KANELAND—In a usual school setting, a person described as a handful isn’t an ideal description.
In Kaneland High School football’s case, the Knights couldn’t be happier.
September 1st, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Daniel Helm"
the Knights ahead: Kaneland looks to reach similar heights from a year ago
Photo: Knights football works on getting back to the playoff promised land at the high school. A year ago the Knights had their best season since 1998. Photo by Ben Draper
KANELAND—Kaneland Knights football achieved such great heights a year ago.
June, July help KHS boys’ long-range game
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.
July 14th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBaseball finish last regular week with flourish, now 19-10
KANELAND—Four wins compared to no losses for Knights baseball? Consider that a decent week for the black-clad boys.
May 26th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | 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 | Continued
Negative charge: ACC ousts Kaneland boys
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.
March 10th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Photo gallery: ACC 63, Kaneland 53 (Sycamore Regional)
Zach Ringhouse (right) contributed nine points, Chaon Denlinger put in 17 and Daniel Helm 12, but it was not enough to overcome Aurora Central Catholic in the Sycamore regional semifinal Wednesday.
March 3rd, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
KHS Knights win lucky 7th in a row
YORKVILLE—Judging from the score by quarters, you could argue Yorkville outplayed the Knights boys basketball squad on Friday night.
February 24th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBoys hoops engineer regular season sweep of Barbs, defeat Streator
KANELAND—When you hold an opponent to a grand total of zero points in a quarter, you know you’re doing something right.
February 17th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
KHS says never say die against Rochelle, beats Geneseo
KANELAND—After the hysterics of Friday night, it was conceivable the Knights would have a letdown.
February 3rd, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Nine-win Knights take BC, taken by 2 others
KANELAND—Saturday looked a lot better than Friday for the Knights boys basketball roster.
Coach Brian Johnson’s crew took a 47-39 win against non-conference rival Burlington Central on Saturday, but fell to a physical Yorkville squad on Friday by a 56-39 clip.
January 13th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
KHS boys split final 2 games in Plano
KANELAND—It wasn’t the same ending to the tournament, and wasn’t even the ideal ending to the fifth-place game for Kaneland boys hoops.
January 6th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Kaneland splits first 2 contests in Plano
PLANO—All right, so the gift you receive this year won’t be as large as last year’s.
If you’re Kaneland boys basketball, there is still ample time to end the holiday festivities on a strong note.
December 30th, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Knights use last-second heroics for win
DEKALB—Kaneland boys basketball had a sense of the moment on Friday night in Barb-ville.
It’s the last moment that counted the most.
A basket by Chaon Denlinger just before the buzzer sounded took KHS to a 49-47 win over DeKalb on Friday.
December 23rd, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Knights block Spartans, Royals
ANELAND—Going 5-for-7 in any sport has to be considered a good start.
After a loss nine days ago to Glenbard South, it seems like Kaneland boys hoops has every intention of extending the good start as long as possible.
December 16th, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBoys beat Morris, lose to GS
KANELAND—Once close rivals, Kaneland (3-2, 1-0 NIB-12) and Glenbard South were separated by more than conference bylaws on Tuesday evening in Glen Ellyn.
December 9th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
KHS ends strong at Strombom; begins 2-1
KANELAND—Kaneland’s boys basketball squad was running and gunning so often on Saturday afternoon in Sycamore, you’d swear they swore off Thanksgiving dinner entirely.
December 2nd, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedWinter sports preview: KHS ready to begin A.D. (after Dave) in 2010-11
KANELAND—Not only do the Knights of Kaneland boys basketball want to deal with the ghosts of last year’s regional heartbreaker against the DeKalb Barbs, they also have to deal with the six-foot-10 gap in the middle of their lineup that finished 17-10 in 2010.
November 18th, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
