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Buffalo Grove junior Kam Craft is a first-team selection to the Daily Herald’s Northwest Suburbs All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Mark Welsh | Staff
All-Area Boys Basketball Team, Northwest suburbs
Updated Mar 20, 2021 3:57 PM
Presenting the 2021 Daily Herald Northwest Suburbs All-Area Boys Basketball Team
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Rolling Meadows boys basketball coach Kevin Katovich will lead the undefeated Mustangs against Barrington in Saturday’s Mid-Suburban League championship game.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
MSL title game: Barrington, Rolling Meadows put it all on the line
Updated Mar 11, 2021 4:25 PM
Rolling Meadows will host Barrington in the Mid-Suburban League boys basketball championship game on Saturday.
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Max Christie
Christie sets all-time MSL scoring record as Meadows downs Hersey
Updated Mar 9, 2021 9:46 PM
It was a night of exclamation points for Max Christie and Rolling Meadows Tuesday. Christie scored 32 points to become the all-time leading scorer in Mid-Suburban League boys basketball history. That performance helped propel Rolling Meadows to a convincing 71-62 win over Hersey and give Meadows its first MSL East title since 2012.
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Randall’s all-around game lifts Hersey over Buffalo Grove
Updated Mar 5, 2021 10:25 PM
Hersey defeated Buffalo Grove in a boys basketball game Friday night.
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Rolling Meadows’ sophomore Cameron Christie (24) is emerging as one of the top players in the Northwest suburbs.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Rolling Meadows’ Cameron Christie already making his mark
Updated Mar 4, 2021 4:09 PM
Sometimes the shadow can be too big. But not for Rolling Meadows’ Cameron Christie, who is emerging as one of the Northwest suburbs’ top boys basketball players.
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Hersey makes it a 5-0 week with big win over Fremd
Updated Feb 27, 2021 10:06 PM
Hersey’s boys basketball team won for the fifth time this week Saturday night, beating Fremd in a Mid-Suburban League crossover game.
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Hersey makes it a ‘sweep’ week by dumping Prospect again
Updated Feb 26, 2021 11:10 PM
Hersey downed Prospect in a boys basketball game Friday night.
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Buffalo Grove’s Kam Craft (12) throws down a dunk last year at Wheeling. Craft has continued to be a prolific scorer for the Bison this season.
Brian Hill | Staff
Buffalo Grove’s Craft well-rounded on and off the court
Updated Feb 25, 2021 7:27 PM
The full picture. That’s what Buffalo Grove boys basketball coach Keith Peterson wants you to see when you are looking at junior Kam Craft. A prolific scorer, Peterson says that Craft is much more than that.
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Hersey downs Elk Grove to roll up another win
Updated Feb 24, 2021 9:19 PM
Hersey defeated Elk Grove in a boys basketball game Wednesday night.
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Balanced Hersey topples Prospect
Updated Feb 22, 2021 9:32 PM
Hersey defeated Prospect in a boys basketball game Monday night.
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Roberts, Hersey bounce back with win over Schaumburg
Updated Feb 20, 2021 8:37 PM
Hersey downed Schaumburg in a boys basketball game Saturday.
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Max Christie heats up, Meadows cools off Hersey
Updated Feb 19, 2021 9:27 PM
Rolling Meadows defeated Hersey in a boys basketball game Friday night.
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Bob Frisk, who spent 50 years covering high school sports for the Daily Herald, always loved Mid-Suburban League basketball as much as anything.
Mark Welsh | Staff
MSL Showdown Friday — these are the nights Bob Frisk lived for
Updated Feb 18, 2021 3:52 PM
These are the nights Bob Frisk lived for. Mid-Suburban League basketball. And Friday night’s version couldn’t be any better, right?
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Prospect boys basketball coach John Camardella has used the power of Zoom to keep his players engaged during a 10-day shutdown due to COVID-19 protocols.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Prospect, Elk Grove excited to get going again
Updated Feb 18, 2021 3:14 PM
It will be like a start to a second season Friday at both Prospect and Elk Grove. Both varsity boys basketball programs have been shut down from in-person practice and all games for the last 10 days due to COVID-19 protocols. They resumed practice on Wednesday and will be in action Friday as Prospect plays Wheeling while Elk Grove will play Buffalo Grove.
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Hersey downs Buffalo Grove to earn 4th straight win
Updated Feb 16, 2021 9:40 PM
Hersey defeated Buffalo Grove 70-66 in a boys basketball game Tuesday night.
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Hersey’s Ethan Roberts
Roberts with another big game as Hersey knocks off Maine South
Updated Feb 15, 2021 7:27 PM
Hersey defeated Maine South in a boys basketball game Monday.
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Roberts drops 42 as Hersey downs Buffalo Grove
Updated Feb 12, 2021 10:34 PM
Hersey defeated Buffalo Grove in a boys basketball game Friday night.
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Palatine senior Luke Seiffert, who will play basketball and baseball at Augustana next year, finds himself playing this season without his biggest fan. Seiffert’s dad, Dave, passed away in November.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Palatine’s Seiffert missing his biggest fan
Updated Feb 11, 2021 4:56 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic has limited schools to the number of fans that attend games. Nearly all of those spots go to the parents of the home team players. But for Palatine’s Luke Seiffert, no matter where he plays, there will always be an empty spot in the stands this season.
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Hersey’s Ethan Roberts
Hersey’s Roberts adjusts, flourishes
Updated Feb 6, 2021 4:14 PM
Etah Roberts transferred to Hersey from a school in Memphis, Tenn., that was just a bit larger than Hersey. Since he played basketball at his old school, he thought the transition would be nearly seamless. He didn’t count on the slower-paced, physical and defensive style of the Mid Suburban League.
