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Wauconda’s Nicolas Brinias looks to shoot past Lakes’ Brock Marino during Friday’s boys basketball game in Wauconda.
Paul Valade | Staff
Wauconda closing in on NLCC crown
Updated Feb 4, 2022 11:19 PM
Wauconda’s boys basketball team is one step closer to its third straight Northern Lake County Conference title. The Bulldogs ran away early and never gave up much ground in an 85-57 victory over visiting Lakes on Friday night.
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Grayslake Central’s Kai Taylor has his shot blocked by Lakes’ Eli Roberts, right, and Brock Marino in a boys basketball game in Grayslake earlier this month.
John Starks | Staff
Lakes’ winning ways in NLCC continue
Updated Jan 26, 2022 2:47 PM
Who is on fire on the Lake County boys basketball scene, you ask? How about the Lakes Eagles, winners of six of their last eight games. Lakes is 6-2 in January and was 11-10 overall and a robust 7-1 in Northern Lake County Conference action as a result of its strong 2022 start.
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Roberts’ buzzer-beater sends Lakes past Grayslake North
Updated Jan 25, 2022 10:04 PM
It was a big 3-pointer and even bigger shot that beat the buzzer for Lakes’ Eli Roberts. The senior banked it off the glass and through the net as the clock went to zero on the scoreboard as the Eagles soared to another impressive victory over visiting Grayslake North, 60-59, in a Northern Lake County Conference boys basketball game in Lake Villa on Tuesday night.
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Naperville Central advances to Lakes title game
Updated Jan 15, 2022 7:20 PM
Naperville Central dispatched the host Eagles 83-46 at the MLK Lakes High School boys basketball tournament Saturday afternoon in the semifinal round.
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Grayslake Central’s Kai Taylor has his shot blocked by Lakes’ Eli Roberts, right, and Brock Marino in a boys basketball game in Grayslake on Wednesday.
John Starks | Staff
Grant’s team-first mentality producing in the win column
Updated Jan 13, 2022 2:04 PM
The Grant boys basketball team has been on a nice run of late, winners of three in a row and four of its last six. During that span, Grant downed North Chicago by 42 points (76-34), Round Lake by 30 (64-34) and beat Northern Lake County Conference leader Grayslake Central by 14 (56-42).
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Lakes’ Tyson Dewey and James Kania and Grayslake Central’s Jack Gerbasi and Jake Gibson battle for a rebound in a boys basketball game in Grayslake on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
John Starks | Staff
Grayslake Central notches key NLCC win over Lakes
Updated Jan 12, 2022 8:54 PM
Brendan Whalen crippled Lakes with his inside-outside game, scoring 14 of his game-leading 20 points in the first half in a 45-33 boys basketball win in Grayslake Wednesday.
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McGruder’s improbable 3-pointer leads Lakes to another exciting win
Updated Jan 8, 2022 7:12 PM
Ethan McGruder just wrapped up a memorable weekend in style on Saturday afternoon. The Lakes senior guard buried a falling-down 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to carry the Eagles to a thrilling 69-68 victory over Wauconda in Northern Lake Country Conference boys basketball action in Lake Villa.
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Wauconda’s Griffin Daun shoots a layup during a game against Huntley earlier this season.
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Team effort sparks Wauconda’s hot start to season
Updated Jan 6, 2022 7:00 PM
The positives keep rolling in for the Wauconda boys basketball team. The Bulldogs were 10-2 heading into the new year after winning the Marengo E.C. Nichols tournament.
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Barrington’s Donovan Nichols, center, passes the ball under pressure from Grayslake Central’s Jack Gerbasi, left, and Michael Monahan during Wednesday’s boys basketball game at the Hinkle Holiday Classic in Algonquin.
Paul Valade | Staff
Several Lake County teams hit the road for holiday tournaments
Updated Dec 23, 2021 7:39 PM
Lake County area boys basketball teams are headed to places such as Collinsville, Pekin, Centralia and Pontiac next week— here, there and everywhere.
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Schaumburg hangs on to beat Lakes
Updated Dec 18, 2021 8:54 PM
Schaumburg’s boys basketball team is used to quick starts and slow finishes this season. On the other hand, Lakes has slow starts but strong finishes. So when the two teams met Saturday afternoon in Schaumburg, the end result was a heart-pounder. The Saxons held on 47-42 in nonconference play to improve to 6-4. The hard-luck Eagles, who only had 7 players in uniform, fell to 5-7.
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Warren’s Cooper Stacey (3) heads to the basket as Fremd’s Archie Cox provides the defense Tuesday Fremd High School in Palatine.
Brian Hill | Staff
Warren, Vernon Hills off to good start to season
Updated Dec 16, 2021 6:18 PM
The Warren boys basketball team has proved it can take the heat. The Blue Devils were 6-2 through their eight games, including opening North Suburban Conference action with a pair of close wins over Zion-Benton (59-54) and at Lake Zurich (42-39).
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McGruder, Lakes handle Grant in NLCC battle
Updated Dec 11, 2021 7:30 PM
Ethan McGruder was a difference-maker, scoring 16 of his game-high 25 points in the second half for Lakes as the Eagles flew past host Grant 51-44 in a Northern Lake County Conference boys basketball game on Saturday afternoon.
