http://elburnherald.com Over 100 Years of Dedicated Service Mon, 20 May 2013 18:58:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://elburnherald.com/24745/2012/05/31/no-repeat-trip-for-kaneland-baseball/ http://elburnherald.com/24745/2012/05/31/no-repeat-trip-for-kaneland-baseball/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 16:21:02 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=24745 http://elburnherald.com/24745/2012/05/31/no-repeat-trip-for-kaneland-baseball/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/24566/2012/05/17/baseball-wins-third-straight-conference-title/ http://elburnherald.com/24566/2012/05/17/baseball-wins-third-straight-conference-title/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:04:40 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=24566 http://elburnherald.com/24566/2012/05/17/baseball-wins-third-straight-conference-title/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/24442/2012/05/10/knight-baseball-riding-1st-place-wave/ http://elburnherald.com/24442/2012/05/10/knight-baseball-riding-1st-place-wave/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:43:27 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=24442 http://elburnherald.com/24442/2012/05/10/knight-baseball-riding-1st-place-wave/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/24070/2012/04/19/sluggers-trounce-rochelle-vanquish-dekalb/ http://elburnherald.com/24070/2012/04/19/sluggers-trounce-rochelle-vanquish-dekalb/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:33:22 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=24070 More action for State champs includes two setbacks KANELAND—If only the Kaneland Knights could put up double-figure run totals in every contest. While they enjoyed wins over conference rivals, the Knights could have used them in two losses this past week.]]> http://elburnherald.com/24070/2012/04/19/sluggers-trounce-rochelle-vanquish-dekalb/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/23832/2012/04/05/no-decay-in-decatur-area-for-knights-baseball/ http://elburnherald.com/23832/2012/04/05/no-decay-in-decatur-area-for-knights-baseball/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:01:40 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=23832 http://elburnherald.com/23832/2012/04/05/no-decay-in-decatur-area-for-knights-baseball/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/23740/2012/03/29/two-out-of-three-aint-bad/ http://elburnherald.com/23740/2012/03/29/two-out-of-three-aint-bad/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:12:57 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=23740 Wins over BC, Marmion make diamond less rough KANELAND—An season-opening loss wasn’t ideal, but soon after, Kaneland baseball acted and played like the champions they were against hosts Burlington Central and Marmion.]]> http://elburnherald.com/23740/2012/03/29/two-out-of-three-aint-bad/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/23625/2012/03/22/state-department/ http://elburnherald.com/23625/2012/03/22/state-department/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:15:14 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=23625 Defending 3A Champs look for precious medals once again KANELAND—2011 was a summer to remember in the annals of the relatively short history of Kaneland High School baseball.]]> http://elburnherald.com/23625/2012/03/22/state-department/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/23193/2012/02/23/next-stop-platteville-for-knight-buschbacher/ http://elburnherald.com/23193/2012/02/23/next-stop-platteville-for-knight-buschbacher/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:26:25 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=23193 http://elburnherald.com/23193/2012/02/23/next-stop-platteville-for-knight-buschbacher/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/22063/2011/12/15/khs-fall-athletes-recognized-with-awards/ http://elburnherald.com/22063/2011/12/15/khs-fall-athletes-recognized-with-awards/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:32:27 +0000 Elburn Herald http://elburnherald.com/?p=22063 http://elburnherald.com/22063/2011/12/15/khs-fall-athletes-recognized-with-awards/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/21853/2011/12/01/buschbacher-tops-in-nib-12-with-offensive-mvp-honors/ http://elburnherald.com/21853/2011/12/01/buschbacher-tops-in-nib-12-with-offensive-mvp-honors/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:33:54 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=21853 http://elburnherald.com/21853/2011/12/01/buschbacher-tops-in-nib-12-with-offensive-mvp-honors/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/21592/2011/11/17/road-warriors-knights-12-0-take-20-14-quarterfinal-at-hubs%e2%80%99-home/ http://elburnherald.com/21592/2011/11/17/road-warriors-knights-12-0-take-20-14-quarterfinal-at-hubs%e2%80%99-home/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:11:05 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=21592 Montini Catholic provides second straight semi challenge ROCHELLE—Kaneland football has dealt with Northern Illinois Big XII rival Rochelle quite successfully in recent years.]]