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Buffalo Grove’s Kam Craft is one of the top returning players in the Mid-Suburban League this season.
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Scouting the 2021 season in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Feb 6, 2021 4:14 PM
Scouting boys basketball for the 2021 season in the Northwest suburbs
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Hersey High School’s Griffin Ginder passes against Glenbrook South High School’s Nick Martinelli in a boys basketball game in Glenview Wednesday night. The game was the first played in the suburbs since last March.
John Starks | Staff
Biggest point of the game? They’re playing prep sports again
Updated Feb 4, 2021 6:41 AM
While at times you could hear a pin drop, what mattered most was the squeak of sneakers on the basketball court. The boys from Glenbrook South beat Hersey 69-49 in nonconference action on Wednesday in Glenview, the long-awaited season debut after a second wave of COVID-19 shut down Illinois High School Association winter sports schedules in November.
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Prospect's Colin Carroll, front, and Mundelein's Scottie Ebube go to the floor for a loose ball during a game last season. Prep basketball is back and Prospect's boys open the season at Niles Notre Dame at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff, 2020
Prep basketball is back! Here's how to watch a few of the openers
Updated Feb 3, 2021 2:54 PM
Yes, basketball is back! When Hersey's boys team travels to Glenbrook South Wednesday night for a 7:15 p.m. tipoff, it will open a shortened high school basketball season that will run until March 13.
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Rolling Meadows senior Max Christie, one of the best basketball players in the country who is signed to play at Michigan State, says he’s happy to be able to play a season, even if it’s shorter than normal and without a state tournament.
John Starks | Staff
No March Madness or football playoffs, but at least high school athletes can play
Updated Jan 27, 2021 6:55 PM
There won’t be madness in March. And masks will be required, even in competition. But at least high school basketball players in Illinois will have basketball again.
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Elgin girls basketball coach Dr. Nick Bumbales has a long history in the medical field and is keeping a close eye on how playing sports in other states during the COVID-19 pandemic is going.
Brian Hill | Staff
As contact days begin, season’s still in doubt
Updated Sep 12, 2020 2:34 PM
Basketball teams began contact days this week while uncertainty remains about the upcoming season.
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Rolling Meadows’ Max Christie is the captain of the Daily Herald’s 2021 Northwest Suburbs All-Area Boys Basketball team for the second-straight season.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
With cool, calm demeanor, Christie took Rolling Meadows to new heights
Updated Mar 20, 2021 3:57 PM
Rolling Meadows senior Max Christie is the repeat captain of the Daily Herald’s Northwest Suburbs All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
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Rolling Meadows’ Cameron Christie, left, and Barrington’s Evan Jno-Baptiste race toward a loose ball during the Mid-Suburban League conference championship boys basketball game in Rolling Meadows Saturday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Rolling Meadows caps a perfect season with MSL championship
Updated Mar 13, 2021 8:39 PM
Rolling Meadows’ boys basketball team defeated Barrington Saturday to win the Mid-Suburban League championship.
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Rolling Meadows’ Max, left, and Cameron Christie pressure Barrington’s Evan Jno-Baptiste during the Mid-Suburban League conference championship boys basketball game in Rolling Meadows Saturday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
As the torch passes, Rolling Meadows’ Christie brothers soak it all in
Updated Mar 13, 2021 8:38 PM
It was part little brother bidding a fond farewell to big brother, and it was part big brother passing down the torch. The Christie brothers, Max and Cameron, have become synonymous with Rolling Meadows boys basketball over the last several years. And on Saturday night, the two played a big role in leading the host Mustangs to a 49-41 victory over Barrington in the Mid-Suburban League championship game.
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Prospect boys basketball coach John Camardella is stepping down after 14 years to pursue a Master’s degree at Harvard.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Higher calling leads Camardella to step down at Prospect
Updated Mar 13, 2021 2:16 PM
John Camardella announced Saturday he is stepping down as Prospect boys basketball coach.
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Buffalo Grove junior Kam Craft is a first-team selection to the Daily Herald’s Northwest Suburbs All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Mark Welsh | Staff
All-Area Boys Basketball Team, Northwest suburbs
Updated Mar 20, 2021 3:57 PM
Presenting the 2021 Daily Herald Northwest Suburbs All-Area Boys Basketball Team
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Max Christie
Rolling Meadows’ Christie picks up Gatorade honor
Updated Jun 4, 2021 12:14 PM
Max Christie of Rolling Meadows has been selected as the 2020-21 Gatorade Illinois Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Christie is the first Gatorade Illinois Boys Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Rolling Meadows High School.
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COURTESY OF PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL Brad Rathe, background standing, is the new head boys basketball coach at Prospect High School.
Prospect names Rathe its new head coach
Updated Apr 12, 2021 8:50 PM
Prospect High School has named Brad Rathe as its new head boys basketball coach.
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Storm, Palatine close with win over Wheeling
Updated Mar 12, 2021 10:50 PM
Palatine defeated Wheeling in a boys basketball game Friday night.
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Schaumburg’s Vaurice Patterson can only watch as Buffalo Grove’s Kam Craft slams his shot home in the first half of varsity basketball at Buffalo Grove High School on Friday.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Buffalo Grove hangs on to down Schaumburg
Updated Mar 12, 2021 10:14 PM
Buffalo Grove downed Schaumburg in a boys basketball game Friday night.
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Thomas helps Meadows get by Prospect to stay undefeated
Updated Mar 11, 2021 9:59 PM
Rolling Meadows defeated Prospect in a boys basketball game Thursday night.
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Address: 1900 E. Thomas St.
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Phone:847-718-4800
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