Jerry Fitzpatrick
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Hampshire's size gives Palatine fitsJan 04, 2020 12:00 am - Hampshire's big guards ruled the perimeter in a 55-40 nonconference home win over Palatine Saturday. The Whip-Purs surrounded 6-foot-7 senior Nick Erickson with big team...
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Streamwood stops Larkin for 4th straight winJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Defense is not Streamwood's calling card. The up-tempo Sabres entered Friday's Upstate Eight Conference boys basketball game at Larkin allowing more than 75 points per g...
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Frericks, Cary-Grove run by StreamwoodDec 21, 2019 12:00 am - There was little doubt after a half Cary-Grove would defeat Streamwood. It was only a matter of whether the Trojans would break any tournament records in the process. De...
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Defense keys big win for Batavia at GenevaDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - Batavia boys basketball coach Jim Nazos described the last two weeks of practice as "a little bit of hell" for his players. Such a crucible made Friday's 63-53 victory a...
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Palmer scores 30 in Geneva's win over BataviaDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - The Geneva girls basketball team's 70-48 DuKane Conference win against rival Batavia Friday exemplified a well-executed game plan. Coach Sarah Meadows said she wanted h...
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Scouting Fox area boys basketball holiday tournamentsDec 19, 2019 12:01 am - December holiday tournaments are a measuring stick in the three-month high school basketball season. After a month to find their rhythm, teams gear up for March-like tes...
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Suburban talent abundant in D-III national title gameDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - Derek Kumerow and Andrew Kamienski were seventh-grade teammates on the Bartlett Raiders youth football team. They later formed a dynamic 1-2 punch as all-area receivers ...
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Jacobs' pressure gets to Burlington CentralDec 14, 2019 12:00 am - There wasn't much mystery to Jacobs' 54-39 bounce-back Fox Valley Conference victory at Burlington Central Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles' ball-pressure defense m...
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Streamwood runs past South ElginDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - Sophomore guard Richard Santiago calls Streamwood's style of run-and-gun basketball "super fun." Streamwood coach Kent Payne calls the frenetic pace "exhausting, for the...
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Batavia to honor colorful Dubis for 50 years as PA manDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - Rudy Dubis has been the voice of Batavia basketball since the Nixon administration. He has no intention of resigning anytime soon. Bulldog basketball will pause prior to...