Girls Basketball: Bolingbrook picks up pace vs Neuqua Valley

Halfway through the first quarter things didn’t look bad for host Neuqua Valley against three-time defending state champ Bolingbrook in Tuesday night’s Class 4A sectional …

• Mar 10, 2012

Girls Basketball: Najee Smith energizes Neuqua in regional title win

Neuqua Valley girls basketball coach Mike Williams held sophomore guard Najee Smith out the past two games with a strained Achilles’ tendon. In Friday’s Class …

• Feb 27, 2012

Girls Basketball: Doody leads Neuqua Valley past Oswego

Neuqua Valley senior Megan Doody would like nothing more than to win a regional title and get a shot at three-time defending state champion Bolingbrook …

• Feb 14, 2012

Girls Basketball: Waubonsie Valley wins share of Upstate Eight Valley title

Waubonsie Valley won the coin toss, too. But that was just icing on the cupcake. Erica Jordan scored 13 points, Tami Morice had 12, Becky …

• Feb 14, 2012

Girls Basketball:Neuqua Valley tops Streamwood

Host Neuqua Valley had an answer for every Streamwood question in Friday’s inter-divisional Upstate Eight contest. After going most of the night with a comfortable …

• Feb 6, 2012

Girls Basketball: Neuqua Valley girls down East Aurora

The Neuqua Valley girls basketball team needed to get back into rhythm after its recent dry spell that saw the Wildcats lose four of their …

• Feb 2, 2012

Girls Basketball: Bartlett’s second-quarter run dooms Neuqua Valley

Neuqua Valley could not have scripted a better beginning to its game with unbeaten No. 6 Bartlett Wednesday in Naperville. The No. 15 Wildcats led …

• Jan 28, 2012

Girls Basketball: Fenwick races past Neuqua Valley

Yale-bound center Meredith Boardman was on the receiving end of a three-quarter court inbound pass from teammate Maya Garland and Boardman easily made a lay …

• Jan 23, 2012

Girls Basketball: Waubonsie Valley edges out rival Neuqua Valley

In a girls basketball game between two conference and district rivals like Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie Valley, it comes as no surprise that the game …

• Jan 18, 2012

Girls Basketball: ‘Neuqua basketball’ overpowers Naperville Central

When they were down by nine points at the end of the third quarter it was time for host Neuqua Valley to just go out …

• Jan 17, 2012

Girls Basketball: Neuqua Valley slows South Elgin

Suffocating full-court press. Transition defense. Balanced offense. Those were the key ingredients to No. 18 Neuqua Valley’s success this season and proved to be a …

• Jan 14, 2012

Girls Basketball: Neuqua Valley races past Minooka

Neuqua Valley girls basketball coach Mike Williams knows that his team doesn’t have a 6-foot-4 post presence to anchor his team this year. So the …

• Dec 23, 2011

Girls Basketball: Neuqua Valley starts fast, rolls to win

Coming into the Oswego Holiday Classic, Neuqua Valley girls basketball coach Mike Williams felt good about his team’s chances to win the title. After Tuesday’s …

• Dec 20, 2011

Boys Basketball: Neuqua Valley edges rival Metea Valley

When the game is on the line Neuqua Valley senior guard Megan Doody wants the ball in her hands. With Doody and her teammates coming …

• Dec 13, 2011

Girls Basketball: Kristen Conniff, Bartlett roll by Neuqua Valley

Bartlett’s 6-foot senior guard Kristen Conniff wasn’t concerned when she went to the bench with two early fouls Tuesday against visiting Neuqua Valley She wasn’t …

• Dec 13, 2011

Naperville Central stands tall vs. Neuqua

In the end, the cooler heads prevailed. The taller, more experienced Naperville Central Redhawks withstood Neuqua Valley's pressing defense and running offense and came away …

• Jan 12, 2011

Neuqua Valley's rally sinks East Aurora

The Neuqua Valley girls basketball team showed Friday that it can thrive on adversity. Visiting East Aurora caught and passed the Wildcats early in the …

• Jan 15, 2011

Smith a steadying influence for Neuqua

The Neuqua Valley girls basketball program has had its ups and downs the past two years, but one person who has remained steady through it …

Neuqua tops Metea with late comeback

Neuqua's Senior Night is supposed to be a night to remember for the players who have given their high school careers to their respective teams. …

• Jan 28, 2011

Huskies saying goodbye to seniors

You can forgive Naperville North coach Jacquie Discipio if she gets a little emotional at Thursday night's Senior Night celebration that marks the last home …

• Feb 10, 2011

Neuqua Valley avoids upset

Glenbard East senior Michaela Stranski scored a career-high 32 points and pulled down eight rebounds but it wasn't enough as Neuqua Valley (10-1) forced 31 …

• Dec 14, 2010

Neuqua, Glenbard E. pull out wins

Neuqua Valley is giving its opponents a serious case of passing envy. The Wildcats, young but playing above their level, ripped the Oswego defense with …

• Dec 16, 2010