Steve Nichols
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Dundee-Crown edges Prairie RidgeJan 08, 2013 2:27 pm - Most nights teams play good enough to win and they don’t need that thing called luck. On a rare night, teams aren’t up to par and practically beg to be luckier than goo...
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Neuqua Valley runs away with South ElginJan 04, 2013 4:05 pm - There may not be a team in the suburbs quite like Neuqua Valley’s girls basketball team, one that can make opposing squads look bad on a given day or night. When the Wi...
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Maine S. denies Naperville C. title at Dundee-CrownDec 29, 2012 10:11 am - When Naperville Central’s Jamie Cuny nailed a 3-pointer from the left corner with 10 seconds remaining in the third quarter to give the Redhawks an 11-point lead that ca...
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Jacobs lights up South ElginDec 28, 2012 2:16 pm - At the conclusion of practice every Thursday, the Jacobs boys basketball team routinely shoots half court shots just in case it’s needed in game situations. Little did ...
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Bartlett holds off Elk GroveDec 28, 2012 2:15 pm - Although Bartlett never trailed, Elk Grove always seemed to be that persistent fly. When the Hawks were up 7 in the early going, the Grenadiers managed to come back and...
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South Elgin outlasts Cary-Grove in OTDec 27, 2012 2:19 pm - Buffalo Wild Wings is a sponsor of the Jacobs Holiday tournament, but one might have to ask if someone working at the chain’s Algonquin facility that’s within walking di...
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Bartlett gets No. 100 for WolfsmithDec 27, 2012 2:16 pm - The key for Bartlett’s boys basketball team Thursday morning, after blowing a 3-point lead in the final seconds to Barrington on Wednesday, was bouncing back against a q...
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Late heroics give Barrington’s Tucker No. 300Dec 26, 2012 1:57 pm - Barrington boys basketball head coach Bryan Tucker didn’t want to bring attention to the fact that the heroics of Brad Zaumseil and Robby Vollman helped Tucker win the 3...
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Larkin soars to win in Elgin openerDec 26, 2012 1:50 pm - It was bad enough top-seeded Larkin had to open up the 38th annual Elgin Holiday Tournament in the 9 a.m. slot the day after Christmas at Chesbrough Field House Wednesda...
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Jacobs opens tourney with winDec 22, 2012 11:43 am - If there was ever a right way for Jacobs to begin retiring coach Jim Hinkle’s last holiday tournament, a 56-35 opening victory over Marian Central in the 13th annual Gol...