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WEST AURORA BASKETBALL NEWSback to top
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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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Kelby Bannerman
Fox Valley All-Area Girls Basketball Team
Updated Mar 1, 2018 9:58 PM
Meet the Fox Valley All-Area Girls Basketball Team.
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Jordyn Hughes and Kaylen Dickson of Warren Township and Drew Peterson of Libertyville are the Daily Herald Lake County All-Area Basketball Honorary Team Captains for 2018.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Images: Daily Herald All-Area Honorary Team Captains in Basketball
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:38 PM
See the Daily Herald All-Area honorary team captains in basketball for 2018.
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West Aurora falls in Siljendahl’s finale
Updated Feb 14, 2018 10:39 PM
West Aurora’s girls basketball team fell to Oswego East 53-48 Wednesday night at the Class 4A Oswego East regional. It was West Aurora coach Connie Siljendahl’s final game of her career.
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Bartlett, Kaneland, Batavia post wins
Updated Feb 10, 2018 8:50 PM
Kayla Hare scored 24 points Saturday as the Bartlett girls basketball team put the finishing touches on an undefeated Upstate Eight Valley season with a 65-44 win over West Aurora.
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Dundee-Crown powers past Maine East
Updated Feb 3, 2018 11:18 PM
The Dundee-Crown girls basketball team cracked the 70-point mark for the first time this season with a 70-25 nonconference win over Maine East on Saturday.
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St. Charles North downs Cary-Grove
Updated Jan 30, 2018 10:32 PM
Anna Davern and Megan Gunnink scored 13 points each Tuesday night to lead the St. Charles North girls basketball team to a 43-31 nonconference win over Cary-Grove.
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Bartlett downs South Elgin
Updated Jan 26, 2018 11:14 PM
Bartlett’s girls basketball team remained unbeaten in the Upstate Eight Valley Friday night with a 50-34 win at South Elgin.
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Bartlett tops West Chicago
Updated Jan 23, 2018 10:23 PM
Justina Hernandez led a balanced Bartlett scoring attack Tuesday night as the Hawks defeated West Chicago 51-37 in an Upstate Eight Valley girls basketball game.
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Bartlett tops West Aurora to take UEC Valley lead
Updated Jan 19, 2018 11:32 PM
Bartlett’s girls basketball team took over the Upstate Eight Valley lead with a 62-36 win at West Aurora Friday night.
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West Aurora makes easy work of Rosary
Updated Jan 17, 2018 9:56 PM
West Aurora defeated Rosary 71-34 in a nonconference girls basketball game Wednesday night.
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Kaneland notches 11th straight; West Aurora downs South Elgin
Updated Jan 12, 2018 10:29 PM
The Kaneland girls basketball team continued its hot streak Friday night, downing Morris 60-39 in a Northern Illinois Big XII East game, which was the Knights’ 11th straight win.
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Batavia takes down St. Charles East
Updated Jan 5, 2018 10:14 PM
Erin Golden scored 14 points Friday to lead the Batavia girls basketball team to a 47-38 Upstate Eight River win over St. Charles East.
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Glenbard South players celebrate their 40-27 win over West Aurora to capture the Wheaton North Bill Neibch Falcon girls basketball holiday tournament championship.
Daniel White | Staff
Title a first for Glenbard South
Updated Dec 29, 2017 11:06 PM
Glenbard South defeated West Aurora to win the Bill Neibch Falcon Classic girls basketball championship at Wheaton North.
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West Aurora comes back to shock Wheaton North
Updated Dec 28, 2017 10:44 PM
West Aurora’s girls basketball team defeated Wheaton North 47-45 in the semifinals of the Bill Neibch Falcon Classic at Wheaton North Thursday.
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Kaneland wins twice at Decatur
Updated Dec 27, 2017 10:26 PM
Kaneland’s girls basketball team won two games Wednesday at the Decatur Eisenhower Tournament.
