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Lake Park edges St. Charles East in overtime
Updated Feb 20, 2019 10:14 PM
Lake Park defeated St. Charles East in overtime in a DuKane Conference boys basketball game.
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Jack McDonald, left, and his Geneva teammates have been practicing on their own this week because of the teachers strike.
Brian Hill | Staff
Geneva players staying in shape despite strike
Updated Dec 6, 2018 10:21 PM
The Geneva boys basketball team’s home opener scheduled for Friday against St. Charles North was postponed on Thursday due to the ongoing teachers strike in Geneva District 304.
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Geneva coach Scott Hennig was part of a couple of the best — and strangest — games Craig Brueske saw this past basketball season.
John Starks | Staff
Looking back at a memorable basketball season
Updated Mar 19, 2019 9:03 AM
Another Illinois high school basketball season is in the books but the ink remains wet and the memories still fresh in my mind.
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Fox Valley boys basketball area leaders
Updated Mar 11, 2019 9:04 PM
Here’s the boys basketball leaders for the 2018-19 season in the Fox Valley area.
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The Huntley bench erupts after a three-point basket against St. Charles East during Tuesday’s Class 4A regional semifinal boys basketball game in St. Charles.
Paul Valade | Staff
Huntley surprises St. Charles East
Updated Feb 26, 2019 10:31 PM
Huntley continued its strong postseason play with a 54-49 win over St. Charles East Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 4A St. Charles East regional.
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Mitch Mascari and his Geneva teammates earned the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A Bartlett sectional.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Fox Valley boys basketball postseason
Updated Feb 23, 2019 8:35 PM
Summer league, AAU, fall league, countless practices and three months of high school games served merely as prelude.
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St. Charles East tunes up for regionals with win
Updated Feb 28, 2019 3:25 PM
The Foreman gym is an old-fashioned, pre-World War II relic housed on the second floor of the Chicago Public League school on the city’s northwest side.
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Mitchell’s game-winner lifts St. Charles East over Wheaton North
Updated Feb 15, 2019 11:25 PM
St. Charles East won a thriller at home against their DuKane Conference rival Wheaton North Friday night.
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Ortiz shoots down Batavia in crunch time
Updated Feb 12, 2019 10:20 PM
Nate Ortiz had the ball in his hands at the right time for St. Charles East Tuesday.
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Play Video Saints knock off North Stars
Not pretty, but St. Charles East tops rival
Updated Feb 8, 2019 11:59 PM
The math got a bit fuzzy but the St. Charles East boys basketball team was in the clear when the dust settled from Friday’s rivalry tilt against visiting St. Charles North.
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Practice makes perfect for Mascari, Geneva
Updated Feb 1, 2019 10:27 PM
Mitch Mascari is highly regarded for his long-range shooting. However, Geneva’s 6-foot-5 senior guard may have even outdone himself Friday night.
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Fox Valley boys basketball statistics
Updated Jan 31, 2019 9:19 PM
Fox Valley boys basketball statistics
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Tough schedule paying off for St. Charles East
Updated Jan 31, 2019 9:00 PM
Records can be deceiving. Take the St. Charles East boys basketball team, for example.
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Evan Taylor
Glenbard West’s Taylor earns MVP nod
Updated Jan 30, 2019 2:53 PM
Glenbard West’s Evan Taylor is this week’s Daily Herald boys basketball MVP.
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St. Charles East stays hot, tops Wheaton Warrenville South
Updated Jan 29, 2019 9:17 PM
The St. Charles East boys basketball team seems to have extricated itself from the kind of rut in which Wheaton Warrenville South now finds itself stuck.
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St. Charles East surprises West Aurora
Updated Jan 26, 2019 9:42 PM
St. Charles East senior Cody Mitchell said a collective fire in the belly ignited a 67-55 victory over red-hot West Aurora at the 26th Annual Jim & Sylvia Roberts Night of Hoops at Batavia on Saturday.
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Geneva heads into 2nd half tied for DKC lead
Updated Jan 24, 2019 10:19 PM
So far, so good. Geneva (19-1, 6-1) finished the first half of the inaugural DuKane Conference boys basketball season tied for the top spot with Wheaton North (13-7, 6-1).
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Taylor, Glenbard West move past St. Charles East
Updated Jan 23, 2019 10:38 PM
Glenbard West defeated St. Charles East in a nonconference boys basketball game.
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St. Charles East responds, beats Lake Park
Updated Jan 12, 2019 10:11 PM
Life in the DuKane Conference has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for local basketball teams, and Saturday night was no different in St. Charles.
