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Gabe Bergeron
Fox Valley All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:43 PM
Meet the Fox Valley All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
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St. Charles North upends South Elgin
Updated Feb 28, 2018 10:30 PM
St. Charles North defeated South Elgin 47-36 Wednesday in the semifinals of the Class 4A SCN regional.
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Larkin and Anthony Lynch open the postseason Tuesday at the Class 4A St. Charles North regional.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting the Class 3A and 4A postseason in the Fox Valley
Updated Feb 25, 2018 12:35 AM
Here’s what to expect from the Class 3A and 4A postseason in the Fox Valley
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Boston’s bucket a moment South Elgin, Metea Valley won’t forget
Updated Feb 24, 2018 12:32 AM
The final score of Metea Valley’s 83-73 win at South Elgin is not what fans will remember about Friday’s nonconference boys basketball game.
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Big second half carries South Elgin past West Chicago
Updated Feb 21, 2018 9:33 PM
South Elgin defeated West Chicago 74-56 Wednesday night in an Upstate Eight Valley boys basketball game.
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Play Video W. Aurora clinches UEC Valley
West Aurora’s win over South Elgin clinches UEC Valley
Updated Feb 17, 2018 12:35 AM
West Aurora’s boys basketball team clinched the Upstate Eight Valley title Friday with a 65-47 win over South Elgin.
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South Elgin’s Vincent Miszkiewicz has his shot blocked ny Schaumburg’s Chris Hodges Tuesday in a boys basketball game in South Elgin.
John Starks | Staff
Hot-shooting Schaumburg sinks South Elgin
Updated Feb 7, 2018 2:52 PM
Wins have been hard to come by for the Schaumburg boys basketball team this year, but on Tuesday night they sure made things look easy.
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South Elgin’s Drake Montgomery passes out of the defense of Schaumburg’s Heze Trotter and Dom Tyler Tuesday in a boys basketball game in South Elgin.
John Starks | Staff
Images: South Elgin vs. Schaumburg, boys basketball
Updated Feb 6, 2018 8:34 PM
The South Elgin High School boys basketball team hosted Schaumburg High School on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in South Elgin.
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South Elgin slows it down, beats East Aurora
Updated Feb 2, 2018 11:26 PM
South Elgin’s boys basketball team defeated East Aurora Friday night.
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Burlington Central, Aurora Christian notch 20th wins
Updated Jan 30, 2018 10:32 PM
The boys basketball teams from Burlington Central and Aurora Christian each won their 20th games of the season Tuesday night.
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Tompson, Vikonis carry Bartlett past South Elgin
Updated Jan 27, 2018 1:34 AM
Bartlett defeated South Elgin 61-56 Friday night in an Upstate Eight Valley boys basketball game.
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South Elgin knocks off West Chicago
Updated Jan 19, 2018 11:40 PM
South Elgin defeated West Chicago in an Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division boys basketball game.
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Reviews are in: Batavia is Jefferson champ
Updated Jan 15, 2018 8:24 PM
Batavia’s boys basketball team claimed the championship of the Rockford Jefferson J-Hawk MLK Showcase Monday with two more wins. The Bulldogs finished the tournament 4-0 to move to 18-3 on the season.
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Batavia notches impressive win over Rockford Jefferson
Updated Jan 13, 2018 10:36 PM
Batavia’s boys basketball team upended Rockford Jefferson 75-66 Saturday night at Jefferson’s MLK Tournament.
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West Aurora eases past South Elgin
Updated Jan 13, 2018 12:38 AM
West Aurora downed South Elgin 73-55 in Upstate Eight Valley boys basketball action Friday night.
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South Elgin holds off East Aurora’s rally
Updated Jan 5, 2018 10:48 PM
South Elgin downed East Aurora 60-54 Friday night in an Upstate Eight Valley boys basketball game in Aurora.
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Aurora Christian wins State Farm Classic title
Updated Dec 30, 2017 7:53 PM
Aurora Christian’s boys basketball team won the championship at the State Farm Classic in Bloomington on Saturday.
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Burlington Central, Aurora Christian will play for titles
Updated Dec 29, 2017 10:30 PM
Patrick Mayfield hit for 23 points and Zach Schutta added 16 as the Burlington Central boys basketball team defeated Streator 67-43 Friday night to advance to the championship game of the Plano Christmas Classic.