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Vernon Hills’ Erik Rimas, left, was a key contributor for the Cougars in their championship at Northridge Prep’s Battle at the Ridge Thanksgiving Tournament.
Brian Hill | Staff
Vernon Hills’ title at Battle of the Ridge full of positives
Updated Dec 2, 2021 4:15 PM
Vernon Hills boys basketball coach Mike McCarty took a lot of positives out of his team’s winning the Northridge Prep Battle at the Ridge tournament with a 4-0 mark.
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Balanced Warren dumps Lakes
Updated Nov 24, 2021 8:07 PM
None of Warren’s boys basketball players stuffed the stats sheet on Thanksgiving Eve. They gobbled up a win instead, much to the delight of Blue Devils coach Jon Jasnoch. Ten of his hoopsters scored at least 2 points — paced by junior forward Adam Panek’s 12 points, followed by senior forward Cooper Stacey’s 11 — in Warren’s 53-36 defeat of Lakes at the Grant/Mundelein Thanksgiving tournament at Mundelein Wednesday night.
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Wauconda’s Griffin Daun, right, is one of the top returning players in the Northern Lake County Conference this season.
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Scouting the Northern Lake County Conference
Posted Nov 22, 2021 10:00 AM
Here’s a look at the boys basketball season in the Northern Lake County Conference
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St. Francis’ players get revved up early during IHSA Class 3A Sectional semifinal action against Wauconda Tuesday night at Crystal Lake South High School.
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St. Francis comeback stuns Wauconda
Updated Mar 2, 2022 1:04 PM
St. Francis, which trailed by 12 points at halftime, stunned Wauconda 52-46 in the Class 3A Crystal Lake South sectional semifinal on Tuesday.
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Lake Forest too much for Grayslake Central
Updated Mar 1, 2022 9:56 PM
Top-seeded Lake Forest defeated Grayslake Central 48-27 in Tuesday’s Class 3A North Chicago sectional semifinal.
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Wauconda gets past Prairie Ridge
Updated Feb 25, 2022 10:43 PM
Wauconda held off Prairie Ridge, 53-49, to secure its second consecutive boys basketball regional title Friday night.
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Grayslake Central secures regional title in OT
Updated Feb 25, 2022 9:32 PM
Grayslake Central senior forward Brendan Whalen picked an ideal spot on the bench for a suitable place to frame the moment. After scoring 13 points and amassing 8 rebounds to lead sixth-seeded Grayslake Central to a thrilling 53-47 overtime win over Deerfield in the Class 3A Grayslake Central regional championship game on Friday, Whalen wanted a memorable picture.
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Wauconda rolls in regional opener
Updated Feb 23, 2022 10:13 PM
Wauconda didn’t start slow to start the postseason as the No. 1 seed of the Class 3A Crystal Lake South boys basketball sectional. The Bulldogs outscored Crystal Lake Central 22-8 in their Prairie Ridge regional semifinal on Wednesday night and never looked back, taking down the Tigers 65-39.
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Wauconda clinches NLCC title outright
Updated Feb 11, 2022 11:33 PM
Wauconda’s boys basketball team accomplished more than just a victory in winning the Northern Lake County Conference championship for the second time in three years with a 59-51 win over host Grayslake Central 59-51 on Friday night.
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Wauconda’s Nicolas Brinias looks to shoot past Lakes’ Brock Marino during Friday’s boys basketball game in Wauconda.
Paul Valade | Staff
Wauconda closing in on NLCC crown
Updated Feb 4, 2022 11:19 PM
Wauconda’s boys basketball team is one step closer to its third straight Northern Lake County Conference title. The Bulldogs ran away early and never gave up much ground in an 85-57 victory over visiting Lakes on Friday night.
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Valera’s heroics lift Grayslake North over Grayslake Central in OT
Updated Jan 28, 2022 10:55 PM
It might have been a defensive struggle from start to finish when host Grayslake North met crosstown rival Grayslake Central in Northern Lake County Conference boys basketball showdown Friday night. But you couldn’t have asked for a more dramatic finish as Grayslake North senior Joseph Valera hit a game-winning shot from 15-feet out on the right wing as time expired to carry the Knights to an exciting 32-30 overtime victory over the stunned Rams.
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Grayslake Central’s Kai Taylor has his shot blocked by Lakes’ Eli Roberts, right, and Brock Marino in a boys basketball game in Grayslake earlier this month.
John Starks | Staff
Lakes’ winning ways in NLCC continue
Updated Jan 26, 2022 2:47 PM
Who is on fire on the Lake County boys basketball scene, you ask? How about the Lakes Eagles, winners of six of their last eight games. Lakes is 6-2 in January and was 11-10 overall and a robust 7-1 in Northern Lake County Conference action as a result of its strong 2022 start.
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Roberts’ buzzer-beater sends Lakes past Grayslake North
Updated Jan 25, 2022 10:04 PM
It was a big 3-pointer and even bigger shot that beat the buzzer for Lakes’ Eli Roberts. The senior banked it off the glass and through the net as the clock went to zero on the scoreboard as the Eagles soared to another impressive victory over visiting Grayslake North, 60-59, in a Northern Lake County Conference boys basketball game in Lake Villa on Tuesday night.
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