Patricia Babcock McGraw
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Libertyville's Zyrkowski excited about Champaign connectionJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - Already, plans are being made for next year. Libertyville boys basketball coach Brian Zyrkowski is excited to go back to his old stamping grounds. Over the holidays, th...
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Carmel fighting through adversity with teamworkJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - Injury, illness and a death in the family has caused some inconsistencies in the Carmel boys basketball lineup this season. "Just last week was the first time this seaso...
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Elk Grove's Miller knows how to rebound, and not just in basketballJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - That old game of "rebound," a board game that actually has nothing to do with basketball, taught Jordan Miller more about survival in basketball than any other lesson he...
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Lakes' MLK tournament looks to be to-notchJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - Putting on a tournament at Lakes has been a goal of Eagles' boys basketball coach Chris Snyder for years. Now Snyder can check that off his list. The Eagles are hosting...
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Naperville Central handles Elk GroveJan 11, 2020 12:00 am - It was the third quarter, and the Naperville Central boys basketball team just so happened to be counting by threes. In a nonconference game at Elk Grove on Saturday nig...
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Loyola's Achter turning women's basketball program aroundJan 11, 2020 12:00 am - The apple really doesn't fall far in Kate Achter's family. Grandpa coached girls basketball. Dad did, too. So did auntie. Then, Achter joined the family business. "I co...
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Leyden's success has been its pressJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - Being in tiptop shape is a must. The Leyden boys basketball team presses from tipoff to final buzzer, so there's barely time during the course of a game for the Eagles t...
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Defense has become Schaumburg's stapleJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - It's no mystery why Schaumburg performed so well at the competitive Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament at York over Christmas. Stinginess. The Saxons, who had their best showi...
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Mundelein, Badgley savor their Collinsville experienceJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - What a great homecoming. Mundelein boys basketball coach Matt Badgley used to be the athletic director at Collinsville, which is located in downstate Illinois near St. L...
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Buffalo Grove toughs out win over BarringtonJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - The scratch on Kam Craft's neck, right over his Adam's apple, was deep and red and fresh, barely crusted over, and still a little oozie. "I'm not even sure how it happen...