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Talented Neuqua Valley blows away Elgin
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/7/2010
Elgin had the misfortune Saturday of facing Upstate Eight Conference co-leader Neuqua Valley after the Wildcats spent the week honing their already impressive act with five intense practices. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/7/2010
Elgin had the misfortune Saturday of facing Upstate Eight Conference co-leader Neuqua Valley after the Wildcats spent the week honing their already impressive act with five intense practices. FULL STORY
Westminster Christian earns No. 1 regional seed
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
Westminster Christian was voted the No. 1 seed by coaches in the upcoming Class 1A regional the Warriors will host, according to seeds published on the IHSA Web site Thursday. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
Westminster Christian was voted the No. 1 seed by coaches in the upcoming Class 1A regional the Warriors will host, according to seeds published on the IHSA Web site Thursday. FULL STORY
Scouting the weekend in the Fox Valley
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
South Elgin (14-7, 4-2) at Streamwood (6-12, 2-4): How well South Elgin's big men handle the Sabres' interior strength could determine the winner in this Upstate Eight Conference matchup between District U-46 schools. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
South Elgin (14-7, 4-2) at Streamwood (6-12, 2-4): How well South Elgin's big men handle the Sabres' interior strength could determine the winner in this Upstate Eight Conference matchup between District U-46 schools. FULL STORY
Daum, Mize excel at Cardinal Stritch
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
Senior Brittney Daum (Dundee-Crown) and freshman Caitlin Mize (Crystal Lake South) are enjoying a successful season with the Cardinal Stritch University women's basketball team. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
Senior Brittney Daum (Dundee-Crown) and freshman Caitlin Mize (Crystal Lake South) are enjoying a successful season with the Cardinal Stritch University women's basketball team. FULL STORY
Elgin's Carter family devoted to coaching
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
The Carter family of Elgin is living proof that athletic leadership begins at home. The Carters - parents Deryl and Marlene and their adult children, daughters Corry, Katy and son Deryn - have spent their lives playing and/or coaching sports, a legacy to which the second generation continues to add. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/5/2010
The Carter family of Elgin is living proof that athletic leadership begins at home. The Carters - parents Deryl and Marlene and their adult children, daughters Corry, Katy and son Deryn - have spent their lives playing and/or coaching sports, a legacy to which the second generation continues to add. FULL STORY
Elgin turns the tables on Larkin for 63-55 win
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/3/2010
At halftime of Tuesday's nonconference boys basketball game between rivals Elgin and Larkin, a female Larkin student used the public address system to ask a boy to turnabout. It wouldn't be the last time the tables would turn. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/3/2010
At halftime of Tuesday's nonconference boys basketball game between rivals Elgin and Larkin, a female Larkin student used the public address system to ask a boy to turnabout. It wouldn't be the last time the tables would turn. FULL STORY
Elgin, Larkin looking to snap losing streaks
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/2/2010
Something has to give when the boys basketball teams from Elgin and Larkin lock horns for the second time this season tonight at Larkin at 7:15 p.m. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 2/2/2010
Something has to give when the boys basketball teams from Elgin and Larkin lock horns for the second time this season tonight at Larkin at 7:15 p.m. FULL STORY
Burlington Central has successful 3-0 Saturday
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/31/2010
Burlington Central junior Omar Awad was in unfamiliar territory as he entered the final match of a quadrangular wrestling meet on Rocket Hill Saturday afternoon. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/31/2010
Burlington Central junior Omar Awad was in unfamiliar territory as he entered the final match of a quadrangular wrestling meet on Rocket Hill Saturday afternoon. FULL STORY
Bartlett claws its way past Streamwood
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/30/2010
The Bartlett boys basketball players resembled Babe Winkelman on a bad day for most of Friday's Upstate Eight rivalry game against visiting Streamwood. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/30/2010
The Bartlett boys basketball players resembled Babe Winkelman on a bad day for most of Friday's Upstate Eight rivalry game against visiting Streamwood. FULL STORY
Larkin hoping to end January futility
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/29/2010
The Larkin boys basketball program and the month of January simply don't see eye to eye. The Royals have not won a game in the first month of the year since Jan. 26, 2006, when they defeated St. Charles North 56-43. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/29/2010
The Larkin boys basketball program and the month of January simply don't see eye to eye. The Royals have not won a game in the first month of the year since Jan. 26, 2006, when they defeated St. Charles North 56-43. FULL STORY
Scouting the weekend in the Fox Valley
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/29/2010
This weekend's boys basketball games in the Fox Valley run the gamut from a storyline perspective. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/29/2010
This weekend's boys basketball games in the Fox Valley run the gamut from a storyline perspective. FULL STORY
No. 3 Winnebago rolls over Hampshire
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/28/2010
It didn't take long for visiting Winnebago to show Hampshire why it holds the No. 3 ranking in Class 2A. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/28/2010
It didn't take long for visiting Winnebago to show Hampshire why it holds the No. 3 ranking in Class 2A. FULL STORY
Griffin helps Naperville North get past Bartlett
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/27/2010
Bartlett's scouting report on the Naperville North boys basketball team centered on containing some key suspects. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/27/2010
Bartlett's scouting report on the Naperville North boys basketball team centered on containing some key suspects. FULL STORY
