While detailing the newcomers to Elgin's boys basketball team 16 months ago, coach Mike Sitter was asked to describe Kory Brown, then a 6-foot-2 sophomore being elevated to the varsity. Without hesitation Sitter replied, “He'll be the next in a long...

Pat Azizi Hampshire No player made a bigger jump in one season than this Hampshire senior. A junior varsity player last year, the 5-foot-10 guard stepped into the starting lineup over the summer and captained the Whip-Purs to an outright title in th...

Janessa Baker Bartlett May have been the most improved player in the area this season. The 5-foot-6 junior point guard emerged as a silent force to be reckoned with in helping the Hawks to a 28-2 season that included the Upstate Eight Valley champi...

Pat Azizi Hampshire No player made a bigger jump in one season than this Hampshire senior. A junior varsity player last year, the 5-foot-10 guard stepped into the starting lineup over the summer and captained the Whip-Purs to an outright title in th...

While detailing the newcomers to Elgin's boys basketball team 16 months ago, coach Mike Sitter was asked to describe Kory Brown, then a 6-foot-2 sophomore being elevated to the varsity. Without hesitation Sitter replied, "He'll be the next in a long...

Janessa Baker Bartlett May have been the most improved player in the area this season. The 5-foot-6 junior point guard emerged as a silent force to be reckoned with in helping the Hawks to a 28-2 season that included the Upstate Eight Valley champi...

What to do about having more business in downtown Batavia is a perennial topic of conversation in Batavia. It’s been joined by concern for some empty big-box store spaces on Randall Road. Candidates for alderman in the 4th Ward — which covers much o...

The boys basketball teams from Huntley and Elgin gave fans a glimpse of the not-so-distant future Tuesday night. Not only were they two of the most consistent teams in the northern Fox Valley all season long, the Red Raiders and the Maroons also hap...

The boys basketball teams from Huntley and Elgin gave fans a glimpse of the not-so-distant future Tuesday night. Not only were they two of the most consistent teams in the northern Fox Valley all season long, the Red Raiders and the Maroons also hap...

Four boys basketball teams enter the Class 4A Jacobs sectional this week, but only one will achieve its goal of advancing to an Elite Eight game at Northern Illinois University Here’s a look at the semifinal matchups, each of which offers a contradi...