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Lemont upends South Elgin
Updated Dec 28, 2017 10:49 PM
South Elgin’s boys basketball team lost to Lemont 61-56 Thursday at the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic in DeKalb.
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South Elgin rolls over ACE Tech
Updated Dec 27, 2017 8:04 PM
South Elgin’s boys basketball team defeated Chicago ACE Tech 75-46 Wednesday in the opening round of he Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic at DeKalb.
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Jacobs’ Kameron Mack blocks a running jump shot by Warren’s Jacob Rich earlier this season. Mack and the Golden Eagles open play in the Hinkle Holiday Classic at Jacobs against Marian Central on Friday night.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Fox Valley area holiday tournaments
Updated Dec 21, 2017 4:57 PM
The Jacobs boys basketball team would prefer not to wait another eight years. The host Golden Eagles ended an eight-year drought in 2016 by winning the 16-team Hinkle Holiday Classic for the first time since 2008.
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Patrick Kunzer | Staff
King leads Stars past South Elgin at Sears Centre
Updated Dec 20, 2017 6:29 PM
St. Charles North defeated South Elgin 60-47 in a boys basketball game at the Sears Centre Tuesday night.
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Play Video South Elgin at Bartlett
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
South Elgin happy with road win at Bartlett
Updated Dec 16, 2017 12:20 AM
South Elgin’s boys basketball team earned a 71-61 Upstate Eight Valley win over host Bartlett Friday night.
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Sophomore Uchenna Egekeze (32) made his first start for Huntley Wednesday night at the same time his brother Amanze was scoring a career-high 32 points for Belmont University.
Brian Hill | Staff
West Aurora hits the road for tough challenges
Updated Dec 14, 2017 9:19 PM
It’s a weekend of road tests for the West Aurora boys basketball team.
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Glenbard East roars back to stun South Elgin in OT
Updated Dec 9, 2017 9:06 PM
Glenbard East came from behind to beat South Elgin 74-73 in overtime Saturday in an Upstate Eight Valley boys basketball game.
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Rohr, South Elgin top Guilford to move to 5-0
Updated Dec 2, 2017 9:09 PM
South Elgin’s boys basketball team moved to 5-0 for the season Saturday with a 73-55 nonconference win over Rockford Guilford.
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South Elgin downs Burlington Central for Strombom crown
Updated Nov 25, 2017 10:59 PM
South Elgin’s boys basketball team defeated Burlington Central 64-56 Saturday night to win the Strombom Thanksgiving Tournament in Sycamore.
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Larkin falls to Rockford Jefferson; Dundee-Crown 3rd at Sycamore
Updated Nov 25, 2017 10:14 PM
Larkin’s boys basketball team couldn’t recover from a big halftime deficit Saturday and fell to Rockford Jefferson 69-58 at the Tip-Off Classic in Rockford.
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South Elgin downs Sycamore to reach title game
Updated Nov 24, 2017 10:44 PM
South Elgin’s boys basketball team defeated Sycamore 58-41 Friday night to advance to the championship game of the Strombom Tournament at Sycamore.
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Dundee-Crown, Burlington Central post wins
Updated Nov 22, 2017 8:51 PM
Dundee-Crown and Burlington Central each won boys basketball games at the Strombom tournament in Sycamore Wednesday.
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South Elgin rolls past Hampshire
Updated Nov 20, 2017 9:37 PM
South Elgin opened its boys basketball season Monday with am 89-61 win over Hampshire at the Sycamore tournament.
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Jacobs’ Kameron Mack pushes past Larkin’s Kashmir Ivy during sectional title game action at Chesbrough Field House in Elgin last season.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Boys basketball: Previewing the Fox Valley area for 2017-18
Updated Nov 16, 2017 1:44 PM
Previewing the 2017-18 boys basketball season in the Fox Valley
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
3 Montgomery, Drake Junior
4 Lamarca, Latrell Senior 5'10
5 Ashby, Trace Junior 5'10
10 Warrick, Jace Junior 6'2
11 Formales, Kirk Patrick Junior 5'7
12 Lee, Elijah Junior 5'7
14 Vergara, Lorenzo Junior 5'11
15 Sy, Kyle Senior 5'9
20 Luckett, Oreale Junior 6'3
21 Roy, Patrick Junior 6'5
22 Rohr, Noah Senior 6'3
24 Rahman, Mohammed Senior 5'8
30 Errington, Alex Junior 6'4
30 Petras, Mark Junior 6'0
32 Binion, David Senior 6'4
33 Miszkiewicz, Vincent Junior 6'6
35 Hankins, Christopher Senior 6'5
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Play Video Larkin takes 4th in Class 4A
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Evanston’s run leaves Larkin with fourth place
Updated Mar 17, 2018 10:45 PM
Larkin’s boys basketball team fell behind in the second quarter and couldn’t recover Saturday night, falling to Evanston 61-49 in the third place game of the Class 4A state tournament in Peoria.