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Plenty of good to be found in 1st half of boys basketball season
Updated Jan 7, 2019 7:44 PM
Cover high school sports for a living and you get the same question from the barber, from the dental hygienist, from the kid bagging groceries.
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Monkemeyer sparks St. Charles East in win over Batavia
Updated Jan 5, 2019 10:35 PM
Following a 6th-place finish at the always competitive Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic, St. Charles East’s basketball team began the 2019 portion of its schedule with a much-needed 65-59 DuKane Conference victory over Batavia Saturday night in St. Charles.
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St. Charles East can’t overcome second-half drought
Updated Dec 27, 2018 9:45 PM
The picture within the game appeared to favor St. Charles East.
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Musial’s 3 lifts St. Charles East past Stevenson
Updated Dec 26, 2018 5:17 PM
Mark Musial hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, as St. Charles East’s boys basketball team beat Stevenson 51-48 in first-round play of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic on Wednesday.
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St. Charles East pulls away from North Stars
Updated Dec 21, 2018 11:25 PM
St. Charles East’s Luke Matheny looked forward to playing in his first varsity basketball cross-town clash against St. Charles North Friday night.
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Jacobs, Marengo kick off holiday tournament season
Updated Dec 20, 2018 11:09 PM
The boys basketball holiday tournament season starts with a flurry this weekend and hits with the full force of a winter storm the day after Christmas.
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Geneva grads square off in basketball, football
Updated Dec 17, 2018 8:25 PM
Catching up with Fox Valley area alums playing in college
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Geneva blitzes St. Charles East with 21-0 start
Updated Dec 15, 2018 7:40 PM
Geneva’s girls basketball team knows the importance of getting off to a good start.
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Garth’s clutch 3-point play lifts Geneva over St. Charles East
Updated Dec 14, 2018 11:07 PM
Whenever Geneva forward Kross Garth gets in foul trouble, he relies on his past to help his way through it.
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WW South needs no surprises against St. Charles East
Updated Dec 7, 2018 10:24 PM
Wheaton Warrenville South defeated St. Charles East in a DuKane Conference boys basketball game.
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Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com St. Charles East players, from left, Nate Ortiz, Cody Mitchell and Luke Matheny defend as Streamwood’s Keenon Cole takes the ball to the hoop during varsity boys basketball at St. Charles on Tuesday night.
St. Charles East clicks on both ends, beat Streamwood
Updated Dec 4, 2018 10:52 PM
Nate Ortiz led St. Charles East with 23 points in a 68-51 nonconference home win over Streamwood on Tuesday, but the senior took far more pride in his defense.
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St. Charles East holds off pesky Glenbard North
Updated Nov 30, 2018 10:38 PM
It may have been a bit choppy at times but St. Charles East’s basketball team began life in its new DuKane Conference with a 59-41 victory over Glenbard North Friday night in St. Charles.
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Benet duo too much for St. Charles East
Updated Nov 29, 2018 10:30 PM
Benet held St. Charles East scoreless for the first six-plus minutes of the fourth quarter to secure a 77-60 victory.
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St. Charles East tops Willowbrook to win own tourney title
Updated Nov 24, 2018 10:55 PM
Nearly 24 hours after suffering its first loss of the season in turnover-prone fashion against Proviso East, St. Charles East’s basketball team made up for it in a big way Saturday night.
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Proviso East hands St. Charles East its 1st loss
Updated Nov 23, 2018 10:47 PM
The positives may have outweighed the negatives during St. Charles East’s third-round matchup with Proviso East in the Saints’ 60th annual Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament.
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St. Charles East overcomes sluggish start, beats Hampshire
Updated Nov 19, 2018 10:32 PM
It was admittedly a little rough around the edges at times but St. Charles East opened its 60th annual Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament with a victory Monday night.
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
1 Craven, Tommy Sophomore 6-0 PG
3 Matheny, Luke Sophomore 6-0 PG
10 Champine, Jake Senior 6-4 F
12 Ortiz, Nathan Senior 6-3 G
14 Ditsworth, Thomas Junior 6-4 F
20 Musial, Mark Senior 6-5 F
21 Sullivan, Sean Junior 6-4 F
22 Clodi, Zack Junior 6-0 G
23 Mitchell, Cody Senior 6-7 F
33 Breidigan, Scott Junior 6-0 G
30/40 Monkemeyer, Chase Junior 6-4 F
5/32 Risberg, Andrew Junior 6-1 G
25/11 Sullivan, Aidan Junior 6-4 F
ABOUT THE SCHOOLback to top
Colors:Orange/Black
Address: 1020 Dunham Rd.
St. Charles, Il 60174
Phone:331-228-4000
County:Kane
Website:east.d303.org