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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."
Images: Softball and Baseball Prep Trading Cards Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Images of Daily Herald baseball and softball virtual trading cards, previewing the spring high school sports season in the suburbs of Chicago.
Tri-Cities softball preview Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
A preview of the Tri-Cities area softball teams.
Tri-Cities girls soccer season preview Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Here's what to expect from Tri-Cities area high school girls soccer teams this spring.
Tri-Cities baseball preview Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
A preview of the Tri-Cities area baseball teams.
Cubs affiliation excites Cougars Mar 18, 2013 12:00 AM
So much for Spring fever. It certainly hasn't felt like baseball weather these days. Bone-chilling temperatures have been the norm instead of the exception this month while shoveling snow has been much more commonplace than seeing local baseball or softball players swinging bats outdoors. At this point, I'd actually settle for a few 45-degree afternoons rather than the 30-degree temperatures that we've been experiencing lately across Chicagoland. But believe it or not, baseball season is just around the corner — I think. Weather permitting, of course. Nobody is looking forward to the first pitch of the 2013 season more than Kane County Cougars general manager Curtis Haug.
Looking back at the best of the basketball season Mar 13, 2013 12:00 AM
As the high school boys basketball season enters its final week, one important question remains — can anyone stop Simeon from capturing its fourth consecutive Class 4A state championship this weekend in Peoria? West Aurora, which suffered a 60-47 loss to the 3-time defending state champions in the finals of the Pontiac Holiday Tournament back in late December, found itself one half away from another crack at the top-ranked Wolverines until a 17-0 third-quarter run by Proviso East in Tuesday night's Hinsdale Central supersectional ended the Blackhawks' season. Proviso East's 62-52 come-from-beind win sets up a rematch of last year's 4A state title game — won by Simeon in an instant classic, 50-48. It has been 5 years since the last non-Chicago Public League team captured the 4A state title — Richards in 2008. Here is my personal recap of the 2012-13 boys/girls basketball season:
Tri-Cities All-Area girls basketball team Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Introducing the 2012-13 Tri-Cities all-area girls basketball team.
Boys basketball: Tri-Cities all-area team Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Introducing the 2012-13 TriCities all-area boys basketball team.
Saying goodbye to seniors never an easy job Mar 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Win and advance. Lose and go home. Those are the basics when describing the annual Illinois High School Association’s boys basketball tournament. However, it doesn’t tell the entire story. In fact, it’s an oversimplification that barely scratches the surface.
Kaneland High’s scholastic bowl champs to host regionals Feb 28, 2013 12:00 AM
The Kaneland High School Scholastic Bowl team participated in the Northern Illinois Big XII Conference Championships on Feb. 23. For the third straight year, the Knights swept through the teams from the East to take home the division title. In the Championship match against Streator, Kaneland defeated the Western Division Champs by the score of 310-200 to take home the Conference Championship for the second time in three years.
Defense carries St. Francis past Kaneland Feb 27, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Francis boys basketball coach Bob Ward is realistic when it comes to the Spartans’ limitations. “We know we’re not a 70-plus (point) potential scoring team,” Ward said Wednesday night after the nightcap of the IMSA Class 3A regional with third-seeded Kaneland. But St. Francis lived to play another day after its defense carried the squad past the Knights 43-32 in Aurora.
Everyone shares a goal next week — survive and advance Feb 23, 2013 12:00 AM
There are a few weeks of the year that I enjoy a little more than most. This coming week is one of them. Monday night signals the opening tip-off of the Illinois High School Association's annual basketball tournament at gymnasiums throughout the state. It's America's Original March Madness with a 4-day head start this time around that I like to call, "February Frenzy."
Kaneland rallies to win NI Big XII outright Feb 22, 2013 12:00 AM
If it's late in the basketball season and Kaneland is playing at Rochelle, chances are it's a big game. And the Knights are making a habit of winning those big games. After beating the Hubs two years ago on their homecourt in the final game of the season to win the Northern Illinois Big XII title, Kaneland repeated history with a 69-66 history Friday to claim this year's championship.
Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Feb 19, 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 basketball, state wrestling and state gymnastics.
No questions about what ‘Q’ has meant to Poulin, N. Stars Feb 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Known to many as "Q," Quinten Payne has made quite an impact on the St. Charles North's basketball program since his arrival as a sophomore two years ago. After averaging 12.3 points and 5 rebounds per game as a sophomore, Payne earned all-Upstate Eight Conference River Division honors for the second straight season a year ago while scoring 17 points and snaring 6.7 rebounds per contest. The 6-foot-4 guard has saved the best for last during his senior campaign this season.
West Aurora, Kaneland both bounce back Feb 16, 2013 12:00 AM
West Aurora 80, West Chicago 35: The Blackhawks kept their hopes for a share of the DuPage Valley Conference title alive with a convincing road victory. Jontrel Walker netted a game-high 20 points for West Aurora (20-5, 11-2) while Josh McAuley added 16.
Marmion, Kaneland wrestlers state titles Feb 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Johnny Jimenez placed himself in rarified air, and George Fisher had perhaps the most stunning verdict on the championship night of the Class 3A individual wrestling state tournament Saturday night at the University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall.