Maple Park Sports
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Girls basketball: Kaneland drops first Interstate 8 game at OttawaJan 28, 2026 10:30 pm - The Ottawa girls basketball team, after leading most of the game, found itself down five points to visiting Kaneland with just over two minutes to play in Wednesday’s In...
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Who had last week’s top prep basketball performances?Jan 19, 2026 3:06 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top prep basketball performances from last week.
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Boys basketball: Gipson gives Kaneland early energy off bench, sparks win over St. Charles NorthJan 14, 2026 10:15 pm - Kaneland senior Isaiah Gipson energizes the Knights from the bench and off it. Gipson keyed an early run as the Knights ran past St. Charles North, 77-45, during Wednesd...
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Boys basketball: Kaneland’s 4-minute wars pay off in gritty win over SycamoreJan 09, 2026 10:44 pm - Kaneland doesn’t scrimmage in practice, instead doing what coach Ernie Colombe calls four-minute wars. Trailing Sycamore at halftime in a key early-season Interstate 8 ba...
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Girls wrestling: Kaneland comes up short on DeKalb’s senior nightJan 07, 2026 8:48 pm - Before DeKalb fielded a girls wrestling team, Alex Gregorio-Perez and Jade Weiss were battling boys in middle school gyms. On Wednesday’s senior night, the two charter m...
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Daily Herald Athlete of the Month nominees for DecemberJan 05, 2026 10:44 am - Nominees for the Daily Herald Athlete of the Month award for December.
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Boys basketball: Kaneland rides devastating defensive start for third straight Plano Classic titleJan 05, 2026 8:01 am - Jalen Carter starred as a dual-threat quarterback for Kaneland football in the fall, but he’ll play defensive back collegiately at NIU. Defend, that’s what Carter does o...
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Boys basketball: Late 14-0 run lifts Kaneland to 12th straight winDec 30, 2025 1:23 pm - Top-seeded Kaneland (12-0) advanced to Tuesday’s 8 p.m. championship game against Yorkville Christian with a 67-50 triumph over the No. 4-seeded La Salle-Peru (8-3) at the Plano Christmas Classic.
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Boys basketball: Cocroft, Kaneland overwhelm Timothy Christian with pressure, roll into Plano semifinalsDec 27, 2025 7:36 pm - As the two-time defending champions of the Plano Christmas Classic, Kaneland knows it has a big target on its back again this holiday season. Timothy Christian had its e...
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Minnesota looks to stretch bowl winning streak to 9 when it faces New Mexico in Rate BowlDec 25, 2025 6:23 pm - Minnesota still finds plenty of reasons to embrace the bowl experience, even when the chase for a national championship ended long before the postseason starts.