Maple Park Sports
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Vikes at home in big-time settingJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The look on the players' faces were priceless. There he was, Chicago Bulls 6-foot-7 forward Andres Nocioni, walking by the group of Geneva boys basketball players in the...
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Saints don't let 0-11 start keep them downJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The cliche goes you can throw the records out the window. It's often used to say Team A has a chance to beat Team B, even though Team B is 10-0 and Team A is 0-10. "Thro...
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Looking back at holiday tourneys, looking ahead to a marquee matchupJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - No sooner did the 2008 basketball season end with West Aurora's three straight wins at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, the 2009 schedule is going to start with a bang. T...
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Kaneland stifles YorkvilleJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - On court, Kaneland's 1-3-1 defense looked much as all such zones do - one player out high, a row of three defenders in the middle and then one player down low. And the ...
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Batavia wins 1st Larkin titleJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The bars aren't usually Batavia's strongest event. The Bulldogs, however, needed them to be. After leading Riverside-Brookfield entering the final rotation of Saturday...
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Kaneland wins despite injuryJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - When Katie Hatch went down with a leg injury early in Saturday's Western Sun Conference girls basketball game with Yorkville, host Kaneland lost more than just one of fi...
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Geneva girls down Batavia 54-33Jan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - In her fifth year as head coach of the Geneva girls basketball team, Gina Nolan celebrated win No. 100 in the first game of 2009 for the Vikings Saturday against rival B...
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Geneva beats Kaneland at United CenterDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - What a fantastic way for the Geneva boys basketball team to end 2008 - on a 7-game winning streak and playing at the United Center. The streak started with a win over ri...
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West Aurora wins on Starks' buzzer-beaterDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - PONTIAC - The entire Joliet defense figured Markus Cocroft would take the final shot. "I got too far underneath the basket," the West Aurora senior guard said. The Blac...
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Saints rally from 18 down for first win of seasonDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Forget about getting the monkey off their back. The St. Charles East boys basketball team did that and then some with its win Tuesday at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic. ...