Joe Aguilar
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Girls basketball: All-area team, Lake CountyMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - Taylor Buford Stevenson At 5 feet 10, the junior likely will play two guard or small forward at the next level. This season, she played where the Patriots needed her, wh...
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Smith lives strong, plays strong at Vernon HillsMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - How do you top that game, Sydney Smith? How do you keep your emotions in check? How do you remain unflappable, young teenager? A freshman playing her first high school b...
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Feel-good finish for Cuevas, WarrenMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - Dominic Cuevas' minutes on the basketball court continue to increase as the Warren senior guard shows his left knee is healthy again. Tendinitis caused him to miss 13 st...
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Stevenson adjusts, stops McHenryMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - Jalen Brunson endured a rare rough night shooting the basketball, but it was his Stevenson coach who delivered the loudest clang. After calling a timeout with three minu...
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Burlington Central punches ticket downstateMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - Burlington Central sophomore forward Sam Pryor emerged unscathed from a scrum of happy, toppled-over student fans and players and then celebrated on Hoffman Estates' bas...
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Sharp gets party goingMar 01, 2014 9:47 am - Just when it seems impossible, the perfect world of No. 10 keeps getting sprinkled with more perfection. Just when dizzying snow flurries made it look like scoring a goa...
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Time for Lake County's fun seasonal roundball ritualMar 01, 2014 12:01 am - Who's all through with winter? Me, too. Not yet, though. Our all-area boys and girls basketball teams will run in Friday's Sports Extra. In the meantime, it's time for t...
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Huntley gains some playoff momentumFeb 28, 2014 12:00 am - Consider Huntley's boys basketball team ready for the pressure that comes with March Madness. The Red Raiders ended the month of February by not only prevailing in the F...
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Weaver's must-see performance powers Vernon HillsFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - Of all the games Matt Weaver's mother, Susan, to miss - wouldn't you know it? - this had to be the one. Where's the justice? "My mom's at work," Weaver said. "It's all r...
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This one adds up to a regulation win for Vernon HillsFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Always the math teacher, coach Paul Brettner figured since his Vernon Hills girls basketball team and North Chicago averaged two overtime periods in two regular-season g...