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  • Kaneland High School Honor Roll

    High and regular honor rolls announced.

    • Posted 449 days ago
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  • 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.

    • Posted 526 days ago
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  • NIB-12 volleyball accented with Siebert MVP tag

    KANELAND—It was a productive year for Kaneland volleyball, much like last year.

    • Posted 540 days ago
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  • Volleyball falls in regional to Glenbard S. in three games

    KANELAND—In coach Todd Weimer’s regime, the fact that Kaneland was one point away from a regional match victory shows the significant progress KHS has made on the court.

    • Posted 576 days ago
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  • Volleyball sweeps rival Sycamore

    KANELAND—It had been rough going the past week and a half for KHS volleyball. Six matches failed to go Kaneland’s way, albeit with a strong slate of opponents.

    • Posted 583 days ago
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  • Lady Knights in midst of six-match skid

    KANELAND—For awhile, the Lady Knights volleyball contingent was stacking wins. Photo by Madeline Cole

    • Posted 589 days ago
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  • Lady Knights get dig on Dixon

    KANELAND—Lady Knights volleyball continues to go on a tear after solid wins against crossover foe Dixon on Thursday.

    • Posted 596 days ago
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  • Lady Knights v-ball continues to roll in conference play

    KANELAND—Lady Knights volleyball continued to have the edge over familiar opponents, including Rochelle on Thursday.

    • Posted 603 days ago
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  • Volleyball drops battle with Lady Barbs in NIB-12 action

    KANELAND—Lady Knights volleyball may have dropped its very first meeting at the brand new DeKalb High School to the hosts, but if there’s a silver lining, they’ll meet again Oct. 11.

    • Posted 611 days ago
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  • Volleyball sees strides in 4-1 showing at Bartlett Tourney

    KANELAND—With the leaps and bounds in a positive direction from Kaneland volleyball the last five years, sometimes second place isn’t so bad.

    • Posted 618 days ago
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  • Volleyball rises to 5-2 after prolific week

    KANELAND—For Todd Weimer’s Kaneland Lady Knights volleyball crew, there weren’t better opportunities to view the roster’s progress than at the usual Wheaton North Tournament stop and a trip to Burlington Central.

    • Posted 631 days ago
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  • Volleyball plans to build on 2010 with returning core

    KANELAND—Could this be a lucky seventh for KHS volleyball coach Todd Weimer? After a 2010 season that featured a record of 19-14, wins over Geneva (first time since 1991) and Sycamore (road win for the first time since...

    • Posted 645 days ago
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  • KHS volleyballers have hand in National Title

    Three Kaneland volleyball players playing on the Kane County Juniors 18 Gold team took home the championship at the Volleyball Festival in Phoenix, Ariz. in late June.

    • Posted 673 days ago
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  • Kaneland Krier wins Golden Eagle

    Kaneland—The Kaneland Krier took home the Golden Eagle, a trophy for best student newspaper in its class, for the second year in a row at the Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association conference.

    • Posted 711 days ago
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  • Krier places 1st at NSPA

    KANELAND—The Kaneland Krier, the student newspaper of Kaneland High School, won a first-place award from the National Scholastic Press Association, which gave the publication two marks of distinction for exemplary work: one in coverage and content and...

    • Posted 812 days ago
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  • Kaneland High School rises up with fall sports awards

    KANELAND—It was time to think warmer thoughts at Kaneland High School, as Friday had the release of the Kaneland High School Fall Sports Awards. The awards were announced at this late date due to the postseason success of...

    • Posted 890 days ago
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  • V-ball enters regionals with 19 wins

    KANELAND—Lady Knights volleyball continued their recent roll on Thursday at the home of the Lady Foxes by a final of 25-23, 25-21.

    • Posted 940 days ago
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  • Lady Knights volleyball sweeps foe Sycamore

    KANELAND—Lady Knights volleyball has a funny relationship with the inevitable. As in, they've done a good job of spoiling it lately.

    • Posted 947 days ago
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  • V-ball spikes Geneva for first time since 1991

    KANELAND—This past week saw Lady Knights volleyball take care of an NIB-12 opponent, participate in some Iowa action, and vanquish an old foe.

    • Posted 954 days ago
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  • Kaneland digs up win at Dixon HS

    DIXON—Lady Knights volleyball won't be able to get enough of visiting its neighbors to the west.

    • Posted 960 days ago
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  • KHS spikes Rochelle, Yorkville

    KANELAND—Kaneland rose back up to the .500 mark with a strong victory at Rochelle by a final of 25-14, 25-8 on Sept. 22, and elevated its season tally with a 25-10, 25-18 win against Yorkville on Tuesday.

    • Posted 967 days ago
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  • Drive Your Tractor to School Day

    Kaneland High School’s “Drive Your Tractor to School Day” was held this past week, both as a way to recognize the agricultural background of the area ...

    • Posted 972 days ago
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  • VB drops 2 NIB-12 contests to DeKalb, Sycamore

    KANELAND—When it comes to Northern Illinois Big XII play, the Lady Knights volleyball club plays against its share of tough competition.

    • Posted 974 days ago
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  • VB nabs 3 wins, starts NIB-12 conference play

    KANELAND—Lady Knights volleyball began the week with a satisfactory performance in Bartlett, and ended with its first-ever Northern Illinois Big XII win.

    • Posted 982 days ago
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  • Lady Knights volleyball plows through H-BR, Geneseo

    KANELAND—The Lady Knights improved to 4-4 in the early outset of the season after a 25-13, 25-10 sweep of the host Lady Royals of Hinckley-Big Rock on Thursday, followed by an Northern Illinois Big XII crossover with...

    • Posted 988 days ago
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  • Kaneland volleyball digs to 2-4 beginning

    KANELAND—If the Wheaton North Volleyball Classic would serve as an accurate barometer for how the Lady Knights volleyball team is doing, it looks like there’s progress, with more progress needing to be made for a successful campaign.

    • Posted 996 days ago
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  • Volleyball looks for spike in good fortune

    KANELAND—Sixth-year Lady Knights volleyball coach Todd Weimer is counting on his girls tasting victory plenty in 2010, despite the sour end to the 2009 campaign.

    • Posted 1010 days ago
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  • Near the epicenter: Earthquake shakes the homes of many Kaneland students, teachers

    The Kaneland Krier submitted this story to the Elburn Herald on Feb. 10. Contributing writers include: Julia Angelotti, Kylie Siebert, Hannah Dewar, Noelle Goodine, Denitza Koleva, Lauren Companiott, Emily Carr, and Diana Nuno.

    • Posted 1191 days ago
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  • Lady Knights eliminated by Rochelle in 3A opener

    There will be no repeating playoff opener success for Kaneland girls basketball in 2010.

    • Posted 1191 days ago
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  • Frosh/soph girls hoops action

    On Dec. 16, the sophomore Lady Knights took to the floor against Elgin at Burlington Central and came away with a 54-19 win.

    • Posted 1247 days ago
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  • Three WSC foes get upper hand on Lady Knights hoops

    The Knights fell to 2-8 and 0-3 in Western Sun Conference play with a tough week vs. Glenbard South, DeKalb and host Rochelle.

    • Posted 1261 days ago
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  • Kaneland shines spotlight on fall athletes with awards

    Monday saw Kaneland High School dish out their annual awards for the fall sports season.

    • Posted 1269 days ago
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