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Boys Basketball: North Shore knocks out Newark

North Shore made sure Newark’s fans didn’t have too much to cheer for on Wednesday night. The Raiders got a big three-pointer by Jamie Swimmer …

  • Feb 29, 2012

Boys Basketball: Balanced Aurora Christian races past Newark

For three quarters, Friday’s nonconference game between Newark and Aurora Christian was a fairly tight contest. But one quarter — the first, in fact — …

  • Dec 9, 2011

Fox Valley area boys basketball preview

Batavia Coach: Jim Roberts Last year: 13-13, 8-4 Upstate Eight River Key returnees: Mike Rueffer, jr. G. Top newcomers: Juniors Jake Pollack, Matt Tevonian, Joey …

  • Dec 16, 2011

Newark blows by Earlville

Newark 89, Earlville 57: Kyle Anderson had 32 points to lead Newark (18-1) while John Avery added 21 points. …

  • Jan 29, 2011

Newark tops Paw Paw

Newark 78, Paw-Paw 54: John Avery finished with 25 points, Jeremy Anderson had 22 and Kyle Anderson had 19 for Newark (19-1). …

  • Feb 5, 2011

Early lead boosts Newark

It would be an interesting proposition if Newark was only allowed to play offense in the first four minutes of each quarter. No doubt, coach …

  • Feb 25, 2011

Experience shows in Norsemen win

In the postseason, experience is everything. Teams which have gone deep into the state basketball tournament before always seem to have an advantage this time …

  • Feb 26, 2011

Anderson paves way for Newark win

A 15-point game is a good performance for most high school basketball players. It takes a special athlete to drop in 15 points in one …

  • Mar 3, 2011

Anderson, Newark roll by Hope Academy

It took a while for Newark to get going, but when the Norsemen began to hit shots, there was nothing Hope Academy could do. While …

  • Mar 5, 2011

Norsemen dominate thus far in postseason

The 30-1 Norsemen make their third straight appearance in the Class 1A DeKalb Super-Sectional, meeting 25-5 Forreston tonight at 6 p.m. with the winner advancing …

  • Mar 8, 2011

Other Anderson shines for Newark

Anyone who is familiar with Newark knows they have to slow down Kyle Anderson and John Avery. Anderson, a Delaware recruit, is the Norsemen's career …

  • Mar 9, 2011

Newark's Anderson won't travel alone

Even before Tuesday's Class 1A DeKalb Supesectional at Northern Illinois had tipped off, Newark's Jeremy Anderson had a ticket to Peoria so the only question …

  • Mar 9, 2011

Big run carries Newark into 1A final

PEORIA - The Newark boys basketball team didn't know what to expect after losing in supersectional two years in a row and falling just short …

  • Mar 12, 2011

Pressure off, Norsemen having fun in finals

As far as the Newark Norsemen are concerned, the second they stepped onto the court at the Peoria Civic Center, the pressure was off. All …

  • Mar 12, 2011

Newark to face tough defense in state final

And then there were two. After cruising past Deer Creek-Mackinaw 52-32 the Newark Norsemen face West Central (Winchester) for the class 1A state championship at …

  • Mar 12, 2011

Newark seniors leave as winners

PEORIA – They've been so good together for so long, the temptation is to call Newark's Kyle Anderson and John Avery the Norsemen's Batman and …

  • Mar 13, 2011

Newark blows out LaMoille

Newark 110, LaMoille 52: Kyle Anderson and John Avery led the Norsemen (7-0) with 21 points each while Cameron Berg tallied 17 points. Jeremy Anderson …

  • Dec 4, 2010

Newark routs Paw Paw

Newark 88, Paw Paw 45: Jeremy Andrson, Kyle Anderson and John Avery all had 15 points to lead the Norsemen (11-0). Brett Anderson added 10 …

  • Dec 18, 2010

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