Batavia Schools
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Girls basketball: Yeager’s 22-point night helps Glenbard West to first sectional title since 1999 with win over BataviaFeb 27, 2025 10:29 pm - Back on Jan. 5, Glenbard West senior Makenna Yeager went down with a broken left hand, forcing her to miss six weeks of playing time in her final basketball season. But e...
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Boys basketball: Welch’s half-court shot to end first half the difference maker as Glenbard North holds off BataviaFeb 26, 2025 10:23 pm - Glenbard North senior Matt Welch knew he had to put up one last attempt to end the first half. After grabbing a rebound from a missed layup from Batavia’s Jax Abalos ...
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Girls basketball: Batavia knocks out Wheaton North, headed back to sectional finalFeb 25, 2025 11:30 pm - Batavia junior Ali Thomas knows why she’s in the starting lineup. At 6-foot-1, she stands as the tallest player on a Bulldogs' roster that doesn’t have a whole lot of len...
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Stewards of local history: Preservation Partners seeks creative solutions to save historic structuresFeb 21, 2025 5:00 am - Education and creative solutions are needed when faced with the challenge of preserving historic structures, according to Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, weighing in on the 1843 Judge Barry House in St. Charles and the blacksmith shop in Geneva.
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Girls basketball: Batavia defense stifles York in regional championship gameFeb 20, 2025 10:38 pm - Batavia coach Kevin Jensen knew the key to taking down York in the Class 3A Geneva regional final would start and end with defense. Only allowing 8 points in a half showe...
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League of Women Voters to host candidate forum in Sugar GroveFeb 19, 2025 5:29 pm - On Monday, Feb. 24, the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County is hosting a five-part candidate forum in Sugar Grove for candidates running in contested races for various local offices.
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Students advocate, find shared experiences at annual Kane County Youth Voices Forum on Mental HealthFeb 18, 2025 3:48 pm - Sophie Dado had a message for everyone in the room at Elgin Community College. She had written down a quote that stuck with her, and she wanted the adults in the room to...
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Boys basketball: Carbonaro, senior-laden Wheaton Warrenville South takes down BataviaFeb 14, 2025 10:51 pm - It was a surreal moment for Wheaton Warrenville South senior Luca Carbonaro walking off the court. With 30 seconds left in a game against Batavia on Friday night, Tigers ...
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Kane County youth gather to promote mental health, foster supportive communitiesFeb 12, 2025 7:06 pm - The Kane County Youth Voices Forum on Mental Health is an annual event that brings together high school students, counselors, teachers, and county representatives to facilitate student-led conversations on emotional well-being.
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Boys basketball: Kirby scores 31, leads Geneva to season sweep of BataviaFeb 07, 2025 10:58 pm - Geneva senior Hudson Kirby had been looking forward to a second go at Batavia for weeks. After pacing the Vikings with 18 points in the first game against the Bulldogs ba...