Hyde Park handles Bartlett
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/24/2010
A lapse in defensive discipline cost Bartlett's boys basketball team for the second time this week in a 68-56 loss to Hyde Park at the inaugural Tomcat Hoopfest at East Aurora High School Saturday. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/24/2010
A lapse in defensive discipline cost Bartlett's boys basketball team for the second time this week in a 68-56 loss to Hyde Park at the inaugural Tomcat Hoopfest at East Aurora High School Saturday. FULL STORY
Scouting the weekend in the Fox Valley
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/22/2010
It's another important weekend for area boys basketball teams as league races heat up, particularly in the Fox Valley Conference. Here's a look at what to expect in those matchups as well as some intriguing nonconference games. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/22/2010
It's another important weekend for area boys basketball teams as league races heat up, particularly in the Fox Valley Conference. Here's a look at what to expect in those matchups as well as some intriguing nonconference games. FULL STORY
South Elgin rally falls short at East Aurora
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/22/2010
A key matchup between Upstate Eight Conference unbeatens went down to the wire in Aurora Thursday night. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/22/2010
A key matchup between Upstate Eight Conference unbeatens went down to the wire in Aurora Thursday night. FULL STORY
Scouting Thursday's games in the Fox Valley
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/21/2010
It's an important night in the Upstate Eight Conference race with two games involving the league's top four teams: Neuqua Valley, Bartlett, South Elgin and East Aurora. Those four enter tonight's contests with a combined record of 44-15. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/21/2010
It's an important night in the Upstate Eight Conference race with two games involving the league's top four teams: Neuqua Valley, Bartlett, South Elgin and East Aurora. Those four enter tonight's contests with a combined record of 44-15. FULL STORY
Huntley storms back to nip Dundee-Crown
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/21/2010
Slowing things down might seem like an odd solution for a team that had scored only 15 points in 19 minutes, yet that was how Huntley rallied from a 9-point deficit to win 45-43 at Dundee-Crown Wednesday. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/21/2010
Slowing things down might seem like an odd solution for a team that had scored only 15 points in 19 minutes, yet that was how Huntley rallied from a 9-point deficit to win 45-43 at Dundee-Crown Wednesday. FULL STORY
Aurora Christian gets best of Westminster
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/20/2010
Westminster Christian coach Bruce Firchau, a member of the Illinois High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, uses bullet points written on the blackboard of a classroom to illustrate points of emphasis before home games. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/20/2010
Westminster Christian coach Bruce Firchau, a member of the Illinois High School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, uses bullet points written on the blackboard of a classroom to illustrate points of emphasis before home games. FULL STORY
McKinney, Rich East run away with Dundee-Crown
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/19/2010
The boys basketball teams from Rich East and Dundee-Crown find themselves in the same boat this season in one key respect. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/19/2010
The boys basketball teams from Rich East and Dundee-Crown find themselves in the same boat this season in one key respect. FULL STORY
St. Charles East overcomes adversity to down Jacobs
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/19/2010
The St. Charles East boys basketball team was given some disappointing news before Monday's game against Jacobs at the inaugural Woodstock North Martin Luther King, Jr. Classic. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/19/2010
The St. Charles East boys basketball team was given some disappointing news before Monday's game against Jacobs at the inaugural Woodstock North Martin Luther King, Jr. Classic. FULL STORY
It's the same old story for Elgin
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/17/2010
Elgin's 64-56 loss to visiting Rockford Jefferson in all-too familiar fashion brought out the headline writer in Maroons coach Mike Sitter Saturday. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/17/2010
Elgin's 64-56 loss to visiting Rockford Jefferson in all-too familiar fashion brought out the headline writer in Maroons coach Mike Sitter Saturday. FULL STORY
Larkin can't catch up to Bartlett in UEC
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/16/2010
The Bartlett boys basketball team was running hot before fans had time to warm their seats Friday. In fact, the Hawks were stellar at the starts of both the first and third quarters of a 75-55 Upstate Eight Conference victory over visiting Larkin. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/16/2010
The Bartlett boys basketball team was running hot before fans had time to warm their seats Friday. In fact, the Hawks were stellar at the starts of both the first and third quarters of a 75-55 Upstate Eight Conference victory over visiting Larkin. FULL STORY
Big weekend on tap in Fox Valley
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/15/2010
The action sizzles this weekend as local teams delve into the meat of their respective conference schedules. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 1/15/2010
The action sizzles this weekend as local teams delve into the meat of their respective conference schedules. FULL STORY
Young pups are carrying a big bite around Fox Valley
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/14/2010
What used to be rare has become commonplace this season. ">It used to be that freshmen were raw pups meant to be developed. Place them at the lower levels of a basketball program for a year or two, let them polish their skills as they get acclimated to high school and hope the upperclassmen don't con them into buying a fake elevator pass. FULL STORY
By Jerry Fitzpatrick | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/14/2010
What used to be rare has become commonplace this season. ">It used to be that freshmen were raw pups meant to be developed. Place them at the lower levels of a basketball program for a year or two, let them polish their skills as they get acclimated to high school and hope the upperclassmen don't con them into buying a fake elevator pass. FULL STORY
