Metering is ON

Boys Basketball: Oswego rushes past East Aurora

Oswego took nothing for granted against its three-win opponent, especially in the first half. The Panthers put three players in double figures and shot 64 …

  • Mar 2, 2012

Boys Basketball: Glenbrook South ousts Mather

After Glenbrook South won 68-27 over Mather in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal Monday, Titans coach Scott Nemecek assessed the status of this year’s squad. …

  • Mar 2, 2012

Boys Basketball: East Aurora outlasts Streamwood in overtime

It hasn’t been the easiest of campaigns for East Aurora, but the Tomcats were able to finish the regular season with 68-65 overtime victory over …

  • Feb 29, 2012

Boys Basketball: Batavia edges East Aurora on a special night

Having dedicated its gym to the great Ernie Kivisto in a pregame ceremony, East Aurora honored the late coach with an intense performance against Batavia …

  • Feb 23, 2012

Boys Basketball: Waubonsie Valley goes inside to defeat East Aurora

Waubonsie Valley’s offensive play cut through East Aurora’s defense with precision on Friday, and the Warriors easily defeated the Tomcats 70-42. Waubonsie’s offense was so …

  • Feb 21, 2012

Neuqua Valley gets revenge against East Aurora

Turnabout was fair play at East Aurora on Saturday as Neuqua Valley downed the Tomcats 79-53. The Wildcats (15-10, 5-5 Upstate Eight Valley) had lost …

  • Feb 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: South Elgin blows by East Aurora

South Elgin used its outside shooting to smash East Aurora 62-41 in Upstate Eight Valley action. Junior guard Jacob Maestranzi made five three-pointers and scored …

  • Feb 14, 2012

Boys Basketball: Waukegan weathers East Aurora rally

Waukegan’s boys basketball team used its defensive pressure to race out to an early 16-point lead against the host Tomcats at East Aurora’s second annual …

  • Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lake Park prevails over East Aurora

In a low-scoring, defensive effort, Lake Park got the best of East Aurora 46-31 on Friday. The Lancers used two Dave Prentiss (game-high 13 points, …

  • Jan 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Minooka steamrolls Romeoville

One couldn’t have scripted a better ending for Minooka coach Scott Tanaka and his seven seniors on their special night Friday. All seven seniors scored …

  • Jan 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Emerging big men to meet at East Aurora

Keep an eye on the men in the middle Saturday in the intriguing local matchup between Oswego East and Waubonsie Valley in the second game …

  • Jan 31, 2012

Boys Basketball: Waubonsie Valley pulls away from East Aurora

Waubonsie Valley and East Aurora appeared to catch each other at the worst possible time on Saturday night. Both teams were coming off big wins …

  • Jan 19, 2012

Boys Basketball: Aurora Central gets injured players back

They’re back, so things are looking up for Aurora Central. Senior forwards Robert DeMyers and Paul Kaminski both returned from injury last Thursday to begin …

  • Jan 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: East Aurora pulls upset on Neuqua Valley

It’s hard to imagine a season tougher than the one East Aurora’s boys basketball team has had to endure this season. Struggling to replace last …

  • Jan 21, 2012

Boys Basketball: South Elgin pulls away from East Aurora

  • Jan 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Aurora Central takes seventh at East Aurora

Anthony Andujar kept his cool when all about him was heating up Friday and sparked Aurora Central to a come-from-behind 76-64 win in overtime against …

  • Dec 30, 2011

Boys Basketball: East Aurora, Geneva both fall at East Aurora

Five minutes told the story, and it wasn’t pretty. East Aurora actually held an 11-8 lead with 44.3 seconds remaining in the first quarter of …

  • Dec 28, 2011

Boys Basketball: Geneva holds off East Aurora

Geneva boys basketball coach Phil Ralston has seen his players fall behind late in games this season, only to see them respond favorably. So when …

  • Dec 28, 2011

Boys Basketball: East Aurora into the win column with ‘W’ over Manley

There have been few bright spots for the East Aurora basketball team this season, but Tuesday’s effort at home against Chicago Manley gave the Tomcats …

  • Dec 26, 2011

Boys Basketball: Balanced attack leads West Aurora past East Aurora

Juwan Starks finished 15 points below his 21-point scoring average Saturday, but it didn’t matter much as his West Aurora teammates filled it up on …

  • Mar 1, 2012

Boys Basketball: Perimeter shooting carries Bartlett past East Aurora

Bartlett boys basketball coach Jim Wolfsmith knows his team is able to shoot well from the outside, but he just hasn’t seen it very often …

  • Dec 29, 2011

Boys Basketball: East Aurora, West Aurora meet again

Tickets for the East-West basketball tripleheader this Saturday at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center will be available this week at both schools and on …

  • Mar 1, 2012

Boys Basketball: Proviso West cruises past East Aurora

In a battle of teams with little to no varsity experience coming into the season, it took one late surge to put the game away …

  • Dec 16, 2011

Boys Basketball: Upstate Eight Valley preview capsule

UPSTATE EIGHT VALLEY Outlook: Metea Valley returns everyone from 15-13 inaugural varsity campaign in which the Mustangs split with league’s upper echelon (East Aurora, Neuqua …

  • Dec 19, 2011

Boys Basketball: Lake Park’s defense too strong for East Aurora

Domo Spencer scored a game-high 18 points as Lake Park used its ball-control offense and solid defense to grind out a 51-36 win over East …

  • Dec 5, 2011

boysbasketball Galleries
Story Image
Boys Basketball: Oswego rushes past East Aurora
Story Image
Boys Basketball: Batavia edges East Aurora on a special night