AURORA—Kaneland closed out the regular season Friday with a big come-from-behind win over Rochelle to lock up the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Championship. The Knights followed that by opening the post season with a huge 39-point victory over host Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA).
February 28th, 2013 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Drew David"
Back on track
KANELAND—A trip to Dixon, Ill., was just what the doctor ordered.
After a five-game losing streak that would make anyone ill, the Knight boys hoops squad traveled to their Northern Illinois Big XII crossover rival and beat the host Dukes by a final of 76-62 on Saturday.
February 21st, 2013 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBoys downed by WC foe, beat Yorkville
KHS stands at 14-6 as home stretch beckons
KANELAND—The good news is Kaneland hasn’t felt what it’s like to be on the losing end of many games this season.
Drew it up
David’s clutch 3 beats rival Sycamore; KHS also downs L-P
KANELAND—Your boys basketball team is 11-6, 5-1 in the Northern Illinois Big XII setting, and 10-2 in its last 12 contests.
Knights take care of Yorkville, BC
KANELAND—The silver-and-black-clad Knights are making good on committing to excellence in 2013.
January 10th, 2013 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedDrew drops in on DeKalb
Key 3 fuels comeback win at Barbs
Kaneland—Perhaps the only group unhappy to see the return of Kaneland point guard Drew David was the group hosting the boys basketball game on Friday night.
KHS 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 | ContinuedKHS fall athletes earn accolades
Kaneland—A number of Kaneland High School fall athletes were recognized for their performance from throughout the 2012 season.
November 29th, 2012 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedWinter Sports Preview: Season of change
Knight cagers hope returnees lead team full of newcomers
KANELAND—There seems to be a wrinkle at the beginning of every Kaneland High School boys basketball season.
No-Way for Knight football
Lincoln-Way West builds big lead, eliminates Kaneland in second-round action
November 8th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedNIB-12 champions
Last-minute heroics lead to win over Morris, 3rd-straight conference crown
Kaneland—It was anyone’s ballgame to win.
No lows at 7-0
Knights take hunt to Foxes in 55-0 win
YORKVILLE—Foxes football must have felt like it was in a valley of the same name after the final buzzer sounded on Friday.
Rout(e) 66
KANELAND—Fellow Northern Illinois Big XII (NIB-12) schools must be shaking their collective heads when it comes to the prospect of facing Kaneland football.
October 4th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedRoast of Rochelle
Knights’ passing attack works with defense in 34-6 win at Rochelle
ROCHELLE—Knights football is making road quests feel like home.
That’s how good they’ve been playing.
September 28th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Demolition Knight
Kaneland dominates on both sides of ball in 42-0 rout of Sterling
KANELAND—Kaneland and Sterling’s football programs have had two highly anticipated and dramatic meetings in the last seven seasons.
Offense name of the game in Knights win
Kaneland improves to 2-0 after enduring furious Huntley rally
HUNTLEY—It’s not one quarter of football, but rather four.
Once again, the Kaneland Knights football team had to endure a string of successful drives by the opposition.
September 6th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Cutting it close
Knights overcome slow start for 25-24 win
CHICAGO—It wasn’t the start the Kaneland Knights football outfit wanted, but it’ll take the finish.
Football Preview: Kaneland’s Got Talent
Knights’ football feels good about what 2012 holds
KANELAND—For the second straight season, Kaneland football endured a heart-pounding postseason journey.
Kaneland holds court in summertime
MORRIS—Twenty-minute halves, a running clock, and kids wearing something akin to rec-league warmups.
June 28th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Knights bounced: E-Rabs’ fourth spells doom for KHS in sectional
KANELAND—There exists no direct or obvious correlation for higher drama the further you go in the Class 3A boys basketball playoffs.
March 8th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Boys BB shows playoff hoop skills in win over Spartans
KANELAND—This has already turned out to be a better postseason than the last for KHS boys hoops.
March 1st, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Yorkville gets the best of Knight boys
KANELAND—After a long drive to Streator led to victory earlier last week, Kaneland was looking to ride the victory bus against Yorkville right in its own backyard.
February 23rd, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Knight hoops splits vs. Nazareth, DeKalb
Neil contributes 19 in comeback win vs. Streator
KANELAND—Sometimes the losses that befell a team can reveal positive qualities.
Knight boys take pitfall vs. Sycamore
KANELAND—There shall be no sweep of the Spartans in 2012.
February 9th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Boys conquer home floors of Rochelle, Geneseo
KANELAND—Last year’s Northern Illinois Big XII Conference East division champions are playing at quite the competitive level.
February 2nd, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Kaneland rebounds from loss in Yorkville with win at Burlington
KANELAND—For now, the scales of the Kaneland-Burlington Central boys basketball rivalry tipped toward Kaneland.
January 12th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
KHS finishes 3rd at Plano Christmas Classic
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.
January 5th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Re-gifting: Kaneland manages win over Morris in Plano tourney
KANELAND—A team always likes to make a statement in its opening contest. Preferably, it’d be a positive statement.
December 29th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Knights take care of conference business
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.
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 | Continued
Boys split against current, former conference mates
KANELAND—Beginning 1-0 in conference play doesn’t just sound better—it is better.
December 8th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Buschbacher tops in NIB-12 with offensive MVP honors
KANELAND—Honors for Kaneland Knights football are now coming as frequently as a monster gain on a Friday night in Maple Park.
December 1st, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
