North Aurora Sports
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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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Girls basketball: Kaneland’s season once again comes to an end vs. DixonFeb 25, 2025 11:16 pm - For the third time in just more than a year, the Dixon girls basketball team stymied Kendra Brown and the Kaneland offense. This time around on Tuesday, the Duchesses sco...
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Girls basketball: Kaneland’s Meeks has career night in Class 3A regional final win over Crystal Lake SouthFeb 21, 2025 10:19 pm - Kaneland sophomore Amani Meeks went into the Class 3A Crystal Lake South regional final averaging about six points a game. The 5-foot-5 guard blew past that number Friday...
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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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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley shows it’s ready to play with rout of West AuroraFeb 20, 2025 10:03 pm - Waubonsie Valley’s girls basketball team has plenty of talent, and its focus so far in the playoffs has been on staying focused and taking steps toward another trip downstate. The mission was accomplished with flying colors this week, capped off by Thursday’s 82-44 dismantling of West Aurora in the Class 4A regional title game.
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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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Boys basketball: West Aurora wins 14th straight, clinches conference titleFeb 14, 2025 10:31 pm - Terrance Smith could only watch as West Aurora struggled to a 5-8 record during the 2024 portion of the 2024-25 campaign. Smith, who absorbed a knee injury during the Bla...
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Girls basketball: West Aurora stymies Glenbard South in battle of Upstate Eight’s bestFeb 11, 2025 9:58 pm - Take care of the basketball, play lockdown ‘D’, and shoot the lights out. That was the second half recipe for success for West Aurora Tuesday night in a stunning 41-30 vi...
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Girls basketball: Kaneland clinches Interstate Eight championshipFeb 11, 2025 8:49 am - A Kaneland 3-point shooting streak that spanned the first two quarters broke open Monday’s game at Sycamore. Starting at the 1:20 mark of the first quarter, Kaneland drai...