Kane County Sports
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Girls basketball: Despite loss in Class 1A third-place game, St. Edward thrilled to end season at stateMar 07, 2025 3:30 pm - NORMAL — Cissna Park pulled away in the final minute of what had been a back-and-forth contest with St. Edward in the Class 1A third-place game, snapping a 44-44 tie by g...
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With Yates in mind, Fremd vies for title in return to NormalMar 06, 2025 5:47 pm - When Fremd’s girls basketball team takes the court in Friday’s Class 4A state semifinals, Dave Yates will be with the Vikings in spirit.
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Girls basketball: St. Edward goes cold in Class 1A state semifinal lossMar 06, 2025 2:36 pm - St. Edward made its return to the girls basketball state tournament Thursday at CEFCU Arena in Normal, facing an opponent that had never been. Green Wave senior Amelia Da...
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Boys basketball: Kaneland’s second-half surge propels Knights into sectional finalMar 05, 2025 10:32 pm - Rockford Boylan’s plan to win Wednesday’s Class 3A Rochelle sectional semifinal against Kaneland was to slow down the game’s pace. The Titans’ first possession burned 90 ...
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Pauliukonis, hot-shooting Benet take care of Waubonsie Valley in front of sellout crowdMar 05, 2025 10:30 pm - Daniel Pauliukonis is, in basketball parlance, a “unicorn.” Benet’s lanky 6-foot-9 senior, a Southern Illinois recruit, can shoot it like guards much smaller than him. Pa...
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Boys basketball: Geneva, Kirby get the best of Wheaton Warrenville South once again to advance to sectional finalMar 05, 2025 10:10 pm - Geneva senior Hudson Kirby could feel the game flowing in his favor. With the Vikings taking a 26-19 lead into halftime against Wheaton Warrenville South in a Class 4A St...
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One luminary leaves Stevenson, while another comes inMar 05, 2025 4:42 pm - Trish Betthauer is in her finals months as Stevenson athletic director, while Glenbard East AD D’Wayne Bates is ready to come in as her successor.
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Boys basketball: Fremd overtakes Hersey in fourth quarter, advances to sectional finalMar 04, 2025 9:53 pm - Sam Hirsch needed something to get him going. The Fremd senior had not converted a field goal and had just missed four free throws in a row in the third quarter. But when...
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Boys basketball: Defending state champion DePaul Prep ends St. Viator’s 24-win seasonMar 04, 2025 9:29 pm - There was no way St. Viator senior Henry Marshall was going to miss a shot to play one of the state’s premier teams in DePaul Prep. That would be more painful than the ba...
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Never a player, Barrington native Devitt shines as UIC assistant coachMar 04, 2025 7:52 pm - A bizarre accident at a rec center during college led Barrington native Kevin Devitt on a path to coaching college basketball at UIC, even though he never played the sport at Carmel Catholic High School.