ROCK ISLAND—The following Elburn students have been named to the dean's list at Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., for the 2011 spring term:

ELBURN—Several girls nervously waited for their turn to get their hair and nails done at a special dance for some very special youngsters.

Rock Island, Ill.—Thirteen local students have been named to the dean's list at Augustana College for the 2010-11 winter term.

Students who earned this academic honor maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Chassidy Mangers, a Kaneland High School graduate, Elburn resident, and current student of Augustana College, represents the best of our communities and is an example of the type of “small-town values” that are so hard to articulate...

Chassidy Mangers (right) gives a corsage to Amber Spaetzel during the Summer Bash formal dance for children with disabilities and their siblings at the Blackberry Township Municipal Building on July 30.

MAPLE PARK—With the Lady Knight girls cross country roster getting stopped after a sixth-place finish at the Class 2A Belvidere Sectional a year ago, the group wishes to hold off offseason plans a little later, in to...

2009 Spring High Honor Roll & Honor Roll

MAPLE PARK—The end of the year awards and spring awards were handed out on June 9, recognizing the year-long effort of Knight athletes.

Lady Knights softball only had to score one run to take the regional title from host Burlington Central during Saturday’s championship.

Kaneland softball is on a tear and it couldn’t come at a more opportune time.

In a deadlocked softball game that was going down to the wire, any late run would do.

While Kaneland girls softball had a successful 2008 season at 23-7 and pulled out a gritty 1-0 win over Rosary in a regional semifinal, it lost a heartbreaker in the championship to Burlington Central.

Last week saw Kaneland High School dole out its winter athletic awards with four sports being recognized on various levels.

With every silver lining, sometimes comes a cloud. In the case of Kaneland girls basketball nabbing its first postseason win since the 2004-2005 campaign, the Lady Knights saw its campaign come to a halt with the very next...

The girls are playing at a 4-12 clip with a 1-6 record in Western Sun Conference play.

Lady Knights girls basketball can taste the wins just out of its reach, but lately the end of games have been sour.

While it initially looked like Kaneland girls basketball had Glenbard South’s number on Tuesday night, it was the Raiders who deep-sixed the Lady Knights.

Two years ago, the Lady Knights basketball squad, helmed by Ernie Colombe, limped toward a 5-21 mark.

As is customary over the last several years, Kaneland High School girls basketball opened its campaign against Hampshire.