> http://elburnherald.com/21592/2011/11/17/road-warriors-knights-12-0-take-20-14-quarterfinal-at-hubs%e2%80%99-home/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/21258/2011/11/12/photo-gallery-kaneland-20-rochelle-14-ihsa-quarterfinal/ http://elburnherald.com/21258/2011/11/12/photo-gallery-kaneland-20-rochelle-14-ihsa-quarterfinal/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:35:58 +0000 Ben Draper http://elburnherald.com/?p=21258 http://elburnherald.com/21258/2011/11/12/photo-gallery-kaneland-20-rochelle-14-ihsa-quarterfinal/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/21191/2011/11/10/just-barely/ http://elburnherald.com/21191/2011/11/10/just-barely/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:41:46 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=21191 Late TD waved off, 11-0 Knights beat St. Francis, 31-28 KANELAND—There exists a song by Ringo Starr entitled “It Don’t Come Easy.” While Starr was part of a group that forever changed the face of music, the Liverpool lad never laced up the cleats the last three weeks.]]> http://elburnherald.com/21191/2011/11/10/just-barely/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/21067/2011/11/03/knights-emerge-with-51-45-victory-in-round-one/ http://elburnherald.com/21067/2011/11/03/knights-emerge-with-51-45-victory-in-round-one/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:03:59 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=21067 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.]]> http://elburnherald.com/21067/2011/11/03/knights-emerge-with-51-45-victory-in-round-one/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/20816/2011/10/20/opportunity-knocks-for-kaneland/ http://elburnherald.com/20816/2011/10/20/opportunity-knocks-for-kaneland/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:21:07 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=20816 35-21 win at Sycamore leads to Week Nine showdown at Morris SYCAMORE—For the second time in three weeks, Kaneland football had to dig deep for a double-digit comeback.]]> http://elburnherald.com/20816/2011/10/20/opportunity-knocks-for-kaneland/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/20679/2011/10/13/knights-knock-foxes/ http://elburnherald.com/20679/2011/10/13/knights-knock-foxes/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:59:57 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=20679 Buschbacher sees plenty of end-zone in 45-7 win over YHS KANELAND—One would have to wonder how the Knights gridiron collection would respond, a week after an emotionally satisfying comeback win at DeKalb, and it being the last regular season home game for the current crop of seniors.]]> http://elburnherald.com/20679/2011/10/13/knights-knock-foxes/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/20505/2011/10/06/comeback-city/ http://elburnherald.com/20505/2011/10/06/comeback-city/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:48:34 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=20505 Knights overcome 17-point second-half deficit in Barb-land DEKALB, Ill.—DeKalb Barbs football, as exhibited by the first playoff run since 1989 a season ago, is much improved.]]> http://elburnherald.com/20505/2011/10/06/comeback-city/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/20395/2011/09/29/all-cylinders-firing/ http://elburnherald.com/20395/2011/09/29/all-cylinders-firing/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:35:09 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=20395 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.]]> http://elburnherald.com/20395/2011/09/29/all-cylinders-firing/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/20237/2011/09/22/khs-football-unloads-offense-on-cavs/ http://elburnherald.com/20237/2011/09/22/khs-football-unloads-offense-on-cavs/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:50:41 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=20237 4-0 Knights see everyone get in on the act in 56-14 win LASALLE, Ill.—The phrase “It was that kind of night,” could carry good or bad connonations.]]> http://elburnherald.com/20237/2011/09/22/khs-football-unloads-offense-on-cavs/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/20096/2011/09/15/kaneland-knights-drill-dixon-59-14/ http://elburnherald.com/20096/2011/09/15/kaneland-knights-drill-dixon-59-14/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:22:55 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=20096 Kaneland improves to 3-0 with offensive explosion DIXON—At his most popular, the 40th President of the United States put forth a picture of optimism.]]