High school basketball rivalry: East Aurora vs West Aurora
West Aurora High School's Christian Nieves, right, and East Aurora's Amarion Savage vie for a rebound.
West Aurora High School's Christian Nieves, right, and East Aurora's Amarion Savage vie for a rebound.
Tuesday Jan. 14 Lakes Naperville Central 58, Nazareth 34 Thursday, Jan. 16 Burlington Central* Burlington Central 64, Johnsburg 32 Friday, Jan. 17 Burlington Central* Lyons 48, Waubonsie Valley 46 Saturday, Jan. 18 Burlington Central* Waubonsie Val. 64, Woodstock N. 44 Burlington Central 68, Marian Cen. 43 Waubonsie Valley 65, Belvidere...
By Bobby Narang Batavia High School girls basketball head coach Kevin Jensen wanted to organize an event that would include numerous Batavia area teams and pit them against another conference. That’s how the inaugural MLK Day Conference Challenge that pit the DuKane Conference and Mid-Suburban League was formed. The six-game...
East Aurora High School's Alasha Moore scores in front of West Aurora's Isabelle Lambert Saturday.
• See MLK tournament results at thevoice.us/high-school-boys-basketball-selected-mlk-tournament-schedule Thursday, Jan. 23 Northeastern Athletic Mooseheart at Harvest Christian, 7 Upstate Eight Glenbard East at Fenton, 7 Larkin at West Chicago, 7 Streamwood at South Elgin, 7 Non-conference Crane at Downers Grove South, 6 Friday, Jan. 24 DuKane Geneva at Glenbard North, 7...
Members of the Neuqua Valley High School boys basketball team pose Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 after capturing the East Aurora Holiday Basketball tournament with a 58-52 victory over Wheaton Academy in the championship game.
By Bobby Narang Geneva High School girls basketball team shared a similarity with Saturday’s opponent that few teams in the State can lay claim to, a fellow State champion. Just four days into the new decade, the Vikings, a two-time State champion in Class 4A in both 2017 and 2018,...
East Aurora High School’s Jabian Acosta, 2, shoots under pressure from Aurora Central Catholic’s Brendan O’Brien, 25, Monday, Dec. 23 at their 54th annual holiday tournament.
By Bobby Narang Glenbard West High School sophomore forward Braden Huff is rapidly becoming a basketball player to watch in the Chicagoland area. The 6-9 Huff put his talents on display at last week’s 18th Annual Glenbard West Holiday Classic. Armed with a sweet shooting stroke and good handles to...
Metea Valley High School's Serenity McDaniel, 1, shoots in spite of defense by Downers Grove South's Cydnei Mitchell, 13, at the Oswego East Holiday Classic Saturday.
Oswego East High School’s Sam Schultz beats West Aurora players to the hoop Friday.
By Craig Lynch Sam Schultz was a driving force in Oswego East High School’s 56-36 dismantling of Rockford Auburn in the first round of the 16-team Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic Monday afternoon. He came off the bench to play 10 minutes and scored 15 points. He pulled down five rebounds...
By Bobby Narang Nearly one month into the season, Elmhurst area boys basketball teams are playing at a high level. After winning 29 games and reaching the Class 4A sectional semifinals, last year, York is having another strong season by winning five of their first six games despite losing four...
Aurora Central Catholic High School's Danny New, 20, drives to the basket Friday.
Aurora Christian's Taaj Davis, right, seeks to shoot over an Indian Creek defender in the championship game Saturday.
Oswego High School's Connor McCance, left, dives for a loose ball with West Aurora's Kevin Balfour Friday.
At Fenton, November 29-30: Montini, Wheaton Warrenville South, Fenton, West Chicago, Timothy Christian, Fremd, Francis Park, Rolling Meadows. At Lisle, Nov. 26, 27, 29: Lisle, Westmont, Yorkville Christian, Evergreen Park. At Naperville North/Oswego, November 25-27, 29: Oswego, Naperville North, West Aurora, Downers Grove S., Hinsdale C., Neuqua Valley, Oswego E.,...
At Batavia, November 25-27, 29-30: Batavia, Marmion Academy, Waubonsie Valley, Chicago Austin, Chicago Waldorf. At Elmwood Park, November 25-27: Addison Trail, Aurora Central Catholic, Elmwood Park, Northtown. At Fenton, November 25-27: Montini, Wheaton Warrenville South, Fenton, West Chicago, Timorthy Christian, Fremd, Francis Park, Rolling Meadows. At Glenbard West, November 25-27:...