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Girls' rosters: Momence, Central, Iroquois West, Watseka, CPCI, Tri-Point

11/20/2009, 11:34 am

Momence
2008-09 record
Overall: 13-15
Roster
seniors
Dava Hollis    G-F    5-5
Jordan Kinstner    F    5-10
Krystal Meyer    G    5-6
Emilee Mitchell    G    5-10
Emilly Siwicki    F-C    5-7
Juniors
Danielle

Yancy makes hoops debut for Kays

11/20/2009, 11:26 am

PONTIAC -- Despite another loss, the buzz within the Kankakee High School girls' basketball locker room is all about what they've gained.

The Kays fell to 0-2 in a 71-16 loss to Morgan Park at the Pontiac Tournament on Thursday,

Tigers' cross-country earns its name

11/20/2009, 11:22 am

The NAIA Cross-Country National Championships take place, well, across the country.

Olivet Nazarene University will be sending its men's team and two women to this year's meet, held at the Fort Vancouver Historical Site in Vancouver, Wash. -- by car,

Orozco leads Illinois Gold

11/20/2009, 11:26 am

The Illinois Gold Cross-Country team has qualified several runners for the USA Track and Field Regional meet, held in Indianapolis on Nov. 28.

At the state championship over the weekend in Plainfield, the team was led by first-year runner Juan

After mix-up, ONU Tigers ready for first round

11/20/2009, 10:49 am

With its Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament championship and a No. 12 national ranking under its belt, the Olivet Nazarene University volleyball team felt it would be able to skip the opening round of the NAIA Tournament.

Coach Brenda Williams

Sports briefs: KCC moves to 3-0 in rout

11/20/2009, 11:23 am

SUGAR GROVE -- Twenty-seven-point victories are nice, but Kankakee Community College women's basketball coach Donnie Denson didn't have many nice things to say about his team's win at Waubonsee Community College on Thursday.

Despite leading by 14 at halftime, "We

Locals to officiate semifinals in high school football

11/19/2009, 11:34 am

Five members of the local Twin Rivers Officials Association are scheduled to work the semifinal round of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs this weekend.

Brian Hebert, Larry Kirchner, Craig Page, Jeff Souligne and Larry Steen will officiate Saturday's

Manteno coach undefeated in health, on the field

11/19/2009, 11:26 am

MANTENO -- The annals of sports are filled with stories of teams, players and coaches overcoming adversity. Brett Ryan's story probably won't be made into a Hollywood movie, but it is cut from the same cloth as many of the

Girls' basketball: Momence tops Armstrong at Tip-Off

11/19/2009, 11:24 am

CISSNA PARK -- The Momence High School girls' basketball team secured second place in the Navy Pool of the CPCI Timberwolf Tip-Off tournament by earning a 58-36 victory over Armstrong on Wednesday night.

The Redskins (2-1) found themselves locked in

High school football statistics

11/19/2009, 11:35 am

Records

SICA SOUTH

TEAM CONFERENCE OVERALL

Crete-Monee 5-0 10-2

Kankakee 4-1 7-3

Rich East 3-2 6-4

Rich Central 2-3 4-5

Bloom 1-4 1-8

Rich South 0-5 1-8

SOUTHWESTERN SUBURBAN RED

Lincoln Way North 6-0 6-4

Andrew 5-1 6-4

Stagg 4-2

Girls' swimming statistics

11/19/2009, 11:37 am

Individual

50 free Anderson, Kankakee 25.8

100 free Anderson, Kankakee 56.61

200 free Anderson, Kankakee 2:08.12

500 free Anderson, Kankakee 5:48.80

100 back Anderson, Kankakee 1:01.11

100 breast McGee, Bradley 1:11.11

100 fly Anderson, Kankakee 1:07.40

200 I-M McGee, Bradley

Girls' rosters: Reed-Custer, Wilmington, Dwight, Coal City

11/18/2009, 11:08 am

Reed-Custer

2008-09 record

Overall: 15-12

Roster

seniors

Julia Strouse G-F 5-7

Jacklyn Strouse G-F 5-10

Eileen Bollinger G 5-6

juniors

Delanie Keith G 5-2

Stephanie Howard G 5-4

Kourtni Fitzwater G 5-4

Kim Sandefur G-F 5-6

Jen James G-F 5-9

Bradley's Czaplicki thrives in new role

11/18/2009, 10:25 am

For two years, Brittany Czaplicki sat in the passenger seat. Now, she's learning how fun it can be to drive.

