Batavia Schools
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Girls wrestling: Batavia’s Enos advances to sectionalFeb 07, 2026 11:07 pm - A decision, major, technical fall or pin, all that really matters is you advance with a win. That’s really what it comes down to when you get to the bare bones of Saturda...
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Boys basketball: Blankenship puts exclamation point on Batavia’s win over GenevaFeb 06, 2026 11:16 pm - It’s a moment that Evan Blankenship always dreamed of. With the Batavia home crowd roaring as the clock was ticking closer to zero and an eventual 62-43 win against Genev...
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First-graders make annual volunteer trip to MarklundFeb 06, 2026 10:58 pm - More than 70 first-graders from Grace McWayne School in Batavia arrived at the Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva a little tentative about their visit, but left excited to about their experiences, in what one teacher called "the ultimate field trip!"
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How Kane County historian verifies Underground Railroad safe housesFeb 04, 2026 11:41 am - Eric Krupa, the collections and exhibitions manager at the St. Charles History Museum, has worked to verify local sites that were part of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War.
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Photos: January Prep Sports Photo GalleryFeb 02, 2026 3:18 pm - Daily Herald photographers worked in so many high school gymnasiums in January to bring you the peak moments of prep sports events. ...
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Girls basketball: Geneva races to early lead at Batavia, doesn’t let upJan 30, 2026 10:42 pm - Geneva hit the court in high gear Friday night during its DuKane Conference game against archrival Batavia and never down shifted. The Vikings grabbed the opening tip, s...
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College Achievers: North Central’s Perry dealing with weightier challengeJan 25, 2026 6:44 pm - College Achievers: North Central College sophomore Sydney Perry, a graduate of Batavia High School, is grappling with a move to a higher weight class on one of the nation’s top women’s wrestling programs.
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Boys basketball: Batavia caps Night of Hoops with win over Hinsdale CentralJan 24, 2026 11:13 pm - It’s been quite the start to the new year for Batavia. Entering Saturday’s matchup against Hinsdale Central, the Bulldogs had been winners of eight of their first nine co...
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Boys basketball: Surging Batavia builds big lead, survives Glenbard North’s comebackJan 23, 2026 10:18 pm - Batavia held off a furious Glenbard North fourth quarter comeback Friday night to win the DuKane Conference matchup, 48-43. Trailing by 15 points at the start of last per...
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‘You find your niche’: How service clubs like Kiwanis, Rotary attract new membersJan 21, 2026 4:40 pm - During my years as a service club member from 1987 to 2010, something bothered me. How would the club move into the future without younger members?