First-ever win at traditional outdoor opener for boys track By Mike Slodki Kaneland—For the talent pool near the Quad Cities, to take the unofficial opener of the 2013 outdoor season is a big deal for the Knights track roster. The 12-team gathering saw Kaneland score 260 team points on Saturday in the UTHS Boys Kiwanis [...]
April 11th, 2013 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Kory Harner"
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 | ContinuedRout(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 | Continued
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.
Spring kind to Kaneland athletics in awards season
KANELAND—A highly successful 2011-12 spring season was recognized with team awards dished out earlier this week, as well as honors from the end-of-year senior athletic banquet.
June 14th, 2012 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
Kaneland’s 11: Boys track performs at high level
CHARLESTON, Ill.—When you send as many Class 2A State finalists for boys track as Kaneland High School did, you’ll push some entries to the finals by sheer force and numbers.
May 31st, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
4th sectional title in a row for KHS boys track
ROCHELLE, Ill.—Labeling the Kaneland boys track output from Thursday’s Class 3A Rochelle Sectional as “exceptional” would be right on the money.
May 24th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Feels like the 1st place for boys track
Knight boys tie Geneva for first at prestigious KC meet
AURORA—Team numbers don’t matter to Kaneland boys track. Neither do past accolades.
Boys track talent factory hopes to pay dividends
KANELAND—Knights boys track has a storied history and a lot to live up to. In the last couple seasons, the outfit has not disappointed.
March 22nd, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS 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
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
Knights emerge with 51-45 victory in round one
KHS has date with St. Francis Spartans in second round
KANELAND—On the surface, it wouldn’t seem like a Class 5A No. 16 seed like the Belvidere Bucs would make any kind of a splash in the first-round matchup with the Knights football roster on Friday.
All cylinders firing
Regular season win streak at 15 with 35-14 win over Hubs
KANELAND—Knights football was the recipient of heavy contributions from sophomore quarterback Drew David, saw steady ground gains from Jesse Balluff, and was helped out through the air from the likes of Sean Carter and Quinn Buschbacher.
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.
KHS spring sports awards put fitting cap on 2010-11
KANELAND—Coming a little later due to the storybook run of Kaneland baseball, KHS released its spring sports awards for 2010-11, highlighting a successful first step into Northern Illinois Big XII play.
June 23rd, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
Taylor-made: Senior is Class 2A 110m hurdle champ
CHARLESTON—West Point wants the best and brightest.
It’s a good thing, because Knights senior Taylor Andrews showed he not only has those traits, but it also among the fastest.
June 2nd, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
Boys track win 3rd straight sectional
ROCHELLE—Call ‘em champs.
With 90 team points, Kaneland pulled off the sectional three-peat. Sterling was second, tied with Burlington Central at 78 points.
May 26th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS boys track invades CLC
KANELAND—Kaneland High School boys track had some business to take care of in Crystal Lake, but wasn’t planning on camping.
May 5th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
2nd place at Peterson Prep shows Kaneland’s talent
KANELAND—Out of 14 teams, Kaneland boys track was second to one.
The Knights’ 98 points were filled with great performances during Saturday’s annual Peterson Prep boys track outing, but West Aurora, with 133 points, was even better.
April 28th, 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 | 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
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
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
Boys track looks to top themselves
Maple Park—Can the Kaneland High School boys track roster top last year’s exceptional finish?
March 25th, 2010 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | Continued
