Steve Nichols
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Crystal Lake South handles Cary-GroveFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Even routine jump shooters like Zach Geske, who missed his first shot attempt Tuesday then rattled off 7 of his next 8, can be speechless when asked to describe a hot ha...
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West Chicago edges BartlettJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - West Chicago boys basketball coach Bill Recchia calls them "championship plays." And if the Wildcats are to finish with at least an Upstate Eight Valley title at the en...
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Burlington Central stays unbeaten in BN-EastJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - Burlington Central's boys basketball team kept its Big Northern East mark unblemished Tuesday night after its 71-57 win over Richmond-Burton, but the old "tale of two ha...
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Prairie Ridge pulls away from HampshireJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - Not many teams with a spotless conference record and very few losses overall will admit a matchup problem with a team like Hampshire, which has struggled at times this s...
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Grayslake Central trips up Dundee-CrownJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - One of the things Grayslake Central boys basketball coach Kosta Kougias reminded his team of coming into Tuesday's Fox Valley Conference crossover game against Dundee-Cr...
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Elgin makes a huge statement with OT win over GenevaJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - Elgin boys basketball coach Mike Sitter waited 3 long years for the moment when guard Lavion Baldwin's basketball potential would explode all over Chesbrough Field House...
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Burlington Central holds off JohnsburgJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - Burlington Central center Ryan Fitzgerald may have had the best explanation as to why the Rockets' 53-42 road win over Johnsburg was one of those odd, grind-it-out, grit...
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Cary-Grove outlasts Dundee-CrownJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - Cary-Grove guard Adam Loch admitted if more free throws had gone down in the fourth quarter of his team's 54-48 win over Dundee-Crown Friday in Cary, the Trojans could'v...
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New Trier stops Crystal Lake SouthDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - Crystal Lake South girls basketball coach Mark Mucha knew his team was a bit of an underdog coming in against a team like New Trier, and the Trevians didn't do the Gator...
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St. Charles North goes inside to beat ProspectDec 26, 2015 12:00 am - St. Charles North girls basketball coach Sean Masoncup knows at times that interior passing doesn't get quite the credit it deserves. But with the way senior Claire Jaka...