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Play Video Larkin takes fourth in 4A
Larkin’s basketball family sticks together through tough finish
Updated Mar 17, 2018 10:52 PM
The 2017-18 Larkin boys basketball players will take pride in their accomplishments in the coming weeks, but there was only sadness Saturday in the immediate aftermath of their final game together.
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Burlington Central, under the guidance of head coach Brett Porto, won a program-record 28 games this season and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
Rick West | Staff
Fox Valley basketball season in 2017-18 was indescribable
Updated Mar 20, 2018 8:15 PM
Picking the right words to describe the high school basketball season for the Fox Valley area isn’t easy.
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Paul Kowalyszyn
Kowalyszyn steps down at Streamwood
Updated Mar 19, 2018 9:27 PM
Paul Kowalyszyn has stepped down as Streamwood boys basketball coach.
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Larkin boys basketball coach Deryn Carter and his dad, Deryl, display the class 4A fourth-place trophy Saturday night at Carver Arena in Peoria. Deryl Carter served the Royals as a volunteer assistant coach.
PHOTO COURTESY MARLENE CARTER
Final reflections of the weekend in Peoria
Updated Mar 19, 2018 6:09 PM
Reflecting on the weekend in Peoria and the Class 4A state boys basketball tournament.
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Play Video Larkin head coach Deryn Carter yells instructions to his players on the floor.
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Larkin falls behind big early but doesn't give up
Updated Mar 17, 2018 1:29 PM
Larkin's boys basketball team fell behind 9-0 and trailed by 18 with 1:30 left in the first half, but the Royals climbed back into it against mighty Belleville West at the Class 4A state semifinals.
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Play Video Belleville West 64, Larkin 53
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Larkin battles but comes up short against Belleville West
Updated Mar 17, 2018 1:28 PM
Larkin's boys basketball team came up short against Belleville West 64-53 in the Class 4A state semifinals Friday evening at Carver Arena in Peoria.
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Larkin and senior Anthony Lynch will battle Belleville West Friday at 5:30 p.m. in a Class 4A state semifinal at Carver Arena in Peoria.
Mark Black | Staff
Mission impossible? Larkin accepting the challenge
Updated Mar 15, 2018 9:02 PM
Here’s what to expect from Friday’s Class 4A state semifinal boys basketball game between Larkin and Belleville West.
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Larkin’s Kindrel Morris dives for a loose ball as Benet’s Jake Ronneberg gets there first during Class 4A supersectional action at Northern Illinois University on Tuesday.
John Starks | Staff
The big-school basketball show goes on in Peoria
Updated Mar 15, 2018 12:54 PM
The boys basketball teams from Larkin, Evanston, Whitney Young, North Chicago, Marian Catholic and Morgan Park help lend a northerly flavor to this weekend’s 3A and 4A state finals in Peoria. But Belleville West and Springfield Southeast intend to make a powerful downstate case at Carver Arena.
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Larkin head coach Deryn Carter pumps his fist as the Royals celebrate their win against Benet in the Class 4A supersectional boys basketball game at Northern Illinois University Tuesday. Larkin takes on Belleville West in the state semifinals Friday in Peoria.
John Starks | Staff
School, community pride as important to Larkin as winning
Updated Mar 14, 2018 5:47 PM
Wednesday was not your normal day at Larkin High School. The entire school took on a little different air, courtesy of the Royals’ boys basketball team.
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Colors:Red, Navy, Silver
Address: 760 E. Main St.
South Elgin, Il 60177
Phone:847-289-3760
County:Kane
Website:http://schools.u-46.org/index.pl?id=2225
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