KHS earns slim team win at home meet by Mike Slodki KANELAND—There’s nothing like seeing what you’re made of on your home track. Kaneland girls track has a lot of substance and talent, based on the first-place output at the annual Jill Holmes Invite on Saturday. The 160.5-point output from the Lady Knights beat Northern [...]
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Indoor success
KHS girls track takes 2nd at NIB-12 indoor meet
Kaneland—The number 100 has a nice round edge to it, especially when Kaneland girls track gets that edge.
Heartbreak central
BURLINGTON—It was almost a comeback for the ages.
Instead, it’s a feeling of sadness that will last the offseason.
February 21st, 2013 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS fall sports announce awards
Kaneland—The Kaneland High School fall sports programs recently concluded their respective awards nights.
December 6th, 2012 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedWinter Sports Preview: Lady Knights look for more
With a large group of returning players, Kaneland looks to exceed last year’s stellar season
KANELAND—Could this be a lucky seven for coach Ernie Colombe and crew?
Girls pound Pretzel Invite field
KANELAND—It was the 36th annual Pretzel Invite hosted by Freeport High School on Saturday, but the only number that mattered was “1.”
October 4th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Girls Cross Country Preview: Big returns
Familiar core could equal success for girls XC
by Mike Slodki
KANELAND—How can you replace a Lady Knights girls cross country squad that finished eighth in the Class 2A meet a year ago?
8th-place finish at Kane County Invite for girls track
KANELAND—With the regular season in its final weeks, the Kaneland High School girls track squad finds itself homestretching across finish lines.
May 3rd, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedGirls track gets fifth, dual win
KANELAND—Windy conditions abounded, and whomever emerged from Saturday’s Jenni’s ABC Meet in Maple Park would have to do so by force.
April 19th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Girls Track sees exceptional totals at Holmes Meet
KANELAND—It took barely any time for Lady Knights girls track to get acclimated to the outdoor competition.
April 12th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedLady Knights track takes 2nd in Oregon meet
OREGON, Ill.—KHS opened its outdoor campaign with an 83-point showing in a meet hosted by Oregon High School on Tuesday afternoon.
April 5th, 2012 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
KHS emerges the victor over Yorkville, Rochelle
Girls’ wins take sting out of OT loss at BC
KANELAND—The girls basketball crew from Kaneland found what it liked in at Yorkville on Friday, and had what it liked, but lost it on Saturday.
KHS fall athletes recognized with awards
KANELAND—Kaneland High School athletics released their slate of Fall Sports Awards, with each sport trumpeting the best it had to offer, with some All-Northern Illinois Big XII honors thrown in for good measure.
December 15th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedExceptional start for Kaneland girls hoops
ELMHURST, Ill.—For the second year in a row, the Kaneland Lady Knights basketball outfit visited the Immaculate Conception Tournament for Thanksgiving week.
November 23rd, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Depth, knowledge of system charges girls basketball in ‘11-’12
KANELAND—Sixth-year coach Ernie Colombe has the table set for success when it comes to KHS girls basketball.
November 23rd, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKaneland 2011-12 Students of the Term
KANELAND—Kaneland administration and staff announced the following high school students for being named Term 1, 2011-12 Students of the Term:
November 11th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
8th in Class 2A for Lady Knights XC
KANELAND—With six of seven athletes reaching a personal best mark, the Lady Knights unit accumulated a score of 225 at the State race at Detweiler Park in Peoria, Ill., on Saturday, good for eighth place of all Class 2A programs.
November 10th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Peoria next stop for Lady Knights cross-country
BELVIDERE, Ill.—All KHS coach Doug Ecker could have hoped for was a consistent and smart race by his girls cross country team.
November 3rd, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedYounger Lady Knights go west
KANELAND—Under sunny skies in Sterling, Ill., a younger KHS girls cross-country lineup was trotted out to deal with the field spreading from Iowa City, Ia., to Schaumburg, Ill.
October 13th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
Girls XC looks to better health for success
KANELAND—It’s been ideal running weather in mid-August.
Good enough for KHS coach Doug Ecker and the Lady Knights cross-country team to take advantage of.
August 18th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
3rd place a charm for Lady Knights at Dixon
KANELAND—Lady Knights girls track had themselves a productive Thursday to lead into their Good Friday weekend.
April 28th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedThird-place at Jenni’s ABC for KHS
KANELAND—For a top-three finish, ideal elements evidently don’t matter.
April 21st, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Jill Holmes Invite ‘11 yields third-place finish for Lady Knights
KANELAND—The usual mid-April Jill Holmes Invite saw Kaneland girls track in mid-to-late season stride on Saturday.
April 14th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedWinter sports awards, NIB-12 honors dished out
A look through Kaneland’s winter sports award winners.
April 14th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedGirls track 2nd-place finish keyed by strong performances at BC
BURLINGTON—Looking at indicators for how the Lady Knights track season will end up?
The Tuesday gathering at Burlington Central with the host Rockets and the Oregon Hawks is a positive one.
Ecker’s crew has young, old as formula for success
KANELAND—Here comes Lady Knights track.
If the early practice sessions and indoor season were any indicator, many a girl in KHS garb will be finishing quite well in 2011 races.
March 24th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedGirls track captures indoor conference crown
KANELAND—If there was one surefire way to gear up for the outdoor season, Kaneland found a way on Saturday in Sterling.
March 24th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS girls track takes fourth at Byron Indoor Preview
BYRON, Ill.—Kaneland girls track fans can only hope the Lady Knights excel this well without a roof on top of their efforts.
March 17th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
Lady Knights take third in Rockton
ROCKTON, Ill.—Here’s a way to measure your early-season progress in girls’ track: Compete at a 24-team Track Classic.
March 10th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
Kaneland High School rises up with fall sports awards
KANELAND—It was time to think warmer thoughts at Kaneland High School, as Friday had the release of the Kaneland High School Fall Sports Awards.
The awards were announced at this late date due to the postseason success of the football squad.
December 16th, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBest of NIB-12 XC recognized
KANELAND—Earlier this month, the Northern Illinois Big XII Conference released its girls and boys list for premier All-Conference runners.
November 24th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
