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Jacobs holds off St. Viator
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/21/2009
You couldn't tell by the postgame attitude of the Jacobs girls basketball team that the Golden Eagles had won a game Friday night. FULL STORY

St. Edward grad Yohn already fitting in at Bradley
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
People around Elgin and St. Edward High School have always known what kind of basketball player and person Katie Yohn is. Her talents on the court and her character are what earned her a basketball scholarship at Bradley University in Peoria. FULL STORY

Bumbales, Smith fit right in with Elgin, Burlington Central
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 11/20/2009
Each program has had its share of success over the years, albeit one a little more than the other. But each program has gone through changes over the last few years that haven't transcended to the greatest of success on the basketball court. FULL STORY

Scouting Jacobs Golden Eagles
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
Coming off a 20-win season with four starters back, Jacobs should be right in the mix contending for the Valley championship. FULL STORY

Scouting Hampshire Whip-Purs
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
With three starters returning in Heine, Cassie Dumoulin and Alex Dumoulin, Hampshire figures to be the team to beat in the Big Northern East again this season, as well as a top contender for another regional title. FULL STORY

Scouting Elgin Maroons
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
"We're coming along," said Dr. Nick Bumbales, the longtime team physician at Elgin High and a basketball fixture at Chesbrough Field House who took over the program in October when Angie Hudson stepped down after four seasons. FULL STORY

Scouting Dundee-Crown Chargers
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
Coming off a tough first season, second-year coach Michelle Russell has high hopes for this group of Chargers, despite the fact she only has two players back with varsity experience. FULL STORY

Scouting Crystal Lake South Gators
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
The defending Valley champion and sectional finalist Gators would appear to be loaded again after last year's school-record season. FULL STORY

Scouting Cary-Grove Trojans
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
Cary-Grove excelled last year with a relatively young team, which has coach Rod Saffert excited about the future. FULL STORY

Scouting Burlington Central Rockets
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
With former Hampshire and NIU star Smith now in charge of the program, look for an up-tempo Rockets team that pushes the ball up the floor and plays a tough double and triple-teaming defense. FULL STORY

Scouting Bartlett Hawks
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
With seven returning players, the Hawks still only have one senior on the roster. But they have a vast amount of experience back from a team that went 17-11 and finished third in the Upstate Eight. FULL STORY

Scouting Larkin Royals
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
Alphonso Lott takes over as the new Royals' coach, following Amy Silverman, who stepped down after 14 seasons. FULL STORY

Scouting Streamwood Sabres
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
This could be one of Streamwood's better teams of the past few seasons. The Sabres have size and quickness and, most importantly, experience. FULL STORY

Scouting St. Edward Green Wave
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
The post Katie Yohn-era begins at St. Edward but the two-time all-area captain who is now playing at Bradley certainly didn't leave the cupboard bare. FULL STORY

Scouting South Elgin Storm
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
With seven returning players and four promising sophomores on the varsity, the Storm should have another successful season. FULL STORY

Burlington downs Elgin in debuts for Smith, Bumbales
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/18/2009
Limiting turnovers and playing solid defense are at the core of any good basketball program. FULL STORY

St. Edward's Yohn named MVC Newcomer of Week
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/17/2009
It didn't take Katie Yohn long to start piling up awards at the college level. Yohn, a St. Edward graduate and two-time Daily Herald all-area co-captain who is now a freshman at Bradley University, was named the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for women's basketball the league office announced Monday. FULL STORY

Cary-Grove's championship truly was a remarkable run
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 11/17/2009
Even sports writers sometimes get caught up in how quickly a state tournament starts and ends. With me, it's usually on the drive home that I start thinking about all the things that go into winning a state championship that there weren't room or time to write about over the weekend. FULL STORY

Cary-Grove crowned state volleyball champ
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/16/2009
"Cary-Grove volleyball", as the Trojans like to call it, turned out to be the best in the state. With as dominant a performance as it has put together all season, the Trojans completed their magical season at Redbird Arena here Saturday night. FULL STORY

Cary-Grove defeats Glenbrook S., moves to championship game
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/14/2009
There have been many great comebacks in the history of the IHSA state girls volleyball tournament. Cary-Grove's 19-25, 25-17, 27-25 win over Glenbrook South Friday night in the Class 4A semifinals will now rank among the best of them. FULL STORY

Joliet Catholic too tough for Crystal Lake Central
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/14/2009
Crystal Lake Central may not have played as well as it is capable of here Friday, but the Tigers would have had to play out of their minds to win this one. FULL STORY

Cary-Grove, Glenbrook South share similarities
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/13/2009
In many ways, the girls volleyball teams from Cary-Grove and Glenbrook South mirror each other. FULL STORY

Crystal Lake Central has a tall task
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/13/2009
The last time coach Doug Blundy and the Crystal Lake Central girls volleyball team walked off the Redbird Arena floor, they did so with the Class 3A state championship trophy in tow. FULL STORY

They won't be friends during the match
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/13/2009
You'll have to excuse three of the main players of Friday night's Class 4A girls volleyball semifinal match between Cary-Grove and Glenbrook South if they seem a little awkward when they look across the Redbird Arena court at each other. FULL STORY

Judson women hope to overcome injuries soon
By John Radtke | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/11/2009
If the Judson University women's basketball team ever gets healthy, the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference might want to watch out. FULL STORY

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