[button color="blue" link="http://elburnherald.com/29041/2013/04/18/photos-kaneland-vs-sterling-april-9/2/"]View Photos[/button] After rough start, Knights baseball wins 4 of last 5 by Mike Slodki KANELAND—It’s a case of slowly but surely for the boys in black. After dropping its first five games of the year in Cardinals territory, the KHS baseball lineup may find its footing just yet. The Knights won four [...]
April 11th, 2013 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Brian Aversa"
Baseball sees rough beginning on Missouri trail
KANELAND—Much like the Cubs going into Cardinals territory, there existed little welcome for the Chicago-area Kaneland Knights baseball squad (0-5).
April 4th, 2013 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedSpring training hitting, defensive fundamentals camp
Kaneland—Any children between grades three and eight are invited to attend the Kaneland 2013 Spring Training Hitting and Defensive Fundamentals Camp.
March 21st, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedSwing shift | 2013 Spring Sports Preview
Kaneland nine ready to reach previous heights
KANELAND—If Kaneland baseball has its way, the past stands to serve as the prologue to something bigger and better.
Kaneland community comes together for teacher
KANELAND—Kaneland High School teacher Bridget Sweeney had gotten used to dealing with cancer.
Twenty years ago, when she was a high school senior, she was diagnosed with a malignant soft tissue sarcoma in her right arm.
September 28th, 2012 | Susan ONeill | Comments Off | ContinuedThe Crosby Show
Former Knight lefty officially becomes current Tiger southpaw
KANELAND—Never has a pitching appearance that lasted 3.1 innings been so noteworthy or celebrated.
No repeat trip for Kaneland baseball
KANELAND—Sometimes too much of a good thing turns out to harm you in the end.
May 31st, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBaseball wins third straight conference title
KANELAND—This is getting to be old hat for the Kaneland Knights baseball team.
May 17th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKnight baseball riding 1st-place wave
KANELAND—Kaneland has had Sycamore’s number on the baseball field as of late, including last year’s regional title win.
May 10th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedHopkins’ CG key to win over Sycamore
KANELAND—Knight pitcher John Hopkins kept the ball down, and with it, the chances for Sycamore to break through.
May 3rd, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKnights baseball brings firepower vs. Dukes, Hubs
KANELAND—Dixon’s baseball field is somewhat secluded, and surrounded by tall trees.
April 12th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedTwo out of three ain’t bad
Wins over BC, Marmion make diamond less rough
KANELAND—An season-opening loss wasn’t ideal, but soon after, Kaneland baseball acted and played like the champions they were against hosts Burlington Central and Marmion.
State department
Defending 3A Champs look for precious medals once again
KANELAND—2011 was a summer to remember in the annals of the relatively short history of Kaneland High School baseball.
Oh, Kaneland!
KHS baseball wins 1st State championship with 11-3 win vs. Oak Forest
JOLIET—In high school baseball postseason, only one team can follow through on its aim to run the table and win its last game.
More thoughts from Coach Aversa
School may be out, but for Kaneland baseball and sixth-year head coach Brian Aversa, there remains important work to be done.
June 9th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedRegional rampage: KHS baseball earns title plaque in Sycamore
SYCAMORE—Bobby Thorson may have never pitched a bigger game in his life.
Jacob Razo may have not had a bigger hit in a his life.
June 2nd, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBaseball beats Sycamore, falls behind Morris in NIB-12
KANELAND—Knights baseball (13-10, 9-5 Northern Illinois Big XII) saw itself making the most of its hits, in both wins and losses this week.
May 12th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedThorson brings lumber, Knights bring the hurt to DeKalb, YHS
KANELAND—If only Bobby Thorson wasn’t able to throw a complete game and hit a grand slam on April 20, the Knights-Barbs clash on the diamond would have been much closer.
April 28th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS Knights finish spring trek, lose to Harlem at home
KANELAND—Looks like Knights baseball is still working out the kinks in this early juncture of the 2011 season.
April 7th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKnights baseball hit field fully depth-charged
KANELAND—Some talented players at key positions and the last-ever Western Sun Conference regular season title made for some good memories for Kaneland baseball in 2010.
March 24th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS summer baseball includes no-hitter by Van Bogaert
KANELAND—On the surface, Kaneland High School’s summer league baseball squad is moving right along at 16-11, with postseason action in the area ready to heat up.
July 15th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS falls to Hampshire in season-ender
KANELAND—In Monday’s regional opener play-in game against fifth-seeded Hampshire, the fourth-seeded Knights were bombarded by opposing offense and failed fundamentals.
May 27th, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBaseball improves to 16-9
KANELAND—Kaneland High School baseball isn’t in the habit of nice and easy wins, but they’re garnering wins nonetheless against their WSC brethren.
May 6th, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS baseball drops 3 of first 4
KANELAND—A quarter is nice to have every once in a while, but not when it’s referring to victories in a season.
April 1st, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBaseball fills void with new talent
MAPLE PARK—Kaneland High School baseball seems to raise the bar every year, and this season hopes to be no different.
March 25th, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedNIU announces fall 2009 graduates
Northern Illinois University announced the following local students who received degrees at its fall 2009 commencement ceremonies.
March 18th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKnights baseball a summer job
MAPLE PARK—Infielder Jake Fiedler makes his way to base on a walk, then takes a quick opportunity to steal second out from under the nose of Aurora Christian on Tuesday.
July 9th, 2009 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBaseball sees season end at Rockets home
Monday’s Class 3A regional championship showed Kaneland and Burlington Central’s affinity for the long ball.
June 4th, 2009 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKnights outslug foes, match ’08 win total
Knights baseball dealt with conference and non-conference rivals alike the same way: by nabbing the “W.”
May 14th, 2009 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBaseball runs into tough week
Through 20 games, Knights baseball has seen more of its share of steady performances.
However, this week provided more difficulty than most.
Knights have field day with a three-game win streak
After falling behind 11-0 last Wednesday and narrowly missing a comeback win vs. Geneva, Kaneland just decided to do away with the dramatics through their next three contests.
April 16th, 2009 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKaneland Knights baseball remembers
This opening day was unlike any other, for bittersweet reasons.
There were smiles and tears throught Thursday’s contest between Kaneland and Burlington Central on the diamond, as Kaneland fans and players remembered Jeff Malewig and Blake Denton, who died in a car accident in December.
April 2nd, 2009 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