The senior point guard was unheralded as a part of the Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School girls' basketball team's 16-win season

Wilmington girls' basketball preview

11/18/2009, 11:06 am

Last year, Andrew Johnson helped orchestrate a nice turnaround in his first year coaching the Wilmington High School girls' basketball team. After going 5-22 and winning only one Interstate Eight Conference game in 2007-08, the Wildcats doubled their win total,

Reed-Custer girls' basketball preview

11/18/2009, 11:05 am

The Reed-Custer High School girls' basketball team has won 15 games or more in all three seasons under head coach Matt Peterson. To keep that streak alive in 2009-10, the Comets will have to fill holes in the starting lineup

KCC women's basketball: On coach's birthday, Cavaliers roll to another win

11/18/2009, 10:30 am

Kankakee Community College women's basketball coach Donnie Denson celebrated another birthday on Tuesday, and his team handed him a nice present -- a 104-61 victory over Lincoln College at Ryan Gymnasium.

The point differential on the scoreboard surpassed his years

High school girls' basketball briefs: Defense leads Dwight to win

11/18/2009, 10:27 am

GIBSON CITY -- Dwight Township High School improved to 2-0 with a 40-24 win over Interstate Eight Conference rival Wilmington on Tuesday.

"It was a typical I-8 battle," Dwight coach Jeff Froelich said. "We did a good job on the

Dwight girls' basketball preview

11/18/2009, 11:06 am

There is good news and bad news for opponents of the Dwight Township High School girls' basketball team this year.

The good news is that, after several seasons, the Trojans' well of talented 6-foot post players has finally run dry.

Coal City girls' basketball preview

11/18/2009, 11:07 am

COAL CITY -- In terms of victories, last season was the best ever for the Coal City High School girls' basketball team.

Even though the Coalers closed the year with 26 wins, the Class 2A regional championship game loss to

Peotone High School girls' basketball preview

11/17/2009, 11:09 am

If last year's postseason success proved anything about the Peotone High School girls' basketball team, it's that it can overcome a challenge.

That trait may come in handy this year for the Blue Devils, who will have to find a

Girls' basketball: Momence outlasts Watseka at Timberwolf Tip-Off

11/17/2009, 11:07 am

GRANT PARK -- The Peotone High School girls' basketball team ran over Grant Park High School 53-20 in Monday's season opener, but they may have lost more in the long run.

The Blue Devils lost starting guard Andrea Marganski to

Sports briefs: Kankakee High School seeks hall of fame nominations

11/17/2009, 11:08 am

Kankakee High School is seeking nominations for induction into its Athletic Hall of Fame's Class of 2010.

Nominations will be accepted for any outstanding athletes who attended Kankakee, Westview or Eastridge and have been out of high school at least

Herscher High School girls' basketball preview

11/17/2009, 11:10 am

Before injures maligned the prep careers of Kayla Wetzel and Lexi Stetson, Herscher High School girls' basketball coach John Engelman was looking forward to having the duo share a backcourt for his Tigers.

Because of those injuries, most notably a

Girls' basketball rosters - Manteno, Herscher, Peotone

11/17/2009, 11:12 am

Manteno

Coach: Jenny O'Reilly

Last year: 7-20

Conference: Interstate Eight

Seniors

Amanda Murphy 5-7 F

Juniors

Jami Graham 5-9 F-C

Nicole Fleszewski 5-8 F

Keeley Mazurkiewicz 5-7 G-F

Amanda Nelson 5-8 F-C

Sophomores

Haylee Beck 5-6 G

Keriston Creek 5-5

Gardner's Mack scores 22 points in victory

11/17/2009, 11:06 am

MANTENO -- With her team quite literally running out of fouls to give, Rachel Mack decided she'd had enough.

The Gardner-South Wilmington High School senior scored nine of her game-high 22 points in a span of three minutes in the

Manteno High School girls' basketball preview

11/17/2009, 11:11 am

There's a new look, a new coach and a new philosophy to the Manteno High School girls' basketball team.

With that, the Panthers are hoping for a new beginning.

Former Peotone coach Jenny O'Reilly takes over as coach of the

Swimming: Best times just short of state

11/16/2009, 11:08 am

FRANKFORT -- It was a day for personal bests at the meet where it counted the most.

Kankakee, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara high schools were among the teams hoping to turn in top efforts on Saturday at the Lincoln-Way East

Sports briefs: Blackhawks win in overtime

11/16/2009, 11:11 am

CHICAGO -- Brent Seabrook scored 41 seconds into overtime, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks past NHL-leading San Jose for its seventh consecutive home victory. in a 4-3 victory on Sunday.

