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Meier’s Big Fourth Quarter Helps Naperville Central Beat Aaron Jordan and Plainfield East, 47-43
Naperville Central coach Pete Kramer has repeatedly stated his 6-7 big man Harry Hallstrom needs to score for his team to be good.
While the...
Champaign Central Uses Three-Point Shot to Top Benet, 61-52, at WWS MLK Tournament
All year long, Benet has been winning games with grit and guile substituting for substance at times.
Trailing by as many as 10 points in...
Benet Goes Inside to Top Metea Valley, 58-54, At WWS MLK Tournament
Two-and-a-half minutes into Benet’s Saturday night affair with Metea Valley, Benet coach Gene Heidkamp took time to implore one thing of his team.
Stop relying...
Metea Valley Battles Through Size Disadvantage to Grind Out 51-48 Victory Over Hinsdale South
In the aftermath of Thursday’s loss to one-loss Neuqua Valley, Metea Valley coach Bob Vozza thought his team got down on itself a little...
Benet Leads Nearly Wire-to-Wire in 63-50 Victory Over Downers Grove South
On a three-game losing streak, Benet came to Wheaton on Saturday morning looking to get back on track.
Behind getting three guys in double figures...
Neuqua Valley Cruises to Ninth Straight Win Courtesy of 67-51 Triumph Over Metea Valley
Even rest can’t disturb Neuqua Valley’s rhythm.
Back on the floor after a nine-day layoff, Neuqua Valley didn’t show much rust in posting a 67-51...
Offensive Balance & Defense Help Propel Naperville Central to 51-40 Victory at Waubonsie Valley
One sequence of events perhaps best signified what Naperville Central was set out to do on Tuesday night.
Already up eight points late in the...
Colin Bonnett’s Heroics Not Enough as Benet Loses to Fenwick, 62-60, in OT
Off to a somewhat surprising 9-3 start heading into the 2015 calendar year, Benet has gotten back to what it knows so well.
Defense.
Defending at...
Frank Kaminsky Thriving in Senior Year for Fourth-Ranked Wisconsin
Entrenched in his 14th season at Wisconsin, Bo Ryan has a simple response for all of his success at the helm of the Badgers’ program,...
Frank Kaminsky Nets Double-Double in Wisconsin’s 81-58 Victory at Northwestern
With the presence of Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Frank Kaminsky in the middle and his ability to pass out of the...
Perhaps To No One’s Surprise, Benet Rolling Along at 9-3 Entering 2015
Given all the personnel losses Benet suffered in the midst of losing four starters from its 25-win team from last year, which finished second...
Area Teams Looking to Make Progress at Various Christmas Tournaments
Christmas tournaments give teams an opportunity to get a sense of what they’re at before they reset with the start of the New Year...
Naperville Central Coach Pete Kramer Discusses 200th Career Win
Courtesy of its 47-43 victory over Wheaton North on Friday night, improving itself to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in the DuPage Valley Conference, Naperville...
Big Third Quarter Run Sparks Neuqua Valley to 50-35 Victory Over Waubonsie Valley
Less than 24 hours after securing a home victory over West Aurora, Neuqua Valley had no room for a letdown.
Not with a road tilt...
Neuqua Valley Overcomes Poor Shooting Night to Beat West Aurora, 52-47
Perhaps above all else, Neuqua Valley prides itself on what it does in the postseason on an annual basis.
But that doesn’t mean division or...
Girls Basketball Highlights: Rich South vs. Neuqua Valley
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Benet Scraps & Claws its Way to 46-42 OT Victory Over Marian Catholic
Over the last five years, Benet has moved onto the short list of perennial state contenders year in and year out by utilizing tremendous...
Neuqua Valley Pounds Glass Amidst 68-45 Victory Over Glenbard East
Faced with having to rebound from a defeat for the first time this season, Neuqua Valley welcomed Glenbard East to town Saturday with one...
