Articles filed under Basketball
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Fremd 36, Barrington 32Jan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Barrington and Fremd had one main key on defense that kept Friday night's game close -- traps. While both sides had their share of offensive struggles, it was the Vikin...
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Willowbrook 65, Hinsdale South 56Jan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Every coach, if given a choice, would take a 20-point blowout win over a nail-biter any day. But deep down, most coaches don't mind a close game now and then because th...
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Prospect 49, Rolling Meadows 29Jan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - After a dominant first quarter, the Prospect girls basketball team saw its lead slipping away. Boosted by a 12-0 run starting in the second quarter, the Knights snapped ...
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Patriots upset MustangsJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - There was a huge sigh of relief and smiles all around from the Stevenson girls basketball team and coach Trish Betthauser when the buzzer sounded Thursday night. The Pa...
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Keeping talent at home not easy for St. John's, DePaulJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Norm Roberts was leaving the St. John's campus Thursday afternoon to go out recruiting when he answered his cell phone. A few minutes later, a groan came across the lin...
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Hawks' puzzle coming togetherJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Bartlett boys basketball coach Jim Wolfsmith is hurrying to complete a puzzle. How well the pieces fit together when he's finished -- not to mention when he finishes -- ...
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Hackbarth won't back downJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Kiley Hackbarth is adorable, sweet and yes, tiny. The 5-foot-3 sophomore point guard on the St. Charles North girls basketball team sure comes off that way, but on the b...
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New polling system still showing flaws, needs improvementJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Who's No. 1? And who determines who No. 1 is? In the world of Illinois basketball, the Associated Press polls have long been the benchmark of determining who the best te...
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Whips play Byron toughJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Before the game, Hampshire and coach Sue Ellett honored Byron coach John Nolan, who is retiring at the end of the year. But professional respect only goes so far, and on...
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Falcons playing like it's 1991Jan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - It's been awhile since Wheaton North finished as the DuPage Valley Conference girls basketball champion. You have to go back to 1991 for the last time the Falcons took t...