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West Aurora gets past Schaumburg
Updated Dec 26, 2017 10:14 PM
Dajour Miles made 10 of 12 free throws and scored 18 points in West Aurora’s 49-45 girls basketball victory over Schaumburg at the Wheaton North Bill Neibch Falcon Classic.
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St. Charles East’s Saints and West Aurora players have opposite reactions after West Aurora player Skylar Doby’s final free throw did not find the net at the end of the fourth quarter of a varsity girls basketball game at St. Charles Friday night. Doby is at right. Saints, from left, Ashley DiOrio, Sara Rosenfeldt, and Rose Stackhouse celebrate their dramatic victory.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
DiOrio’s free throws help St. Charles East sink West Aurora
Updated Dec 22, 2017 11:01 PM
St. Charles East downed West Aurora 44-43 in an Upstate Eight crossover girls basketball game Friday night.
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Dundee-Crown’s Kennedy White, left, is one of the key players for the host Chargers at their 35th annual Komaromy Classic.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Scouting Fox Valley area holiday tournaments
Updated Dec 21, 2017 4:37 PM
Dundee-Crown, Montini and Wheaton North host girls basketball teams next week that each include a heavy dose of Fox Valley schools.
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Streamwood dumps St. Charles East
Updated Dec 15, 2017 10:00 PM
Madi Exline scored 17 points Friday night as the Streamwood girls basketball team knocked off St. Charles East 61-55 in an Upstate Eight River game in Streamwood.
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Sara Rosenfeldt
Rosenfeldt becomes St. Charles East’s all-time scoring leader
Updated Dec 8, 2017 10:05 PM
Sara Rosenfeldt became St. Charles East’s all-time leading scorer in girls basketball Friday night when she led the Saints to a 62-33 Upstate Eight River win over Elgin.
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West Aurora topples Streamwood
Updated Dec 4, 2017 10:24 PM
Dajour Miles scored 12 points in the West Aurora girls basketball team’s 57-42 road win over Streamwood on Monday.
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Jacobs gets past Huntley
Updated Dec 1, 2017 10:33 PM
Kerri Healy led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points as Jacobs downed Huntley 44-42 Friday night in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game.
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West Aurora’s comeback falls short vs. Yorkville
Updated Nov 28, 2017 10:19 PM
West Aurora’s girls basketball team fell to Yorkville 58-52 in a nonconference game Tuesday night.
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Marian Catholic hands West Aurora first loss
Updated Nov 25, 2017 7:51 PM
Marian Catholic defeated West Aurora 70-45 Saturday in the championship game of the War-Hawk girls basketball tournament at Waubonsie Valley.
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Kayla Hare
Bartlett’s Hare, St. Charles North’s Davern have milestone days
Updated Nov 24, 2017 9:52 PM
Bartlett’s Kayla Hare eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for her career Friday while St. Charles North’s Anna Davern scored a career-high 32 points as the Hawks and North Stars each won their girls basketball games.
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Geneva wins again, moves to 4-0
Updated Nov 20, 2017 10:27 PM
Margaret Whitley scored 13 points Monday night to lead the Geneva girls basketball team to a 54-34 win over Glenbard North at the Glenbard East tournament.
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Naperville North freshman shines, but West Aurora wins
Updated Nov 18, 2017 3:22 PM
West Aurora defeated Naperville North in a Warhawk Thanksgiving girls basketball tournament game.
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Bartlett’s Kayla Hare, left, moves past Lake Park’s Camryn James during a game last season.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Scouting the Fox Valley
Updated Nov 16, 2017 1:44 PM
Previewing the 2017-18 girls basketball season in the Fox Valley
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Henning, Lopez lead Aurora Christian to win
Updated Nov 14, 2017 10:42 PM
Tori Henning scored 20 points while Dannielle Lopez added 10 points and 17 rebounds Tuesday night to lead Aurora Christian’s girls basketball team to a 58-27 win over Harvard at the IMSA/AC tournament.
