Hockey
Bensenville – As frustrating as it was that a three-goal lead had evaporated, Jacobs defenseman Ed Weine sensed more calm than panic in the locker room between the second and third periods.
Hockey dad Rick Ulreich has myriad memories of his three sons’ favorite sport.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – Cary-Grove yearned for a shot to advance in the AHAI Blackhawk Cup White Division State Tournament and see what could happen, especially with goalie Matt Rowe backing up the defense.
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BARRINGTON – Crystal Lake South picked up its intensity, created more scoring opportunities and finally put a puck in the net during the third period.
HUNTLEY– Huntley’s girls basketball team limited McHenry to seven first-half points Tuesday and beat the Warriors,
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BUFFALO GROVE – Normally, Prairie Ridge’s hockey team would not be all that excited about a tie.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Prairie Ridge did not flinch when it faced a 5-on-3 shorthanded situation for 50 seconds in the second period.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Cary-Grove goalie Kevin Opfer might as well have been a brick wall in the Trojans’ 4-0 victory against the Guerin/Nazareth Gators on Saturday at Crystal Ice House.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Prairie Ridge’s hockey players hardly could believe what they were seeing on the scoreboard at the Crystal Ice House.
NAPERVILLE – Prairie Ridge’s girls gymnastics team had an added degree of difficulty when defending state all-around champion Jenny Covers did not compete Saturday, but the Wolves won the five-team Neuqua Valley Invitational with 142.825 points.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – The CCM Tigers continued their winning ways Friday night, defeating Huntley/Lake Zurich, 5-3, in Metro Central National Division play.
HARVARD – Richmond-Burton’s girls basketball team saved its best against Harvard for the second half Tuesday.
WEST DUNDEE – Finding success continues to be a work in progress for the Huntley boys hockey team.
CRYSTAL LAKE – After falling behind 2-0 in the first period against Fremd on Saturday, Crystal Lake South’s hockey team could have easily called it a day.
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PRINCETON – Harvard placed six wrestlers into the quarterfinals of the two-day Princeton Invitational on Friday.
PARK RIDGE – After defeating Fox Valley Conference foe Grayslake Central on Tuesday, Johnsburg’s girls basketball team was back in action Wednesday against Maine South.
BARRINGTON – The Crystal Lake South hockey team came into Wednesday night’s Metro Central American Division showdown against second-place Barrington with something to prove.
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LOMBARD – The Jacobs girls basketball team took fifth place Wednesday at the Montini Holiday Tournament with a 63-39 win against Chicago Marshall.
CRYSTAL LAKE – This time, it just wasn’t meant to be.
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South’s hockey team is a step closer to playing for the Gator Cup – a trophy the team is trying to capture for a third consecutive season.
FOX LAKE – A strong defensive start got the McHenry boys basketball team a third-place trophy at the Grant Tournament on Saturday.
FOX LAKE– McHenry’s boys basketball team beat Lakes, 55-52, on Tuesday in dramatic fashion at the Grant Holiday Tournament. Josh McNaughton hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to propel the Warriors (6-3).
MACHENSEY PARK – Hampshire’s girls basketball team continued its dominance in the Harlem Holiday Tournament by taking the title with a convincing 66-20 victory against Sycamore in the championship game.
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WOODSTOCK – McHenry came into Thursday’s wrestling dual meet with Woodstock North knowing it would be facing a young team in its first year of varsity competition.
RICHMOND – The Richmond-Burton wrestling team played the greedy host Saturday, edging second-place Marengo by six points to win the R-B Classic.
WOODSTOCK – The Fox Valley Conference Fox Division girls basketball opener didn’t start well for Woodstock on Friday, but the Blue Streaks had a surprise for Grayslake North in the second half.
CARY – Cary-Grove coach Dan Cysewski has liked what he has seen in practice from his wrestling team early this season.
WILMETTE – Aleecia Braun scored 12 points as Woodstock North’s girls basketball team lost to Loyola Academy, 68-38, on Wednesday in non-conference play.
FOX LAKE – Ian Sanchez ran a time of 15:57 to win Grant’s James “J.T.” Taylor Invitational on Saturday at Camp Henry Horner and lead Richmond-Burton to a second-place finish at the 12-team cross country meet.
ROCKFORD – Jacobs’ Scott Cahill shot a 1-under-par 71 on Saturday to tie for first place at the Rockford East Brad Frowler Invitational at Aldeen.
JOHNSBURG – With seven minutes to play, Tom Majewski scored the game-winning goal for the Johnsburg boys soccer team to beat Crystal Lake Central, 2-1, in a Fox Valley Conference Fox Division game Thursday.
Adam Newkirk has been playing hockey since he was 5 years old in hopes of one day putting himself in a position to play at least collegiate-level hockey.
CARY – The “C” on his Cary-Grove hockey jersey was not something Zack Wand requested.
