Joe Aguilar
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Grayslake North keeps the focus on winningJan 07, 2016 12:00 am - To honor junior guard Kyle Knoeppel's father, who's winning his fight against cancer, Crystal Lake Central's basketball team wore blue T-shirts reading "Refuse To Lose" ...
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Radiant effort lifts Warren past WaucondaJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - If Jordyn Hughes looks tan, it's because the Warren sophomore guard basked in Florida sunshine last week. "I was really pale before," Hughes said. If all seems sunny for...
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Duff sets the tone as Carmel tops MundeleinJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - His basketball team may have been short-handed, but fortunately for Carmel Catholic, C.J. Duff isn't short on experience at the point guard position. Starting at the poi...
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Lahrman's absence for hip surgeries poses challenge for WaucondaDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - A double-digit scorer completed a double just before Opening Night of his senior basketball season. It wasn't double the fun for Wauconda's Zac Lahrman, however. "I was ...
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Stevenson steps past Buffalo Grove into D-C finaleDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - The traveling violation - with 2.6 seconds left on the game clock in a 1-point game - essentially ended an otherwise sensational semifinal. It also seemed fitting, consi...
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Fajardo flourishes as Stevenson handles HononegahDec 28, 2015 12:00 am - The smile never left Janine Fajardo's face, even if her offensive game had abandoned her. "I don't think there's ever a time when I'm on the court not smiling," Stevenso...
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Sixth sense kicks in as Libertyville tops ConantDec 26, 2015 12:00 am - After Conant canned six 3-pointers in the first half, Libertyville's girls basketball team deep-sixed its defensive game plan. "Coming in, we focused on help because we ...
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Healthy finish for Koch, Antioch at MarengoDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - The last two letters of Trevor Koch's surname are superfluous. Antioch's senior guard needs them like he needs another ankle injury. “They're recurring,” said Koch (pron...
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Keefe, Libertyville stop Grant's streakDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - Claire Keefe could hardly contain her excitement about the "secret play" that she and her Libertyville basketball teammates ran during a key third-quarter sequence. "It ...
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Sturdy Stonis helps Wauconda past Round LakeDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - Consider it inadvertent payback. Which, truthfully, didn't make Round Lake feel any better. After hitting the Panthers with his best half of basketball this season, Wauc...