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Battle of a lifetime: How community is getting behind Fremd coach who is fighting brain cancer
Dave Yates, the head girls basketball coach and chair of the math department at Fremd High School, relaxes with his dogs, Champ and Pita. Champ became a family dog shortly after Yates led the Vikings to the 2020 state championship. Yates was recently diagnosed with brain cancer.
Dave Yates is the highly successful girls basketball coach and the head of the math department at Fremd High School in Palatine. But now basketball is taking a back seat for Yates, who is battling Glioblastoma Multiforme, a form of brain cancer that is the most aggressive and most common type of cancer that originates in the brain.
Rolling Meadows’ Cameron Christie slams home two of his 1,889 points — the third best total ever in the MSL.

Cook County All-Area Boys Basketball Captain: Cameron Christie, Rolling Meadows

Cameron Christie left his own indelible mark on MSL and Rolling Meadows boys basketball.
Libertyville’s Aidyn Boone and his teammates had plenty to celebrate during their 29-6 season, including this win over Glenbrook North in the championship game of the Wheeling Hardwood Classic in December.

Lake County All-Area Boys Basketball Captain: Aidyn Boone, Libertyville

How dedicated was Libertyville senior standout Aidyn Boone to getting better on the basketball court last offseason?
Burlington Central’s Drew Scharnowski throws down one of his hundred dunks during a senior season that saw him lead the Rockets to 29 wins and a third straight Fox Valley Conference championship.

Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Captain: Drew Scharnowski, Burlington Central

It didn't take long for Drew Scharnowski to make his presence felt on the basketball court this season.
Benet Academy’s Niko Abusara, right, goes for a reverse layup in front of Moline’s Owen Freeman during the Class 4A state championship game Saturday night at State Farm Center in Champaign. The Redwings finished second in state and first in the Daily Herald Top 20, just like the school’s girls team did last week.

Boys basketball: Top 20

Benet, Downers Grove North and Hinsdsale Central are the top three teams in the final Daily Herald's boys basketball Top 20.
Fremd’s Ryan Sammons is part of the Daily Herald’s 2022-23 Cook County All-Area Boys Basketball Team.

Cook County All-Area Boys Basketball Team

Presenting the Daily Herald's 2022-23 Cook County All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Benet Academy’s Brayden Fagbemi is part of the Daily Herald’s 2022-23 DuPage County All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
DuPage County All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Presenting the Daily Herald's 2022-23 DuPage County All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Geneva’s Jimmy Rasmussen, pictured celebrating his game-winning 3-pointer to beat Glenbard West in the regional final, is part of the Daily Herald’s 2022-23 Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Presenting the Daily Herald's 2022-23 Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Grayslake Central’s Sam Cooper is part of the Daily Herald’s 2022-23 Lake County All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Lake County County All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Presenting the Daily Herald's 2022-23 Lake County All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Boys basketball: Scott steps down as Hersey coach
Coaching resignations happen each season. And nearly all are cordial and well received on both ends. That was not the case in the resignation of Hersey boys basketball coach Austin Scott.
Garofola, Quagliano earn highest honors
Two veteran Daily Herald sports writers became high school hall of famers this year.
Pat Ambrose has retired after winning 505 games including the 2015 state championship in his 24 seasons at Stevenson.
'Bittersweet moment' as Ambrose steps down as Stevenson coach
The best coaches leave behind not just their wins and losses. But a visual picture as well.
Bill Recchia recently stepped down after 11 years coaching at West Chicago.
Basketball notes: Catching up with coaching changes
West Chicago High School will always be a special place for Bill Recchia.
Members of the New Trier boys basketball team pose with their Class 4A third place trophy after defeating Downers Grove North 53-34 in the Class 4A state third place game on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
New Trier boys basketball third in Class 4A
New Trier's boys basketball team placed third in Class 4A with a 53-34 victory over Downers Grove North on March 10 in Champaign.
Wheaton Warrenville South’s Braylen Meredith made a major step in his game, leading the Tigers to another 25-win season and conference championship with his play at both ends of the court.
DuPage County All-Area Boys Basketball Captain: Braylen Meredith, Wheaton Warrenville South
In the spring of 2021, during the heart of the coronavirus pandemic, Braylen Meredith was a tall but willowy prospect fighting for minutes on Wheaton Warrenville South's boys varsity team.
Members of the Downers Grove boys basketball team pose with their Class 4A fourth place trophy after loosing to New Trier the Class 4A state third place game on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Downers Grove North savors its ride to fourth place state finish
Jim Thomas gathered his Downers Grove North players around for one last huddle as they waited to get their state medals with a simple message.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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