Larkin High School
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Fox Valley basketball season in 2017-18 was indescribableMar 20, 2018 1:00 am - Picking the right words to describe the high school basketball season for the Fox Valley area isn't easy. Incredible. Memorable. Pressure-packed. Awesome. Crazy. Terrifi...
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Final reflections of the weekend in PeoriaMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Today's post-state tournament column comes with a disclaimer. This past weekend was the first time since 2006 that I've attended the Class 4A boys state basketball tourn...
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Evanston's run leaves Larkin with fourth placeMar 17, 2018 1:00 am - PEORIA - For the second night in a row, a quick scoring burst by the opponent did in Larkin's boys basketball team. Trailing the Royals 15-11 just three minutes into the...
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Larkin falls behind big early but doesn't give upMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - PEORIA — Belleville West follows a pattern. Dazzle the opponent with a first-half barrage, get up big and watch the other team fold like a road map. Except Larkin didn't...
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Larkin battles but comes up short against Belleville WestMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - PEORIA — Larkin wasn't intimidated, nor did the Royals ever give up. Belleville West was just plain better on this night. The Maroons, ranked No. 2 in Illinois and No. 2...
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Larkin's basketball family sticks together through tough finishMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - PEORIA - The 2017-18 Larkin boys basketball players will take pride in their accomplishments in the coming weeks, but there was only sadness Saturday in the immediate af...
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The big-school basketball show goes on in PeoriaMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - There seems to be increasing chatter about moving the boys basketball big-school state tournaments to Chicago as a solution to decreasing fan attendance the last decade ...
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Mission impossible? Larkin accepting the challengeMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - Some call it mission impossible. The Larkin boys basketball team chooses to accept it. Few outside the city of Elgin expect Larkin (24-8) to beat Belleville West (30-2) ...
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School, community pride as important to Larkin as winningMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - Wednesday was not your normal day at Larkin High School. The entire school took on a little different air, courtesy of the Royals' boys basketball team, which defeated B...
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Larkin upends Benet for first trip to PeoriaMar 13, 2018 1:00 am - DeKALB - A graduate of Larkin, a basketball star there and now the Royals boys coach, Deryn Carter feels like he belongs at the Elgin school. Now, for the first time, hi...