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St. Francis’s players Sean Killian (25) and teammate Brendan Yarusso (15) watch the final minutes from the bench in the Class 3A Supersectional game on Monday March 7, 2022 in Kingman Gymnasium at Ottawa High School.
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Metamora’s big 2nd half denies St. Francis state berth
Updated Mar 7, 2022 10:16 PM
Tears welled as hugs and fist bumps were passed down the St. Francis bench for one final time.
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Sean Killian, left, and Kevin Hanson from St. Francis jump for joy following an IHSA Class 3A Sectional final win Friday night at Crystal Lake South High School. The Spartans advanced to Supersectional play with a 37-35 victory over the Burlington Central Rockets.
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Miller’s last-second shot sends St. Francis past Burlington Central
Updated Mar 4, 2022 10:28 PM
St. Francis’ Sebastian Miller has been making plays for the Spartans for a long time, but the 6-foot-3 senior guard never made one bigger than this.
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Local schools forming new conference
Updated Mar 4, 2022 5:17 PM
Aurora Christian, St. Edward, Timothy Christian and Wheaton Academy will leave the Metro Suburban Conference and join the newly formed Chicagoland Christian Conference effective with the 2023-24 school year, the schools announced Friday.
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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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St. Francis withstands Marmion’s charge
Updated Feb 25, 2022 11:10 PM
St. Francis staved off a fourth-quarter rally by host Marmion to win its Class 3A Regional championship Friday night, 46-40.
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Naperville Central’s Jonah Hinton is a big reason the Redhawks are enjoying a 19-7 season — much improved over last spring.
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Most improved teams? Look at Naperville Central, St. Francis
Posted Feb 15, 2022 1:00 AM
After a .500 COVID-shortened spring season, Naperville Central has exploded onto the area’s boys basketball scene this winter.The Redhawks are 19-7 and have a chance at winning a share of the DuPage Valley Conference title for the first time since 2009-10, depending on what happens Tuesday night in its game with Metea Valley and Neuqua Valley’s tilt with DeKalb.
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IC Catholic Prep seniors enjoy their big night vs. Wheaton Academy
Updated Feb 11, 2022 10:48 PM
There were some memorable senior moments Friday night at IC Catholic Prep, but there also were some key contributions from a youngster as well.
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St. Francis’ Sebastian Miller backs into Riverside-Brookfield’s Joevonn McCottry.
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St. Francis goes cold in key conference loss to Riverside-Brookfield
Updated Feb 1, 2022 10:26 PM
JP Hanley and Joe Gilhooley are hard to distinguish on the basketball court.
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After an ACL injury cost Nick Hesch his senior season at York, he’s moved into a coaching role with the Dukes — something he said helps him still feel like part of the team, and could eventually become an option for him as a career.
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York’s Hesch making the best of bad break
Updated Feb 1, 2022 2:19 PM
This is not what Nick Hesch was expecting his senior year to be for the York boys basketball team.
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St. Francis shares the ball, downs Aurora Christian
Updated Jan 27, 2022 10:14 PM
Good things will happen when you play unselfish basketball.
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