Armstrong: Roberts’ passion will be hard to replace

Apr 23, 2012

We’ll miss him. One of the classiest guys in the area basketball coaching ranks, Batavia’s Jim Roberts, stepped down Monday for “family health reasons.” While he’s doing fine, Roberts’ time will be diverted this summer in the so-called “offseason” that has become anything but slow for prep coaches these days. …

New school vs old school

Mar 12, 2012

Rick Armstrong: “Ayy! Ayy-you-are! Ayy-you-are, oh-are-ayy, (it’s) Aurora all the way!” Apologies for changing your cheer, West Rowdies, but No. 3 Metea Valley ensured an all-Aurora final for Friday’s East Aurora Class 4A Sectional when it upended second-seed Downers Grove South 60-51 on Wednesday.

Rick Armstrong: West Aurora off to fast start

Nov 29, 2011

West Aurora got off to a fast start offensively at last week’s Rock Island Tournament, scoring 66 points or more in each of its four games — three of which were victories. However, coach Gordie Kerkman says the team must get better defensively after a 70-66 loss to Bogan.