> http://elburnherald.com/20096/2011/09/15/kaneland-knights-drill-dixon-59-14/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/19949/2011/09/08/knights-start-long-weekend-with-win-over-huntley/ http://elburnherald.com/19949/2011/09/08/knights-start-long-weekend-with-win-over-huntley/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:44:51 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=19949 http://elburnherald.com/19949/2011/09/08/knights-start-long-weekend-with-win-over-huntley/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/19831/2011/09/01/impressive-knights-football-begins-%e2%80%9811-with-win/ http://elburnherald.com/19831/2011/09/01/impressive-knights-football-begins-%e2%80%9811-with-win/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:37:06 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=19831 http://elburnherald.com/19831/2011/09/01/impressive-knights-football-begins-%e2%80%9811-with-win/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/19504/2011/08/18/the-knights-ahead-kaneland-looks-to-reach-similar-heights-from-a-year-ago/ http://elburnherald.com/19504/2011/08/18/the-knights-ahead-kaneland-looks-to-reach-similar-heights-from-a-year-ago/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:08:00 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=19504 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.]]> http://elburnherald.com/19504/2011/08/18/the-knights-ahead-kaneland-looks-to-reach-similar-heights-from-a-year-ago/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/18829/2011/07/07/khs-football-schedule-has-one-new-wrinkle/ http://elburnherald.com/18829/2011/07/07/khs-football-schedule-has-one-new-wrinkle/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:21:56 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=18829 Knights football opens with 2 home games, faces Chicago’s Brooks KANELAND—With the Illinois High School Association’s official release of the 2011 football schedules, Kaneland High School now has an official idea of who it will clash with, en route to building upon its 12-1 season of a year ago.]]> http://elburnherald.com/18829/2011/07/07/khs-football-schedule-has-one-new-wrinkle/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/18334/2011/06/09/best-week-ever-for-state-bound-kaneland-baseball/ http://elburnherald.com/18334/2011/06/09/best-week-ever-for-state-bound-kaneland-baseball/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:58:01 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=18334 Knights add Sectional, Supersectional title to historic campaign KANELAND—It figures the 16th year of the Kaneland varsity baseball program would wind up being the sweetest.]]> http://elburnherald.com/18334/2011/06/09/best-week-ever-for-state-bound-kaneland-baseball/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/17691/2011/04/28/thorson-brings-lumber-knights-bring-the-hurt-to-dekalb-yhs/ http://elburnherald.com/17691/2011/04/28/thorson-brings-lumber-knights-bring-the-hurt-to-dekalb-yhs/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:36:44 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=17691 http://elburnherald.com/17691/2011/04/28/thorson-brings-lumber-knights-bring-the-hurt-to-dekalb-yhs/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/17019/2011/03/24/talent-effort-goes-the-distance-for-knights/ http://elburnherald.com/17019/2011/03/24/talent-effort-goes-the-distance-for-knights/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:27:41 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=17019 http://elburnherald.com/17019/2011/03/24/talent-effort-goes-the-distance-for-knights/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/15282/2010/12/16/kaneland-high-school-rises-up-with-fall-sports-awards/ http://elburnherald.com/15282/2010/12/16/kaneland-high-school-rises-up-with-fall-sports-awards/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:47:03 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=15282 http://elburnherald.com/15282/2010/12/16/kaneland-high-school-rises-up-with-fall-sports-awards/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/14876/2010/11/24/no-state-trip-for-knights/ http://elburnherald.com/14876/2010/11/24/no-state-trip-for-knights/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:53:37 +0000 Elburn Herald http://elburnherald.com/?p=14876 Remarkable season for KHS ends in 27-14 loss to Montini KANELAND—Too many big plays, not enough time to come back from a large deficit, or facing a daunting program looking for a repeat State championship. Whatever the main reason, it resulted in Kaneland's season-ending loss at the hands of Lombard's Montini Catholic High School in a 27-14 affair on Saturday evening.]]> http://elburnherald.com/14876/2010/11/24/no-state-trip-for-knights/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/14738/2010/11/18/better-late-than-never/ http://elburnherald.com/14738/2010/11/18/better-late-than-never/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:18:17 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=14738 Camiliere-to-Callaghan with :10 left sends Knights to semi VERNON HILLS—What is it about Kaneland football and Class 5A State quarterfinals? After Saturday afternoon, we know the Knights like playing games with a flair for the dramatic. But most importantly, they like winning them.]]