Sports Stories from December 26, 2012 (Change date)
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Defense saves the day for LisleDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Lisle couldn’t get much going with its offense during Thursday’s quarterfinal contest against Wheaton Academy in the Lisle Holiday Cage Classic. Instead the Lions turned...
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Batavia’s starting to heat upDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - There will be a distinct Upstate Eight Conference River Division feel to the semifinal round of the 38th annual Elgin Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament. While Larkin an...
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New look benefits Maine WestDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Maine West coach Erik McNeill wanted to shake things up. As losers of three straight, McNeill decided to bring the emerging junior Allante Bates in off the bench. That m...
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Classy effort from Vernon Hills against Cary-GroveDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - In a break from her normal weekday morning routine, Meri Bennett-Swanson has been talking basketball, in which she’s fluent. Back-to-back 9 a.m. starts to open the Munde...
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Big adjustment benefits Naperville CentralDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - It seemed Naperville Central’s magical control of the court at the Wildcat Hardwood Classic might be in jeopardy Thursday night. The Redhawks were foundering around out ...
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W. Aurora crushes LockportDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - PONTIAC — Over the course of the last four decades West Aurora and Lockport have met in every conceivable boys basketball venue: from the Class AA state tournament in Ch...
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Grant’s ‘big’ three step up against Richmond-BurtonDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Three might be a crowd in social circles, but it’s been a winning combination for the Grant boys basketball team. The Bulldogs’ Big Three big men have been tough to defe...
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Aurora Christian reaches Plano semisDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Aurora Christian reached the semifinals of the 50th annual Plano Christmas Classic with a 56-46 victory over Hinckley-Big Rock Thursday, and the Eagles did it as the No....
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Cuny scores 23 in Naperville Central victoryDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Jamie Cuny poured in 23 points, hitting four 3-pointers, and No. 4 Naperville Central beat New Trier 56-41 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Dundee-Crown C...
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Streamwood stops Conant in 2 OTsDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Streamwood may have been deflated but it was not defeated when Conant sophomore Haley Anderson hit a pair of game-extending buzzer-beaters in Thursday’s quarterfinals of...