Neil contributes 19 in comeback win vs. Streator
KANELAND—Sometimes the losses that befell a team can reveal positive qualities.

KANELAND—Last year’s Northern Illinois Big XII Conference East division champions are playing at quite the competitive level.

KANELAND—It’s tough to take three in a row against any opponent—much less in a competitive and tight Northern Illinois Big XII conference, and much less the Morris Redskins, who enjoy a stark homecourt advantage.

PLANO, Ill.—If you want to improve yourself as the year ends to give yourself hope in the new year, Kaneland boys’ basketball had the right idea.

Neil helps KHS boys defend turf vs. DeKalb
KANELAND—With DeKalb coming in to Maple Park on Friday evening, Kaneland boys basketball would need players with a sense of the big stage.

KANELAND—Beginning 1-0 in conference play doesn’t just sound better—it is better.

“Kids know what the expectations are,” says Johnson
KANELAND—In KHS coach Brian Johnson’s first year, he had the pleasure of Dave Dudzinski in the post.

Knights’ Johnson reveals busy hoops-filled summer
KANELAND—In coach Brian Johnson’s case, school wasn’t really out for summer after all.

Summer league action for the Knights basketball league completed last week, and Johnson was glad to get some floor time for the Knights while they could.

ELBURN—Westminster Christian High School basketball coach Bruce Firchau is equipped with a brochure about the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame Museum that reads, “For over a century, the game of basketball has played a significant role in the lives of thousands of Illinois residents.

KANELAND—Foursomes and sponsorships are going fast, but there is still time to join the Kaneland Boys Basketball program in a day of fun at the second annual golf outing on Saturday, June 11, at Bliss Creek Golf Course in Sugar Grove.

SYCAMORE—Turns out, the 26th contest of the year for Knights boys hoops for 2010-11 was its last.

A season that had area faithful wondering how second-year coach Brian Johnson’s roster could adjust with losses like Dave Dudzinski and Ryley Bailey, ended with a 17-9 record after a 63-53 loss to third-seeded Aurora Central Catholic on March 2.

ROCHELLE—There have been plenty of things that have gone out of style since 1982, like Intellivision, Pac-Man and Valley Girl-speak.

YORKVILLE—Judging from the score by quarters, you could argue Yorkville outplayed the Knights boys basketball squad on Friday night.

KANELAND—When you hold an opponent to a grand total of zero points in a quarter, you know you’re doing something right.

KANELAND—After the hysterics of Friday night, it was conceivable the Knights would have a letdown.

KANELAND—Kaneland is finding that a tour through the Northern Illinois Big 12 might not be as filled with good fortune as the Knights would like.