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 | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Trever Heinle"
No repeat trip for Kaneland baseball
KANELAND—Sometimes too much of a good thing turns out to harm you in the end.
May 31st, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBaseball wins third straight conference title
KANELAND—This is getting to be old hat for the Kaneland Knights baseball team.
May 17th, 2012 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedState department
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.
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 | ContinuedBoys 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 | ContinuedKnights 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.
Boys hoops puts clamp on Spartans, H-BR
KANELAND—Kaneland boys basketball is enjoying a three-game win streak dating back to last week—all three of the double-digit variety.
December 15th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedBoys 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 | ContinuedBoys hoops split first four encounters
KANELAND—Not a terrible start for a lineup with plenty of turnover and a new opening tournament setting.
December 1st, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKnight boys hoops hope to repeat NIB-12 glory
“Kids know what the expectations are,” says Johnson
KANELAND—In KHS coach Brian Johnson’s first year, he had the pleasure of Dave Dudzinski in the post.
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 | ContinuedBest Week Ever for State-bound Kaneland baseball
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.
Baseball beats Sycamore, falls behind Morris in NIB-12
KANELAND—Knights baseball (13-10, 9-5 Northern Illinois Big XII) saw itself making the most of its hits, in both wins and losses this week.
May 12th, 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 | ContinuedKnights baseball hit field fully depth-charged
KANELAND—Some talented players at key positions and the last-ever Western Sun Conference regular season title made for some good memories for Kaneland baseball in 2010.
March 24th, 2011 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedNegative 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 | ContinuedKHS 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 | ContinuedRivalry Saturday tips to Kaneland boys
KANELAND—For the Knights, good things have come in fours lately.
The Kaneland boys improved to 13-8 (5-2 Northern Illinois Big XII) with a 48-38 win over the visiting Sycamore Spartans on Friday in Maple Park.
February 10th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS 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 | ContinuedBoys hoops now 9-8 on year
KANELAND—Kaneland is finding that a tour through the Northern Illinois Big 12 might not be as filled with good fortune as the Knights would like.
January 20th, 2011 | Mike Slodki | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS 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 | ContinuedKnights 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 | ContinuedKHS 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 | ContinuedKnight boys victim of Rochelle sharpshooting
Maple Park–No matter the gameplan for familiar competition, it’s tough to guard against a Rochelle Hubs boys basketball crew that springs for 10 three-pointers.
February 4th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKnights hoops gains footing against Rochelle
The game itself had a tough time getting started for Kaneland.
Even before the visiting Rochelle Hubs stormed out to an initial halftime lead, the game was originally shelved from a Dec. 8 starting point due to cold temperatures.
December 24th, 2009 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | Continued
