knights coach Brian Aversa. "You have to enjoy it while it lasts. Before I knew it, we were playing on a Saturday for the state championship. "It was great." Despite graduating a ton of talent from last year's team, Kaneland finds itself in a similar position heading into this week's postseason tournament — as the top seed in the regional.
  

   

• West Aurora makes the most of fresh start May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Like the groomed and prepared baseball field at Waubonsie Valley that was ready for Monday's regional quarterfinal game, the postseason is also a clean surface where regular-season accomplishments and mistakes have been wiped away. West Aurora (12-24) came in with the 18th seed in the 19-team Class 4A Romeoville Sectional, but proved again that sometimes seeds are just a way to set up a tournament and not a true mark of what a team is capable of doing. The Blackhawks scored two runs in the top of the first and fought off a Waubonsie rally to prevail over the 13th-seeded Warriors 5-4. West Aurora advances to Wednesday's 4:30 p.m. semifinal contest at Waubonsie against second-seeded Hinsdale South.
  

   

• Kaneland edges Batavia on special night for all May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Already getting together for a good cause, Kaneland and Batavia's baseball teams treated their fans that came out to Fifth Third Bank Ballpark Friday night with plenty of good plays, too.
  

   
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  Graduation photo galleries May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  High school graduations mark the end of an era. For parents and graduates they are by turns solemn, exciting and touching — and something worth remembering. We'll help you do that, with extensive photo galleries on each individual ceremony.
  

   
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  Naperville Central changes its fortunes May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central's Tyler Haines did high jump and hurdles as a sophomore. Last year he didn't even run track. On Thursday night at the Class 3A Naperville North sectional the senior became a state qualifier, among a bounty for a Redhawks squad that hadn't sent an athlete to the state meet since 2009.
  

   

• Kaneland, Burlington go 1-2 at sectional May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kaneland threw Nathaniel Kucera into the 400-meter dash in the hopes of adding some team points to its total. He wound up running a state-qualifying time (50.65). Sophomore Nate Dyer was looking to advance to next weekend's IHSA state meet at Eastern Illinois University in the discus. He threw a 155-foot, 9-inch throw to finish third at the Class 2A Rochelle boy's track sectional.
  

   

• Late goal ends Kaneland’s season May 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  Thanks to sparkling play from junior goalkeeper Jordan Ginther and a little assistance from the crossbar, Kaneland managed to keep Crystal Lake Central off the scoreboard for over 70 minutes in Wednesdays Burlington Central Class 2A semifinal. But, after a pair of narrow misses earlier in the contest, Tigers senior Madie Edwards finally made the Knights pay. Edwards took Katie Becks pass from 35 yards out and launched a rocket off a diving Ginther into the top right corner with 7:45 remaining to give No. 3 seed Crystal Lake Central a 1-0 victory over the second-seeded Knights.
  

   

• It’s graduation time at Waubonsee Community College May 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  One of the most important days of the year is fast approaching. At Waubonsee Community College, this exciting day takes place May 17. Its graduation day or commencement the day graduates walk across the stage and are recognized for earning their degrees.
  

   
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  Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 15, 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 baseball, softball, track, volleyball, tennis and soccer.
  

   
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  Doubles key in Naperville Central’s DVC triumph May 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central senior first doubles player Matt Mason welcomed the pressure that was on him and his partner Wesley Lo in Mondays final round of the DuPage Valley Conference championship tournament. The makeshift doubles team which had only played together once before this season responded to the situation with a clutch 6-0, 6-0 win in the final to lead the Redhawks to their third straight DVC tennis title, and once again it was rival Naperville North in second just 1 point back.
  

   
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  Hoffman sports leader up to bat with Italian teamMay 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Hoffman Estates resident Peter M. Caliendo has made baseball his life. He was the director of baseball operations when the former Schaumburg Flyers started. He even travels the world as president of Schaumburg-based Caliendo Sports International, where he trains coaches and helps baseball teams play overseas. Now, he's tipping the hat to his heritage and has become the head of a baseball team in Grosseto, Italy.
  

   

• Now hear this: Meadows ready for postseason May 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  End-of-the-year tournaments can be the forum for a team to make a statement heading into the postseason. If thats the case, Rolling Meadows spoke up loud and clear Saturday. The Mustangs won 4 of 5 matches at the Fremd Invitational, losing only to eventual champion West Aurora, to claim the runner-up trophy.
  

   
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  Burlington Central blanks Kaneland May 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  This is exactly how the Burlington Central girls soccer team wanted to head into the postseason. The Rockets controlled possession most of the match Saturday and scored twice in a 7-minute span in the first half to defeat Kaneland, 3-0, in their final regular-season match. Hands down it was our most complete game, Rockets coach Mike Gecan said. Great way to honor our seniors and send off them off the right way.
  

   

• Dixon edges Kaneland to win conference title May 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  Brimming with confidence after capturing a share of first place at last weeks Kane County Meet, Kaneland hoped to repeat that effort in Fridays Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Meet at DeKalb. The Knights swept all four relay events and held a slight edge for most of the meet before Dixon pulled in front with 16 points in the 200 meter dash.