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Girls basketball: Scouting the postseason in the Fox Valley

Class 4A Rockford Guilford sectionalRegional hosts: Elgin, Hononegah, Grant, Huntley. Elgin regionalPairings: Monday - Game 1) Larkin vs. Elgin, 7 p.m. Tuesday - Game 2) Dundee-Crown vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 3) Streamwood vs. Jacobs, ...

Updated: Feb 16, 2015 at 10:46 PM

Basketball mourns coaching losses, but their lessons will endure

It's been a rough week for college basketball. The men's game lost a coaching legend in Dean Smith and a coaching icon in Jerry Tarkanian. Smith, the longtime coach at North Carolina, and Tarkanian, the longtime coach at UNLV, died on Saturday and ...

Updated: Feb 13, 2015 at 11:30 PM

Antioch's DeJong catching some national attention at Illinois State

Paul DeJong, an Illinois State redshirt junior, has been named a Preseason all-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The former Antioch High School standout was named to the second team as a catcher. The preseason honor ...

Updated: Feb 09, 2015 at 03:46 PM

Dundee-Crown earns No. 1 regional seed

If seeds hold, the Class 4A Rockford Guilford girls basketball sectional will be three-fourths Fox Valley Conference. Dundee-Crown, Crystal Lake South and Huntley were all awarded No. 1 seeds Thursday when the IHSA released the postseason rankings. ...

Updated: Feb 05, 2015 at 10:43 PM

Recruits signed by Ohio schools

AKRON Chris Bivins, db, 5-11, 185, Highland CC, Gainesville, Fla. Brock Boxen, dl, 6-3, 272, Beaver Falls HS, New Galilee, Pa. Avery Cagle, te, 6-4, 210, Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, Ga. Richie Cooper, wr, 5-10, 185, Hallandale HS, Holly...

Updated: Feb 04, 2015 at 06:00 PM

Kruckman comes up big for North Central

Former Libertyville basketball standout Nicole Kruckman, who helped the Wildcats to an undefeated regular season four years ago under coach Kathie Swanson, enjoyed her finest game in the collegiate ranks last week. The 6-foot junior center connected...

Updated: Feb 02, 2015 at 02:58 PM

Boys basketball scoreboard: Friday's results

Friday's results * Lyons Township 55, York 41 Metea Valley 73, East Aurora 46 Morton 76, Hinsdale South 41 Naperville North 53, Lake Park 49 Oak Park-River Forest 51, Hinsdale Central 47 Proviso West 56, Downers Grove North 45 Riverside-Brookfield 7...

Updated: Jan 31, 2015 at 01:46 AM

Jahnke's all-around play helping at Concordia

Grant graduate Morgan Jahnke is studying secondary education, specializing in physical education. On the basketball floor, she specializes in versatility. Jahnke was honored last month by Concordia College (Chicago) as a player of the week for three...

Updated: Jan 05, 2015 at 05:53 PM

Stevenson grad Ohnsted is on his game for Augsburg

Mack Ohnsted has played a key role for the Augsburg men's hockey team in its hot start to the 2014-15 season. The Stevenson High School graduate led the Auggies' offense with a 3-point weekend (2 goals, 1 assist) when Augsburg (Minneapolis, Minn.) s...

Updated: Dec 16, 2014 at 04:58 PM

Support aplenty for Wheeling's May

When talking about Steve May, Wheeling girls athletic director Don Rowley quickly points out how well respected the school's assistant/principal of students activities is by his peers. That will be quite evident on Dec. 16, when May is honored in Na...

Updated: Dec 08, 2014 at 08:54 PM