> http://elburnherald.com/14738/2010/11/18/better-late-than-never/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/14597/2010/11/11/kaneland-confident-in-34-7-playoff-win/ http://elburnherald.com/14597/2010/11/11/kaneland-confident-in-34-7-playoff-win/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:03:12 +0000 Ryan Wells http://elburnherald.com/?p=14597 http://elburnherald.com/14597/2010/11/11/kaneland-confident-in-34-7-playoff-win/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/14487/2010/11/04/perfect-10/ http://elburnherald.com/14487/2010/11/04/perfect-10/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:02:32 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=14487 Knights get all they need in first half of 42-0 win KANELAND—Before the beginning of the fourth quarter on Friday night, Knights Taylor Andrews and Nick Michels ran from the sidelines to the field in a sprint.]]> http://elburnherald.com/14487/2010/11/04/perfect-10/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/14282/2010/10/28/seeing-redskin/ http://elburnherald.com/14282/2010/10/28/seeing-redskin/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:55:49 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=14282 Football cinches first unblemished regular season since 1998 KANELAND—After Friday’s 47-7 win by Kaneland over Morris, the Redskins were probably glad the two teams met only once this season.]]> http://elburnherald.com/14282/2010/10/28/seeing-redskin/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/14015/2010/10/14/khs-makes-itself-at-home-in-34-13-win-at-yorkville/ http://elburnherald.com/14015/2010/10/14/khs-makes-itself-at-home-in-34-13-win-at-yorkville/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:10:08 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=14015 by Mike Slodki YORKVILLE—Friday night at Campbell Field in Yorkville featured four quarters of Fox hunting. For Kaneland, the instrument of choice was a scalpel.]]> http://elburnherald.com/14015/2010/10/14/khs-makes-itself-at-home-in-34-13-win-at-yorkville/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/13866/2010/10/07/barb-eque-knights-batter-dekalb-now-6-0/ http://elburnherald.com/13866/2010/10/07/barb-eque-knights-batter-dekalb-now-6-0/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:00:31 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=13866 http://elburnherald.com/13866/2010/10/07/barb-eque-knights-batter-dekalb-now-6-0/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/13673/2010/09/30/kaneland-rolls-over-rochelle-improves-to-5-0/ http://elburnherald.com/13673/2010/09/30/kaneland-rolls-over-rochelle-improves-to-5-0/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:37:56 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=13673 http://elburnherald.com/13673/2010/09/30/kaneland-rolls-over-rochelle-improves-to-5-0/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/13541/2010/09/23/dark-knight-for-lp-kaneland-takes-56-7-win/ http://elburnherald.com/13541/2010/09/23/dark-knight-for-lp-kaneland-takes-56-7-win/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:12:01 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=13541 http://elburnherald.com/13541/2010/09/23/dark-knight-for-lp-kaneland-takes-56-7-win/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/13413/2010/09/16/three-and-oh/ http://elburnherald.com/13413/2010/09/16/three-and-oh/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:26:07 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=13413 Knights run over crossover foe Dixon, 55-6 by Mike Slodki MAPLE PARK—Looks like Kaneland Knights football is putting the rest of its schedule on notice. The visiting Dixon Dukes certainly noticed.]]> http://elburnherald.com/13413/2010/09/16/three-and-oh/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/13100/2010/09/02/advantage%e2%80%94kaneland/ http://elburnherald.com/13100/2010/09/02/advantage%e2%80%94kaneland/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:08:59 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=13100 Kaneland holds off host Rockets in opener, 37-22 by Mike Slodki BURLINGTON—When it comes to season openers, Kaneland can’t think of a better way to begin the football season.]]> http://elburnherald.com/13100/2010/09/02/advantage%e2%80%94kaneland/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/12798/2010/08/19/grid-iron-men-too-khs-begins-life-as-nib-12-school/ http://elburnherald.com/12798/2010/08/19/grid-iron-men-too-khs-begins-life-as-nib-12-school/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:05:58 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=12798 http://elburnherald.com/12798/2010/08/19/grid-iron-men-too-khs-begins-life-as-nib-12-school/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/6398/2009/09/24/knights-grab-key-victory-at-sycamore-21-14/ http://elburnherald.com/6398/2009/09/24/knights-grab-key-victory-at-sycamore-21-14/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:28:09 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=6398 http://elburnherald.com/6398/2009/09/24/knights-grab-key-victory-at-sycamore-21-14/feed/ 0 http://elburnherald.com/6211/2009/09/17/knights-unleash-offense-in-33-12-win-at-rochelle/ http://elburnherald.com/6211/2009/09/17/knights-unleash-offense-in-33-12-win-at-rochelle/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:11:25 +0000 Mike Slodki http://elburnherald.com/?p=6211 http://elburnherald.com/6211/2009/09/17/knights-unleash-offense-in-33-12-win-at-rochelle/feed/ 0