The Blackhawks went 4-0 on a homestand that included games against

Caleb Benoit: Basketball previews take on different format

11/16/2009, 11:01 am

On page C3 of today's edition of The Daily Journal, you'll see the first of this year's high school basketball team previews.

In previous years, all of our previews were published at once in a tabloid format special section. This

College sports briefs: Olivet's men advance to nationals for first time

11/16/2009, 11:09 am

BARRINGTON -- The Olivet Nazarene University men's soccer team defeated Judson 1-0 in the Chicago Collegiate Athletic Conference championship on Saturday to advance to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time in school history.

Nigel Dillard scored the lone

KCC basketball: Still room for improvement

11/16/2009, 11:10 am

Twenty-five point wins usually bring smiles to the victors' faces, but the expressions on the Kankakee Community College men's basketball coaching staff and roster were closer to grimaces than grins.

Turn those frowns upside down, fellas, you're 5-0 after Saturday's

Kankakee High School girls' basketball preview

11/16/2009, 11:05 am

First-year Kankakee High School girls' basketball coach Gina Turro doesn't just believe her team can end its long losing streak.

She knows it can.

Turro, after all, was the junior varsity coach for the Kays when the current group of

Kankakee girls' basketball roster

11/16/2009, 11:03 am

Kankakee

2008-09 RECORD

Overall: 0-25

Roster

SENIORS

Brittani Collins G 5-5

Onjale Graham G 5-2

Victoria Harvill F 5-7

Tatiyonia Holman G-F 5-7

Deliria Jones F-C 5-9

Kortesha Jones F 5-8

Narkeeda Mobley G-F 5-4

Keonna Oliver F-C 5-9

JUNIORS

End of the road for Wilmington

11/16/2009, 11:00 am

CARTHAGE -- Illini West High School football coach Jim Unruh took the sheet of plays he intended to run in Saturday's game out of his pocket and showed it to the crowd of reporters.

His team had just emerged with

Bradley-Bourbonnais girls' basketball preview

11/16/2009, 11:05 am

The impact Jasmine Johnson's one season with Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School girls' basketball team had on the squad may be eclipsed only by the void her graduation left.

Even coach Mike Kohl is not exactly sure how the team will

Bradley-Bourbonnais girls' basketball roster

11/16/2009, 11:02 am

Bradley-Bourbonnais

2008-09 RECORD

Overall: 16-11

Roster

SENIORS

Emily Caise F 5-5

Brittany Czaplicki G 5-7

Kayla Guynn G 5-8

Deanna Roundtree C 6-0

Megan Schneider G 5-4

Kelsey Staniszeski G 5-6

JUNIORS

Olivia Donley F-C 5-10

Shernell Gordon G 5-5

Bishop McNamara girls' basketball preview

11/16/2009, 11:04 am

Belinda Schaafsma and Erika Tatum are as dangerous as their games are different.

Together, the duo gives the Bishop McNamara Catholic High School girls' basketball team perhaps its most dynamic and versatile team in the recent history of the program.

Bishop McNamara girls' basketball roster

11/16/2009, 11:03 am

Bishop McNamara

2008-09 RECORD

Overall: 19-11

Roster

SENIORS

Alexis Payne G 5-10

JUNIORS

Nicole Coglianese G 5-6

Sarah Kidwell G 5-6

Gabby LaMore F 5-10

Melissa LaReau G 5-6

Belinda Schaafsma C 6-1

Aimee Sims F 5-10

Erika Tatum F

Before going west, basketball Tigers dominate Redhawks

11/16/2009, 11:06 am

Before heading out west to make their fortune, the Olivet Nazarene University men's basketball team threw an impressive going away party before bidding adieu to Bourbonnais.

In their final home game before next week's trip to California, the 25th-ranked Tigers

Athletes Around Campus: Baptist plays against Midwest's best

11/16/2009, 11:07 am

After a solid junior season which saw him named to the Great Lakes Valley Conference's third team all-conference squad, Kankakee High School graduate Billy Baptist is back at Quincy University for his senior season.

The Hawks played a tough exhibition

Illini to face tough defense

11/14/2009, 11:08 am

CHAMPAIGN -- Last Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis, the University of Illinois football team put on Act II in its late-season offensive resurgence, putting up 35 points in an upset of Minnesota.

About that time, Northwestern's defense was clamping down on