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
1 Rayford, Essence Senior 5'1
3 Karanovic, Ana Junior 5'9
Doby, Skylar Senior 5'4
12 Martinez, Kate Senior 5'3
14 Miles, Dajour Junior 5'6
15 Lambert, Isabelle Sophomore 5'6
22 Pryor, Keyani Senior 5'7
23 Tomas, Keva Junior 5'10
24 Battle, Kendra Sophomore 5'10
25 Vanderwoude, Olivia Sophomore 5'11
CONFERENCE NEWSback to top
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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.
full story »
Members of the Glenbard South girls basketball team pose with their third-place trophy at the Class 3A state tournament in Normal Saturday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Glenbard South ends program’s best season with a win
Updated Mar 3, 2018 4:38 PM
Glenbard South defeated Breese Central to take third place in Class 3A for the 2017-18 girls basketball season.
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Images from the Glenbard South vs. Breese Central in the IHSA Class 3A state finals third-place girls basketball game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Images: Glenbard South plays for third place in the girls Class 3A state basketball tournament
Updated Mar 3, 2018 3:59 PM
Glenbard South played for third place in the Class 3A state girls basketball tournament Saturday at Redbird Arena in Normal.
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Glenbard South’s Maggie Bair draws contact as she encounters Peoria Richwoods’ Tianna Johnson, left, Kourtney Crane and Mariah Hopson, right, under the basket during the Class 3A girls basketball semifinal at Redbird Arena in Normal Friday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Glenbard South gets one more for fun
Updated Mar 2, 2018 4:40 PM
Glenbard South lost to Peoria Richwoods in a Class 3A girls basketball semifinal at Redbird Arena in Normal.
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Glenbard South’s Ally Daca drives to the basket against Peoria Richwoods defender Mariah Hopson during the Class 3A girls basketball semifinal at Redbird Arena in Normal Friday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Images: Glenbard South falls to Peoria Richwoods, 38-34 in girls Class 3A state semifinal basketball
Updated Mar 2, 2018 2:37 PM
Glenbard South fell 38-34 to Peoria Richwoods in a Class 3A state semifinal in girls basketball Friday at Redbird Arena in Normal. The Raiders will play in the state third place game Saturday at 11 a.m.
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Kelby Bannerman
Fox Valley All-Area Girls Basketball Team
Updated Mar 1, 2018 9:58 PM
Meet the Fox Valley All-Area Girls Basketball Team.
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Glenbard South celebrate their 48-33 win of the Class 3A supersectional girls basketball against Carmel on Monday, Feb. 26, at Elgin Community College.
Mark Black | Staff
State excitement building at Glenbard South
Updated Mar 1, 2018 2:57 PM
Glenbard South students and faculty are excited about the best girls basketball season in school history, one that won’t end until the final day of the state tournament.
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Jordyn Hughes and Kaylen Dickson of Warren Township and Drew Peterson of Libertyville are the Daily Herald Lake County All-Area Basketball Honorary Team Captains for 2018.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Images: Daily Herald All-Area Honorary Team Captains in Basketball
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:38 PM
See the Daily Herald All-Area honorary team captains in basketball for 2018.
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Glenbard South senior guard Sarah Cohen holds up the Class 3A supersectional championship plaque after defeating Carmel 48-33 on Monday, Feb. 26, at Elgin Community College.
Mark Black | Staff
Glenbard South going downstate for first time
Updated Feb 26, 2018 11:39 PM
Glenbard South advanced to the girls basketball state semifinals for the first time in school history with a 48-33 supersectional victory against Carmel.
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Glenbard South’s Sarah Cohen holds up the Class 3A supersectional championship plaque after defeating Carmel 48-33 on Monday, Feb. 26, at Elgin Community College.
Mark Black | Staff
Images: Glenbard South vs. Carmel Catholic, Class 3A girls supersectional basketball
Updated Feb 26, 2018 9:35 PM
Carmel Catholic played Glenbard South in the Class 3A Burlington Central girls basketball supersectional at Elgin Community College on Monday, Feb. 26.
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Address: 1201 W. New York St.
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Phone:630-301-5600
County:Kane
Website:www.sd129.org
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